Section 35-25-102 - Definitions.

WY Stat § 35-25-102 (2019) (N/A)
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35-25-102. Definitions.

(a) As used in this act:

(i) "Child" means a person who has not yet reached the nineteenth anniversary of his birth;

(ii) "Department" means the department of health;

(iii) "Federal poverty level" means the federal poverty guideline updated annually in the federal register by the United States department of health and human services under the authority of section 673(2) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981;

(iv) "Private health insurance" means an individual insurance policy or contract for the purpose of paying for or reimbursing the cost of dental, hospital and medical care;

(v) "State plan" means the state plan required by 42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq. to be submitted by the state to the United States secretary of health and human services to receive federal funding for a child health insurance program;

(vi) "This act" means W.S. 35-25-101 through 35-25-108.