Power of commissioner to adopt rules, prescribe forms and investigate complaints

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TN Code › Title 33 › Chapter 1 › Section 33-1-305

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The commissioner may: (1) Adopt rules necessary to fulfill the department's responsibilities; (2) Prescribe the form of applications, records, reports and certificates provided for in this title and the information that forms shall contain; and (3) Investigate complaints by a service recipient or anyone on behalf of a service recipient. Acts 1965, ch. 38, § 8; 1974, ch. 802, § 21; 1975, ch. 248, § 1; T.C.A., §§ 33-308, 33-1-205(b); Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1.

The commissioner may:

(1) Adopt rules necessary to fulfill the department's responsibilities;

(2) Prescribe the form of applications, records, reports and certificates provided for in this title and the information that forms shall contain; and

(3) Investigate complaints by a service recipient or anyone on behalf of a service recipient.

Acts 1965, ch. 38, § 8; 1974, ch. 802, § 21; 1975, ch. 248, § 1; T.C.A., §§ 33-308, 33-1-205(b); Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1.

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