(a) A delinquency proceeding under chapter 9, part 2, 3, or 4 of this title, or supervision by the department pursuant to chapter 9, part 5 of this title constitutes the sole and exclusive means of supervising, liquidating, reorganizing, rehabilitating, or conserving a prepaid limited health service organization.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 56-51-144

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Department: means the department of commerce and insurance. See Tennessee Code 56-51-102
  • Limited health service: means dental care services, vision care services, mental health services, substance abuse services, and pharmaceutical services. See Tennessee Code 56-51-102
  • Prepaid limited health service organization: means any person, corporation, partnership, or any other entity that, in return for a prepayment from a health maintenance organization or a state or federal agency, undertakes to provide or arrange for, or provide access to, the provision of a limited health service to enrollees through an exclusive panel of providers. See Tennessee Code 56-51-102
(b) No prepaid limited health service organization is subject to the laws and regulations governing insurance or health maintenance organization insolvency guaranty funds. No insurance insolvency guaranty fund may provide protection to any individuals entitled to receive limited health services from a prepaid limited health service organization for services related to a prepaid limited health service contract.
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