44-5303. Terms, defined.
For purposes of the Health Insurance Access Act:
(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.
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