In this chapter,
(1) "health care service" means a service rendered to an individual for diagnosis, relief, or treatment of an injury, ailment, or bodily condition;
(2) "hospital service corporation" means a service corporation that principally provides hospital services;
(3) "medical service corporation" means a service corporation that principally provides medical or surgical services;
(4) "nurse midwife" means a registered professional nurse who is certified as an advanced nurse practitioner under AS 08.68.850 and authorized to practice as a nurse midwife under regulations adopted in accordance with AS 08.68;
(5) "participant hospital" is one that has entered into a service agreement with a service corporation;
(6) "participant provider" means a provider who has entered into a service agreement with a service corporation;
(7) "physician" includes also "surgeon;"
(8) "provider" means a physician, dentist, osteopath, optometrist, chiropractor, nurse midwife, or other licensed health care practitioner;
(9) "service agreement" is a contract between a service corporation and a provider or hospital under which the provider or hospital agrees to render all or part of one or more health care services to subscribers of the service corporation;
(10) "service corporation" means a corporation providing all or part of one or more health care services for subscribers in exchange for periodic prepayments in identifiable amount by or as to the subscribers;
(11) "subscriber's contract" is that between the service corporation and its subscriber under which all or part of one or more health care services is to be rendered to or on behalf of the subscriber by a participant provider or hospital that has entered into a service agreement with the corporation covering the services.
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