Tennessee Code Title 56. Insurance § 56-7-1014

(a) Health insurance entities, as defined in § 56-7-109, that contract with the state and perform services for the TennCare program or any successor program pursuant to title 71 shall establish reasonable protocols and procedures for reimbursing physicians employed by federally qualified health centers, so long as the protocols and procedures do not violate National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) standards. At a minimum, the protocols and procedures shall:

(b) As an alternative to subsection (a), health insurance entities, as defined in § 56-7-109, that contract with the state and perform services for the TennCare program or any successor program pursuant to title 71 may establish an expedited credentialing process for reimbursing physicians employed by federally qualified health centers, so long as the process does not violate NCQA standards.

(c) As used in this section, “federally qualified health center” means entities defined in §§ 1861(aa) and 1905 of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. § 1395x and 42 U.S.C. § 1396d, respectively).

(d) Nothing in this section shall require reimbursement of physician-rendered services that are not benefits or services covered by the health insurance entity.