Section 3C. The commissioner shall promulgate regulations, subject to the approval of the commissioner of medical assistance, defining ”qualified medical insurance”, ”qualified individual medical insurance”, ”qualified two-person family medical insurance”, and ”qualified family medical insurance” as those terms are employed in section 9C of chapter 118E. In promulgating said regulations, the commissioner shall make reasonable efforts to conform the definitions of such qualified plans to the standards in effect for small group insurance policies issued pursuant to chapter 176J.