Public Act 0825 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
 

 
Public Act 104-0825
 
SB3688 EnrolledLRB104 19957 BAB 33407 b

    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Medical School Curriculum Act is amended by 
adding Section 3 as follows:
 
    (110 ILCS 55/3 new)
    Sec. 3. Menopause education required. In addition to the 
requirements imposed by this Act, each and every medical 
school established, maintained, and operated by the State of 
Illinois shall include in the curriculum the study of 
perimenopause and menopause recognition and management. Such 
study may be by specific courses in perimenopause and 
menopause or may be incorporated in existing subjects taught 
in the school.
 
    Section 10. The Nurse Practice Act is amended by changing 
Sections 55-5 and 60-5 as follows:
 
    (225 ILCS 65/55-5)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
    Sec. 55-5. LPN education program requirements.
    (a) All Illinois practical nurse education programs must 
be reviewed by the Board and approved by the Department before 
the successful completion of such a program may be applied 
toward meeting the requirements for practical nurse licensure 
under this Act. Any program changing the level of educational 
preparation or the relationship with or to the parent 
institution or establishing an extension of an existing 
program must request a review by the Board and approval by the 
Department. The Board shall review and make a recommendation 
for the approval or disapproval of a program by the Department 
based on the following criteria:
        (1) a feasibility study that describes the need for 
    the program and the facilities used, the potential of the 
    program to recruit faculty and students, financial support 
    for the program, and other criteria, as established by 
    rule;
        (2) program curriculum, including the study of 
    perimenopause and menopause recognition and management, 
    that meets all State requirements;
        (3) the administration of the program by a Nurse 
    Administrator and the involvement of a Nurse Administrator 
    in the development of the program; and
        (4) the occurrence of a site visit prior to approval.
    (b) In order to obtain initial Department approval and to 
maintain Department approval, a practical nursing program must 
meet all of the following requirements:
        (1) The program must continually be administered by a 
    Nurse Administrator.
        (2) The institution responsible for conducting the 
    program and the Nurse Administrator must ensure that 
    individual faculty members are academically and 
    professionally competent.
        (3) The program curriculum must contain all applicable 
    requirements established by rule, including both theory 
    and clinical components.
        (4) The passage rates of the program's graduating 
    classes on the State-approved licensure exam must be 
    deemed satisfactory by the Department.
    (c) Program site visits to an institution conducting or 
hosting a practical nursing program may be made at the 
discretion of the Nursing Coordinator or upon recommendation 
of the Board.
    (d) Any institution conducting a practical nursing program 
that wishes to discontinue the program must do each of the 
following:
        (1) Notify the Department, in writing, of its intent 
    to discontinue the program.
        (2) Continue to meet the requirements of this Act and 
    the rules adopted thereunder until the official date of 
    termination of the program.
        (3) Notify the Department of the date on which the 
    last student shall graduate from the program and the 
    program shall terminate.
        (4) Assist remaining students in the continuation of 
    their education in the event of program termination prior 
    to the graduation of the program's final student.
        (5) Upon the closure of the program, notify the 
    Department, in writing, of the location of student and 
    graduate records storage.
(Source: P.A. 95-639, eff. 10-5-07.)
 
