Tennessee § 56-61-103 - Applicability and scope.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 56-61-103 — Applicability and scope., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 56-61-103. Applicability and scope.
Except as otherwise specified, this chapter shall apply to all health carriers. This chapter shall not apply to a policy or certificate that provides: Coverage only for a specified disease, specified accident or accident-only coverage, credit, dental, disability income, hospital indemnity, long-term care insurance, as defined by § 56-42-103, vision care or any other limited supplemental benefit or to a medicare supplement policy of insurance as defined by the commissioner; Coverage under a plan through medicare, medicaid or the federal employees health benefits program (FEHB); Any coverage issued under 10 U.S.C. § 1072 and any coverage issued as supplement to that coverage; Any coverage issued as supplemental to liability insurance; workers' compensation or similar insurance; automobile medical-payment insurance or any insurance under which benefits are payable without regard to fault; whether written on a group blanket or individual basis; or Any plan exempt from regulation under this title due to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) (29 U.S.C. § 1144). Acts 2010, ch. 980, § 4.
Frequently Asked Questions About Tennessee § 56-61-103
What does Tennessee Code Annotated § 56-61-103 cover?
Section 56-61-103 ("Applicability and scope.") 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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