New Hampshire § 420-M-2 - Section 420-M:2 Definitions.

§ 420-M-2. Section 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 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.