Delaware Code Title 16. Health and Safety § 9951. Definitions

(1) “Board” means the Diamond State Hospital Cost Review Board established by § 9952 of this title.

(2) “Core CPI” means as defined in § 2503 of Title 18.

(3) “Hospital” means as defined in § 1001 of this title, except that hospitals that exclusively provide psychiatric services or rehabilitative services are excluded from the application of this subchapter.

(4) “Insurers” means as defined in § 9903 of this title.

(5) “Payer” means as defined in § 9903 of this title.

(6) “Public programs” means as defined in § 9903 of this title.

(7) “Purchaser” means any governmental entity or unit, which offers coverage on a self-insured basis, or any employer that is self-insured within the definitions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)  1.

(8) “Spending benchmark” means as defined in § 9903 of this title.