"Carrier" means an insurance company; health service corporation; hospital service corporation; medical service corporation or health maintenance organization authorized to issue health benefit plans in this State, and a dental service corporation or dental plan organization authorized to issue dental plans in this State.
"Credit card" means a single-use or virtual credit card provided in an electronic, digital, facsimile, physical, or paper format.
"Health care provider" means an individual or entity which, acting within the scope of its licensure or certification, provides a covered service defined by the health benefits or dental plan. Health care provider includes, but is not limited to, a physician, dentist, or other health care professional licensed pursuant to Title 45 of the Revised Statutes, and a hospital or other health care facility licensed pursuant to Title 26 of the Revised Statutes.
N.J.S. § 17B:30-34.1