The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(1) "Advanced diagnostic imaging services" means magnetic resonance imaging services, computed tomography services, positron emission tomography services, cardiac nuclear medicine services, and similar new imaging services.
(2) "Authority" means the Washington state health care authority.
(3) "Collaborative" means the Robert Bree collaborative established in RCW
70.250.050.
(4) "Payor" means carriers licensed under chapters
48.21, 48.41, 48.44, 48.46, and
48.62 RCW.
(5) "Self-funded health plan" means an employer-sponsored health plan or Taft-Hartley plan that is not provided through a fully insured health carrier.
(6) "State purchased health care" has the same meaning as in RCW
41.05.011.