Iowa Code 513A.2 – Authority and jurisdiction of commissioner
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 513A.2
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- 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
- 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
513A.2 Authority and jurisdiction of commissioner.
Except as provided in this chapter, a third-party payor providing coverage in this state for medical, surgical, chiropractic, physical therapy, speech pathology, audiology, professional mental health, dental, hospital, or optometric expenses, whether the coverage is by direct payment, reimbursement, or otherwise, is presumed to be subject to the jurisdiction of the commissioner of insurance, unless the person shows that while providing such services the person is subject to the jurisdiction of another agency of the state or the federal government.
91 Acts, ch 213, §12
Referred to in §513A.6
Except as provided in this chapter, a third-party payor providing coverage in this state for medical, surgical, chiropractic, physical therapy, speech pathology, audiology, professional mental health, dental, hospital, or optometric expenses, whether the coverage is by direct payment, reimbursement, or otherwise, is presumed to be subject to the jurisdiction of the commissioner of insurance, unless the person shows that while providing such services the person is subject to the jurisdiction of another agency of the state or the federal government.
91 Acts, ch 213, §12
Referred to in §513A.6