[Effective 1/1/2025]

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), this part applies to all:

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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 56-7-3720

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • 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
(1) Insurers providing a healthcare plan that pays for the provision of healthcare services to covered persons; and
(2) Healthcare plans and state healthcare plans.
(b) This part does not apply to:

(1) Healthcare plans that are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq.);
(2) A policy of insurance issued pursuant to a contract with the bureau of TennCare;
(3) TennCare or a successor program provided for in title 71, chapter 5; or
(4) CoverKids or a successor program provided for in the CoverKids Act of 2006, compiled in title 71, chapter 3, part 11.
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