Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa SF117: A BILL FOR An Act relating to the prescribing, ordering, dispensing, and administering authority of pharmacists and practitioners
Status: In committee, February 13, 2025
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 23, 2025:
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 1531XS (2) ss/ko S.F. 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, 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 pharmacist's or practitioner's scope of …
Sponsors
- Sandy Salmon (R, 29) · primary sponsor
- Doug Campbell (R, 30)
- Cherielynn Westrich (R, 13)
- Kevin Alons (R, 7)
- Jesse Green (R, 24)
- Dennis Guth (R, 28)
- Lynn Evans (R, 3)
- Mike Pike (R, 20)
- Dave Rowley (R, 5)
- Jeff Taylor (R, 2)
- Mark Lofgren (R, 48)
Latest actions
- : Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 313 . S.J. 271 .
- : Subcommittee recommends passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 02/04/2025 2:00PM Room 217 Conference Room.
- : Subcommittee: Campbell, Garrett, and Petersen. S.J. 169 .
- : Introduced, referred to Health and Human Services. S.J. 131 .
Common questions
- What is SF117?
- SF117 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 SF117 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 SF117?
- In committee as of February 13, 2025. Latest action: Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 313 . S.J. 271 . (February 13, 2025).
- Who sponsored SF117?
- Sandy Salmon (R, 29), with 10 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SF117?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=SF+0117&ga=91
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