1. The commissioner of insurance may develop by rule a state innovation waiver pursuant to section 1332 of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Pub. L. No. 111-148.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 505.18A

  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of insurance. See Iowa Code 510.1B
  • Rule: includes "regulation". See Iowa Code 4.1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • United States: includes all the states. See Iowa Code 4.1
 2. The commissioner of insurance may submit an application on behalf of the state to the United States secretary of health and human services and the United States secretary of the treasury for the state innovation waiver developed pursuant to subsection 1.
 3. If a state innovation waiver submitted pursuant to subsection 2 is approved by the United States secretary of health and human services and the United States secretary of the treasury, the commissioner of insurance may implement the state innovation waiver in a manner consistent with applicable state and federal law.
 4. The commissioner of insurance may adopt emergency rules under section 17A.4, subsection 3, and section 17A.5, subsection 2, paragraph “b”, to implement the provisions of this section and the rules shall be effective immediately upon filing unless a later date is specified in the rules. Any rules adopted in accordance with this section shall also be published as a notice of intended action as provided in section 17A.4.
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