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215 ILCS 123/10

(215 ILCS 123/10)

Sec. 10. Definitions.

Words and phrases used in this
Act, unless defined in this Section, have the meanings attributed to them in
Section 5 of the Illinois Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act.

"Director" means the Director of
Insurance.

"Employer" means an individual, sole proprietorship,
partnership, firm, corporation, association, or any other legal entity that has
one or more employees and is legally doing business in this State. "Employer" includes employers as defined in the Illinois Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.

"Health insurance contract", "group or master health
insurance contract" and "insurance" refer to the forms of
insurance obligations which a "risk-bearer" as defined in this
Section has been authorized to issue.

"Risk-bearer" means an insurance company licensed in
this State and authorized to transact the kinds of business
described in clause (b) of Class 1 and clause (a) of Class 2 of
Section 4 of the Illinois Insurance Code and
entities authorized under the Health Maintenance Organization
Act.

(Source: P.A. 97-715, eff. 1-1-13.)