Iowa HF409 restricts health care licensing boards from inquiring about past mental health or substance use disorders on applications.

Iowa HF409 amends licensing rules for health-related professions, prohibiting boards from asking applicants about past mental illness, substance use disorders, or other health conditions. It allows boards to ask if applicants have any current conditions that impair their ability to practice safely. The bill also mandates rules preventing hospitals and rural emergency hospitals from inquiring about past health conditions on clinical privilege applications, while permitting questions about current impairments.

Iowa HF409 restricts health care licensing boards from inquiring about past mental health or substance use disorders on applications.

Iowa HF409 amends licensing rules for health-related professions, prohibiting boards from asking applicants about past mental illness, substance use disorders, or other health conditions. It allows boards to ask if applicants have any current conditions that impair their ability to practice safely. The bill also mandates rules preventing hospitals and rural emergency hospitals from inquiring about past health conditions on clinical privilege applications, while permitting questions about current impairments.