Chapter 0800-02-01

This chapter shall apply to all employees, employers, adjusting entities, and providers of services related to workers’ compensation claims subject to the Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Law.

The terms contained within these rules that are not specifically defined within these rules shall have the same definitions as those established by the Workers’ Compensation Law and the case law interpreting it. When any terms that are used in these rules differ from the definiti…

The Insurance Rate Service Organization designated for purposes that include the filing of insurance policy provisions and coverages and the determination of job classifications for applicable Bureau Rules shall be posted on the Bureau’s website.

(1) An adjusting entity must file appropriate evidence with the designated Rate Service Organization of an employer’s procurement or renewal of workers’ compensation insurance within thirty (30) calendar days of the procurement or renewal. Failure to timely file the appropriate e…

(1) An employer must accept any notice of a claim for workers’ compensation benefits from any employee or employee’s representative alleging an injury. (2) In order to ensure that Workers’ Compensation claims are acted on promptly, employers shall report all known or reported acc…

(1) Following receipt of notice of a workplace injury and the employee expressing a need for medical care, an employer shall, as soon as practicable but no later than three (3) business days after receipt of such request, provide the employee a panel of physicians as prescribed i…

(1) When forms are reproduced, they shall be reproduced in their entirety, including any instructions, and shall not be modified without written consent of the Administrator. A form may be revised by the Bureau at any time at the discretion of the Administrator and shall be made …

(1) Any corporate officer who personally elects to be exempted from the Workers’ Compensation Law shall file written notice of such election with the employer with a copy provided to the Bureau in accordance with the provisions of T.C.A. § 50-6-104 on Form I-6. Any corporate offi…

A party, in lieu of a physician’s deposition, may file a Standard Form Medical Report for Industrial Injuries- Form C-32 with the Administrator. The attending physician may charge a fee of up to One Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($150.00) for completion and certification of the form.

(1) The Bureau shall assess and collect civil penalties as defined in the Bureau’s Rules. (2) A violation of any Workers’ Compensation Rule included in Chapters 0800-02 without a defined penalty may result in a civil penalty of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than f…

(1) Workers’ compensation settlement documents are public records. (2) Pursuant to T.C.A. § 50-3-702(b) workers’ compensation claims records are exempt from public disclosure. (3) Pursuant to T.C.A. § 50-6-131 medical records held by the Bureau are not public records and are exem…

(1) Within five (5) business days of the date of the procurement or renewal of a policy, the adjusting entity is required to mail a copy of the Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Posting Notice, available on the Bureau’s website, via electronic mail or first class US Mail to the emp…

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