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| | 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB1572 Introduced 2/8/2023, by Sen. Dale Fowler SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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| 20 ILCS 2105/2105-370 new | |
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Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that for any license of a health care professional that expires during a public health emergency declared by the Governor, the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall extend the expiration date of that license by 3 months. Provides that the fees for renewal of that license and the expiration date of the renewed license shall be the same fees and expiration date as though the license was renewed on the original expiration date. Defines "health care professional". Effective immediately.
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| | SB1572 | | LRB103 24857 AMQ 51190 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning State government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Department of Professional Regulation Law |
| 5 | | of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by |
| 6 | | adding Section 2105-370 as follows:
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| 7 | | (20 ILCS 2105/2105-370 new) |
| 8 | | Sec. 2105-370. License extension during a public health |
| 9 | | emergency. |
| 10 | | (a) For the purposes of this Section, "health care |
| 11 | | professional" means a physician licensed under the Medical |
| 12 | | Practice Act of 1987, a dentist licensed under the Illinois |
| 13 | | Dental Practice Act, an optometrist licensed under the |
| 14 | | Illinois Optometric Practice Act of 1987, a physician |
| 15 | | assistant licensed under the Physician Assistant Practice Act |
| 16 | | of 1987, and a registered nurse or advanced practice |
| 17 | | registered nurse licensed under the Nurse Practice Act. |
| 18 | | (b) For any license of a health care professional that |
| 19 | | expires during a public health emergency declared by the |
| 20 | | Governor, the Department shall extend the expiration date of |
| 21 | | that license by 3 months. The fees for renewal of that license |
| 22 | | and the expiration date of the renewed license shall be the |
| 23 | | same fees and expiration date as though the license was |