11.__Resident.__"Resident" means an individual who:

A.__Is legally located in the United States and has been legally domiciled in this State for a period not to exceed one year to be established by the board and subject to the approval of the superintendent;

B.__Is legally domiciled in this State on the date of application to the plan and is eligible for enrollment in the risk pool under this chapter as a result of the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996; or

C.__Is legally domiciled in this State on the date of application to the plan and has been certified as eligible for federal trade adjustment assistance or for pension benefit guarantee corporation assistance, as provided by the federal Trade Adjustment Assistance Reform Act of 2002.

12.__Reinsurer.__"Reinsurer" means any insurer from whom any person providing health insurance for any Maine resident procures insurance for itself with the insurer with respect to all or part of the medical insurance risk of the person.__ "Reinsurer" includes an insurer that provides employee benefits excess insurance.

13.__Third-party administrator.__"Third-party administrator" means any entity that is paying or processing medical insurance claims for any resident.

§3904.__Comprehensive Health Insurance Risk Pool Association

1.__Risk pool established.__The Comprehensive Health Insurance Risk Pool Association is established as a nonprofit legal entity.__As a condition of doing business, every insurer that has sold medical insurance within the previous 12 months or is actively marketing a medical insurance policy in this State must participate in the association.

2.__Board of directors.__The association is governed by a board of directors in accordance with the following.

A.__The board consists of 9 members appointed as follows:

(1)__Four members appointed by the superintendent:__2 members must be chosen from the general public and may