Terms Used In Arizona Laws > Title 20 > Chapter 28 - Mental Health Parity

• Classification of benefits: means the following classifications of benefits provided by a health plan:

  (a) Inpatient, in-network. See Arizona Laws 20-3501

• department: means the department of insurance and financial institutions. See Arizona Laws 20-101
• Health care insurer: means a disability insurer, group disability insurer, blanket disability insurer, health care services organization, hospital service corporation, medical service corporation or hospital, medical, dental and optometric service corporation that issues a health plan in this state. See Arizona Laws 20-3501
• Health plan: means an individual health plan or accountable health plan that provides mental health services or mental health benefits, that finances or provides covered health care services, that is issued by a health care insurer in this state and that is subject to the mental health parity and addiction equity act. See Arizona Laws 20-3501
• Mental health parity and addiction equity act: means the mental health parity and addiction equity act of 2008 (42 United States Code § 300gg-26) and implementing regulations. See Arizona Laws 20-3501
• Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
• Process: means a citation, writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See Arizona Laws 1-215
• Product network type: means the network model associated with the type of health plan under which covered health care is delivered, such as a health care services organization, preferred provider network organization, point of service plan or indemnity plan. See Arizona Laws 20-3501