Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1200-06-03-.21 - RENEWAL OF LABORATORY LICENSE

(1) The license to operate a laboratory or collection station shall expire annually on the anniversary of the date that the license was originally issued. To continue operations, laboratories and collection stations must renew their licenses on or before the expiration date.

(2) Methods of Renewal

1. Internet Renewals - Laboratories and collection stations may apply for renewal and pay the necessary fees via the Internet. The application to renew can be accessed at:

www.tennessee.gov/health

2. Paper Renewals - For laboratories or collection stations that have not renewed their license online via the Internet, a renewal application form will be mailed to each laboratory and collection station licensed by the Board at least sixty (60) days prior to the expiration date to the last address provided to the Board. Failure to receive such notification does not relieve the laboratory or collection station from the responsibility of meeting all requirements for renewal.

(3) To be eligible for renewal, a laboratory or collection station must submit to the Division of Health Related Boards on or before the expiration date all of the following:

1. A completed renewal application form, signed by the owner and director of the medical laboratory or public official responsible for the operation of a city or county medical laboratory or institution that contains a medical laboratory; and

2. In alphabetical order, a roster of all personnel currently employed in the laboratory, the classification/category in which the employee functions and is licensed, license number, expiration date and social security number. This shall include all medical laboratory directors, consultants, supervisors and testing personnel; and

3. The renewal and state regulatory fees as provided in Rule 1200-06-03-.02.

(4) All laboratories performing tests must file a separate renewal application for each laboratory address.

(5) Laboratories within a hospital that are located in contiguous buildings on the same campus and under common direction may file a single renewal application or multiple renewal applications for the laboratory sites within the same physical location or street address.

(6) Laboratories and collection stations which submit a signed renewal form or letter that is found to be untrue may be subject to disciplinary action as provided in Rule 1200-06-03-.05.

(7) Laboratories and collection stations which fail to comply with the renewal rules or notification received by them concerning failure to timely renew shall have their licenses processed pursuant to rule 1200-10-01-.10.

Notes

Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1200-06-03-.21

Original rule filed April 17, 2007; effective July 1, 2007.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-202, 4-5-204, 68-29-105, 68-29-113, and 68-29-126.