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LRB093 18332 BDD 44038 b |
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| AN ACT concerning health care.
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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 Department of Public Health Powers and |
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| Duties Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is |
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| amended by adding Section 2310-145 as
follows:
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| (20 ILCS 2310/2310-145 new)
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| Sec. 2310-145. Registry of health care professionals. The |
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| Department shall
establish a registry of all active and retired |
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| health care professionals,
including nurses, nurse |
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| practitioners, advanced practice nurses, physicians,
physician |
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| assistants, emergency medical technicians, psychologists,
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| professional counselors, clinical professional counselors, and |
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| pharmacists. The
registry shall be accessed in the event of an |
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| act of bioterrorism or other
public health emergency.
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
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| becoming law. |