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Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) As used in this section:
(1) “Coinsurance” means a percentage of the contractual fee schedule applicable to a particular health care provider that a covered person must pay for covered services rendered by that provider under the terms of a particular health insurance policy or plan;
(2) “Copayment” means the specified dollar amount that a covered person must pay for covered services during a visit to a health care provider under the terms of a particular health insurance policy or plan;
(3) “Covered person” has the same meaning as set forth in § 56-7-110(a); and
(4) “Health insurance entity” has the same meaning as set forth in § 56-7-109, but does not include government insurance plans created by title 8, chapter 27.
(b) A health insurance entity offering employer-based plans must offer to employers no less than one (1) plan option in which the copayment and coinsurance amounts for services rendered during an office visit to a chiropractic physician licensed under title 63, chapter 4, or to a physical therapist or occupational therapist licensed under title 63, chapter 13, are no greater than the copayment and coinsurance amounts for the services rendered during an office visit to a primary care physician licensed under title 63, chapter 6 or title 63, chapter 9.
(c) Compliance with this section shall not be required with respect to a particular insurance plan if it is determined that compliance would cause that plan to lose its status as a grandfathered health plan within the meaning of § 1251 of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148, as amended, and § 2301 of the federal Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, P.L. 111-152, as amended, both compiled in 42 U.S.C. § 18011.
(d) Nothing in this section shall apply to accident-only, specified disease, hospital indemnity, Medicare supplement, disability income, long-term care, or other limited benefit hospital insurance policies, and any employer plan exempt from regulation under this title due to § 514 of the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) (29 U.S.C. § 1144).
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Tennessee Code Title 56. Insurance § 56-7-2409 - last updated January 02, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tn/title-56-insurance/tn-code-sect-56-7-2409/
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