HF2552 • 2026

A bill for an act exempting cancer care providers from certificate of need requirements.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: LAWLER
Last action: 2026-02-16
Official status: Introduced, referred to Health and Human Services. H.J. 307 .
Effective date: Not listed

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A bill for an act exempting cancer care providers from certificate of need requirements.

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act exempting cancer care providers from certificate of need requirements.

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Bill History

2026-02-16 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, referred to Health and Human Services. H.J. 307 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act exempting cancer care providers from certificate of need requirements.

Current Bill Text

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House

File

2552

-

Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

2552

BY

LAWLER

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

exempting

cancer

care

providers

from

certificate

of

need

1

requirements.

2

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

3

TLSB

5940YH

(2)

91

dg/ko

H.F.

2552

Section

1.

Section

135.61,

Code

2026,

is

amended

by

adding

1

the

following

new

subsection:

2

NEW

SUBSECTION

.

2A.

“Cancer

care

provider”

means

any

of

the

3

following:

4

a.

An

outpatient

oncology

clinic.

5

b.

A

radiation

therapy

center.

6

c.

A

chemotherapy

infusion

center.

7

d.

An

outpatient

cancer

diagnostic

facility.

8

e.

An

oncology

surgical

center.

9

f.

An

ancillary

support

service

directly

related

to

cancer

10

treatment.

11

Sec.

2.

Section

135.62,

Code

2026,

is

amended

by

adding

the

12

following

new

subsection:

13

NEW

SUBSECTION

.

3A.

This

subchapter

shall

not

apply

to

a

14

cancer

care

provider.

15

EXPLANATION

16

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

17

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

18

Under

current

law,

a

health

care

provider

(provider)

19

is

required

to

obtain

a

certificate

of

need

(CON)

from

the

20

department

of

health

and

human

services

if

the

provider

plans

21

to

offer

a

new

institutional

health

service

or

a

changed

22

institutional

health

service.

23

This

bill

defines

“cancer

care

provider”

and

exempts

cancer

24

care

providers

from

CON

requirements.

25

-1-

LSB

5940YH

(2)

91

dg/ko

1/

1