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ÔÔ€%ÔÝ  Ý›Ñ  ÑÑ À ÑÒ À ÒÒ ° ÒÒ À ÒÒ À ÒÑ\R AØ'\ÑÖ€&ÖØ ØÓ&€Ðd&ÓÓ&€''XÐd&ÓÖ€(ÖÑ\R AØ'\ÑÔ€)ÔÑ€ ÑÑ7€5ÁXXdÈdÈ7ÑÑ  ÑœÞ ÞÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àAugust€25,€1997Ì›à àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àòòFOR€PUBLICATIONóó̜ـ€ÙßR€.0,A1-j|"Æ` ç `€€@ÿRß›Ìà@ àIN€THE€SUPREME€COURT€OF€TENNESSEEÌÌà@ àAT€NASHVILLEÌÌÌÌJOHN€JACO,à àà àà àà àà à(Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà à(Ì€€€€€Petitioner„Appellee,à àà à(Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà à(Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà à(€€Davidson€ChanceryÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà à(Ìv.à àà àà àà àà àà àà à(€€Hon.€Robert€S.€Brandt,Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà à(€€ChancellorÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà à(Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà à(€€S.€Ct.€No.€01S01„9609„CH„00171ÌDEPARTMENT€OF€HEALTH,€BUREAUà àà à(ÌOF€MEDICAID,à àà àà àà àà à(Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà à(Ì€€€€€Respondent„Appellant.à àà à(à àÌÌÌÌòòFor€Petitioner„Appelleeóó:à àà àà àà àòòFor€Respondent„Appellantóó:ÌÌThomas€F.€Bloomà àà àà àà àà àJohn€Knox€WalkupÌNashvilleà àà àà àà àà àà àà àAttorney€General€and€ReporterÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àNashvilleÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àMichael€E.€MooreÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àSolicitor€GeneralÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àMichelle€K.€HohnkeÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àNashvilleÌÌœ›ÌÌÌÌà@ àò òòòO€P€I€N€I€O€Nóóó óÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌJUDGMENT€OF€COURT€OF€APPEALSÌAFFIRMED.à àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àREID,€J.à àÌÌÓÓÓ` ` h—XÓà àThis€case€presents€for€review€the€decision€of€the€Court€ofÏAppeals€reversing€the€trial€courtððs€dismissal€of€a€petition€forÏjudicial€review€of€an€administrative€decision.€€The€judgment€of€theÏCourt€of€Appeals€is€affirmed.€€ÌÌà àOn€January18,€1995,€the€petitioner,€John€Jaco,€filed€aÏpetition€for€judicial€review€of€a€final€administrative€decision€by€theÏDepartment€of€Health,€Bureau€of€Medicaid€(the€Department),€denying€theÏpetitionerððs€application€for€medicaid€benefits.€€The€petition€wasÏfiled€58€days€after€the€date€on€which€the€administrative€decisionÏbecame€final.€€Copies€of€the€petition€were€mailed€to€and€received€byÏthe€Department€and€by€the€Attorney€General.€€On€March24,€1995,Ïcounsel€for€the€petitioner€caused€a€summons€to€be€issued€and€served€onÏthe€Department€and€the€Attorney€General.ÌÌà àUpon€motion€by€the€Department,€the€court€dismissed€theÏpetition€on€the€ground€that€petitionerððs€failure€to€have€a€summonsÏissued€within€60€days€of€the€effective€date€of€the€administrativeÏdecision€deprived€the€court€of€jurisdiction€to€consider€the€petition.€€Ìà àThe€Court€of€Appeals€reversed.€€That€court€held€thatÍproceedings€in€the€chancery€court€for€review€of€an€administrativeÏdecision€may€be€initiated€without€the€issuance€of€a€summons.€€ÌÌà àThe€Uniform€Administrative€Procedures€Act€provides€that€aÏperson€who€is€aggrieved€by€a€final€decision€in€a€contested€case€isÏentitled€to€judicial€review€of€the€case.