2021 Tennessee Code
Part 1 - General Provisions
§ 50-6-126. Medical Director. [Applicable to Injuries Occurring Prior to July 1, 2014.]

The commissioner shall appoint a medical director who shall be the executive secretary and a nonvoting ex officio member of the medical committee. The medical director shall be appointed from a list of three (3) nominees submitted by the Tennessee Medical Association. If the commissioner finds the list of three (3) nominees to be unsatisfactory, then the commissioner shall return the list to the Tennessee Medical Association and the association shall submit another list of nominees. This process shall be repeated, if necessary, until the commissioner selects a nominee to be medical director. The medical director may be a part-time employee, a full-time employee or a contract employee, and shall perform the following functions for which the medical director shall be responsible to the commissioner or medical care and cost containment committee, as appropriate:

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