SB2473 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
SB2473

Introduced 2/15/2008, by Sen. Mattie Hunter

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

20 ILCS 2310/2310-145

Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the registry of health care professionals shall be accessed for the planning for the possibility of an act of bioterrorism or other public health emergency.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning health care.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by changing Section 2310-145 as follows:

(20 ILCS 2310/2310-145)

Sec. 2310-145. Registry of health care professionals. The Department of Public Health shall maintain a registry of all active-status health care professionals, including nurses, nurse practitioners, advanced practice nurses, physicians, physician assistants, psychologists, professional counselors, clinical professional counselors, and pharmacists.

The registry must consist of information shared between the Department of Public Health and the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation via a secure communication link. The registry must be updated on a quarterly basis.

The registry shall be accessed in the event of an act of bioterrorism or other public health emergency or for the planning for the possibility of such an event.

(Source: P.A. 94-308, eff. 7-22-05.)