Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 44-5229

• Base premium rate: shall mean for each class of business as to a rating period, the lowest premium rate charged or that could have been charged under a rating system for that class of business by the small employer carrier to small employers with similar case characteristics for health benefit plans with the same or similar coverage. See Nebraska Statutes 44-5229
• Case characteristics: shall mean demographic or other objective characteristics of a small employer that are considered by the small employer carrier in the determination of premium rates for the small employer. See Nebraska Statutes 44-5234
• Class of business: shall mean all or a separate grouping of small employers established pursuant to section 44-5257. See Nebraska Statutes 44-5235
• Premium: shall mean all money paid by a small employer and eligible employees as a condition of receiving coverage from a small employer carrier, including any fees or other contributions associated with the health benefit plan. See Nebraska Statutes 44-5247
• Rating period: shall mean the calendar period for which premium rates established by a small employer carrier are assumed to be in effect. See Nebraska Statutes 44-5250
• Small employer: shall mean any person, political subdivision, firm, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, or association that is actively engaged in business that, on at least fifty percent of its working days during the preceding calendar quarter, employed at least two and no more than fifty eligible employees, the majority of whom were employed within this state. See Nebraska Statutes 44-5253