2006 Minnesota Statutes

62R.04 DEFINITIONS.
    Subdivision 1. Scope. For purposes of this chapter, the terms defined in this section have
the meanings given.
    Subd. 2. Health care cooperative. "Health care cooperative" means a health care network
cooperative or a health provider cooperative.
    Subd. 3. Health care network cooperative. "Health care network cooperative" means
a corporation organized under this chapter and licensed in accordance with section 62R.03,
subdivision 2 . A health care network cooperative shall not have more than 50,000 enrollees,
unless exceeding the enrollment limit is necessary to comply with guaranteed issue or guaranteed
renewal requirements of chapter 62L or section 62A.65.
    Subd. 4. Health provider cooperative. "Health provider cooperative" means a corporation
organized under this chapter and operated on a cooperative plan to market health care services to
purchasers of those services.
    Subd. 5. Commissioner. Unless otherwise specified, "commissioner" means the
commissioner of health for a health care network cooperative licensed under chapter 62D or
62N and the commissioner of commerce for a health care network cooperative licensed under
chapter 62C.
    Subd. 6. Health carrier. "Health carrier" has the meaning provided in section 62A.011.
    Subd. 7. Health care providing entity. "Health care providing entity" means a participating
entity that provides health care to enrollees of a health care cooperative.
History: 1994 c 625 art 11 s 4