Tennessee Code Title 68. Health, Safety and Environmental Protection § 68-11-817

(a) All contested cases shall be conducted according to the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, part 3.

(b) The hearing must be conducted within thirty (30) calendar days of the health facilities commission's filing of a notice of hearing, unless otherwise agreed to by both parties.  If an initial order is to be drafted by an administrative law judge sitting alone, the initial order must be issued within twenty (20) working days after the receipt of the trial transcript and proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law.

(c) Upon agreement of the nursing home and the commission, the challenge to a suspension of admission or civil penalty imposed by the commission may be submitted to a screening panel pursuant to § 68-11-208.  The decision to participate in a screening panel does not affect another challenge filed by the nursing home under this part, or preclude the nursing home from filing such appeal if done timely under the relevant law.