§ 63-1-501. Short Title
This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Health Care Empowerment Act.”
§ 63-1-502. Part Definitions
As used in this part: “Direct medical care agreement” means a written contractual agreement between a direct medical care provider and an individual patient, or the patient’s legal representative, in which: The direct medical care provider agrees to provide medical care services to the individual patient for an agreed fee over an agreed period of […]
§ 63-1-503. Purchase and Payment of Medical Services or Products Outside of Insurance Plan or Outside of Tenncare or Medicare Program Not Prohibited
Nothing in state law prohibits a patient or a legal representative of a patient from seeking care outside of an insurance plan, or outside of the TennCare or Medicare program, and paying for that care. Nothing in state law prohibits a medical care provider licensed under this title, or a healthcare facility, licensed under title […]
§ 63-1-504. Direct Medical Care Agreement
A direct medical care agreement is not insurance and is not subject to regulation by the department of commerce and insurance. Entering into a direct medical care agreement is not the business of insurance and is not subject to regulation under title 56. A direct medical care provider, or the agent of a direct medical […]