No policy of sickness and accident insurance delivered or issued for delivery to any person in this state on or after January 1, 1975, including both individual policies and group policies, shall exclude covered benefits because the insured is a patient hospitalized in a tax supported institution of this state or any county or municipality; provided, that the institution charges patients for the same services in the absence of insurance.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Chapter 26 - Accident and Sickness Insurance
§ 56-26-103. Withdrawal of Approval — Notice of Hearing
§ 56-26-104. Disapproval of Policy — Limitations and Exceptions
§ 56-26-105. Review — Certiorari
§ 56-26-106. Required Form and Contents of Policy
§ 56-26-107. Policy Deliverable in Another State
§ 56-26-108. Standard Form — Required Provisions
§ 56-26-109. Form of Permissible Policy Provisions
§ 56-26-110. Inapplicable or Inconsistent Provisions
§ 56-26-111. Sequence of Policy Provisions
§ 56-26-112. Third-Party Ownership
§ 56-26-115. Policy Provisions Not Specifically Covered
§ 56-26-117. Application as Part of Policy — Copy on Request
§ 56-26-118. Alteration of Application
§ 56-26-119. False Statements in Application
§ 56-26-120. Acts Not Constituting Waiver of Defenses
§ 56-26-121. Acceptance of Premiums After Expiration of Policy — Misstatement of Age
§ 56-26-125. Insurer's Right of Cancellation to Be Stated on Face of Policy
§ 56-26-126. Insurer's Option to Renew to Be Stated on Face of Policy
§ 56-26-127. Group or Franchise Policies Excluded
§ 56-26-128. Violations — Penalty
§ 56-26-129. Ten-Day Free Look on Health Insurance
§ 56-26-132. Health Care Insurance Advice for Senior Citizens