§ 514.5

514.5 Contracts for service. 1. A hospital service corporation organized under chapter 504, Code 1989, or current chapter 504, and governed by this chapter, may enter into contracts for the rendering ofhospital service to any of its subscribers with hospitals maintained and operated by the stateor any of its political subdivisions, or by any corporation, association, or individual. Suchhospital service corporation may also contract with an ambulatory surgical facility to providesurgical services to the corporation’s subscribers. Hospital service is meant to include bedand board, general nursing care, use of the operating room, use of the delivery room, ordinarymedications and dressings and other customary routine care. 'Ambulatory surgical facility'means a facility constructed and operated for the specific purpose of providing surgery topatients admitted to and discharged from the facility within the same day. 2. A medical service corporation organized under chapter 504, Code 1989, or current chapter 504, and governed by this chapter, may enter into contracts with subscribers tofurnish health care service through physicians and surgeons, dentists, podiatric physicians,osteopathic

current chapter 504, and governed by this chapter, may enter into contracts with subscribers tofurnish health care service through physicians and surgeons, dentists, podiatric physicians,osteopathic physicians, osteopathic physicians and surgeons, or chiropractors. 3. Any pharmaceutical or optometric service corporation organized under chapter 504, Code 1989, or current chapter 504, and governed by this chapter, may enter into contracts forthe rendering of pharmaceutical or optometric service to any of its subscribers. Membershipin any pharmaceutical service corporation shall be open to all pharmacies licensed underchapter 155A. 4. A hospital service corporation or medical service corporation organized under chapter 504, Code 1989, or current chapter 504, and governed by this chapter, may enter intocontracts with subscribers and providers to furnish health care services not otherwiseallocated by this section. [C39, §8895.05; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §514.5]83 Acts, ch 27, §13; 84 Acts, ch 1122, §4; 86 Acts, ch 1180, §4; 87 Acts, ch 215, §48; 96 Acts, ch 1034, §68; 2003 Acts, ch 108, §98; 2004 Acts, ch 1049, §191; 2004 Acts, ch 1175, §394; 2016Acts, ch

]83 Acts, ch 27, §13; 84 Acts, ch 1122, §4; 86 Acts, ch 1180, §4; 87 Acts, ch 215, §48; 96 Acts, ch 1034, §68; 2003 Acts, ch 108, §98; 2004 Acts, ch 1049, §191; 2004 Acts, ch 1175, §394; 2016Acts, ch 1011, §121; 2017 Acts, ch 29, §146 Sat Dec 23 00:44:13 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 514.5 (18, 0)