Prior to a rule being filed by a regulatory board, as defined in § 4-4-126(a), with the secretary of state pursuant to § 4-5-207 or § 4-5-208, the commissioner or chief executive officer of the administrative department under which a regulatory board operates or to which a regulatory board is administratively attached, or a designee to the extent a conflict of interest may exist with respect to the commissioner or chief executive officer, will remand a rule that may constitute a potentially unreasonable restraint of trade to the regulatory board for additional information, further proceedings, or modification, if the rule is not consistent with a clearly articulated state policy or law established by the general assembly with respect to the regulatory board.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Chapter 5 - Uniform Administrative Procedures Act
Part 2 - Rulemaking and Publications
§ 4-5-207. Effective Dates of Rules
§ 4-5-209. Reference to Public Necessity Rules Deemed References to Emergency Rules
§ 4-5-211. Approval of Rules by Attorney General and Reporter
§ 4-5-212. Remand of Rule That May Constitute Potentially Unreasonable Restraint of Trade
§ 4-5-216. Invalidity of Improperly Adopted Rules
§ 4-5-217. Rules of Practice Required
§ 4-5-227. Designation of Date for Automatic Termination of Rule