As used in sections 44-3801 to 44-3826, unless the context otherwise requires:

Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 44-3802

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Department: shall mean the Department of Insurance. See Nebraska Statutes 44-103
  • Director: shall mean the Director of Insurance. See Nebraska Statutes 44-103
  • Person: shall include bodies politic and corporate, societies, communities, the public generally, individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies, joint-stock companies, and associations. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
  • State: when applied to different states of the United States shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories organized by Congress. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801

(1) Director shall mean the Director of Insurance;

(2) Department shall mean the Department of Insurance;

(3) Prepaid dental service plan or plan shall mean a contractual arrangement to provide specified dental services, in consideration of a specified payment for an interval of time, regardless of whether the payment for such services is made by the beneficiaries individually or by a third person for them, in such a manner that the total cost of such services is to be spread directly or indirectly among a group of persons. A prepaid dental service plan includes arrangements that create reasonable expectations of enforceable rights, but does not include the provision of, or reimbursement for, dental services incidental to other insurance coverages; and

(4) Prepaid dental service corporation shall mean a corporation organized under sections 44-3801 to 44-3826 and offering a prepaid dental service plan in this state.