Section 30:7E-1 - Definitions relative to inmate health care

NJ Rev Stat § 30:7E-1 (2019) (N/A)

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30:7E-1. Definitions relative to inmate health care

1. As used in sections 2 thru 6 of this act:

a. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the Department of Corrections.

b. "County" includes any person acting pursuant to a contract with a county who provides services for which a county is entitled to reimbursement or a nominal fee under the provisions of this act.

c. "Covered person" means a person who is covered by a plan for health benefits and expenses but not as an enrollee.

d. "Enrollee" means the person who receives a certificate or other proof of coverage from a health insurance plan that covers the person for health benefits and expenses.

e. "Health insurance plan" means any hospital and medical expense insurance policy; health, hospital or medical service corporation contract or certificate; or health maintenance organization subscriber contract or certificate or dental or vision plan.

f. "Inmate" means a person sentenced to imprisonment, or ordered to pretrial or investigative detention, in a State correctional facility or county jail.

g. "State" includes any person acting pursuant to a contract with the State who provides services for which the State is entitled to reimbursement or a nominal fee under the provisions of this act.

L.1995,c.254,s.1.

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