02-031 C.M.R. ch. 630, § 3 - Definitions

1. "Insurer" is defined as in 24-A M.R.S.A. §6303(1).

2. "Program fund balance" is defined as in 24-A M.R.S.A. §6305(3).

3. "Self-insured" is defined as in 24-A M.R.S.A. §6303(3). In particular, the term includes a physician, hospital, or physician's employer obtaining coverage from an unauthorized insurer (other than pursuant to the surplus lines law) or a risk retention group. It also includes a physician, hospital, or physician's employer that has not obtained insurance coverage. A policyholder may be insured in part and self-insured in part, as provided in Subsections 4(3) and 4 (4) of this Rule.

4. "Superintendent" means the Superintendent of Insurance.

5. "Practices medicine" or "practicing medicine" is defined as in 32 M.R.S.A. §3270, whether or not the physician receives compensation.

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