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TN Code § 50-6-209 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 50 - Employer and Employee|Chapter 6 - Workers' Compensation Law|Part 2 - Claims and Payment of Compensation|§ 50-6-209. Maximum Compensation

  In all cases of permanent total disability of an employee covered by this chapter, sixty-six and two-thirds percent (662/3%) of the average weekly wages shall be paid, subject to maximum compensation as follows: where there are or are not persons dependent upon each injured employee, the maximum weekly benefit per week.    In all cases of death of an employee covered by this chapter, sixty-six and two-thirds percent (662/3%) of the average weekly wages shall be paid in cases where the deceased employee leaves dependents, subject to the maximum weekly benefit.   In all cases of death of an employee covered by this chapter, and where the employee leaves no dependents, as provided in § 50-6-210, then the lump sum amount of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) shall be paid to the estate of the deceased employee.   The total amount of compensation payable under this subsection (b) shall not exceed the maximum total benefit exclusive of medical, hospital and funeral benefits.
TN Code § 50-6-211 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 50 - Employer and Employee|Chapter 6 - Workers' Compensation Law|Part 2 - Claims and Payment of Compensation|§ 50-6-211. Contribution to Payment of Compensation by Two or More Employers — Agreement Between Employers

  In case any employee for whose injury or death compensation is payable under this chapter, shall, at the time of injury, be employed and paid jointly by two (2) or more employers subject to this chapter, the employers shall contribute to the payment of the compensation in a proportion of their several wage liability to the employee.   If one (1) or more, but not all, of the employers are subject to this chapter, and otherwise subject to liability for compensation under this chapter, then the liability of those who are so subject shall be to pay the proportion of the entire compensation that their portion of the wage liability bears to the wages of the employee; provided, that nothing in this section shall prevent any agreement between the different employers between themselves as to the distribution of the ultimate burden of the compensation.
TN Code § 50-6-212 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 50 - Employer and Employee|Chapter 6 - Workers' Compensation Law|Part 2 - Claims and Payment of Compensation|§ 50-6-212. Hernia or Rupture

  In all claims for compensation for hernia or rupture, resulting from injury by accident arising primarily out of and in the course and scope of the employee's employment, it must be definitely proven to the satisfaction of the court that:  There was an injury resulting in hernia or rupture;   The hernia or rupture appeared suddenly;   It was accompanied by pain;   The hernia or rupture immediately followed the accident; and   The hernia or rupture did not exist prior to the accident for which compensation is claimed.     All hernia or rupture, inguinal, femoral or otherwise, so proven to be the result of an injury by accident arising primarily out of and in the course and scope of the employment, shall be treated in a surgical manner by a radical operation. If death results from the operation, the death shall be considered as the result of the injury, and compensation paid in accordance with this chapter.    In case the injured employee refuses to undergo the radical operation for the cure of the hernia or rupture, no compensation will be allowed during the time the refusal continues.   If, however, it is shown that the employee has some chronic disease, or is otherwise in such physical condition that the court finds it unsafe for the employee to undergo the operation, the employee shall be paid compensation in accordance with this chapter.
TN Code § 50-6-212 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 50 - Employer and Employee|Chapter 6 - Workers' Compensation Law|Part 2 - Claims and Payment of Compensation|§ 50-6-212. Hernia or Rupture. [Applicable to Injuries Occurring Prior to July 1, 2014.]

  In all claims for compensation for hernia or rupture, resulting from injury by accident arising out of and in the course of the employee's employment, it must be definitely proven to the satisfaction of the court that:  There was an injury resulting in hernia or rupture;   The hernia or rupture appeared suddenly;   It was accompanied by pain;   The hernia or rupture immediately followed the accident; and   The hernia or rupture did not exist prior to the accident for which compensation is claimed.     All hernia or rupture, inguinal, femoral or otherwise, so proven to be the result of an injury by accident arising out of and in the course of the employment, shall be treated in a surgical manner by a radical operation. If death results from the operation, the death shall be considered as the result of the injury, and compensation paid in accordance with this chapter.    In case the injured employee refuses to undergo the radical operation for the cure of the hernia or rupture, no compensation will be allowed during the time the refusal continues.   If, however, it is shown that the employee has some chronic disease, or is otherwise in such physical condition that the court finds it unsafe for the employee to undergo the operation, the employee shall be paid compensation in accordance with this chapter.
TN Code § 50-6-213 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 50 - Employer and Employee|Chapter 6 - Workers' Compensation Law|Part 2 - Claims and Payment of Compensation|§ 50-6-213. Epileptics — Election Not to Be Covered by Certain Provisions — Revocation

  Epileptics may elect not to be subject to this part for injuries resulting because of epilepsy and still remain subject to its provisions for all other injuries.   This election shall be made by giving notice to the employer in writing on a form to be furnished by the bureau of workers' compensation and filing a copy of the notice with the bureau.   An election may be revoked by giving written notice to the employer of revocation, and the revocation shall be effective upon filing copy of the notice with the bureau.
TN Code § 50-6-214 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 50 - Employer and Employee|Chapter 6 - Workers' Compensation Law|Part 2 - Claims and Payment of Compensation|§ 50-6-214. Responsibility for Payment of Benefits and Loss Adjustment Expenses Between Insurance Carrier and Self-Insured Employer

  The administrator or the administrator's designee shall order appropriate workers' compensation benefits and loss adjustment expenses associated with the claim to be paid on an equal basis by the insurance carrier or carriers and the self-insured employer, as appropriate, in any case where:   An employer changes insurance carriers;   The employer having been self-insured, becomes insured; or   The employer having been insured, is approved to be self-insured; and     One (1) of the following applies:  The compensability of the claim is not being disputed by the employer or carrier; or   A workers' compensation judge has determined the claim to be compensable or ordered the provision of benefits to an employee; and     There is a dispute as to which entity is responsible to provide workers' compensation benefits to a worker.     Upon an agreement by the parties or a court order as to which entity is responsible to pay the workers' compensation benefits to the employee, the entity responsible for the provision of workers' compensation benefits shall reimburse the other entity all moneys paid for or on behalf of the employee as ordered by the administrator or the administrator's designee, plus interest from the date of payment at the rate set by § 47-14-121.
TN Code § 50-6-214 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 50 - Employer and Employee|Chapter 6 - Workers' Compensation Law|Part 2 - Claims and Payment of Compensation|§ 50-6-214. Responsibility for Payment Benefits and Loss Adjustment Expenses Between Insurance Carrier and Self-Insured Employer. [Applicable to Injuries Occurring Prior to July 1, 2014.]

  The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall order appropriate workers' compensation benefits and loss adjustment expenses associated with the claim to be paid on an equal basis by the insurance carrier or carriers and the self-insured employer, as appropriate, in any case where:   An employer changes insurance carriers;   The employer having been self-insured, becomes insured; or   The employer having been insured, is approved to be self-insured; and     One (1) of the following applies:  The compensability of the claim is not being disputed by the employer or carrier; or   A workers' compensation specialist has determined the claim to be compensable or ordered the provision of benefits to an employee; and     There is a dispute as to which entity is responsible to provide workers' compensation benefits to a worker.     Upon an agreement by the parties or a court order as to which entity is responsible to pay the workers' compensation benefits to the employee, the entity responsible for the provision of workers' compensation benefits shall reimburse the other entity all moneys paid for or on behalf of the employee as ordered by the commissioner or the commissioner's designee, plus interest from the date of payment at the rate set by § 47-14-121.
TN Code § 50-6-216 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 50 - Employer and Employee|Chapter 6 - Workers' Compensation Law|Part 2 - Claims and Payment of Compensation|§ 50-6-216. Ombudsman Program

  The administrator shall establish a workers' compensation ombudsman program to assist injured or disabled employees, persons claiming death benefits, employers, and other persons in protecting their rights, resolving disputes, and obtaining information available under workers' compensation laws. The ombudsman program shall be available only to those individuals or organizations that are not represented by an attorney in the claim for workers' compensation benefits.   No statement, discussion, evidence, allegation or other matter of legal significance that occurs in the presence of an ombudsman shall be admissible as evidence in any other proceeding.   The administrator may adopt rules and regulations consistent with this chapter in order to fulfill the purposes of this section in an orderly and efficient manner.   The bureau shall have authority to assess a civil penalty against any person or organization, with the exception of the state or a representative of the state, that refuses to cooperate with the services provided by an ombudsman as provided in § 50-6-118.    Any party that is not represented by legal counsel may request the services of a workers' compensation ombudsman by contacting the office of mediation services.   The ombudsman's authority shall include, but not be limited to, the following:  Meet with and provide information to unrepresented parties about the unrepresented party's rights and responsibilities under the law;   Explain the administrative process for resolving workers' compensation claims;   Investigate claims and attempt to resolve disputes without resort to alternative dispute resolution and court proceedings;   Communicate with all parties and providers in the claim;   Assist the parties in the completion of forms; and   Facilitate the exchange of medical records.     An ombudsman who is not a licensed attorney shall not provide legal advice; however, an ombudsman who is a licensed attorney may provide limited legal advice but shall not represent any party as the party's attorney. No ombudsman shall make attorney referrals.   An ombudsman shall not be called to testify in any proceeding and no statement or representation made to an ombudsman shall be considered by a workers' compensation judge for any purpose.   An unrepresented party has a right to consult with an ombudsman and receive services under this subsection. If the party receiving the services of an ombudsman obtains legal counsel pertaining to the case or dispute for which the services of an ombudsman were engaged, the party, or the party's counsel, shall immediately notify the bureau and the office of mediation services. Upon receipt of notice that the party has retained counsel, the ombudsman shall terminate all services.
TN Code § 50-6-218 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 50 - Employer and Employee|Chapter 6 - Workers' Compensation Law|Part 2 - Claims and Payment of Compensation|§ 50-6-218. Appointment of Judges on the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board

  The governor, in consultation with the speaker of the house of representatives and the speaker of the senate, shall appoint three (3) qualified individuals to serve as judges on the workers' compensation appeals board. Each individual selected shall be a Tennessee licensed attorney, with at least seven (7) years' experience in workers' compensation matters, shall be at least thirty (30) years of age, and shall be required to attend annual training on workers' compensation laws.   Upon appointment, each judge of the workers' compensation appeals board shall serve a term of six (6) years and may be reappointed for an additional term by the governor upon expiration of the initial term. No judge appointed to the workers' compensation appeals board shall serve more than two (2) full terms, and service of more than half of a six (6) year term shall constitute service of one (1) full term. Any judge appointed to the workers' compensation appeals board to serve less than a full term to fill a vacancy created by the removal or resignation of a judge sitting on the workers' compensation appeals board shall be eligible to serve an additional two (2) full terms. In the initial appointment of judges to the workers' compensation appeals board, one (1) judge appointed shall serve a term of two (2) years, one (1) judge appointed shall serve a term of four (4) years, and one (1) judge appointed shall serve a term of six (6) years.   The governor shall have authority to remove a judge sitting on the workers' compensation appeals board during an unexpired term for the commission of any of the judicial offenses provided in § 17-5-301(j)(1).   Any person appointed to serve as a judge on the workers' compensation appeals board shall be required to take an oath or affirmation to support the constitutions of the United States and of this state, and to administer justice without respect of persons, and impartially to discharge all the duties incumbent upon a judge to the best of the judge's skill and ability. The governor or any active or retired Tennessee judge or chancellor may administer the oath.   No person appointed to serve as a judge on the workers' compensation appeals board shall practice law, or perform any of the functions of attorney or counsel, in any of the courts of this state, except in cases in which the judge may have been employed as counsel previous to the appointment as a judge on the workers' compensation appeals board. A newly appointed judge on the workers' compensation appeals board can practice law only in an effort to wind up the judge's practice and must end the practice of law as soon as reasonably possible and in no event longer than one hundred eighty (180) days after assuming the position of judge on the workers' compensation appeals board.
TN Code § 50-6-219 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 50 - Employer and Employee|Chapter 6 - Workers' Compensation Law|Part 2 - Claims and Payment of Compensation|§ 50-6-219. Education and Training Program for Workers' Compensation Mediators, Judges, Chief Judge, Ombudsman and Judges of the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board

