Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF2205: A BILL FOR An Act relating to the prescribing, ordering, dispensing, and administering authority of pharmacists and practitioners
Status: In committee, January 29, 2026
An Act relating to the prescribing, ordering, dispensing, and administering authority of pharmacists and practitioners.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to the prescribing, ordering, dispensing, and administering authority of pharmacists and practitioners.
From the introduced text, January 29, 2026:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to the prescribing, ordering, dispensing, and administering authority of pharmacists and practitioners. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 6642YH (1) ss/ko H.F. 2205 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 155A.49 Restrictions on prescribing, ordering, dispensing, and administering authority by board or employer. 1. The board or any board created under chapter 147 that licenses a pharmacist or a practitioner and any employer of a pharmacist or practitioner shall not restrict the prescribing, ordering, dispensing, or administering authority of a pharmacist or practitioner, consistent with the pharmacist's or practitioner's scope of practice as restricted by law, in a way that acts as a deterrent for a pharmacist or practitioner to use a medication or treatment in accordance with the pharmacist's or practitioner's best professional judgment. 2. Any restriction by an employer of a pharmacist or practitioner that is prohibited under subsection 1, whether or not documented by the employer as part of a contract, agreement, or employee handbook, by an amendment to any such document, or by any other means, is unenforceable and shall not be the basis for any disciplinary action by the employer. 3. A pharmacist or practitioner who uses a medication or treatment in accordance with the pharmacist's or practitioner's best professional judgment and consistent with the …
Sponsors
- Cindy Golding (R, 83) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Introduced, referred to Health and Human Services. H.J. 174 .
Subjects: health-related professions, prescription drugs, pharmacy
Common questions
- What is HF2205?
- HF2205 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to the prescribing, ordering, dispensing, and administering authority of pharmacists and practitioners.
- What does HF2205 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to the prescribing, ordering, dispensing, and administering authority of pharmacists and practitioners.
- What is the status of HF2205?
- In committee as of January 29, 2026. Latest action: Introduced, referred to Health and Human Services. H.J. 174 . (January 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF2205?
- Cindy Golding (R, 83).
- Where is the official record for HF2205?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+2205&ga=91
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