Terms Used In Iowa Code > Chapter 514L - Uniform Prescription Drug Information Card

• 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.
• 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
• Guide: means the most recent national council for prescription drug programs pharmacy identification card implementation guide, or its successor. See Iowa Code 514L.1
• Prescription drug: means prescription drug as defined in section 155A. See Iowa Code 514L.1
• provider: means a provider of an individual or group policy of accident or health insurance or an individual or group hospital or health care service contract issued pursuant to chapter 509, 514, or 514A, a provider of a plan established pursuant to chapter 509A for public employees, a provider of an individual or group health maintenance organization contract issued and regulated under chapter 514B, a provider of a preferred provider contract issued pursuant to chapter 514F, a provider of a self-insured multiple employer welfare arrangement, and any other entity providing health insurance or health benefits which provide for payment or prepayment of prescription drug expenses coverage subject to state insurance regulation. See Iowa Code 514L.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