{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-47-18-5505","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-18-5505","heading":"Application for registration - Form, fee, and accompanying documents","body":"(a) An application for registration as a provider must be in a form prescribed by the administrator. (b) Subject to adjustment of dollar amounts pursuant to § 47-18-5532(f) , an application for registration as a provider must be accompanied by: (1) The fee established by the administrator; (2) The bond required by § 47-18-5513 ; (3) Identification of all trust accounts required by § 47-18-5522 and an irrevocable consent authorizing the administrator to review and examine the trust accounts; (4) Evidence of insurance in the amount of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000): (A) Against the risks of dishonesty, fraud, theft and other misconduct on the part of the applicant or a director, employee or agent of the applicant; (B) Issued by an insurance company authorized to do business in this state and rated at least \"A\" or equivalent by a nationally recognized rating organization approved by the administrator; (C) With a deductible not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000); (D) Payable for the benefit of the applicant, this state and individuals who are residents of this state, as their interests may appear; and (E) Not subject to cancellation by the applicant or the insurer until sixty (60) days after written notice has been given to the administrator; (5) A record consenting to the jurisdiction of this state containing: (A) The name, business address and other contact information of its registered agent in this state for purposes of service of process; or (B) The appointment of the administrator as agent of the provider for purposes of service of process; and (6) If the applicant is exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. § 501 , evidence of that status. Acts 2009, ch. 469, § 1.\n(a) An application for registration as a provider must be in a form prescribed by the administrator.\n(b) Subject to adjustment of dollar amounts pursuant to § 47-18-5532(f) , an application for registration as a provider must be accompanied by: (1) The fee established by the administrator; (2) The bond required by § 47-18-5513 ; (3) Identification of all trust accounts required by § 47-18-5522 and an irrevocable consent authorizing the administrator to review and examine the trust accounts; (4) Evidence of insurance in the amount of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000): (A) Against the risks of dishonesty, fraud, theft and other misconduct on the part of the applicant or a director, employee or agent of the applicant; (B) Issued by an insurance company authorized to do business in this state and rated at least \"A\" or equivalent by a nationally recognized rating organization approved by the administrator; (C) With a deductible not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000); (D) Payable for the benefit of the applicant, this state and individuals who are residents of this state, as their interests may appear; and (E) Not subject to cancellation by the applicant or the insurer until sixty (60) days after written notice has been given to the administrator; (5) A record consenting to the jurisdiction of this state containing: (A) The name, business address and other contact information of its registered agent in this state for purposes of service of process; or (B) The appointment of the administrator as agent of the provider for purposes of service of process; and (6) If the applicant is exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. § 501 , evidence of that status.\n(1) The fee established by the administrator;\n(2) The bond required by § 47-18-5513 ;\n(3) Identification of all trust accounts required by § 47-18-5522 and an irrevocable consent authorizing the administrator to review and examine the trust accounts;\ns of service of process; and (6) If the applicant is exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. § 501 , evidence of that status.\n(1) The fee established by the administrator;\n(2) The bond required by § 47-18-5513 ;\n(3) Identification of all trust accounts required by § 47-18-5522 and an irrevocable consent authorizing the administrator to review and examine the trust accounts;\n(4) Evidence of insurance in the amount of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000): (A) Against the risks of dishonesty, fraud, theft and other misconduct on the part of the applicant or a director, employee or agent of the applicant; (B) Issued by an insurance company authorized to do business in this state and rated at least \"A\" or equivalent by a nationally recognized rating organization approved by the administrator; (C) With a deductible not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000); (D) Payable for the benefit of the applicant, this state and individuals who are residents of this state, as their interests may appear; and (E) Not subject to cancellation by the applicant or the insurer until sixty (60) days after written notice has been given to the administrator;\n(A) Against the risks of dishonesty, fraud, theft and other misconduct on the part of the applicant or a director, employee or agent of the applicant;\n(B) Issued by an insurance company authorized to do business in this state and rated at least \"A\" or equivalent by a nationally recognized rating organization approved by the administrator;\n(C) With a deductible not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000);\n(D) Payable for the benefit of the applicant, this state and individuals who are residents of this state, as their interests may appear; and\n(E) Not subject to cancellation by the applicant or the insurer until sixty (60) days after written notice has been given to the administrator;\n(5) A record consenting to the jurisdiction of this state containing: (A) The name, business address and other contact information of its registered agent in this state for purposes of service of process; or (B) The appointment of the administrator as agent of the provider for purposes of service of process; and\n(A) The name, business address and other contact information of its registered agent in this state for purposes of service of process; or\n(B) The appointment of the administrator as agent of the provider for purposes of service of process; and\n(6) If the applicant is exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. § 501 , evidence of that status.","path":["TN Code","Title 47","Chapter 18"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"e83c61b385f8c9392f191bb2675891769d0f4f1c09e549d04b4bf32b5177b9a1","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-47-18-5504","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-47-18-5506"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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