For the purposes of this chapter, a health benefit plan is any hospital or medical expense incurred policy or certificate, hospital or medical service plan, contract, or health maintenance organization subscriber contract. The term does not include specified disease, hospital indemnity, fixed indemnity, accident–only, credit, dental, vision, medicare supplement, long–term care, or disability income insurance, coverage issued as a supplement to liability insurance, workers’ compensation or similar insurance, or automobile medical payment insurance.

Source: SL 1994, ch 383, § 1.