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Advocacy Efforts

Legislative Priorities 

  • 1. Promote and defend the scope of practice of athletic trainers in the state to provide quality healthcare.

    • Ensure the education, training, and practice of athletic trainers is understood by the public.

    • Ensure AT licensure and the Board of Athletic Training remain in place to protect all Iowans.  

  • 2. Promote the provision of quality healthcare to Iowans, particularly in rural areas. 

    • Monitor and expand incentives for athletic trainers to practice healthcare in rural areas.  

    • Collaborate with other healthcare professions on initiatives to recruit and retain quality healthcare providers in the state. 

  • 3. Promote activities and practices that improve safety in sport participation across Iowa. 

    • Monitor, promote, and develop legislation regarding emergency action plans, AEDs, concussion evaluation, and management, and related emergency conditions which would support safe sport participation. 

    • Collaborate with stakeholder organizations who regulate participation and safety in physical and recreational activity.

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Bill Status and Updates: 2026 

HSB 502​

A bill for an act relating to health insurers' credentialing process.

  • Status: 1/15/26 Subcommittee recommends passage 

  • Stance: Support  

SF 319 (SSB 1029): â€‹

A bill for an act relating to certain cost controls for health care services.

  • Status: 1/27/26 Subcommittee Meeting

  • Stance: No position 

SF 2092: â€‹

A bill for an act establishing the school health-related emergency response plan competitive grant program within the department of education, making appropriations, and including applicability provisions.

  • Status: 1/22/26 Introduced, referred to Education

  • Stance: Support

SSB 3077: â€‹

A bill for an act relating to the practice of licensed professions and the duties of the professional licensing boards, including applications, renewals, and fees, and including applicability provisions.

  • Status: 1/28/26 Subcommittee reassigned: Westrich, Blake, & Green

  • Stance: Undecided

HF 2246 :​

A bill for an act relating to continuing education requirements for licensed professions.

  • Status: 1/30/26 Introduced, put on calendar

  • Stance: Undecided

SF 2139 (SSB3046): â€‹

A bill for the act enacting the athletic trainers compact.

  • Status: Committee report approving bill, renumbered SF 2139. Introduced and put on calendar 1/28/26

  • Stance: Support 

SF 2095: â€‹

A bill for an act relating to vaccination exemptions for certain students in clinical rotations and the qualification of postsecondary schools as eligible institutions for Iowa tuition grants.

  • Status: 1/22/26 Introduced, referred to Education

  • Stance: Undecided

HSB 628:​

A bill for an act relating to the practice of licensed professions and the duties of the professional licensing boards, including applications, renewals, and fees, and including applicability provisions.

  • Status: 1/27/26 Introduced, referred to State Government. Subcommittee: Bergen, Nielsen, Windschitl

  • Stance: Undecided

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