1.  The hawk-i board shall review the benefits package annually and shall determine additions to or deletions from the benefits package offered. The hawk-i board shall submit the recommendations to the general assembly for any amendment to the benefits package.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 514I.9

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • board: means the entity which adopts rules and establishes policy for, and directs the department regarding, the hawk-i program. See Iowa Code 514I.2
  • Insurer: means a person duly licensed in this state as an insurance company pursuant to this subtitle. 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
 2. Benefits, in addition to those required by rule, may be provided to eligible children by a participating insurer if the benefits are provided at no additional cost to the state.