Tennessee Code Title 68. Health, Safety and Environmental Protection § 68-11-813

(a) Type A civil penalties shall be assessed by the executive director of the health facilities commission in the executive director's order suspending the admission of any new patients to the nursing home, as provided in § 68-11-252.

(c) Should any nursing home exercise its right to a hearing in contest of both the assessment of a type A civil penalty and the suspension of admissions, the matters shall be consolidated for hearing before an administrative judge and, should reconsideration of the administrative judge's initial order be requested by either party pursuant to § 4-5-317, the matters may be separated with the board for licensing health care facilities reviewing the suspension of admissions and the civil penalty being reviewed as provided in §§ 68-11-811 -- 68-11-818.