Tennessee Administrative Code

(1) Telehealth for workers’ compensation is an available option for medically appropriate healthcare services to be provided with the voluntary consent and agreement of the injured worker and the willingness of the healthcare services provider as provided in these rules. (2) Medi…

(1) Telehealth services providers must obtain electronic or written informed consent of an injured worker to accept telehealth services for any or all parts of the medical benefits to which the injured worker may be entitled under the workers’ compensation law. For authorized tel…

(1) Except when a medical fee waiver in accordance with Rule 0800-02-17-.18 is obtained from the bureau, nothing in this Chapter 0800-02-31 shall require an employer to pay a total reimbursement for a telehealth encounter for workers’ compensation, including the use of telehealth…

These rules are intended to ensure the effective and expedient processes of the workers’ compensation exemption registration in Tennessee. The rules govern the operations of the workers’ compensation exemption registration process in the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation.

The following terms shall have the respective meanings provided in this rule. (1) “Active and in good standing as reflected in the records of the secretary of state” means a corporation, limited liability company, or partnership that is in existence, registered or authorized to t…

Although the filing office maintains regular office hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Central time, Monday through Friday and is closed on legal holidays pursuant to T.C.A. § 15-1-101, it may receive transmissions electronically twenty-four (24) hours per day, three hundred and six…

(1) Exemption applications may be tendered for filing as follows. (a) Personal delivery, at the filing office’s street address. The file time for an application delivered by this method is when delivery of the application is accepted and receipted by January, 2022 3 WORKERS’ COMP…

(1) Exemption applications and amendment documents in written form shall conform to the forms designed by the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation. (2) Exemption applications and amendment documents filed online shall conform to the forms designed by the Bureau of Workers’ Compensatio…

(1) The following fees apply to documents issued or filed in writing or online: (a) The fee for the issuance of a construction services provider registration to providers who have not been issued a license by the board is fifty dollars ($50). (b) The fee for the issuance of a con…

(1) Filing fees and online transaction fees may be paid by the following methods: January, 2022 5 WORKERS’ COMPENSATION EXEMPTION REGISTRATION CHAPTER 0800-02-32 (Rule 0800-02-32-.07, continued) (a) Cash. The filing office will only accept cash payment in person to the cashier in…

(1) Overpayment. The filing officer shall submit a refund request to the fiscal officer who will process any overpayment to the remitter. (2) Underpayment. Upon receipt of a document with an insufficient payment, the filing officer shall return the document along with the origina…

(1) Construction services provider registration records and workers’ compensation records other than records displayed on the registry do not constitute a public record as defined in T.C.A. §§ 10-7-501 et seq. and shall not be open for public inspection. (2) Exemption application…

The filing officer is authorized to adopt practices and procedures to accomplish receipt, processing, maintenance, retrieval and transmission of, and remote access to filing data by means of electronic, voice, optical and/or other technologies, and, without limiting the foregoing…

The rules established in this Chapter shall become effective on January 1, 2022.

The following definitions are for the purpose of this chapter only. (1) “Administrator” means the chief administrative officer of the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation with full authority over the Certified Physician Program, or the Administrator’s designee. (2) “AMA Guides™” means…

(1) Purpose. The purpose of the Certified Physician Program is to provide education to eligible physicians, who voluntarily agree to participate in the program, in the best practices and adoption thereof for treating and evaluating injured workers within the Tennessee workers’ co…

If any provision of these Rules or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is, for any reason, held to be invalid, the remainder of the Rules and the application of the provisions to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected in any respect whatsoever.

(1) Physicians seeking a listing on the CPP Registry shall submit a completed and signed Physician Application to the Program Coordinator and must satisfy the following qualifications: (a) Possess a license to practice medicine, osteopathy, or chiropractic, in Tennessee, which is…

(1) Physicians seeking appointment to the CPP Registry shall submit to the Program Coordinator a signed Application, a current Curriculum Vitae, and the necessary proofs enumerated in 0800-02-33-.04. (2) The Bureau may charge physicians a nonrefundable application fee for process…

(1) Upon listing, Certified Physicians shall comply with the following conditions: (a) Agree to have their name, clinic address, medical specialty and board certification published on the Bureau’s website in a listing of Certified Physicians on the CPP Registry who are available …

(1) After the physician probation period has ended, the Administrator may, upon advisement of the CPP Advisory Committee, revoke certification based upon any of the following grounds: (a) Misrepresentation on the Physician Application. (b) Refusal or substantial failure of the Ce…

(1) Certified Physicians who voluntarily wish to move to inactive status must request to do so in writing to the Program Coordinator, who shall confirm a physician’s change to inactive status in writing. (2) Certified Physicians who are currently inactive on the CPP Registry shal…

(1) Any physician who is at risk of removal from the CPP registry may request a contested case hearing regarding any such decision directly to the Administrator. Said request must be submitted in writing within fifteen (15) calendar days of the notice to the physician that the ph…

