Tennessee Code 56-30-135 – Provision of insurance plans for vision services
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 56-30-135
- Commissioner: means the commissioner of commerce and insurance. See Tennessee Code 56-30-102
- 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.
- Dental service: means professional services rendered by persons duly licensed under the laws of this state to practice dentistry and all services defined as constituting the practice of dentistry as set out in title 63, chapter 5. See Tennessee Code 56-30-102
- Nonprofit dental service corporation: means any corporation organized pursuant to this chapter for the purpose of establishing, maintaining and operating a nonprofit dental service plan, and that employs the service benefit concept in the majority of the programs it administers. See Tennessee Code 56-30-102
- 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
Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, subject to approval by the commissioner, a nonprofit dental service corporation only providing dental plans and policies in this state has the authority to provide plans and polices for vision services in this state in the same manner as nonprofit corporations organized under chapter 27, 28, or 29 of this title, or an insurance company properly qualified in this state to write accident, health, or disability insurance. In order for a nonprofit dental service corporation to provide plans and policies for vision services in this state, the nonprofit dental service corporation must not provide vision services in any other state and must comply with §§ 56-31-111 – 56-31-118, 56-31-121, and 56-31-123 – 56-31-129.