(a) If a construction services provider‘s application delivered to the bureau of workers’ compensation meets the requirements of this part, as determined by the bureau of workers’ compensation, the bureau of workers’ compensation shall file the application and:

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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 50-6-905

  • Administrator: means the chief administrative officer of the bureau of workers' compensation of the department of labor and workforce development. See Tennessee Code 50-6-102
  • Employee: includes every person, including a minor, whether lawfully or unlawfully employed, the president, any vice president, secretary, treasurer or other executive officer of a corporate employer without regard to the nature of the duties of the corporate officials, in the service of an employer, as employer is defined in subdivision (11), under any contract of hire or apprenticeship, written or implied. See Tennessee Code 50-6-102
  • Person: means only a natural person and does not include a business entity. See Tennessee Code 50-6-901
  • provider: means any person or entity engaged in the construction industry. See Tennessee Code 50-6-901
  • Registry: means the construction services provider workers' compensation exemption registry established pursuant to this part and maintained by the bureau of workers' compensation. See Tennessee Code 50-6-901
  • Representative: when applied to those who represent a decedent, includes executors and administrators, unless the context implies heirs and distributees. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(1) Issue a notice to such provider that the provider is listed on the registry; and
(2) Publish on the registry, contained on the bureau of workers’ compensation’s website, the provider’s name and other identifying information, including, but not limited to:

(A) The full legal name of the provider;
(B) The specific identification number issued to the provider by the bureau of workers’ compensation upon filing the application;
(C) The period in which the provider is exempt, including the date and time in which such exemption expires; and
(D) Any other identifying information the bureau of workers’ compensation deems necessary for the public to identify such provider.
(b) The provider shall not be exempt from the requirement of § 50-6-902(a) until the provider’s application is filed by the bureau of workers’ compensation and the applicant’s name and other identifying information is published on the registry. If a provider’s exemption is revoked pursuant to § 50-6-908, such revocation is effective upon the provider’s name and other identifying information no longer appearing on the registry after being removed by the bureau of workers’ compensation pursuant to § 50-6-908.
(c) A provider listed on the registry may correct a document filed with the bureau of workers’ compensation if the document contains an incorrect statement or was defectively executed, attested, sealed, verified or acknowledged. A document shall be corrected in a manner established by the bureau of workers’ compensation.
(d) A provider listed on the registry shall maintain a current physical mailing address with the bureau of workers’ compensation. A change of address shall be made in a manner established by the bureau of workers’ compensation.
(e) Any person or representative of an entity who knowingly enters or directs a party to enter false or unauthorized information on a construction services provider’s application to the bureau of workers’ compensation may be subject to a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) per violation at the discretion of the administrator or administrator’s designee.
(f)[Effective until 7/1/2029] An exemption that is fraudulent, or where the exemption holder is determined to be an employee is void.
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