N.H. Admin. Code § Ins 1102.01

Current through Register No. 50, December 12, 2024
Section Ins 1102.01 - Definitions
(a) "Antibody" means a protein produced by the body in response to specific foreign substances such as bacteria or viruses.
(b) "Antigen" means a substance that stimulates the production of antibodies.
(c) "Human Immunodeficiency Virus" (HIV) means the virus, or its variants, which are the causative agents of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), AIDS Related Conditions (ARC), and other clinical manifestations.
(d) "Insurer" means any entity included in or subject to Title XXXVII of the New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated. The term includes any health service corporation, and any health maintenance organization, as well as, the producers of any insurer, health service corporation, or health maintenance organization.
(e) "Medical Information Bureau (MIB)" means a membership association of insurance companies, or any similar entity, which acts as a clearinghouse for confidential data on insurance applicants.
(f) "Positive test result" means the presence in an individual, as detected by laboratory testing, of an antibody or antigen to the human immunodeficiency virus.

N.H. Admin. Code § Ins 1102.01

#6953, eff 3-1-99 (formerly Ins 1101.03), ss by #8826, eff 3-1-07

Amended by Volume XXXV Number 27, Filed July 9, 2015 , Proposed by #10866, Effective 7/1/2015, Expires7/1/2025.