§6903.__Definitions

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.

1.__Board.__"Board" means the Board of Directors of Dirigo Health, as established in section 6904.

2. Child.__"Child" means a natural child, stepchild, adopted child or child placed for adoption with a plan enrollee.

3.__Dependent.__"Dependent" means a spouse, an unmarried child under 19 years of age, a child who is a student under 23 years of age and is financially dependent upon a plan enrollee or a person of any age who is the child of a plan enrollee and is disabled and dependent upon that plan enrollee. "Dependent" may include a domestic partner consistent with sections 2741-A, 2832-A and 4249 and Title 24, section 2319-A.

4.__Dirigo Health Insurance.__"Dirigo Health Insurance" means the health insurance product established by Dirigo Health that is offered by a private health insurance carrier or carriers.

5.__Eligible business.__"Eligible business" means a business that employs at least 2 but not more than 50 eligible employees, the majority of whom are employed in the State, including a municipality that has 50 or fewer employees.

After one year of operation of Dirigo Health, the board may, by rule, define "eligible business" to include larger public or private employers.

6.__Eligible employee.__"Eligible employee" means an employee of an eligible business who works at least 20 hours per week for that eligible business.__"Eligible employee" does not include an employee who works on a temporary or substitute basis or who does not work more than 26 weeks annually.

7.__Eligible individual.__"Eligible individual" means:

A.__A self-employed individual who:

(1)__Works and resides in the State; and

(2)__Is organized as a sole proprietorship or in any other legally recognized manner in which a self-employed individual may organize, a substantial