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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB0318
Introduced 2/6/2009, by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Medical Practice Act of 1987. Provides that nothing in the Act shall be construed to limit the right of persons licensed under the Act to delegate tasks or duties to licensed or unlicensed personnel who have the training or experience to perform the tasks or duties so delegated. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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SB0318 |
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LRB096 08980 ASK 19119 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 3.5 as follows:
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| (225 ILCS 60/3.5)
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| (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2010)
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| Sec. 3.5. Unlicensed practice; violation; civil penalty.
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| (a) Any person who practices, offers to practice, attempts |
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| to practice, or
holds oneself out to practice as a physician |
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| without being licensed under this
Act shall, in
addition to any |
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| other penalty provided by law, pay a civil penalty to the
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| Department in an amount not to exceed $5,000 for each offense |
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| as determined by
the Department. The civil penalty shall be |
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| assessed by the Department after a
hearing is held in |
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| accordance with the provisions set forth in this Act
regarding |
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| the provision of a hearing for the discipline of a licensee.
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| (b) The Department has the authority and power to |
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| investigate any and all
unlicensed activity.
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| (c) The civil penalty shall be paid within 60 days after |
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| the effective date
of the order imposing the civil penalty. The |
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| order shall constitute a judgment
and may be filed and |
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| execution had thereon in the same manner as any judgment
from |