§ 53-6-702 — Definitions

53-6-702 . Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply:
(1) "Department" means the department of public health and human services.
(2) "Health maintenance organization" means a health maintenance organization as defined in 33-31-102 .
(3) (a) "Managed health care entity" or "entity" means a health maintenance organization or an insurer regulated under Title 33 that:
(i) contracts for an estimated annual value of $1 million or more of state and federal medicaid funds; or
(ii) operates statewide or covers 20% or more of the medicaid population.
(b) The term does not include:
(i) a provider of health care services under a contract with the department on a fee-for-service basis;
(ii) a medicaid primary care case management service within the meaning of 42 CFR 438; or
(iii) a PACE organization as defined in 42 CFR 460.6 or an accountable care organization as defined in 33-31-102 that has received a waiver under 33-31-201 .
(4) "Program" means an element of the integrated health care system created by this part.

Legislative History

En. Sec. 2, Ch. 502, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 466, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 401, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 403, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 195, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 346, L. 2011.