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Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-202

Electronic submission and processing of medical bills

Known as the Workers' Compensation Law

The act spans §§ 50-6-101 to 50-6-921 (224 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 2015 TN WC 116 - Caskey, Shawn v. Powers Pizza, LLC (2015)

Most recently applied in 2015 TN WC 116 - Caskey, Shawn v. Powers Pizza, LLC (September 2015)

Acts 1919, ch. 123, § 23; Shan

(1) On or after July 1, 2014, the administrator, in cooperation with the commissioner of commerce and insurance, shall adopt rules regarding the electronic submission and processing of medical bills by health care providers to insurance carriers.

(2) Insurance carriers shall accept medical bills submitted electronically by health care providers in accordance with the administrator's rules.

(3) The administrator shall establish by rule the criteria for granting exceptions to insurance carriers and health care providers who are unable to submit or accept medical bills electronically.

Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.