Tennessee § 56-7-1501 - Definitions.

§ 56-7-1501. Definitions.

As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires: “Applicant” means: In the case of an individual medicare supplement policy, the person who seeks to contract for insurance benefits; and In the case of a group medicare supplement policy, the proposed certificate holder; “Certificate” means, any certificate delivered or issued for delivery in this state under a group medicare supplement policy; “Certificate form” means the form on which the certificate is delivered or issued for delivery by the issuer; “Issuer” includes insurance companies, fraternal benefit societies, health care service plans, health maintenance organizations, and any other entity delivering or issuing for delivery in this state medicare supplement policies or certificates; “Medicare” means the Health Insurance for the Aged Act, Title XVIII of the Social Security Amendments of 1965; “Medicare supplement policy” means a group or individual policy of accident and sickness insurance or a subscriber contract of hospital and medical service associations or health maintenance organizations other than a policy issued pursuant to a contract under § 1876 [repealed] of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. § 1395 et seq.), or an issued policy under a demonstration project specified in 42 U.S.C. § 1395ss(g)(1) that is advertised, marketed or designed primarily as a supplement to reimbursements under medicare for the hospital, medical or surgical expenses of persons eligible for medicare; and “Policy form” means the form on which the policy is delivered or issued for delivery by the issuer. Acts 1992, ch. 735, § 1; 1996, ch. 750, §§ 16, 17; T.C.A. § 56-7-1451 . Code Commission Notes. This section was renumbered from § 56-7-1451 to § 56-7-1501 by authority of the Code Commission in 2016. Compiler's Notes. The Health Insurance for the Aged Act, referred to in this section, is compiled at 26 U.S.C. §§ 72, 79, 213, 401, 405, 1401, 3101, 3111, 3201, 3211, 3221, 6051; 42 U.S.C. §§ 303, 401, 402, 418, 426, 603, 907, 1203, 1301, 1306, 1315, 1353, 1383, 1395 — 1396d; and 45 U.S.C. §§ 228e, 228s-2. The Code Commission transferred numerous sections in this title to this part, effective upon the 2016 replacement of this volume. See the following parallel reference table for the old and new locations. Old Sections New Sections 56-7-1451 56-7-1501 56-7-1452 56-7-1502 56-7-1453 56-7-1503 56-7-1454 56-7-1504 56-7-1455 56-7-1505 56-7-1456 56-7-1506 56-7-1457 56-7-1507 56-7-1458 56-7-1508 56-7-1459 56-7-1509 Cross-References. Comprehensive health insurance pool for uninsurable and underinsured, title 56, ch. 7, part 23.