Rep. Angelo Saviano
Filed: 3/17/2009
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 64
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 64 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The Medical Practice Act of 1987 is amended by | ||||||
5 | changing Section 54.5 and by adding Section 54.2 as follows: | ||||||
6 | (225 ILCS 60/54.2 new) | ||||||
7 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2010) | ||||||
8 | Sec. 54.2. Physician delegation of authority. | ||||||
9 | (a) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit the | ||||||
10 | delegation of tasks or duties by a physician licensed to | ||||||
11 | practice medicine in all its branches to a licensed practical | ||||||
12 | nurse, a registered professional nurse, or other licensed | ||||||
13 | person practicing within the scope of his or her individual | ||||||
14 | licensing Act. | ||||||
15 | (b) A physician licensed to practice medicine in all its | ||||||
16 | branches may delegate tasks and duties to an appropriately |
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1 | trained licensed or unlicensed person. Any such task or duty | ||||||
2 | delegated to a licensed or unlicensed person must be within the | ||||||
3 | education, training, or experience of the delegating physician | ||||||
4 | and within the context of a physician-patient relationship. | ||||||
5 | (c) A chiropractic physician may delegate tasks and duties | ||||||
6 | to an appropriately trained licensed or unlicensed person. Any | ||||||
7 | task or duty delegated to a licensed or unlicensed person by | ||||||
8 | the chiropractic physician: | ||||||
9 | (1) must fall within the scope of practice of the | ||||||
10 | chiropractic physician as defined by this Act; | ||||||
11 | (2) must be within the education, training, or | ||||||
12 | experience of the delegating chiropractic physician; and | ||||||
13 | (3) can only be delegated within the context of a | ||||||
14 | physician-patient relationship.
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15 | (225 ILCS 60/54.5)
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16 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2010)
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17 | Sec. 54.5. Physician delegation of authority to physician | ||||||
18 | assistants and advanced practice nurses .
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19 | (a) Physicians licensed to practice medicine in all its
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20 | branches may delegate care and treatment responsibilities to a
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21 | physician assistant under guidelines in accordance with the
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22 | requirements of the Physician Assistant Practice Act of
1987. A | ||||||
23 | physician licensed to practice medicine in all its
branches may | ||||||
24 | enter into supervising physician agreements with
no more than 2 | ||||||
25 | physician assistants.
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1 | (b) A physician licensed to practice medicine in all its
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2 | branches in active clinical practice may collaborate with an | ||||||
3 | advanced practice
nurse in accordance with the requirements of | ||||||
4 | the Nurse Practice Act. Collaboration
is for the purpose of | ||||||
5 | providing medical consultation,
and no employment relationship | ||||||
6 | is required. A
written collaborative agreement shall
conform to | ||||||
7 | the requirements of Section 65-35 of the Nurse Practice Act. | ||||||
8 | The written collaborative agreement shall
be for
services the | ||||||
9 | collaborating physician generally provides to
his or her | ||||||
10 | patients in the normal course of clinical medical practice.
A | ||||||
11 | written collaborative agreement shall be adequate with respect | ||||||
12 | to collaboration
with advanced practice nurses if all of the | ||||||
13 | following apply:
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14 | (1) The agreement is written to promote the exercise of | ||||||
15 | professional judgment by the advanced practice nurse | ||||||
16 | commensurate with his or her education and experience. The | ||||||
17 | agreement need not describe the exact steps that an | ||||||
18 | advanced practice nurse must take with respect to each | ||||||
19 | specific condition, disease, or symptom, but must specify | ||||||
20 | those procedures that require a physician's presence as the | ||||||
21 | procedures are being performed.
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22 | (2) Practice guidelines and orders are developed and | ||||||
23 | approved jointly by the advanced practice nurse and | ||||||
24 | collaborating physician, as needed, based on the practice | ||||||
25 | of the practitioners. Such guidelines and orders and the | ||||||
26 | patient services provided thereunder are periodically |
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1 | reviewed by the collaborating physician.
