Terms Used In Tennessee Code 56-51-142

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Limited health service: means dental care services, vision care services, mental health services, substance abuse services, and pharmaceutical services. See Tennessee Code 56-51-102

Except as otherwise ordered by the court or as mutually agreed upon by the parties, every judgment or decree entered in any court against any prepaid limited health service organization for the recovery of money must be fully satisfied within sixty (60) days after the entry of the judgment or decree, or, in the case of an appeal from the judgment or decree, within sixty (60) days after the affirmance of the judgment or decree by the appellate court.