Nebraska Statutes 44-5303. Terms, defined
For purposes of the Health Insurance Access Act:
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 44-5303
- Company: shall include any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint-stock company, joint venture, or association. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- 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
- 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
- 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) Insurer shall mean any insurance company as defined in section 44-103 authorized to transact health insurance business in the State of Nebraska or a health maintenance organization which has obtained a valid certificate of authority;
(2) Medicare shall mean parts A, B, C, and D of Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1395 et seq., as amended;
(3) Provider shall mean any physician or hospital who is licensed or authorized in this state to furnish medical care or hospitalization to any individual;
(4) Spell of illness shall mean a continuous period as a hospital inpatient or successive periods as a hospital inpatient when the date of discharge and the following date of admission are less than sixty consecutive days apart; and
(5) Uninsured access coverage shall mean a policy of sickness and accident insurance or a contract for health care services covering individuals, with or without their dependents, issued by an insurer subject to the limitations and requirements in the act.