Pennsylvania Statutes Title 40 P.S. Insurance § 1501. Definitions

(1) “Insurer” shall mean (i) a corporation or person incorporated under or doing business in Pennsylvania by virtue of “The Insurance Company Law of 1921,” approved May 17, 1921 (P.L. 682, No. 284),  1 and its amendments; (ii) a corporation not-for-profit subject to Title 40 Pa.C.S., Chapter 63 (relating to professional health services plan corporations), Chapter 65 (relating to fraternal benefit societies); (iii) a corporation not-for-profit providing any health services by plans operating under the act of December 29, 1972 (P.L. 1701, No. 364),  2 known as the “Voluntary Nonprofit Health Service Act of 1972”; (iv) any person, company, corporation or society incorporated, doing business or existing under, by virtue of, or pursuant to the act of June 4, 1937 (P.L. 1643, No. 342),  3 entitled “An act relating to certain existing beneficial societies; conferring certain rights, powers and duties upon them, their officers and members; authorizing the payment of benefits by them in the event of sickness, accident, disability or death; regulating such societies and corporations; and limiting the amount for which they may issue membership certificates or policies; providing for reserves; imposing penalties; and repealing certain existing laws and parts of law;” (v) any other persons, associations, partnerships, common-law trusts, joint-stock companies, nonprofit corporations, profit corporations or other entity conducting an insurance business.

(2) “Optometrist” shall mean a person duly licensed to practice optometry under the act of March 30, 1917 (P.L. 21, No. 10),  4 referred to as the Optometry Practice Law.

(3) “Physician” shall mean any person duly licensed to practice medicine or osteopathy under the act of July 20, 1974 (P.L. 551, No. 190),  5 known as the “Medical Practice Act of 1974.”