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ÐÌòòHerschel€Pickens€FranksÔ#†¼G­»àXq—#ÔÔ‡XqX.¼G­Ô,óó€J.,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€whichòò€Ô#†¼G­»àXq‹#ÔÔ‡XqX.¼G­ÔCharles€D.€Susano,Ð œì ÐJr.,€J.óó,€andòò€D.€Michael€Swiney,Ô#†¼G­»àXq#ÔÔ‡XqX.¼G­Ô€J.óó,€filed€a€concurring€opinion.Ð ˆØ ÐÌWashshukru€Al„Jabbar€AððLa,€òòpro€se.óóÐ `° ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€and€Reporter,€Michael€E.€Moore,€Solicitor€General€and€NichonÐ 8ˆ ÐShannon,€Assistant€Attorney€General,€Nashville,€Tennessee,€for€Appellee.Ð $ t ÐÌÌÌà@66'ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼G­»XXq”#ÔÔ‡XqX»¼G­ÔˆÐ Ô#$# ÐÌòòóóÔ#†¼G­»XXqB #ÔÔ‡XqX»¼G­ÔÌà  àà ` àÔ‡XqXXXqÔThe€Claims€Commission€dismissed€this€case€for€lack€of€subject€matter€jurisdiction.€Ð ˜&è!& ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€claimant€filed€an€Appeal€from€the€Division€of€Claims€Administration,€allegingÐ p(À#( Ðthat€he€was€incarcerated€at€Brushy€Mountain€State€€prison,€and€that€on€August€11,€2000,€he€soughtÐ \)¬$) Ðmedical€treatment€for€gastro„intestinal€distress,€and€was€refused€treatment€by€the€medical€staff.€€HeÐ H*˜%* Ðalleged€that€he€was€negligently€deprived€of€his€statutory€right€to€medical€treatment,€pursuant€to€Tenn.Ð 4+„&+ ÐCode€Ann.€ðð41„21„204,€and€that€the€Claims€Commission€had€jurisdiction€over€his€claim€pursuantÐ  ,p', Ðto€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð9„8„307(a)(1)(N).€€Ð  -\(-ýC Їà  àà ` àAfter€various€motions€were€filed,€including€a€Motion€for€Summary€Judgment€by€theÐ ° ÐState,€the€Claims€Commissioner€entered€a€Final€Order€of€Dismissal€for€Lack€of€Subject€MatterÐ œì ÐJurisdiction.€€In€the€Final€Order,€the€Commissioner€found€that€the€claimant€had€to€prove€that€ð ðtheÐ ˆØ Ðgeneral€assembly€expressly€conferred€a€private€right€of€action€in€favor€of€the€Claimant€against€theÐ tÄ ÐState€of€Tennessee€for€the€Stateððs€violation€of€a€particular€statuteððs€provisionðð,€and€that€the€claimantÐ `° Ðfailed€to€prove€that€he€had€a€private€right€of€action€created€by€the€statute.€Ð L œ ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€Supreme€Court€recently€explained:Ð $ t ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àA€motion€to€dismiss€for€lack€of€subject€matter€jurisdiction€falls€under€Tennessee€RuleÐ ü L  Ðof€Civil€Procedure€12.02(1).€€The€concept€of€subject€matter€jurisdiction€involves€aÐ è 8  Ðcourt's€lawful€authority€to€adjudicate€a€controversy€brought€before€it.€€Subject€matterÐ Ô$  Ðjurisdiction€involves€the€nature€of€the€cause€of€action€and€the€relief€sought,€and€canÐ À  Ðonly€be€conferred€on€a€court€by€constitutional€or€legislative€act.€€Since€aÐ ¬ü  Ðdetermination€of€whether€subject€matter€jurisdiction€exists€is€a€question€of€law,€ourÐ ˜è  Ðstandard€of€review€is€òòde€novoóó,€without€a€presumption€of€correctness.€Ð„Ô ` (#` (# ÐÌòòNorthland€Ins.€Co.€v.€Stateóó,€33€S.W.3d€727,€729€(Tenn.€2000)(citations€omitted).€€Thus,€our€reviewÐ \¬ Ðis€òòde€novoóó.