Tennessee Code 56-27-128 – Subscriptions to provide medical care for needy – Governmental or private contributions authorized
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 56-27-128
- 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.
- Medical service plan: means a plan or arrangement under which medical services are or may be rendered to a subscriber, a covered dependent or other beneficiary by a licensed physician and surgeon at the expense of a medical service plan corporation or other person, in consideration of periodical prepayments made by the subscriber or another in the subscriber's behalf prior to the occurrence of the condition calling for the rendition of medical or surgical services. See Tennessee Code 56-27-102
- Medical service plan corporation: means a corporation organized without capital stock and not for profit, and incorporated in accordance with §. See Tennessee Code 56-27-102
- Person: includes a natural person, a copartnership, an association, a common-law trust or a corporation. See Tennessee Code 56-27-102
A medical service plan corporation may, in its discretion, receive and accept from governmental or private agencies or from other persons as defined in this chapter, payments covering all or part of the costs of subscriptions to provide medical care for needy and other individuals. However, all contracts for medical care shall be between the medical service plan corporation and the person to receive the care.