Rep. Arthur L. Turner
Filed: 4/8/2008
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2467




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2467 by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
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    "Section 5. The Illinois Optometric Practice Act of 1987 is 
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amended  by changing Section 12 as follows:
 



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    (225 ILCS 80/12)  (from Ch. 111, par. 3912)



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    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2017)

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    Sec. 12. Applications for licenses. Applications for

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original licenses shall be
made to the Department in writing or 
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electronically on forms prescribed by the Department and
shall 
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be accompanied by the required fee, which shall not be 
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refundable.
Any such application shall require such 
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information as in the judgment of
the Department will enable 
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the Department to pass on the qualifications of
the applicant 
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for a license.


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    Applicants have 3 years from the date of application to 
 


 






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complete the
application process.  If the process has not been 
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completed within 3 years, the
application shall be denied, the 
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application fees shall be forfeited, and the
applicant must 
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reapply and meet the requirements in effect at the time of

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reapplication.

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    Applicants who meet all other conditions for licensure and 
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who will be
practicing
optometry in a residency program 
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approved by the Board may apply for and
receive a
limited one 
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year license to practice optometry as a resident in the 
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program.  Full-time faculty members of an approved optometry 
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educational institution who hold a valid license to practice 
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optometry in the jurisdiction in which the institution is 
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located shall be considered to have met all of the conditions 
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for residency licensure except for the payment of fees. The 
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holder of a valid one-year residency license may perform those 
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acts prescribed by and incidental to the residency license  
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holder's program of residency training, with the same 
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privileges and responsibilities as a fully licensed 
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optometrist, but may not otherwise engage in the practice of 
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optometry in this State, unless fully licensed under this Act.
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    The Department may revoke a one-year residency license upon 
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proof that the residency license holder has engaged in the 
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practice of optometry in this State outside of his or her 
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residency program or if the residency license holder fails to 
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supply the Department, within 10 days after its request, with 
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information concerning his or her current status and activities 
 


 






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in the residency program.


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(Source: P.A. 94-787, eff. 5-19-06.)

 

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