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TN Code § 47-18-2607 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions|Chapter 18 - Consumer Protection|Part 26 - Structured Settlement Protection|§ 47-18-2607. Applicability

 This part shall apply to any transfer of structured settlement payment rights under a transfer agreement entered into on or after June 23, 2000; provided, that nothing contained herein shall imply that any transfer under a transfer agreement reached prior to June 23, 2000 is ineffective.
TN Code § 47-18-2701 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions|Chapter 18 - Consumer Protection|Part 27 - Health-Related Cash Discounts|§ 47-18-2701. Prohibited Activities

 It shall be unlawful and a violation of this part for any person to sell, market, promote, advertise or otherwise distribute any card or other purchasing mechanism or device, which is not insurance, that purports to offer discounts or access to discounts from health care providers in health-related purchases where:   Such card or other purchasing mechanism or device does not expressly provide in bold and prominent type that the discounts are not insurance;   Such discounts are not specifically authorized in a contract with each health care provider listed in conjunction with the card or other purchasing mechanism or device; or   The discounts or access to discounts offered or the range of discounts or access to the range of discounts offered are misleading, deceptive or fraudulent, regardless of the literal wording used.
TN Code § 47-18-2702 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions|Chapter 18 - Consumer Protection|Part 27 - Health-Related Cash Discounts|§ 47-18-2702. Jurisdiction

  Any person subject to liability under this part shall be deemed, as a matter of law, to have purposefully availed themselves of the privileges of conducting activities within Tennessee, sufficient to subject the person to the personal jurisdiction of the circuit or chancery court hearing an action brought pursuant to this part.   An action for violation of this part may be brought:  In the county where the plaintiff resides;   In the county where the plaintiff conducts business; or   In the county where the card or other purchasing mechanism or device was sold, marketed, promoted, advertised or otherwise distributed.      If, in such action, the court shall find that the defendant is violating or has violated any of the provisions of this part, it shall enjoin the defendant from a continuance thereof.   In addition to injunctive relief, the plaintiff in the action shall be entitled to recover from the defendant one hundred dollars ($100) per card or other purchasing mechanism or device sold, marketed, promoted, advertised or otherwise distributed within Tennessee, or ten thousand dollars ($10,000), whichever is greater.     The remedies prescribed in this section are cumulative and in addition to the remedies prescribed in the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act of 1977, compiled in part 1 of this chapter and any other applicable criminal, civil or administrative penalties.
TN Code § 47-18-2703 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions|Chapter 18 - Consumer Protection|Part 27 - Health-Related Cash Discounts|§ 47-18-2703. Application

 Nothing in this part shall be construed to apply to:   Eye or vision care services, glasses or contact lenses provided by an optometrist or ophthalmologist; or   Discount cards provided to members of a nonprofit association as an incidental benefit to membership in the association; provided, that membership in such association entitles members to apply for insurance that is available only to members of the association.
TN Code § 47-18-2704 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions|Chapter 18 - Consumer Protection|Part 27 - Health-Related Cash Discounts|§ 47-18-2704. Compliance by Issuers

 Any person subject to liability under this part shall be required to issue cards complying with the provisions of this section on July 1, 2001, or upon the issuance of a renewed card before July 1, 2002, whichever is later.
TN Code § 47-18-2801 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions|Chapter 18 - Consumer Protection|Part 28 - Price-Gouging of Vaccines and Inoculations During Medical Emergencies|§ 47-18-2801. Public Policy

 Price gouging of vaccines and inoculations during a medical emergency is contrary to the public policy of the state of Tennessee.
TN Code § 47-18-2802 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions|Chapter 18 - Consumer Protection|Part 28 - Price-Gouging of Vaccines and Inoculations During Medical Emergencies|§ 47-18-2802. Prohibited Acts During Medical Emergency — Defenses

  Upon the proclamation of a medical emergency by the commissioner of health and continuing until such emergency is terminated, it is unlawful, for any person, including, but not limited to, a distributor, supplier, hospital, clinic, pharmacy or other health care provider, to charge any other person a price for a vaccine or inoculation that is grossly in excess of the price generally charged for the same or similar vaccine or inoculation in the usual course of business in the year prior to the year of the proclaimed medical emergency.   It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this part, which must be proven by a preponderance of the evidence, that such price increase was directly attributable to:  Additional costs for labor or materials used to produce or provide the vaccine or inoculation; or   Additional costs imposed on a hospital, clinic, pharmacy or other health care provider by a manufacturer, distributor or supplier of the vaccine.     A medical emergency shall be terminated by proclamation of the commissioner of health when, in the discretion of the commissioner, the medical emergency has ended.
TN Code § 47-18-2803 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions|Chapter 18 - Consumer Protection|Part 28 - Price-Gouging of Vaccines and Inoculations During Medical Emergencies|§ 47-18-2803. Violations

