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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB1431
Introduced 2/18/2005, by Sen. Miguel del Valle SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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225 ILCS 60/20 |
from Ch. 111, par. 4400-20 |
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Amends the Medical Practice Act of 1987. Provides that the rules the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation must adopt concerning continuing education must include a requirement that each physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches who practices pediatric, family, internal, or emergency medicine complete a course in recognizing child abuse and neglect. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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SB1431 |
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LRB094 08098 AMC 38282 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 Medical Practice Act of 1987 is amended by |
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| changing Section 20 as follows:
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| (225 ILCS 60/20) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-20)
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| (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2007)
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| Sec. 20. Continuing education. The Department shall |
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| promulgate
rules of continuing education for persons licensed |
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| under
this Act that require 150 hours of
continuing education |
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| per license renewal cycle. These rules
shall be consistent with
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| requirements of relevant professional associations, speciality
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| societies, or boards. The rules must include a requirement that |
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| each physician licensed to practice medicine in all its |
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| branches who practices pediatric, family, internal, or |
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| emergency medicine complete a course in recognizing child abuse |
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| and neglect. The rules shall also address variances in part or |
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| in
whole for good cause, including but not limited to illness
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| or
hardship. In establishing these rules, the
Department shall |
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| consider educational requirements for
medical staffs, |
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| requirements for specialty society board
certification or for |
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| continuing education requirements as a
condition of membership |
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| in societies representing the 2
categories of licensee under |
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| this Act. These rules shall
assure that licensees are given the |
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| opportunity to
participate in those programs sponsored by or |
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| through their
professional associations or hospitals which are |
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| relevant to
their practice. Each licensee is responsible for |
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| maintaining records of
completion of continuing education and |
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| shall be prepared to produce the
records when requested by the |
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| Department.
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| (Source: P.A. 92-750, eff. 1-1-03.)
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |