§ 514c-33

514C.33 Services provided by provisionally licensed psychologists. 1. Notwithstanding section 514C.6, a policy or contract providing for third-party payment or prepayment of health or medical expenses shall include a provision for the payment ofnecessary behavioral health services provided by a person who holds a provisional license topractice psychology pursuant to section 154B.6, and who practices under the supervision ofa supervisor who meets the qualifications determined by the board of psychology by rule. 2. A policy or contract subject to this section shall not impose a practice or supervision restriction which is inconsistent with or more restrictive than the authority already granted bylaw, including the authority to provide supervision in person or remotely through electronicmeans as specified by rule of the board of psychology. 3. The requirements of this section apply to and supersede any conflicting requirements regarding services provided under a policy or contract which is delivered, issued for delivery,continued, or renewed in this state on or after June 1, 2018, and apply to and supersede anyconflicting requirements regarding services contained in an existing

hich is delivered, issued for delivery,continued, or renewed in this state on or after June 1, 2018, and apply to and supersede anyconflicting requirements regarding services contained in an existing policy or contract on thepolicy’s or contract’s anniversary or renewal date, whichever is later. 4. For the purposes of this section, third-party payment or prepayment includes an individual or group policy of accident or health insurance or individual or group hospital orhealth care service contract issued pursuant to chapter 509, 514, or 514A, an individual orgroup health maintenance organization contract issued and regulated under chapter 514B,or a preferred provider organization contract regulated pursuant to chapter 514F. 5. Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to require an individual or group health maintenance organization or a preferred provider organization or arrangement to providepayment or prepayment for services provided by a provisionally licensed psychologistproviding behavioral health services under the supervision of a supervisor as specified inthis section, unless the supervisor has entered into a contract or other agreement to providebehavioral health

roviding behavioral health services under the supervision of a supervisor as specified inthis section, unless the supervisor has entered into a contract or other agreement to providebehavioral health services with the individual or group health maintenance organization orthe preferred provider organization or arrangement. 2018 Acts, ch 1165, §138, 139; 2019 Acts, ch 59, §236, 240 Sat Dec 23 00:45:17 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 514C.33 (11, 0)