context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Commissioner." The Insurance Commissioner of the
Commonwealth.
"Credit card payment." A type of electronic funds transfer
in which a dental insurer or its contracted vendor issues a
single-use series of numbers associated with the payment of
covered dental services performed by a dentist and chargeable at
a predetermined rate for which the dentist is responsible for
processing the payment by a credit card terminal or Internet
portal. The term includes virtual or online credit card payments
for which no physical card is presented to the dentist and the
single-use credit card expires upon payment processing.
"Dental insurance policy." An insurance policy that pays or
provides dental expense benefits for covered dental services and
is delivered or issued for delivery by, or through a dental
insurer. The term includes coverage for dental benefits issued
either on a stand-alone basis or integrated, or otherwise
incorporated into the terms and coverage of a health benefits
plan.
"Dental insurer." An entity that offers, issues or renews a
dental insurance policy that covers dental services provided by
a dentist and that is governed under any of the following:
(1) The act of May 17, 1921 (P.L.682, No.284), known as
The Insurance Company Law of 1921, including section 630 and
Article XXIV.
(2) The act of December 29, 1972 (P.L.1701, No.364),
known as the Health Maintenance Organization Act.
(3) Chapter 61 (relating to hospital plan corporations).
(4) Chapter 63 (relating to professional health services
plan corporations).
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