    (225 ILCS 65/60-5)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
    Sec. 60-5. RN education program requirements; out-of-State 
programs.
    (a) All registered professional nurse education programs 
must be reviewed by the Board and approved by the Department 
before the successful completion of such a program may be 
applied toward meeting the requirements for registered 
professional nurse licensure under this Act. Any program 
changing the level of educational preparation or the 
relationship with or to the parent institution or establishing 
an extension of an existing program must request a review by 
the Board and approval by the Department. The Board shall 
review and make a recommendation for the approval or 
disapproval of a program by the Department based on the 
following criteria:
        (1) a feasibility study that describes the need for 
    the program and the facilities used, the potential of the 
    program to recruit faculty and students, financial support 
    for the program, and other criteria, as established by 
    rule;
        (2) program curriculum, including the study of 
    perimenopause and menopause recognition and management, 
    that meets all State requirements;
        (2.5) measurement of program effectiveness based on a 
    passage rate of all graduates over the 3 most recent 
    calendar years without reference to first-time test 
    takers; 
        (3) the administration of the program by a Nurse 
    Administrator and the involvement of a Nurse Administrator 
    in the development of the program;
        (4) the occurrence of a site visit prior to approval; 
    and
        (5) beginning December 31, 2022, obtaining and 
    maintaining programmatic accreditation by a national 
    accrediting body for nursing education recognized by the 
    United States Department of Education and approved by the 
    Department.
    The Department and Board of Nursing shall be notified 
within 30 days if the program loses its accreditation. The 
Department may adopt rules regarding a warning process and 
reaccreditation. 
    (b) In order to obtain initial Department approval and to 
maintain Department approval, a registered professional 
nursing program must meet all of the following requirements:
        (1) The institution responsible for conducting the 
    program and the Nurse Administrator must ensure that 
    individual faculty members are academically and 
    professionally competent.
        (2) The program curriculum must contain all applicable 
    requirements established by rule, including both theory 
    and clinical components.
        (3) The passage rates of the program's graduating 
    classes on the State-approved licensure exam must be 
    deemed satisfactory by the Department.
    (c) Program site visits to an institution conducting or 
hosting a professional nursing program may be made at the 
discretion of the Nursing Coordinator or upon recommendation 
of the Board. Full routine site visits may be conducted by the 
Department for periodic evaluation. Such visits shall be used 
to determine compliance with this Act. Full routine site 
visits must be announced and may be waived at the discretion of 
the Department if the program maintains accreditation with an 
accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of 
Education and approved by the Department.
    (d) Any institution conducting a registered professional 
nursing program that wishes to discontinue the program must do 
each of the following:
        (1) Notify the Department, in writing, of its intent 
    to discontinue the program.
        (2) Continue to meet the requirements of this Act and 
    the rules adopted thereunder until the official date of 
    termination of the program.
        (3) Notify the Department of the date on which the 
    last student shall graduate from the program and the 
    program shall terminate.
        (4) Assist remaining students in the continuation of 
    their education in the event of program termination prior 
    to the graduation of the program's final student.
        (5) Upon the closure of the program, notify the 
    Department, in writing, of the location of student and 
    graduate records' storage.
    (e) Out-of-State registered professional nursing education 
programs planning to offer clinical practice experiences in 
this State must meet the requirements set forth in this 
Section and must meet the clinical and faculty requirements 
for institutions outside of this State, as established by 
rule. The institution responsible for conducting an 
out-of-State registered professional nursing education program 
and the administrator of the program shall be responsible for 
ensuring that the individual faculty and preceptors overseeing 
the clinical experience are academically and professionally 
competent. 
(Source: P.A. 103-533, eff. 1-1-24.)
 
    Section 15. The Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987 
is amended by changing Section 13 as follows:
 
    (225 ILCS 95/13)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4613)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
    Sec. 13. Department powers and duties. 
    (a) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Department 
shall:
        (1) adopt rules setting forth standards to be met by a 
    school or institution offering a course of training for 
    physician assistants prior to approval of such school or 
    institution, including the study of perimenopause and 
    menopause recognition and management;
        (2) adopt rules setting forth uniform and reasonable 
    standards of instruction to be met prior to approval of 
    such course of institution for physician assistants; and
        (3) determine the reputability and good standing of 
    such schools or institutions and their course of 
    instruction for physician assistants by reference to 
    compliance with such rules, provided that no school of 
    physician assistants that refuses admittance to applicants 
    solely on account of race, color, sex, or creed shall be 
    considered reputable and in good standing.
    (b) No rule shall be adopted under this Act which allows a 
physician assistant to perform any act, task, or function 
primarily performed in the lawful practice of optometry under 
the Illinois Optometric Practice Act of 1987.
    (c) All rules shall be submitted to the Board for review 
and the Department shall consider any comments provided by the 
Board. 
(Source: P.A. 100-453, eff. 8-25-17.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 
1, 2027.