HF 2210: Relating to the licensing of, and granting of clinical privileges to, certain health care professionals

What it does

This bill relates to applications for clinical privileges to practice at a hospital and for licenses for health-related professions. The bill requires the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing to adopt rules prohibiting a hospital or rural emergency hospital from including on an application for clinical privileges a question regarding whether the applicant has a past history or diagnosis of mental illness, substance use disorders, or other physical or behavioral health conditions. The rules shall allow a hospital or rural emergency hospital to include a question regarding whether the applicant currently has any condition that is not being appropriately treated which impairs or adversely affects the applicant’s ability to practice with reasonable skill and safety in a competent, ethical, and professional manner.

Senate subcommittee · named March 4, 2024

• Sen. Dawn Driscoll (R) · dawn.driscoll@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Claire Celsi (D)
• Sen. Tim Kraayenbrink (R) · tim.kraayenbrink@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 9 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Academy of Family Physicians; Iowa Dental Association; Iowa Medical Society; Iowa Physician Assistant Society; Iowa Psychiatric Physicians Society; Iowa Society of Anesthesiologists; Mental Health America; MercyOne; UnityPoint Health

In plain words

1. January 30, 2024Filed in the House and sent to the State Government committee
2. January 31, 2024House subcommittee named: Bergan, Sexton and Srinivas
3. February 6, 2024Subcommittee recommended passing it
4. February 7, 2024Approved by the House committee
5. February 27, 2024Passed the House, 97–0
6. February 28, 2024Arrived in the Senate
7. March 4, 2024Senate subcommittee named: Driscoll, Celsi and Kraayenbrink