Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0250, 0250-04, ch. 0250-04-02, 0250-4-2-.12, app A
Group Care Homes
AND
Family Boarding Homes
Group care homes, which can serve up to twelve (12) children, require the annual inspection and approval of the State Fire Marshal's office. A representative of his office will inspect group homes at the request of the Tennessee Department of Children's Services Licensing Unit.
The State Fire Marshal's office has representatives that serve all areas of the state. His office has also delegated specific local fire departments as qualified to make these inspections. The licensing unit is kept aware of the approved list, and will also request the inspections from these approved local fire departments.
Family boarding homes, which serve up to six (6) children, do not require an annual inspection from the State Fire Marshal's office, or from an approved local fire department inspector. A check list has been developed by the Fire Marshal's office that is used annually by the licensing consultants in determining the fire safety of these small facilities.
Group care homes will be inspected under the current Life Safety Code 101, Chapter 21, Residential Board and Care Occupancies, and Chapter 20, Lodging or Rooming Houses, or as it may be amended for facilities housing groups capable of prompt evacuation as indicated in 21-2.2.2.1.
Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0250, 0250-04, ch. 0250-04-02, 0250-4-2-.12, app A