§ 921 — Definitions

§ 921. Definitions. For the purposes of this article, unless the\ncontext clearly requires otherwise:\n 1. "Applicant" means an eligible employer which submits an application\nunder subdivision two of section nine hundred twenty-two of this\narticle.\n 2. "Eligible employer" means a sole proprietor or an employer of\nbetween one and fifty full-time employees, who has not within the\ntwelve-month period prior to the effective date of this section\nprovided group health insurance benefits to any employee associated\nwith the employers' business.\n 3. "Small business health insurance partnership program" means a\nprogram which assists employers in providing health care coverage under\nsubdivision two of section nine hundred twenty-two of this article.\n 4. "Small group health insurance policy" means a group health\ninsurance policy or comprehensive health services plan issued on a\ncommunity-rated, open-enrolled basis pursuant to article thirty-two or\nforty-three of the insurance law by an insurer licensed pursuant to\narticle forty-one or forty-two of the insurance law, a corporation\norganized pursuant to article forty-three of the insurance law, or a\nhealth maintenance organization certified pursuant to article forty-four\nof the public health law; provided, however, in no event shall premiums\nbe used to purchase riders to policies or to purchase non-comprehensive\npolicies.\n 5. "Incentive payment" means the payment of the portion of the premium\nfor a small group health insurance policy obtained through the small\nbusiness health insurance partnership program.\n 6. "Partnership certificate" means a certificate evidencing the\napproval of an application from an eligible employer which is issued\nprior to January first, two thousand.\n 7. "Full-time employee" means an employee who works twenty or more\nhours per week.\n