1. Third-party payment provider contracts or policies delivered, issued for delivery, continued, or renewed in this state on or after January 1, 2006, that provide reimbursement for immunizations shall provide reimbursement for immunizations containing no more than trace amounts of mercury at the acquisition cost rate for immunizations containing no more than trace amounts of mercury. For the purposes of this section, “trace amounts” means trace amounts as defined by the United States food and drug administration.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 514C.21

  • Contract: means the same as defined in section 554D. See Iowa Code 554E.1
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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. For the purposes of this section, “third-party payment provider contracts or policies” includes:

 a. Individual or group accident and sickness insurance providing coverage on an expense-incurred basis.
 b. An individual or group hospital or medical service contract issued pursuant to chapter 509, 514, or 514A.
 c. An individual or group health maintenance organization contract regulated under chapter 514B.
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