{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-63-28-116","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-28-116","heading":"Rules for complaint investigation - Disposal of complaints","body":"(a) The committee shall promulgate rules pursuant to the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, concerning the investigation of a complaint filed with the committee. The rules adopted pursuant to this section shall: (1) Distinguish between categories of complaints; (2) Ensure that complaints are not dismissed without appropriate consideration; (3) Require that the board be advised of a complaint that is dismissed and that a letter be sent to the person who filed the complaint explaining the action taken on the dismissed complaint; (4) Ensure that the person who filed the complaint has an opportunity to explain the allegations made in the complaint; and (5) Prescribe guidelines concerning the categories of complaints that require the use of a private investigator and the procedures for the committee to obtain the services of a private investigator. (b) The committee shall dispose of all complaints in a timely manner. Acts 1999, ch. 239, § 16.\n(a) The committee shall promulgate rules pursuant to the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, concerning the investigation of a complaint filed with the committee. The rules adopted pursuant to this section shall: (1) Distinguish between categories of complaints; (2) Ensure that complaints are not dismissed without appropriate consideration; (3) Require that the board be advised of a complaint that is dismissed and that a letter be sent to the person who filed the complaint explaining the action taken on the dismissed complaint; (4) Ensure that the person who filed the complaint has an opportunity to explain the allegations made in the complaint; and (5) Prescribe guidelines concerning the categories of complaints that require the use of a private investigator and the procedures for the committee to obtain the services of a private investigator.\n(1) Distinguish between categories of complaints;\n(2) Ensure that complaints are not dismissed without appropriate consideration;\n(3) Require that the board be advised of a complaint that is dismissed and that a letter be sent to the person who filed the complaint explaining the action taken on the dismissed complaint;\n(4) Ensure that the person who filed the complaint has an opportunity to explain the allegations made in the complaint; and\n(5) Prescribe guidelines concerning the categories of complaints that require the use of a private investigator and the procedures for the committee to obtain the services of a private investigator.\n(b) The committee shall dispose of all complaints in a timely manner.","path":["TN Code","Title 63","Chapter 28"],"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":"1a8360f853e38ada573099b0501fd500e2271eea1a255c8dd995a3528fcbf50d","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-63-28-115","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-63-28-117"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}