(a) An application for registration as a provider must be in a form prescribed by the administrator.
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 47-18-5505
Code: includes the Tennessee Code and all amendments and revisions to the code and all additions and supplements to the code. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
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.
Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in a perceivable form. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
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
written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) Subject to adjustment of dollar amounts pursuant to § 47-18-5532(f), an application for registration as a provider must be accompanied by:
(1) The fee established by the administrator;(2) The bond required by § 47-18-5513;(3) Identification of all trust accounts required by § 47-18-5522 and an irrevocable consent authorizing the administrator to review and examine the trust accounts;(4)Evidence of insurance in the amount of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000):
(A) Against the risks of dishonesty, fraud, theft and other misconduct on the part of the applicant or a director, employee or agent of the applicant;(B) Issued by an insurance company authorized to do business in this state and rated at least “A” or equivalent by a nationally recognized rating organization approved by the administrator;(C) With a deductible not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000);(D) Payable for the benefit of the applicant, this state and individuals who are residents of this state, as their interests may appear; and(E) Not subject to cancellation by the applicant or the insurer until sixty (60) days after written notice has been given to the administrator;(5) A record consenting to the jurisdiction of this state containing:
(A) The name, business address and other contact information of its registered agent in this state for purposes of service of process; or(B) The appointment of the administrator as agent of the provider for purposes of service of process; and(6) If the applicant is exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. § 501, evidence of that status.
