{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-509a.13","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 509A.13","heading":"Continuation of group insurance.","body":"1. If a governing body, a county board of supervisors, or a city council has procured for its employees accident, health, or hospitalization insurance, or a medical service plan, or has contracted with a health maintenance organization authorized to do business in this state, the governing body, county board of supervisors, or city council shall allow its employees who retired before attaining sixty-five years of age to continue participation in the group plan or under the group contract at the employee’s own expense until the employee attains sixty-five years of age.\n2. This section applies to employees who retired on or after January 1, 1981.","path":["Title XIII - COMMERCE (Ch. 505 - 554I)","Chapter 509A - GROUP INSURANCE FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/509A.13.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:13Z","sha256":"39fd1fab231b1cf839dec78aed5441ae95d027345600bba1ae4a5b56b61aa620","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-509a.12","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-509a.13a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}