5.__Commissioner.__"Commissioner" means the chief insurance regulatory official of a compacting state, including, but not limited to, commissioner, superintendent, director or administrator.

6.__Domiciliary state.__"Domiciliary state" means the state in which an insurer is incorporated or organized or, in the case of an alien insurer, its state of entry.

7.__Insurer.__"Insurer" means an entity licensed by a state to issue contracts of insurance for any of the lines of insurance covered by the compact.

8.__Management committee.__"Management committee" means the management committee established under section 2476, subsection 5.

9.__Member.__"Member" means the person chosen by a compacting state as its representative to the commission, or the member's designee.

10.__Noncompacting state.__"Noncompacting state" means a state that is not a compacting state.

11.__Operating procedures.__"Operating procedures" means procedures adopted by the commission implementing a rule, uniform standard or provision of the compact.

12.__Product.__"Product" means the form of a policy or contract, including an application, endorsement or related form that is attached to and made a part of the policy or contract, and any evidence of coverage or certificate, for an individual or group annuity, life insurance, disability income or long-term care insurance product that an insurer is authorized to issue.

13.__Rule.__"Rule" means a statement of general or particular applicability and future effect adopted by the commission, including a uniform standard developed pursuant to section 2478, designed to implement, interpret or prescribe law or policy or describing the organization, procedure or practice requirements of the commission, that has the force and effect of law in the compacting states.

14.__State.__"State" means any state, district or territory of the United States of America.