(a) Whenever any contract, plan, or policy of insurance issued in this state provides for reimbursement of any service that is within the lawful scope of practice of a nurse in advanced practice, the insured or other person entitled to benefits under the contract, plan, or policy shall be entitled to reimbursement for the services, whether the services are performed by a duly licensed physician or a duly licensed nurse in advanced practice. As used in this section, “nurse in advanced practice” means a registered nurse who is duly licensed by the state board of nursing and who is also a nationally certified nurse practitioner, a nationally certified registered nurse anesthetist, or a nationally certified clinical specialist.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 56-7-2408

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Person: means any association, aggregate of individuals, business, company, corporation, individual, joint-stock company, Lloyds-type organization, organization, partnership, receiver, reciprocal or interinsurance exchange, trustee or society. See Tennessee Code 56-16-102
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) Reimbursements shall be made in a timely manner.
(c) The provisions of this section relating to the services of a nurse in advanced practice apply to all contracts, plans, or policies issued or renewed on or after July 1, 1996.
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