(a) The commission, in addition to the powers and duties expressly granted by this part, is authorized and empowered to petition a circuit or chancery court having jurisdiction to enjoin a person who is performing any of the actions specified in this part without possessing a valid certificate of need.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 68-11-1612

  • Certificate of need: means a permit granted by the health facilities commission to a person for those services specified as requiring a certificate of need under §. See Tennessee Code 68-11-1602
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) Jurisdiction is conferred upon the circuit and the chancery courts of this state to hear and determine such causes as chancery causes, and to exercise full and complete jurisdiction in such injunctive proceedings.
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