Rhode Island General Laws Title 27. Insurance § 27-20.9-1. Health care contracts--Required provisions--Definitions

(1) “ Health care contract” means a contract entered into or renewed between a health insurer and a health care provider for the delivery of health care services to others.

(2) “ Health care provider” means a person licensed or certified in this state to practice medicine, pharmacy, chiropractic, nursing, physical therapy, podiatry, dentistry, optometry, occupational therapy, or other healing arts.

(3) “ Health insurer” means every nonprofit medical service corporation, hospital service corporation, health maintenance organization, or other insurer offering and/or insuring health services; the term shall in addition include any entity defined as an insurer under § 42-62-4 and any third-party administrator when interacting with health care providers and enrollees on behalf of such an insurer.