Arizona Administrative Code
Title 17 - TRANSPORTATION
Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - COMMERCIAL PROGRAMS
Article 8 - MANDATORY INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Section R17-5-801 - Definitions
In addition to the definitions under A.R.S. §§ 28-101 and 28-4001, in this Chapter, unless otherwise specified:
"Arizona Mandatory Insurance Reporting System Guide for Insurance Companies" means the Department's guide that is available on the agency's website and provides technical information to a company about information transmission between the Department and the company.
"Company" means an insurance or indemnity company authorized to write motor vehicle liability coverage in Arizona.
"Customer number" means the system-generated, or other distinguishing number, assigned by the Department to each person conducting business with the Department, as prescribed in R17-5-805.
"EDI" means electronic data interchange, which is the transmission of data in a standardized format from one computer to another without the use of magnetic tape.
"EDI reporting" means the computer-to-computer transmission of data from a company to the Department.
"Error return" means the computer-to-computer transmission, from the Department to a company, of all data reporting errors received during EDI reporting.
"FEIN" means the federal employer identification number or federal tax identification number used to identify a business entity.
"FTP" means file transfer protocol, which is a common protocol used by the Department for exchanging files over any network that supports EDI reporting transmitted through the Internet or Intranet.
"Information exchange" means EDI reporting where a company or service provider transmits a report to the Department through a connection to a private information network.
"Motor Vehicle Division" means the Arizona Department of Transportation's Motor Vehicle Division.
"NAIC" means the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.
"Private information network" means the value-added network used by a company or service provider to facilitate EDI transmissions to the Department and to provide other network services where fees are charged for the network connection based on the number of characters and messages transmitted.
"Reportable activity" means the information required to be transmitted to the Department under A.R.S. § 28-4148 and this Article.
"Self-insurer" means a person or entity that has met the qualifications, completed the application process, and received a certificate of self-insurance issued by the Department under R17-5-810.
"Service provider" means a person or entity that reports for an insurance company through a connection to a private information network or an FTP for EDI reporting.
"SR22" means a certification filed, by a company duly authorized to transact business in this state, as proof of financial responsibility for the future, which guarantees that the insured owner or operator has in effect at least the minimum motor vehicle liability insurance coverage required under A.R.S. Title 28, Chapter 9, Article 3.
"SR26" means a certification filed by a company duly authorized to transact business in this state, which notifies the Department that an insured owner or operator required to maintain proof of financial responsibility for the future, under A.R.S. Title 28, Chapter 9, Article 3, is no longer covered under a previously reported SR22.
"Value-added network" means a private network provider that is hired by a company to facilitate EDI or provide other network services.
"X12" means the American National Standards Institute, Accredited Standards Committee, uniform standards for the interindustry electronic exchange of business transactions by EDI.
"X12 (TS811)" means X12 Transaction Set 811, Consolidated Service Invoice - Statement, version 3050, which is the specific set of EDI transactions developed for the insurance industry in the X12 standard format for automobile liability insurance reporting.
