2009 Iowa Code
Title 13 - Commerce
Subtitle 1 - Insurance and Related Regulation
CHAPTER 513B - SMALL GROUP HEALTH COVERAGE
513B.17 - DISCRETION OF THE COMMISSIONER.

        513B.17  DISCRETION OF THE COMMISSIONER.
         1.  The commissioner may suspend all or any part of section 513B.4
      as to the premium rates applicable to one or more small employers for
      one or more rating periods upon a filing by the small employer
      carrier and a finding by the commissioner that the suspension is
      reasonable in light of the financial condition of the carrier or that
      the suspension would enhance the efficiency and fairness of the
      marketplace for small employer health insurance.
         2.  The commissioner may suspend or modify the normal workweek
      requirement of thirty or more hours under the definition of eligible
      employee upon a finding by the commissioner that the suspension would
      enhance the availability of health insurance to employees of small
      employers.
         3.  The commissioner may adopt, by rule or order, transition
      provisions to facilitate the implementation and administration of
      this chapter.  

         91 Acts, ch 244, § 8
         CS91, §513B.8
         92 Acts, ch 1167, § 18
         C93, § 513B.17
         93 Acts, ch 80, § 14; 97 Acts, ch 103, §34; 2005 Acts, ch 70, §10