90th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
SF 160: Relating to the prescribing and dispensing authority of practitioners
Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on April 19, 2024. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.
What it does
This bill relates to prescribing and dispensing authority by practitioners. The bill prohibits any health-related professional board under Code chapter 147 (general provisions, health-related professions) that licenses a prescribing practitioner and any employer of a prescribing practitioner from restricting the prescribing authority of a prescribing practitioner during a public health disaster in a way that acts as a deterrent for the practitioner to use a medication or treatment in accordance with the practitioner’s best professional judgment.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
Senate subcommittee · named February 2, 2023
- Sen. Sandy Salmon (R) · sandy.salmon@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Molly Donahue (D) · molly.donahue@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Jeff Edler (R)
Lobbying · 1 for, 1 against
For: Informed Choice Iowa
Against: Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers
In plain words
- January 26, 2023Filed in the Senate and sent to the Health and Human Services committee
- February 2, 2023Senate subcommittee named: Salmon, Donahue and Edler
- February 8, 2023Subcommittee recommended passing it
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/SF160