Tenn. Code Ann. § 56-60-108: Enforcement - Rules

(a) The department shall enforce this chapter.

(b) The department is authorized to promulgate rules to effectuate this chapter in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5. The initial rules promulgated by the department may be designated as emergency rules if the department finds that it cannot implement the rules by January 1, 2010, exercising the rulemaking procedures for the promulgation of permanent rules and if the department complies with § 4-5-208 .