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€4„5„322(a)(1)€(Supp.€1996).€€The€petition€filed€in€the€chancery€courtÏshows€there€was€a€contested€case€between€the€petitioner€and€theÏDepartment,€and€the€petition€alleges€that€the€petitioner€is€aggrievedÏby€the€decision€of€the€administrative€law€judge€which€was€affirmed€byÏthe€Department.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€4„5„314;€4„5„315€(1991).€€TheÏpetitioner,€therefore,€asserts€a€right€to€judicial€review.ÌÌà àThe€statutory€provisions€for€obtaining€judicial€reviewÏpertinent€to€the€issues€presented€in€this€case€state:ÌÌÓÓà8 à€€€€€(1)€Proceedings€for€review€are€instituted€byÏfiling€a€petition€for€review€in€the€chancery€courtÏof€Davidson€County,€unless€another€court€isÏspecified€by€statute.€€Such€petition€shall€beÏfiled€within€sixty€(60)€days€after€the€entry€ofÏthe€agencyððs€final€order€thereon.€.€.€.ÌÌà8 à€€€€€(2)€In€a€case€in€which€a€petition€forÏjudicial€review€is€submitted€within€the€sixty„dayÏperiod€but€is€filed€with€an€inappropriate€court,Ïthe€case€shall€be€transferred€to€the€appropriateÏcourt.€.€.€.€€Copies€of€the€petition€shall€beÏserved€upon€the€agency€and€all€parties€of€record,Ïincluding€the€attorney€general€and€reporter,€inÏaccordance€with€the€provisions€of€the€TennesseeÍRules€of€Civil€Procedure€pertaining€to€service€ofÏprocess.ÌÌÌÌÓÓTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€4„5„322(b).ÌÌà àThe€Department€insists€that€the€filing€of€both€the€petitionÏfor€review€and€a€summons€within€60€days€are€required€to€initiate€aÏproceeding€for€judicial€review.€€It€asserts€that€failure€to€cause€aÏsummons€to€issue€within€60€days€of€the€date€of€the€administrativeÏdecision€is€fatal€to€the€right€of€review,€even€though€the€petition€wasÏfiled€and€copies€thereof€were€served€on€the€Department€and€theÏAttorney€General€within€the€60€day€period.€€The€Department€relies€uponÏthat€portion€of€subsection€(b)(2)€which€provides€that€ð ð[c]opies€of€theÏpetition€shall€be€served€upon€the€agency€and€all€parties€of€record,Ïincluding€the€attorney€general€and€reporter,€in€accordance€with€theÏprovisions€of€the€Tennessee€Rules€of€Civil€Procedure€pertaining€toÏservice€of€process.ðð€€The€Department€contends€that€this€reference€toÏthe€rules€requires€that€all€the€formalities€necessary€to€commence€anÏoriginal€action,€including€the€issuance€of€a€summons,€must€be€followedÏin€initiating€a€petition€for€judicial€review.€€ÌÌà àThe€petitioner€contends€that€the€statute€only€requires€thatÏthe€petition€be€filed€within€60€days€and€that€it€be€served€inÏaccordance€with€the€rules€of€civil€procedure.€€€ÌÌà àThis€Court€must€rely€on€the€well€established€rules€ofÏconstruction€to€determine€this€issue.€€ð ðThe€most€basic€rule€ofÏstatutory€construction€is€to€ascertain€and€give€effect€to€theÏintention€and€purpose€of€the€legislature.ðð€€òòCarson€Creek€VacationÏResorts,€Inc.€v.€Stateóó,€865€S.W.2d€1,€2€(Tenn.€1993).ÌÌÓÓà8 àWhen€the€words€of€a€statute€are€plain€andÏunambiguous,€the€assumption€is€ð ðthat€theÏlegislature€intended€what€it€wrote€and€meant€whatÏit€said.ðð€€The€pertinent€language€must€beÏ[applied]€ð ðwithout€any€forced€or€subtleÏconstruction€extending€its€œimport.ððÌ›œÌ›ÌÌòòÓÓMcClain€v.€Henry€I.€Siegel€Coóó.,€834€S.W.2d€295,€296€(Tenn.€1992)Ï(quoting€òòWorrall€v.€Kroger€Co.óó,€545€S.W.2d€736,€738€(Tenn.€1977)).ÌÌà àThe€statute€by€its€terms€does€not€require€that€a€summons€beÏfiled€in€order€to€obtain€judicial€review.