[Expires 7/1/2024]

This part expires on July 1, 2024. However, the following rights and obligations survive the expiration:

(1) The authority of the bureau to impose late payment penalties and to collect unpaid annual coverage assessments and required refunds;

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 71-5-2006

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Bureau: means the bureau of TennCare. See Tennessee Code 71-5-2002
  • Covered hospital: means a hospital licensed under title 33 or title 68, as of July 1, 2023, but does not include an excluded hospital. See Tennessee Code 71-5-2002
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
(2) The rights of a covered hospital or an association of covered hospitals to file a petition for declaratory order to determine compliance with this part;
(3) The existence of the maintenance of coverage trust fund and the obligation of the bureau to use and apply the assets of the maintenance of coverage trust fund; and
(4) The obligation of the bureau to implement and maintain the requirements of § 71-5-161.