98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB3645

 

Introduced , by Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
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    Amends the Medical Practice Act of 1987. Provides for the licensure of naturopathic physicians. Makes conforming changes in various other Acts. Effective immediately.


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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 1. Findings. The General Assembly finds that:
5        (1) naturopathic medicine is not currently regulated
6    in Illinois, and needs to be on the principles of freedom
7    of choice in healthcare and consumer protection;
8        (2) naturopathic physicians are trained alongside and
9    at the same standard as chiropractic physicians in
10    Illinois;
11        (3) naturopathic medicine has a federally recognized
12    accreditation agency, the Council on Naturopathic Medical
13    Education, which makes identification of properly
14    credentialed individuals simple and straightforward;
15        (4) naturopathic medicine has a common licensing
16    examination used across North America, the Naturopathic
17    Physicians Licensing Examinations (NPLEX); and
18        (5) citizens of Illinois are obtaining the credentials
19    for naturopathic physicians but do not currently have a
20    legislative framework that allows them to practice in the
21    State.
 
22    Section 5. The Geriatric Medicine Assistance Act is amended
23by changing Section 2 as follows:
 

 

 

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1    (20 ILCS 3945/2)  (from Ch. 144, par. 2002)
2    Sec. 2. There is created the Geriatric Medicine Assistance
3Commission. The Commission shall receive and approve
4applications for grants from schools, recognized by the
5Department of Professional Regulation as being authorized to
6confer doctor of medicine, doctor of osteopathy, doctor of
7chiropractic, doctor of naturopathic medicine, or registered
8professional nursing degrees in the State, to help finance the
9establishment of geriatric medicine programs within such
10schools. In determining eligibility for grants, the Commission
11shall give preference to those programs which exhibit the
12greatest potential for directly benefiting the largest number
13of elderly citizens in the State. The Commission may not
14approve the application of any institution which is unable to
15demonstrate its current financial stability and reasonable
16prospects for future stability. No institution which fails to
17possess and maintain an open policy with respect to race,
18creed, color and sex as to admission of students, appointment
19of faculty and employment of staff shall be eligible for grants
20under this Act. The Commission shall establish such rules and
21standards as it deems necessary for the implementation of this
22Act.
23    The Commission shall be composed of 8 members selected as
24follows: 2 physicians licensed to practice under the Medical
25Practice Act of 1987 and specializing in geriatric medicine; a

 

 

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1registered professional nurse licensed under the Nurse
2Practice Act and specializing in geriatric health care; 2
3representatives of organizations interested in geriatric
4medicine or the care of the elderly; and 3 individuals 60 or
5older who are interested in geriatric health care or the care
6of the elderly. The members of the Commission shall be selected
7by the Governor from a list of recommendations submitted to him
8by organizations concerned with geriatric medicine or the care
9of the elderly.
10    The terms of the members of the Commission shall be 4
11years, except that of the members initially appointed, 2 shall
12be designated to serve until January 1, 1986, 3 until January
131, 1988, and 2 until January 1, 1990. Members of the Commission
14shall receive no compensation, but shall be reimbursed for
15actual expenses incurred in carrying out their duties.
16(Source: P.A. 95-639, eff. 10-5-07.)
 
17    Section 10. The School Code is amended by changing Sections
1824-6 and 26-1 as follows:
 
19    (105 ILCS 5/24-6)
20    Sec. 24-6. Sick leave. The school boards of all school
21districts, including special charter districts, but not
22including school districts in municipalities of 500,000 or
23more, shall grant their full-time teachers, and also shall
24grant such of their other employees as are eligible to

 

 

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1participate in the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund under the
2"600-Hour Standard" established, or under such other
3eligibility participation standard as may from time to time be
4established, by rules and regulations now or hereafter
5promulgated by the Board of that Fund under Section 7-198 of
6the Illinois Pension Code, as now or hereafter amended, sick
7leave provisions not less in amount than 10 days at full pay in
8each school year. If any such teacher or employee does not use
9the full amount of annual leave thus allowed, the unused amount
10shall be allowed to accumulate to a minimum available leave of
11180 days at full pay, including the leave of the current year.
12Sick leave shall be interpreted to mean personal illness,
13quarantine at home, serious illness or death in the immediate
14family or household, or birth, adoption, or placement for
15adoption. The school board may require a certificate from a
16physician licensed in Illinois to practice medicine and surgery
17in all its branches, a chiropractic physician or naturopathic
18physician licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1987, an
19advanced practice nurse who has a written collaborative
20agreement with a collaborating physician that authorizes the
21advanced practice nurse to perform health examinations, a
22physician assistant who has been delegated the authority to
23perform health examinations by his or her supervising
24physician, or, if the treatment is by prayer or spiritual
25means, a spiritual adviser or practitioner of the teacher's or
26employee's faith as a basis for pay during leave after an

 

 

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1absence of 3 days for personal illness or 30 days for birth or
2as the school board may deem necessary in other cases. If the
3school board does require a certificate as a basis for pay
4during leave of less than 3 days for personal illness, the
5school board shall pay, from school funds, the expenses
6incurred by the teachers or other employees in obtaining the
7certificate. For paid leave for adoption or placement for
8adoption, the school board may require that the teacher or
9other employee provide evidence that the formal adoption
10process is underway, and such leave is limited to 30 days
11unless a longer leave has been negotiated with the exclusive
12bargaining representative.
13    If, by reason of any change in the boundaries of school
14districts, or by reason of the creation of a new school
15district, the employment of a teacher is transferred to a new
16or different board, the accumulated sick leave of such teacher
17is not thereby lost, but is transferred to such new or
18different district.
19    For purposes of this Section, "immediate family" shall
20include parents, spouse, brothers, sisters, children,
21grandparents, grandchildren, parents-in-law, brothers-in-law,
22sisters-in-law, and legal guardians.
23(Source: P.A. 95-151, eff. 8-14-07; 96-51, eff. 7-23-09;
2496-367, eff. 8-13-09; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10.)
 
25    (105 ILCS 5/26-1)  (from Ch. 122, par. 26-1)

 

 

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1    Sec. 26-1. Compulsory school age-Exemptions. Whoever has
2custody or control of any child between the ages of 7 and 17
3years (unless the child has already graduated from high school)
4shall cause such child to attend some public school in the
5district wherein the child resides the entire time it is in
6session during the regular school term, except as provided in
7Section 10-19.1, and during a required summer school program
8established under Section 10-22.33B; provided, that the
9following children shall not be required to attend the public
10schools:
11        1. Any child attending a private or a parochial school
12    where children are taught the branches of education taught
13    to children of corresponding age and grade in the public
14    schools, and where the instruction of the child in the
15    branches of education is in the English language;
16        2. Any child who is physically or mentally unable to
17    attend school, such disability being certified to the
18    county or district truant officer by a competent physician
19    licensed in Illinois to practice medicine and surgery in
20    all its branches, a chiropractic physician or naturopathic
21    physician licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1987,
22    an advanced practice nurse who has a written collaborative
23    agreement with a collaborating physician that authorizes
24    the advanced practice nurse to perform health
25    examinations, a physician assistant who has been delegated
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1    supervising physician, or a Christian Science practitioner
2    residing in this State and listed in the Christian Science
3    Journal; or who is excused for temporary absence for cause
4    by the principal or teacher of the school which the child
5    attends; the exemptions in this paragraph (2) do not apply
6    to any female who is pregnant or the mother of one or more
7    children, except where a female is unable to attend school
8    due to a complication arising from her pregnancy and the
9    existence of such complication is certified to the county
10    or district truant officer by a competent physician;
11        3. Any child necessarily and lawfully employed
12    according to the provisions of the law regulating child
13    labor may be excused from attendance at school by the
14    county superintendent of schools or the superintendent of
15    the public school which the child should be attending, on
16    certification of the facts by and the recommendation of the
17    school board of the public school district in which the
18    child resides. In districts having part time continuation
19    schools, children so excused shall attend such schools at
20    least 8 hours each week;
21        4. Any child over 12 and under 14 years of age while in
22    attendance at confirmation classes;
23        5. Any child absent from a public school on a
24    particular day or days or at a particular time of day for
25    the reason that he is unable to attend classes or to
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1    on a particular day or days or at a particular time of day,
2    because the tenets of his religion forbid secular activity
3    on a particular day or days or at a particular time of day.
4    Each school board shall prescribe rules and regulations
5    relative to absences for religious holidays including, but
6    not limited to, a list of religious holidays on which it
7    shall be mandatory to excuse a child; but nothing in this
8    paragraph 5 shall be construed to limit the right of any
9    school board, at its discretion, to excuse an absence on
10    any other day by reason of the observance of a religious
11    holiday. A school board may require the parent or guardian
12    of a child who is to be excused from attending school due
13    to the observance of a religious holiday to give notice,
14    not exceeding 5 days, of the child's absence to the school
15    principal or other school personnel. Any child excused from
16    attending school under this paragraph 5 shall not be
17    required to submit a written excuse for such absence after
18    returning to school; and
19        6. Any child 16 years of age or older who (i) submits
20    to a school district evidence of necessary and lawful
21    employment pursuant to paragraph 3 of this Section and (ii)
22    is enrolled in a graduation incentives program pursuant to
23    Section 26-16 of this Code or an alternative learning
24    opportunities program established pursuant to Article 13B
25    of this Code.
26(Source: P.A. 96-367, eff. 8-13-09.)
 

 

 

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1    Section 15. The Illinois Insurance Code is amended by
2changing Section 122-1 as follows:
 
3    (215 ILCS 5/122-1)  (from Ch. 73, par. 734-1)
4    Sec. 122-1. The authority and jurisdiction of Insurance
5Department. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and
6except as provided herein, any person or other entity which
7provides coverage in this State for medical, surgical,
8chiropractic, naturopathic, naprapathic, physical therapy,
9speech pathology, audiology, professional mental health,
10dental, hospital, ophthalmologic, or optometric expenses,
11whether such coverage is by direct-payment, reimbursement, or
12otherwise, shall be presumed to be subject to the jurisdiction
13of the Department unless the person or other entity shows that
14while providing such coverage it is subject to the jurisdiction
15of another agency of this State, any subdivision of this State,
16or the federal government, or is a plan of self-insurance or
17other employee welfare benefit program of an individual
18employer or labor union established or maintained under or
19pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement or other
20arrangement which provides for health care services solely for
21its employees or members and their dependents.
22(Source: P.A. 90-7, eff. 6-10-97.)
 
23    Section 20. The Medical Practice Act of 1987 is amended by

 

 

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1changing Sections 2, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19,
222, 24, 33, and 34 as follows:
 
3    (225 ILCS 60/2)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-2)
4    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2013)
5    Sec. 2. Definitions. For purposes of this Act, the
6following definitions shall have the following meanings,
7except where the context requires otherwise:
8    "Act" means the Medical Practice Act of 1987.
9    "Address of record" means the designated address recorded
10by the Department in the applicant's or licensee's application
11file or license file as maintained by the Department's
12licensure maintenance unit. It is the duty of the applicant or
13licensee to inform the Department of any change of address and
14those changes must be made either through the Department's
15website or by contacting the Department.
16    "Approved naturopathic medical program" means a
17naturopathic medical education program accredited or granted
18candidacy status by the United States Council on Naturopathic
19Medical Education, or an equivalent federally recognized
20accrediting body for the naturopathic medical profession
21recognized by the Board, that offers graduate-level,
22full-time, didactic, and supervised clinical training of at
23least 4,200 hours in length leading to the degree of Doctor of
24Naturopathy or Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine and is part of
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1is a candidate for accreditation by a regional institutional
2accrediting agency recognized by the United States Secretary of
3Education or eligible for student loans in Canada.
4    "Chiropractic physician" means a person licensed to treat
5human ailments without the use of drugs and without operative
6surgery. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit a
7chiropractic physician from providing advice regarding the use
8of non-prescription products or from administering atmospheric
9oxygen. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize a
10chiropractic physician to prescribe drugs.
11    "Department" means the Department of Financial and
12Professional Regulation.
13    "Disciplinary Action" means revocation, suspension,
14probation, supervision, practice modification, reprimand,
15required education, fines or any other action taken by the
16Department against a person holding a license.
17    "Disciplinary Board" means the Medical Disciplinary Board.
18    "Final Determination" means the governing body's final
19action taken under the procedure followed by a health care
20institution, or professional association or society, against
21any person licensed under the Act in accordance with the bylaws
22or rules and regulations of such health care institution, or
23professional association or society.
24    "Fund" means the Medical Disciplinary Fund.
25    "Impaired" means the inability to practice medicine with
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1disabilities as evidenced by a written determination or written
2consent based on clinical evidence including deterioration
3through the aging process or loss of motor skill, or abuse of
4drugs or alcohol, of sufficient degree to diminish a person's
5ability to deliver competent patient care.
6    "Licensing Board" means the Medical Licensing Board.
7    "Naturopathic physician" means a practitioner of
8naturopathic medicine who has been properly licensed for that
9purpose by the Department under this Act. "Naturopathic
10physician" includes all titles and designations associated
11with the practice of naturopathic medicine, including, "doctor
12of naturopathic medicine", "doctor of naturopathy",
13"naturopathic doctor", "naturopath", "naturopathic medical
14doctor", "N.D.", "ND", "N.M.D.", and "NMD".
15    "Physician" means a person licensed under the Medical
16Practice Act to practice medicine in all of its branches, a
17naturopathic physician, or a chiropractic physician.
18    "Professional Association" means an association or society
19of persons licensed under this Act, and operating within the
20State of Illinois, including but not limited to, medical
21societies, osteopathic organizations, naturopathic
22organizations, and chiropractic organizations, but this term
23shall not be deemed to include hospital medical staffs.
24    "Program of Care, Counseling, or Treatment" means a written
25schedule of organized treatment, care, counseling, activities,
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1for the purpose of restoring an impaired person to a condition
2whereby the impaired person can practice medicine with
3reasonable skill and safety of a sufficient degree to deliver
4competent patient care.
5    "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Department of
6Financial and Professional Regulation.
7(Source: P.A. 97-462, eff. 8-19-11; 97-622, eff. 11-23-11.)
 
