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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008 HB4777
Introduced , by Rep. Angelo Saviano SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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225 ILCS 125/45 |
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225 ILCS 125/70 |
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225 ILCS 125/75 new |
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Amends the Perfusionist Practice Act. Makes changes to a provision concerning the application of the Act as it relates to a new graduate
performing perfusion services. Provides that license renewals shall take place on a 2-year cycle (rather than the renewal period being set by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation). Sets forth additional renewal requirements, including requiring the Department to mandate that licensees under the Act complete 30 hours of continuing education during each 2-year period. Effective immediately.
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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 Perfusionist Practice Act is amended by |
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| changing Sections 45 and 70 and by adding Section 75 as |
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| follows:
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| (225 ILCS 125/45)
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| (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
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| Sec. 45. Application of Act. This Act shall not be |
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| construed to
prohibit the following:
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| (1) a person licensed in this State under any other Act |
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| from engaging in
the
practice for which he or
she is licensed;
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| (2) a student enrolled in an accredited perfusion education |
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| program from
performing perfusion services if
perfusion |
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| services performed by
the student:
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| (A) are an integral part of the student's course of |
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| study; and
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| (B) are performed under the direct supervision of a |
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| licensed
perfusionist who is assigned to
supervise the |
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| student and who is on duty and immediately available in the
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| assigned patient care
area;
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| (3) a new graduate
from performing perfusion services,
if |
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| perfusion services performed by the new graduate
perfusionist :
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| (A) are necessary to fulfill the eligibility requirements for |
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| the ABCP
certification examination required under subsection |
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| (3) of Section 30; and
(B) are performed under the direct |
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| supervision and responsibility of a
licensed perfusionist who |
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| is assigned to supervise the graduate perfusionist or a |
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| physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches
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| and
who is on duty and immediately available in the assigned |
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| patient care area;
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| (4) any legally qualified perfusionist employed by the |
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| United States
government from engaging in the practice of |
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| perfusion while in the discharge of
his or her official duties; |
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| or
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| (5) one or more licensed perfusionists from forming a |
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| professional service
corporation in accordance with the |
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| Professional Service Corporation Act.
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| (Source: P.A. 91-580, eff. 1-1-00.)
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| (225 ILCS 125/70)
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| (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
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| Sec. 70. Renewal, reinstatement or restoration of license; |
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| continuing
education; military service. The expiration date |
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renewal period for each license issued under this Act shall |
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| be set by the
Department by rule. The renewal period for |
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| licenses issued under this Act shall be every 2 years. A |
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| licensee may renew his or her license during the month |
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| preceding the expiration date of the license by paying the |
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| required fee. It is the responsibility of the licensee to |
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| notify the Department in writing of a change of address. As a |
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| condition of renewal, a licensee must show proof of continued |
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| and current national certification. Renewal shall be |
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| conditioned on paying the required fee
and meeting other |
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| requirements as may be established by rule.
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| A licensee who has permitted his or her
license to expire |
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| or
who has had his or her license on inactive status may have |
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| the license
restored by making application to the Department, |
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| by filing proof
acceptable to
the Department of his or her |
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| fitness to have the license restored, and
by
paying the |
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| required fees. Proof of fitness may include sworn evidence
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| certifying to active lawful practice in another jurisdiction.
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| If the licensee has not maintained an active practice
in
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| another jurisdiction satisfactory to the Department, the |
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| Department shall
determine, by an evaluation program |
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| established by rule, his or her
fitness
for restoration of the |
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| license and shall establish procedures and requirements
for
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| restoration.
However, a licensee whose license expired while he |
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| or
she
was (1) in federal service on active duty with the Armed |
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| Forces of the United
States or the State Militia called into |
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| service or training or (2) in
training or
education under the |
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| supervision of the United States before
induction
into the |
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| military service, may have the license restored without paying |
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| any
lapsed
renewal fees if within 2 years after honorable |
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| termination of the
service,
training, or education he or she |
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| furnishes the Department with
satisfactory
evidence to the |
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| effect that he or she has been so engaged and that his
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| service, training, or education has been so terminated.
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| (Source: P.A. 91-580, eff. 1-1-00.)
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| (225 ILCS 125/75 new) |
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| Sec. 75. Continued education. The Department, by rule, |
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| shall require each licensee to complete 30 hours of continuing |
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| education during each 2-year license renewal period. The rules |
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| adopted by the Department must address variances in the |
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| required hours of continuing education, in part or in whole for |
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| good cause, including without limitation illness or hardship, |
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| and must ensure that licensees are given the opportunity to |
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| participate in programs sponsored by or through state or |
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| national professional associations, hospitals, or other |
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| providers of continuing education. |
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| All licensees must maintain records of completion of the |
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| required continuing education hours set forth under this |
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| Section and be prepared to produce such records upon request by |
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| the Department.
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
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| becoming law.
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