Services provided by a physical therapist, occupational therapist, or speech pathologist.

1. Notwithstanding the uniformity of treatment requirements of section 514C.6 , a policy, contract, or plan providing for third-party payment or prepayment of health or medical expenses shall not impose a copayment or coinsurance amount on an insured for services provided by a physical therapist licensed pursuant to chapter 148A , by an occupational therapist licensed pursuant to chapter 148B , or by a speech pathologist licensed pursuant to chapter 154F that is greater than the copayment or coinsurance amount imposed on the insured for services provided by a person engaged in the practice of medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery under chapter 148 for the same or a similar diagnosed condition even if a different nomenclature is used to describe the condition for which the services are provided. 2. This section applies to the following classes of third-party payment provider policies, contracts, or plans delivered, issued for delivery, continued, or renewed in this state on or after July 1, 2015: a. Individual or group accident and sickness insurance providing coverage on an expense-incurred basis. b. An individual or group hospital or medical service contract issued pursuant to chapter 509 , 514 , or 514A . c. An individual or group health maintenance organization contract regulated under chapter 514B . d. A plan established pursuant to chapter 509A for public employees. 3. This section shall not apply to accident-only, specified disease, short-term hospital or medical, hospital confinement indemnity, credit, dental, vision, Medicare supplement, long-term care, basic hospital and medical-surgical expense coverage as defined by the commissioner, disability income insurance coverage, coverage issued as a supplement to liability insurance, workers’ compensation or similar insurance, or automobile medical payment insurance. 2015 Acts, ch 137, §101, 162, 163 ; 2017 Acts, ch 148, §82