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(1) "Exchange," individual and SHOP Exchange; (2) "HHS," United States Department of Health and Human Services; (3) "Health insurance issuer," any person that provides health insurance in this state including an insurance company, a prepaid hospital, or similar plan, a health maintenance organization, a multiple employer welfare arrangement, or any other entity providing a plan of health insurance or health benefits subject to state insurance regulation. A health insurance issuer does not include a person providing only excepted benefits; (4) "Individual Exchange," an Exchange as provided for by section 1311 of PPACA to provide coverage to individuals; (5) "PPACA," means the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148, 2010), as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (P.L. 111-152, 2010); (6) "SHOP Exchange," an Exchange provided for by section 1311 of PPACA to provide coverage to small employers.
Source: 39 SDR 203, effective June 10, 2013.