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:
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Title 50 - Employer and Employee
Chapter 6 - Workers' Compensation Law
§ 50-6-101. Short Title — Controlling Law
§ 50-6-101. Short Title. [Applicable to Injuries Occurring Prior to July 1, 2014.]
§ 50-6-102. Chapter Definitions
§ 50-6-102. Chapter Definitions. [Applicable to Injuries Occurring Prior to July 1, 2014.]
§ 50-6-105. Relief Associations or Funds for Benefit of Employees, Spouses and Dependents Unaffected
§ 50-6-106. Employments Not Covered
§ 50-6-106. Employments Not Covered. [Applicable to Injuries Occurring Prior to July 1, 2014.]
§ 50-6-107. Application to Coal Mine Operators and Employees
§ 50-6-109. Nonperformance of Statutory Duty Not Relieved
§ 50-6-116. Construction of Chapter
§ 50-6-116. Construction of Chapter. [Applicable to Injuries Occurring Prior to July 1, 2014.]
§ 50-6-126. Medical Director. [Applicable to Injuries Occurring Prior to July 1, 2014.]
§ 50-6-131. Confidentiality of Medical Records
§ 50-6-132. Report of Employers Who Fail to Provide Coverage
§ 50-6-134. Annual Review. [Applicable to Injuries Occurring Prior to July 1, 2014.]