Tennessee · Statutes
Chapter 6
177 sections
177 sections
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-101Short title - Controlling law
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-102Chapter definitions
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-103Scope of chapter
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-104Election of corporate officer to be exempt from chapter
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-105Relief associations or funds for benefit of employees, spouses and dependents unaffected
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-106Employments not covered
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-107Application to coal mine operators and employees
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-108Right to compensation exclusive
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-109Nonperformance of statutory duty not relieved
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-110Injuries not covered - Drug and alcohol testing
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-111Grant program, funding, and administration - Awarding of grants - Annual reports
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-112Actions against third persons - Attorney's fees - Distribution of recovery - Limitations period
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-113Liability of principal contractor, intermediate contractor or subcontractor
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-114Supremacy of chapter - Setoffs for payments by disability plan
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-115Extraterritorial application of chapter - Coverage of construction services providers
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-116Construction of chapter
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-117ReservedRepealed
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-118Penalties
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-119Information awareness program
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-120Liability of construction design professionals
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-121Advisory council on workers' compensation
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-122Case management and utilization review - Use of HMOs and PPOs - Legislative intent - Claims by health care providers
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-123Case management system for coordinating medical care services
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-124Utilization review system - Preadmission review - Penalties for rendering excessive or inappropriate services - Legislative intent - Treatment guidelines
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-125Medical payment committee
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-126Medical director
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-127Public awareness program concerning workers' compensation fraud - Investigations and referrals
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-128Penalty for employer causing compensable claim to be paid by health insurance or failing to provide necessary medical treatment
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-130ReservedRepealed
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-131Confidentiality of medical records
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-132Report of employers who fail to provide coverage
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-133ReservedRepealed
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-134Annual review
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-135Medical advisory committee
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-201Notice of injury
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-202Electronic submission and processing of medical bills
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-203Limitation of time, claims and actions
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-204Medical treatment, attendance and hospitalization - Release of medical records - Reports - Disputes - Reimbursement or payment of expenses - Burial expenses - Physical examinations - Pain management - Impairment ratings
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-205Period of compensation - Maximum amount - Notice of payment, change or nonpayment - Records - Notice of controversy
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-206ReservedRepealed
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-207Schedule of compensation
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-208Subsequent permanent injury after sustaining previous permanent injury - Subsequent injury and vocational recovery fund - Disbursement - Settlement authority
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-209Maximum compensation
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-210Dependents - Compensation payments
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-211Contribution to payment of compensation by two or more employers - Agreement between employers
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-212Hernia or rupture
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-213Epileptics - Election not to be covered by certain provisions - Revocation
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-214Responsibility for payment of benefits and loss adjustment expenses between insurance carrier and self-insured employer
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-215Rental and assignment of PPO network rights
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-216Ombudsman program
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-217Workers' compensation appeals board
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-218Appointment of judges on the workers' compensation appeals board
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-219Education and training program for workers' compensation mediators, judges, chief judge, ombudsman and judges of the workers' compensation appeals board
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-221Receipts for payments
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-222Preference or priority of rights of compensation
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-223Exemption and nonassignability of compensation claims - Exceptions to nonassignability
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-224ReservedRepealed
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-225Appeal if dissatisfied or aggrieved by decision to certify compensation order as final
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-226Fees of attorneys and physicians, and hospital charges
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-227ReservedRepealed
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-228ReservedRepealed
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-229Commutation to lump sum payment with consent of court
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-230ReservedRepealed
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-231ReservedRepealed
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-232Present value of future installments - Deposit in trust releasing employer - Trustee to make payments
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-233Enforcement powers of administrator - Promulgation of rules and regulations to implement chapter
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-234Discontinuance or change in temporary disability benefits by employer - Resumption or increase of benefits
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-235Depositions by physicians - Written medical report - Admissibility - Schedule for charges
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-236Workers' compensation mediators program
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-237Court of workers' compensation claims
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-238Appointment of workers' compensation judges - Duties of judges - Appointment of chief judge of the court of workers' compensation claims - Duties of chief judge - Appointment of clerk of the court of workers' compensation claims - Duties of clerk
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-239Request of hearing after issuance of dispute certification notice - Issuance of notice - Permission required to present issues not certified by mediator - Conduct of hearings - Hearings of disputes on expedited basis - Discovery disputes -Penalties for failure to comply with orders - Filing fees - Judicial review of orders
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-240Approval or rejection of settlement agreements
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-241Maximum permanent partial disability awards for claims arising after July 1, 2004 but before July 1, 2014 - Public policy regarding legal immigration
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-242Additional disability benefits - Award of permanent partial disability benefits for permanent medical impairment in certain cases - Specific documented findings required - Employees not eligible or authorized to work in the United States under federal immigration laws are ineligible
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-243ReservedRepealed
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-244Statistical data form for assessment of workers' compensation system - Penalty for noncompliance
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-245Judgments with multiple findings and separate awards
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-246ReservedRepealed
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-301ReservedRepealed
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-302Retroactivity - Coal worker's pneumoconiosis, effect of federal law
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-303Compensation and benefits
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-304Last employer liable
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-305Notice of contraction of disease and claim for compensation
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-306Statute of limitations
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-307Waiver of compensation for aggravation of condition
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-401Authority to write insurance - Tax
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-402Classification of risks and premiums - Filing - Approval
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-404Bond or certificate
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-405Compensation insurance or proof of financial ability required - Self insurers - Payment of premiums - Excess catastrophe reinsurance coverage - Authority and duty of administrator
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-406Evidence of compliance to be filed - Penalty for failing to comply - Liability to employee in damages - Defenses
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-407Certificate of compliance with insurance provisions
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-408Mandatory policy provisions
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-409Policy provision concerning agreement to pay benefits
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-410Violations of Section 50-6-405
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-411[Effective until 7/1/2029] Workers' compensation insurance compliance investigations - Subpoenas and other process
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-411-d-12024 Tennessee Code Title 50 - EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE (§§ 50-1-101 — 50-11-106) Chapter 6 - WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW (§§ 50-6-101 — 50-6-1016) Part 4 - INSURANCE (§§ 50-6-401 — 50-6-421) Section 50-6-411 - [Effective 7/1/2029] Misclassification of employees by construction service providers
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-412[Effective Until 7/1/2029] Penalties for noncompliance with insurance requirements
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-412-d-12024 Tennessee Code Title 50 - EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE (§§ 50-1-101 — 50-11-106) Chapter 6 - WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW (§§ 50-6-101 — 50-6-1016) Part 4 - INSURANCE (§§ 50-6-401 — 50-6-421) Section 50-6-412 - [Effective 7/1/2029] Penalties for noncompliance with insurance requirements
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-413[Effective until 7/1/2029] Collection of penalties by civil action - Distress warrants