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Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, if a policy of insurance issued in this state provides for coverage of health care rendered by a healthcare provider covered under title 63, the insured or other persons entitled to benefits under the policy are entitled to assign their benefits to the healthcare provider and such rights must be stated clearly in the policy. Notice of the assignment must be in writing to the insurer in order to be effective unless otherwise stated in the policy.
(b) As used in this section:
(1) Deleted by 2023 Pub.Acts, c. 42, § 1, eff. March 14, 2023.
(2) Deleted by 2023 Pub.Acts, c. 42, § 1, eff. March 14, 2023.
(3) “Healthcare facility” means a hospital as defined in § 68-11-201, or an ambulatory surgical treatment center as defined in § 68-11-201;
(4) “Healthcare provider” means any doctor of medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, chiropractic, podiatry, or optometry; a pharmacist or pharmacy; a hospital; a home health agency; an entity providing infusion therapy services; or an entity providing medical equipment services; and
(5) “Insured” means any person who has health insurance coverage as defined in § 56-7-109 through a health insurance entity as defined in § 56-7-109.
(6) Deleted by 2023 Pub.Acts, c. 42, § 1, eff. March 14, 2023.
(c) Deleted by 2023 Pub.Acts, c. 42, § 1, eff. March 14, 2023.
(d) Deleted by 2023 Pub.Acts, c. 42, § 1, eff. March 14, 2023.
(e) Deleted by 2023 Pub.Acts, c. 42, § 1, eff. March 14, 2023.
(f) This section does not prohibit a policy of insurance from providing reimbursement to an insured for expenses the insured incurred when the insured remitted payment directly to a healthcare provider or healthcare facility for provided covered healthcare services.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Tennessee Code Title 56. Insurance § 56-7-120 - last updated January 02, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tn/title-56-insurance/tn-code-sect-56-7-120/
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