514B.18 False representation.
A health maintenance organization, unless licensed as an insurer, shall not use in its name, contracts, or literature any words descriptive of an insurance, casualty, or surety business or deceptively similar to the name or description of any insurance or surety corporation doing business in this state. No health maintenance organization or any person on its behalf shall advertise or merchandise its services in a manner to misrepresent its services or capacity for service, nor shall it engage in misleading, deceptive or unfair practices with respect to advertising or merchandising. This section does not exempt health maintenance organizations which are engaged in the business of insurance from regulation under the provisions of chapter 507B.
[C75, 77, 79, 81, §514B.18]
Structure Iowa Code
Chapter 514B - HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS
Section 514B.1 - Definitions — services required or available.
Section 514B.2 - Establishment of health maintenance organizations.
Section 514B.3 - Application for a certificate of authority.
Section 514B.3A - Articles — approval — bylaws.
Section 514B.3B - Certificate of authority — renewal.
Section 514B.4 - Applicant for certificate of authority.
Section 514B.4A - Direct provision of health care services.
Section 514B.5 - Issuance and denial of a certificate of authority.
Section 514B.6 - Powers of health maintenance organizations.
Section 514B.7 - Governing body.
Section 514B.8 - Fiduciary responsibilities.
Section 514B.9 - Evidence of coverage.
Section 514B.9A - Coverage of children — continuation or reenrollment.
Section 514B.11 - Disapproval of filings.
Section 514B.12 - Annual report.
Section 514B.13 - Open enrollment.
Section 514B.14 - Complaint system.
Section 514B.15 - Investments.
Section 514B.16 - Protection against insolvency.
Section 514B.17 - Cancellation of enrollees.
Section 514B.17A - Rescission.
Section 514B.18 - False representation.
Section 514B.19 - Regulation of insurance producers.
Section 514B.20 - Powers of insurers and hospital and medical service corporations.
Section 514B.21 - Public employees included.
Section 514B.24 - Examinations permitted.
Section 514B.25 - Financially impaired or insolvent health maintenance organizations.
Section 514B.25A - Impairment and insolvency protection.
Section 514B.26 - Administrative procedures.
Section 514B.27 - Judicial review.
Section 514B.30 - Communications in professional confidence.
Section 514B.32 - Construction.
Section 514B.33 - Establishment of limited service organizations.