8    (225 ILCS 60/7)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-7)
9    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2013)
10    Sec. 7. Medical Disciplinary Board.
11    (A) There is hereby created the Illinois State Medical
12Disciplinary Board. The Disciplinary Board shall consist of 12
1311 members, to be appointed by the Governor by and with the
14advice and consent of the Senate. All members shall be
15residents of the State, not more than 7 6 of whom shall be
16members of the same political party. All members shall be
17voting members. Five members shall be physicians licensed to
18practice medicine in all of its branches in Illinois possessing
19the degree of doctor of medicine. One member shall be a
20physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches in
21Illinois possessing the degree of doctor of osteopathy or
22osteopathic medicine. One member shall be a chiropractic
23physician licensed to practice in Illinois and possessing the
24degree of doctor of chiropractic. One member shall be a
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1possessing the degree of naturopathic medicine. Four members
2shall be members of the public, who shall not be engaged in any
3way, directly or indirectly, as providers of health care.
4    (B) Members of the Disciplinary Board shall be appointed
5for terms of 4 years. Upon the expiration of the term of any
6member, their successor shall be appointed for a term of 4
7years by the Governor by and with the advice and consent of the
8Senate. The Governor shall fill any vacancy for the remainder
9of the unexpired term with the advice and consent of the
10Senate. Upon recommendation of the Board, any member of the
11Disciplinary Board may be removed by the Governor for
12misfeasance, malfeasance, or wilful neglect of duty, after
13notice, and a public hearing, unless such notice and hearing
14shall be expressly waived in writing. Each member shall serve
15on the Disciplinary Board until their successor is appointed
16and qualified. No member of the Disciplinary Board shall serve
17more than 2 consecutive 4 year terms.
18    In making appointments the Governor shall attempt to insure
19that the various social and geographic regions of the State of
20Illinois are properly represented.
21    In making the designation of persons to act for the several
22professions represented on the Disciplinary Board, the
23Governor shall give due consideration to recommendations by
24members of the respective professions and by organizations
25therein.
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1voting members as chairperson and one as vice chairperson. No
2officer shall be elected more than twice in succession to the
3same office. Each officer shall serve until their successor has
4been elected and qualified.
5    (D) (Blank).
6    (E) Six voting members of the Disciplinary Board, at least
74 of whom are physicians, shall constitute a quorum. A vacancy
8in the membership of the Disciplinary Board shall not impair
9the right of a quorum to exercise all the rights and perform
10all the duties of the Disciplinary Board. Any action taken by
11the Disciplinary Board under this Act may be authorized by
12resolution at any regular or special meeting and each such
13resolution shall take effect immediately. The Disciplinary
14Board shall meet at least quarterly. The Disciplinary Board is
15empowered to adopt all rules and regulations necessary and
16incident to the powers granted to it under this Act.
17    (F) Each member, and member-officer, of the Disciplinary
18Board shall receive a per diem stipend as the Secretary shall
19determine. Each member shall be paid their necessary expenses
20while engaged in the performance of their duties.
21    (G) The Secretary shall select a Chief Medical Coordinator
22and not less than 2 Deputy Medical Coordinators who shall not
23be members of the Disciplinary Board. Each medical coordinator
24shall be a physician licensed to practice medicine in all of
25its branches, and the Secretary shall set their rates of
26compensation. The Secretary shall assign at least one medical

 

 

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1coordinator to a region composed of Cook County and such other
2counties as the Secretary may deem appropriate, and such
3medical coordinator or coordinators shall locate their office
4in Chicago. The Secretary shall assign at least one medical
5coordinator to a region composed of the balance of counties in
6the State, and such medical coordinator or coordinators shall
7locate their office in Springfield. Each medical coordinator
8shall be the chief enforcement officer of this Act in his or
9her assigned region and shall serve at the will of the
10Disciplinary Board.
11    The Secretary shall employ, in conformity with the
12Personnel Code, investigators who are college graduates with at
13least 2 years of investigative experience or one year of
14advanced medical education. Upon the written request of the
15Disciplinary Board, the Secretary shall employ, in conformity
16with the Personnel Code, such other professional, technical,
17investigative, and clerical help, either on a full or part-time
18basis as the Disciplinary Board deems necessary for the proper
19performance of its duties.
20    (H) Upon the specific request of the Disciplinary Board,
21signed by either the chairperson, vice chairperson, or a
22medical coordinator of the Disciplinary Board, the Department
23of Human Services or the Department of State Police shall make
24available any and all information that they have in their
25possession regarding a particular case then under
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1    (I) Members of the Disciplinary Board shall be immune from
2suit in any action based upon any disciplinary proceedings or
3other acts performed in good faith as members of the
4Disciplinary Board.
5    (J) The Disciplinary Board may compile and establish a
6statewide roster of physicians and other medical
7professionals, including the several medical specialties, of
8such physicians and medical professionals, who have agreed to
9serve from time to time as advisors to the medical
10coordinators. Such advisors shall assist the medical
11coordinators or the Disciplinary Board in their investigations
12and participation in complaints against physicians. Such
13advisors shall serve under contract and shall be reimbursed at
14a reasonable rate for the services provided, plus reasonable
15expenses incurred. While serving in this capacity, the advisor,
16for any act undertaken in good faith and in the conduct of his
17or her duties under this Section, shall be immune from civil
18suit.
19(Source: P.A. 97-622, eff. 11-23-11.)
 
20    (225 ILCS 60/8)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-8)
21    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2013)
22    Sec. 8. Medical Licensing Board.
23    (A) There is hereby created a Medical Licensing Board. The
24Licensing Board shall be composed of 7 members, to be appointed
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1Senate; 5 of whom shall be reputable physicians licensed to
2practice medicine in all of its branches in Illinois,
3possessing the degree of doctor of medicine; one member shall
4be a reputable physician licensed in Illinois to practice
5medicine in all of its branches, possessing the degree of
6doctor of osteopathy or osteopathic medicine; one member shall
7be a reputable naturopathic physician licensed to practice in
8Illinois and possessing the degree of doctor of naturopathic
9medicine; and one member shall be a reputable chiropractic
10physician licensed to practice in Illinois and possessing the
11degree of doctor of chiropractic. Of the 5 members holding the
12degree of doctor of medicine, one shall be a full-time or
13part-time teacher of professorial rank in the clinical
14department of an Illinois school of medicine.
15    (B) Members of the Licensing Board shall be appointed for
16terms of 4 years, and until their successors are appointed and
17qualified. Appointments to fill vacancies shall be made in the
18same manner as original appointments, for the unexpired portion
19of the vacated term. No more than 4 members of the Licensing
20Board shall be members of the same political party and all
21members shall be residents of this State. No member of the
22Licensing Board may be appointed to more than 2 successive 4
23year terms.
24    (C) Members of the Licensing Board shall be immune from
25suit in any action based upon any licensing proceedings or
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1Board.
2    (D) (Blank).
3    (E) The Licensing Board shall annually elect one of its
4members as chairperson and one as vice chairperson. No member
5shall be elected more than twice in succession to the same
6office. Each officer shall serve until his or her successor has
7been elected and qualified.
8    (F) None of the functions, powers or duties of the
9Department with respect to policies regarding licensure and
10examination under this Act, including the promulgation of such
11rules as may be necessary for the administration of this Act,
12shall be exercised by the Department except upon review of the
13Licensing Board.
14    (G) The Licensing Board shall receive the same compensation
15as the members of the Disciplinary Board, which compensation
16shall be paid out of the Illinois State Medical Disciplinary
17Fund.
18(Source: P.A. 97-622, eff. 11-23-11.)
 
19    (225 ILCS 60/9)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-9)
20    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2013)
21    Sec. 9. Application for license. Each applicant for a
22license shall:
23        (A) Make application on blank forms prepared and
24    furnished by the Department.
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1    that the applicant:
2            (1) is of good moral character. In determining
3        moral character under this Section, the Department may
4        take into consideration whether the applicant has
5        engaged in conduct or activities which would
6        constitute grounds for discipline under this Act. The
7        Department may also request the applicant to submit,
8        and may consider as evidence of moral character,
9        endorsements from 2 or 3 individuals licensed under
10        this Act;
11            (2) has the preliminary and professional education
12        required by this Act;
13            (3) (blank); and
14            (4) is physically, mentally, and professionally
15        capable of practicing medicine with reasonable
16        judgment, skill, and safety. In determining physical,
17        mental and professional capacity under this Section,
18        the Licensing Board may, upon a showing of a possible
19        incapacity or conduct or activities that would
20        constitute grounds for discipline under this Act,
21        compel any applicant to submit to a mental or physical
22        examination and evaluation, or both, as provided for in
23        Section 22 of this Act. The Licensing Board may
24        condition or restrict any license, subject to the same
25        terms and conditions as are provided for the
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1        such condition of a restricted license shall provide
2        that the Chief Medical Coordinator or Deputy Medical
3        Coordinator shall have the authority to review the
4        subject physician's compliance with such conditions or
5        restrictions, including, where appropriate, the
6        physician's record of treatment and counseling
7        regarding the impairment, to the extent permitted by
8        applicable federal statutes and regulations
9        safeguarding the confidentiality of medical records of
10        patients.
11        In determining professional capacity under this
12    Section, an individual may be required to complete such
13    additional testing, training, or remedial education as the
14    Licensing Board may deem necessary in order to establish
15    the applicant's present capacity to practice medicine with
16    reasonable judgment, skill, and safety. The Licensing
17    Board may consider the following criteria, as they relate
18    to an applicant, as part of its determination of
19    professional capacity:
20            (1) Medical research in an established research
21        facility, hospital, college or university, or private
22        corporation.
23            (2) Specialized training or education.
24            (3) Publication of original work in learned,
25        medical, or scientific journals.
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1        international public health programs or organizations.
2            (5) Professional service in a federal veterans or
3        military institution.
4            (6) Any other professional activities deemed to
5        maintain and enhance the clinical capabilities of the
6        applicant.
7        Any applicant applying for a license to practice
8    medicine in all of its branches, for a license as a
9    naturopathic physician, or for a license as a chiropractic
10    physician who has not been engaged in the active practice
11    of medicine or has not been enrolled in a medical program
12    for 2 years prior to application must submit proof of
13    professional capacity to the Licensing Board.
14        Any applicant applying for a temporary license that has
15    not been engaged in the active practice of medicine or has
16    not been enrolled in a medical program for longer than 5
17    years prior to application must submit proof of
18    professional capacity to the Licensing Board.
19        (C) Designate specifically the name, location, and
20    kind of professional school, college, or institution of
21    which the applicant is a graduate and the category under
22    which the applicant seeks, and will undertake, to practice.
23        (D) Pay to the Department at the time of application
24    the required fees.
25        (E) Pursuant to Department rules, as required, pass an
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1    applicant's fitness to receive a license.
2        (F) Complete the application process within 3 years
3    from the date of application. If the process has not been
4    completed within 3 years, the application shall expire,
5    application fees shall be forfeited, and the applicant must
6    reapply and meet the requirements in effect at the time of
7    reapplication.
8(Source: P.A. 97-622, eff. 11-23-11.)
 
9    (225 ILCS 60/10)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-10)
10    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2013)
11    Sec. 10. The Department shall:
12    (A) Make rules for establishing reasonable minimum
13standards of educational requirements to be observed by
14medical, osteopathic, naturopathic, and chiropractic colleges;
15    (B) Effectuate the policy of the State of Illinois that the
16quality of medical training is an appropriate concern in the
17recruiting, licensing, credentialing and participation in
18residency programs of physicians. However, it is inappropriate
19to discriminate against any physician because of national
20origin or geographic location of medical education;
21    (C) Formulate rules and regulations required for the
22administration of this Act.
23(Source: P.A. 86-573.)
 