 The administrator shall institute and maintain an education and training program for workers' compensation mediators, workers' compensation judges, the chief judge, ombudsmen, and the judges of the workers' compensation appeals board in order to assure that these persons maintain current and appropriate skills and knowledge in performing their duties. Before assuming their duties, all persons selected to serve or appointed as workers' compensation mediators, workers' compensation judges, the chief judge, ombudsmen, or as judge of the workers' compensation appeals board shall be provided formal training and education, which shall include training on the department's workers' compensation system, the Tennessee workers' compensation statutes and case law, and the rules and regulations of the bureau of workers' compensation. In addition, such persons shall attend at least seven (7) hours of training each year that is focused on workers' compensation statutes and case law, and the rules and regulations of the bureau of workers' compensation.
TN Code § 50-6-220 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 50 - Employer and Employee|Chapter 6 - Workers' Compensation Law|Part 2 - Claims and Payment of Compensation|§ 50-6-220. [reserved.]

  Whenever payment of compensation is made to a surviving spouse for the surviving spouse's use, or for the surviving spouse's use and the use of a child or children, the written receipt of the payment by the surviving spouse shall acquit the employer in this and all other jurisdictions of the entire injury and all its damages.   Whenever payment is made to any person eighteen (18) years of age or over, the written receipt of the person shall acquit the employer in this and all other jurisdictions of the entire injury and all its damages.    Whenever payment is made to a person under eighteen (18) years of age, or to a dependent child as defined in § 50-6-210(b) over eighteen (18) years of age, the payment shall be paid to a duly and regularly appointed guardian or trustee of the child, and the receipt of the guardian or trustee shall acquit the employer in this and all other jurisdictions of the entire injury and all its damages and shall be in lieu of any claim of the parents of the child or minor for loss of services.   Where the amount of compensation due a person under eighteen (18) years of age does not exceed the sum of two hundred fifty dollars ($250), the court may, in its discretion, direct the amount of compensation due the minor be paid as provided by title 34, chapter 1.
TN Code § 50-6-222 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 50 - Employer and Employee|Chapter 6 - Workers' Compensation Law|Part 2 - Claims and Payment of Compensation|§ 50-6-222. Preference or Priority of Rights of Compensation

 All rights of compensation granted by this chapter shall have the same preference or priority for the whole thereof against the assets of the employer as is allowed by law for any unpaid wages for labor.
TN Code § 50-6-223 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 50 - Employer and Employee|Chapter 6 - Workers' Compensation Law|Part 2 - Claims and Payment of Compensation|§ 50-6-223. Exemption and Nonassignability of Compensation Claims — Exceptions to Nonassignability

  No claim for compensation under this chapter shall be assignable, and all compensation and claims for compensation shall be exempt from claims of creditors.   Notwithstanding subsection (a), compensation made by periodic payments shall be subject to income assignment for payment of support as provided by title 36, chapter 5, part 5 and § 50-2-105.   Notwithstanding subsection (a), the department of human services shall have a lien on any lump-sum settlements for the collection of current or overdue support as defined by § 36-5-113, and may enforce the lien as provided by title 36, chapter 5, part 9.
TN Code § 50-6-224 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 50 - Employer and Employee|Chapter 6 - Workers' Compensation Law|Part 2 - Claims and Payment of Compensation|§ 50-6-224. Limitation of Actions. [Applicable to Injuries Occurring Prior to July 1, 2014.]

  The time within which the following acts shall be performed under this chapter shall be limited to the following periods, respectively:  Actions or proceedings by an injured employee to determine or recover compensation: one (1) year after the occurrence of the injury, except as provided in § 50-6-203;   Actions or proceedings by dependents to determine or recover compensation: one (1) year after the date of notice in writing given by the employer to the division of workers' compensation, stating the employer's willingness to pay compensation when it is shown that the death is one for which compensation is payable. In case the deceased was a native of a foreign country and leaves no known dependent or dependents within the United States, it shall be the duty of the commissioner to give written notice forthwith of the death to the consul or other representative of the foreign country residing within the state;   Proceedings to obtain judgment in case of default of employer for thirty (30) days to pay any compensation due under any settlement or determination: one (1) year after the default; and   In case of physical or mental incapacity, other than minority, of the injured person or the injured person's dependents to perform or cause to be performed any act required within the time in this section specified: the period of limitation in those cases shall be extended for one (1) year from the date when the incapacity ceases.     This section applies only to injuries that arise on or before December 31, 2004, and shall have no applicability to injuries that arise on or after January 1, 2005.