Unfair insurance practice - Complaints for violations

TennesseeStatutes

Ask Donna

How this section applies to your facts.

TN Code › Title 56 › Chapter 60 › Section 56-60-109

This text was captured on Aug 14, 2026. It is a snapshot, not a live feed, so check the official code before relying on it.

Text

(a) It is an unfair insurance practice for the purposes of the Tennessee Unfair Trade Practices and Unfair Claims Settlement Act of 2009, compiled in chapter 8, part 1 of this title, to knowingly access a provider's services or exercise a provider's contractual discounts pursuant to a provider network contract if the access or exercise is not pursuant to a contractual relationship with the provider or with a contracting entity or third party who has a contractual relationship with the provider as specified in this chapter. (b) (1) To effectuate the purposes of this section, the department shall develop a complaint form for providers or others to submit alleging violations of this chapter. (2) Information provided in good faith to the department shall not make the provider or other individual or entity providing the information liable for civil damages as a result of providing the information. Acts 2009, ch. 466, § 10.

(a) It is an unfair insurance practice for the purposes of the Tennessee Unfair Trade Practices and Unfair Claims Settlement Act of 2009, compiled in chapter 8, part 1 of this title, to knowingly access a provider's services or exercise a provider's contractual discounts pursuant to a provider network contract if the access or exercise is not pursuant to a contractual relationship with the provider or with a contracting entity or third party who has a contractual relationship with the provider as specified in this chapter.

(b) (1) To effectuate the purposes of this section, the department shall develop a complaint form for providers or others to submit alleging violations of this chapter. (2) Information provided in good faith to the department shall not make the provider or other individual or entity providing the information liable for civil damages as a result of providing the information.

(1) To effectuate the purposes of this section, the department shall develop a complaint form for providers or others to submit alleging violations of this chapter.

(2) Information provided in good faith to the department shall not make the provider or other individual or entity providing the information liable for civil damages as a result of providing the information.

Acts 2009, ch. 466, § 10.

This is a copy of a public record, reproduced as it was published. It is not legal advice, and it may not be the version a court would rely on. Check the official source before you cite it.

A word about cookies

We need a few to keep you signed in and the library working. The rest help us see which pages people use and where they get stuck. They stay off unless you say yes.