Relating to licenses to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery, and administrative medicine licenses

Topics:Health care Professional licensing

Same legislation: SSB 3081, SF 2184, HF 2545

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Where it is now

Done: IntroducedJanuary 29, 2026
Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 29, 2026
Done: House committeeFebruary 12, 2026
Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 2545
Next: Senate committee
Next: Passes the Senate
Next: To the Governor
Next: Signed into law

Became HF 2545 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 2545 What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary People applying for medical licenses can now have someone else turn in their paperwork for them. The board of medicine must set license terms for at least three years, make them expire on the doctor's birthday, and limit yearly continuing education to 15 hours. Additionally, the board must make a final decision on license applications within a specific number of days.¹

Read the official explanation

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 15 hours of continuing education credits per year to maintain a license. _____ of the application, or 75 calendar days of receipt of all necessary documentation from the applicant or the applicant’s designee if the board informs the applicant and the applicant’s employer, if applicable, that there are specific concerns that are delaying the final review of the application.

Changed since by amendment H-8255; see Amendments.

Full bill text · What changed before it passed²

House subcommittee

Named January 29, 2026. On February 10, 2026 it recommended passage.

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§148.11A §148.3

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Lobbying

8 for · 0 against · 5 undecided · Who →

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Study bill

SSB 3081Renumbered HSB 650Renumbered

91st General Assembly

SF 2184Became lawfrom SSB 3081 HF 2545Didn’t advancefrom HSB 650