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Tenn. Code Ann. § 56-7-2501

Sterilization operations — Policy provisions

Known as the Tennessee Insurance Law

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

Acts 1972, ch. 848, § 1; T.C.A., § 56-1162; Acts 1992, ch. 984, § 3; T.C.A., § 56-7-1006.

(1) Any law to the contrary notwithstanding, no contract of insurance that provides coverage for sterilization operations or procedures may be entered into or renewed on or after July 1, 1971, if the contract imposes any disclaimer, restriction on, or limitation of coverage with respect to the insured's reason for sterilization. All such contracts entered into or renewed on or after July 1, 1971, shall be construed to be in compliance with this section and any provisions in any contract that are in conflict with this section shall be of no force or effect.

(2) Any contract for a sterilization operation or procedure shall not be cancelled by the insurer unless the cancellation coincides with cancellation of the entire policy.

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.