§3903.__Definitions

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

1.__Association.__"Association" means the Comprehensive Health Insurance Risk Pool Association established in section 3904.

2.__Board.__"Board" means the board of directors of the association.

3.__Covered person.__"Covered person" means an individual resident of this State who:

A.__Is eligible to receive benefits from an insurer;

B.__Is eligible for benefits under the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996; or

C.__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.

For the purposes of this chapter, "covered person" does not include a dependent of a covered person.

4.__Dependent.__"Dependent" means a resident spouse, a resident unmarried child under 19 years of age, a child who is a student under 23 years of age and who is financially dependent upon the parent or a child of any age who is disabled and dependent upon the parent.

5.__Health maintenance organization.__"Health maintenance organization" means an organization authorized under chapter 56 to operate a health maintenance organization in this State.

6.__Insurer.__"Insurer" means an entity that is authorized to write medical insurance or that provides medical insurance in this State. For the purposes of this chapter, "insurer" includes an insurance company, a nonprofit hospital and medical service organization, a fraternal benefit society, a health maintenance organization, a self-insurance arrangement that provides health care benefits in this State to the extent allowed under the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, a 3rd- party administrator, a multiple-employer welfare arrangement,