Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 1240 - Human Services
Subtitle 1240-05 - Administrative Procedures Division
Chapter 1240-05-13 - Child Care Agency Board of Review
Section 1240-05-13-.04 - RECORDING SECRETARY

(1) The Board shall have a Recording Secretary who shall be a member of the professional staff of the Department of Human Services based upon an inter-agency agreement between the Departments of Children's Services and Human Services. In the Recording Secretary's absence or inability to act, a member of the Department of Human Services' professional staff may carry out the Recording Secretary's duties.

(2) The Recording Secretary shall be responsible for maintaining the records of the Board, setting hearings with the Administrative Procedures Division of the Secretary of State's Office, filing any necessary documents with the Administrative Procedures Division of the Secretary of State's Office involving the initiation of licensing actions before the Board by the Departments, arranging for the attendance of Board members at the hearings, arranging the facilities to conduct the hearings before the Board, arranging hearing dates with parties and notification of parties of the times, dates and places of hearings or any continuances or re-scheduling of hearings, and such other duties as may be necessary to accommodate the business of the Board.

(3) Timely appeals received by the Commissioner's office or the Department's licensing director shall be sent within two (2) business days to the Recording Secretary. The Recording Secretary shall keep a log of all appeals and the date an appeal was received in the Recording Secretary's office.

(4) Upon receipt of the timely filed appeal, the Recording Secretary will contact the Administrative Procedures Division of the Secretary of State's Office within one (1) business day to docket the appeal and to make any other arrangements for the hearing of the case. Within three (3) business days, the Recording Secretary will file a copy of the appeal request, and a copy of the notice of licensing action by the Department which resulted in the appeal, with the Administrative Procedure's Division of the Secretary of State's Office.