Vermont § 1802 - Definitions As used in this subchapter:

§ 1802. Definitions As used in this subchapter:

• (1) “Affordable Care Act” means the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,
  Pub. L. No. 111-148, as amended by the federal Health Care and Education Reconciliation
  Act of 2010, Pub. L. No. 111-152, and as further amended. (2) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Vermont Health Access. (3) “Health benefit plan” means a policy, contract, certificate, or agreement offered
  or issued by a health insurer to provide, deliver, arrange for, pay for, or reimburse
  any of the costs of health services. This term does not include coverage only for
  accident or disability income insurance, liability insurance, coverage issued as a
  supplement to liability insurance, workers’ compensation or similar insurance, automobile
  medical payment insurance, credit-only insurance, coverage for on-site medical clinics,
  or other similar insurance coverage where benefits for health services are secondary
  or incidental to other insurance benefits as provided under the Affordable Care Act.
  The term also does not include stand-alone dental or vision benefits; long-term care
  insurance; short-term, limited-duration health insurance; specific disease or other
  limited benefit coverage, Medicare supplemental health benefits, Medicare Advantage
  plans, and other similar benefits excluded under the Affordable Care Act. (4) “Health insurer” shall have the same meaning as in 18 V.S.A. § 9402. [Subdivision (5) effective until January 1, 2026; see also subdivision (5) effective
  January 1, 2026 set out below.] (5) “Qualified employer”: (A) means an entity that employed an average of not more than 50 employees on working
  days during the preceding calendar year and that: