§ 4089v - Definitions - Vermont Statutes

§ 4089v. Definitions

As used in this subchapter:

(1) "Health insurance" means any group or individual health care benefit policy, contract or plan offered, issued, or renewed to a Vermont resident, including any health care benefit plan offered, issued, or renewed by any health insurance company, any nonprofit hospital and medical service corporation, any managed care organization as defined by subdivision 9402(14) of Title 18, or by any self-insured organization, or by this state or any subdivision or instrumentality of the state, except the commissioner may exempt any plan if the exemption is required by federal law.

(2) "Health insurer" means any person who offers, issues, or renews a health insurance policy, contract, or plan, except that the commissioner may exempt any person if the exemption is required by federal law. (Added 1997, No. 159 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)