{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-56-7-117","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 56-7-117","heading":"Required use of mail-order pharmacy prohibited","body":"(a) No group medical benefit contract issued by an insurance company, a hospital service corporation, a hospital and medical service corporation, a medical service corporation, a health maintenance organization or a health care center, that provides coverage for prescription drugs, may require any person covered under the contract to obtain prescription drugs from a mail-order pharmacy in order to obtain benefits for the drugs, or to pay an additional fee or be subjected to any other penalty for failing to utilize any mail-order pharmacy designated by the insurance company or other issuing organization.\n(b) The commissioner is authorized to promulgate regulations to implement and enforce this section.","path":["TN Code","Title 56","Chapter 7"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"d7f91346170ae5ec3068315b3b98c1554b569d64976ecfdad0cf5f95b63b171f","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-56-7-116","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-56-7-118"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}