33-31-102. Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions apply:
     (1) "Basic health care services" means:
     (a) consultative, diagnostic, therapeutic, and referral services by a provider;
     (b) inpatient hospital and provider care;
     (c) outpatient medical services;
     (d) medical treatment and referral services;
     (e) accident and sickness services by a provider to each newborn infant of an enrollee pursuant to 33-31-301(3)(e);
     (f) care and treatment of mental illness, alcoholism, and drug addiction;
     (g) diagnostic laboratory and diagnostic and therapeutic radiologic services;
     (h) preventive health services, including:
     (i) immunizations;
     (ii) well-child care from birth;
     (iii) periodic health evaluations for adults;
     (iv) voluntary family planning services;
     (v) infertility services; and
     (vi) children's eye and ear examinations conducted to determine the need for vision and hearing correction;
     (i) minimum mammography examination, as defined in 33-22-132; and
     (j) treatment for phenylketonuria. "Treatment" means licensed professional medical services under the supervision of a physician and a dietary formula product to achieve and maintain normalized blood levels of phenylalanine and adequate nutritional status.
     (2) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of insurance of the state of Montana.
     (3) "Enrollee" means a person:
     (a) who enrolls in or contracts with a health maintenance organization;
     (b) on whose behalf a contract is made with a health maintenance organization to receive health care services; or
     (c) on whose behalf the health maintenance organization contracts to receive health care services.
     (4) "Evidence of coverage" means a certificate, agreement, policy, or contract issued to an enrollee setting forth the coverage to which the enrollee is entitled.
     (5) "Health care services" means:
     (a) the services included in furnishing medical or dental care to a person;
     (b) the services included in hospitalizing a person;
     (c) the services incident to furnishing medical or dental care or hospitalization; or
     (d) the services included in furnishing to a person other services for the purpose of preventing, alleviating, curing, or healing illness, injury, or physical disability.
     (6) "Health care services agreement" means an agreement for health care services between a health maintenance organization and an enrollee.
     (7) "Health maintenance organization" means a person who provides or arranges for basic health care services to enrollees on a prepaid or other financial basis, either directly through provider employees or through contractual or other arrangements with a provider or a group of providers.
     (8) "Insurance producer" means an individual, partnership, or corporation appointed or authorized by a health maintenance organization to solicit applications for health care services agreements on its behalf.
     (9) "Person" means:
     (a) an individual;
     (b) a group of individuals;
     (c) an insurer, as defined in 33-1-201;
     (d) a health service corporation, as defined in 33-30-101;
     (e) a corporation, partnership, facility, association, or trust; or
     (f) an institution of a governmental unit of any state licensed by that state to provide health care, including but not limited to a physician, hospital, hospital-related facility, or long-term care facility.
     (10) "Plan" means a health maintenance organization operated by an insurer or health service corporation as an integral part of the corporation and not as a subsidiary.
     (11) "Provider" means a physician, hospital, hospital-related facility, long-term care facility, dentist, osteopath, chiropractor, optometrist, podiatrist, psychologist, licensed social worker, registered pharmacist, or nurse specialist as specifically listed in 37-8-202 who treats any illness or injury within the scope and limitations of his practice or any other person who is licensed or otherwise authorized in this state to furnish health care services.
     (12) "Uncovered expenditures" mean the costs of health care services that are covered by a health maintenance organization and for which an enrollee is liable if the health maintenance organization becomes insolvent.

     History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 457, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 34, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 80, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 713, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 437, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 663, L. 1991.