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 sponsor fully-insured bona fide pathway II association coverage under RSA 415-E.
XI. "
Small employer
" means "small employer" as defined in RSA 420-G:2, XVI.
Source. 2010, 346:1, eff. July 20, 2010. 2019, 346:410, eff. Dec. 1, 2021.