§ 50-6-421 — Requesting and obtaining information on employer workers' compensation insurance policies to ensure compliance with law - Confidentiality - What constitutes public record

Tennessee § 50-6-421

• Jurisdiction: Tennessee
• Title: 50

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(a) The administrator of the bureau of workers' compensation may request and obtain information regarding employer workers' compensation insurance policies in order to ensure compliance with the law. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), any information relating to workers' compensation insurance policies obtained by the administrator pursuant to this subsection (a) shall be deemed confidential and shall not constitute a public record, as defined in § 10-7-503 ; provided, such information may be used by any state agency, or vendor designated by the state, for the purpose of ensuring compliance with the law. (b) The following information obtained by the administrator pursuant to subsection (a) shall constitute a public record, as defined in § 10-7-503 , and shall be open for personal inspection by any citizen of this state: (1) Employer name and business address; (2) Workers' compensation insurance carrier name and business address; and (3) Workers' compensation insurance policy number, policy effective date, policy expiration date, policy cancellation date, and policy reinstatement date.

Legislative History

Acts 2013 , ch. 50, § 1; 2013 , ch. 282, § 1; 2015 , ch. 341, § 15; 2015 , ch. 345, § 1.