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Creating an emeritus license to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery

Topics:Health careProfessional licensing

Same legislation: SF 469

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedFebruary 13, 2025
  2. Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 13, 2025
  3. Done: Senate committeeFebruary 26, 2025
  4. Skipped: Passes the SenateContinued as SF 469
  5. Next: House committee
  6. Next: Passes the House
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Became SF 469 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to SF 469 What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary Doctors who are at least 65 years old and focus on training new resident physicians can apply for a special emeritus license. This license allows them to keep practicing medicine without needing to complete regular continuing education credits. It lasts for three years and costs half as much as a standard medical license.1

Read the official explanation

This bill relates to the issuance of an emeritus license to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery. _____ supervising and training resident physicians, and who submits an application on a form prescribed by the board. An emeritus license issued pursuant to the bill entitles the licensee to maintain the same scope of practice as the licensee had as a physician and surgeon or osteopathic physician and surgeon, does not require continuing education credits, is valid for a term of three years, and may be renewed once. The bill sets the application and renewal fees for an emeritus license at one half of the cost for a license to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery. The bill requires the board to adopt rules for the implementation of the bill, including a rule that defines “primarily engaged in the practice of supervising and training resident physicians”.

Full bill text · What changed before it passed2

Senate subcommittee

Named February 13, 2025. On February 20, 2025 it recommended passage.

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Iowa Code it changes

Creates§148.4

How the Code works3

Lobbying

5 for · 0 against · 11 undecided · Who →

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