71-3-1113. Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply:
(1) "Ambulance service" means a person providing ground or air ambulance transport, licensed under 50-6-306, that:
(a) is in-network with at least two insurers that together provide coverage for at least 25% of health insurance insureds in the state; or
(b) accepts insurance, including copayments, coinsurance, or deductibles, as payment in full and does not offer memberships under Title 33, chapter 2, part 22.
(2) "Beneficiary" means a person entitled to insurance benefits.
(3) "Dentist" means a person practicing dentistry as provided in 37-4-101.
(4) "Insurance" means a contract through which a person, the insurer, undertakes to indemnify another, the insured, or pay or provide a determinable amount or benefit upon determinable contingencies.
(5) "Insurer" has the meaning of a health insurance issuer provided in 33-22-140.
(6) "Outpatient center for surgical services" means a facility registered as provided in 50-32-314.
(7) "Person" means an individual, a corporation, an organization, or other legal entity.
History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 532, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 469, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 86, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 45, Ch. 502, L. 2007; amd. Secs. 1, 2, Ch. 314, L. 2017.