Current through the 2024 Budget Session
Section 26-20-801 - Definitions(a) As used in this article: (i) "Covered person" means a policyholder, subscriber, enrollee, member or individual covered by any policy, contract or certificate listed in W.S. 26-20-802(a) or by any life insurance or long-term care insurance policy;(ii) "Health insurance issuer" means an entity subject to the insurance laws and regulations of this state, or subject to the jurisdiction of the commissioner, that contracts or offers to contract to provide, deliver, arrange for, pay for or reimburse any of the costs of health care services, including through a policy, contract or certificate listed in W.S. 26-20-802(a), and shall include a sickness and accident insurance company, a nonprofit corporation, a health maintenance organization, a preferred provider organization, or any similar entity, or any other entity providing a plan of health insurance or health benefits.(iii) "Living organ donor" means a person who is not deceased and who has donated all or part of one (1) or more of the person's own organs or tissues to another person for transplant.(iv) "Organ transplant recipient" means a person who receives an organ transplant as defined by W.S. 35-5-301(a)(v).(b) The definitions in W.S. 35-5-301 shall apply to this article.Amended by Laws 2024, ch. 27,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2024.Amended by Laws 2023, ch. 93,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2023.Added by Laws 2021 , ch. 35, § 1, eff. 3/30/2021.