Tennessee § 50-6-202 - Electronic submission and processing of medical bills.

§ 50-6-202. Electronic submission and processing of medical bills.

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. Insurance carriers shall accept medical bills submitted electronically by health care providers in accordance with the administrator's rules. 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. Acts 1919, ch. 123, § 23; Shan. Supp., § 3608a172; Code 1932, § 6873; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 50-1002; Acts 2013, ch. 289, § 30. Compiler's Notes. Acts 2013, ch. 289, § 103 provided that the act, which amended this section, shall be known and may be cited as the “Workers' Compensation Reform Act of 2013.” Amendments. The 2013 amendment, effective July 1, 2014, rewrote this section which read: “(a)(1) The notice required to be given of the occurrence of an accident to the employer shall state in plain and simple language the name and address of the employee, the time, place, and nature and cause of the accident resulting in injury or death, and shall be signed by the claimant or by some person on the claimant’s behalf, or by any one (1) or more of the claimant’s dependents if the accident resulted in death to the employee.“(2) No defect or inaccuracy in the notice shall be a bar to compensation, unless the employer can show to the satisfaction of the tribunal in which the matter is pending that the employer was prejudiced by the failure to give the proper notice, and then only to the extent of the prejudice.“(b) The notice shall be given personally to the employer or to the employer’s agent or agents having charge of the business in working at which the injury was sustained by the employee.” Effective Dates. Acts 2013, ch. 289, § 106. July 1, 2014; provided, that, for purposes of promulgating rules and regulations, making appointments and making necessary provisions for the implementation of the act, the act shall take effect April 29, 2013.