(i) For an individual Medicare supplement policy, the person who seeks to contract for benefits. See Michigan Laws 500.3801

Certificate: means any certificate delivered or issued for delivery in this state under a group Medicare supplement policy. See Michigan Laws 500.3801

Certificate form: means the form on which a certificate is delivered or issued for delivery by an insurer. See Michigan Laws 500.3801

Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.

Director: means , unless the context clearly implies a different meaning, the director of the department. See Michigan Laws 500.102

Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.

Insurer: includes any person that delivers or issues for delivery in this state Medicare supplement policies. See Michigan Laws 500.3801

Medicare: means subchapter XVIII of the social security act, 42 USC 1395 to 1395lll. See Michigan Laws 500.3801

Medicare advantage: means a plan of coverage for health benefits under Medicare part C as described in 42 USC 1395w-28, and includes any of the following:

  (i) Coordinated care plans that provide health care services, including, but not limited to, health maintenance organization plans with or without a point-of-service option, plans offered by provider-sponsored organizations, and preferred provider organization plans. See Michigan Laws 500.3801

Medicare supplement policy: means an individual or group policy or certificate that is advertised, marketed, or designed primarily as a supplement to reimbursements under Medicare for the hospital, medical, or surgical expenses of persons eligible for Medicare and Medicare select policies and certificates under section 3817. See Michigan Laws 500.3801

month: means a calendar month; the word "year" a calendar year; and the word "year" alone shall be equivalent to the words "year of our Lord". See Michigan Laws 8.3j

person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l

Policy form: means the form on which the policy or certificate is delivered or issued for delivery by the insurer. See Michigan Laws 500.3801

state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o