1. (1) Any party or specialist may bring to the Administrator’s attention any violation of the workers’ compensation law and/or these Rules for which civil penalties may be assessed.
2. (2) In addition to any other penalties provided by Rule and/or law, parties to a Request for a Benefit Review Conference who fail to attend a properly scheduled and noticed benefit review conference may be assessed a penalty of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00), nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) at the discretion of the Administrator or the Administrator’s designee.
3. (3) Any penalties assessed by the Department pursuant to these rules shall follow the procedures set out in the Penalty Program Rules 0800-2-13-.01 et seq. and the workers’ compensation law. Any person or entity assessed a penalty under these Rules or the Act shall be entitled to all rights and obligations pursuant to the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, 4-5-101 et seq., including but not limited to, notice and a hearing before the Commissioner’s Designee if, duly requested.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-101 et seq., 50-6-101 through 50-6-103, 50-6-118, 50-6-205, 50-6-233, and 50- 6-236 through 50-6-242. Administrative History: Original rule filed March 9, 2006; effective May 23, 2006.