Terms Used In Tennessee Code 56-31-119

  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of commerce and insurance. See Tennessee Code 56-31-102
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Vision service: means the usual and general professional services rendered by persons duly licensed under the laws of this state to practice optometry. See Tennessee Code 56-31-102
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105

All licenses authorizing vision service plan corporations to transact business in this state shall be renewable on April 1 of each year, subject to the approval of the commissioner. The vision service plan corporations licensed to do business in this state under this chapter shall obtain from the commissioner a certificate of authority for every agent writing or soliciting vision service plan contracts for the corporation in this state, and the certificate shall be renewable January 1 of each year, subject to applicable sections of the insurance laws, including the revenue law of this state for life and health and accident insurance agents.