91st General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
HSB 650: Relating to licenses to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery, and administrative medicine licenses
Became HF 2545 · Its progress continues under the new number.
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.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
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
- January 29, 2026Filed in the House and sent to the Health and Human Services committee
- January 29, 2026House subcommittee named: Johnson, C., Baeth and Wood
- February 10, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it
- February 12, 2026Approved by the House committee
- February 16, 2026Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2545
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/91/HSB650