 A violation of this part, or any rules and regulations promulgated under this part, constitutes an unfair or deceptive act or practice under § 47-18-104(a). A civil action for violation of this part may be brought under part 1 of this chapter.
TN Code § 47-18-2804 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions|Chapter 18 - Consumer Protection|Part 28 - Price-Gouging of Vaccines and Inoculations During Medical Emergencies|§ 47-18-2804. Provisions of Part Supplemental

 This part is intended to be in addition to and supplemental to part 51 of this chapter.
TN Code § 47-18-2805 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions|Chapter 18 - Consumer Protection|Part 28 - Price-Gouging of Vaccines and Inoculations During Medical Emergencies|§ 47-18-2805. Rules and Regulations

 The commissioner of health is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate this part. All such rules and regulations shall be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.
TN Code § 47-18-2901 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions|Chapter 18 - Consumer Protection|Part 29 - Protection of Confidential Information|§ 47-18-2901. Safeguards and Procedures for Ensuring That Confidential Information Protected on Laptop Computers and Other Removable Storage Devices — Claim for Damages

  Each state agency shall create safeguards and procedures for ensuring that confidential information regarding citizens is securely protected on all laptop computers and other removable storage devices used by the state agency.   All municipalities and counties shall create safeguards and procedures for ensuring that confidential information regarding citizens is securely protected on all laptop computers and other removable storage devices used by the municipality or county.   Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, failure to comply with this section shall create a cause of action or claim for damages against the state, municipality, or county if a citizen of this state proves by clear and convincing evidence that the citizen was a victim of identity theft due to a failure to provide safeguards and procedures regarding that citizen's confidential information.
TN Code § 47-18-3001 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions|Chapter 18 - Consumer Protection|Part 30 - Protected Health Information|§ 47-18-3001. Part Definitions

 As used in this part:   “Legal advertisement” means a solicitation of legal services through television; radio; internet, including a domain name; newspaper or other periodical; outdoor display; or other written, electronic, or recorded communication;   “Person” means an individual or legal entity that advertises legal services or that identifies potential clients for attorneys or law firms;   “Protected health information” has the meaning given that term in 45 C.F.R. § 160.103; and   “Solicit” means offering to provide legal services by print; video or audio recording; or electronic communication or by personal, telephone, or real-time electronic contact.
TN Code § 47-18-3002 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions|Chapter 18 - Consumer Protection|Part 30 - Protected Health Information|§ 47-18-3002. Prohibitions on Legal Advertisement

  A person shall not do any of the following in a legal advertisement:  Fail to disclose at the beginning of any recorded advertisement or display in a conspicuous location on any printed or electronic written legal advertisement that the legal advertisement is a paid advertisement for legal services;   Present a legal advertisement as a “medical alert,” “health alert,” “consumer alert,” “public service announcement,” or other similar language;   Display the logo of a federal or state government agency in a manner that suggests an affiliation with or the sponsorship by that agency;   Use the word “recall” to refer to a product that has not been recalled by a government agency or through an agreement between a manufacturer and government agency;   Fail to identify the person responsible for the legal advertisement; or   Fail to identify the attorney or law firm that will represent clients, or to disclose that cases may be referred to another attorney or law firm to represent clients if the sponsor of the legal advertisement does not represent persons responding to the legal advertisement.     A person shall not use a legal advertisement to solicit clients who may allege an injury from a prescription drug or medical device approved, cleared, or the subject of a drug monograph authorized by the United States food and drug administration unless the legal advertisement also includes the information required in this section.   A legal advertisement soliciting clients who may allege an injury from a prescription drug approved, cleared, or the subject of a drug monograph authorized by the United States food and drug administration must:  Include the following warning: “Do not stop taking a prescribed medication without first consulting with your doctor. Discontinuing a prescribed medication without your doctor's advice can result in injury or death.”; and   Disclose that the drug or medical device remains approved by the United States food and drug administration, unless the product has been recalled by a government agency or through an agreement between a manufacturer and government agency.
TN Code § 47-18-3003 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions|Chapter 18 - Consumer Protection|Part 30 - Protected Health Information|§ 47-18-3003. Prohibited Uses of Protected Health Information for Purpose of Soliciting Individual for Legal Services

