Section 38a-528a-2 - DefinitionsAs used in Sections 38a-528a-1 to 38a-528a-16, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies:
(1) "Applicant" means the proposed certificate holder.(2) "Insurer" means an insurance company, fraternal benefit society, hospital service corporation, medical service corporation or health care center.(3) "Short-term care policy" means any group health insurance policy or certificate delivered or issued for delivery to any resident of this state that is designed to provide, within the terms and conditions of the policy or certificate, benefits on an expense-incurred, indemnity or prepaid basis for necessary care or treatment of an injury, illness or loss of functional capacity provided by a certified or licensed health care provider in a setting other than an acute care hospital, for a period not exceeding three hundred days. "Short-term care policy" does not include any such policy or certificate that is offered primarily to provide basic Medicare supplement coverage, basic medical-surgical expense coverage, hospital confinement indemnity coverage, major medical expense coverage, disability income protection coverage, accident only coverage, specified accident coverage or limited benefit health coverage.Conn. Agencies Regs. § 38a-528a-2