Tennessee § 50-6-421 - Requesting and obtaining information on employer workers’ compensation insurance policies to ensure compliance with law — Confidentiality — What constitutes public record.

§ 50-6-421. Requesting and obtaining information on employer workers’ compensation insurance policies to ensure compliance with law — Confidentiality — What constitutes public record.

The administrator of the bureau of workers' compensation may request and obtain information regarding employer workers’ compensation insurance policies in order to ensure compliance with the law. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), any information relating to workers’ compensation insurance policies obtained by the administrator pursuant to this subsection (a) shall be deemed confidential and shall not constitute a public record, as defined in § 10-7-503 ; provided, such information may be used by any state agency, or vendor designated by the state, for the purpose of ensuring compliance with the law. The following information obtained by the administrator pursuant to subsection (a) shall constitute a public record, as defined in § 10-7-503 , and shall be open for personal inspection by any citizen of this state: Acts 2013, ch. 50, § 1; 2013, ch. 282, § 1; 2015, ch. 341, § 15; 2015, ch. 345, § 1. Amendments. The 2013 amendment by ch. 282, effective July 1, 2014, substituted “administrator of the division of workers' compensation” for “commissioner of labor and workforce development” at the beginning of (a); and substituted “administrator” for “commissioner” in the second sentence of (a) and in the introductory paragraph of (b). The 2015 amendment by ch. 341, effective May 4, 2015, substituted “bureau” for “division” at the beginning of (a). The 2015 amendment by ch. 345, effective May 4, 2015, rewrote (b)(3) which read: “Workers’ compensation insurance policy number, policy effective date and policy expiration date.” Effective Dates. Acts 2013, ch. 282, § 10. July 1, 2014. Acts 2015, ch. 341, § 19. May 4, 2015. Acts 2015, ch. 345, § 2. May 4, 2015. Cross-References. Confidentiality of public records, § 10-7-504 . Attorney General Opinions. The date that a workers’ compensation policy is canceled is not a “policy expiration date” under T.C.A. § 50-6-421(b) and is therefore confidential. OAG 14-11, 2014 Tenn. AG LEXIS 12 (1/21/14).