Terms Used In Tennessee Code 33-2-705

  • Department: means the department of mental health and substance abuse services. See Tennessee Code 33-1-101
  • Intervenor: means any hospital, physician, allied health professional, health care provider or other person furnishing goods or services to, or in competition with, community mental health center, insurer, hospital service corporation, medical service corporation, hospital and medical services corporation, preferred provider organization, health maintenance organization, behavioral health organization, or any employer or association that directly or indirectly provides health care benefits to its employees or members. See Tennessee Code 33-2-703
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105

Any applicant or intervenor aggrieved by a decision of the department, or the other department or agency of state government to which the department has referred the application under § 33-2-704(d), in granting or denying an application, refusing to act on an application, or terminating a certificate, is entitled to judicial review of the decision in accordance with Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.