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Definitions.

354.010. As used in sections 354.010 to 354.380, unless the contextclearly indicates otherwise, the following terms mean:

(1) "Corporation", a domestic health services corporation subject to theprovisions of sections 354.010 to 354.380;

(2) "Director", the director of the department of insurance, financialinstitutions and professional registration of the state of Missouri;

(3) "Health services", the health care and services provided byhospitals, or other health care institutions, organizations, associations orgroups, and by doctors of medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, chiropractic,optometry and podiatry, nursing services, medical appliances, equipment andsupplies, drugs, medicines, ambulance services, and other therapeutic servicesand supplies;

(4) "Health services corporation", any not-for-profit corporationheretofore or hereafter organized or operating for the purposes ofestablishing and operating a nonprofit plan or plans under which prepaidhospital care, medical-surgical care and other health care and services, orreimbursement therefor, may be furnished to a member or beneficiary;

(5) "Member" or "beneficiary", a natural person who is entitled toreceive health services, or reimbursement therefor, pursuant to a contractmade by a health services corporation with or for the benefit of such person;

(6) "Membership contract", any agreement, contract or certificate bywhich a health services corporation describes the health services or benefitsto be provided thereunder to its members or beneficiaries;

(7) "Not-for-profit corporation", a nonprofit domestic corporationorganized under or accepting the provisions of chapter 355, RSMo, orincorporated under chapter 352, RSMo.

(L. 1973 S.B. 3 § 1, A.L. 1983 H.B. 127)

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Missouri > T23 > C354 > 354_010

Definitions.

354.010. As used in sections 354.010 to 354.380, unless the contextclearly indicates otherwise, the following terms mean:

(1) "Corporation", a domestic health services corporation subject to theprovisions of sections 354.010 to 354.380;

(2) "Director", the director of the department of insurance, financialinstitutions and professional registration of the state of Missouri;

(3) "Health services", the health care and services provided byhospitals, or other health care institutions, organizations, associations orgroups, and by doctors of medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, chiropractic,optometry and podiatry, nursing services, medical appliances, equipment andsupplies, drugs, medicines, ambulance services, and other therapeutic servicesand supplies;

(4) "Health services corporation", any not-for-profit corporationheretofore or hereafter organized or operating for the purposes ofestablishing and operating a nonprofit plan or plans under which prepaidhospital care, medical-surgical care and other health care and services, orreimbursement therefor, may be furnished to a member or beneficiary;

(5) "Member" or "beneficiary", a natural person who is entitled toreceive health services, or reimbursement therefor, pursuant to a contractmade by a health services corporation with or for the benefit of such person;

(6) "Membership contract", any agreement, contract or certificate bywhich a health services corporation describes the health services or benefitsto be provided thereunder to its members or beneficiaries;

(7) "Not-for-profit corporation", a nonprofit domestic corporationorganized under or accepting the provisions of chapter 355, RSMo, orincorporated under chapter 352, RSMo.

(L. 1973 S.B. 3 § 1, A.L. 1983 H.B. 127)


State Codes and Statutes

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Missouri > T23 > C354 > 354_010

Definitions.

354.010. As used in sections 354.010 to 354.380, unless the contextclearly indicates otherwise, the following terms mean:

(1) "Corporation", a domestic health services corporation subject to theprovisions of sections 354.010 to 354.380;

(2) "Director", the director of the department of insurance, financialinstitutions and professional registration of the state of Missouri;

(3) "Health services", the health care and services provided byhospitals, or other health care institutions, organizations, associations orgroups, and by doctors of medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, chiropractic,optometry and podiatry, nursing services, medical appliances, equipment andsupplies, drugs, medicines, ambulance services, and other therapeutic servicesand supplies;

(4) "Health services corporation", any not-for-profit corporationheretofore or hereafter organized or operating for the purposes ofestablishing and operating a nonprofit plan or plans under which prepaidhospital care, medical-surgical care and other health care and services, orreimbursement therefor, may be furnished to a member or beneficiary;

(5) "Member" or "beneficiary", a natural person who is entitled toreceive health services, or reimbursement therefor, pursuant to a contractmade by a health services corporation with or for the benefit of such person;

(6) "Membership contract", any agreement, contract or certificate bywhich a health services corporation describes the health services or benefitsto be provided thereunder to its members or beneficiaries;

(7) "Not-for-profit corporation", a nonprofit domestic corporationorganized under or accepting the provisions of chapter 355, RSMo, orincorporated under chapter 352, RSMo.

(L. 1973 S.B. 3 § 1, A.L. 1983 H.B. 127)