Terms Used In Michigan Laws > Chapter 390 > Act 55 of 1953 - Ferris State University

• Certificate: means any certificate delivered or issued for delivery in this state under a group Medicare supplement policy. See Michigan Laws 500.3801
• Department: means the department of insurance and financial services. See Michigan Laws 500.102
• Insurer: includes any person that delivers or issues for delivery in this state Medicare supplement policies. See Michigan Laws 500.3801
• Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
• Medicare: means subchapter XVIII of the social security act, 42 USC 1395 to 1395lll. 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
• person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
• Rate: means the cost of insurance per payroll before adjustment for an individual insured's size, exposure, or loss experience. See Michigan Laws 500.2402
• Secretary: means the secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. 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
• United States: shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o