§ 921. Definitions. For the purposes of this article, unless the
context clearly requires otherwise:

1. "Applicant" means an eligible employer which submits an application
under subdivision two of section nine hundred twenty-two of this
article.

2. "Eligible employer" means a sole proprietor or an employer of
between one and fifty full-time employees, who has not within the
twelve-month period prior to the effective date of this section
provided group health insurance benefits to any employee associated
with the employers' business.

3. "Small business health insurance partnership program" means a
program which assists employers in providing health care coverage under
subdivision two of section nine hundred twenty-two of this article.

4. "Small group health insurance policy" means a group health
insurance policy or comprehensive health services plan issued on a
community-rated, open-enrolled basis pursuant to article thirty-two or
forty-three of the insurance law by an insurer licensed pursuant to
article forty-one or forty-two of the insurance law, a corporation
organized pursuant to article forty-three of the insurance law, or a
health maintenance organization certified pursuant to article forty-four
of the public health law; provided, however, in no event shall premiums
be used to purchase riders to policies or to purchase non-comprehensive
policies.

5. "Incentive payment" means the payment of the portion of the premium
for a small group health insurance policy obtained through the small
business health insurance partnership program.

6. "Partnership certificate" means a certificate evidencing the
approval of an application from an eligible employer which is issued
prior to January first, two thousand.

7. "Full-time employee" means an employee who works twenty or more
hours per week.