# Iowa Code § 510B.4A: Retaliation prohibited

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C510B_S510B.4A

## Section

- **Citation:** Iowa Code § 510B.4A
- **Heading:** Retaliation prohibited
- **Jurisdiction:** Iowa
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 510B / Section 510B.4A

## Text

A pharmacy benefits manager shall not retaliate against a pharmacy based on the pharmacy’s exercise of any right or remedy under this chapter, including but not limited to filing a complaint with the commissioner or cooperating with the commissioner pursuant to the commissioner’s authority under this chapter. Retaliation prohibited by this section shall include but is not limited to all of the following:

(1) Terminating or refusing to renew a contract with the pharmacy.

(2) Subjecting the pharmacy to increased audits.

(3) Withholding or failing to promptly pay the pharmacy any money owed by the pharmacy benefits manager to the pharmacy.

2024 Acts, ch 1100, §3

## Nearby sections

- [Iowa Code § 510B.1 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C510B_S510B.1.md)
- [Iowa Code § 510B.2 Certification as a third-party administrator required.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C510B_S510B.2.md)
- [Iowa Code § 510B.3 Enforcement — rules.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C510B_S510B.3.md)
- [Iowa Code § 510B.4 Standards of conduct good faith conflict of interest.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C510B_S510B.4.md)
- [Iowa Code § 510B.4A Retaliation prohibited.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C510B_S510B.4A.md)
- [Iowa Code § 510B.4B Prohibited conduct pharmacy rights.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C510B_S510B.4B.md)
- [Iowa Code § 510B.5 Contacting covered persons requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C510B_S510B.5.md)
- [Iowa Code § 510B.6 Substitute prescription drugs.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C510B_S510B.6.md)
- [Iowa Code § 510B.7 Pharmacy fees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C510B_S510B.7.md)
- [Iowa Code § 510B.8 Prescription drugs point of sale.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C510B_S510B.8.md)
- [Iowa Code § 510B.8A Maximum allowable cost lists.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C510B_S510B.8A.md)
- [Iowa Code § 510B.8B Pharmacy benefits managers reimbursements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C510B_S510B.8B.md)
- [Iowa Code § 510B.8C Clean claims.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C510B_S510B.8C.md)
- [Iowa Code § 510B.8D Pharmacy benefits manager contracts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C510B_S510B.8D.md)

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