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1    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2013)
2    Sec. 11. Minimum education standards. The minimum
3standards of professional education to be enforced by the
4Department in conducting examinations and issuing licenses
5shall be as follows:
6        (A) Practice of medicine. For the practice of medicine
7    in all of its branches:
8            (1) For applications for licensure under
9        subsection (D) of Section 19 of this Act:
10                (a) that the applicant is a graduate of a
11            medical or osteopathic college in the United
12            States, its territories or Canada, that the
13            applicant has completed a 2 year course of
14            instruction in a college of liberal arts, or its
15            equivalent, and a course of instruction in a
16            medical or osteopathic college approved by the
17            Department or by a private, not for profit
18            accrediting body approved by the Department, and
19            in addition thereto, a course of postgraduate
20            clinical training of not less than 12 months as
21            approved by the Department; or
22                (b) that the applicant is a graduate of a
23            medical or osteopathic college located outside the
24            United States, its territories or Canada, and that
25            the degree conferred is officially recognized by
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1            applicant has completed a 2 year course of
2            instruction in a college of liberal arts or its
3            equivalent, and a course of instruction in a
4            medical or osteopathic college approved by the
5            Department, which course shall have been not less
6            than 132 weeks in duration and shall have been
7            completed within a period of not less than 35
8            months, and, in addition thereto, has completed a
9            course of postgraduate clinical training of not
10            less than 12 months, as approved by the Department,
11            and has complied with any other standards
12            established by rule.
13                For the purposes of this subparagraph (b) an
14            applicant is considered to be a graduate of a
15            medical college if the degree which is conferred is
16            officially recognized by that country for the
17            purposes of receiving a license to practice
18            medicine in all of its branches or a document is
19            granted by the medical college which certifies the
20            completion of all formal training requirements
21            including any internship and social service; or
22                (c) that the applicant has studied medicine at
23            a medical or osteopathic college located outside
24            the United States, its territories, or Canada,
25            that the applicant has completed a 2 year course of
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1            equivalent and all of the formal requirements of a
2            foreign medical school except internship and
3            social service, which course shall have been not
4            less than 132 weeks in duration and shall have been
5            completed within a period of not less than 35
6            months; that the applicant has submitted an
7            application to a medical college accredited by the
8            Liaison Committee on Medical Education and
9            submitted to such evaluation procedures, including
10            use of nationally recognized medical student tests
11            or tests devised by the individual medical
12            college, and that the applicant has satisfactorily
13            completed one academic year of supervised clinical
14            training under the direction of such medical
15            college; and, in addition thereto has completed a
16            course of postgraduate clinical training of not
17            less than 12 months, as approved by the Department,
18            and has complied with any other standards
19            established by rule.
20                (d) Any clinical clerkships must have been
21            completed in compliance with Section 10.3 of the
22            Hospital Licensing Act, as amended.
23            (2) Effective January 1, 1988, for applications
24        for licensure made subsequent to January 1, 1988, under
25        Sections 9 or 17 of this Act by individuals not
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1        11 who graduated after December 31, 1984:
2                (a) that the applicant: (i) graduated from a
3            medical or osteopathic college officially
4            recognized by the jurisdiction in which it is
5            located for the purpose of receiving a license to
6            practice medicine in all of its branches, and the
7            applicant has completed, as defined by the
8            Department, a 6 year postsecondary course of study
9            comprising at least 2 academic years of study in
10            the basic medical sciences; and 2 academic years of
11            study in the clinical sciences, while enrolled in
12            the medical college which conferred the degree,
13            the core rotations of which must have been
14            completed in clinical teaching facilities owned,
15            operated or formally affiliated with the medical
16            college which conferred the degree, or under
17            contract in teaching facilities owned, operated or
18            affiliated with another medical college which is
19            officially recognized by the jurisdiction in which
20            the medical school which conferred the degree is
21            located; or (ii) graduated from a medical or
22            osteopathic college accredited by the Liaison
23            Committee on Medical Education, the Committee on
24            Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools in
25            conjunction with the Liaison Committee on Medical
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1            of the American Osteopathic Association; and,
2            (iii) in addition thereto, has completed 24 months
3            of postgraduate clinical training, as approved by
4            the Department; or
5                (b) that the applicant has studied medicine at
6            a medical or osteopathic college located outside
7            the United States, its territories, or Canada,
8            that the applicant, in addition to satisfying the
9            requirements of subparagraph (a), except for the
10            awarding of a degree, has completed all of the
11            formal requirements of a foreign medical school
12            except internship and social service and has
13            submitted an application to a medical college
14            accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical
15            Education and submitted to such evaluation
16            procedures, including use of nationally recognized
17            medical student tests or tests devised by the
18            individual medical college, and that the applicant
19            has satisfactorily completed one academic year of
20            supervised clinical training under the direction
21            of such medical college; and, in addition thereto,
22            has completed 24 months of postgraduate clinical
23            training, as approved by the Department, and has
24            complied with any other standards established by
25            rule.
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1            (4) Any person granted a temporary license
2        pursuant to Section 17 of this Act who shall
3        satisfactorily complete a course of postgraduate
4        clinical training and meet all of the requirements for
5        licensure shall be granted a permanent license
6        pursuant to Section 9.
7            (5) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
8        Section an individual holding a temporary license
9        under Section 17 of this Act shall be required to
10        satisfy the undergraduate medical and post-graduate
11        clinical training educational requirements in effect
12        on the date of their application for a temporary
13        license, provided they apply for a license under
14        Section 9 of this Act and satisfy all other
15        requirements of this Section while their temporary
16        license is in effect.
17        (B) Treating human ailments without drugs and without
18    operative surgery. For the practice of treating human
19    ailments without the use of drugs and without operative
20    surgery:
21            (1) For an applicant who was a resident student and
22        who is a graduate after July 1, 1926, of a chiropractic
23        college or institution, that such school, college or
24        institution, at the time of the applicant's graduation
25        required as a prerequisite to admission thereto a 4
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1        prerequisite to graduation therefrom, a course of
2        instruction in the treatment of human ailments, of not
3        less than 132 weeks in duration and which shall have
4        been completed within a period of not less than 35
5        months except that as to students matriculating or
6        entering upon a course of chiropractic study during the
7        years 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, and
8        1947, such elapsed time shall be not less than 32
9        months, such high school and such school, college or
10        institution having been reputable and in good standing
11        in the judgment of the Department.
12            (2) For an applicant who is a matriculant in a
13        chiropractic college after September 1, 1969, that
14        such applicant shall be required to complete a 2 year
15        course of instruction in a liberal arts college or its
16        equivalent and a course of instruction in a
17        chiropractic college in the treatment of human
18        ailments, such course, as a prerequisite to graduation
19        therefrom, having been not less than 132 weeks in
20        duration and shall have been completed within a period
21        of not less than 35 months, such college of liberal
22        arts and chiropractic college having been reputable
23        and in good standing in the judgment of the Department.
24            (3) For an applicant who is a graduate of a United
25        States chiropractic college after August 19, 1981, the
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1        the Commission on Accreditation of the Council on
2        Chiropractic Education or its successor at the time of
3        graduation. Such graduates shall be considered to have
4        met the minimum requirements which shall be in addition
5        to those requirements set forth in the rules and
6        regulations promulgated by the Department.
7            (4) For an applicant who is a graduate of a
8        chiropractic college in another country; that such
9        chiropractic college be equivalent to the standards of
10        education as set forth for chiropractic colleges
11        located in the United States.
12        (C) Practice of naturopathic medicine. For the
13    practice of naturopathic medicine:
14            (1) For an applicant who is a graduate of an
15        approved naturopathic medical program, in accordance
16        with this Act, that he or she has successfully
17        completed a competency-based national naturopathic
18        licensing examination administered by the North
19        American Board of Naturopathic Examiners or an
20        equivalent agency, as recognized by the Department.
21            (2) For an applicant who is a graduate of a
22        degree-granting approved naturopathic medical program
23        prior to 1986, evidence of successful passage of a
24        State competency examination in a licensed state or a
25        Canadian provincial examination in a licensed or
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1        of passage of a national licensing examination.
2(Source: P.A. 97-622, eff. 11-23-11.)
 
3    (225 ILCS 60/14)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-14)
4    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2013)
5    Sec. 14. Chiropractic students and naturopathic medicine
6students.
7    (a) Candidates for the degree of doctor of chiropractic
8enrolled in a chiropractic college, accredited by the Council
9on Chiropractic Education, may practice under the direct,
10on-premises supervision of a chiropractic physician who is a
11member of the faculty of an accredited chiropractic college.
12    (b) Candidates for the degree of doctor of naturopathic
13medicine enrolled in a naturopathic college, accredited by the
14United States Council on Naturopathic Medical Education, may
15practice under the direct, on-premises supervision of a
16naturopathic physician who is a member of the faculty of an
17accredited naturopathic college.
18(Source: P.A. 97-622, eff. 11-23-11.)
 
19    (225 ILCS 60/15)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-15)
20    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2013)
21    Sec. 15. Chiropractic and naturopathic physician; license
22for general practice. Any chiropractic or naturopathic
23physician licensed under this Act shall be permitted to take
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1medicine in all its branches and shall receive a license to
2practice medicine in all of its branches if he or she shall
3successfully pass such examination, upon proof of having
4successfully completed in a medical college, osteopathic
5college, naturopathic college, or chiropractic college
6reputable and in good standing in the judgment of the
7Department, courses of instruction in materia medica,
8therapeutics, surgery, obstetrics, and theory and practice
9deemed by the Department to be equal to the courses of
10instruction required in those subjects for admission to the
11examination for a license to practice medicine in all of its
12branches, together with proof of having completed (a) the 2
13year course of instruction in a college of liberal arts, or its
14equivalent, required under this Act, and (b) a course of
15postgraduate clinical training of not less than 24 months as
16approved by the Department.
17(Source: P.A. 97-622, eff. 11-23-11.)
 
18    (225 ILCS 60/16)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-16)
19    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2013)
20    Sec. 16. Ineligibility for examination. Any person who
21shall fail any examination for licensure as a medical doctor,
22doctor of osteopathy or osteopathic medicine, doctor of
23naturopathic medicine, or doctor of chiropractic in this or any
24other jurisdiction a total of 5 times shall thereafter be
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1person shall submit to the Department evidence of further
2formal professional study, as required by rule of the
3Department, in an accredited institution.
4(Source: P.A. 89-702, eff. 7-1-97.)
 
5    (225 ILCS 60/17)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-17)
6    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2013)
7    Sec. 17. Temporary license. Persons holding the degree of
8Doctor of Medicine, persons holding the degree of Doctor of
9Osteopathy or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine,persons holding
10the degree of Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine, and persons
11holding the degree of Doctor of Chiropractic or persons who
12have satisfied the requirements therefor and are eligible to
13receive such degree from a medical, osteopathic, naturopathic,
14or chiropractic school, who wish to pursue programs of graduate
15or specialty training in this State, may receive without
16examination, in the discretion of the Department, a 3-year
17temporary license. In order to receive a 3-year temporary
18license hereunder, an applicant shall submit evidence
19satisfactory to the Department that the applicant:
20        (A) Is of good moral character. In determining moral
21    character under this Section, the Department may take into
22    consideration whether the applicant has engaged in conduct
23    or activities which would constitute grounds for
24    discipline under this Act. The Department may also request
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1    moral character, endorsements from 2 or 3 individuals
2    licensed under this Act;
3        (B) Has been accepted or appointed for specialty or
4    residency training by a hospital situated in this State or
5    a training program in hospitals or facilities maintained by
6    the State of Illinois or affiliated training facilities
7    which is approved by the Department for the purpose of such
8    training under this Act. The applicant shall indicate the
9    beginning and ending dates of the period for which the
10    applicant has been accepted or appointed;
11        (C) Has or will satisfy the professional education
12    requirements of Section 11 of this Act which are effective
13    at the date of application except for postgraduate clinical
14    training;
15        (D) Is physically, mentally, and professionally
16    capable of practicing medicine or treating human ailments
17    without the use of drugs and without operative surgery with
18    reasonable judgment, skill, and safety. In determining
19    physical, mental and professional capacity under this
20    Section, the Licensing Board may, upon a showing of a
21    possible incapacity, compel an applicant to submit to a
22    mental or physical examination and evaluation, or both, and
23    may condition or restrict any temporary license, subject to
24    the same terms and conditions as are provided for the
25    Disciplinary Board under Section 22 of this Act. Any such
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1    that the Chief Medical Coordinator or Deputy Medical
2    Coordinator shall have the authority to review the subject
3    physician's compliance with such conditions or
4    restrictions, including, where appropriate, the
5    physician's record of treatment and counseling regarding
6    the impairment, to the extent permitted by applicable
7    federal statutes and regulations safeguarding the
8    confidentiality of medical records of patients.
9    Three-year temporary licenses issued pursuant to this
10Section shall be valid only for the period of time designated
11therein, and may be extended or renewed pursuant to the rules
12of the Department, and if a temporary license is thereafter
13extended, it shall not extend beyond completion of the
14residency program. The holder of a valid 3-year temporary
15license shall be entitled thereby to perform only such acts as
16may be prescribed by and incidental to his or her program of
17residency training; he or she shall not be entitled to
18otherwise engage in the practice of medicine in this State
19unless fully licensed in this State.
20    A 3-year temporary license may be revoked by the Department
21upon proof that the holder thereof has engaged in the practice
22of medicine in this State outside of the program of his or her
23residency or specialty training, or if the holder shall fail to
24supply the Department, within 10 days of its request, with
25information as to his or her current status and activities in
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1(Source: P.A. 97-622, eff. 11-23-11.)
 
