Terms Used In Tennessee Code 56-2-122

  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of commerce and insurance. See Tennessee Code 56-1-102
  • 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.

A nonprofit health maintenance organization that, with the approval of the commissioner, was created prior to January 1, 1981, by a corporation operated pursuant to chapter 28 or chapter 29 of this title may be treated by the corporation as a subsidiary solely for the purpose of determining the status of the nonprofit health maintenance organization as an admitted asset; provided, that the corporation otherwise has a net worth at least equal to the capital and surplus requirements for an insurance company under §§ 56-2-114(a) and 56-2-115.