Section 1050-02-.16 - CONSUMER RIGHT-TO-KNOW REQUIREMENTS(1) Malpractice Reporting Requirements - The threshold amount below which medical malpractice judgments, awards or settlements in which payments are awarded to complaining parties need not be reported pursuant to the "Health Care Consumer Right-To-Know Act of 1998" shall be seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000).(2) Criminal Conviction Reporting Requirements - For purposes of the "Health Care Consumer Right-To-Know Act of 1998," the following criminal convictions must be reported:(a) Conviction of any felony; and(b) Conviction or adjudication of guilt of any misdemeanor, regardless of its classification, in which any element of the misdemeanor involves any one or more of the following: 3. Physical injury or threat of injury to any person.4. Abuse or neglect of any minor, spouse or the elderly.6. Practicing medicine without a license.(c) If any misdemeanor conviction reported under this rule is ordered expunged, a copy of the order of expungement signed by the judge must be submitted to the Department before the conviction will be expunged from any profile.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1050-02-.16
Original rule filed April 10, 2000; effective June 24, 2000.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-202, 4-5-204, 63-9-101, 63-9-111, 63-51-102, and 63-51-105.