Section 1400-05-.03 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS(1) An applicant must apply for accreditation by following the application instructions available on the TCI website, which may be amended from time to time.(2) An applicant must identify the accreditation tier for which the applicant is applying.(3) For each tier, there are 25 corresponding standards, comprised of five mandatory standards and 20 optional standards. The TCI inspection staff shall evaluate an applicant's attainment of the standards that correspond to the tier that the applicant identifies. An applicant must meet all five mandatory standards and at least 17 of the 20 optional standards to achieve the corresponding level of accreditation. Once an applicant has met these standards, then the Board of Control must certify the applicant's accreditation during the Board of Control's next regularly scheduled meeting.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1400-05-.03
Emergency rules filed September 30, 2021; effective through March 29, 2022. New rules filed December 29, 2021; effective 3/29/2022.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-201, et seq. and 41-8-106(i)(3)(B).