# Iowa Code § 514C.6: Uniformity of treatment — employee welfare benefit plans

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C514C_S514C.6

## Section

- **Citation:** Iowa Code § 514C.6
- **Heading:** Uniformity of treatment — employee welfare benefit plans
- **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.6

## Text

(1) A statutory provision to mandate a health care coverage or service, or to mandate the offering of a health care coverage or service, applies to all state-regulated third-party payors and to employee welfare benefit plans described in 29 U.S.C. §1001 et seq. However, if an employee welfare benefit plan subject to federal regulation is not subject to a substantially similar requirement, the statutory provision does not apply to a state-regulated third-party payor until the employee welfare benefit plans are subject to a substantially similar standard under federal regulations as determined by the commissioner.

(2) For purposes of this section unless the context otherwise requires, a third-party payor means:

(2) (a) An accident and sickness insurer, subject to chapter 509 or 514A.

(2) (b) A nonprofit health service corporation, subject to chapter 514.

(2) (c) A health maintenance organization, subject to chapter 514B.

(2) (d) Any other entity engaged in the business of insurance, risk transfer, or risk retention, which is subject to the jurisdiction of the commissioner.

91 Acts, ch 213, §20

## 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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