# Iowa Code § 514C.3B: Dental coverage fee schedules

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C514C_S514C.3B

## Section

- **Citation:** Iowa Code § 514C.3B
- **Heading:** Dental coverage fee schedules
- **Jurisdiction:** Iowa
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 514C / Section 514C.3B

## Text

(1) A contract between a dental plan and a dentist for the provision of services to covered individuals under the plan shall not require that a dentist provide services to those covered individuals at a fee set by the dental plan unless such services are covered services under the dental plan.

(2) A person or entity providing third-party administrator services shall not make available any dentists in its dentist network to a dental plan that sets fees for dental services that are not covered services.

(3) For the purposes of this section:

(3) (a) “Covered services” means services reimbursed under the dental plan.

(3) (b) “Dental plan” means any policy or contract of insurance which provides for coverage of dental services not in connection with a medical plan that provides for the coverage of medical services.

(4) Nothing in this section shall be construed as limiting the ability of an insurer or a third-party administrator to restrict any of the following as they relate to covered services:

(4) (a) Balance billing.

(4) (b) Waiting periods.

(4) (c) Frequency limitations.

(4) (d) Deductibles.

(4) (e) Maximum annual benefits.

2010 Acts, ch 1179, §1

## Nearby sections

- [Iowa Code § 514C.1 Supplemental coverage for adopted or newly born children.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C514C_S514C.1.md)
- [Iowa Code § 514C.2 Skilled nursing care covered in hospitals.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C514C_S514C.2.md)
- [Iowa Code § 514C.3 Dentist’s services under accident and sickness insurance policies.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C514C_S514C.3.md)
- [Iowa Code § 514C.3A Disclosures relating to dental coverage reimbursement rates.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C514C_S514C.3A.md)
- [Iowa Code § 514C.3B Dental coverage fee schedules.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C514C_S514C.3B.md)
- [Iowa Code § 514C.3C Dental care service plan contracts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C514C_S514C.3C.md)
- [Iowa Code § 514C.3D Prior authorization for dental care services.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C514C_S514C.3D.md)
- [Iowa Code § 514C.3E State-regulated dental care service plans.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C514C_S514C.3E.md)
- [Iowa Code § 514C.3F Dental carrier recovery of claim overpayment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C514C_S514C.3F.md)
- [Iowa Code § 514C.4 Mandated coverage for mammography.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C514C_S514C.4.md)
- [Iowa Code § 514C.4A Supplemental and diagnostic breast examinations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C514C_S514C.4A.md)
- [Iowa Code § 514C.5 Prescription drug benefit restrictions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C514C_S514C.5.md)
- [Iowa Code § 514C.6 Uniformity of treatment — employee welfare benefit plans.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C514C_S514C.6.md)
- [Iowa Code § 514C.7 Prohibition on restricting coverage in certain instances involving a diagnosis of a fibrocystic condition.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C514C_S514C.7.md)

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