Public Act 0931 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB5744 Enrolled LRB096 18406 ASK 33784 b

Public Act 096-0931

AN ACT concerning State government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding Section 2105-355 as follows:

(20 ILCS 2105/2105-355 new)

Sec. 2105-355. Licensing exemptions related to free medical clinics.

(a) Any health care professional authorized by law to provide services at a free medical clinic may do so without being licensed under any Act administered by the Department, provided that the health care professional:

(1) is duly licensed by, or otherwise authorized to practice the profession by, any state or territory of the United States;

(2) restricts his, her, or its licensed or authorized services and duties solely to the provision of care or service at a free medical clinic;

(3) provides only the care or services that the individual or entity is licensed or otherwise authorized to provide by any state or territory of the United States; and

(4) provides a copy of his or her current out-of-state license or authorization to practice to the free medical clinic, which shall retain the copy for 2 years.

(b) The requirements of this Section 2105-355 do not apply to the exemptions authorized by the Department pursuant to Section 2105-400 of this Act.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.