2    (225 ILCS 60/18)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-18)
3    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2013)
4    Sec. 18. Visiting professor, physician, or resident
5permits.
6    (A) Visiting professor permit.
7        (1) A visiting professor permit shall entitle a person
8    to practice medicine in all of its branches or to practice
9    the treatment of human ailments without the use of drugs
10    and without operative surgery provided:
11            (a) the person maintains an equivalent
12        authorization to practice medicine in all of its
13        branches or to practice the treatment of human ailments
14        without the use of drugs and without operative surgery
15        in good standing in his or her native licensing
16        jurisdiction during the period of the visiting
17        professor permit;
18            (b) the person has received a faculty appointment
19        to teach in a medical, osteopathic, naturopathic, or
20        chiropractic school in Illinois; and
21            (c) the Department may prescribe the information
22        necessary to establish an applicant's eligibility for
23        a permit. This information shall include without
24        limitation (i) a statement from the dean of the medical
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1        describing the applicant's qualifications and (ii) a
2        statement from the dean of the medical school listing
3        every affiliated institution in which the applicant
4        will be providing instruction as part of the medical
5        school's education program and justifying any clinical
6        activities at each of the institutions listed by the
7        dean.
8        (2) Application for visiting professor permits shall
9    be made to the Department, in writing, on forms prescribed
10    by the Department and shall be accompanied by the required
11    fee established by rule, which shall not be refundable. Any
12    application shall require the information as, in the
13    judgment of the Department, will enable the Department to
14    pass on the qualifications of the applicant.
15        (3) A visiting professor permit shall be valid for no
16    longer than 2 years from the date of issuance or until the
17    time the faculty appointment is terminated, whichever
18    occurs first, and may be renewed only in accordance with
19    subdivision (A)(6) of this Section.
20        (4) The applicant may be required to appear before the
21    Licensing Board for an interview prior to, and as a
22    requirement for, the issuance of the original permit and
23    the renewal.
24        (5) Persons holding a permit under this Section shall
25    only practice medicine in all of its branches or practice
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1    and without operative surgery in the State of Illinois in
2    their official capacity under their contract within the
3    medical school itself and any affiliated institution in
4    which the permit holder is providing instruction as part of
5    the medical school's educational program and for which the
6    medical school has assumed direct responsibility.
7        (6) After the initial renewal of a visiting professor
8    permit, a visiting professor permit shall be valid until
9    the last day of the next physician license renewal period,
10    as set by rule, and may only be renewed for applicants who
11    meet the following requirements:
12            (i) have obtained the required continuing
13        education hours as set by rule; and
14            (ii) have paid the fee prescribed for a license
15        under Section 21 of this Act.
16    For initial renewal, the visiting professor must
17successfully pass a general competency examination authorized
18by the Department by rule, unless he or she was issued an
19initial visiting professor permit on or after January 1, 2007,
20but prior to July 1, 2007.
 
21    (B) Visiting physician permit.
22        (1) The Department may, in its discretion, issue a
23    temporary visiting physician permit, without examination,
24    provided:
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1            (b) that the person maintains an equivalent
2        authorization to practice medicine in all of its
3        branches or to practice the treatment of human ailments
4        without the use of drugs and without operative surgery
5        in good standing in his or her native licensing
6        jurisdiction during the period of the temporary
7        visiting physician permit;
8            (c) that the person has received an invitation or
9        appointment to study, demonstrate, or perform a
10        specific medical, osteopathic, naturopathic,
11        chiropractic or clinical subject or technique in a
12        medical, osteopathic, naturopathic, or chiropractic
13        school, a state or national medical, osteopathic,
14        naturopathic, or chiropractic professional association
15        or society conference or meeting, a hospital licensed
16        under the Hospital Licensing Act, a hospital organized
17        under the University of Illinois Hospital Act, or a
18        facility operated pursuant to the Ambulatory Surgical
19        Treatment Center Act; and
20            (d) that the temporary visiting physician permit
21        shall only permit the holder to practice medicine in
22        all of its branches or practice the treatment of human
23        ailments without the use of drugs and without operative
24        surgery within the scope of the medical, osteopathic,
25        naturopathic, chiropractic, or clinical studies, or in
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1        osteopathic, naturopathic, or chiropractic
2        professional association or society conference or
3        meeting, for which the holder was invited or appointed.
4        (2) The application for the temporary visiting
5    physician permit shall be made to the Department, in
6    writing, on forms prescribed by the Department, and shall
7    be accompanied by the required fee established by rule,
8    which shall not be refundable. The application shall
9    require information that, in the judgment of the
10    Department, will enable the Department to pass on the
11    qualification of the applicant, and the necessity for the
12    granting of a temporary visiting physician permit.
13        (3) A temporary visiting physician permit shall be
14    valid for no longer than (i) 180 days from the date of
15    issuance or (ii) until the time the medical, osteopathic,
16    naturopathic, chiropractic, or clinical studies are
17    completed, or the state or national medical, osteopathic,
18    naturopathic, or chiropractic professional association or
19    society conference or meeting has concluded, whichever
20    occurs first.
21        (4) The applicant for a temporary visiting physician
22    permit may be required to appear before the Licensing Board
23    for an interview prior to, and as a requirement for, the
24    issuance of a temporary visiting physician permit.
25        (5) A limited temporary visiting physician permit
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1    who has been requested to perform emergency procedures in
2    Illinois if he or she meets the requirements as established
3    by rule.
 
4    (C) Visiting resident permit.
5        (1) The Department may, in its discretion, issue a
6    temporary visiting resident permit, without examination,
7    provided:
8            (a) (blank);
9            (b) that the person maintains an equivalent
10        authorization to practice medicine in all of its
11        branches or to practice the treatment of human ailments
12        without the use of drugs and without operative surgery
13        in good standing in his or her native licensing
14        jurisdiction during the period of the temporary
15        visiting resident permit;
16            (c) that the applicant is enrolled in a
17        postgraduate clinical training program outside the
18        State of Illinois that is approved by the Department;
19            (d) that the individual has been invited or
20        appointed for a specific period of time to perform a
21        portion of that post graduate clinical training
22        program under the supervision of an Illinois licensed
23        physician in an Illinois patient care clinic or
24        facility that is affiliated with the out-of-State post
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1            (e) that the temporary visiting resident permit
2        shall only permit the holder to practice medicine in
3        all of its branches or practice the treatment of human
4        ailments without the use of drugs and without operative
5        surgery within the scope of the medical, osteopathic,
6        naturopathic, chiropractic or clinical studies for
7        which the holder was invited or appointed.
8        (2) The application for the temporary visiting
9    resident permit shall be made to the Department, in
10    writing, on forms prescribed by the Department, and shall
11    be accompanied by the required fee established by rule. The
12    application shall require information that, in the
13    judgment of the Department, will enable the Department to
14    pass on the qualifications of the applicant.
15        (3) A temporary visiting resident permit shall be valid
16    for 180 days from the date of issuance or until the time
17    the medical, osteopathic, naturopathic, chiropractic, or
18    clinical studies are completed, whichever occurs first.
19        (4) The applicant for a temporary visiting resident
20    permit may be required to appear before the Licensing Board
21    for an interview prior to, and as a requirement for, the
22    issuance of a temporary visiting resident permit.
23(Source: P.A. 96-398, eff. 8-13-09; 97-622, eff. 11-23-11.)
 
24    (225 ILCS 60/19)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-19)
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1    Sec. 19. Licensure by endorsement. The Department may, in
2its discretion, issue a license by endorsement to any person
3who is currently licensed to practice medicine in all of its
4branches, a naturopathic physician, or a chiropractic
5physician, in any other state, territory, country or province,
6upon the following conditions and submitting evidence
7satisfactory to the Department of the following:
8        (A) (Blank);
9        (B) That the applicant is of good moral character. In
10    determining moral character under this Section, the
11    Department may take into consideration whether the
12    applicant has engaged in conduct or activities which would
13    constitute grounds for discipline under this Act. The
14    Department may also request the applicant to submit, and
15    may consider as evidence of moral character, endorsements
16    from 2 or 3 individuals licensed under this Act;
17        (C) That the applicant is physically, mentally and
18    professionally capable of practicing medicine with
19    reasonable judgment, skill and safety. In determining
20    physical, mental and professional capacity under this
21    Section the Licensing Board may, upon a showing of a
22    possible incapacity, compel an applicant to submit to a
23    mental or physical examination and evaluation, or both, in
24    the same manner as provided in Section 22 and may condition
25    or restrict any license, subject to the same terms and
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1    Section 22 of this Act.
2        (D) That if the applicant seeks to practice medicine in
3    all of its branches:
4            (1) if the applicant was licensed in another
5        jurisdiction prior to January 1, 1988, that the
6        applicant has satisfied the educational requirements
7        of paragraph (1) of subsection (A) or paragraph (2) of
8        subsection (A) of Section 11 of this Act; or
9            (2) if the applicant was licensed in another
10        jurisdiction after December 31, 1987, that the
11        applicant has satisfied the educational requirements
12        of paragraph (A)(2) of Section 11 of this Act; and
13            (3) the requirements for a license to practice
14        medicine in all of its branches in the particular
15        state, territory, country or province in which the
16        applicant is licensed are deemed by the Department to
17        have been substantially equivalent to the requirements
18        for a license to practice medicine in all of its
19        branches in force in this State at the date of the
20        applicant's license;
21        (E) That if the applicant seeks to treat human ailments
22    without the use of drugs and without operative surgery:
23            (1) the applicant is a graduate of a chiropractic
24        or naturopathic school or college approved by the
25        Department at the time of their graduation;
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1        to practice the treatment of human ailments without the
2        use of drugs are deemed by the Department to have been
3        substantially equivalent to the requirements for a
4        license to practice in this State at the date of the
5        applicant's license;
6        (E-5) That if the applicant seeks to practice
7    naturopathic medicine:
8            (1) the applicant is a graduate of a naturopathic
9        school or college approved by the Department at the
10        time of their graduation; and
11            (2) the requirements for the applicant's license
12        to practice naturopathic medicine are deemed by the
13        Department to have been substantially equivalent to
14        the requirements for a license to practice in this
15        State at the date of the applicant's license;
16        (F) That the Department may, in its discretion, issue a
17    license by endorsement to any graduate of a medical or
18    osteopathic college, reputable and in good standing in the
19    judgment of the Department, who has passed an examination
20    for admission to the United States Public Health Service,
21    or who has passed any other examination deemed by the
22    Department to have been at least equal in all substantial
23    respects to the examination required for admission to any
24    such medical corps;
25        (G) That applications for licenses by endorsement
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1    prepared and furnished by the Department, and shall set
2    forth, and applicants therefor shall supply such
3    information respecting the life, education, professional
4    practice, and moral character of applicants as the
5    Department may require to be filed for its use;
6        (H) That the applicant undergo the criminal background
7    check established under Section 9.7 of this Act.
8    In the exercise of its discretion under this Section, the
9Department is empowered to consider and evaluate each applicant
10on an individual basis. It may take into account, among other
11things, the extent to which there is or is not available to the
12Department, authentic and definitive information concerning
13the quality of medical education and clinical training which
14the applicant has had. Under no circumstances shall a license
15be issued under the provisions of this Section to any person
16who has previously taken and failed the written examination
17conducted by the Department for such license. In the exercise
18of its discretion under this Section, the Department may
19require an applicant to successfully complete an examination as
20recommended by the Licensing Board. The Department may also
21request the applicant to submit, and may consider as evidence
22of moral character, evidence from 2 or 3 individuals licensed
23under this Act. Applicants have 3 years from the date of
24application to complete the application process. If the process
25has not been completed within 3 years, the application shall be
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1reapply and meet the requirements in effect at the time of
2reapplication.
3(Source: P.A. 97-622, eff. 11-23-11.)
 
