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§ 71-5-2602. Record Keeping

Upon submitting a claim for, or upon receiving payment for, goods, services, items, facilities or accommodations under the TennCare program, a managed care organization, provider, vendor, subcontractor, or any other person or entity, shall maintain adequate records for a minimum of five (5) years after the date on which payment was received, if payment was […]

§ 71-5-2603. Fraud Reporting Requirements — Immunity From Liability

All managed care organizations, contractors, subcontractors, providers or any other person or entity shall advise the office of TennCare inspector general immediately when there is actual knowledge, not subject to a testimonial privilege, that an act of recipient, enrollee, or applicant fraud is being, or has been committed. The office of TennCare inspector general shall […]

§ 71-5-2517. Authority to Require Periodic Provision of Specific Data — Compliance — Format of Data — Charge for Supplying Data — Sufficient Dedicated Storage Space and Access to Software — Construction

The office of inspector general is authorized to require periodic provision of specific categories, types, or collations of data without the necessity of issuing a new request at the commencement of each period. Compliance with a request by the office of inspector general is not dependent on approval by the bureau of TennCare, and it […]

§ 71-5-2518. Rules and Regulations

The inspector general shall have authority to promulgate rules and regulations pursuant to the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, as are necessary to implement §§ 71-5-2513 — 71-5-2521. The rules shall be promulgated as emergency rules. The inspector general is designated as the agency person to review initial orders and […]

§ 71-5-2520. Collections of Penalties, Fees and Costs

All funds collected as civil penalties, attorney’s fees, costs, or costs of investigation by the inspector general, pursuant to this part or part 26, shall be deposited by the state treasurer in a separate account exclusively for the use of that office to defray the expenses of continued operations involving recipient fraud and abuse, including, […]

§ 71-5-2521. Report

The office of inspector general shall include in its annual report information on the progress of its data mining efforts, including any difficulties encountered in obtaining access to data from either private or government entities, and suggestions for legislative or other solutions.