HF 2025 (LSB 5314YH (2) 88)

HOUSE FILE 2025

BY  M. SMITH

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to health professional practice requirements.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  147.11A  Health profession practice requirements —— approval.
   Any practice requirement proposed by a state agency, other than the health profession board with authority over a specific health profession, that restricts the practice of a health professional to a greater extent than the requirements imposed by the applicable health profession board, shall not be imposed prior to approval of the practice requirement by the board of health and the applicable licensing board. For the purposes of this section, “state agency” means the same as defined in section 8A.101.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill provides that a practice requirement proposed by a state agency other than the health profession board for a specific health profession that restricts the practice of a health professional to a greater extent than the requirements imposed by the applicable health profession board, shall not be imposed prior to approval of the practice requirement by the board of health and the applicable licensing board. For the purposes of the bill, “state agency” means a unit of state government, which is an authority, board, commission, committee, council, department, or independent agency, including but not limited to each principal central department enumerated in Code section 7E.5. “State agency” does not mean the office of the governor or the office of an elective constitutional or statutory officer; the general assembly, or any office or unit under its administrative authority; the judicial branch; or a political subdivision of the state or its offices or units, including but not limited to a county, city, or community college.