Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0800-02-30-.02 - DEFINITIONS
(1) "Act": Tennessee Code Annotated, Title
50, Chapter 6.
(2) "Administrator":
The chief administrative officer of the Bureau of Workers' Compensation or the
Administrator's designee.
(3)
"Bureau": The Tennessee Bureau of Workers' Compensation as defined in T.C.A.
§ 50-6102, an autonomous unit attached to the Department of Labor and
Workforce Development for administrative matters only under T.C.A. §
4-3-1409.
(4) "Claim": A demand for something as due;
or an assertion of a right or an alleged right.
(5) "Claimant": An individual who is claiming
benefits under the Tennessee workers' compensation law.
(6) "Claims Administrator": A neutral third
party retained by the Bureau to comply with the requirements set forth in
T.C.A. §§
50-6-801
et seq. and with orders of the Court of Workers' Compensation Claims.
(7) "Court": The Court of Workers'
Compensation Claims.
(8) "Denial":
Final notification from the Bureau, following a compensation hearing with the
Court of Workers' Compensation Claims, that benefits from the Fund will not be
paid to an employee.
(9)
"Employee": The same definition as in T.C.A. §
50-6-102(12)(A)-(E).
(10) "Employer": The same definition as in
T.C.A. §
50-6-102(13).
(11) "Fund" and "UEF": The Uninsured
Employers Fund established in T.C.A. §
50-6-801.
(12) "Mediator": A Bureau of Workers'
Compensation employee who has received training in alternative dispute
resolution, as described in T.C.A. §
50-6-236.
(13) "Ombudsman": A Bureau of Workers'
Compensation employee who assists injured workers in resolving disputes and
obtaining information available under the Tennessee workers' compensation law,
as described in T.C.A. §
50-6-216.
(14) "Third-Party Administrator (TPA)": An
organization that has contracted with the Bureau to handle administrative
claims for benefits under the Uninsured Employers Fund benefit
program.
(15) "UEF Benefit
Coordinator": A Bureau of Workers' Compensation employee who serves as a
liaison between the Bureau, the Third-Party Administrator, the injured
employee, and the legal community regarding matters related to the Uninsured
Employers Fund benefit program.
(16) "Uninsured": An employer who fails to
secure payment of compensation.
Notes
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-3-1409, 50-6-102, 50-6-216, 50-6-236, 50-6-801, 50-6-802, and 50-6-803.
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