(a) A plan sponsored by a nonprofit corporation organized and created in this state primarily to promote programs for the improvement of the health of rural people in the state, which plan has provided health care benefits to the members of the corporation for a period in excess of ten (10) years, shall be deemed not to be insurance and not subject to this title, to the extent the plan, after July 1, 1993, provides the benefits under a self-funded arrangement; provided, that any stop-loss, excess or similar insurance coverage purchased as part of the plan shall be insurance subject to this title.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 56-2-121

  • Code: includes the Tennessee Code and all amendments and revisions to the code and all additions and supplements to the code. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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.
  • Department: means the department of commerce and insurance. See Tennessee Code 56-1-102
  • Person: means any association, aggregate of individuals, business, company, corporation, individual, joint-stock company, Lloyds-type organization, organization, partnership, receiver, reciprocal or interinsurance exchange, trustee or society. See Tennessee Code 56-16-102
  • 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
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) The provisions of this title to the contrary notwithstanding, a Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) project that is sponsored by a religious or charitable organization that is itself or is controlled by a person that is organized under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code ( 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3) ), and that has had its application for the operation of a PACE program approved by the health care financing administration of the United States department of health and human services (HHS), and is operating under such approval, shall not be deemed to be engaged in any business required to be licensed pursuant to this title. This exemption applies only to business conducted pursuant to the approved PACE contract, and not to any other business that such organization conducts that is subject to this title.
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