Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 0780 - Commerce and Insurance
Subtitle 0780-01 - Insurance Division
Chapter 0780-01-81 - Administration of Self Insurance Workers' Compensation Programs by Single Employers or Pools
Section 0780-01-81-.03 - WRITTEN AGREEMENT NECESSARY

(1) No third party administrator shall act as such without a written agreement between the third party administrator and the employer or pool, and the written agreement shall be retained as part of the official records of the employer or pool and the third party administrator for the duration of the agreement and for five (5) years thereafter. The agreement shall contain all provisions required by this Chapter, except insofar as these requirements do not apply to the functions performed by the third party administrator.

(2) The written agreement shall include a statement of all of the duties that the third party administrator is expected to perform on behalf of the employer or pool.

(3) The employer, pool, or third party administrator may, with written notice, terminate the written agreement for cause as provided in the agreement. The employer or pool shall fulfill any and all lawful obligations with respect to workers' compensation benefits affected by the written agreement, regardless of any dispute between the employer or pool and the third party administrator.