[§448D-1]  Definitions.  As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

     "Dental service organization" means any person who undertakes to provide or to arrange for or administer one or more prepaid dental insurance plans.

     "Prepaid dental insurance" means any contractual arrangement for dental services provided directly or arranged for or administered directly on a prepaid individual, group, or capitation basis.

     "Subscriber" means a member of the public or group who has contracted with a dental service organization for the provision of dental services including dependents who are entitled to dental services under the plan solely because of their status as dependents of the subscriber. [L 1988, c 342, pt of §1]