As used in this act:
1. "Base period" means the period of coverage pursuant to the issuance or renewal of a health benefit plan that is required to provide benefits pursuant to the provisions of Section 6060.11 of this title;
2. "Health benefit plan" means any plan or arrangement as defined in subsection C of Section 6060.4 of this title;
3. "Insurer" means any entity providing an accident and health insurance policy in this state including, but not limited to, a licensed insurance company, a not-for-profit hospital service and medical indemnity corporation, a fraternal benefit society, a multiple employer welfare arrangement or any other entity subject to regulation by the Insurance Commissioner;
4. "Mental health and substance use disorder" means any condition or disorder involving a mental health condition or substance use disorder listed under any of the diagnostic categories in the mental disorders section of the most recent edition of the International Classification of Disease or in the mental disorders section of the most recent version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; and
5. "Mental health and substance use disorder benefits" means benefits covering items or services for mental health conditions or substance use disorders, as defined under the terms of the health benefit plan and in accordance with applicable federal and state law. Any condition defined by the plan as a mental health condition or not a mental health condition shall be consistent with the definition of that condition included in generally recognized independent standards of current medical practice, including but not limited to the most recent version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders or the most recent edition of the International Classification of Disease.
Added by Laws 1999, c. 153, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2000. Amended by Laws 2010, c. 222, § 41, eff. Nov. 1, 2010; Laws 2020, c. 75, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2020.