IowaSF 46991st General Assembly (2025–2026)SenateWALLET

A bill for an act creating an emeritus license to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery. (Formerly SSB 1121.) Effective date: 07/01/2026.

Sponsored By: COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Signed by Governor

health and human servicesways and means

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.

Emeritus medical license for senior physicians

Beginning July 1, 2026, physicians age 60+ who mainly supervise and train residents can get an emeritus license. Apply on the Iowa Board of Medicine form. You keep the same scope of practice you had before. The license lasts three years and you can renew it once. You do not need continuing education to keep or renew it. Application and renewal fees are half of the regular license fees. The board writes rules for this license, including what counts as being primarily engaged in supervising and training residents.

No emeritus licenses before 2026

The board cannot issue an emeritus license before January 1, 2026. The law takes effect on July 1, 2026.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 98 • No: 33

House vote 5/2/2026

Passed House

Yes: 58 • No: 27

Senate vote 3/17/2025

Passed Senate

Yes: 40 • No: 6

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by Governor.

    6/2/2026Governor
  2. Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.

    5/11/2026Senate
  3. Message from House.

    5/2/2026House
  4. Immediate message.

    5/2/2026legislature
  5. Explanations of votes.

    5/2/2026legislature
  6. Passed House, yeas 58, nays 27.

    5/2/2026House
  7. Placed on Ways and Means calendar.

    5/1/2026legislature
  8. Committee vote: Yeas, 17. Nays, 7. Excused, 1.

    5/1/2026legislature
  9. Committee report, recommending passage.

    5/1/2026legislature
  10. Rereferred to Ways and Means.

    5/15/2025legislature
  11. Placed on Ways and Means calendar.

    5/9/2025legislature
  12. Committee vote: Yeas, 14. Nays, 5. Excused, 6.

    5/8/2025legislature
  13. Committee report, recommending passage.

    5/8/2025legislature
  14. Subcommittee recommends passage.

    4/24/2025legislature
  15. Subcommittee Meeting: 04/24/2025 12:00PM House Lounge.

    4/23/2025House
  16. Subcommittee: Nordman, Baeth and Lundgren.

    4/22/2025legislature
  17. Pursuant to Rule 31.7, referred to Ways and Means.

    4/1/2025legislature
  18. Committee vote: Yeas, 14. Nays, 7.

    4/1/2025legislature
  19. Committee report, recommending passage.

    4/1/2025legislature
  20. Subcommittee recommends passage.

    3/25/2025legislature
  21. Subcommittee Meeting: 03/25/2025 8:15AM RM 304.

    3/19/2025legislature
  22. Subcommittee: Ingels, Baeth and Weldon.

    3/18/2025legislature
  23. Read first time, referred to Health and Human Services.

    3/18/2025legislature
  24. Message from Senate.

    3/17/2025Senate
  25. Immediate message.

    3/17/2025legislature

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