514C.14 - CONTINUITY OF CARE -- PREGNANCY. - Iowa Statutes

514C.14 CONTINUITY OF CARE -- PREGNANCY. 1. Except as provided under subsection 2 or 3, a carrier, as defined in section 513B.2, an organized delivery system authorized under 1993 Iowa Acts, ch. 158, or a plan established pursuant to chapter 509A for public employees, which terminates its contract with a participating health care provider, shall continue to provide coverage under the contract to a covered person in the second or third trimester of pregnancy for continued care from such health care provider. Such persons may continue to receive such treatment or care through postpartum care related to the child birth and delivery. Payment for covered benefits and benefit levels shall be according to the terms and conditions of the contract. 2. A covered person who makes an involuntary change in health plans may request that the new health plan cover the services of the covered person's physician specialist who is not a participating health care provider under the new health plan, if the covered person is in the second or third trimester of pregnancy. Continuation of such coverage shall continue through postpartum care related to the child birth and delivery. Payment for covered benefits and benefit levels shall be according to the terms and conditions of the new health plan contract. 3. A carrier, organized delivery system, or plan established under chapter 509A, which terminates the contract of a participating health care provider for cause shall not be liable to pay for health care services provided by the health care provider to a covered person following the date of termination.          Section History: Recent Form 99 Acts, ch 41, §1