(1)  Annual License - An annual permit issued by the 

Department to a child welfare agency, authorizing the 

licensee to provide child care in accordance with provisions 

of the license, the law, and requirements (rules) of the 

Department.  Issuance of a license is not an endorsement of 

child care methods or of an agency's operational philosophy.  

A license is not transferable from one location to another or 

from one licensee/operator to another.  The license may be 

revoked at any time upon 90-days notice to the licensee, or 

if the health, safety, or welfare of the children in care 

imperatively require it may be summarily suspended. 

 

(2)  Applicant - The person or entity seeking a new or 

renewed license. 

 

(3)  Application - The form for and process of applying for 

a new license or the renewal of an existing license. 

 

(4)  Application for Renewal - Application for a new annual 

license during the existence of a current license. 

 

(5)  Board of Review - The entity designated by T.C.A. ¤¤ 

71-3-508 through 71-3-512 to hear the appeals of denials or 

revocations of licenses of child welfare agencies licensed by 

the Department of Human Services. 

 

(6)  Child Welfare Agency - Child caring entity as defined 

in T.C.A. ¤ 71-3-501. 

 

(7)  Commissioner - Executive head of the Tennessee 

Department of Human Services. 

 

(8)  Compliance - The adherence to all licensing 

requirements by a licensee or an applicant for a new license.  

The period of compliance shall be the time frame given by 

the Department to a licensee or applicant for meeting 

licensing requirements prior to revocation or denial of a 

license. 

 

(9)  Conditional License - A permit issued by the 

Department to a new child welfare agency or to a new child 

care system central operator or to such persons or entities 

making reapplication, permitting and authorizing the 

licensee to begin child care operations. 

 

It is valid, unless suspended, for 90 days or until the 

application for an annual license is finally determined, and 

is issued upon application or reapplication by the operator 

only if the staff and facility do not present any apparent 

hazards to the children that may be in care and only if the 

facility has received fire safety and environmental sanitation 

approval.  If, at the end of the 90-day period, evidence is 

provided by the applicant licensee that such child welfare 

agency is suitable and properly managed and that the 

agency is in compliance with the rules governing the 

applicable class of child welfare agency, the Department 

will issue an annual license to the child welfare agency.  

 

(10)  Denial - The decision of the Department of Human 

Services not to issue a conditional or annual license. 

 

(11)  Department - Tennessee Department of Human 

Services. 

 

(12)  Law - The statutory or regulatory provisions (rules) 

affecting the operation of a child welfare agency. 

 

(13)  Licensee - The person, agency, group, or entity to 

whom or to which a license to operate a child welfare 

agency is issued by the Department of Human Services. 

 

(14)  Reapplication - Application for a new license 

following the denial or revocation of a license. 

 

(15)  Revocation - The permanent removal of an existing 

annual license. 

 

(16)  Suspension - The temporary removal of a license for 

violation of licensing laws or regulations or other factors 

immediately affecting the health, safety, or welfare of 

children in the care of a child welfare agency. 

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