Section 1240-01-18-.02 - RESPONSIBILITY FOR AUTHORIZATION(1) The County Director has been designated as the agent of the Regional Director for purposes of making case decisions relating to eligibility, the extent of need, and the amount of the grant, if any. The County Director is authorized to delegate the authority for officially signing the authorizing document. The signature of the County Director or his/her designee is not required on documents authorizing benefit changes in the following circumstances: (a) When the position of County Director is vacant or when the County Director is absent, the Regional Director or his/her designated agent will sign authorization documents.(b) When the A/R is a close relative of some member of the county staff, all authorization or change of status forms relating to that A/R will be signed by the Regional Director.(c) Should the state office, for some special reason, assume responsibility for a decision and for executing an authorization document, the signature of the Commissioner will remove the need for the signature of the County Director or his/her designee.(2) The circumstances in which the State Office, rather than the County Office, will act to authorize, change, or discontinue an award are as follows:(a) The state office reserves the right to review any decision made by a County Director or a Regional Director. This includes the right to make or have made any additional investigation which is indicated and the right to execute the authorization document if such action is indicated.(b) When a decision results from a hearing in an appeal case, the authorization document itself will be executed by the State Office or in the County Office according to instructions of the Appeals Examiner.(c) In some instances when changes in law or policy affecting classes of recipients occur, such changes may be implemented by listing or other devices.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1240-01-18-.02
Original rule filed August 15, 1980; effective September 29, 1980. Repeal and new rule filed December 10, 1981; effective January 25, 1982.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 14-8-106, 14-8-107; PL 97-35.