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Tenn. Code Ann. § 56-8-205

Permissible actions by insurers

Known as the Tennessee Insurance Law

The act spans §§ 56-10-101 to 56-8-206 (1,220 sections).

Acts 1996, ch. 723, § 4; T.C.A. § 56-8-305.

Underwriting in accordance with the standards set forth in this section shall be deemed not to be a violation of this part. Upon request of the commissioner, a health carrier or insurer of an individual or group policy that has taken an action that adversely affects a subject of abuse on the basis of an abuse-related medical condition must explain the reason for its action to the commissioner in writing and must be able to demonstrate that its action:

(1) Does not have the purpose or effect of treating abuse status as a medical condition or underwriting criterion;

(2) Is otherwise permissible by law and applies in the same manner and to the same extent to all applicants and insureds with a similar medical condition without regard to whether the condition or claim is abuse-related; and

(3) Is based on a determination, made in conformance with actual or reasonably anticipated actuarial experience.

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.