Tennessee § 56-32-101 - Short title.
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§ 56-32-101. Short title.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Health Maintenance Organization Act of 1986.” Acts 1986, ch. 713, § 1; T.C.A. § 56-32-201 . Code Commission Notes. Former part 2, §§ 56-32-201 — 56-32-238 , was redesignated as part 1, §§ 56-32-101 — 56-32-138 , by the code commission in 2008. Compiler's Notes. Former part 1, §§ 56-32-101 — 56-32-109 (Acts 1971, ch. 419, §§ 1 — 5; 1978, ch. 818, § 1; T.C.A., §§ 56-4101 — 56-4105; Acts 1981, ch. 202, § 1; 1981, ch. 262, § 1; 1983, ch. 374, § 1; 1985, ch. 354, §§ 4, 5), concerning health maintenance organizations, was repealed by Acts 1986, ch. 713, § 27. For provisions relating to health maintenance organizations, see this part. Law Reviews. Constitutional Issues Raised by States' Exclusion of Fertility Drugs from Medicaid Coverage in Light of Mandated Coverage of Viagra, 54 Vand. L. Rev. 359 (2001). Health Care Reform Through Medicaid Managed Care: Tennessee (TennCare) as a Case Study and a Paradigm, 53 Vand. L. Rev. 125 (2000). Health Maintenance Organizations and Federal Law: Toward a Theory of Limited Reformmongering (Philip C. Kissam, Ronald M. Johnson), 29 Vand. L. Rev. 1163. Managed Care Liability: The Coming Wave in Medical Malpractice (Stephen E. Roth and Jeffrey H. Wicks), 36 No. 6 Tenn. B.J. 14 (2000). The Brief Life of the Gag Clause: Why Anti-Gag Clause Legislation Isn't Enough, 67 Tenn. L. Rev. 1 (1999).
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