Applications for licenses shall be made on forms approved by the commissioner, containing information that the commissioner deems necessary. Every application for a license shall be accompanied by copies of the following documents:

(1) A certified copy of its charter or certificate of incorporation;
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 56-31-110

  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of commerce and insurance. See Tennessee Code 56-31-102
  • 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.
  • signed: includes a mark, the name being written near the mark and witnessed, or any other symbol or methodology executed or adopted by a party with intention to authenticate a writing or record, regardless of being witnessed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • 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
  • Subscription: includes a mark, the name being written near the mark and witnessed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Vision service: means the usual and general professional services rendered by persons duly licensed under the laws of this state to practice optometry. See Tennessee Code 56-31-102
(2) A copy of its bylaws certified by the secretary and the president of the corporation;
(3) The proposed contract between the corporation and the participating optometrists showing the terms under which vision care services are to be furnished to subscribers;
(4) Subscription contracts to be issued to subscribers showing a table of the rates to be charged and the benefits to which they are entitled;
(5) A statement of the county or counties in which the corporation proposes to operate vision service plans;
(6) A statement of its financial condition and business in such form and detail as the commissioner requires, signed and sworn to by the president and secretary, and payment of the sum of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for filing of the statement;
(7) A copy of any proposed prospectus and advertising material to be used in solicitation of contracts; and
(8) Proof satisfactory to the commissioner that in the county or counties in which the corporation proposes to operate, fifty-one percent (51%) or more of the resident optometrists of that county have agreed to render vision services for which the corporation agrees to pay, or that at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the optometrists duly licensed to practice in this state have agreed to render vision services for corporations organized or to be organized pursuant to this chapter.
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