Tennessee Code 56-51-146 – Investigative power of department
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 56-51-146
- Department: means the department of commerce and insurance. See Tennessee Code 56-51-102
- 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
- Person: means any association, aggregate of individuals, business, company, corporation, individual, joint-stock company, Lloyds-type organization, organization, partnership, receiver, reciprocal or interinsurance exchange, trustee or society. See Tennessee Code 56-16-102
- Prepaid limited health service organization: means any person, corporation, partnership, or any other entity that, in return for a prepayment from a health maintenance organization or a state or federal agency, undertakes to provide or arrange for, or provide access to, the provision of a limited health service to enrollees through an exclusive panel of providers. See Tennessee Code 56-51-102
The department has the power to examine and investigate the affairs of every person, entity, or prepaid limited health service organization in order to determine whether the person, entity, or prepaid limited health service organization is operating in accordance with this chapter, or has been or is engaged in any unfair method of competition or in any unfair or deceptive act or practice prohibited by §§ 56-8-103 and 56-8-104. The department also has the powers enumerated in chapter 8 of this title.