SF103 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to the adoption of the American medical association’s code of medical ethics by the board of medicine.

Healthcare

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: LOFGREN
Last action: 2025-01-29
Official status: Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
Effective date: Not listed

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A bill for an act relating to the adoption of the American medical association’s code of medical ethics by the board of medicine.

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act relating to the adoption of the American medical association’s code of medical ethics by the board of medicine.

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Bill History

2025-01-29 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
2025-01-28 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee: Lofgren, Klimesh, and Trone Garriott. S.J. 153 .
2025-01-27 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee Meeting: 01/29/2025 10:00AM Room 315.
2025-01-22 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, referred to Health and Human Services. S.J. 123 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to the adoption of the American medical association’s code of medical ethics by the board of medicine.

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Senate

File

103

-

Introduced

SENATE

FILE

103

BY

LOFGREN

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

the

adoption

of

the

American

medical

1

association’s

code

of

medical

ethics

by

the

board

of

2

medicine.

3

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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S.F.

103

Section

1.

NEW

SECTION

.

148.15

Code

of

medical

ethics

——

1

adoption.

2

The

board

shall

adopt

rules

pursuant

to

chapter

17A

to

3

implement

the

most

recent

version

of

the

American

medical

4

association’s

code

of

medical

ethics.

The

board

shall

adopt

5

rules

to

implement

this

section

no

later

than

July

1,

2026.

6

EXPLANATION

7

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

8

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

9

This

bill

requires

the

board

of

medicine

(board)

to

adopt

10

rules

as

necessary

to

adopt

the

most

recent

version

of

the

11

American

medical

association’s

code

of

medical

ethics.

The

12

board

shall

adopt

rules

to

implement

the

bill

no

later

than

13

July

1,

2026.

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