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2 | (3) The advance practice nurse provides services the | ||||||
3 | collaborating physician generally provides to his or her | ||||||
4 | patients in the normal course of clinical practice, except | ||||||
5 | as set forth in subsection (b-5) of this Section. With | ||||||
6 | respect to labor and delivery, the collaborating physician | ||||||
7 | must provide delivery services in order to participate with | ||||||
8 | a certified nurse midwife. | ||||||
9 | (4) The collaborating physician and advanced practice | ||||||
10 | nurse meet in person at least once a month to provide | ||||||
11 | collaboration and consultation. | ||||||
12 | (5) Methods of communication are available with the | ||||||
13 | collaborating physician in person or through | ||||||
14 | telecommunications for consultation, collaboration, and | ||||||
15 | referral as needed to address patient care needs. | ||||||
16 | (6) The agreement contains provisions detailing notice | ||||||
17 | for termination or change of status involving a written | ||||||
18 | collaborative agreement, except when such notice is given | ||||||
19 | for just cause.
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20 | (b-5) An anesthesiologist or physician licensed to | ||||||
21 | practice medicine in
all its branches may collaborate with a | ||||||
22 | certified registered nurse anesthetist
in accordance with | ||||||
23 | Section 65-35 of the Nurse Practice Act for the provision of | ||||||
24 | anesthesia services. With respect to the provision of | ||||||
25 | anesthesia services, the collaborating anesthesiologist or | ||||||
26 | physician shall have training and experience in the delivery of |
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1 | anesthesia services consistent with Department rules. | ||||||
2 | Collaboration shall be
adequate if:
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3 | (1) an anesthesiologist or a physician
participates in | ||||||
4 | the joint formulation and joint approval of orders or
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5 | guidelines and periodically reviews such orders and the | ||||||
6 | services provided
patients under such orders; and
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7 | (2) for anesthesia services, the anesthesiologist
or | ||||||
8 | physician participates through discussion of and agreement | ||||||
9 | with the
anesthesia plan and is physically present and | ||||||
10 | available on the premises during
the delivery of anesthesia | ||||||
11 | services for
diagnosis, consultation, and treatment of | ||||||
12 | emergency medical conditions.
Anesthesia services in a | ||||||
13 | hospital shall be conducted in accordance with
Section 10.7 | ||||||
14 | of the Hospital Licensing Act and in an ambulatory surgical
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15 | treatment center in accordance with Section 6.5 of the | ||||||
16 | Ambulatory Surgical
Treatment Center Act.
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17 | (b-10) The anesthesiologist or operating physician must | ||||||
18 | agree with the
anesthesia plan prior to the delivery of | ||||||
19 | services.
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20 | (c) The supervising physician shall have access to the
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21 | medical records of all patients attended by a physician
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22 | assistant. The collaborating physician shall have access to
the | ||||||
23 | medical records of all patients attended to by an
advanced | ||||||
24 | practice nurse.
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25 | (d) Nothing in this Act
shall be construed to limit the | ||||||
26 | delegation of
tasks or duties by a physician licensed to |
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1 | practice medicine
in all its branches to a licensed practical | ||||||
2 | nurse, a registered professional
nurse, or other persons in | ||||||
3 | accordance with Section 54.2 .
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4 | (e) A physician shall not be liable for the acts or
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5 | omissions of a physician assistant or advanced practice
nurse | ||||||
6 | solely on the basis of having signed a
supervision agreement or | ||||||
7 | guidelines or a collaborative
agreement, an order, a standing | ||||||
8 | medical order, a
standing delegation order, or other order or | ||||||
9 | guideline
authorizing a physician assistant or advanced | ||||||
10 | practice
nurse to perform acts, unless the physician has
reason | ||||||
11 | to believe the physician assistant or advanced
practice nurse | ||||||
12 | lacked the competency to perform
the act or acts or commits | ||||||
13 | willful and wanton misconduct.
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14 | (Source: P.A. 95-639, eff. 10-5-07 .)
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15 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
16 | becoming law.".
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