IowaIowa lets eligible doctors train residents under emeritus licenses
Doctors age 60 or older who supervise and train residents may apply for an emeritus license that keeps their existing practice scope for three years.
What it does
Doctors age 60 or older who are or will be mainly engaged in supervising and training residents may apply for an emeritus license, with half-price application and renewal fees.
The license keeps the doctor's existing practice scope, lasts three years, and may be renewed once. Doctors do not need continuing education credits to keep or renew it.
Argument forEligible doctors could keep their full practice scope while supervising and training resident physicians under a three-year license.
Argument againstDoctors might find it harder to keep up with medical changes without continuing education credits, even as they supervise and train residents.
More detail
The board grants an emeritus medical license to eligible doctors. Applicants must be at least 60 and be, or plan to be, mainly engaged in supervising and training resident physicians. Applicants must apply using the board's form. Application and renewal fees are half the fees for a regular medical license. The board may not issue these licenses before January 1, 2026.
The emeritus license keeps the doctor's existing practice scope and sets its term and renewal rules. These terms apply to doctors with an emeritus license under this section. Doctors do not need continuing education credits to keep or renew this license. The board must adopt rules, including a definition of what it means to be mainly engaged in supervising and training residents. The three-year term begins on the date the license is issued.
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- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jun 2Signed by Governor Kim Reynolds.Became Law
- May 11Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.To Governor
- May 2Message from House.
- Vote recorded Shall the bill pass? Result: pass.Lower
- May 2Immediate message.
- May 2Explanations of votes.
- May 2Passed House, yeas 58, nays 27.Passed 2nd Chamber
- May 1Placed on Ways and Means calendar.
- May 1Committee vote: Yeas, 17. Nays, 7. Excused, 1.
- May 1Committee report, recommending passage.Minor
- 2025
- May 15Rereferred to Ways and Means.
- May 9Placed on Ways and Means calendar.
- May 8Committee vote: Yeas, 14. Nays, 5. Excused, 6.
- May 8Committee report, recommending passage.Minor
- Apr 24Subcommittee recommends passage.Minor
- Apr 23Subcommittee Meeting: 04/24/2025 12:00PM House Lounge.
- Apr 22Subcommittee: Nordman, Baeth and Lundgren.
- Apr 1Pursuant to Rule 31.7, referred to Ways and Means.
- Apr 1Committee vote: Yeas, 14. Nays, 7.
- Apr 1Committee report, recommending passage.Minor
- Mar 25Subcommittee recommends passage.Minor
- Mar 19Subcommittee Meeting: 03/25/2025 8:15AM RM 304.
- Mar 18Subcommittee: Ingels, Baeth and Weldon.
- Mar 18Read first time, referred to Health and Human Services.Minor
- Mar 17Message from Senate.
- Vote recorded Shall the bill pass? Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 17Immediate message.
- Mar 17Passed Senate, yeas 40, nays 6.Passed 1st Chamber
- Feb 27Committee report, approving bill.Minor
- Feb 27Introduced, placed on calendar.Introduced
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