Tennessee Code Title 56. Insurance § 56-51-135

(a) With respect to a prepaid limited health services contract, a person may not, unless licensed and appointed as a health insurance agent in accordance with the applicable provisions of the insurance code:

(b) All qualifications, disciplinary provisions, licensing and appointment procedures, fees, and related matters contained in the insurance code that apply to the appointment of health insurance agents by insurers also apply to prepaid limited health service organizations and to persons appointed by prepaid limited health service organizations as their agents.

(c) Examination, licensure, or appointment is not required of any regular salaried officer or employee of a prepaid limited health service organization who devotes substantially all of the regular salaried officer's or employee's services to activities other than the solicitation of prepaid limited health service organization contracts from the public, and who receives no commission or other compensation directly dependent upon the solicitation of the contracts.

(d) As used in this section, the term “salaried” refers to basic remuneration and does not include commissions, bonuses, or any other compensatory measures.