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| | HB2925 Enrolled | | LRB099 06865 HAF 26943 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Podiatric Medical Practice Act of 1987 is |
| 5 | | amended by changing Section 12 as follows:
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| 6 | | (225 ILCS 100/12) (from Ch. 111, par. 4812)
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| 7 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
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| 8 | | Sec. 12. Temporary license; qualifications and terms.
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| 9 | | (A) Podiatric physicians otherwise qualified for |
| 10 | | licensure, with
the
exception of completion of their one year |
| 11 | | of postgraduate training and the
exception of the successful |
| 12 | | completion of the written practical examination
required under |
| 13 | | Section 10, may be granted a 3-year one year temporary license |
| 14 | | to
practice podiatric medicine provided that the applicant can |
| 15 | | demonstrate
that he or she has been accepted and is enrolled in |
| 16 | | a recognized
postgraduate
training program during the period |
| 17 | | for which the temporary license is
sought. Such temporary |
| 18 | | licenses shall be valid for the duration of the program, not to |
| 19 | | exceed 3 years, provided that the applicant continues in the |
| 20 | | approved program and is in good standing at one year from the |
| 21 | | date
of issuance for the practice site issued and may be |
| 22 | | renewed once. In
addition,
an
applicant may request a one-year |
| 23 | | extension pursuant to the rules of the
Department. Such
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