RSA 420-O:2 · Definitions

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

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I.

"Commissioner" means the insurance commissioner.

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II.

"Plan document" means evidence of coverage furnished to a student that sets forth all benefits and terms and conditions, with regard to a student health plan.

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III.

"Qualified actuary" means an actuary who is a member in good standing of the American Academy of Actuaries or Society of Actuaries, with experience in establishing rates for self-insured trusts providing health benefits or other similar experience.

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IV.

"Institution of higher education" or "institution" means an educational institution in New Hampshire that:

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(a)

Admits as regular students only persons having a certificate of graduation from a school providing secondary education, or the recognized equivalent of such a certificate, or persons who have completed a secondary school education in a home school setting that is treated as a home school or private school under the laws of this state;

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(b)

Is legally authorized within New Hampshire to provide a program of education beyond secondary education;

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(c)

Provides an educational program for which the institution awards a bachelor's degree, graduate degree, or professional degree;

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(d)

Is a public or other nonprofit institution;

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(e)

Is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association; and

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(f)

Has a history of providing for the health insurance needs of its students through a self-funded student health benefit plan.

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V.

"Student" means a person enrolled in a degree program in an institution of higher education and may include a postdoctoral fellow.

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VI.

"Student health plan" or "plan" means any self-funded plan established or maintained by an institution of higher education for the purpose of providing medical, surgical, or hospital services to a student, the student's spouse or domestic partner, the student's child or children, or other persons chiefly dependent upon the student for support and maintenance. Source. 2016, 257:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.

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