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Tenn. Code Ann. § 56-61-106

Written procedures for grievances

Known as the Tennessee Health Carrier Grievance and External Review Procedure Act

The act spans §§ 56-61-101 to 56-61-125 (25 sections).

Acts 2010, ch. 980, § 7.

(1) Except as specified in § 56-61-109, a health carrier shall use written procedures for receiving and resolving grievances from aggrieved persons, as provided in §§ 56-61-107 and 56-61-108, unless otherwise provided by this chapter.

(2) A health carrier shall file with the commissioner a copy of the procedures required under subsection (a), including all forms used to process requests made pursuant to §§ 56-61-107 and 56-61-108. Any subsequent material modifications to the documents also shall be filed.

(3) A description of the grievance procedures required under this section shall be set forth in or attached to the membership booklet, provider manual, and health carrier's web site. The health carrier may include a description of the grievance procedures in the policy, certificate, outline of coverage or other evidence of coverage provided to aggrieved persons.

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.