New Jersey Statutes 54A:11-2. Definitions relative to required health insurance coverage
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 54A:11-2
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
“Affordable Care Act” means the federal “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,” Pub.L.111-148, as amended by the federal “Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010,” Pub.L.111-152, and any federal rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
“Applicable individual” means the same as defined in 26 U.S.C. § 5000A(d)(1).
“Carrier” means any entity that contracts or offers to contract to provide, deliver, arrange for, pay for, or reimburse any of the costs of health care services, including a sickness and accident insurance company, a health maintenance organization, a hospital or health service corporation, a multiple employer welfare arrangement, an entity under contract with the State Health Benefits Program or the School Employees’ Health Benefits Program to administer a health benefits plan, or any other entity providing a health benefits plan.
“Minimum essential coverage” means the same as defined in 26 U.S.C. § 5000A(f)(1).
L.2018, c.31, s.2.