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90th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 347: Relating to the administration of injections by licensed optometrists

Signed into law

What it does

This bill allows a licensed optometrist to administer a local anesthetic prior to a minor surgical procedure authorized by law. Current law requires a licensed optometrist to receive approval from the board of optometry prior to administering certain injections.

Sponsors

State Government (companion To Sf 194 By Committee on State Government) committee

Cost

Cost: up to $357,000

0% increase in utilization for the administration of injectable anesthetics would increase costs by $357,000 for both FY 2024 and FY 2025. The State share of these costs paid from Medicaid would be $129,000 for FY 2024 and $128,000 for FY 2025.

Lobbying · 2 for, 5 against

For: Americans For Prosperity; Iowa Optometric Association

Against: Iowa Academy of Ophthamology, Inc.; Iowa Independent Physician Group; Iowa Medical Society; Iowa Society of Anesthesiologists; Polk County Medical Society

In plain words

  1. February 20, 2023Filed in the House
  2. February 27, 2023Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  3. March 7, 2023Passed the House, 90–8
  4. March 7, 2023Arrived in the Senate
  5. April 17, 2023Took the place of SF 194 on the Senate floor (the same legislation)
  6. April 17, 2023Passed the Senate, 48–2
  7. April 28, 2023Sent to the Governor
  8. April 28, 2023Signed into law
  9. May 10, 2023Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/90/HF347