Terms Used In Tennessee Code 56-7-2811

• Group health plan: means an employee welfare benefit plan, as defined in ERISA, §. See Tennessee Code 56-7-2802
• Health insurance coverage: means benefits consisting of medical care, provided directly, through insurance or reimbursement, or otherwise and including items and services paid for as medical care, under any policy, certificate, or agreement offered by a health insurance issuer. See Tennessee Code 56-7-2802
• Health insurance issuer: means an entity subject to the insurance laws of this state, or subject to the jurisdiction of the commissioner, that contracts or offers to contract to provide health insurance coverage, including, but not limited to, an insurance company, a health maintenance organization and a nonprofit hospital and medical service corporation. See Tennessee Code 56-7-2802
• Individual market: means the market for health insurance coverage offered to individuals other than in connection with a group health plan. See Tennessee Code 56-7-2802
• Large group market: means the health insurance market under which individuals obtain health insurance coverage, directly or through any arrangement, on behalf of themselves and their dependents, through a group health plan maintained by a large employer. See Tennessee Code 56-7-2802