4    (225 ILCS 60/22)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-22)
5    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2013)
6    Sec. 22. Disciplinary action.
7    (A) The Department may revoke, suspend, place on probation,
8reprimand, refuse to issue or renew, or take any other
9disciplinary or non-disciplinary action as the Department may
10deem proper with regard to the license or permit of any person
11issued under this Act to practice medicine, a naturopathic
12physician, or a chiropractic physician, including imposing
13fines not to exceed $10,000 for each violation, upon any of the
14following grounds:
15        (1) Performance of an elective abortion in any place,
16    locale, facility, or institution other than:
17            (a) a facility licensed pursuant to the Ambulatory
18        Surgical Treatment Center Act;
19            (b) an institution licensed under the Hospital
20        Licensing Act;
21            (c) an ambulatory surgical treatment center or
22        hospitalization or care facility maintained by the
23        State or any agency thereof, where such department or
24        agency has authority under law to establish and enforce
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1        centers, hospitalization, or care facilities under its
2        management and control;
3            (d) ambulatory surgical treatment centers,
4        hospitalization or care facilities maintained by the
5        Federal Government; or
6            (e) ambulatory surgical treatment centers,
7        hospitalization or care facilities maintained by any
8        university or college established under the laws of
9        this State and supported principally by public funds
10        raised by taxation.
11        (2) Performance of an abortion procedure in a wilful
12    and wanton manner on a woman who was not pregnant at the
13    time the abortion procedure was performed.
14        (3) A plea of guilty or nolo contendere, finding of
15    guilt, jury verdict, or entry of judgment or sentencing,
16    including, but not limited to, convictions, preceding
17    sentences of supervision, conditional discharge, or first
18    offender probation, under the laws of any jurisdiction of
19    the United States of any crime that is a felony.
20        (4) Gross negligence in practice under this Act.
21        (5) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical or
22    unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
23    defraud or harm the public.
24        (6) Obtaining any fee by fraud, deceit, or
25    misrepresentation.
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1    in law as controlled substances, of alcohol, or of any
2    other substances which results in the inability to practice
3    with reasonable judgment, skill or safety.
4        (8) Practicing under a false or, except as provided by
5    law, an assumed name.
6        (9) Fraud or misrepresentation in applying for, or
7    procuring, a license under this Act or in connection with
8    applying for renewal of a license under this Act.
9        (10) Making a false or misleading statement regarding
10    their skill or the efficacy or value of the medicine,
11    treatment, or remedy prescribed by them at their direction
12    in the treatment of any disease or other condition of the
13    body or mind.
14        (11) Allowing another person or organization to use
15    their license, procured under this Act, to practice.
16        (12) Disciplinary action of another state or
17    jurisdiction against a license or other authorization to
18    practice as a medical doctor, doctor of osteopathy, doctor
19    of osteopathic medicine, doctor of naturopathic medicine,
20    or doctor of chiropractic, a certified copy of the record
21    of the action taken by the other state or jurisdiction
22    being prima facie evidence thereof.
23        (13) Violation of any provision of this Act or of the
24    Medical Practice Act prior to the repeal of that Act, or
25    violation of the rules, or a final administrative action of
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1    of the Disciplinary Board.
2        (14) Violation of the prohibition against fee
3    splitting in Section 22.2 of this Act.
4        (15) A finding by the Disciplinary Board that the
5    registrant after having his or her license placed on
6    probationary status or subjected to conditions or
7    restrictions violated the terms of the probation or failed
8    to comply with such terms or conditions.
9        (16) Abandonment of a patient.
10        (17) Prescribing, selling, administering,
11    distributing, giving or self-administering any drug
12    classified as a controlled substance (designated product)
13    or narcotic for other than medically accepted therapeutic
14    purposes.
15        (18) Promotion of the sale of drugs, devices,
16    appliances or goods provided for a patient in such manner
17    as to exploit the patient for financial gain of the
18    physician.
19        (19) Offering, undertaking or agreeing to cure or treat
20    disease by a secret method, procedure, treatment or
21    medicine, or the treating, operating or prescribing for any
22    human condition by a method, means or procedure which the
23    licensee refuses to divulge upon demand of the Department.
24        (20) Immoral conduct in the commission of any act
25    including, but not limited to, commission of an act of
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1        (21) Wilfully making or filing false records or reports
2    in his or her practice as a physician, including, but not
3    limited to, false records to support claims against the
4    medical assistance program of the Department of Healthcare
5    and Family Services (formerly Department of Public Aid)
6    under the Illinois Public Aid Code.
7        (22) Wilful omission to file or record, or wilfully
8    impeding the filing or recording, or inducing another
9    person to omit to file or record, medical reports as
10    required by law, or wilfully failing to report an instance
11    of suspected abuse or neglect as required by law.
12        (23) Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated
13    report by the Department of Children and Family Services
14    under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act, and
15    upon proof by clear and convincing evidence that the
16    licensee has caused a child to be an abused child or
17    neglected child as defined in the Abused and Neglected
18    Child Reporting Act.
19        (24) Solicitation of professional patronage by any
20    corporation, agents or persons, or profiting from those
21    representing themselves to be agents of the licensee.
22        (25) Gross and wilful and continued overcharging for
23    professional services, including filing false statements
24    for collection of fees for which services are not rendered,
25    including, but not limited to, filing such false statements
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1    medical assistance program of the Department of Healthcare
2    and Family Services (formerly Department of Public Aid)
3    under the Illinois Public Aid Code.
4        (26) A pattern of practice or other behavior which
5    demonstrates incapacity or incompetence to practice under
6    this Act.
7        (27) Mental illness or disability which results in the
8    inability to practice under this Act with reasonable
9    judgment, skill or safety.
10        (28) Physical illness, including, but not limited to,
11    deterioration through the aging process, or loss of motor
12    skill which results in a physician's inability to practice
13    under this Act with reasonable judgment, skill or safety.
14        (29) Cheating on or attempt to subvert the licensing
15    examinations administered under this Act.
16        (30) Wilfully or negligently violating the
17    confidentiality between physician and patient except as
18    required by law.
19        (31) The use of any false, fraudulent, or deceptive
20    statement in any document connected with practice under
21    this Act.
22        (32) Aiding and abetting an individual not licensed
23    under this Act in the practice of a profession licensed
24    under this Act.
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1    ephedra as defined in the Ephedra Prohibition Act.
2        (34) Failure to report to the Department any adverse
3    final action taken against them by another licensing
4    jurisdiction (any other state or any territory of the
5    United States or any foreign state or country), by any peer
6    review body, by any health care institution, by any
7    professional society or association related to practice
8    under this Act, by any governmental agency, by any law
9    enforcement agency, or by any court for acts or conduct
10    similar to acts or conduct which would constitute grounds
11    for action as defined in this Section.
12        (35) Failure to report to the Department surrender of a
13    license or authorization to practice as a medical doctor, a
14    doctor of osteopathy, a doctor of osteopathic medicine, a
15    doctor of naturopathic medicine, or doctor of chiropractic
16    in another state or jurisdiction, or surrender of
17    membership on any medical staff or in any medical or
18    professional association or society, while under
19    disciplinary investigation by any of those authorities or
20    bodies, for acts or conduct similar to acts or conduct
21    which would constitute grounds for action as defined in
22    this Section.
23        (36) Failure to report to the Department any adverse
24    judgment, settlement, or award arising from a liability
25    claim related to acts or conduct similar to acts or conduct
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1    this Section.
2        (37) Failure to provide copies of medical records as
3    required by law.
4        (38) Failure to furnish the Department, its
5    investigators or representatives, relevant information,
6    legally requested by the Department after consultation
7    with the Chief Medical Coordinator or the Deputy Medical
8    Coordinator.
9        (39) Violating the Health Care Worker Self-Referral
10    Act.
11        (40) Willful failure to provide notice when notice is
12    required under the Parental Notice of Abortion Act of 1995.
13        (41) Failure to establish and maintain records of
14    patient care and treatment as required by this law.
15        (42) Entering into an excessive number of written
16    collaborative agreements with licensed advanced practice
17    nurses resulting in an inability to adequately
18    collaborate.
19        (43) Repeated failure to adequately collaborate with a
20    licensed advanced practice nurse.
21    Except for actions involving the ground numbered (26), all
22proceedings to suspend, revoke, place on probationary status,
23or take any other disciplinary action as the Department may
24deem proper, with regard to a license on any of the foregoing
25grounds, must be commenced within 5 years next after receipt by
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1notice of the conviction order for any of the acts described
2herein. Except for the grounds numbered (8), (9), (26), and
3(29), no action shall be commenced more than 10 years after the
4date of the incident or act alleged to have violated this
5Section. For actions involving the ground numbered (26), a
6pattern of practice or other behavior includes all incidents
7alleged to be part of the pattern of practice or other behavior
8that occurred, or a report pursuant to Section 23 of this Act
9received, within the 10-year period preceding the filing of the
10complaint. In the event of the settlement of any claim or cause
11of action in favor of the claimant or the reduction to final
12judgment of any civil action in favor of the plaintiff, such
13claim, cause of action or civil action being grounded on the
14allegation that a person licensed under this Act was negligent
15in providing care, the Department shall have an additional
16period of 2 years from the date of notification to the
17Department under Section 23 of this Act of such settlement or
18final judgment in which to investigate and commence formal
19disciplinary proceedings under Section 36 of this Act, except
20as otherwise provided by law. The time during which the holder
21of the license was outside the State of Illinois shall not be
22included within any period of time limiting the commencement of
23disciplinary action by the Department.
24    The entry of an order or judgment by any circuit court
25establishing that any person holding a license under this Act
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1suspension of that license. That person may resume their
2practice only upon the entry of a Departmental order based upon
3a finding by the Disciplinary Board that they have been
4determined to be recovered from mental illness by the court and
5upon the Disciplinary Board's recommendation that they be
6permitted to resume their practice.
7    The Department may refuse to issue or take disciplinary
8action concerning the license of any person who fails to file a
9return, or to pay the tax, penalty or interest shown in a filed
10return, or to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty or
11interest, as required by any tax Act administered by the
12Illinois Department of Revenue, until such time as the
13requirements of any such tax Act are satisfied as determined by
14the Illinois Department of Revenue.
15    The Department, upon the recommendation of the
16Disciplinary Board, shall adopt rules which set forth standards
17to be used in determining:
18        (a) when a person will be deemed sufficiently
19    rehabilitated to warrant the public trust;
20        (b) what constitutes dishonorable, unethical or
21    unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
22    defraud, or harm the public;
23        (c) what constitutes immoral conduct in the commission
24    of any act, including, but not limited to, commission of an
25    act of sexual misconduct related to the licensee's
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1        (d) what constitutes gross negligence in the practice
2    of medicine.
3    However, no such rule shall be admissible into evidence in
4any civil action except for review of a licensing or other
5disciplinary action under this Act.
6    In enforcing this Section, the Disciplinary Board or the
7Licensing Board, upon a showing of a possible violation, may
8compel, in the case of the Disciplinary Board, any individual
9who is licensed to practice under this Act or holds a permit to
10practice under this Act, or, in the case of the Licensing
11Board, any individual who has applied for licensure or a permit
12pursuant to this Act, to submit to a mental or physical
13examination and evaluation, or both, which may include a
14substance abuse or sexual offender evaluation, as required by
15the Licensing Board or Disciplinary Board and at the expense of
16the Department. The Disciplinary Board or Licensing Board shall
17specifically designate the examining physician licensed to
18practice medicine in all of its branches or, if applicable, the
19multidisciplinary team involved in providing the mental or
20physical examination and evaluation, or both. The
21multidisciplinary team shall be led by a physician licensed to
22practice medicine in all of its branches and may consist of one
23or more or a combination of physicians licensed to practice
24medicine in all of its branches, licensed chiropractic
25physicians, licensed naturopathic physicians, licensed
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1licensed clinical professional counselors, and other
2professional and administrative staff. Any examining physician
3or member of the multidisciplinary team may require any person
4ordered to submit to an examination and evaluation pursuant to
5this Section to submit to any additional supplemental testing
6deemed necessary to complete any examination or evaluation
7process, including, but not limited to, blood testing,
8urinalysis, psychological testing, or neuropsychological
9testing. The Disciplinary Board, the Licensing Board, or the
10Department may order the examining physician or any member of
11the multidisciplinary team to provide to the Department, the
12Disciplinary Board, or the Licensing Board any and all records,
13including business records, that relate to the examination and
14evaluation, including any supplemental testing performed. The
15Disciplinary Board, the Licensing Board, or the Department may
16order the examining physician or any member of the
17multidisciplinary team to present testimony concerning this
18examination and evaluation of the licensee, permit holder, or
19applicant, including testimony concerning any supplemental
20testing or documents relating to the examination and
21evaluation. No information, report, record, or other documents
22in any way related to the examination and evaluation shall be
23excluded by reason of any common law or statutory privilege
24relating to communication between the licensee or applicant and
25the examining physician or any member of the multidisciplinary
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1holder, or applicant ordered to undergo an evaluation and
2examination for the examining physician or any member of the
3multidisciplinary team to provide information, reports,
4records, or other documents or to provide any testimony
5regarding the examination and evaluation. The individual to be
6examined may have, at his or her own expense, another physician
7of his or her choice present during all aspects of the
8examination. Failure of any individual to submit to mental or
9physical examination and evaluation, or both, when directed,
10shall result in an automatic suspension, without hearing, until
11such time as the individual submits to the examination. If the
12Disciplinary Board finds a physician unable to practice because
13of the reasons set forth in this Section, the Disciplinary
14Board shall require such physician to submit to care,
15counseling, or treatment by physicians approved or designated
16by the Disciplinary Board, as a condition for continued,
17reinstated, or renewed licensure to practice. Any physician,
18whose license was granted pursuant to Sections 9, 17, or 19 of
19this Act, or, continued, reinstated, renewed, disciplined or
20supervised, subject to such terms, conditions or restrictions
21who shall fail to comply with such terms, conditions or
22restrictions, or to complete a required program of care,
23counseling, or treatment, as determined by the Chief Medical
24Coordinator or Deputy Medical Coordinators, shall be referred
25to the Secretary for a determination as to whether the licensee
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1hearing by the Disciplinary Board. In instances in which the
2Secretary immediately suspends a license under this Section, a
3hearing upon such person's license must be convened by the
4Disciplinary Board within 15 days after such suspension and
5completed without appreciable delay. The Disciplinary Board
6shall have the authority to review the subject physician's
7record of treatment and counseling regarding the impairment, to
8the extent permitted by applicable federal statutes and
9regulations safeguarding the confidentiality of medical
10records.
11    An individual licensed under this Act, affected under this
12Section, shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to the
13Disciplinary Board that they can resume practice in compliance
14with acceptable and prevailing standards under the provisions
15of their license.
16    The Department may promulgate rules for the imposition of
17fines in disciplinary cases, not to exceed $10,000 for each
18violation of this Act. Fines may be imposed in conjunction with
19other forms of disciplinary action, but shall not be the
20exclusive disposition of any disciplinary action arising out of
21conduct resulting in death or injury to a patient. Any funds
22collected from such fines shall be deposited in the Medical
23Disciplinary Fund.
24    (B) The Department shall revoke the license or permit
25issued under this Act to practice medicine, a naturopathic
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1second time of committing any felony under the Illinois
2Controlled Substances Act or the Methamphetamine Control and
3Community Protection Act, or who has been convicted a second
4time of committing a Class 1 felony under Sections 8A-3 and
58A-6 of the Illinois Public Aid Code. A person whose license or
6permit is revoked under this subsection B shall be prohibited
7from practicing medicine or treating human ailments without the
8use of drugs and without operative surgery.
9    (C) The Disciplinary Board shall recommend to the
10Department civil penalties and any other appropriate
11discipline in disciplinary cases when the Board finds that a
12physician willfully performed an abortion with actual
13knowledge that the person upon whom the abortion has been
14performed is a minor or an incompetent person without notice as
15required under the Parental Notice of Abortion Act of 1995.
16Upon the Board's recommendation, the Department shall impose,
17for the first violation, a civil penalty of $1,000 and for a
18second or subsequent violation, a civil penalty of $5,000.
19(Source: P.A. 96-608, eff. 8-24-09; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10;
2097-622, eff. 11-23-11.)
 
