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§ 63-1-504. Direct primary care agreement.

TN Code § 63-1-504 (2019) (N/A)
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(a) A direct primary care agreement is not insurance and is not subject to regulation by the department of commerce and insurance.

(b) Entering into a direct primary care agreement is not the business of insurance and is not subject to regulation under title 56.

(c) A direct primary care physician or the agent of a direct primary care physician is not required to obtain a certification of authority or license under the Tennessee Insurance Producer Licensing Act of 2002, compiled in title 56, chapter 6, to market, sell, or offer to sell a direct primary care agreement.

(d) A direct primary care agreement is not a discount medical plan.

(e) A direct primary care agreement shall:

(1) Allow either party to terminate the agreement upon written notice to the other party;

(2) Provide that fees are not earned by the direct primary care physician until the month paid by the periodic fee has been completed; and

(3) Provide that, upon termination of this agreement by the individual patient, all unearned fees are to be returned to the patient.

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