Terms Used In Iowa Code > Chapter 514I - Healthy and Well Kids in Iowa Program

• 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.
• Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
• Baseline: Projection of the receipts, outlays, and other budget amounts that would ensue in the future without any change in existing policy. Baseline projections are used to gauge the extent to which proposed legislation, if enacted into law, would alter current spending and revenue levels.
• Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. ^{Source: OCC}
• 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
• Child: includes child by adoption. See Iowa Code 4.1
• Commissioner: means the commissioner of insurance. See Iowa Code 510.1B
• Contract: means the same as defined in section 554D. See Iowa Code 554E.1
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Cost sharing: means the payment of a premium or copayment as provided for by Tit. See Iowa Code 514I.2
• Department: means the department of human services. See Iowa Code 514I.2
• Director: means the director of human services. See Iowa Code 514I.2
• Eligible child: means an individual who meets the criteria for participation in the program under section 514I. See Iowa Code 514I.2
• Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
• Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
• following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
• Health insurance coverage: means health insurance coverage as defined in 42 U. 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
• Majority leader: see Floor Leaders
• Minority leader: See Floor Leaders
• Money: means the same as defined in section 554. See Iowa Code 554E.1
• Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
• Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
• Participating insurer: means any of the following:
   a. See Iowa Code 514I.2
• person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
• plan: means health insurance coverage provided by a participating insurer under this chapter. See Iowa Code 514I.2
• program: means the healthy and well kids in Iowa program created in this chapter to provide health insurance coverage to eligible children. See Iowa Code 514I.2
• property: includes personal and real property. See Iowa Code 4.1
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• 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
• year: means twelve consecutive months. See Iowa Code 4.1