Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 333. Health § 333.24502

Sec. 24502. (1) “Carrier” means any of the following:

(2) “Department” means the department of insurance and financial services.

(3) “Director” means the director of the department or his or her designee.

(4) “Emergency patient” means an individual with a physical or mental condition that manifests itself by acute symptoms of sufficient severity, including, but not limited to, pain such that a prudent layperson, possessing average knowledge of health and medicine, could reasonably expect to result in 1 or more of the following:

(5) “Health benefit plan” means an individual or group expense-incurred hospital, medical, or surgical policy or certificate, an individual or group health maintenance organization contract, or a self-funded plan established or maintained by this state or a local unit of government for its employees. Health benefit plan does not include accident-only, credit, dental, or disability income insurance; long-term care insurance; coverage issued as a supplement to liability insurance; coverage only for a specified disease or illness; worker's compensation or similar insurance; or automobile medical-payment insurance.

(6) “Health care service” means a diagnostic procedure, medical or surgical procedure, examination, or other treatment.

(7) “Health facility” means any of the following:

(8) “Health maintenance organization” means that term as defined in section 3501 of the insurance code of 1956, 1956 PA 218, MCL 500.3501.

(9) “Hospital” means that term as defined in section 20106.  3

(10) “Insurer” means that term as defined in section 106 of the insurance code of 1956, 1956 PA 218, MCL 500.106.