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Iowa Code § 514C.29 (2026)

Services provided by a doctor of chiropractic

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1. Notwithstanding the uniformity of treatment requirements of section 514C.6, a policy, contract, or plan providing for third-party payment or prepayment of health or medical expenses shall not impose a copayment or coinsurance amount on an insured for services provided by a doctor of chiropractic licensed pursuant to chapter 151 that is greater than the copayment or coinsurance amount imposed on the insured for services provided by a person engaged in the practice of medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery under chapter 148 for the same or a similar diagnosed condition even if a different nomenclature is used to describe the condition for which the services are provided.\n\nTue Dec 09 22:05:13 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 514C (63, 2) §514C.29, SPECIAL HEALTH AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COVERAGES 28\n\n 2. This section applies to the following classes of third-party payment provider policies, contracts, or plans delivered, issued for delivery, continued, or renewed in this state on or after July 1, 2012:

a. Individual or group accident and sickness insurance providing coverage on an expense-incurred basis.

b. An individual or group hospital or medical service contract issued pursuant to chapter 509, 514, or 514A.

c. An individual or group health maintenance organization contract regulated under chapter 514B.

d. A plan established pursuant to chapter 509A for public employees.

3. This section shall not apply to accident-only, specified disease, short-term hospital or medical, hospital confinement indemnity, credit, dental, vision, Medicare supplement, long-term care, basic hospital and medical-surgical expense coverage as defined by the commissioner, disability income insurance coverage, coverage issued as a supplement to liability insurance, workers’ compensation or similar insurance, or automobile medical payment insurance. 2012 Acts, ch 1138, §36; 2017 Acts, ch 148, §81 \n

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2012–2012 · leading case: Steven A. Mueller, Bradley J. Brown, Mark A. Kruse, Kevin D. Miller, & Larry E. Phipps, on Behalf of Themselves & Those Like Situated v. Wellmark, Inc. D/B/A Wellmark Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Iowa, an Iowa Corp. & Wellmark Health Plan of Iowa, Inc., an Iowa Corp., 818 N.W.2d 244 (Iowa 2012).

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Steven A. Mueller, Bradley J. Brown, Mark A. Kruse, Kevin D. Miller, & Larry E. Phipps, on Behalf of Themselves & Those Like Situated v. Wellmark, Inc. D/B/A Wellmark Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Iowa, an Iowa Corp. & Wellmark Health Plan of Iowa, Inc., an Iowa Corp., 818 N.W.2d 244 (Iowa 2012). · cites it 2× “2465, § 36 (West 2012) (to be codified at Iowa Code § 514C.29) (“M policy, contract, or plan providing for third-party payment or prepayment of health or medical expenses shall not impose a copayment or coinsurance amount on an insured for services provided by a doctor of…”

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