(1) “Acute Stress Disorder” means the same diagnosis as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder but is present for thirty (30) days or less. Once identified, prompt treatment for this disorder should be provided. (2) “Administrator” means the chief administrative officer of the Bureau of …

The department shall establish and administer a grant program to mitigate the costs to an employer of providing workers’ compensation for firefighters diagnosed with PTSD by a mental health professional and shall utilize existing staff to assist in the implementation of the progr…

(1) The department shall endeavor to award all funds appropriated to the program each year, and any funds remaining will not revert to the general fund but will remain available for expenditure for the program in subsequent fiscal years. (2) The total amount paid on behalf of any…

If any provision of these rules or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is, for any reason, held to be invalid, the remainder of the rules and the application of the provisions to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected in any respect whatsoever.

All time limits referenced in these rules may be extended by the administrator unless specifically set by statute.

PROVIDING WORKERS’ COMPENSATION BENEFITS FOR FIREFIGHTERS DIAGNOSED WITH PTSD. (1) The department may award a grant to mitigate the costs to an employer by making payment directly to an employer or an employer’s workers’ compensation benefits provider for expenses incurred as a r…

(1) The administrator shall appoint a committee to assist and advise the administrator regarding the allocation of funds. (2) In advising the administrator, the committee members shall consider the statutory requirements for awarding program grants. (3) Members of the committee s…

(1) At the request of an affected employer, the administrator or designee may hold an informal conference for the purpose of discussing any issues involving an employer who is denied a grant from the program. If the employer requests the conference, an affected employee and/or th…

(1) As used in these rules, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) “Apprentices” means those persons registered individually under a bona fide apprenticeship program registered with the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training of the United States Department of Labor. The state …

(1) All contractors and subcontractors must classify covered workers in the contract and payroll records in conformity with the schedule of classifications issued by the Commission. (a) The Commission hereby issues the following classifications of crafts of workers and helpers to…

Pursuant to the Prevailing Wage Act for State Highway Construction Projects (Act), the Commission shall determine and establish the prevailing wage rate annually for covered workers of highway contractors on state highway construction projects. The highway wage rate promulgated b…

The bid specifications issued by the state agency contracting for a state highway construction project shall include the prevailing wage rates that are in effect ten (10) days preceding the date the bids are received. The same rates that are contained in the bid specifications sh…

(1) All state highway construction project contracts between the contracting state agency and the highway contractor shall contain a provision requiring the contractor and all subcontractors to pay the prevailing wage and shall include the following: (a) All contractors and subco…

(1) State agencies entering into state highway construction project contracts shall submit the name(s) of the project(s), address(es) of the project site(s), and name(s) and address(es) of the successful bidder(s) to the Department within ten (10) working days of the state highwa…

The Department shall: March, 2026 (Revised) 12 PREVAILING WAGE COMMISSION RULES CHAPTER 0800-03-02 (Rule 0800-03-02-.07, continued) (1) Check the weekly payrolls submitted by contractors and subcontractors and conduct interviews at the construction site in order to determine that…

(1) Contractors who elect to respond to the prevailing wage survey shall submit the data required in T.C.A. § 12-4-405 by regular mail or via electronic transmission to the Department on the portion of any construction projects on which they worked. No other contractor may submit…

(1) Pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 10-7-503(g) and Rule 0800-08-01 of the Department, upon request any citizen of the state of Tennessee may obtain a copy of the information in the agency record. (a) Fees and charges for copies will be in accordance with the Office of Open Records…

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(1) “Act” means the provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated (T.C.A.), Title 68, Chapter 122. (2) “Alteration” means a change in any item described on the original Manufacturer’s Data Report which affects the pressure containing capability of the boiler or pressure vessel. Non- phy…

provisions of this Chapter, the required minimum standard for the construction, installation, operation, maintenance, repair, alteration, testing and inspection of boilers and pressure vessels in the State of Tennessee shall be those prescribed in the following publications, as a…

(1) No boiler or unfired pressure vessel shall be installed for operation in the State unless it is designed, constructed, inspected, stamped, and installed for the desired pressure and temperature in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, the applicable section of the A…

(1) Permission to Install. (a) All installers of boilers or pressure vessels shall be knowledgeable in the proper installation of the boiler or pressure vessel they are requesting to install. April, 2026 (Revised) 8 BOILER INSPECTIONS CHAPTER 0800-03-03 (Rule 0800-03-03-.04, cont…

(1) Notification of Inspection. (a) Certificate inspections, as required, shall be carried out no more than two (2) months prior to the expiration date of the certificate or within the two (2) month period following the expiration date at a time mutually agreeable to the inspecto…

(1) Insurance Inspectors (Authorized Inspection Agencies). (a) An insurance company shall notify the Chief Inspector or Chief Inspector’s Designee within thirty (30) days of all boilers or pressure vessels, on which insurance is written, cancelled, not renewed or suspended. (b) A…