IowaIowa sets renewal terms and application deadlines for medical licenses
Iowa’s licensing board sets terms for medical and administrative medicine licenses and must decide applications within set deadlines.
What it does
The board sets medical and administrative medicine license terms by rule. Licenses expire on the holder’s birthday, and renewal cannot be required more than once every three years.
The board generally must decide license applications within 45 days. If it reports specific concerns delaying review, it must still decide within 75 days after receiving all required documents.
Argument forApplicants may get decisions sooner because the board generally must decide within 45 days and explain specific concerns that delay review.
Argument againstApplicants may still wait as long as 75 days after submitting all required documents, which could leave their plans uncertain.
More detail
The board sets the term of each license by rule, and the license expires on the holder’s birthday. This applies to licenses to practice medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, and administrative medicine. The board cannot require renewal more often than once every three years.
The board issues a final decision on each license application within the stated time limits. This applies to applications for medical and administrative medicine licenses. If review will be delayed, the board may take longer than 45 days if it tells the applicant or their designee—and, when applicable, the applicant’s employer—about specific concerns. The board must decide within 75 days after receiving all necessary documents. The 45-day period begins when the board receives the application. The 75-day limit begins when it receives all necessary documents.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 30Signed by Governor Kim Reynolds.Became Law
- Apr 30Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.To Governor
- Apr 6Message from Senate.
- Vote recorded Shall the bill pass? Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 6Immediate message.
- Apr 6Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0.Major
- Apr 6Senate concurred with S-5130.
- Mar 30Explanation of vote.
- Mar 24Message from House, with amendment S-5130.
- Vote recorded Shall the bill pass? Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 24Immediate message.
- Mar 24Passed House, yeas 95, nays 0.Passed 2nd Chamber
- Mar 24Amendment H-8255 adopted.Major
- Mar 24Substituted for HF 2545.
- Mar 23Amendment H-8255 filed.Minor
- Mar 19Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- Mar 4Read first time, passed on file.Minor
- Mar 3Message from Senate.
- Vote recorded Shall the bill pass? Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 3Immediate message.
- Mar 3Passed Senate, yeas 44, nays 0.Passed 1st Chamber
- Feb 18Committee report, recommending passage.Minor
- Feb 17Subcommittee recommends passage.Minor
- Feb 16Subcommittee Meeting: [].
- Feb 12Subcommittee: Webster, Drey, and Guth.
- Feb 9Referred to State Government.Minor
- Feb 3Committee report, approving bill.Minor
- Feb 3Introduced, placed on calendar.Introduced
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