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TN Code § 68-14-314 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 14 - Hotels, Food Service Establishments and Swimming Pools|Part 3 - Hotel and Public Swimming Pool Inspection Act|§ 68-14-314. Exemptions From Payment of Permit Fees

 Institutions and organizations that have received a determination of exemption from the internal revenue service under 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(19) of the Internal Revenue Code, and that are currently operating under such exemption shall be exempt from the payment of the permit fees required for a public swimming pool. The exemption is expressly limited to the payment of fees and does not exempt these organizations from any other provisions of this part.
TN Code § 68-14-315 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 14 - Hotels, Food Service Establishments and Swimming Pools|Part 3 - Hotel and Public Swimming Pool Inspection Act|§ 68-14-315. Fractional Permit Fees

  When application is made for a permit to operate any hotel after January 1 of any year, the fee charged for the permit shall be one-half (½) the annual rate.   When application is made for a permit to operate any public swimming pool after October 1 of any year, the fee charged for the permit shall be one-half (½) the annual rate.   When the hotel was subject to permit requirements prior to January 1 of any year, or where the public swimming pool was subject to permit requirements prior to April 1 of any year, no such fractional rate shall be allowed.
TN Code § 68-14-316 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 14 - Hotels, Food Service Establishments and Swimming Pools|Part 3 - Hotel and Public Swimming Pool Inspection Act|§ 68-14-316. Inspection Recording and Scoring

  Inspection results for hotels and swimming pools shall be recorded on standard departmental forms that summarize the requirements of the law and of rules and regulations.    The scoring system for inspections shall include a weighted point value for each requirement in which critical requirements are assigned values of four (4) and five (5) points, with less critical items having assigned values of one (1) and two (2) points.   The rating score of the facilities shall be the total of the weighted point values for all violations subtracted from one hundred (100).     A copy of the completed inspection report shall be furnished to the person in charge of the facility at the conclusion of the inspection.
TN Code § 68-14-317 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 14 - Hotels, Food Service Establishments and Swimming Pools|Part 3 - Hotel and Public Swimming Pool Inspection Act|§ 68-14-317. Correction of Violations

   The completed inspection report shall specify a reasonable period of time for correction of violations found.   If, after the first reinspection, the item or items noted in violation remain in violation, according to the inspection report, the department shall provide for the supervisor of the employee making the prior inspections to accompany the employee for the second and any subsequent reinspections required for the same continuing item or items in violation.   The correction of violations shall be accomplished within the time periods specified below:  If an imminent health hazard exists, sewage back-up into the facility, or contaminated water supply, the facility shall immediately cease operations until authorized to reopen by the commissioner;   All violations of critical items shall be corrected as soon as possible and in any event within ten (10) days following inspection. A follow-up inspection may be made for confirmation;   All other items shall be corrected as soon as possible, but no later than the time of the next routine inspection;   When the overall rating score of any facility is less than seventy (70) on forms prepared pursuant to § 68-14-316, the facility shall initiate corrective action on all identified violations within forty-eight (48) hours. One (1) or more inspections shall be conducted at reasonable intervals to assure correction.       The inspection report shall state that failure to comply with any time limits specified by the commissioner for correction may result in cessation of operations. An opportunity for a hearing on the ordered corrective action shall be provided if a written request is filed with the commissioner within ten (10) days following cessation of operations. If a request for a hearing is received, a hearing shall be held within a reasonable time after receipt of the request.   Whenever a facility is required under this section to cease operations, it shall not resume operations until it is shown on reinspection that conditions responsible for the order to cease operations no longer exist. Opportunity for reinspection shall be offered within a reasonable time.
TN Code § 68-14-318 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 14 - Hotels, Food Service Establishments and Swimming Pools|Part 3 - Hotel and Public Swimming Pool Inspection Act|§ 68-14-318. Review and Approval of Plans and Specifications

 Whenever a hotel or swimming pool is constructed or extensively remodeled, or whenever an existing structure is converted to use as a hotel, plans and specifications shall be submitted to the commissioner for review and approval before construction, remodeling, or conversion is begun. The plans and specifications shall indicate the proposed layout, arrangement, mechanical plans, construction materials and work areas, and the type and model of proposed fixed equipment and facilities. The commissioner shall approve the plans and specifications, if they meet the requirements of this part and rules and regulations. No hotel or swimming pool shall be constructed, extensively remodeled, or converted except in accordance with plans and specifications approved by the commissioner.
TN Code § 68-14-319 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 14 - Hotels, Food Service Establishments and Swimming Pools|Part 3 - Hotel and Public Swimming Pool Inspection Act|§ 68-14-319. Employee Health

