HF 147: Requiring the university of Iowa hospitals and clinics to give priority to certain Iowa residents in awarding certain residencies and fellowships and to include rural rotations in certain residencies and fellowships

What it does

This bill requires the university of Iowa hospitals and clinics to give priority in awarding federal residency positions as established under the federal Balanced Budget Act of 1997 and fellowships to applicants who are residents of Iowa, attended and earned an undergraduate degree from an Iowa college or university, or attended and earned a medical degree from a medical school in Iowa. The bill also requires the university of Iowa hospitals and clinics to provide the opportunity to participate in a rural rotation to persons to whom a primary care residency or fellowship position, including such positions in psychiatry, is awarded in order to expose the resident or fellow to rural areas of Iowa.

House subcommittee · named January 29, 2025

• Rep. Devon Wood (R) · devon.wood@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Thomas M. Jeneary (R) · tom.jeneary@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Josh Turek (D) · josh.turek@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 2 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council; Iowa Mental Health Advocacy

In plain words

1. January 29, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Health and Human Services committee
2. January 29, 2025House subcommittee named: Wood, Jeneary and Turek
3. February 5, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it
4. February 6, 2025Approved by the House committee
5. February 6, 2025Committee vote: 18–2
6. February 10, 2025Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 301