Tennessee Code Title 56. Insurance § 56-7-2357

(1) “Managed health insurance issuer” has the same meaning as defined in § 56-32-128(a); and

(2) “Medical laboratory” has the same meaning as defined in § 68-29-103.

(1) Deny a licensed medical laboratory the right to participate as a participating provider in a policy, contract, or plan on the same terms and conditions as are offered to another medical laboratory under the policy, contract, or plan; provided, that this subdivision (b)(1) does not prohibit a managed health insurance issuer or health insurance issuer from establishing rates or fees that may be higher in nonurban areas, or in specific instances where a managed health insurance issuer or health insurance issuer determines it necessary to contract with a particular provider in order to meet network adequacy standards or patient care needs; and

(2) Prevent a person who is a party to or beneficiary of a policy, contract, or plan from selecting a licensed medical laboratory of the person's choice to furnish the medical laboratory services offered under the contract, policy, or plan; provided, that the medical laboratory is a participating provider under the same terms and conditions of the contract, policy, or plan as those offered to another medical laboratory.

(1) A health insurance issuer or managed health insurance issuer from applying different coinsurance, co-payment, and deductible factors within the same employer group and other plan-sponsored groups; or

(2) An employer or other plan-sponsored group from offering multiple options or choices of health insurance benefit plans, including, but not limited to, cafeteria benefit plans.