Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), constitution, statute, regulation, rule, common law, or any other state action that has the force and effect of law.
Insurance Encyclopedia
State legislated benefits
See: mandated benefits .
State license number
Number issued to a physician who has passed the state medical examination indicating his or her right to practice medicine in the state where issued.
State licensure agency
State agency that has the authority to terminate, sanction, or prosecute fraudulent providers under state laws.
State medical assistance office
State agency that is in charge of the state’s Medicaid program and can give information about programs to help pay medical bills for people with low incomes. It also provides help with prescription drug coverage.
State of domicile
The state in which the company is incorporated or chartered. The company is also licensed (admitted) under the state’s insurance statutes for those lines of business for which it qualifies.
State of issue
Region where group insurance contract is delivered or issued. Also called situs .
State of the art/development risks defence
Defence whereby a ‘producer’ can avoid Consumer Protection Act 1987 liability. If, at the time of supply, the state of scientific and technical knowledge was not such that a producer of similar products might have been expected to discover the defect if it had existed while there were products under his control, there will be no liability under the Act. It is no defence to show that the producer was unaware of the risk because of no prior accidents. The defence only applies when there has been some technical or scientific advance since the time of supply that subsequently enable the defect to be identified (Abouzaid v. Mothercare (UK) Ltd (2001)). The producer must show that the defence applies.
State pension age
Age from which state pensions are payable, 65 for men and 60 for women. The pension age for women is being phased to reach 65 over the period 2010 and 2020.
State pension offset
The reduction in pension or pensionable earnings to achieve integration.