REEVES-SAIN MEDICAL v. BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD


40 S.W.3d 503 (2000)

REEVES-SAIN MEDICAL, INC., et al. v. BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD OF TENNESSEE, et al.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Middle Section, at Nashville.

October 10, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert B. Littleton and David L. Johnson, Nashville, TN, for the appellants BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee and Volunteer State Health Plan, Inc., d/b/a BlueCare.

Blakeley D. Matthews and Jay N. Chamness, Nashville, TN, for the appellees, Reeves-Sain Medical, Inc., W. Shane Reeves, Pharm. D., and Tennessee Pharmacists Association.


OPINION

CANTRELL, P.J., M.S., delivered the opinion of the court, in which KOCH, and COTTRELL, joined.

A state statute, Tenn.Code Ann. § 56-7-2359, prevents a health insurance issuer from excluding any licensed pharmacy or pharmacist from its list of participating providers if the pharmacy or pharmacist agrees to the terms and conditions offered to other participating providers. The Chancery Court of Rutherford County held that the statute also required...

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