DEFINITIONS (continued) Common Carrier means a government regulated entity that is in the business of transporting fare paying passengers. The term does not include:  chartered or other privately arranged transportation;  taxis; or  limousines. Dependent(s) means Your Spouse or State-Registered Domestic Partner and/or Child who meet the eligibility requirements in state statute, except surviving Spouses, surviving State-Registered Domestic Partners and surviving Dependent Children of emergency service personnel who are killed in the line of duty. Employee-Paid Insurance means insurance for which the Policyholder requires You to pay any part of the premium. Employee-Paid Insurance includes: Supplemental Life Insurance, Supplemental Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance, Dependent Life Insurance and Dependent Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance. Employer-Paid Insurance means insurance for which the Policyholder does not require You to pay any part of the premium. You may pay the premium for Basic Life Insurance and Basic Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance while on an approved Leave of Absence. Employer-Paid Insurance includes: Basic Life Insurance and Basic Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance. Employer Group means a county, municipality, political subdivision, the Washington health benefit exchange, tribal government, or employee organizations representing state civil service employees obtaining employee benefits through a contractual agreement with the Policyholder to participate in benefit plans. Employing Agency means a division, department, or separate agency of state government, including an institution of higher education; a county, municipality, or other political subdivision; and a tribal government covered by state statute. It also includes Washington health benefit exchange and employee organizations representing state civil service employees. Hospital means a facility which is licensed as such in the jurisdiction in which it is located and:  provides a broad range of medical and surgical services on a 24 hour a day basis for injured and sick persons by or under the supervision of a staff of Physicians; and  provides a broad range of nursing care on a 24 hour a day basis by or under the direction of a registered professional nurse. Hospitalized means:  admission for inpatient care in a Hospital;  receipt of care in the following:  a hospice facility;  an intermediate care facility; or  a long term care facility; or  receipt of the following treatment, wherever performed:  chemotherapy; GCERT2024-WSHCA-WA-LIFE-EMPLOYEE1 42

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