56-27-128 - Subscriptions to provide medical care for needy Governmental or private contributions authorized.

56-27-128. Subscriptions to provide medical care for needy Governmental or private contributions authorized.

A medical service plan corporation may, in its discretion, receive and accept from governmental or private agencies or from other persons as defined in this chapter, payments covering all or part of the costs of subscriptions to provide medical care for needy and other individuals. However, all contracts for medical care shall be between the medical service plan corporation and the person to receive the care.

[Acts 1945, ch. 113, § 21; C. Supp. 1950, § 4186.37 (Williams, § 4186.38); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 56-2928.]