Ð H˜ Ðà  àÌà  àà ` àClaimant€alleged€that€he€had€been€deprived€of€his€statutory€right€to€medical€treatmentÐ  p Ðpursuant€to€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð41„21„204€(a)€and€(b),€and€that€he€sought€monetary€damages€againstÐ  \ Ðthe€State€pursuant€to€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð9„8„307(a)(1)(N).€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð9„8„307(a)(1)(N)Ð øH Ðprovides€that€the€Claims€Commission€has€exclusive€jurisdiction€ð ðto€determine€all€monetary€claimsÐ ä4 Ðagainst€the€state€based€on€the€acts€or€omissions€of€ððstate€employeesðððð€for€ð ðnegligent€deprivation€ofÐ Ð  Ðstatutory€rights€created€under€Tennessee€lawðð,€and€that€the€claimant€ð ðmust€prove€under€thisÐ ¼  Ðsubdivision€that€the€general€assembly€expressly€conferred€a€private€right€of€action€in€favor€of€theÐ ¨ø Ðclaimant€against€the€state€for€the€stateððs€violation€of€the€particular€statuteððs€provisionsðð.€€ClaimantððsÐ ”ä Ðallegations€are€that€the€State€deprived€him€of€his€rights€under€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð41„21„204€(a)€andÐ €Ð Ð(b),€which€provide:Ð l¼ Ðà  àÌà0  àà0` (#(#à(a)€All€inmates€at€their€reception€and€at€such€times€thereafter€as€may€be€deemedÐ D!” Ðnecessary€shall€be€examined€by€a€physician€for€the€purpose€of€determining€theirÐ 0"€  Ðstatus€of€health.Ð#l!` (#` (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#à(b)€The€medical€director€shall€conduct€a€daily€outpatient€clinic.€€Any€inmate€who€isÐ $X" Ðill€shall€receive€proper€medical€treatment.Ðô$D #` (#` (# Ðà  àÌà  àà ` àThe€Western€Section€of€this€Court€has€held€in€construing€the€language€of€Tenn.€CodeÐ Ì&"% ÐAnn.€ðð9„8„307(a)(1)(N)€as€requiring€that€a€statute€not€only€confer€a€right,€but€also€there€must€beÐ ¸'#& Ðspecific€statutory€language€which€creates€a€private€right€of€action€against€the€State€to€enforce€theÐ ¤(ô#' Ðstatute.€€òòSee€Ô_ÔMadkinsÔ_Ô€v.€Stateóó,€202€Tenn.€App.€Lexis€387€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€May€29,€2002);€òòTaylor€v.Ð )à$( ÐStateóó,€2001,€Tenn.€App.€Lexis€568€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€July€31,€2001).Ð |*Ì%) ÐÐ h+¸&* Ðà  àà ` àIn€1998€the€legislature€amended€subsection€N€of€the€statute,€such€that€its€formerÐ ° Ðlanguage€ð ðdeprivation€of€statutory€rightsðð€was€deleted,€and€the€current€language€enacted€which€readsÐ œì Ðin€its€entirety:Ð ˆØ ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àN.€€Negligent€deprivation€of€statutory€rights€created€under€Tennessee€law,€except€forÐ `° Ðactions€arising€out€of€claims€over€which€the€Civil€Service€Commission€hasÐ L œ Ðjurisdiction.€€The€claimant€must€prove€under€the€subdivision€that€the€GeneralÐ 8 ˆ ÐAssembly€expressly€conferred€a€private€right€of€action€in€favor€of€the€claimantÐ $ t Ðagainst€the€State€for€the€Stateððs€violation€of€the€particular€statutory€provision;Ð `` (#` (# ÐÌWhile€explaining€the€proposed€change€to€the€House€Judiciary€Committee,€Rep.€Ô_ÔHargroveÔ_Ô,€theÐ è 8  Ðsponsor€of€the€legislation,€stated€that€the€intent€was€to€make€the€claimant€prove€that€the€right€wasÐ Ô$  Ðcreated€by€a€Tennessee€statute€and€not€a€federal€statute€or€a€statute€from€another€state.