Terms Used In Tennessee Code 56-28-101

  • 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.
  • 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
  • Subscriber: means a person obligated under a reciprocal insurance agreement. See Tennessee Code 56-16-102

Any corporation organized not for profit under the general welfare corporation laws of the state for the purpose of establishing, maintaining and operating a nonprofit hospital service corporation, whereby hospital service may be provided by a hospital or group of hospitals with which the corporation has a contract for the purpose, to such of the public as become subscribers to the corporation under a contract that entitles each subscriber to certain hospital care, shall be governed by this chapter.