SB1486 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB1486

Introduced 2/18/2009, by Sen. Deanna Demuzio

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

225 ILCS 95/11

from Ch. 111, par. 4611

Amends the Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987. Provides that the physician assistant advisory committee shall review and make recommendations to the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and the Medical Licensing Board regarding matters relating to physician assistants (now, only the Board). Provides that "matters relating to physician assistants" shall include, but not be limited to: (1) applications for licensure; (2) disciplinary proceedings; (3) renewal requirements; and (4) any other issues pertaining to the regulation and practice of physician assistants in the State. In the Section concerning the physician assistant advisory committee, replaces all references to the term "certified" with "licensed". Effective immediately.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning professional regulation.

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

Section 5. The Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987 is amended by changing Section 11 as follows:

(225 ILCS 95/11) (from Ch. 111, par. 4611)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)

Sec. 11. Committee. There is established a physician assistant advisory committee to the Department and the Medical Licensing Board. The physician assistant advisory committee shall review and make recommendations to the Department and the Board regarding all matters relating to physician assistants. Such matters shall include, but not be limited to:

(1) applications for licensure;

(2) disciplinary proceedings;

(3) renewal requirements; and

(4) any other issues pertaining to the regulation and practice of physician assistants in the State.

The physician assistant advisory committee shall be composed of 7 members. Three of the 7 members shall be physicians, 2 of whom shall be members of the Board and appointed to the advisory committee by the chairman. One physician, not a member of the Board, shall be a supervisor of a licensed certified physician assistant and shall be approved by the Governor from a list of Illinois physicians supervising licensed certified physician assistants. Three members shall be physician assistants, licensed certified under the law and appointed by the Governor from a list of 10 names recommended by the Board of Directors of the Illinois Academy of Physician Assistants. One member, not employed or having any material interest in any health care field, shall be appointed by the Governor and represent the public. The chairman of the physician assistant advisory committee shall be a member elected by a majority vote of the physician assistant advisory committee unless already a member of the Board. The physician assistant advisory committee is required to meet and report to the Department and the Board as physician assistant issues arise. The terms of office of each of the original 7 members shall be at staggered intervals. One physician and one physician assistant shall serve for a 2 year term. One physician and one physician assistant shall serve a 3 year term. One physician, one physician assistant and the public member shall serve a 4 year term. Upon the expiration of the term of any member, his successor shall be appointed for a term of 4 years in the same manner as the initial appointment. No member shall serve more than 2 consecutive terms.

A majority of the physician assistant advisory committee members currently appointed shall constitute a quorum. A vacancy in the membership of the committee shall not impair the right of a quorum to perform all of the duties of the committee.

Members of the physician assistant advisory committee shall have no liability for any action based upon a disciplinary proceeding or other activity performed in good faith as a member of the committee.

(Source: P.A. 95-703, eff. 12-31-07.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.