§ 58-65-1-1

\nThe following definitions apply in this Article:\n(1) Dental service plan. – A contract for the provision of, or the payment of fees for, dental care or dental services, including any other professional services authorized or permitted to be provided by a duly licensed dentist.\n(2) Full-service corporation. – Any corporation organized under the provisions of this Article that offers a medical service plan or a health care service plan.\n(3) Health care service plan. – Any contract for the provision of, or the payment of fees for, hospital care, laboratory facilities, X-ray facilities, drugs, health care appliances, anesthesia, nursing care, operating and obstetrical equipment, or health care accommodations, including any other services permitted to be provided by a hospital under the laws of this State and approved by the North Carolina Hospital Association or the American Medical Association.\n(4) Hospital service corporation. – Any nonprofit corporation that operates one or any combination of the following:\na. Dental service plan.\nb. Health care service plan.\nc. Medical service plan.\nd.

) Hospital service corporation. – Any nonprofit corporation that operates one or any combination of the following:\na. Dental service plan.\nb. Health care service plan.\nc. Medical service plan.\nd. Vision service plan.\n(5) Medical service plan. – Any contract for the furnishing of, or the payment of fees for, any of the following:\na. Medical, obstetrical, surgical, or any other professional services authorized or permitted to be provided by a duly licensed physician or other provider listed in G.S. 58-50-30.\nb. Professional medical services authorized or permitted to be provided by a health care provider licensed under Chapter 90 of the General Statutes.\n(6) Preferred provider. – A health care provider who has agreed to accept, from a corporation organized for the purposes authorized by this Article, special reimbursement terms in exchange for providing services to beneficiaries of a plan administered pursuant to this Article.\n(7) Single-service corporation. – Any corporation organized under the provisions of this Article that offers any of the following:\na. Only a dental service plan.\nb. Only a vision service plan.\nc.

n(7) Single-service corporation. – Any corporation organized under the provisions of this Article that offers any of the following:\na. Only a dental service plan.\nb. Only a vision service plan.\nc. Both a dental service plan and a vision service plan, but no other plans.\n(8) Vision service plan. – Any contract for the provision of, or the payment of fees for, vision care or vision services, including any other professional services permitted to be provided by a duly licensed optometrist or ophthalmologist. (2021-169, s. 1.)