On July 23, 2021, Governor Kim Reynolds extended certain provisions of the emergency COVID-19 proclamation.

No Iowa Medical License Required: A physician may practice medicine/telemedicine in Iowa without an Iowa medical license on a temporary basis to aid in the emergency, if a physician holds at least one active medical license in another United State jurisdiction, and all medical licenses held by a physician in other United States jurisdictions are in good standing, without restrictions or conditions.  THIS PROVISION IS EXPECTED TO EXPIRE ON AUGUST 22, 2021.

All other emergency provisions applicable to the Iowa Board of Medicine will expire on 11:59 p.m. on July 25, 2021.

Remote participation for Board meetings - the public may participate remotely during the public session of our Board meetings. The call-in/log-in information for each meeting may be found on the agenda for that meeting. To be notified when a meeting agenda is posted, please sign up to be notified of meeting agendas.

Applying for a Resident Physician License - go here

For Licensure Application and Renewal Inquiries contact: licensure@iowa.gov

List of Potentially Disqualifying Criminal Convictions

Contact info for the Medical Board: 515-281-5171
(for licensure inquiries please email licensure@iowa.gov)
(for general inquiries please email ibm@iowa.gov)