 When the commissioner has reasonable cause to suspect possible disease transmission by an employee of the facility, the commissioner may obtain information about any recent illness of the employee or make other investigations as may be indicated. The commissioner may require any of the following:   The immediate exclusion of the employee from employment in the hotel or public pool;   The immediate closing of the facility until, in the commissioner's opinion, no further danger of disease outbreak exists;   Restricting the employee's service to some area of the facility where there would be little likelihood of transmitting disease; or   Adequate medical and laboratory examinations of the employee and of other employees.
TN Code § 68-14-320 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 14 - Hotels, Food Service Establishments and Swimming Pools|Part 3 - Hotel and Public Swimming Pool Inspection Act|§ 68-14-320. Penalties

 Any person operating a hotel or public swimming pool who fails or refuses to comply with any provision of this part or with rules and regulations, obstructs or hinders the regulatory authority in the discharge of the regulatory authority's duties, or otherwise operates a hotel or swimming pool in violation of this part or of rules and regulations commits a Class C misdemeanor. Each day of operation after notice of non-compliance of violation has been given and such violation has not been corrected constitutes a separate offense.
TN Code § 68-14-321 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 14 - Hotels, Food Service Establishments and Swimming Pools|Part 3 - Hotel and Public Swimming Pool Inspection Act|§ 68-14-321. Injunctions

 When the commissioner has reason to believe that a person is causing, is about to cause, or has caused a violation of this part or of the rules and regulations promulgated under this part, the commissioner may initiate proceedings in either the chancery court of Davidson County or the chancery court of the county where the violation is occurring for injunctive relief to prevent the continuance of the violation or to correct the conditions resulting in, or about to result in, the violation.
TN Code § 68-14-322 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 14 - Hotels, Food Service Establishments and Swimming Pools|Part 3 - Hotel and Public Swimming Pool Inspection Act|§ 68-14-322. Inapplicable to Certain Privately Owned Swimming Facilities

 This part shall not apply to privately owned swimming facilities that are constructed upon private property by a group of not more than twenty (20) households.
TN Code § 68-14-323 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 14 - Hotels, Food Service Establishments and Swimming Pools|Part 3 - Hotel and Public Swimming Pool Inspection Act|§ 68-14-323. Commissioner — Rules and Regulations — Waivers

 The commissioner may grant waivers from rules and regulations governing public swimming pools in excess of fifty thousand square feet (50,000 sq. ft.), or may promulgate additional rules and regulations governing such pools. Waivers or regulations shall be designed to protect the health, safety, and welfare of patrons when adequate standards do not exist to provide sufficient guidance regarding preventive maintenance, pool structure, operating systems, water turnover, circulatory systems, or innovative designs due to the size of the public swimming pools or due to the source of water supply for such pools.
TN Code § 68-14-401 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 14 - Hotels, Food Service Establishments and Swimming Pools|Part 4 - Swimming Pools|§ 68-14-401. Flotation Devices in Swimming Pools

 No person shall prohibit the use of a flotation device in a public or private swimming pool by an individual who, as evidenced by a statement signed by a licensed physician, suffers from a physical disability or condition that necessitates the use of such a device.
TN Code § 68-14-402 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 14 - Hotels, Food Service Establishments and Swimming Pools|Part 4 - Swimming Pools|§ 68-14-402. Life Guard Stations

  Notwithstanding any rule or regulation of the department of health to the contrary, if a public owned swimming pool, owned by a public entity, is more than thirty thousand square feet (30,000 sq. ft.) in size, the owner or operator of the pool shall install one (1) lifeguard station for each six thousand square feet (6,000 sq. ft.), or major portion thereof, that is available for public use, and shall staff each such station at all times the area covered by such station or major portion thereof is open.   The commissioner of health may, in the commissioner's discretion, increase the amount of pool square footage that may lawfully be covered by a single lifeguard station.   This section does not apply in counties having a metropolitan form of government and a population of not less than four hundred seventy thousand (470,000) nor more than five hundred thousand (500,000), according to the 1980 federal census or any subsequent federal census.
TN Code § 68-14-501 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 14 - Hotels, Food Service Establishments and Swimming Pools|Part 5 - Bed and Breakfast Establishment Inspection Act of 1990|§ 68-14-501. Short Title

