Full Text of HB4643 100th General Assembly
HB4643ham001 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Rep. Daniel J. Burke Filed: 4/23/2018
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4643
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4643 on page 1, by | 3 | | replacing line 5 with the following:
| 4 | | "changing Sections 1 and 17 and by adding Section 1.2 as | 5 | | follows:"; and | 6 | | on page 3, by replacing line 6 with the following: | 7 | | " and establishing a physical therapy treatment plan pursuant to | 8 | | such license."; and | 9 | | on page 3, by replacing lines 9 through 15 with the following: | 10 | | "she is educated and licensed to perform. A physical therapist | 11 | | shall refer to a licensed physician, advanced practice | 12 | | registered nurse, physician assistant, dentist, podiatric | 13 | | physician, other physical therapist, or other health care | 14 | | provider any patient whose medical condition should, at the | 15 | | time of evaluation or treatment, be determined to be beyond the | 16 | | scope of practice of the physical therapist. "; and |
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| 1 | | on page 4, by replacing lines 6 through 14 with the following: | 2 | | "(7) (Blank). "Documented current and relevant diagnosis" | 3 | | for the purposes of this Act means a diagnosis, substantiated | 4 | | by signature or oral verification of a physician, dentist, | 5 | | advanced practice registered nurse, physician assistant, or | 6 | | podiatric physician, that a patient's condition is such that it | 7 | | may be treated by physician therapy as defined in this Act, | 8 | | which diagnosis shall remain in effect until changed by the | 9 | | physician, dentist, advanced practice registered nurse, | 10 | | physician assistant, or podiatric physician. "; and | 11 | | on page 5, immediately below line 9, by inserting the | 12 | | following: | 13 | | " (13) "Health care professional" means a physician, | 14 | | dentist, podiatric physician, advanced practice registered | 15 | | nurse, or physician assistant. "; and | 16 | | on page 5, immediately below line 12, by inserting the | 17 | | following: | 18 | | "(225 ILCS 90/1.2 new) | 19 | | Sec. 1.2. Physical therapy services. | 20 | | (a) A physical therapist may provide physical therapy | 21 | | services to a patient with or without a referral from a health | 22 | | care professional. |
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| 1 | | (b) A physical therapist providing services without a | 2 | | referral from a health care professional must notify the | 3 | | patient's treating health care professional within 5 business | 4 | | days after the patient's first visit that the patient is | 5 | | receiving physical therapy. This does not apply to physical | 6 | | therapy services related to fitness or wellness, unless the | 7 | | patient presents with an ailment or injury. | 8 | | (c) A physical therapist shall refer a patient to the | 9 | | patient's treating health care professional of record or, in | 10 | | the case where there is no health care professional of record, | 11 | | to a health care professional of the patient's choice, if: | 12 | | (1) the patient does not demonstrate measurable or | 13 | | functional improvement after 10 visits or 15 business days, | 14 | | whichever occurs first; | 15 | | (2) the patient returns for services for the same or | 16 | | similar condition after 30 calendar days of being | 17 | | discharged by the physical therapist; or | 18 | | (3) the patient's condition, at the time of evaluation | 19 | | or services, is determined to be beyond the scope of | 20 | | practice of the physical therapist. | 21 | | (d) Wound debridement services may only be provided by a | 22 | | physical therapist with written authorization from a health | 23 | | care professional. | 24 | | (e) A physical therapist will consult and collaborate with | 25 | | the appropriate health care professionals on conditions | 26 | | related to temporomandibular disorder. "; and |
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| 1 | | by replacing line 21 on page 9 through line 3 on page 10 with | 2 | | the following: | 3 | | "licensed physical therapist in violation of Section 1.2 | 4 | | independent of a documented referral or a documented current | 5 | | and relevant diagnosis from a physician, dentist, advanced | 6 | | practice registered nurse, physician assistant, or podiatric | 7 | | physician, or having failed to notify the physician, dentist, | 8 | | advanced practice registered nurse, physician assistant, or | 9 | | podiatric physician who established a documented current and | 10 | | relevant diagnosis that the patient is receiving physical | 11 | | therapy pursuant to that diagnosis ;".
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