21    (225 ILCS 60/24)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-24)
22    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2013)
23    Sec. 24. Report of violations; medical associations. Any
24physician licensed under this Act, the Illinois State Medical
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1and Surgeons, the Illinois Chiropractic Society, the Illinois
2Prairie State Chiropractic Association, the Illinois
3Association of Naturopathic Physicians, or any component
4societies of any of these 4 groups, and any other person, may
5report to the Disciplinary Board any information the physician,
6association, society, or person may have that appears to show
7that a physician is or may be in violation of any of the
8provisions of Section 22 of this Act.
9    The Department may enter into agreements with the Illinois
10State Medical Society, the Illinois Association of Osteopathic
11Physicians and Surgeons, the Illinois Prairie State
12Chiropractic Association, or the Illinois Chiropractic
13Society, or the Illinois Association of Naturopathic
14Physicians to allow these organizations to assist the
15Disciplinary Board in the review of alleged violations of this
16Act. Subject to the approval of the Department, any
17organization party to such an agreement may subcontract with
18other individuals or organizations to assist in review.
19    Any physician, association, society, or person
20participating in good faith in the making of a report under
21this Act or participating in or assisting with an investigation
22or review under this Act shall have immunity from any civil,
23criminal, or other liability that might result by reason of
24those actions.
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1or review shall be privileged and confidential to the same
2extent as are information and reports under the provisions of
3Part 21 of Article VIII of the Code of Civil Procedure.
4    Upon request by the Department after a mandatory report has
5been filed with the Department, an attorney for any party
6seeking to recover damages for injuries or death by reason of
7medical, hospital, or other healing art malpractice shall
8provide patient records related to the physician involved in
9the disciplinary proceeding to the Department within 30 days of
10the Department's request for use by the Department in any
11disciplinary matter under this Act. An attorney who provides
12patient records to the Department in accordance with this
13requirement shall not be deemed to have violated any
14attorney-client privilege. Notwithstanding any other provision
15of law, consent by a patient shall not be required for the
16provision of patient records in accordance with this
17requirement.
18    For the purpose of any civil or criminal proceedings, the
19good faith of any physician, association, society or person
20shall be presumed.
21(Source: P.A. 97-622, eff. 11-23-11.)
 
22    (225 ILCS 60/33)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-33)
23    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2013)
24    Sec. 33. Any person licensed under this Act to practice
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1legend drugs requiring an order of a person authorized to
2prescribe drugs, and to dispense such legend drugs in the
3regular course of practicing medicine. The dispensing of such
4legend drugs shall be the personal act of the person licensed
5under this Act and may not be delegated to any other person not
6licensed under this Act or the Pharmacy Practice Act unless
7such delegated dispensing functions are under the direct
8supervision of the physician authorized to dispense legend
9drugs. Except when dispensing manufacturers' samples or other
10legend drugs in a maximum 72 hour supply, persons licensed
11under this Act shall maintain a book or file of prescriptions
12as required in the Pharmacy Practice Act. Any person licensed
13under this Act who dispenses any drug or medicine shall
14dispense such drug or medicine in good faith and shall affix to
15the box, bottle, vessel or package containing the same a label
16indicating (a) the date on which such drug or medicine is
17dispensed; (b) the name of the patient; (c) the last name of
18the person dispensing such drug or medicine; (d) the directions
19for use thereof; and (e) the proprietary name or names or, if
20there are none, the established name or names of the drug or
21medicine, the dosage and quantity, except as otherwise
22authorized by regulation of the Department. The foregoing
23labeling requirements shall not apply to drugs or medicines in
24a package which bears a label of the manufacturer containing
25information describing its contents which is in compliance with
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1the Illinois Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. "Drug" and
2"medicine" have the meaning ascribed to them in the Pharmacy
3Practice Act, as now or hereafter amended; "good faith" has the
4meaning ascribed to it in subsection (v) of Section 102 of the
5"Illinois Controlled Substances Act", approved August 16,
61971, as amended.
7    Prior to dispensing a prescription to a patient, the
8physician shall offer a written prescription to the patient
9which the patient may elect to have filled by the physician or
10any licensed pharmacy.
11    A violation of any provision of this Section shall
12constitute a violation of this Act and shall be grounds for
13disciplinary action provided for in this Act.
14    Nothing in this Section shall be construed to authorize a
15chiropractic physician or naturopathic physician to prescribe
16drugs.
17(Source: P.A. 97-622, eff. 11-23-11.)
 
18    (225 ILCS 60/34)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-34)
19    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2013)
20    Sec. 34. The provisions of this Act shall not be so
21construed nor shall they be so administered as to discriminate
22against any type or category of physician or against any
23medical, osteopathic, naturopathic, or chiropractic college.
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1    Section 25. The Patients' Right to Know Act is amended by
2changing Section 5 as follows:
 
3    (225 ILCS 61/5)
4    Sec. 5. Definitions. For purposes of this Act, the
5following definitions shall have the following meanings,
6except where the context requires otherwise:
7    "Department" means the Department of Financial and
8Professional Regulation.
9    "Disciplinary Board" means the Medical Disciplinary Board.
10    "Physician" means a person licensed under the Medical
11Practice Act to practice medicine in all of its branches, a
12naturopathic physician, or a chiropractic physician licensed
13to treat human ailments without the use of drugs and without
14operative surgery.
15    "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Department of
16Financial and Professional Regulation.
17(Source: P.A. 97-280, eff. 8-9-11.)
 
18    Section 30. The Naprapathic Practice Act is amended by
19changing Sections 25 and 110 as follows:
 
20    (225 ILCS 63/25)
21    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)
22    Sec. 25. Title and designation of licensed naprapaths.
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1has been issued under this Act shall be designated
2professionally a "naprapath", and not otherwise, and any
3licensed naprapath may, in connection with the practice of his
4profession, use the title or designation of "naprapath", and,
5if entitled by degree from a college or university recognized
6by the Department, may use the title of "Doctor of Naprapathy"
7or the abbreviation "D.N.". When the name of the licensed
8naprapath is used professionally in oral, written, or printed
9announcements, professional cards, or publications for the
10information of the public and is preceded by the title "Doctor"
11or the abbreviation "Dr.", the explanatory designation of
12"naprapath", "naprapathy", "Doctor of Naprapathy", or the
13designation "D.N." shall be added immediately following title
14and name. When the announcement, professional cards, or
15publication is in writing or in print, the explanatory addition
16shall be in writing, type, or print not less than 1/2 the size
17of that used in the name and title. No person other than the
18holder of a valid existing license under this Act shall use the
19title and designation of "Doctor of Naprapathy", "D.N.", or
20"naprapath", either directly or indirectly, in connection with
21his or her profession or business.
22    A naprapath licensed under this Act shall not hold himself
23or herself out as a Doctor of Chiropractic or a Doctor of
24Naturopathic Medicine unless he or she is licensed as a Doctor
25of Chiropractic or Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine under the
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1(Source: P.A. 97-778, eff. 7-13-12.)
 
2    (225 ILCS 63/110)
3    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)
4    Sec. 110. Grounds for disciplinary action; refusal,
5revocation, suspension.
6    (a) The Department may refuse to issue or to renew, or may
7revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand or take other
8disciplinary or non-disciplinary action as the Department may
9deem appropriate, including imposing fines not to exceed
10$10,000 for each violation, with regard to any licensee or
11license for any one or combination of the following causes:
12        (1) Violations of this Act or of rules adopted under
13    this Act.
14        (2) Material misstatement in furnishing information to
15    the Department.
16        (3) Conviction by plea of guilty or nolo contendere,
17    finding of guilt, jury verdict, or entry of judgment, or by
18    sentencing of any crime, including, but not limited to,
19    convictions, preceding sentences of supervision,
20    conditional discharge, or first offender probation, under
21    the laws of any jurisdiction of the United States: (i) that
22    is a felony or (ii) that is a misdemeanor, an essential
23    element of which is dishonesty, or that is directly related
24    to the practice of the profession.
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1    procuring a license under this Act or in connection with
2    applying for renewal of a license under this Act.
3        (5) Professional incompetence or gross negligence.
4        (6) Malpractice.
5        (7) Aiding or assisting another person in violating any
6    provision of this Act or its rules.
7        (8) Failing to provide information within 60 days in
8    response to a written request made by the Department.
9        (9) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
10    unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
11    defraud, or harm the public.
12        (10) Habitual or excessive use or abuse of drugs
13    defined in law as controlled substances, alcohol, or any
14    other substance which results in the inability to practice
15    with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety.
16        (11) Discipline by another U.S. jurisdiction or
17    foreign nation if at least one of the grounds for the
18    discipline is the same or substantially equivalent to those
19    set forth in this Act.
20        (12) Directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from
21    any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association
22    any fee, commission, rebate, or other form of compensation
23    for any professional services not actually or personally
24    rendered. This shall not be deemed to include rent or other
25    remunerations paid to an individual, partnership, or
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1    space, owned or controlled by the individual, partnership,
2    corporation, or association. Nothing in this paragraph
3    (12) affects any bona fide independent contractor or
4    employment arrangements among health care professionals,
5    health facilities, health care providers, or other
6    entities, except as otherwise prohibited by law. Any
7    employment arrangements may include provisions for
8    compensation, health insurance, pension, or other
9    employment benefits for the provision of services within
10    the scope of the licensee's practice under this Act.
11    Nothing in this paragraph (12) shall be construed to
12    require an employment arrangement to receive professional
13    fees for services rendered.
14        (13) Using the title "Doctor" or its abbreviation
15    without further clarifying that title or abbreviation with
16    the word "naprapath" or "naprapathy" or the designation
17    "D.N.".
18        (14) A finding by the Department that the licensee,
19    after having his or her license placed on probationary
20    status, has violated the terms of probation.
21        (15) Abandonment of a patient without cause.
22        (16) Willfully making or filing false records or
23    reports relating to a licensee's practice, including but
24    not limited to, false records filed with State agencies or
25    departments.
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1    suspected child abuse or neglect as required by the Abused
2    and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
3        (18) Physical or mental illness or disability,
4    including, but not limited to, deterioration through the
5    aging process or loss of motor skill that results in the
6    inability to practice the profession with reasonable
7    judgment, skill, or safety.
8        (19) Solicitation of professional services by means
9    other than permitted advertising.
10        (20) Failure to provide a patient with a copy of his or
11    her record upon the written request of the patient.
12        (21) Cheating on or attempting to subvert the licensing
13    examination administered under this Act.
14        (22) Allowing one's license under this Act to be used
15    by an unlicensed person in violation of this Act.
16        (23) (Blank).
17        (24) Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated
18    report by the Department of Children and Family Services
19    under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act and upon
20    proof by clear and convincing evidence that the licensee
21    has caused a child to be an abused child or a neglected
22    child as defined in the Abused and Neglected Child
23    Reporting Act.
24        (25) Practicing under a false or, except as provided by
25    law, an assumed name.
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1    as sexual abuse, sexual misconduct, or sexual
2    exploitation, related to the licensee's practice.
3        (27) Maintaining a professional relationship with any
4    person, firm, or corporation when the naprapath knows, or
5    should know, that the person, firm, or corporation is
6    violating this Act.
7        (28) Promotion of the sale of food supplements,
8    devices, appliances, or goods provided for a client or
9    patient in such manner as to exploit the patient or client
10    for financial gain of the licensee.
11        (29) Having treated ailments of human beings other than
12    by the practice of naprapathy as defined in this Act, or
13    having treated ailments of human beings as a licensed
14    naprapath independent of a documented referral or
15    documented current and relevant diagnosis from a
16    physician, dentist, or podiatrist, or having failed to
17    notify the physician, dentist, or podiatrist who
18    established a documented current and relevant diagnosis
19    that the patient is receiving naprapathic treatment
20    pursuant to that diagnosis.
21        (30) Use by a registered naprapath of the word
22    "infirmary", "hospital", "school", "university", in
23    English or any other language, in connection with the place
24    where naprapathy may be practiced or demonstrated.
25        (31) Continuance of a naprapath in the employ of any
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1    naprapath or naprapaths, directly or indirectly, after his
2    or her employer or superior has been found guilty of
3    violating or has been enjoined from violating the laws of
4    the State of Illinois relating to the practice of
5    naprapathy when the employer or superior persists in that
6    violation.
7        (32) The performance of naprapathic service in
8    conjunction with a scheme or plan with another person,
9    firm, or corporation known to be advertising in a manner
10    contrary to this Act or otherwise violating the laws of the
11    State of Illinois concerning the practice of naprapathy.
12        (33) Failure to provide satisfactory proof of having
13    participated in approved continuing education programs as
14    determined by and approved by the Secretary. Exceptions for
15    extreme hardships are to be defined by the rules of the
16    Department.
17        (34) (Blank).
18        (35) Gross or willful overcharging for professional
19    services.
20        (36) (Blank).
21    All fines imposed under this Section shall be paid within
2260 days after the effective date of the order imposing the
23fine.
24    (b) The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend
25without hearing, as provided for in the Department of
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1the license of any person who fails to file a return, or pay
2the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed return, or pay
3any final assessment of the tax, penalty, or interest as
4required by any tax Act administered by the Illinois Department
5of Revenue, until such time as the requirements of any such tax
6Act are satisfied in accordance with subsection (g) of Section
72105-15 of the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the
8Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
9    (c) The Department shall deny a license or renewal
10authorized by this Act to a person who has defaulted on an
11educational loan or scholarship provided or guaranteed by the
12Illinois Student Assistance Commission or any governmental
13agency of this State in accordance with item (5) of subsection
14(a) of Section 2105-15 of the Department of Professional
15Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
16    (d) In cases where the Department of Healthcare and Family
17Services has previously determined a licensee or a potential
18licensee is more than 30 days delinquent in the payment of
19child support and has subsequently certified the delinquency to
20the Department, the Department may refuse to issue or renew or
21may revoke or suspend that person's license or may take other
22disciplinary action against that person based solely upon the
23certification of delinquency made by the Department of
24Healthcare and Family Services in accordance with item (5) of
25subsection (a) of Section 2105-15 of the Department of
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1Illinois.
2    (e) The determination by a circuit court that a licensee is
3subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission, as
4provided in the Mental Health and Developmental Development
5Disabilities Code, operates as an automatic suspension. The
6suspension shall end only upon a finding by a court that the
7patient is no longer subject to involuntary admission or
8judicial admission and the issuance of an order so finding and
9discharging the patient.
10    (f) In enforcing this Act, the Department, upon a showing
11of a possible violation, may compel an individual licensed to
12practice under this Act, or who has applied for licensure under
13this Act, to submit to a mental or physical examination and
14evaluation, or both, which may include a substance abuse or
15sexual offender evaluation, as required by and at the expense
16of the Department. The Department shall specifically designate
17the examining physician licensed to practice medicine in all of
18its branches or, if applicable, the multidisciplinary team
19involved in providing the mental or physical examination and
20evaluation, or both. The multidisciplinary team shall be led by
21a physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its
22branches and may consist of one or more or a combination of
23physicians licensed to practice medicine in all of its
24branches, licensed chiropractic physicians, licensed
25naturopathic physicians, licensed clinical psychologists,
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1professional counselors, and other professional and
2administrative staff. Any examining physician or member of the
3multidisciplinary team may require any person ordered to submit
4to an examination and evaluation pursuant to this Section to
5submit to any additional supplemental testing deemed necessary
6to complete any examination or evaluation process, including,
7but not limited to, blood testing, urinalysis, psychological
8testing, or neuropsychological testing.
9    The Department may order the examining physician or any
10member of the multidisciplinary team to provide to the
11Department any and all records including business records that
12relate to the examination and evaluation, including any
13supplemental testing performed. The Department may order the
14examining physician or any member of the multidisciplinary team
15to present testimony concerning the examination and evaluation
16of the licensee or applicant, including testimony concerning
17any supplemental testing or documents in any way related to the
18examination and evaluation. No information, report, record, or
19other documents in any way related to the examination and
20evaluation shall be excluded by reason of any common law or
21statutory privilege relating to communications between the
22licensee or applicant and the examining physician or any member
23of the multidisciplinary team. No authorization is necessary
24from the licensee or applicant ordered to undergo an evaluation
25and examination for the examining physician or any member of
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1records, or other documents or to provide any testimony
2regarding the examination and evaluation. The individual to be
3examined may have, at his or her own expense, another physician
4of his or her choice present during all aspects of this
5examination. Failure of an individual to submit to a mental or
6physical examination and evaluation, or both, when directed,
7shall result in an automatic suspension without hearing, until
8such time as the individual submits to the examination.
9    A person holding a license under this Act or who has
10applied for a license under this Act who, because of a physical
11or mental illness or disability, including, but not limited to,
12deterioration through the aging process or loss of motor skill,
13is unable to practice the profession with reasonable judgment,
14skill, or safety, may be required by the Department to submit
15to care, counseling, or treatment by physicians approved or
16designated by the Department as a condition, term, or
17restriction for continued, reinstated, or renewed licensure to
18practice. Submission to care, counseling, or treatment as
19required by the Department shall not be considered discipline
20of a license. If the licensee refuses to enter into a care,
21counseling, or treatment agreement or fails to abide by the
22terms of the agreement, the Department may file a complaint to
23revoke, suspend, or otherwise discipline the license of the
24individual. The Secretary may order the license suspended
25immediately, pending a hearing by the Department. Fines shall
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1mental illness or impairment.
2    In instances in which the Secretary immediately suspends a
3person's license under this Section, a hearing on that person's
4license must be convened by the Department within 15 days after
5the suspension and completed without appreciable delay. The
6Department shall have the authority to review the subject
7individual's record of treatment and counseling regarding the
8impairment to the extent permitted by applicable federal
9statutes and regulations safeguarding the confidentiality of
10medical records.
11    An individual licensed under this Act and affected under
12this Section shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to
13the Department that he or she can resume practice in compliance
14with acceptable and prevailing standards under the provisions
15of his or her license.
16(Source: P.A. 96-1482, eff. 11-29-10; 97-778, eff. 7-13-12;
17revised 8-3-12.)
 
