Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 6.

Tennessee SB1981 amends Title 50, Chapter 6 of the Tennessee Code Annotated by waiving an employer's or their workers' compensation carrier's right to recover attorney's fees and subrogation liens when an employee recovers from a third party, provided the employer contested the medical causation, permanency, or extent of the employee's injury using a medical opinion not from the employee's designated panel physician. This bill primarily affects employers and their workers' compensation carriers in cases involving third-party recoveries. Key provisions include the waiver of fees and liens under specific conditions related to contested medical opinions.