R2-8-401. Definitions

The following definitions apply to this Article, unless otherwise specified: 1. “Appealable agency action” has the same meaning as in A.R.S. § 41-1092. 2. “Board” means, if established, a Committee designated by the Board to take action on appeals as described in A.R.S. § 38-714(E)(1) or, if a Committee is not established, the same as in A.R.S. § 38-711(6). 3. “Final administrative action” has the same meaning as in A.R.S. § 41-1092 and is rendered by the Board. 4. “Health Plan” means an arrangement under which ASRS engages a Health Plan Vendor for coverage for members and their eligible dependents for routine, preventive, and emergency health-care procedures, pharmaceuticals, dental, vision, or other services and benefits funded through an insurance policy in which the Health Plan Vendor processes and pays claims as an insurer, or a self-funded arrangement in which the Health Plan Vendor processes and pays claims using ASRS funds. 5. “Health Plan Vendor” means an entity that enters into a contract with ASRS to provide an insured Health Plan or to administer, process, and pay claims for a Health Plan self-insured by ASRS.