€€Debate€onÐ À  ÐHB3142,€February€25,€1998.€€Ô_ÔHargroveÔ_Ô€further€explained€during€regular€session,€that€the€legislationÐ ¬ü  Ðgenerally€was€intended€to€expedite€the€work€of€the€Commission€and,€once€again,€stated€that€thisÐ ˜è  Ðprovision€was€proposed€so€that€claims€could€only€be€brought€for€violation€of€a€Tennessee€statute,€asÐ „Ô  Ðopposed€to€another€state€statute€or€a€federal€statute.€€Debate€on€HB3142,€March€6,€1998.€€There€isÐ pÀ Ðnothing€in€the€legislative€history€to€suggest€that€the€legislature€intended€to€require€that€a€TennesseeÐ \¬ Ðstatute€conferring€a€right€to€an€individual€must€also€contain€specific€language€telling€the€individualÐ H˜ Ðthat€he€has€a€right€to€bring€a€suit,€if€that€right€is€violated.€€However,€the€intent€expressed€in€theÐ 4„ Ðwording€of€the€statute€is€contrary€to€this€view.Ð  p ÐÌà  àà ` àUnder€the€wording€of€this€statute,€a€claimant€who€is€negligently€deprived€by€a€stateÐ øH Ðemployee€of€a€right€created€by€a€Tennessee€state€statute€and€who€cannot€point€to€specific€languageÐ ä4 Ðin€the€same€statute€that€grants€him€or€her€the€right€to€bring€an€action€against€the€State,€is€left€withoutÐ Ð  Ða€remedy.€€The€intent,€as€expressed€in€the€statute,€denies€a€remedy€for€wrongs,€i.e.,€negligentÐ ¼  Ðviolation€of€statutory€rights.€€Ð ¨ø ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€public€policy€of€this€State€as€reflected€in€the€Constitution,€is€that€everyone€shallÐ €Ð Ðhave€a€remedy€for€wrongs€causing€injury€to€him.׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€The€General€Assembly€should€correct€thisÐ l¼ Ðinjustice€by€affording€a€remedy€to€all€persons€whose€statutory€rights€have€been€violated€and€are€nowÐ X ¨ Ðdenied€redress€for€negligent€violation€of€such€statutes€which€have€caused€them€injury.Ð D!” ÐÌà  àà ` àFinally,€the€issue€is€not€whether€the€Claims€Commission€has€jurisdiction.€€Clearly,Ð #l! ÐTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð9„8„307(a)(1)(e)€would€give€the€Claims€Commission€jurisdiction€of€cases€of€thisÐ $X" Ðnature.€€òòSeeóó,€òòÔ_ÔLearueÔ_Ô€v.€Stateóó,€757€S.W.2d€3,€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1987),€and€òòLaws€v.€Stateóó,€1986€Tenn.Ð ° ÐApp.€Lexis€3219€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€August€14,€1986).€€But€the€wording€of€ð ðNðð€abolishes€a€private€rightÐ œì Ðof€action€in€favor€of€a€claimant€under€these€circumstances€which€had€existed€prior€to€the€amendment.€Ð ˆØ ÐAccordingly,€the€Commissionerððs€action€in€dismissing€this€case€must€be€Ô_ÔaffirmedÔ_Ô€because€theÐ tÄ Ðclaimant€cannot€state€a€cause€of€action€as€a€matter€of€law.Ð `° ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€cost€of€the€appeal€assessed€to€the€appellant,€Al„Ô_ÔJabbarÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔAððLaÔ_Ô.Ð 8 ˆ ÐÓ€ (Eh83ÓØ! !Øà  àÌÌà  àÔ#†XqXXXqÙ #ÔÔ#†¼G­»XXq¡ #ÔÔ‡XqX»¼G­ÔÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à_________________________Ð Ô$  Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àòòHerschel€Pickens€Franks,€J.Ð À  Ðóó