RSA 420-M:2 · Definitions

420-M:2 Definitions. – In this chapter:

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I.

"Commissioner" means the insurance commissioner.

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II.

"Eligible dependents" means "eligible dependents" as defined in RSA 420-G:2, V.

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III.

"Eligible employee" means "eligible employee" as defined in RSA 420-G:2, VI.

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IV.

"Employee enrollee" means an eligible employee, self-employed individual, or an eligible dependent of an eligible employee who is enrolled in a health benefit plan offered through an alliance by a participating carrier.

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V.

"Health benefit plan" means "health coverage" as defined in RSA 420-G:2, IX.

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VI.

"Health carrier" or "carrier" means "health carrier" as defined in RSA 420-G:2, VIII.

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VII.

"Member employer" means an employer who enrolls in an alliance.

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VIII.

"Participating carrier" means a carrier that contracts with the alliance.

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IX.

"Purchasing alliance" or "alliance" means a non-risk bearing corporation or other entity licensed pursuant to RSA 420-G:10-a that provides health insurance coverage to member employers and their employees.

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X.

"Qualified purchasing alliance" means a purchasing alliance that has obtained certification from the commissioner under RSA 420-M:13 as a qualified purchasing alliance with authority to operate in the same manner as a qualified association trust pursuant to RSA 420-G:10.

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XI.

"Small employer" means "small employer" as defined in RSA 420-G:2, XVI. Source. 2010, 346:1, eff. July 20, 2010.

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