2016 Tennessee Code
Title 56 - Insurance
Chapter 7 - Policies and Policyholders
Part 31 - Pharmacy Benefits Managers
§ 56-7-3102. Part definitions.

As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Covered entity" means a health insurance issuer, managed health insurance issuer as defined in § 56-32-128(a), nonprofit hospital, medication service organization, insurer, health coverage plan, health maintenance organization licensed to practice pursuant to this title, a health program administered by the state or its political subdivisions, including the TennCare programs administered pursuant to the waivers approved by the United States department of health and human services, nonprofit insurance companies, prepaid plans, self-insured entities, and all other corporations, entities or persons, or an employer, labor union, or other group of persons organized in the state that provides health coverage to covered individuals who are employed or reside in the state. "Covered entity" does not include a health plan that provides coverage only for accidental injury, specified disease, hospital indemnity, medicare supplement, disability income, or other long-term care;

(2) "Maximum allowable cost" means the maximum amount that a pharmacy benefits manager or covered entity will reimburse a pharmacy for the cost of a drug or a medical product or device;

(3) "Maximum allowable cost list" means a list of drugs, medical products or devices, or both medical products and devices, for which a maximum allowable cost has been established by a pharmacy benefits manager or covered entity;

(4) "Pharmacist" and "pharmacy" have the same meanings as those terms are defined in § 63-10-204;

(5) "Pharmacy benefits manager" means a person, business or other entity and any wholly or partially owned subsidiary of the entity, that administers the medication and/or device portion of pharmacy benefits coverage provided by a covered entity. "Pharmacy benefits manager" includes, but is not limited to, a health insurance issuer, managed health insurance issuer as defined in § 56-32-128(a), nonprofit hospital, medication service organization, insurer, health coverage plan, health maintenance organization licensed to practice pursuant to this title, a health program administered by the state or its political subdivisions, including the TennCare programs administered pursuant to the waivers approved by the United States department of health and human services, nonprofit insurance companies, prepaid plans, self-insured entities, and all other corporations, entities or persons acting for a pharmacy benefits manager in a contractual or employment relationship in the performance of pharmacy benefits management for a covered entity and includes, but is not limited to, a mail order pharmacy; and

(6) "Pharmacy services administrative organization" means an entity that provides contracting and other administrative services to pharmacies to assist them in their interaction with third-party payers, pharmacy benefits managers, drug wholesalers, and other entities.