Tennessee § 56-61-119 - Binding nature of external review decisions.
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§ 56-61-119. Binding nature of external review decisions.
An external review decision is binding on the health carrier except to the extent that the health carrier has other remedies available under applicable federal or state law. An external review decision is binding on the covered person except to the extent that the covered person has other remedies available under applicable federal or state law. An external review decision is binding on the healthcare provider except to the extent that the healthcare provider has other remedies available under applicable federal or state law. An aggrieved person may not file a subsequent request for external review involving the same adverse determination or final adverse determination for which the covered person has already received an external review decision pursuant to this chapter. Acts 2010, ch. 980, § 20.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 56-61-119 ("Binding nature of external review decisions.") 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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