Tennessee § 56-2-123 - Confirmation of verbal authorization for medical care.
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§ 56-2-123. Confirmation of verbal authorization for medical care.
If verbal authorization is given to a health care provider, insured, or enrollee for medical care under any individual, franchise, blanket or group health insurance policy, medical service plan or contract, hospital service corporation contract, hospital and medical service corporation contract, fraternal benefit society, health maintenance organization, or managed care organization, the verbal authorization shall be confirmed by written authorization, facsimile transmission, or verbally by means of a confirmation number or other confirmation code. Acts 1997, ch. 201, § 1.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 56-2-123 ("Confirmation of verbal authorization for medical care.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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