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IA SSB3059
SB
Status
Introduced
1/22/2026
Primary Sponsor
Health And Human Services
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AI Summary
- Replaces the title "physician assistant" with "physician associate" throughout Iowa Code and Iowa Administrative Code while retaining the abbreviation "P.A."
- Declares "physician assistant," "physician associate," and "P.A." synonymous, with all existing rights, responsibilities, and scope of practice remaining unchanged
- Prohibits employers, insurers, health care facilities, and other entities from discriminating against individuals or altering relationships solely based on the title change
- Requires state agencies to update sub-regulatory guidance, documents, and forms to reflect the new terminology by January 1, 2027
- Allows agencies to submit administrative rule amendments editorially without following standard rulemaking procedures under chapter 17A
Legislative Description
A bill for an act relating to the use of the titles physician assistant and physician associate.(See SF 2190.)
Last Action
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2190.
2/3/2026
Committee Referrals
Health and Human Services1/22/2026
Full Bill Text
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