Except as otherwise provided in Chapter 44 or the Health Maintenance Organization Act, the insurance laws shall not be applicable to any health maintenance organization granted a certificate of authority under the act. This section shall not apply to an insurer licensed and regulated pursuant to the insurance laws except with respect to its activities authorized and regulated pursuant to the act.

Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 44-32,168

  • Health maintenance organization: shall mean any person who undertakes to provide or arrange for the delivery of basic health care services to enrollees on a prepaid basis except for enrollee responsibility for copayments or deductibles. See Nebraska Statutes 44-32,105
  • Insurer: shall include all companies, exchanges, societies, or associations whether organized on the stock, mutual, assessment, or fraternal plan of insurance and reciprocal insurance exchanges. See Nebraska Statutes 44-103