Tennessee Statutes
§ 63-1-166 — Acceptance of barter as payment for healthcare services
Tennessee § 63-1-166
JurisdictionTennessee
Title63
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-1-166 (2026).
Text
(a)Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a healthcare professional may accept goods or services as payment in a direct exchange of barter for healthcare services provided by the healthcare professional if the patient to whom the healthcare services are provided is not covered by health insurance coverage, as defined by § 56-7-109 . A healthcare professional who accepts barter as payment in accordance with this section shall annually submit a copy of the relevant federal tax form disclosing the healthcare professional's income from barter to the healthcare professional's licensing board. This section does not apply to any healthcare services provided at a pain management clinic as defined in § 63-1-301 .
(b)For purposes of this section, "healthcare professional" means a physician or ot
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Legislative History
Added by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 229,s 1, eff. 4/30/2019.
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Tennessee § 63-1-166, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/63-1-166.