RSA 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.