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IA HF409
IA HF409A bill for an act relating to the licensing of, and granting of clinical privileges to, certain health care professionals.
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Introduced
02/13/2025
02/13/2025
In Committee
02/05/2026
02/05/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
91st General Assembly
Bill Summary
This bill relates to applications for clinical privileges to practice at a hospital and for licenses for health-related professions. The bill requires the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing to adopt rules prohibiting a hospital or rural emergency hospital from including on an application for clinical privileges a question regarding whether the applicant has a past history or diagnosis of mental illness, substance use disorders, or other physical or behavioral health conditions. The rules shall allow a hospital or rural emergency hospital to include a question regarding whether the applicant currently has any condition that is not being appropriately treated which impairs or adversely affects the applicant’s ability to practice with reasonable skill and safety in a competent, ethical, and professional manner. The bill similarly prohibits licensing boards for health-related professions from asking about an applicant’s past history or diagnosis of mental illness, substance use disorders, or other physical or behavioral health conditions. The bill allows licensing boards for health-related professions to ask whether the applicant currently has any condition that is not being appropriately treated which impairs or adversely affects the applicant’s ability to practice.
AI Summary
This bill addresses potential discrimination in healthcare professional licensing by prohibiting hospitals, rural emergency hospitals, and licensing boards from asking applicants about past mental health, substance use, or other health conditions on applications for clinical privileges or licenses. Specifically, the bill requires that applications cannot include questions about an applicant's historical diagnoses or medical history related to mental illness, substance use disorders, or other physical or behavioral health conditions. However, the bill does allow these entities to ask whether an applicant currently has any untreated condition that would impair their ability to practice safely, competently, and professionally. The goal appears to be reducing stigma and preventing blanket discrimination against healthcare professionals with past mental health or substance use histories, while still maintaining a mechanism to ensure current fitness to practice. The bill would apply to both initial applications for clinical privileges and license applications, as well as renewals, and requires the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing to create rules implementing these provisions.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs, Health and Social Services
Sponsors (2)
Last Action
Placed on calendar. H.J. 325. (on 02/17/2026)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ga=91&ba=HF409 |
| BillText | https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/attachments/HF409.html |
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