18    Section 35. The Illinois Physical Therapy Act is amended by
19changing Section 1 as follows:
 
20    (225 ILCS 90/1)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4251)
21    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)
22    Sec. 1. Definitions. As used in this Act:
23    (1) "Physical therapy" means all of the following:
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1    may have mechanical, physiological, or developmental
2    impairments, functional limitations, disabilities, or
3    other health and movement-related conditions, classifying
4    these disorders, determining a rehabilitation prognosis
5    and plan of therapeutic intervention, and assessing the
6    on-going effects of the interventions.
7        (B) Alleviating impairments, functional limitations,
8    or disabilities by designing, implementing, and modifying
9    therapeutic interventions that may include, but are not
10    limited to, the evaluation or treatment of a person through
11    the use of the effective properties of physical measures
12    and heat, cold, light, water, radiant energy, electricity,
13    sound, and air and use of therapeutic massage, therapeutic
14    exercise, mobilization, and rehabilitative procedures,
15    with or without assistive devices, for the purposes of
16    preventing, correcting, or alleviating a physical or
17    mental impairment, functional limitation, or disability.
18        (C) Reducing the risk of injury, impairment,
19    functional limitation, or disability, including the
20    promotion and maintenance of fitness, health, and
21    wellness.
22        (D) Engaging in administration, consultation,
23    education, and research.
24    Physical therapy includes, but is not limited to: (a)
25performance of specialized tests and measurements, (b)
26administration of specialized treatment procedures, (c)

 

 

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1interpretation of referrals from physicians, dentists,
2advanced practice nurses, physician assistants, and
3podiatrists, (d) establishment, and modification of physical
4therapy treatment programs, (e) administration of topical
5medication used in generally accepted physical therapy
6procedures when such medication is prescribed by the patient's
7physician, licensed to practice medicine in all its branches,
8the patient's physician licensed to practice podiatric
9medicine, the patient's advanced practice nurse, the patient's
10physician assistant, or the patient's dentist, and (f)
11supervision or teaching of physical therapy. Physical therapy
12does not include radiology, electrosurgery, chiropractic
13technique, naturopathic technique, or determination of a
14differential diagnosis; provided, however, the limitation on
15determining a differential diagnosis shall not in any manner
16limit a physical therapist licensed under this Act from
17performing an evaluation pursuant to such license. Nothing in
18this Section shall limit a physical therapist from employing
19appropriate physical therapy techniques that he or she is
20educated and licensed to perform. A physical therapist shall
21refer to a licensed physician, advanced practice nurse,
22physician assistant, dentist, or podiatrist any patient whose
23medical condition should, at the time of evaluation or
24treatment, be determined to be beyond the scope of practice of
25the physical therapist.
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1physical therapy and who has met all requirements as provided
2in this Act.
3    (3) "Department" means the Department of Professional
4Regulation.
5    (4) "Director" means the Director of Professional
6Regulation.
7    (5) "Board" means the Physical Therapy Licensing and
8Disciplinary Board approved by the Director.
9    (6) "Referral" means a written or oral authorization for
10physical therapy services for a patient by a physician,
11dentist, advanced practice nurse, physician assistant, or
12podiatrist who maintains medical supervision of the patient and
13makes a diagnosis or verifies that the patient's condition is
14such that it may be treated by a physical therapist.
15    (7) "Documented current and relevant diagnosis" for the
16purpose of this Act means a diagnosis, substantiated by
17signature or oral verification of a physician, dentist,
18advanced practice nurse, physician assistant, or podiatrist,
19that a patient's condition is such that it may be treated by
20physical therapy as defined in this Act, which diagnosis shall
21remain in effect until changed by the physician, dentist,
22advanced practice nurse, physician assistant, or podiatrist.
23    (8) "State" includes:
24        (a) the states of the United States of America;
25        (b) the District of Columbia; and
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1    (9) "Physical therapist assistant" means a person licensed
2to assist a physical therapist and who has met all requirements
3as provided in this Act and who works under the supervision of
4a licensed physical therapist to assist in implementing the
5physical therapy treatment program as established by the
6licensed physical therapist. The patient care activities
7provided by the physical therapist assistant shall not include
8the interpretation of referrals, evaluation procedures, or the
9planning or major modification of patient programs.
10    (10) "Physical therapy aide" means a person who has
11received on the job training, specific to the facility in which
12he is employed, but who has not completed an approved physical
13therapist assistant program.
14    (11) "Advanced practice nurse" means a person licensed
15under the Nurse Practice Act who has a collaborative agreement
16with a collaborating physician that authorizes referrals to
17physical therapists.
18    (12) "Physician assistant" means a person licensed under
19the Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987 who has been
20delegated authority to make referrals to physical therapists.
21(Source: P.A. 94-651, eff. 1-1-06; 95-639, eff. 10-5-07.)
 
22    Section 40. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
23changing Section 6-500 as follows:
 
24    (625 ILCS 5/6-500)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-500)

 

 

