Section 33-2-415 - Provisional licenses(a) The department may grant a provisional license for up to one (1) year to a service or facility if: (1) The service or facility is making a diligent effort to comply with standards adopted under this part;(2) The continued operation of the service or facility will not endanger the health or safety of its service recipients;(3) The continued operation of the service or facility is necessary because care is not otherwise reasonably available for its service recipients;(4) The service or facility has submitted an acceptable compliance plan specifying how and when deficiencies will be corrected; and(5) The service or facility has substantially met the commitments made in the preceding year's compliance plan, if any.(b) Failure to meet the commitments made in the compliance plan is a ground for revocation or suspension of the license.(c) Copies of provisional licenses and compliance plans shall be maintained in a central location and are open to public inspection.Acts 1978, ch. 853, § 12; 1979, ch. 199, § 1; 1983, ch. 323, § 30; T.C.A., §§ 33-1811, 33-2-511; Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1; T.C.A. § 33-2-414; Acts 2001, ch. 299, § 1.