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, another entity providing medical insurance or health benefits subject to state insurance regulation and a reinsurer that reinsures health insurance in this State.

7.__Medical insurance.__"Medical insurance" means a hospital and medical expense-incurred policy, nonprofit hospital and medical service plan, health maintenance organization subscriber contract or other health care plan or arrangement that pays for or furnishes medical or health care services whether by insurance or otherwise, whether sold as an individual or group policy. "Medical insurance" does not include accidental injury, specified disease, hospital indemnity, dental, vision, disability income, Medicare supplement, long-term care or other limited benefit health insurance or credit insurance; coverage issued as a supplement to liability insurance; insurance arising out of workers' compensation or similar law; automobile medical payment insurance; or insurance under which benefits are payable with or without regard to fault and that is statutorily required to be contained in any liability insurance policy or equivalent self- insurance.

8.__Medicare.__"Medicare" means coverage under both Parts A and B of Title XVIII of the federal Social Security Act, 42 United States Code, Section 1395 et seq., as amended.

9.__Plan.__"Plan" means the health insurance plan adopted by the board pursuant to this chapter.

10.__Producer.__"Producer" means a person who is licensed to sell health insurance in this State.

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 to be established by the board, not to exceed one year, subject to the approval of the superintendent;