Health Care Licenses Committee
Filed: 2/24/2010
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4974




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4974 on page 1, 
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immediately below line 3, by inserting the following:


 
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    "Section 3. The Illinois Clinical Laboratory and Blood Bank 
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Act is amended by changing Section 7-101 as follows:
 



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    (210 ILCS 25/7-101)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 627-101)


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    Sec. 7-101. Examination of specimens. A clinical 
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laboratory shall examine
specimens only at the request of (i) a 
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licensed physician, (ii) a
licensed dentist, (iii) a licensed 
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podiatrist, (iv) a therapeutic
optometrist for diagnostic or 
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therapeutic purposes related to the use of
diagnostic topical 
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or therapeutic ocular pharmaceutical agents, as defined in

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subsections (c) and (d) of Section 15.1 of the Illinois 
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Optometric Practice Act
of 1987,
 (v) a licensed
physician 
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assistant in
accordance with the written guidelines required 
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under subdivision (3) of
Section 4 and under Section 7.5 of the 
 


 






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Physician Assistant Practice Act of
1987,
(v-A) an advanced 
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practice nurse in accordance with the
written collaborative 
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agreement required under Section 65-35 of the Nurse Practice 
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Act,
or
(vi) an authorized law enforcement agency or, in the 
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case of blood
alcohol, at the request of the individual for 
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whom the test is to be performed
in compliance with Sections 
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11-501 and 11-501.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, or (vii) a 
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genetic counselor with the specific authority from a referral 
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to order a test or tests pursuant to subsection (b) of Section 
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20 of the Genetic Counselor Licensing Act.
If the request to a 
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laboratory is oral, the physician or other authorized
person 
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shall submit a written request to the laboratory within 48 
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hours.  If
the laboratory does not receive the written request 
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within that period, it
shall note that fact in its records.  For 
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purposes of this Section, a request
made by electronic mail or 
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fax constitutes a written request.

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(Source: P.A. 95-639, eff. 10-5-07.)"; and

 
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on page 1, line 5, after "20,", by inserting "60,"; and
 
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on page 2, by replacing line 3 with the following:
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"which may include the ordering of genetic tests, pursuant to a 
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referral, to"; and
 
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on page 5, line 21, after "counselor", by inserting "pursuant 
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to a referral that gives the specific authority to order 
 


 






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genetic tests"; and
 
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on page 6, line 26, after "test", by inserting "(unless 
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authorized in a referral)"; and
 
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on page 7, immediately below line 9, by inserting the 
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following:
 
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    (225 ILCS 135/60)

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    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2015)
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    Sec. 60. Temporary
licensure.
    A temporary license may be 
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issued to an individual who has made application to the 
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Department, has submitted evidence to the Department of 
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admission to the certifying examination administered by the 
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ABGC or the ABMG or either of its successor agencies, has met 
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all of the requirements for licensure in accordance with 
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Section 55 of this Act, except the examination requirement of 
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item (4) of Section 55 of this Act, and has met any other 
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condition established by rule. The holder of a temporary 
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license shall practice only under the supervision of a 
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qualified supervisor and may not have the authority to order 
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genetic tests. Nothing in this Section prohibits an applicant 
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from re-applying for a temporary license if he or she meets the 
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qualifications of this Section.


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(Source: P.A. 93-1041, eff. 9-29-04; 94-661, eff. 1-1-06.)".