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IA HSB694

SB

Status

Introduced

2/9/2026

Primary Sponsor

Health And Human Services

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Origin

House of Representatives

91st General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Requires physicians and physician assistants in 17 medical specialties (including family medicine, pediatrics, psychiatry, cardiology, and oncology) to complete a minimum of 1 hour of continuing education on nutrition and metabolic health every 4 years as a condition of license renewal.

  • Exempts outpatient behavioral health facilities, including substitution-based treatment centers for opiate addiction, from certificate of need requirements.

  • Exempts open heart surgical services and organ transplantation services from certificate of need requirements.

  • Exempts replacement equipment acquisitions valued over $1.5 million by health care providers, institutional health facilities, or health maintenance organizations from certificate of need requirements.

  • Modifies existing certificate of need exemptions by striking several paragraphs related to major medical equipment and other provisions under Section 135.61.

Legislative Description

A bill for an act relating to health-related matters, including health-related professions, nutrition, medication, and taxes on certain products, and including effective date and applicability provisions.(See HF 2676.)

Last Action

Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2676.

2/23/2026

Committee Referrals

Health and Human Services2/9/2026

Full Bill Text

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