# Tenn. Code Ann. § 56-7-3720: Applicability

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## Section

- **Citation:** Tenn. Code Ann. § 56-7-3720
- **Heading:** Applicability
- **Jurisdiction:** Tennessee
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TN Code / Title 56 / Chapter 7 / Section 56-7-3720

## Text

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), this part applies to all: (1) Insurers providing a healthcare plan that pays for the provision of healthcare services to covered persons; and (2) Healthcare plans and state healthcare plans. (b) This part does not apply to: (1) Healthcare plans that are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq.); (2) A policy of insurance issued pursuant to a contract with the bureau of TennCare; (3) TennCare or a successor program provided for in title 71, chapter 5; or (4) CoverKids or a successor program provided for in the CoverKids Act of 2006, compiled in title 71, chapter 3, part 11. Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 395, s 4, eff. 1/1/2025.
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), this part applies to all: (1) Insurers providing a healthcare plan that pays for the provision of healthcare services to covered persons; and (2) Healthcare plans and state healthcare plans.
(1) Insurers providing a healthcare plan that pays for the provision of healthcare services to covered persons; and
(2) Healthcare plans and state healthcare plans.
(b) This part does not apply to: (1) Healthcare plans that are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq.); (2) A policy of insurance issued pursuant to a contract with the bureau of TennCare; (3) TennCare or a successor program provided for in title 71, chapter 5; or (4) CoverKids or a successor program provided for in the CoverKids Act of 2006, compiled in title 71, chapter 3, part 11.
(1) Healthcare plans that are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq.);
(2) A policy of insurance issued pursuant to a contract with the bureau of TennCare;
(3) TennCare or a successor program provided for in title 71, chapter 5; or
(4) CoverKids or a successor program provided for in the CoverKids Act of 2006, compiled in title 71, chapter 3, part 11.
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 395, s 4, eff. 1/1/2025.

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