§ 36-3202. Definitions.

As used in the Oklahoma Child Health Insurance Reform Act:

1.  "Child health supervision services" means the periodic review of a child's physical and emotional status by a physician or other primary health care provider or pursuant to a physician's supervision;

2.  "Review" shall include but not be limited to a history, complete physical examination, developmental assessment, anticipatory guidance, appropriate immunizations and laboratory tests in keeping with prevailing medical standards;

3.  "Health care insurer" means any entity that provides health insurance in this state.  For the purposes of the Oklahoma Child Health Insurance Reform Act, insurer includes but is not limited to a licensed insurance company, not-for-profit hospital service or medical indemnity corporation, a fraternal benefit society, a health maintenance organization, a prepaid health plan, a multiple employer welfare arrangement or any other entity providing a plan of health insurance or health benefits subject to state regulation; and

4.  "Health benefit plan" means any group hospital or medical policy or certificate, contract of insurance provided by a not-for-profit hospital service or medical indemnity plan, prepaid health plan, or health maintenance organization subscriber contract.  Health benefit plan does not include accident-only, credit, dental, vision, Medicare supplement, long-term care, specified disease, hospital indemnity, or disability income insurance, coverage issued as a supplement to liability insurance, workers' compensation or similar insurance, any plan, or automobile medical payment insurance.

Added by Laws 1994, c. 294, § 23, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.