304.14-500 Definitions for KRS 304.14-510 to 304.14-550.
For the purpose of KRS 304.14-510 to 304.14-550:
(1) "Applicant" means:
(a) In the case of an individual Medicare supplement policy or subscriber
contract, the person who seeks to contract for insurance benefits; and
(b) In the case of a group Medicare supplement policy or subscriber contract, the
proposed certificate holder.
(2) "Certificate" means, for the purposes of KRS 304.14-510 to 304.14-550, any
certificate issued under a group Medicare supplement policy, which policy has been
delivered or issued for delivery in this state.
(3) "Medicare supplement policy" means a group or individual policy of (accident and
sickness) insurance or a subscriber contract (of hospital and medical service
associations or health maintenance organizations) other than a policy issued
pursuant to a contract under Section 1876 of the Federal Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. secs. 1395 et seq.) or an issued policy under a demonstration project
specified in 42 U.S.C. sec. 1395ss(g)(1), which is advertised, marketed, or designed
primarily as a supplement to reimbursements under Medicare for the hospital,
medical, or surgical expenses of persons eligible for Medicare. Such policy does not
include:
(a) Medicare Advantage plans established under Medicare Part C;
(b) Prescription drug plans established under Medicare Part D; or
(c) Health care prepayment plans that provide benefits pursuant to an agreement
under 42 U.S.C. sec. 1395l(a)(1)(A).
(4) "Medicare" means the "Health Insurance for the Aged Act," Title XVIII of the
Social Security Amendments of 1965, as then constituted or later amended.
Effective: March 31, 2005
History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 183, sec. 1, effective March 31, 2005. -Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 288, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1996. -- Amended 1994
Ky. Acts ch. 222, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1994. -- Created 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 37,
sec. 1, effective February 26, 1982.
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