As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Administrator” means any person, company, corporation, partnership, association or legal entity collecting charges or premiums from, or adjusting or settling claims on, residents of this state in connection with health insurance coverage;

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 56-26-301

  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of commerce and insurance. See Tennessee Code 56-26-301
  • 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.
  • Hospital: means any institution, place, building or agency as defined by §. See Tennessee Code 56-26-301
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • 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
(2) “Charge data” means information and figures concerning the dollar amount billed by hospitals to patients on account of care, services, goods, accommodations, facilities and equipment furnished by or in a hospital; provided, that “charge data” only includes categorical information and figures and does not include information and figures concerning individual patients;
(3) “Commissioner” means the commissioner of commerce and insurance;
(4) “Hospital” means any institution, place, building or agency as defined by § 68-11-201 and subject to §§ 68-11-201 – 68-11-219;
(5) “Insurer” means any person authorized to transact the business of insurance under this title; and
(6) “Major purchasers” means persons who have health insurance coverage and who consist of one hundred (100) employees or more under a group plan of insurance; or any experience rated group regardless of size.
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