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Iowa lawmakers look to regulate AI

They support innovation but want to protect young users. Iowa lawmakers this year are advancing legislation addressing artificial intelligence, from the regulation of AI-powered chatbots for minors to expanding AI's use in health care settings.

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Bill Sets Guidelines For Insurance Companies' Prior Authorization Process

Statewide Iowa (RI) - Supporters say a bill working its way through the Iowa Senate could speed up the process insurance companies and government-run insurance programs require before approving a patient's medical treatment

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Supporters say a bill working its way through the Iowa Senate could speed up the process insurance companies and government-run insurance programs require before approving a patient's medical treatment.

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Iowa House GOP advances bill ending school vaccination requirement

Currently, Iowa students are required to be vaccinated for diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), tetanus, polio, measles, rubella and varicella (chickenpox), or to claim an exemption for religious or medical reasons. House File 2171 strikes those requirements from Iowa law.

Iowa GOP lawmakers move to end school vaccine requirements

No immunizations would be required for students to attend Iowa schools under legislation advancing in the Iowa House, despite sharp warnings from public health officials and medical groups. Public health officials warn the proposal could increase outbreaks and hospitalizations as supporters argue for parental choice.

Lawmakers working on a kratom ban in Iowa

Iowa House committee passed a bill banning natural and synthetic kratom last month and a Senate committee followed suit yesterday.

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Iowa House committee votes to ban kratom, a plant-based stimulant

A bill that's cleared a committee in the Iowa House would ban the sale of kratom, a plant-based stimulant that's being sold in some Iowa gas stations and vape shops.

Iowa bill advances that would allow ivermectin over-the-counter access

Some Iowa Republicans are split on a proposal advancing in the Iowa Legislature that would allow over-the-counter access to the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin, embraced by vaccine skeptics as a treatment for COVID-19 but unproven by studies.

Iowa House bill on OTC sales of ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine

A bill that would make it legal for Iowa pharmacists to make over-the-counter sales of two prescription medications some people sought during the pandemic has cleared a House subcommittee, but a key lawmaker says changes must be made in the bill