§ 514B.32 — Construction

Iowa § 514B.32

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

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1. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, laws regulating the insurance business
in this state and the operations of corporations authorized under chapter 514 shall not be
applicable to any health maintenance organization granted a certificate of authority under
this chapter with respect to its health maintenance organization activities authorized and
regulated pursuant to this chapter.
2. Solicitation of enrollees by a health maintenance organization granted a certificate of
authorityoritsrepresentativesdoesnotviolateanyprovisionoflawprohibitingsolicitationor
advertising by health professionals. Upon a prospective enrollee’s request, a list of locations
of services and a list of providers who have current agreements with the health maintenance
organization shall be made available.
3. Any health maintenance organization authorized under this chapter is not practicing
medicine and shall not be subject to the limitations provided in section 135B.26 on types of
contracts entered into between doctors and hospitals.
4. A health maintenance organization authorized under this chapter shall be considered
a person for purposes of chapter 507B.
5. The provisions of this chapter shall be applicable to a managed care organization
acting pursuant to a contract with the department of health and human services to administer
the medical assistance program under chapter 249A, or the healthy and well kids in Iowa
(Hawki) program under chapter 514I, only with respect to licensure and solvency standards
as evidenced by the managed care organization obtaining and maintaining a certificate of
authority, and maintaining compliance with the solvency standards set forth in this chapter.

Legislative History

[C75, 77, 79, 81, §514B.32]