(a) All proprietary information, including but not limited to, provider reimbursement information provided either to the Tennessee department of commerce and insurance or to the TennCare bureau, or any successor entity operated by the state of Tennessee for the purpose of administering the TennCare program, or any successor program shall be deemed confidential and not subject to disclosure under the Tennessee Public Records Act, compiled in title 10, chapter 7. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to conflict with or obviate §§ 56-9-202(b) and 56-9-504(f).
Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) This section shall not apply to disclosures to the medicaid fraud unit of the Tennessee bureau of investigation for law enforcement activities authorized by federal or state law.(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit access to, or use of, these records by governmental agencies performing official functions.
