Approval or Denial of Claim — Period for Answering Claim, Action or Suit

1. Law
2. Tennessee Code
3. Remedies and Special Proceedings
4. Governmental Tort Liability
5. Claims Procedure
6. Approval or Denial of Claim — Period for Answering Claim, Action or Suit

1. A governmental entity or employee shall have sixty (60) days in which to answer or otherwise respond to any claim, action, or suit brought pursuant to this chapter.
2. A claim shall be deemed to have been denied if at the end of the sixty-day period the governmental entity or its insurance carrier has failed to approve or deny the claim.

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