The following definitions apply to 876-Chapter 3 and this chapter.
"EDI" or"electronic data interchange " means electronic transmission or reception, or both, of data through a telecommunications process utilizing a value-added network or the Internet as set forth in the EDI partnering agreement.
"EDIpartnering agreement" means the written agreement between an entity and the division of workers' compensation specifying the terms and manner of reporting by EDI.
"Filed" means receipt and acceptance of areport by the division of workers' compensation. A report is considered to be "filed" on the date it is accepted (TA) by the division of workers' compensation. A report that is submitted but rejected (TR) is not considered "filed."
"Report" means a first report of injury (FROI) or a subsequent report of injury (SROI), or both.
"Reporter" means the person who is responsible for reporting to the division of workers' compensation pursuant to the Iowa workers' compensation laws and includes an employer, an employer who has been relieved from insurance pursuant to Iowa Code section 87.11, and an insurance carrier which provides an employer workers' compensation insurance.
"Reporting " means submission of claims data and data fields of information of a report.
Iowa Admin. Code r. 876-11.2