1998 Minnesota Statutes

     62R.18 Definitions. 

    Subdivision 1.    Application.  For purposes of sections 
 62R.17 to 62R.26, the terms defined in this section have the 
 meanings given. 

    Subd. 2.    Health carrier.  "Health carrier" means a 
 health carrier as defined in section 62A.011.  

    Subd. 3.    Plan participant.  "Plan participant" means 
 an eligible employee or retiree of a qualified employer or an 
 eligible dependent of an employee or retired employee of a 
 qualified employer. 

    Subd. 4.    Qualified employer.  "Qualified employer" 
 means an employer sponsoring or maintaining a self-insured 
 employer plan meeting the requirements of sections 62R.19 and 
 62R.21. 

    Subd. 5.    Self-insured employer plan.  "Self-insured 
 employer plan" means a plan, fund, or program established or 
 maintained by a qualified employer on or before January 1, 1995, 
 for the purpose of providing medical, surgical, hospital, or 
 other health care benefits to plan participants primarily on a 
 self-insured basis.  A governmental joint self-insurance plan 
 established under chapter 471 is a self-insured employer plan 
 for purposes of this definition. 

    HIST: 1995 c 234 art 10 s 2 

*   NOTE:  See section 62R.26 for expiration date.