Bills › 91st General Assembly
Relating to the licensing of, and granting of clinical privileges to, certain health care professionals
Sponsored by Rep. Ann Meyer (R), Rep. Dr. Megan L. Srinivas (D)
Topics:Health care
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 13, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 19, 2025
- Done: House committeeFebruary 17, 2026
- Stopped: Passes the HouseDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill relates to applications for clinical privileges to practice at a hospital and for licenses for health-related professions. The bill requires the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing to adopt rules prohibiting a hospital or rural emergency hospital from including on an application for clinical privileges a question regarding whether the applicant has a past history or diagnosis of mental illness, substance use disorders, or other physical or behavioral health conditions. The rules shall allow a hospital or rural emergency hospital to include a question regarding whether the applicant currently has any condition that is not being appropriately treated which impairs or adversely affects the applicant’s ability to practice with reasonable skill and safety in a competent, ethical, and professional manner.
Read the full explanation
The bill similarly prohibits licensing boards for health-related professions from asking about an applicant’s past history or diagnosis of mental illness, substance use disorders, or other physical or behavioral health conditions. The bill allows licensing boards for health-related professions to ask whether the applicant currently has any condition that is not being appropriately treated which impairs or adversely affects the applicant’s ability to practice.
From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text
House subcommittee
Named February 10, 2026. On February 11, 2026 it recommended passage.
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Iowa Code it changes
Creates§147.4A
Amends§135B.7
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Lobbying
4 for · 0 against · 13 undecided · Who →
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Tried before
This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None became law, though one got through a chamber.
- HF 2210 Relating to the licensing of, and granting of clinical privileges to, certain health care …90th General Assembly · Passed House · same titlePassed a chamber
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