Sen. Andy Manar
Filed: 4/3/2014
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| 1 | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3409
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| 2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3409, AS AMENDED, | ||||||
| 3 | by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the | ||||||
| 4 | following:
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| 5 | "Section 5. The Illinois Dental Practice Act is amended by | ||||||
| 6 | adding Section 54.3 as follows: | ||||||
| 7 | (225 ILCS 25/54.3 new) | ||||||
| 8 | Sec. 54.3. Vaccinations; immunizations. Notwithstanding | ||||||
| 9 | Section 54.2 of this Act, a dentist enrolled in a medical | ||||||
| 10 | network or enrolled as a Medicare or Medicaid provider may | ||||||
| 11 | administer vaccinations to patients enrolled in the same | ||||||
| 12 | medical network or enrolled in Medicare or Medicaid upon | ||||||
| 13 | completion of appropriate training on how to address | ||||||
| 14 | contraindications and adverse reactions. Vaccinations shall be | ||||||
| 15 | limited to patients 18 years of age and older pursuant to a | ||||||
| 16 | valid prescription or standing order by a physician. In | ||||||
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| 1 | addition, vaccinations shall be limited to influenza | ||||||
| 2 | (inactivated influenza vaccine) with notification to the | ||||||
| 3 | patient's physician and with appropriate reporting and record | ||||||
| 4 | retention.
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| 5 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
| 6 | becoming law.".
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