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SF 575IOWASession 2025-2026State BillSigned into law
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Iowa Senate File 575 Restructures Rural Health Funding, Eliminates Health Facilities Council, and Establishes Professional Incentive Program

Original title: A bill for an act relating to health care including a funding model for the rural health care system; the elimination of several health care-related award, grant, residency, and fellowship programs; establishment of a health care professional incentive program; Medicaid graduate medical education; the health facilities council; and the Iowa health information network, making appropriations, and including effective date provisions.(Formerly SSB 1163 ; See SF 618 .)

Last action · May 28, 2025: Signed by Governor . H.J. 1228 .

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What This Bill Does

Senate File 575 reorganizes Iowa health care programs by establishing a rural health hub-and-spoke funding model, creating a new health care professional incentive program, and eliminating several existing loan repayment, grant, and fellowship programs. The legislation also transfers duties from the health facilities council to the Department of Health and Human Services and revamps the governance of the Iowa Health Information Network.

Why it matters

The measure consolidates multiple workforce recruitment funds and redirects unencumbered moneys toward a centralized incentive program and Medicaid graduate medical education, altering how rural health grants and student loan repayments are administered for Iowa practitioners.

Who It Affects

Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Eligible health care professionals

Eligible professionals are subject to new incentive program rules, aggregate award limits of up to $200,000, and revised employment obligation periods.

Directly affected

Department of Health and Human Services

The department assumes certificate of need responsibilities, administers rural health models, and oversees funds transferred from eliminated programs.

Key Facts

  • The Department of Health and Human Services must submit a request to federal authorities for a health care hub-and-spoke partnership funding model to support rural health systems.
  • The legislation repeals several legacy health care award, grant, residency, and fellowship programs, including PRIMECARRE and specific mental health and primary care loan repayment programs.
  • A new Health Care Professional Incentive Program and fund are established under the control of the College Student Aid Commission to offer loan repayments and income bonuses.
  • Unencumbered and unobligated moneys from repealed program funds are transferred into the new Health Care Professional Incentive Program Fund or designated for Medicaid graduate medical education.
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  • The Health Facilities Council is eliminated, and its certificate of need review duties and final decision-making authorities are transferred to the Department of Health and Human Services.
  • The board of directors governing the Iowa Health Information Network is eliminated, replaced by an exchange advisory committee appointed by the director of Health and Human Services.
  • Certain divisions related to Medicaid supplemental enhanced payments for graduate medical education take effect contingent upon federal approval.

Frequently Asked Questions

What happens to existing loan repayment or grant agreements under the repealed programs?
The legislation includes transition provisions ensuring that agreements and contracts executed on or before June 30, 2025, will continue to be honored and funded as long as recipients remain in compliance with their obligations.
Who will now handle certificate of need applications after the Health Facilities Council is eliminated?
The duties of the Health Facilities Council are transferred to the Department of Health and Human Services, which will review and make final decisions on applications.

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Where This Stands

Current status: Signed into law.

