Can CAAs practice in Iowa?
Not authorized
No — CAAs cannot currently practice in Iowa.
Iowa does not license CAAs and has no delegation pathway; a 2025 licensure bill (SF 467) stalled in subcommittee and died when the 91st General Assembly adjourned.
- Legal authority
- None — no statute or delegation pathway
- Effective
- —
- Last verified
- 2026-08-12
Notes
SF 467 (Sen. Warme) would have created Iowa Code ch. 148K with Board of Medicine licensure and title protection. It never advanced past subcommittee. (SF 2190, sometimes surfaced in AA searches, is a physician assistant title bill, not CAA.)
Active legislation
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SF 467 Died in Senate State Government subcommittee; 91st GA adjourned 2026
Licensure of anesthesiologist assistants (proposed Iowa Code ch. 148K, Board of Medicine)
Last action: 2025-03-04 Subcommittee: Rozenboom, Blake, and Schultz