Unless otherwise described in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following described meanings:
(a) Bar. The bar shall mean The Florida Bar.(b) Board. The board shall mean the Board of Governors of The Florida Bar.(c) Committee. The committee shall mean the Prepaid Legal Services Committee, a standing committee of The Florida Bar.(d) Group. Group shall mean an organization of 2 or more persons whose individual members are identifiable in terms of some common interest or affinity. Examples of groups shall include, but not be limited to, the following:(2) educational institutions;(e) Legal Services Plan. Legal services plan shall mean an arrangement whereby a sponsor contracts directly with a managing attorney for the provision of legal services to its members, hereinafter referred to as a plan. Lawyer referral services and legal aid societies shall be specifically excepted from this definition.(f) Managing Attorney. Managing attorney shall mean a member in good standing of The Florida Bar who shall be the person responsible to the bar for the proper conduct and operation of a plan.(g) Plan Attorney. Plan attorney shall mean a member in good standing of The Florida Bar who, upon contracting in writing directly with a managing attorney, shall provide legal services to plan participants under a plan.(h) Plan Participant. Plan participant shall mean a member of a sponsor eligible to receive legal services under a plan.(i) Sponsor. Sponsor shall mean a group that provides a plan for the benefit of its members.Amended July 23, 1992, effective 1/1/1993 (605 So.2d 252); amended Dec. 7-8, 1993, by the Board of Governors of The Florida Bar; amended April 2-4, 1998, by the Board of Governors of The Florida Bar.