  A person shall not use, cause to be used, obtain, sell, transfer, or disclose protected health information to another person for the purpose of soliciting an individual for legal services without written authorization from the individual who is the subject of the information.   In addition to any other remedy provided by law:  A person who willfully and knowingly uses, causes to be used, obtains, sells, transfers, or discloses protected health information in violation of this section commits a Class A misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000), imprisonment, or both; and   A person who violates this section with the intent to use, cause to be used, obtain, sell, transfer, or disclose protected health information for the purpose of financial gain commits a Class C felony, punishable by a fine not to exceed two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000), imprisonment of not less than three (3) years nor more than ten (10) years, or both.     This section does not apply to the use or disclosure of protected health information to an individual's legal representative in the course of any judicial or administrative proceeding, or as otherwise permitted or required by law.
TN Code § 47-18-3004 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions|Chapter 18 - Consumer Protection|Part 30 - Protected Health Information|§ 47-18-3004. Requirements for Words and Statements and Disclosures

  Any words or statements required by this section to appear in a legal advertisement must be presented clearly and conspicuously.   Written disclosures must be clearly legible and, if televised or displayed electronically, displayed for a sufficient time to enable a viewer to easily see and fully read the disclosure.   Spoken disclosures must be plainly audible and clearly intelligible.
TN Code § 47-18-3005 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions|Chapter 18 - Consumer Protection|Part 30 - Protected Health Information|§ 47-18-3005. Violations — Investigative and Enforcement Authority

  A violation of this part constitutes a violation of the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act of 1977, compiled in part 1 of this chapter. Any violation of this part constitutes an unfair or deceptive act or practice affecting trade or commerce and is subject to the penalties and remedies as provided in the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act of 1977, in addition to the penalties and remedies in this part.   The attorney general and reporter has all of the investigative and enforcement authority that the attorney general and reporter has under the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act of 1977 relating to alleged violations of this part. The attorney general and reporter may institute any proceedings involving alleged violations of this part in Davidson County circuit or chancery court or any other venue otherwise permitted by law.   Costs of any kind or nature cannot be taxed against the attorney general and reporter or the state in actions commenced under this part.
TN Code § 47-18-3006 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions|Chapter 18 - Consumer Protection|Part 30 - Protected Health Information|§ 47-18-3006. Effect of Part

 Nothing in this part:   Limits or otherwise affects the authority of the Tennessee Supreme Court to regulate the practice of law, enforce the Rules of Professional Conduct, or discipline persons admitted to the bar; or   Creates or implies liability on behalf of a broadcaster who holds a license for over-the-air terrestrial broadcasting from the federal communications commission, or against a cable operator as defined in 47 U.S.C. § 522(5).
TN Code § 47-18-5001 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions|Chapter 18 - Consumer Protection|Part 50 - Consumer Affairs Division|§ 47-18-5001. Office of the Attorney General and Reporter — Director of Consumer Affairs

  There is created a division of consumer affairs in the office of the attorney general and reporter.   The division of consumer affairs is headed by a director of consumer affairs who is appointed by, and serves at the pleasure of, the attorney general and reporter.
TN Code § 47-18-5002 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions|Chapter 18 - Consumer Protection|Part 50 - Consumer Affairs Division|§ 47-18-5002. Power to Employ Personnel

