H.__"New business premium rate" means, for each class of business as to a rating period, the premium rate charged or offered by the carrier to small employers with similar case characteristics for newly issued health benefit plans with the same or similar coverage.

I.__"Rating period" means the calendar period for which the premium rates established by a carrier are assumed to be in effect as determined by the carrier.

J.__"Small employer" means any person, firm, corporation, partnership or association actively engaged in business that, on at least 50% of its working days during the preceding year, employed no more than 50 eligible employees and at least 2 eligible employees. In determining the number of eligible employees, companies that are affiliated companies or that are eligible to file a combined tax return for purposes of state taxation must be considered one employer.

K.__"Small group health plan" means any hospital and medical expense-incurred policy; health, hospital or medical service corporation plan contract; or health maintenance organization subscriber contract covering an eligible group.__ "Small group health plan" does not include the following types of insurance:

(1)__Accident;

(2)__Credit;

(3)__Disability;

(4)__Long-term care or nursing home care;

(5)__Medicare supplement;

(6)__Specified disease;

(7)__Dental or vision;