# Tenn. Code Ann. § 53-11-305: Revocation, suspension or denial of registration > Tennessee · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T53_C11_S53-11-305 ## Section - **Citation:** Tenn. Code Ann. § 53-11-305 - **Heading:** Revocation, suspension or denial of registration - **Jurisdiction:** Tennessee - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** TN Code / Title 53 / Chapter 11 / Section 53-11-305 ## Text (a) Before denying, suspending or revoking a registration, or refusing a renewal of registration, the board of pharmacy and the appropriate occupational or professional licensing board governing persons who may legally dispense controlled substances shall serve upon the applicant or registrant an order to show cause why registration should not be denied, revoked or suspended, or why the renewal should not be refused. (b) The order to show cause shall contain a statement of the basis for denying, suspending or revoking a registration, or refusing a renewal of registration and shall call upon the applicant or registrant to appear before the board of pharmacy and the appropriate occupational or professional licensing board governing persons who may legally dispense controlled substances at a time and place not less than thirty (30) days after the date of service of the order, but in the case of a denial of renewal of registration, the show cause order shall be served not later than thirty (30) days before the expiration of the registration. (c) Proceedings to refuse renewal of registration shall not abate the existing registration, which shall remain in effect pending the outcome of the administrative hearing. (d) (1) The board of pharmacy and the appropriate occupational or professional licensing board governing persons who may legally dispense controlled substances may suspend, without an order to show cause, any registration simultaneously with the institution of proceedings under § 53-11-304 , or where renewal of registration is refused, if they find that there is an imminent danger to the public health or safety that warrants this action. (2) The suspension shall continue in effect until the conclusion of the proceedings, including judicial review of the suspension, unless sooner withdrawn by the board of pharmacy and the appropriate occupational or professional licensing board governing persons who may legally dispense controlled substances or dissolved by a court of competent jurisdiction. Acts 1971, ch. 163, § 21; 1973, ch. 110, § 15; T.C.A., § 52-1428. (a) Before denying, suspending or revoking a registration, or refusing a renewal of registration, the board of pharmacy and the appropriate occupational or professional licensing board governing persons who may legally dispense controlled substances shall serve upon the applicant or registrant an order to show cause why registration should not be denied, revoked or suspended, or why the renewal should not be refused. (b) The order to show cause shall contain a statement of the basis for denying, suspending or revoking a registration, or refusing a renewal of registration and shall call upon the applicant or registrant to appear before the board of pharmacy and the appropriate occupational or professional licensing board governing persons who may legally dispense controlled substances at a time and place not less than thirty (30) days after the date of service of the order, but in the case of a denial of renewal of registration, the show cause order shall be served not later than thirty (30) days before the expiration of the registration. (c) Proceedings to refuse renewal of registration shall not abate the existing registration, which shall remain in effect pending the outcome of the administrative hearing. an thirty (30) days after the date of service of the order, but in the case of a denial of renewal of registration, the show cause order shall be served not later than thirty (30) days before the expiration of the registration. (c) Proceedings to refuse renewal of registration shall not abate the existing registration, which shall remain in effect pending the outcome of the administrative hearing. (d) (1) The board of pharmacy and the appropriate occupational or professional licensing board governing persons who may legally dispense controlled substances may suspend, without an order to show cause, any registration simultaneously with the institution of proceedings under § 53-11-304 , or where renewal of registration is refused, if they find that there is an imminent danger to the public health or safety that warrants this action. (2) The suspension shall continue in effect until the conclusion of the proceedings, including judicial review of the suspension, unless sooner withdrawn by the board of pharmacy and the appropriate occupational or professional licensing board governing persons who may legally dispense controlled substances or dissolved by a court of competent jurisdiction. (1) The board of pharmacy and the appropriate occupational or professional licensing board governing persons who may legally dispense controlled substances may suspend, without an order to show cause, any registration simultaneously with the institution of proceedings under § 53-11-304 , or where renewal of registration is refused, if they find that there is an imminent danger to the public health or safety that warrants this action. (2) The suspension shall continue in effect until the conclusion of the proceedings, including judicial review of the suspension, unless sooner withdrawn by the board of pharmacy and the appropriate occupational or professional licensing board governing persons who may legally dispense controlled substances or dissolved by a court of competent jurisdiction. Acts 1971, ch. 163, § 21; 1973, ch. 110, § 15; T.C.A., § 52-1428. ## Nearby sections - [Tenn. 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