 The attorney general and reporter has the power to employ such personnel as may be necessary and appropriate to accomplish the purposes of this chapter, and the attorney general and reporter, or the attorney general's designee, shall:   Serve as the central coordinating agency for receiving complaints by Tennessee consumers or about Tennessee businesses regarding unfair or deceptive acts or practices;   Provide copies to, or otherwise notify, the persons identified in the complaints as engaging in unfair or deceptive practices and allowing them an opportunity to respond, within a reasonable time, to the division with, if appropriate, a proposal to resolve the complaint. Upon receiving a response, the division may share the response with the complainant and may facilitate additional communication between the person identified in the complaint and the complainant in an effort to encourage a mutually agreeable resolution;   Report annually to the general assembly on the activities of the division. The report shall include, but not be limited to, a statement of the investigatory and enforcement procedures and policies of the division, as well as a statement of the number of complaints filed and of investigations or enforcement proceedings instituted and of their disposition. The report shall not identify any person who has not been otherwise publicly identified in enforcement proceedings unless such person consents to identification. The report may include recommendations for proposed legislation designed to remedy specific unfair or deceptive acts or practices. Pursuant to the reporting requirements of this subdivision (3), the director of consumer affairs appointed pursuant to § 47-18-5001 shall provide a written report and testify annually to the commerce and labor committee of the senate and the consumer and human resources committee of the house of representatives. The reports made pursuant to this subdivision (3) must be submitted no later than February 1 of each year;   Lend assistance to any district attorney general who elects to criminally prosecute any person for any criminal act or practice directed against the consuming public; and   Promote consumer education and inform the public of policies, decisions, and legislation affecting consumers.
TN Code § 47-18-5003 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions|Chapter 18 - Consumer Protection|Part 50 - Consumer Affairs Division|§ 47-18-5003. Plan to Receive and Disseminate on Attorney General and Reporter's Website Reports of Scams, Schemes, Swindles, and Other Frauds That Target Adults

 The director shall develop and implement a plan to receive and disseminate on the attorney general and reporter's website reports of scams, schemes, swindles, and other frauds that target adults, as defined in § 71-6-102.
TN Code § 47-18-5101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions|Chapter 18 - Consumer Protection|Part 51 - Tennessee Price-Gouging Act of 2002|§ 47-18-5101. Legislative Intent

 The general assembly finds and declares that:   The threats of terrorism are real and could impose horrific social and economic damage on Tennessee;   Terrorist attacks can dismantle the stability of markets and free trade;   Pricing of consumer goods and services is generally best left to the marketplace under ordinary conditions, but when an abnormal economic disruption for goods and services results in abnormal disruptions of the market, the public interest requires that excessive and unjustified increases in the prices of consumer goods and services should be discouraged;   Because of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks that took place in New York and Arlington, Virginia, some businesses across Tennessee engaged in the economic practice commonly known as price-gouging;   Protecting the public from price-gouging is a vital function of state government in providing for the health, safety, and welfare of consumers;   The intent of the general assembly in enacting this part is to protect citizens from excessive and unjustified increases in the prices charged during or shortly after an abnormal economic disruption for goods and services that are vital or necessary for the consumer. Further, it is the intent of the general assembly that this part be liberally construed so that its beneficial purposes may be served.
TN Code § 47-18-5102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions|Chapter 18 - Consumer Protection|Part 51 - Tennessee Price-Gouging Act of 2002|§ 47-18-5102. Part Definitions

 As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:   “Abnormal economic disruption” means a disruption or anticipated disruption to usual business conditions caused by a natural or man-made disaster or emergency resulting from a terrorist attack, war, strike, civil disturbance, tornado, earthquake, fire, flood, or any other natural disaster or man-made disaster;   “Building materials” means lumber, construction tools, windows, and anything else used in the building or rebuilding of property;   “Consumer food item” means any article that is used or intended for use for food, drink, confection, or condiment by a person or animal;   “Costs” means any expense or expenditure directly or indirectly related to the sale of a good or provision of a service or the operation of the person's business;   “Emergency supplies” includes, but is not limited to, water, flashlights, radios, batteries, candles, blankets, soap, diapers, temporary shelters, tape, toiletries, plywood, nails, and hammers;   “Gasoline” means any fuel used to power any motor vehicle or power tool;   “Goods” has the same meaning as provided in § 47-18-103;   “Housing” means any rental housing leased on a month-to-month term;   “Medical supplies” includes, but is not limited to, prescription and nonprescription medications, bandages, gauze, isopropyl alcohol, and antibacterial products;   “Person” has the same meaning as provided in § 47-18-103;   “Repair or reconstruction services” means services performed by any person for repairs to residential or commercial property of any type that is damaged as a result of a disaster or terrorist attack;   “Services” has the same meaning as provided in § 47-18-103; and   [Deleted by 2018 amendment.]   “Transportation, freight, and storage services” means any service that is performed by any company that contracts to move, store, or transport personal or business property or rents equipment for those purposes.