{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-56-7-1501","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 56-7-1501","heading":"Definitions","body":"As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) \"Applicant\" means: (A) In the case of an individual medicare supplement policy, the person who seeks to contract for insurance benefits; and (B) In the case of a group medicare supplement policy, the proposed certificate holder; (2) \"Certificate\" means, any certificate delivered or issued for delivery in this state under a group medicare supplement policy; (3) \"Certificate form\" means the form on which the certificate is delivered or issued for delivery by the issuer; (4) \"Issuer\" includes insurance companies, fraternal benefit societies, health care service plans, health maintenance organizations, and any other entity delivering or issuing for delivery in this state medicare supplement policies or certificates; (5) \"Medicare\" means the Health Insurance for the Aged Act, Title XVIII of the Social Security Amendments of 1965; (6) \"Medicare supplement policy\" means a group or individual policy of accident and sickness insurance or a subscriber contract of hospital and medical service associations or health maintenance organizations other than a policy issued pursuant to a contract under § 1876 [repealed] of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. § 1395 et seq.), or an issued policy under a demonstration project specified in 42 U.S.C. § 1395ss(g)(1) that is advertised, marketed or designed primarily as a supplement to reimbursements under medicare for the hospital, medical or surgical expenses of persons eligible for medicare; and (7) \"Policy form\" means the form on which the policy is delivered or issued for delivery by the issuer. Acts 1992, ch. 735, § 1; 1996, ch. 750, §§ 16, 17.\nAs used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:\n(1) \"Applicant\" means: (A) In the case of an individual medicare supplement policy, the person who seeks to contract for insurance benefits; and (B) In the case of a group medicare supplement policy, the proposed certificate holder;\n(A) In the case of an individual medicare supplement policy, the person who seeks to contract for insurance benefits; and\n(B) In the case of a group medicare supplement policy, the proposed certificate holder;\n(2) \"Certificate\" means, any certificate delivered or issued for delivery in this state under a group medicare supplement policy;\n(3) \"Certificate form\" means the form on which the certificate is delivered or issued for delivery by the issuer;\n(4) \"Issuer\" includes insurance companies, fraternal benefit societies, health care service plans, health maintenance organizations, and any other entity delivering or issuing for delivery in this state medicare supplement policies or certificates;\n(5) \"Medicare\" means the Health Insurance for the Aged Act, Title XVIII of the Social Security Amendments of 1965;\n(6) \"Medicare supplement policy\" means a group or individual policy of accident and sickness insurance or a subscriber contract of hospital and medical service associations or health maintenance organizations other than a policy issued pursuant to a contract under § 1876 [repealed] of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. § 1395 et seq.), or an issued policy under a demonstration project specified in 42 U.S.C. § 1395ss(g)(1) that is advertised, marketed or designed primarily as a supplement to reimbursements under medicare for the hospital, medical or surgical expenses of persons eligible for medicare; and\n(7) \"Policy form\" means the form on which the policy is delivered or issued for delivery by the issuer.","path":["TN Code","Title 56","Chapter 7"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"71c0f283d5b8c003fa2bc67eac040ddfc3a9c1a5aa3650ed49f6e71759d061cf","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-56-7-1407","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-56-7-1502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}