Title 68, Health, Safety and Environmental Protection

(a) No person shall operate a hotel who does not hold a valid permit issued to the person by the commissioner on or before July 1 of each year. (b) No person shall operate a public swimming pool who does not hold a valid permit issued to the person by the commissioner on or befor…

(a) (1) Any person planning to operate a hotel or public swimming pool shall first make written application for a permit on forms provided by the commissioner. The application shall be completed and returned to the commissioner with the proper permit fee.(2) Prior to the approval…

(a) The commissioner has the authority to suspend any permit to operate a hotel or public swimming pool 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 …

(a) The commissioner may, after providing opportunity for hearing, revoke a permit for serious or repeated violations of requirements of this part or for interference with the commissioner in the performance of the commissioner's duty. (b) Prior to revocation, the commissioner sh…

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 c…

(a) 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. (b) Appeals from any final decision after a hearing shall be pursued in accordance with the Uniform Admi…

Whenever revocation of a permit becomes final, upon demonstration that the conditions which led to the revocation have been cured, the holder of the revoked permit may make written application for a new permit.

(a) The permit fee to operate a hotel shall be in accordance with the following schedules:Click here to view table. Click here to view table. (b) If the permit fee is delinquent for more than thirty (30) calendar days, a penalty fee of one-half (½) the permit fee shall be added t…

(a) (1) The permit fee to operate a public swimming pool shall be three hundred forty dollars ($340).(2) If the permit fee is delinquent for more than thirty (30) calendar days, a penalty of one-half (½) the permit fee shall be assessed in addition to the permit fee. If a check i…

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 re…

(a) 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. (b) When application is made for a permit to operate any public swimming pool after October 1 of any year, the fee cha…

(a) 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. (b) (1) The scoring system for inspections shall include a weighted point value for each requirement in w…

(a) (1) The completed inspection report shall specify a reasonable period of time for correction of violations found.(2) If, after the first reinspection, the item or items noted in violation remain in violation, according to the inspection report, the department shall provide fo…

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 b…

(1) 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 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…

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 o…

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.

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…

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.

(a) 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 …

(a) Swimming pools owned and operated by multi-family residential housing homeowner's associations shall be subject to rules and regulations promulgated by the department of health. Such rules and regulations shall be promulgated by the department to prescribe minimal sanitation …

This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Bed and Breakfast Establishment Inspection Act of 1990.”

(1) As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) (A) “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 m…

(1) The commissioner is authorized to:(1) Carry out or cause to be carried out all provisions of this part;(2) Collect all fees provided for in this part and apply the fees in accordance with the procedures of the department of finance and administration to the necessary and inci…

(a) 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) (1) Any person planning to operate a bed and breakfast establishment shall make written application for a permit on forms provided by the department.(2) Such applications shall be completed and returned to the department with the proper permit fee.(3) Prior to approval of the…

(a) 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 b…

(a) 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. (b) (1) Prior to revocation, the commi…

(a) 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. (b) A copy of the notice shall be filed in the records …

(a) 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. (b) Appeals from any final decision after a hearing shall be pursued in accordance with the Uniform Admi…

Whenever revocation of a permit has become final, the holder of the revoked permit may make written application for a new permit.

(a) The permit fee to operate a bed and breakfast establishment shall be one hundred forty dollars ($140). (b) 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 returne…

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 …

(a) Inspection results for establishments shall be recorded on standard departmental forms that summarize the requirements of the law and rules and regulations. (b) The rating score of the facilities shall be the total of the weighted point values for all violations subtracted fr…

(1) The completed inspection report shall specify a reasonable period of time for correction of violations found. Correction of violations shall be accomplished within the period specified in accordance with the following:(1) If an imminent health hazard exists, such as sewage ba…

(a) Whenever a bed and breakfast establishment is constructed, extensively remodeled and whenever an existing structure is converted to use as an establishment, plans and specifications shall be submitted to the commissioner for review and approval before construction, remodeling…

(a) When the commissioner has reasonable cause to suspect possible disease transmission by an employee of the facility, the commissioner may secure a morbidity history of the employee or make other investigations as may be indicated. (b) The commissioner may require any of the fo…

Any person operating an establishment who fails or refuses to comply with any of the provisions of this part or rules and regulations, or obstructs or hinders the regulatory authority in the discharge of its duties, or otherwise operates a bed and breakfast establishment in viola…

When the commissioner has reason to believe that a person is causing or is about to cause or has caused a violation of this part or the rules and regulations promulgated under this part, the commissioner may initiate proceedings in either the chancery court of Davidson County or …

(a) The provisions of part 3 of this chapter that pertain to food service establishments and hotels do not apply to this part. (b) The provisions of parts 3 and 4 of this chapter that pertain to public swimming pools do apply to this part.

(1) As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Alcoholic beverages” has the meaning given in § 57-3-101;(2) “Controlled substance” has the meaning given in the Tennessee Drug Control Act of 1989, compiled in title 39, chapter 17, part 4;(3) “Controlled subst…

(a) An innkeeper has the right to refuse or deny any accommodations, facilities or privileges of a lodging establishment to:(1) Any person who is unwilling or unable to pay for accommodations and services of the lodging establishment. The innkeeper has the right to require the pr…

(a) Any person who does one (1) or more of the following acts on the premises or property of a lodging establishment, or any person who rents or leases a room in a lodging establishment for the purpose of allowing the room to be used by another person to do one (1) or more of the…

The innkeeper of a lodging establishment shall keep, for a period of one (1) year, a guest register, which shall show the name, residence, date of arrival and departure of hotel guests. Every guest shall register, and the registering guest may be required by the innkeeper to prod…

(1) An innkeeper may eject a person from the lodging establishment premises for any of the following reasons:(1) Nonpayment of the lodging establishment's charges for accommodations or services;(2) The person is visibly intoxicated, or the person is disorderly so as to create a p…