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1    Sec. 6-500. Definitions of words and phrases.
2Notwithstanding the definitions set forth elsewhere in this
3Code, for purposes of the Uniform Commercial Driver's License
4Act (UCDLA), the words and phrases listed below have the
5meanings ascribed to them as follows:
6    (1) Alcohol. "Alcohol" means any substance containing any
7form of alcohol, including but not limited to ethanol,
8methanol, propanol, and isopropanol.
9    (2) Alcohol concentration. "Alcohol concentration" means:
10        (A) the number of grams of alcohol per 210 liters of
11    breath; or
12        (B) the number of grams of alcohol per 100 milliliters
13    of blood; or
14        (C) the number of grams of alcohol per 67 milliliters
15    of urine.
16    Alcohol tests administered within 2 hours of the driver
17being "stopped or detained" shall be considered that driver's
18"alcohol concentration" for the purposes of enforcing this
19UCDLA.
20    (3) (Blank).
21    (4) (Blank).
22    (5) (Blank).
23    (5.3) CDLIS driver record. "CDLIS driver record" means the
24electronic record of the individual CDL driver's status and
25history stored by the State-of-Record as part of the Commercial
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1under 49 U.S.C. 31309.
2    (5.5) CDLIS motor vehicle record. "CDLIS motor vehicle
3record" or "CDLIS MVR" means a report generated from the CDLIS
4driver record meeting the requirements for access to CDLIS
5information and provided by states to users authorized in 49
6C.F.R. 384.225(e)(3) and (4), subject to the provisions of the
7Driver Privacy Protection Act, 18 U.S.C. 2721–2725.
8    (5.7) Commercial driver's license downgrade. "Commercial
9driver's license downgrade" or "CDL downgrade" means either:
10        (A) a state allows the driver to change his or her
11    self-certification to interstate, but operating
12    exclusively in transportation or operation excepted from
13    49 C.F.R. Part 391, as provided in 49 C.F.R. 390.3(f),
14    391.2, 391.68, or 398.3;
15        (B) a state allows the driver to change his or her
16    self-certification to intrastate only, if the driver
17    qualifies under that state's physical qualification
18    requirements for intrastate only;
19        (C) a state allows the driver to change his or her
20    certification to intrastate, but operating exclusively in
21    transportation or operations excepted from all or part of
22    the state driver qualification requirements; or
23        (D) a state removes the CDL privilege from the driver
24    license.
25    (6) Commercial Motor Vehicle.
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1    vehicle used in commerce, except those referred to in
2    subdivision (B), designed to transport passengers or
3    property if:
4            (i) the vehicle has a GVWR of 26,001 pounds or more
5        or such a lesser GVWR as subsequently determined by
6        federal regulations or the Secretary of State; or any
7        combination of vehicles with a GCWR of 26,001 pounds or
8        more, provided the GVWR of any vehicle or vehicles
9        being towed is 10,001 pounds or more; or
10            (ii) the vehicle is designed to transport 16 or
11        more persons; or
12            (iii) the vehicle is transporting hazardous
13        materials and is required to be placarded in accordance
14        with 49 C.F.R. Part 172, subpart F.
15        (B) Pursuant to the interpretation of the Commercial
16    Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 by the Federal Highway
17    Administration, the definition of "commercial motor
18    vehicle" does not include:
19            (i) recreational vehicles, when operated primarily
20        for personal use;
21            (ii) vehicles owned by or operated under the
22        direction of the United States Department of Defense or
23        the United States Coast Guard only when operated by
24        non-civilian personnel. This includes any operator on
25        active military duty; members of the Reserves;
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1        National Guard military technicians (civilians who are
2        required to wear military uniforms and are subject to
3        the Code of Military Justice); or
4            (iii) firefighting, police, and other emergency
5        equipment (including, without limitation, equipment
6        owned or operated by a HazMat or technical rescue team
7        authorized by a county board under Section 5-1127 of
8        the Counties Code), with audible and visual signals,
9        owned or operated by or for a governmental entity,
10        which is necessary to the preservation of life or
11        property or the execution of emergency governmental
12        functions which are normally not subject to general
13        traffic rules and regulations.
14    (7) Controlled Substance. "Controlled substance" shall
15have the same meaning as defined in Section 102 of the Illinois
16Controlled Substances Act, and shall also include cannabis as
17defined in Section 3 of the Cannabis Control Act and
18methamphetamine as defined in Section 10 of the Methamphetamine
19Control and Community Protection Act.
20    (8) Conviction. "Conviction" means an unvacated
21adjudication of guilt or a determination that a person has
22violated or failed to comply with the law in a court of
23original jurisdiction or by an authorized administrative
24tribunal; an unvacated forfeiture of bail or collateral
25deposited to secure the person's appearance in court; a plea of
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1a fine or court cost regardless of whether the imposition of
2sentence is deferred and ultimately a judgment dismissing the
3underlying charge is entered; or a violation of a condition of
4release without bail, regardless of whether or not the penalty
5is rebated, suspended or probated.
6    (8.5) Day. "Day" means calendar day.
7    (9) (Blank).
8    (10) (Blank).
9    (11) (Blank).
10    (12) (Blank).
11    (13) Driver. "Driver" means any person who drives,
12operates, or is in physical control of a commercial motor
13vehicle, any person who is required to hold a CDL, or any
14person who is a holder of a CDL while operating a
15non-commercial motor vehicle.
16    (13.5) Driver applicant. "Driver applicant" means an
17individual who applies to a state to obtain, transfer, upgrade,
18or renew a CDL.
19    (13.8) Electronic device. "Electronic device" includes,
20but is not limited to, a cellular telephone, personal digital
21assistant, pager, computer, or any other device used to input,
22write, send, receive, or read text.
23    (14) Employee. "Employee" means a person who is employed as
24a commercial motor vehicle driver. A person who is
25self-employed as a commercial motor vehicle driver must comply
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1owner-operator on a long-term lease shall be considered an
2employee.
3    (15) Employer. "Employer" means a person (including the
4United States, a State or a local authority) who owns or leases
5a commercial motor vehicle or assigns employees to operate such
6a vehicle. A person who is self-employed as a commercial motor
7vehicle driver must comply with the requirements of this UCDLA.
8    (15.3) Excepted interstate. "Excepted interstate" means a
9person who operates or expects to operate in interstate
10commerce, but engages exclusively in transportation or
11operations excepted under 49 C.F.R. 390.3(f), 391.2, 391.68, or
12398.3 from all or part of the qualification requirements of 49
13C.F.R. Part 391 and is not required to obtain a medical
14examiner's certificate by 49 C.F.R. 391.45.
15    (15.5) Excepted intrastate. "Excepted intrastate" means a
16person who operates in intrastate commerce but engages
17exclusively in transportation or operations excepted from all
18or parts of the state driver qualification requirements.
19    (16) (Blank).
20    (16.5) Fatality. "Fatality" means the death of a person as
21a result of a motor vehicle accident.
22    (17) Foreign jurisdiction. "Foreign jurisdiction" means a
23sovereign jurisdiction that does not fall within the definition
24of "State".
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1    (20) Hazardous materials. "Hazardous Material" means any
2material that has been designated under 49 U.S.C. 5103 and is
3required to be placarded under subpart F of 49 C.F.R. part 172
4or any quantity of a material listed as a select agent or toxin
5in 42 C.F.R. part 73.
6    (20.5) Imminent Hazard. "Imminent hazard" means the
7existence of a condition that presents a substantial likelihood
8that death, serious illness, severe personal injury, or a
9substantial endangerment to health, property, or the
10environment may occur before the reasonably foreseeable
11completion date of a formal proceeding begun to lessen the risk
12of that death, illness, injury or endangerment.
13    (21) Long-term lease. "Long-term lease" means a lease of a
14commercial motor vehicle by the owner-lessor to a lessee, for a
15period of more than 29 days.
16    (21.1) Medical examiner. "Medical examiner" means a person
17who is licensed, certified, or registered in accordance with
18applicable state laws and regulations to perform physical
19examinations. The term includes but is not limited to doctors
20of medicine, doctors of osteopathy, physician assistants,
21advanced practice nurses, doctors of naturopathic medicine,
22and doctors of chiropractic.
23    (21.2) Medical examiner's certificate. "Medical examiner's
24certificate" means a document prescribed or approved by the
25Secretary of State that is issued by a medical examiner to a
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1    (21.5) Medical variance. "Medical variance" means a driver
2has received one of the following from the Federal Motor
3Carrier Safety Administration which allows the driver to be
4issued a medical certificate: (1) an exemption letter
5permitting operation of a commercial motor vehicle pursuant to
649 C.F.R. Part 381, Subpart C or 49 C.F.R. 391.64; or (2) a
7skill performance evaluation (SPE) certificate permitting
8operation of a commercial motor vehicle pursuant to 49 C.F.R.
9391.49.
10    (21.7) Mobile telephone. "Mobile telephone" means a mobile
11communication device that falls under or uses any commercial
12mobile radio service, as defined in regulations of the Federal
13Communications Commission, 47 CFR 20.3. It does not include
14two-way or citizens band radio services.
15    (22) Motor Vehicle. "Motor vehicle" means every vehicle
16which is self-propelled, and every vehicle which is propelled
17by electric power obtained from over head trolley wires but not
18operated upon rails, except vehicles moved solely by human
19power and motorized wheel chairs.
20    (22.2) Motor vehicle record. "Motor vehicle record" means a
21report of the driving status and history of a driver generated
22from the driver record provided to users, such as drivers or
23employers, and is subject to the provisions of the Driver
24Privacy Protection Act, 18 U.S.C. 2721-2725.
25    (22.5) Non-CMV. "Non-CMV" means a motor vehicle or
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1"commercial motor vehicle" or "CMV" in this Section.
2    (22.7) Non-excepted interstate. "Non-excepted interstate"
3means a person who operates or expects to operate in interstate
4commerce, is subject to and meets the qualification
5requirements under 49 C.F.R. Part 391, and is required to
6obtain a medical examiner's certificate by 49 C.F.R. 391.45.
7    (22.8) Non-excepted intrastate. "Non-excepted intrastate"
8means a person who operates only in intrastate commerce and is
9subject to State driver qualification requirements.
10    (23) Non-resident CDL. "Non-resident CDL" means a
11commercial driver's license issued by a state under either of
12the following two conditions:
13        (i) to an individual domiciled in a foreign country
14    meeting the requirements of Part 383.23(b)(1) of 49 C.F.R.
15    of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
16        (ii) to an individual domiciled in another state
17    meeting the requirements of Part 383.23(b)(2) of 49 C.F.R.
18    of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
19    (24) (Blank).
20    (25) (Blank).
21    (25.5) Railroad-Highway Grade Crossing Violation.
22"Railroad-highway grade crossing violation" means a violation,
23while operating a commercial motor vehicle, of any of the
24following:
25            (A) Section 11-1201, 11-1202, or 11-1425 of this
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1            (B) Any other similar law or local ordinance of any
2        state relating to railroad-highway grade crossing.
3    (25.7) School Bus. "School bus" means a commercial motor
4vehicle used to transport pre-primary, primary, or secondary
5school students from home to school, from school to home, or to
6and from school-sponsored events. "School bus" does not include
7a bus used as a common carrier.
8    (26) Serious Traffic Violation. "Serious traffic
9violation" means:
10        (A) a conviction when operating a commercial motor
11    vehicle, or when operating a non-CMV while holding a CDL,
12    of:
13            (i) a violation relating to excessive speeding,
14        involving a single speeding charge of 15 miles per hour
15        or more above the legal speed limit; or
16            (ii) a violation relating to reckless driving; or
17            (iii) a violation of any State law or local
18        ordinance relating to motor vehicle traffic control
19        (other than parking violations) arising in connection
20        with a fatal traffic accident; or
21            (iv) a violation of Section 6-501, relating to
22        having multiple driver's licenses; or
23            (v) a violation of paragraph (a) of Section 6-507,
24        relating to the requirement to have a valid CDL; or
25            (vi) a violation relating to improper or erratic
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1            (vii) a violation relating to following another
2        vehicle too closely; or
3            (viii) a violation relating to texting while
4        driving; or
5            (ix) a violation relating to the use of a hand-held
6        mobile telephone while driving; or
7        (B) any other similar violation of a law or local
8    ordinance of any state relating to motor vehicle traffic
9    control, other than a parking violation, which the
10    Secretary of State determines by administrative rule to be
11    serious.
12    (27) State. "State" means a state of the United States, the
13District of Columbia and any province or territory of Canada.
14    (28) (Blank).
15    (29) (Blank).
16    (30) (Blank).
17    (31) (Blank).
18    (32) Texting. "Texting" means manually entering
19alphanumeric text into, or reading text from, an electronic
20device.
21        (1) Texting includes, but is not limited to, short
22    message service, emailing, instant messaging, a command or
23    request to access a World Wide Web page, pressing more than
24    a single button to initiate or terminate a voice
25    communication using a mobile telephone, or engaging in any
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1    present or future communication.
2        (2) Texting does not include:
3            (i) inputting, selecting, or reading information
4        on a global positioning system or navigation system; or
5            (ii) pressing a single button to initiate or
6        terminate a voice communication using a mobile
7        telephone; or
8            (iii) using a device capable of performing
9        multiple functions (for example, a fleet management
10        system, dispatching device, smart phone, citizens band
11        radio, or music player) for a purpose that is not
12        otherwise prohibited by Part 392 of the Federal Motor
13        Carrier Safety Regulations.
14    (33) Use a hand-held mobile telephone. "Use a hand-held
15mobile telephone" means:
16        (1) using at least one hand to hold a mobile telephone
17    to conduct a voice communication;
18        (2) dialing or answering a mobile telephone by pressing
19    more than a single button; or
20        (3) reaching for a mobile telephone in a manner that
21    requires a driver to maneuver so that he or she is no
22    longer in a seated driving position, restrained by a seat
23    belt that is installed in accordance with 49 CFR 393.93 and
24    adjusted in accordance with the vehicle manufacturer's
25    instructions.
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1eff. 1-1-13; revised 8-3-12.)
 
2    Section 45. The Health Care Arbitration Act is amended by
3changing Section 2 as follows:
 
4    (710 ILCS 15/2)  (from Ch. 10, par. 202)
5    Sec. 2. Definitions. As used in this Act:
6    (a) "Health care provider" means a person, partnership,
7corporation, or other entity lawfully engaged in the practice
8of medicine, surgery, chiropractic, naturopathy, dentistry,
9podiatry, optometry, physical therapy or nursing.
10    (b) "Hospital" means a person, partnership, corporation or
11other entity lawfully engaged in the operation or
12administration of a hospital, clinic, nursing home or
13sanitarium.
14    (c) "Supplier" means a person, corporation, partnership or
15other entity that has manufactured, designed, distributed,
16sold, or otherwise provided any medication, device, equipment,
17service, or other product used in the diagnosis or treatment of
18a patient.
19    (d) "Health care arbitration agreement" or "agreement"
20means a written agreement between a patient and a hospital or
21health care provider to submit to binding arbitration a claim
22for damages arising out of (1) injuries alleged to have been
23received by a patient or (2) death of a patient, due to
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1act, but not including intentional torts.
2(Source: P.A. 90-655, eff. 7-30-98.)
 
3    Section 50. The Illinois Anatomical Gift Act is amended by
4changing Section 5-10 as follows:
 
5    (755 ILCS 50/5-10)  (was 755 ILCS 50/4)
6    Sec. 5-10. Persons Who May Become Donees; Purposes for
7Which Anatomical Gifts May be Made. The following persons may
8become donees of gifts of bodies or parts thereof for the
9purposes stated:
10        (1) any hospital, surgeon, or physician, for medical or
11    dental education, research, advancement of medical or
12    dental science, therapy, or transplantation; or
13        (2) any accredited medical, chiropractic,
14    naturopathic, mortuary, or dental school, college or
15    university for education, research, advancement of medical
16    or dental science, or therapy; or
17        (3) any bank or storage facility, for medical or dental
18    education, research, advancement of medical or dental
19    science, therapy, or transplantation; or
20        (4) any federally designated organ procurement agency
21    or tissue bank, for medical or dental education, research,
22    advancement of medical or dental science, therapy, or
23    transplantation; or
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1    transplantation needed by him or her, or for any other
2    purpose.
3(Source: P.A. 93-794, eff. 7-22-04.)
 
4    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
5becoming law.

 

 

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1 INDEX
2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
3    20 ILCS 3945/2from Ch. 144, par. 2002
4    105 ILCS 5/24-6
5    105 ILCS 5/26-1from Ch. 122, par. 26-1
6    215 ILCS 5/122-1from Ch. 73, par. 734-1
7    225 ILCS 60/2from Ch. 111, par. 4400-2
8    225 ILCS 60/7from Ch. 111, par. 4400-7
9    225 ILCS 60/8from Ch. 111, par. 4400-8
10    225 ILCS 60/9from Ch. 111, par. 4400-9
11    225 ILCS 60/10from Ch. 111, par. 4400-10
12    225 ILCS 60/11from Ch. 111, par. 4400-11
13    225 ILCS 60/14from Ch. 111, par. 4400-14
14    225 ILCS 60/15from Ch. 111, par. 4400-15
15    225 ILCS 60/16from Ch. 111, par. 4400-16
16    225 ILCS 60/17from Ch. 111, par. 4400-17
17    225 ILCS 60/18from Ch. 111, par. 4400-18
18    225 ILCS 60/19from Ch. 111, par. 4400-19
19    225 ILCS 60/22from Ch. 111, par. 4400-22
20    225 ILCS 60/24from Ch. 111, par. 4400-24
21    225 ILCS 60/33from Ch. 111, par. 4400-33
22    225 ILCS 60/34from Ch. 111, par. 4400-34
23    225 ILCS 61/5
24    225 ILCS 63/25
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1    225 ILCS 90/1from Ch. 111, par. 4251
2    625 ILCS 5/6-500from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-500
3    710 ILCS 15/2from Ch. 10, par. 202
4    755 ILCS 50/5-10was 755 ILCS 50/4