420-M:2 Definitions. – In this chapter: I. 'Commissioner' means the insurance commissioner. II. 'Eligible dependents' means 'eligible dependents' as defined in RSA 420-G:2, V. III. 'Eligible employee' means 'eligible employee' as defined in RSA 420-G:2, VI. 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. V. 'Health benefit plan' means 'health coverage' as defined in RSA 420-G:2, IX. VI. 'Health carrier' or 'carrier' means 'health carrier' as defined in RSA 420-G:2, VIII. VII. 'Member employer' means an employer who enrolls in an alliance. VIII. 'Participating carrier' means a carrier that contracts with the alliance. 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. 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 employees. 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. 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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