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Tenn. Code Ann. § 56-7-1010

Jurisdiction over insurers

Known as the Tennessee Insurance Law

The act spans §§ 56–56 (1,220 sections).

Acts 1983, ch. 314, § 1.

Notwithstanding any other law, and except as provided in this title, any person or other entity that provides coverage in this state for medical, surgical, chiropractic, physical therapy, speech pathology, audiology, professional mental health, dental, hospital, or optometric expenses, whether the coverage is by direct payment, reimbursement, or otherwise, shall be presumed to be subject to the jurisdiction of the department unless the person or other entity shows that while providing the services it is subject to the jurisdiction of another agency of this or another state or the federal government.

A person or entity may show that it is subject to the jurisdiction of another agency of the state or federal government by providing to the commissioner the appropriate certificate, license or contract issued by the other governmental agency that permits or qualifies it to provide those services for which it is licensed or certified.

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.