§ 514B.30 — Communications in professional confidence

Iowa § 514B.30

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title XIII: COMMERCE
• Ch. 514B: HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS

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1. An officer, director, trustee, partner, or employee of a health maintenance organization
shall not testify as to or make other public disclosure of any communication made to a
provider and deemed privileged under section 622.10, and which communication has come
into the knowledge or possession of such officer, director, trustee, partner, or employee by
reason of employment with the health maintenance organization. To the extent necessary
to effectuate the examinations provided in section 514B.24 only, the commissioner may
examine medical or hospital records of a person receiving basic health care services under
the provisions of this chapter but shall not testify as to such confidential communications
or make other public disclosure thereof without the express consent of the person or the
person’s legal representative, if the person is deceased or incompetent. The provisions of
section 622.10 respecting waiver shall apply to this section.
2. A health maintenance organization is hereby prohibited from releasing the names of
its membership list of enrollees, whether or not for value or consideration, except to the
extentnecessarytoeffectuatetheprovisionsofthischapterortoconductresearchoranalyses
regarding cost or quality issues.

Legislative History

[C75, 77, 79, 81, §514B.30]