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| AN ACT concerning professional 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 Illinois Dental Practice Act is amended by |
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| adding Section 19.2 as follows:
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| (225 ILCS 25/19.2 new) |
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| Sec. 19.2. Temporary permit for free dental care. |
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| (a) The Department may issue a temporary permit authorizing |
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| the practice in this State, without compensation, of dentistry |
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| or dental hygiene to an applicant who is licensed to practice |
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| dentistry or dental hygiene in another state, if all of the |
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| following apply: |
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| (1) The Department determines that the applicant's |
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| services will improve the welfare of Illinois residents. |
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| (2) The Department determines that the applicant is |
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| qualified and satisfies the criteria specified under |
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| Section 9 of this Act, except for the examination |
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| requirement. |
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| (b) The Department may not require the applicant to pass an |
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| examination as provided in subsection (e) of Section 9 of this |
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| Act in order to receive a temporary permit under this Section. |
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| (c) A temporary permit under this Section shall authorize |
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| the practice of dentistry or dental hygiene in a specified area |
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| of the State for a period of time not to exceed 10 consecutive |
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| days in a year and may be renewed by the Department. The |
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| Department may require an applicant to pay a fee for the |
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| issuance or renewal of a permit under this Section. |
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| (d) The Secretary may summarily terminate any permit issued |
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| pursuant to this Section, without a hearing, if the Secretary |
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| finds that evidence in his or her possession indicates that an |
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| individual permit holder's continuation in practice would |
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| constitute an imminent danger to the public. In the event that |
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| the Secretary summarily suspends a permit issued pursuant to |
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| this Section, the permit holder may petition the Department for |
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| a hearing in accordance with the provisions of this Act to |
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| reinstate his or her permit. |
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| In addition to terminating any permit issued pursuant to |
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| this Section, the Department may issue a monetary penalty not |
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| to exceed $1,000 upon the permit holder and may notify any |
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| state in which the permit holder has been issued a license that |
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| his or her Illinois permit has been terminated and the reasons |
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| for the termination. The monetary penalty shall be paid within |
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| 60 days after the effective date of the order imposing the |
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| penalty. The order shall constitute a judgment and may be filed |
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| and execution had thereon in the same manner as any judgment |
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| from any court of record. It is the intent of the General |
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| Assembly that a permit issued pursuant to this Section shall be |
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| considered a privilege and not a property right.
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |