Tennessee Code 33-2-708 – Center not authorized to act as insurer
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 33-2-708
- Community mental health center: includes any parent or corporate affiliate of a community mental health center as defined in §. See Tennessee Code 33-2-703
- Cooperative agreement: means an agreement among two (2) or more community mental health centers for the offering, provision, operation, coordination, planning, funding, pricing, contracting, utilization review, or management of mental health and related services under programs funded or administered by departments or agencies of state government, including, but not limited to, the TennCare program, or the sharing, allocation, or referral of service recipients, personnel, instructional programs, support services, ancillary services, and facilities, or other services traditionally offered by community mental health centers for the programs. See Tennessee Code 33-2-703
- Department: means the department of mental health and substance abuse services. See Tennessee Code 33-1-101
Unless otherwise permitted by law, nothing in this part shall be deemed to grant any community mental health center or group of community mental health centers pursuant to a cooperative agreement, the authority to operate as a health maintenance organization, preferred provider organization, or insurer without obtaining an appropriate license from the department of commerce and insurance.