2016 New Hampshire Revised Statutes
Title XXXVII - INSURANCE
Chapter 420-M - PURCHASING ALLIANCES
Section 420-M:2 - Definitions.

    420-M:2 Definitions. – In this chapter:
    I. "Commissioner'' means the insurance commissioner.
    II. "Eligible dependents'' means "eligible dependents'' as defined in RSA 420-G:2, V.
    III. "Eligible employee'' means "eligible employee'' as defined in RSA 420-G:2, VI.
    IV. "Employee enrollee'' means an eligible employee, self-employed individual, or an eligible dependent of an eligible employee who is enrolled in a health benefit plan offered through an alliance by a participating carrier.
    V. "Health benefit plan'' means "health coverage'' as defined in RSA 420-G:2, IX.
    VI. "Health carrier'' or "carrier'' means "health carrier'' as defined in RSA 420-G:2, VIII.
    VII. "Member employer'' means an employer who enrolls in an alliance.
    VIII. "Participating carrier'' means a carrier that contracts with the alliance.
    IX. "Purchasing alliance'' or "alliance'' means a non-risk bearing corporation or other entity licensed pursuant to RSA 420-G:10-a that provides health insurance coverage to member employers and their employees.
    X. "Qualified purchasing alliance'' means a purchasing alliance that has obtained certification from the commissioner under RSA 420-M:13 as a qualified purchasing alliance with authority to operate in the same manner as a qualified association trust pursuant to RSA 420-G:10.
    XI. "Small employer'' means "small employer'' as defined in RSA 420-G:2, XVI.

Source. 2010, 346:1, eff. July 20, 2010.