 This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Bed and Breakfast Establishment Inspection Act of 1990.”
TN Code § 68-14-502 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 14 - Hotels, Food Service Establishments and Swimming Pools|Part 5 - Bed and Breakfast Establishment Inspection Act of 1990|§ 68-14-502. Part Definitions

 As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:    “Bed and breakfast establishment,” referred to in this part as the “establishment,” means a private home, inn or other unique residential facility offering bed and breakfast accommodations and one (1) daily meal and having four (4), but not more than twelve (12), guest rooms furnished for pay, with guests staying not more than fourteen (14) days, and where the innkeeper resides on the premises or property or immediately adjacent to it. Guest rooms shall be established and maintained distinct and separate from the innkeeper's quarters;   “Bed and breakfast homestay,” referred to in this part as the “homestay,” means a private home, inn or other unique residential facility offering bed and breakfast accommodations and one (1) daily meal and having less than four (4) guest rooms furnished for pay, with guests staying not more than fourteen (14) days, and where the innkeeper resides on the premises or property or immediately adjacent to it. Guest rooms shall be established and maintained distinct and separate from the innkeeper's quarters;     “Commissioner” means the commissioner of health, the commissioner's duly authorized representative, and in the event of the commissioner's absence or a vacancy in the office of commissioner, the deputy commissioner;   “Critical items” means those aspects of operation or conditions of facilities or equipment that, if in violation, constitute the greatest hazards to health and safety, including imminent health hazards. These include:  Approved food sources with no spoilage;   Approved temperatures for potentially hazardous food;   Facilities to maintain proper food temperature;   No reservice of unwrapped or potentially hazardous food;   Restriction of employees with infection;   Proper cleanliness and good hygiene practices of employees;   Proper sanitizing of utensils and equipment;   Approved water supply, hot and cold running water under pressure;   Sewage, liquid waste disposal;   No cross connection or backsiphonage;   Toilet and handwashing facilities for employees;   Insects and rodents;   Toxic items properly stored and labeled; and   Fire safety;     “Department” means the department of health;   “Imminent health hazard” means any condition, deficiency or practice that, if not corrected, is very likely to result in illness, injury or loss of life to any person; and   “Person” means any individual, partnership, firm, corporation, agency, municipality, state or political subdivision.
TN Code § 68-14-504 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 14 - Hotels, Food Service Establishments and Swimming Pools|Part 5 - Bed and Breakfast Establishment Inspection Act of 1990|§ 68-14-504. Permit Required — Expiration — Transfer — Posting

  No person shall operate an establishment who does not hold a valid permit issued to the person by the commissioner on or before July 1 of each year. Every person, now engaged in the business of operating an establishment, and every person, who shall thereafter engage in such a business, shall procure a permit from the commissioner for each establishment so operated or proposed to be operated.   Each permit for bed and breakfast establishments shall expire on June 30 next following its issuance.   No permit shall be transferred from one (1) location or individual to another.   Permits shall be posted in a conspicuous manner.
TN Code § 68-14-505 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 14 - Hotels, Food Service Establishments and Swimming Pools|Part 5 - Bed and Breakfast Establishment Inspection Act of 1990|§ 68-14-505. Permit Application — Inspection — Renewal

   Any person planning to operate a bed and breakfast establishment shall make written application for a permit on forms provided by the department.   Such applications shall be completed and returned to the department with the proper permit fee.   Prior to approval of the application for a permit, the commissioner shall inspect the proposed facility to determine compliance with requirements of this part and rules and regulations.   The commissioner shall issue a permit to the applicant if the inspection reveals that the facility is in compliance with the requirements of this part and rules and regulations.     Applications for renewal of permits for existing establishments shall be mailed to the operators prior to July 1 of each year. When completed applications and the proper permit fees are returned, the commissioner shall issue new permits to applicants.
TN Code § 68-14-506 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 14 - Hotels, Food Service Establishments and Swimming Pools|Part 5 - Bed and Breakfast Establishment Inspection Act of 1990|§ 68-14-506. Suspension of Permit — Hearing

