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    AN ACT concerning State government.
  
 
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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 Professional Regulation Law of 
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the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended  by adding 
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Section 2105-355 as follows:
 
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    (20 ILCS 2105/2105-355 new)
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    Sec. 2105-355. Licensing exemptions related to free 
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medical clinics.
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    (a)  Any health care professional authorized by law to 
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provide services at a free medical clinic may do so without 
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being licensed under any Act administered by the Department, 
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provided that the health care professional:
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        (1)  is duly licensed by, or otherwise authorized to 
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    practice the profession by, any state or territory of the 
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    United States;
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        (2)  restricts his, her, or its licensed or authorized 
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    services and duties solely to the provision of care or 
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    service at a free medical clinic;
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        (3)  provides only the care or services that the 
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    individual or entity is licensed or otherwise authorized to 
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    provide by any state or territory of the United States; and
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        (4)  provides a copy of his or her current out-of-state 
 


 






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    license or authorization to practice to the free medical 
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    clinic, which shall retain the copy for 2 years. 
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    (b)  The requirements of this Section 2105-355 do not apply 
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to the exemptions authorized by the Department pursuant to 
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Section 2105-400 of this Act.
 

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