# Tenn. Code Ann. § 33-1-305: Power of commissioner to adopt rules, prescribe forms and investigate complaints

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## Section

- **Citation:** Tenn. Code Ann. § 33-1-305
- **Heading:** Power of commissioner to adopt rules, prescribe forms and investigate complaints
- **Jurisdiction:** Tennessee
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TN Code / Title 33 / Chapter 1 / Section 33-1-305

## Text

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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