1.    As used in sections 2 thru 6 of this act:

   a.    "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the Department of Corrections.

   b.    "County" includes any person acting pursuant to a contract with a county who provides services for which a county is entitled to reimbursement or a nominal fee under the provisions of this act.

   c.    "Covered person" means a person who is covered by a plan for health benefits and expenses but not as an enrollee.

   d.    "Enrollee" means the person who receives a certificate or other proof of coverage from a health insurance plan that covers the person for health benefits and expenses.

   e.    "Health insurance plan" means any hospital and medical expense insurance policy; health, hospital or medical service corporation contract or certificate; or health maintenance organization subscriber contract or certificate or dental or vision plan.

   f.    "Inmate" means a person sentenced to imprisonment, or ordered to pretrial or investigative detention, in a State correctional facility or county jail.

   g.    "State" includes any person acting pursuant to a contract with the State who provides services for which the State is entitled to reimbursement or a nominal fee under the provisions of this act.

   L.1995,c.254,s.1.