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to write medical insurance or that provides medical insurance in | this State.__"Insurer" includes an insurance company, nonprofit | hospital and medical service organization, fraternal benefit | society, health maintenance organization, 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, 3rd-party administrator, multiple-employer | welfare arrangement, any other entity providing medical insurance | or health benefits subject to state insurance regulation or any | reinsurer reissuing health insurance in this State. |
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| | 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; and 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. |
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| | 8.__Medicare.__"Medicare" means coverage under both Parts A | and B of Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, 42 United States | Code, Section 1395 et seq., as amended. |
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| | 9.__Plan. "Plan" means the health insurance plan adopted by | the board pursuant to this chapter. |
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| | 10.__Producer.__"Producer" means a person who is licensed to | sell health insurance in this State. |
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| | 11.__Resident.__"Resident" means an individual who: |
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| A.__Is legally located in the United States and has been | legally domiciled in this State for a period established by | the board and subject to the approval of the superintendent | and not to exceed one year; |
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| B.__Is legally domiciled in this State on the date of | application to the plan and is eligible for enrollment in | the risk pool under this chapter as a result of the federal | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996; | or |
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