§ 514C.33 — Services provided by provisionally licensed psychologists

Iowa § 514C.33

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title XIII: COMMERCE
• Ch. 514C: SPECIAL HEALTH AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COVERAGES

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1. Notwithstanding section 514C.6, a policy or contract providing for third-party payment
or prepayment of health or medical expenses shall include a provision for the payment of
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necessary behavioral health services provided by a person who holds a provisional license
to practice psychology pursuant to section 154B.6, and who practices under the supervision
of a supervisor who meets the qualifications determined by the board of behavioral health
professionals by rule.
2. A policy or contract subject to this section shall not impose a practice or supervision
restrictionwhichisinconsistentwithormorerestrictivethantheauthorityalreadygrantedby
law, including the authority to provide supervision in person or remotely through electronic
means as specified by rule of the board of behavioral health professionals.
3. The requirements of this section apply to and supersede any conflicting requirements
regarding services provided under a policy or contract which is delivered, issued for delivery,
continued, or renewed in this state on or after June 1, 2018, and apply to and supersede any
conflicting requirements regarding services contained in an existing policy or contract on the
policy’s or contract’s anniversary or renewal date, whichever is later.
4. For the purposes of this section, third-party payment or prepayment includes an
individual or group policy of accident or health insurance or individual or group hospital or
health care service contract issued pursuant to chapter 509, 514, or 514A, an individual or
group health maintenance organization contract issued and regulated under chapter 514B,
or a preferred provider organization contract regulated pursuant to chapter 514F.
5. Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to require an individual or group health
maintenance organization or a preferred provider organization or arrangement to provide
payment or prepayment for services provided by a provisionally licensed psychologist
providing behavioral health services under the supervision of a supervisor as specified in
this section, unless the supervisor has entered into a contract or other agreement to provide
behavioral health services with the individual or group health maintenance organization or
the preferred provider organization or arrangement.