Iowa Code 514B.17A – Rescission
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1. A health maintenance organization may rescind an enrollee’s membership in the health maintenance organization if the enrollee makes a material false statement or misrepresentation in the enrollee’s application for membership. A written notice of rescission shall be sent to the enrollee by certified mail addressed to the enrollee and sent to the enrollee’s last address known to the health maintenance organization and shall state the reason for the rescission. The enrollee may appeal the rescission to the commissioner as provided by the commissioner by rules adopted under chapter 17A.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 514B.17A
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Commissioner: means the commissioner of insurance. See Iowa Code 510.1B
- Rescission: The cancellation of budget authority previously provided by Congress. The Impoundment Control Act of 1974 specifies that the President may propose to Congress that funds be rescinded. If both Houses have not approved a rescission proposal (by passing legislation) within 45 days of continuous session, any funds being withheld must be made available for obligation.
- 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
2. An enrollee’s membership in a health maintenance organization shall not be rescinded as provided in subsection 1 more than two years after the date of the enrollee’s enrollment in the health maintenance organization.