514F.2 Utilization and cost control. Nothing contained in the chapters of Title XIII, subtitle 1, of the Code shall be construed to prohibit or discourage insurers, nonprofit service corporations, health maintenanceorganizations, or self-insurers for health care benefits to employees from providing paymentsof benefits or providing care and treatment under capitated payment systems, prospectivereimbursement rate systems, utilization control systems, incentive systems for the use ofleast restrictive and least costly levels of care, preferred provider contracts limiting choiceof specific provider, or other systems, methods or organizations designed to contain costswithout sacrificing care or treatment outcome, provided these systems do not limit or makeoptional payment or reimbursement for health care services on a basis solely related to thelicense under or the practices authorized by chapter 151 or on a basis that is dependentupon a method of classification, categorization, or description based upon differences interminology used by different licensees under the chapters of Title IV, subtitle 3, of the Codein describing human ailments or their diagnosis or treatment. n, or description based upon differences interminology used by different licensees under the chapters of Title IV, subtitle 3, of the Codein describing human ailments or their diagnosis or treatment. 86 Acts, ch 1180, §10 Sat Dec 23 00:45:32 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 514F.2 (14, 0)
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