Terms Used In Tennessee Code 56-51-122

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Limited health service: means dental care services, vision care services, mental health services, substance abuse services, and pharmaceutical services. See Tennessee Code 56-51-102
  • 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

Unless delivered upon execution or issuance, a prepaid limited health services contract, certificate of coverage, or member handbook must be mailed or delivered to the health maintenance organization or to the state or federal agency with whom the prepaid limited health services organization has contracted prior to the effective date of coverage by the prepaid limited health service organization.