Terms Used In South Carolina Code 38-33-310

  • Health maintenance organization: means a person who undertakes to provide or arrange for basic health care services to enrollees for a fixed prepaid premium. See South Carolina Code 38-33-20
  • Provider: means a physician, dentist, hospital, or other person properly licensed, where required, to furnish health care services. See South Carolina Code 38-33-20
Nothing in this chapter may be construed to prevent a health maintenance organization from contracting with an out-of-state provider.