514.18 Podiatric physicians.
Medical or surgical services or procedures constituting the practice of podiatry, also known as chiropody, as provided in chapter 149, and covered by the terms of any individual, group, blanket, or franchise policy providing accident or health benefits hereafter delivered or hereafter issued for delivery in Iowa and covering an Iowa risk may be performed by any practitioner, selected by the insured, licensed under chapter 149 to perform such medical or surgical services or procedures. Any provision of such policy or exclusion or limitation denying an insured the free choice of such licensed podiatric physician, also known as chiropodist, shall to the extent of the denial, be void, but such voidance shall not affect the validity of the other provisions of the policy.
[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §514.18]
95 Acts, ch 108, §18; 2017 Acts, ch 29, §150
Structure Iowa Code
Chapter 514 - NONPROFIT HEALTH SERVICE CORPORATIONS
Section 514.1 - Applicability — definitions.
Section 514.2 - Incorporation.
Section 514.2A - Service of process.
Section 514.3 - Approval by commissioner.
Section 514.5 - Contracts for service.
Section 514.6 - Rates — approval by commissioner.
Section 514.7 - Contracts — approval by commissioner — provisions to be available.
Section 514.8 - Contracts with providers — approval.
Section 514.9 - Annual report.
Section 514.9A - Certificate of authority — renewal.
Section 514.11 - Costs approved.
Section 514.12 - Investment of funds.
Section 514.13 - Arbitration of disputes.
Section 514.14 - Dissolution or merger.
Section 514.15 - Nonexempt from taxation.
Section 514.16 - Governmental employees included.
Section 514.17 - Physicians and surgeons, podiatric physicians, or dentists — number required.
Section 514.18 - Podiatric physicians.
Section 514.19 - Combined service corporations.