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| | 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB1373 Introduced 2/6/2013, by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Provides that a medical review done as part of a special education evaluation may be performed by (1) a certified or licensed school nurse, (2) a physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches, or (3) a nurse who holds a bachelor's degree or higher and is licensed as a registered professional nurse or advanced practice nurse under the Nurse Practice Act, provided that only a certified or licensed school nurse may make recommendations regarding educational interventions, accommodations, or modifications based on the findings of a child's medical review. Effective immediately.
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| | HB1373 | | LRB098 04169 NHT 34192 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
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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 School Code is amended by adding Section |
| 5 | | 14-6.07 as follows:
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| 6 | | (105 ILCS 5/14-6.07 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 14-6.07. Medical reviews. |
| 8 | | (a) In this Section: |
| 9 | | "Certified or licensed school nurse" means a nurse who is |
| 10 | | certified under Section 21-25 of this Code, holding a school |
| 11 | | service personnel certificate endorsed for school nursing |
| 12 | | pursuant to 23 Ill. Adm. Code 25.245, or a nurse who holds a |
| 13 | | Professional Educator License with a school support personnel |
| 14 | | endorsement for school nursing under Section 21B-25 of this |
| 15 | | Code and any related rules. |
| 16 | | "Medical review" means a comprehensive review of a child's |
| 17 | | medical and health status to determine, as part of a special |
| 18 | | education evaluation, whether a health condition is adversely |
| 19 | | affecting the child's educational performance. |
| 20 | | (b) Beginning July 1, 2013, a medical review may be |
| 21 | | performed by any of the following: |
| 22 | | (1) A certified or licensed school nurse. |
| 23 | | (2) A physician licensed to practice medicine in all of |