(a) Epileptics may elect not to be subject to this part for injuries resulting because of epilepsy and still remain subject to its provisions for all other injuries.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 50-6-213

  • Employer: includes any individual, firm, association or corporation, the receiver or trustee of the individual, firm, association or corporation, or the legal representative of a deceased employer, using the services of not less than five (5) persons for pay, except as provided in §. See Tennessee Code 50-6-102
  • written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) This election shall be made by giving notice to the employer in writing on a form to be furnished by the bureau of workers’ compensation and filing a copy of the notice with the bureau.
(c) An election may be revoked by giving written notice to the employer of revocation, and the revocation shall be effective upon filing copy of the notice with the bureau.
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