44-5240. Eligible employee, defined.
Eligible employee shall mean an employee who works on a full-time basis and has a normal workweek of thirty or more hours. The term shall include a sole proprietor, a partner of a partnership, a member of a limited liability company, and an independent contractor, if the sole proprietor, partner, member, or independent contractor is included as an employee under a health benefit plan of a small employer, but shall not include an employee who works on a part-time, temporary, or substitute basis.
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