Iowa Admin. Code r. 191-74.3

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 13, December 25, 2024

Rule 191-74.3 - Definitions

As used in this chapter:

(1)"Division" means the insurance division of the state of Iowa.

(2)"Eligible employee" means a natural person who is employed in this state for wages by an employer and works on a regular full-time or regular part-time basis. An eligible employee may include a commission salesperson who takes orders or performs services on behalf of a principal and who is paid on the basis of commissions but does not include persons who purchase for their own account for resale.

For purposes of this chapter:

a. An eligible employee does not include a temporary employee which means an employee who works for a limited period of time, or an employee with seasonal, intermittent, internship, trainee, or temporary status.

b. A minor as defined in Iowa Code chapter 599 is not an eligible employee.

c. The following persons engaged in agriculture are not eligible employees:

(1) The spouse of the employer and relatives of either the employer or spouse including relatives employed by a family farm corporation, a family farm partnership or family farm limited liability company.

(2) A person engaged in agriculture as an owner-operator or tenant-operator and the spouse or relatives of either

(3) Neighboring persons engaged in agriculture who are exchanging labor or other services.

d. An independent contractor is not an eligible employee.

e. An individual working in vocational rehabilitation programs and receiving health care coverage through governmental programs is not an eligible employee.

(3)"Employer" means a person, as defined in Iowa Code chapter 4, doing business in the state who in this state employs for wages a natural person. The term employer does not include a multiple employer trust or a client, patient, customer, or other person who obtains professional services from a licensed person who provides the services on a fee service basis or who obtains services from an independent contractor.

Iowa Admin. Code r. 191-74.3