91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 2056: Relating to the dispensing of hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin through a standing order in the state

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill requires the medical director of the department of public health to establish a standing order authorizing the dispensing of hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin by a pharmacist. The bill requires a pharmacist to dispense hydroxychloroquine or ivermectin to a patient who is at least years of age, upon the request of a patient, pursuant to a standing order established by the medical director. The pharmacist shall provide the patient with the manufacturer’s label instructions for the drug at the time the drug is dispensed.

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named January 14, 2026

Rep. Eddie Andrews (R) · eddie.andrews@legis.iowa.gov
Rep. Austin Baeth (D) · austin.baeth@legis.iowa.gov
Rep. Brett Barker (R) · brett.barker@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 1 for, 16 against

For: Katherine Bogaards

Against: AFSCME Council 61; Bitches Get Stuff Done; Central Iowa Physicians; Iowa Academy of Family Physicians; Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers; Iowa Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners; Iowa Chapter-American Academy of Pediatrics; Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council; Iowa Medical Society; Iowa Nurse Practitioners Society; Iowa Nurses Association; Iowa Pharmacy Association; and 4 more

In plain words

January 14, 2026Filed in the House and sent to the Health and Human Services committee
January 14, 2026House subcommittee named: Andrews, Baeth and Barker
January 22, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes