N.Y. Public Health Law § 921: Definitions

§ 921. Definitions. For the purposes of this article, unless the

context clearly requires otherwise:

1. "Applicant" means an eligible employer which submits an application

under subdivision two of section nine hundred twenty-two of this

article.

2. "Eligible employer" means a sole proprietor or an employer of

between one and fifty full-time employees, who has not within the

twelve-month period prior to the effective date of this section

provided group health insurance benefits to any employee associated

with the employers' business.

3. "Small business health insurance partnership program" means a

program which assists employers in providing health care coverage under

subdivision two of section nine hundred twenty-two of this article.

4. "Small group health insurance policy" means a group health

insurance policy or comprehensive health services plan issued on a

community-rated, open-enrolled basis pursuant to article thirty-two or

forty-three of the insurance law by an insurer licensed pursuant to

article forty-one or forty-two of the insurance law, a corporation

organized pursuant to article forty-three of the insurance law, or a

health maintenance organization certified pursuant to article forty-four

of the public health law; provided, however, in no event shall premiums

be used to purchase riders to policies or to purchase non-comprehensive

policies.

5. "Incentive payment" means the payment of the portion of the premium

for a small group health insurance policy obtained through the small

business health insurance partnership program.

6. "Partnership certificate" means a certificate evidencing the

approval of an application from an eligible employer which is issued

prior to January first, two thousand.

7. "Full-time employee" means an employee who works twenty or more

hours per week.