Procedural history

45 actions
  1. May 28, 2025HouseEnrolled
    Signed by Governor . H.J. 1228 .
  2. May 27, 2025House
    Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. H.J. 1225 .
  3. May 13, 2025Senate
    Withdrawn. S.J. 995 .
  4. May 13, 2025Senate
    HF 972 substituted. S.J. 994 .
  5. May 13, 2025House
    Message from Senate. H.J. 1171 .
  6. May 13, 2025Senate
    Immediate message. S.J. 995 .
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  1. May 13, 2025SenateFloor
    Passed Senate , yeas 41, nays 4. S.J. 994 .
  2. May 13, 2025Senate
    Substituted for SF 618 . S.J. 994 .
  3. Apr 22, 2025House
    Explanation of vote. H.J. 1034 .
  4. Apr 3, 2025Senate
    Attached to HF 972 . S.J. 697 .
  5. Apr 3, 2025Senate
    Attached to SF 618 . S.J. 697 .
  6. Apr 1, 2025Senate
    Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 674 .
  7. Apr 1, 2025SenateIntroduced
    Introduced, placed on Appropriations calendar. S.J. 671 .
  8. Apr 1, 2025Senate
    Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 618 . S.J. 674 .
  9. Mar 31, 2025House
    Withdrawn. H.J. 871 .
  10. Mar 27, 2025SenateIntroduced
    Read first time, passed on file. S.J. 659 .
  11. Mar 27, 2025House
    Message from House. S.J. 659 .
  12. Mar 26, 2025House
    Immediate message. H.J. 850 .
  13. Mar 26, 2025HouseFloor
    Passed House , yeas 95, nays 1. H.J. 842 .
  14. Mar 21, 2025HouseIntroduced
    Introduced, placed on Appropriations calendar. H.J. 771 .
  15. Mar 21, 2025Iowa Legislature
    Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 972 .
  16. Mar 20, 2025House
    Committee vote: Yeas, 22. Nays, 0. Excused, 3. H.J. 768 .
  17. Mar 20, 2025House
    Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 768 .
  18. Mar 18, 2025Iowa Legislature
    Subcommittee recommends passage.
  19. Mar 18, 2025House
    Subcommittee Meeting: 03/18/2025 12:45PM House Lounge.
  20. Mar 18, 2025Iowa Legislature
    Subcommittee recommends passage.
  21. Mar 18, 2025Iowa Legislature
    Subcommittee Meeting: 03/18/2025 2:00PM Room 315.
  22. Mar 17, 2025House
    Subcommittee: Meyer, A., Baeth and Sorensen. H.J. 676 .
  23. Mar 12, 2025Senate
    Subcommittee: Costello, Donahue, and Rowley. S.J. 507 .
  24. Mar 11, 2025SenateCommittee
    Referred to Appropriations. S.J. 480 .
  25. Mar 10, 2025Senate
    Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 471 .
  26. Mar 10, 2025SenateIntroduced
    Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 461 .
  27. Mar 5, 2025HouseIntroduced
    Introduced, referred to Appropriations. H.J. 514 .
  28. Mar 5, 2025Iowa Legislature
    Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 575 .
  29. Mar 5, 2025Iowa Legislature
    Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 754 .
  30. Feb 25, 2025Iowa Legislature
    Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
  31. Feb 25, 2025House
    Committee vote: Yeas, 19. Nays, 0. Excused, 2. H.J. 432 .
  32. Feb 25, 2025House
    Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 432 .
  33. Feb 24, 2025Iowa Legislature
    Subcommittee Meeting: 02/25/2025 10:30AM Room 315.
  34. Feb 24, 2025Iowa Legislature
    Subcommittee: Klimesh, Costello, and Trone Garriott.
  35. Feb 19, 2025Iowa LegislatureIntroduced
    Introduced, referred to Health and Human Services.
  36. Feb 19, 2025Iowa Legislature
    Subcommittee recommends passage.
  37. Feb 18, 2025Iowa Legislature
    Subcommittee Meeting: 02/19/2025 4:00PM RM 102.
  38. Feb 17, 2025House
    Subcommittee: Nordman, Brown-Powers and Meyer, A. H.J. 342 .
  39. Feb 17, 2025HouseIntroduced
    Introduced, referred to Health and Human Services. H.J. 340 .

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Consolidation of Health Workforce Programs

Multiple fragmented loan repayment and recruitment programs across different codes are repealed and consolidated into a single Health Care Professional Incentive Program Fund.

College Student Aid CommissionDepartment of Health and Human Services

Connected Entities

Iowa Health Information Network, Health Facilities Council, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and 2 more
OrganizationIowa Health Information Network“Statewide health information network undergoing governance restructuring”Map →
OrganizationHealth Facilities Council“Council eliminated and duties transferred to the Department of Health and Human ”Map →
OrganizationCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services“Federal agency receiving approval requests for funding models and supplemental p”Map →
OrganizationCollege Student Aid Commission“Commission administering loan repayment and recruitment programs”Map →
OrganizationCommittee on Health and Human Services“Committee that introduced Senate File 575”Map →

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