HF 2545: Relating to licenses to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery, and administrative medicine licenses

What it does

This bill relates to licenses to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery, and administrative medicine licenses (license). The bill allows an applicant for a license to designate a person to submit application materials on the applicant’s behalf. The bill requires the board of medicine (board) to adopt rules setting the term of a license at not less than three years, and requires a license to expire on the birthday of a licensee. The bill prohibits the board from requiring a person to complete more than hours of continuing education credits per year to maintain a license.

House subcommittee · named January 29, 2026

• Rep. Craig P. Johnson (R) · craig.johnson@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Austin Baeth (D) · austin.baeth@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Devon Wood (R) · devon.wood@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 8 for, 0 against

For: Central Iowa Physicians; Iowa Academy of Family Physicians; Iowa Chapter-American Academy of Pediatrics; Iowa Independent Physician Group; Iowa Medical Society; Iowa Psychiatric Physicians Society; Rheumatology Association of Iowa; UnityPoint Health

In plain words

1. January 29, 2026Filed in the House and sent to the Health and Human Services committee · as HSB 650
2. January 29, 2026House subcommittee named: Johnson, C., Baeth and Wood · as HSB 650
3. February 10, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it · as HSB 650
4. February 12, 2026Approved by the House committee · as HSB 650
5. February 16, 2026Filed in the House
6. February 16, 2026Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2545 · as HSB 650
7. March 24, 2026Withdrawn