SF 2483 is an appropriations bill that allocates state funds to the Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Health and Human Services for the 2026-2027 fiscal year. The legislation provides specific funding for veterans' services, including administration and home ownership assistance, as well as programs for aging, disability, behavioral health, and public health. It also includes money for child welfare initiatives, family support programs, and mental health treatment, while repealing certain expenditure projections for child care and adoption subsidies. The bill establishes reporting requirements for the Iowa Veterans Home and directs portions of the funding toward federal matching programs and specific community capacity building efforts.
HF 2782 is a budget bill that allocates state funds to the departments of Veterans Affairs and Health and Human Services for the 2026-2027 fiscal year. The legislation provides specific funding for veterans' services, including the Iowa Veterans Home and a home ownership assistance program for military members. It also directs money toward aging and disability support, behavioral health treatment, and maternal care initiatives, while establishing reporting requirements for financial expenditures. Additionally, the bill includes provisions for graduate medical education and updates to various health-related programs.
This bill enacts the athletic trainer compact for Iowa, allowing licensed athletic trainers from Iowa to practice in other participating states without obtaining separate licenses in each state. It creates mutual recognition of licenses among member states to increase public access to athletic training services, reduce administrative burdens for professionals, and support military families by facilitating easier interstate practice. The compact includes provisions for sharing disciplinary information, using telehealth, and preserving each state’s authority to regulate practice and protect public health and safety.
SF 2344 creates a $3 million Parkinson’s disease prevention, research, and care fund in Iowa’s state treasury, managed by the Department of Health and Human Services. The fund allocates $1 million each for research grants (prioritizing cure development), caregiver support programs (including respite care and mental health resources), and developing a statewide plan addressing Parkinson’s disease. It requires an advisory council with diverse stakeholders (researchers, patient advocates, caregivers, medical professionals) and annual reports from grantees and the department. The bill mandates a comprehensive state plan covering prevention, diagnosis, care coordination, workforce development, and research priorities, with updates every five years. This legislation directly supports Iowans living with Parkinson’s disease, their caregivers, and research institutions conducting Parkinson’s-related work.
HF 2347 requires public health agencies and schools in Iowa to include clear information about medical and religious exemptions to vaccine requirements in specific communications. This includes posting exemption details on agency and school websites, including them in registration materials for schools and childcare centers, and sharing them directly with parents or guardians when schools or health agencies communicate about immunization recommendations. The bill directly affects public health agencies, schools, childcare centers, and parents/guardians of students enrolled in these institutions. It does not change exemption eligibility but mandates consistent, accessible disclosure of existing exemption options through multiple channels. The policy ensures families receive standardized information about vaccine exemptions when enrolling children or receiving health communications.
SF 2095 requires Iowa postsecondary schools offering health-related degree programs (like nursing or medicine) to find clinical rotation placements where students can be exempt from vaccination rules during their training, upon student request. This applies specifically to students completing supervised health care training for academic credit. Schools failing to provide such exemptions lose eligibility to receive Iowa tuition grants for their students. The bill amends existing law to link school compliance with vaccination exemption placement to tuition grant eligibility.
HF 2056 requires Iowa's public health department to establish a standing order allowing pharmacists to dispense hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin to patients aged 18 or older upon direct request, without a prescription. Pharmacists must provide manufacturer instructions but cannot require a prescription, appointment, or record the patient encounter. The bill grants immunity from civil or criminal liability to pharmacists and the health department medical director for dispensing under this order. It directly affects patients seeking these medications and pharmacists who dispense them under the new protocol.
This bill requires manufacturers of mRNA and DNA-based vaccines to conduct safety studies on transmissibility, DNA contamination, and shedding before distributing them in Iowa. Distributors who provide vaccines posing unreasonable public health risks (as defined by the FDA) face $1,000 fines per violation and potential licensing penalties. It also removes liability immunity for manufacturers if a vaccine’s design defect causes injury or death. The Department of Inspections must create enforcement rules under this law. The bill directly affects vaccine manufacturers, distributors, and healthcare providers handling these vaccines within Iowa.
HF 2097 requires medical examiners investigating infant deaths (ages zero to three) to include specific immunization details in their reports. The bill mandates that reports request the date and type of the decedent’s last vaccination, and if multiple shots were given at once, all must be listed. This affects medical examiners and healthcare providers who supply immunization records during these investigations. The state medical examiner must later develop implementing rules under Iowa’s administrative procedures.
SF 406 amends Iowa's public health laws to clarify the state's powers during health emergencies. It requires health officials to seek individual consent for physical exams, testing, and vaccinations - prohibiting compulsion or penalties for refusal - and limits isolation/quarantine to the longest incubation period for the disease. The bill also adds a public website for sharing health emergency experiences and maintains religious exemptions for vaccinations during non-emergency periods (though exemptions don't apply during declared emergencies). These changes directly affect Iowa residents during public health crises by prioritizing individual consent while defining the department's authority.