€€Subsection€(b)(l)€statesÏthat€ð ð[p]roceedings€for€review€are€instituted€by€filing€a€petition€forÏreview.ðð€€The€statute€then€states€that€ð ð[s]uch€petitionðð€shall€beÏfiled€within€60€days€after€the€entry€of€the€final€decision€in€the€caseÏto€be€reviewed.€€This€subsection€does€not€refer€directly€or€byÏreference€to€a€summons.€€ÌÌà àThe€next€subsection,€(b)(2),€sets€forth€the€procedure€to€beÍfollowed€if€the€petition€is€filed€in€an€inappropriate€court.€€Again,Ïit€refers€only€to€ð ða€petition€for€judicial€reviewðð€and€provides€thatÏthe€case€be€transferred€to€the€appropriate€court.€€The€Rules€of€CivilÏProcedure€are€mentioned€in€the€statute€only€in€reference€to€service€ofÏcopies€of€the€petition.€€Again,€only€the€petition€is€mentioned:€Ïð ðCopies€of€the€petition€shall€be€served€upon€the€agency€and€allÏparties€of€record,€including€the€attorney€general€and€reporter,€inÏaccordance€with€the€provisions€of€the€Tennessee€Rules€of€CivilÏProcedure€pertaining€to€service€of€process.ðð€€The€applicability€of€theÏrules€to€the€statutory€procedure€is€limited€to€the€rules€ð ðpertainingÏto€service€of€process.ðð€€Significantly,€the€statute€does€not€refer€toÏthe€rules€pertaining€to€the€commencement€of€an€action,€but€only€to€theÏrules€pertaining€to€the€service€of€process.€€In€addition,€theÏreference€in€the€statute€to€ð ðall€parties€of€recordðð€indicates€aÏcontinuing€proceeding€in€which€the€parties€have€been€determined€andÏare€òòof€recordóó.€€The€service€of€a€summons€on€ð ða€party€of€recordðð€wouldÏserve€no€useful€purpose€not€accomplished€by€the€service€of€a€copy€ofÏthe€petition.€€€ÌÌà àThe€Department€insists€that€Rule€4.04€requires€the€filingÏand€issuing€of€a€summons€in€every€case€of€judicial€review.€€Rule€4.04Ïprovides:ÌÌÓÓà8 àThe€plaintiff€shall€furnish€the€person€making€theÍservice€with€such€copies€of€the€summons€andÏcomplaint€as€are€necessary.€€Service€shall€be€madeÏas€follows:ÌÌà8 à€€€€€.€.€.ÌÌà8 à€€€€€(8)€Upon€the€state€of€Tennessee€or€any€agencyÏthereof,€by€delivering€a€copy€of€the€summons€andÏof€the€complaint€to€the€attorney€general€of€theÏstate€or€to€any€assistant€attorney€general.ÓÓÌÌTenn.€R.€Civ.€P.€4.04.ÌÌà àThis€rule€obviously€sets€forth€the€procedure€to€be€followedÏin€commencing€an€action€against€a€state€agency.€€However,€it€does€notÏfollow€that€the€applicable€provisions€of€Rule€4€regarding€€service€ofÏprocess€cannot€be€utilized€by€reference€in€the€AdministrativeÏProcedures€Act€without€incorporating€into€that€statutory€procedure€theÏinapplicable€provisions.€€The€ð ðprocessðð€served€in€an€original€civilÏaction€to€which€Rule€4€applies€are€the€complaint€and€summons,€Tenn.€R.ÏCiv.€P.€3,€while€the€ð ðprocessðð€in€a€proceeding€for€review€of€anÏadministrative€decision€is€a€petition€for€review.€€The€process€is€notÏthe€same,€but€since€the€method€and€means€of€service€set€forth€in€theÏrules€have€been€adopted€by€the€statute,€the€method€and€means€ofÏservice€are€the€same.€€ÌÌà àThe€Department€relies€upon€òòHRA,€Inc.€v.€Tenn.€Dept.€ofÏCommerce€and€Ins.óó,€914€S.W.2d€512,€513„14€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1995),€whichÍis€the€only€reported€decision€in€which€the€issue€before€the€Court€hasÏbeen€discussed.€€In€that€case,€the€final€administrative€decision€wasÏmade€by€the€Tennessee€Department€of€Commerce€and€Insurance.