SF 469 (LSB 2498SV (3) 91)

SENATE FILE 469

BY  COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

(SUCCESSOR TO SSB 1121)

A BILL FOR

An Act creating an emeritus license to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  148.4  Emeritus license.
   1.  The board shall grant an emeritus license to a physician and surgeon or osteopathic physician and surgeon who is at least sixty years of age, who is or will be primarily engaged in the practice of supervising and training resident physicians, and who submits an application on a form prescribed by the board.
   2.  An emeritus license issued pursuant to this section shall entitle the licensee to maintain the same scope of practice as the licensee had as a physician and surgeon or osteopathic physician and surgeon.
   3.  An emeritus license issued pursuant to this section shall be valid for three years from the date of issue and may be renewed once.
   4.  Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a licensee licensed pursuant to this section is not required to complete continuing education credits to maintain or renew an emeritus license.
   5.  The application and renewal fee for an emeritus license shall be one half of the application and renewal fees for a license to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery.
   6.  The board shall adopt rules for the implementation of this section, including a rule that defines “primarily engaged in the practice of supervising and training resident physicians”.
   7.  The board shall not issue a license pursuant to this section prior to January 1, 2026.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill relates to the issuance of an emeritus license to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery. The bill requires the board of medicine (board) to issue an emeritus license to a physician and surgeon or osteopathic physician and surgeon who is at least 60 years of age, who is or will be primarily engaged in the practice of 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”. The board shall not issue a license pursuant to the bill prior to January 1, 2026.