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Public Act 102-0735
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| SB0145 Enrolled | LRB102 04072 SPS 14088 b |
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987 is |
amended by changing Section 6 as follows:
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(225 ILCS 95/6) (from Ch. 111, par. 4606)
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(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
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Sec. 6. Physician assistant title.
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(a) No physician assistant shall use
the title of doctor, |
physician, or associate with his or her name or any other term |
that
would indicate to other persons that he or she is |
qualified to engage in the
general practice of medicine.
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(b) A physician assistant shall verbally identify himself |
or herself as a physician assistant, including specialty |
certification, to each patient. |
(c) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to relieve a |
physician assistant of the professional or legal |
responsibility for the care and treatment of persons attended |
by him or her.
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(d) The collaborating physician shall file with the |
Department notice of
employment, discharge, or collaboration |
with a physician assistant within 60 days at the
time of |
employment, discharge, or assumption of collaboration with a
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