€€The€issueÏin€the€contested€case€was€the€ð ðexperience€modification€factorððÏapplicable€to€HRA€for€determining€the€premium€for€ð ðassigned€riskÏworkersðð€compensation€insurance.ðð€€That€factor€was€determined€by€theÏNational€Council€on€Compensation€Insurance€(NCCI)€subject€to€finalÏapproval€by€the€Department€of€Commerce€and€Insurance.€€HRA€filed€aÏpetition€for€judicial€review€of€the€administrative€decision.€€TheÏpetition€named€only€the€Department€of€Commerce€and€Insurance€as€aÏdefendant.€€A€copy€of€the€petition€was€served€on€the€Department,€and€aÏcopy€was€delivered€to€the€attorney€who€had€represented€NCCI€in€theÏadministrative€proceedings.ÌÌà àThe€Court€of€Appeals€held€that€the€petitioner€had€failed€toÏpreserve€its€right€of€review€against€NCCI,€the€only€party€againstÏwhich€the€petitioner€stated€a€ð ðviable€issue.ðð€€òòId.óó€at€516.€€AlthoughÏnot€essential€to€its€decision,€the€Court€of€Appeals€stated:€€ð ðClearly,Ïunder€the€quoted€statute€and€rule€[3],€the€petitioner,€HRA,€wasÏrequired€to€òòfileóó€a€complaint€(petition€for€review)€òòand€summonsóó€forÏservice€upon€all€interested€parties,€including€NCCI.ðð€€òòId.óó€at€5l4Ï(emphasis€in€original).€€The€decision€in€òòHRA,€Inc.óó€that€the€petitionerÏfailed€to€preserve€its€right€of€review€in€its€dispute€with€NCCI€isÏclearly€correct.€€However,€for€the€reasons€discussed€above,€it€appearsÍthat€the€language€of€the€statute€does€not€permit€an€interpretationÏwhich€conditions€the€right€to€judicial€review€upon€the€issuance€of€aÏsummons€when€the€party€against€which€relief€is€sought€was€a€party€toÏthe€administrative€proceedings€and€is€served€with€a€copy€of€theÏpetition.× ƒ1 ××  ×€€à à€€ÌÌà àThe€filing€and€issuance€of€a€summons€are€not€required€in€allÏoriginal€actions.€€The€commission€comments€to€Rule€3€state:ÌÌÓÓà8 à€€€€€There€are€some€statutory€causes€of€actionÏwhere€commencement€occurs€without€a€summons,€inÏwhich€instances€Rule€3€would€not€apply.€€òòSeeóóÏòòTennessee€State€Board€of€Education€v.€Cobbóó,€557ÏS.W.2d€276€(Tenn.€1977),€holding€that€teacherÏtenure€cases€dispense€with€a€summons€in€favor€ofÏserving€board€of€education€members€by€registeredÏmail€with€copies€of€a€chancery€court€petition,€asÏauthorized€by€T.C.A.€ðð€49„5„513.€€A€sampling€ofÏother€statutes€follows:ÌÌà8 à€€€€€T.C.A.€ðð€36„3„601€et€seq.,€order€ofÏprotectionÌÌà8 à€€€€€T.C.A.€ðð€36„4„103,€irreconcilable€differencesÏdivorceÌÌà8 à€€€€€T.C.A.€ðð€50„6„206,€workersðð€compensationÏsettlementÌÌà8 à€€€€€T.C.A.€ðð€34„3„113,€minorsðð€settlementÌÌà8 à€€€€€T.C.A.€€ðð€29„16„105,€eminent€domainÌÌà8 à€€€€€T.C.A.€€ðð€36„1„112,€adoption€with€consentÌÌà8 à€€€€€T.C.A.€€ðð€29„8„102,€name€changeÌÌà8 à€€€€€T.C.A.€€ðð€40„29„103,€restoration€ofÏcitizenship€rights€for€felons€convicted€beforeÏJuly1,€1986.ÌÌÌà8 àÌRule€3,€Advisory€Commission€Comments€[1993].ÌÌÌÌÓÓà àThe€legislature€obviously€concluded€that€the€issuance€of€aÏsummons€would€not€be€necessary€in€every€application€for€judicialÏreview€of€an€administrative€decision.€€ÌÌà àThe€decision€of€the€Court€of€Appeals€reversing€the€dismissalÏof€the€petition€is€affirmed,€and€the€case€is€remanded€to€the€trialÏcourt€for€further€proceedings.ÌÌà àCosts€are€taxed€against€the€Department€of€Health,€Bureau€ofÏMedicaid.ÌÌÓÓà àà àà àà àà àà à_________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àReid,€J.ÌÌÌConcur:ÌÌAnderson,€C.J.,€Drowota,€Birch,Ì€€and€Holder,€JJ.