  The commissioner has the authority to suspend any permit to operate a bed and breakfast establishment issued pursuant to this part, if the commissioner has reasonable cause to believe that the permittee is not in compliance with this part; provided, that the permittee shall be given opportunity to correct violations as provided in § 68-14-507.   Suspension of permits shall be of two (2) types, one (1) with an opportunity for a hearing prior to the effective time, and one (1) to be effective immediately with an opportunity for a hearing afterward.   Notice of either type of suspension may be given by an environmentalist on the environmentalist's regular inspection form or by letter from the commissioner.   When a permit suspension is effective, all operations must cease.    Suspensions to be effective immediately upon receipt of notice prior to any hearing may only be made if an imminent health hazard exists.   A written request for a hearing on either type of suspension must be filed by the permittee within ten (10) days of receipt of notice.   This ten-day period may run concurrently with the ten-day period set forth in § 68-14-507.   If a hearing is requested, it shall be commenced within a reasonable time of the request.   If no request for a hearing is made within ten (10) days of receipt of notice, the suspension becomes final and not subject to review.     The commissioner may end the suspension at any time if reasons for suspension no longer exist.
TN Code § 68-14-507 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 14 - Hotels, Food Service Establishments and Swimming Pools|Part 5 - Bed and Breakfast Establishment Inspection Act of 1990|§ 68-14-507. Revocation of Permit

  The commissioner may, after providing opportunity for a hearing, revoke a permit for serious or repeated violations of the requirements of this part or for interference with the commissioner in the performance of the commissioner's duty.    Prior to revocation, the commissioner shall notify the permittee, in writing, of the specific reason or reasons for which the permit is to be revoked, and that the permit shall be revoked at the end of ten (10) days following service of such notice, unless a written request for a hearing is filed with the commissioner within such ten-day period.   If no request for hearing is filed within the ten-day period, the revocation of the permit becomes final.
TN Code § 68-14-508 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 14 - Hotels, Food Service Establishments and Swimming Pools|Part 5 - Bed and Breakfast Establishment Inspection Act of 1990|§ 68-14-508. Required Notice

  A notice provided for in this part is properly served when it is delivered to the permittee or person in charge, or when it is sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the last known address of the permittee.   A copy of the notice shall be filed in the records of the department.
TN Code § 68-14-509 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 14 - Hotels, Food Service Establishments and Swimming Pools|Part 5 - Bed and Breakfast Establishment Inspection Act of 1990|§ 68-14-509. Hearing and Appeal Procedure

  The hearings provided for in this part shall be conducted by the commissioner in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.   Appeals from any final decision after a hearing shall be pursued in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act.   Subsections (a) and (b) do not apply to a county whose health department is operating a program under § 68-14-503(7) that meets the minimum requirements of due process; provided, that appeals from final decisions made under such programs may be made to the commissioner, for the limited purpose of determining whether a material error of law was made at the county level. Such appeal to the commissioner shall not be de novo, but shall be limited to a review of the record of the hearing at the county level.
TN Code § 68-14-510 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 14 - Hotels, Food Service Establishments and Swimming Pools|Part 5 - Bed and Breakfast Establishment Inspection Act of 1990|§ 68-14-510. Application for New Permit After Revocation

 Whenever revocation of a permit has become final, the holder of the revoked permit may make written application for a new permit.
TN Code § 68-14-511 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 14 - Hotels, Food Service Establishments and Swimming Pools|Part 5 - Bed and Breakfast Establishment Inspection Act of 1990|§ 68-14-511. Permit Fee — Delinquency — Display of Permit

  The permit fee to operate a bed and breakfast establishment shall be one hundred forty dollars ($140).   If the permit fee is delinquent for more than thirty (30) calendar days, a penalty of one half (½) the permit fee shall be added to the permit fee. If a check is returned for any reason, a penalty of one half (½) the permit fee shall be added to the permit fee. The permit fee plus any penalty must be paid to the commissioner before the permit is issued.   Ninety-five percent (95%) of permit fees, fines, and penalties collected within a contract county pursuant to this part shall be conveyed by contract to the respective county health department to assist such county health department in implementing the program in the local jurisdiction. This amount shall be calculated based upon fees collected in the contract county during the state's fiscal year multiplied by ninety-five percent (95%).   The permit shall be kept and displayed, in a conspicuous manner, in the office or lobby of the establishment for which it is issued.
TN Code § 68-14-512 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 14 - Hotels, Food Service Establishments and Swimming Pools|Part 5 - Bed and Breakfast Establishment Inspection Act of 1990|§ 68-14-512. Permit Fee — Reduced Rate

 When application is made for a permit to operate any bed and breakfast establishment after January 1 of any year, the fee charged for such permit shall be one half (½) the annual rate. However, where the bed and breakfast establishment was subject to permit requirements prior to January 1 of any year, no such fractional rate shall be allowed.