Terms Used In Tennessee Code 56-11-114

  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of commerce and insurance. See Tennessee Code 56-11-101
  • Health maintenance organization: means a health maintenance organization as defined at §. See Tennessee Code 56-11-101
  • Person: means an individual, a corporation, a limited liability company, a partnership, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, an unincorporated organization, any similar entity or any combination of the foregoing acting in concert, but does not include any joint venture partnership exclusively engaged in owning, managing, leasing or developing real or tangible personal property. See Tennessee Code 56-11-101
  • 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

Whenever it appears to the commissioner that any person has committed a violation of this part which makes the continued operation of an insurer or health maintenance organization contrary to the interests of policyholders, enrollees, providers or the public, the commissioner may, after giving notice and an opportunity to be heard, determine to suspend, revoke or refuse to renew the insurer or health maintenance organization’s license or authority to do business in this state for such period as the commissioner finds is required for the protection of policyholders, enrollees, providers or the public. Any such determination shall be accompanied by specific findings of fact and conclusions of law.