Full Text of HB2483 94th General Assembly
HB2483 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006 HB2483
Introduced 2/17/2005, by Rep. Constance A. Howard - Monique D. Davis - Lovana Jones SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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110 ILCS 935/3.05 |
from Ch. 144, par. 1453.05 |
110 ILCS 935/4 |
from Ch. 144, par. 1454 |
110 ILCS 935/4.04 |
from Ch. 144, par. 1454.04 |
110 ILCS 935/4.13 new |
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110 ILCS 935/5 |
from Ch. 144, par. 1455 |
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Amends the Family Practice Residency Act. Includes psychiatry in the definition of "primary care physician". Requires the Illinois Department of Public Health to develop forms and procedures for submission, review, and approval of applications, including electronic online filing via the Internet. Requires the Department to identify residency programs and practice opportunities in designated shortage areas and provide information to students to assist them in obtaining a placement. Requires the Advisory Committee for Family Practice Residency Programs to review the distribution of funds to family practice residency programs and scholarships awarded to determine if the purpose of the Act is being met.
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| AN ACT concerning higher education.
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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 Family Practice Residency Act is amended by | 5 |
| changing Sections 3.05, 4, 4.04, and 5 and by adding Section | 6 |
| 4.13 as follows:
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| (110 ILCS 935/3.05) (from Ch. 144, par. 1453.05)
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| Sec. 3.05. "Primary care physician" means a person licensed | 9 |
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practice medicine in all of its branches under the Medical | 10 |
| Practice Act
of 1987 with a specialty in Family Practice, | 11 |
| Internal Medicine,
Obstetrics and Gynecology, Psychiatry, or | 12 |
| Pediatrics as defined by recognized standards
of professional | 13 |
| medical practice.
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| (Source: P.A. 85-1209.)
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| (110 ILCS 935/4) (from Ch. 144, par. 1454)
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| Sec. 4. The Department shall have the powers and duties | 17 |
| indicated in
the following Sections preceding Section 5
4.01 | 18 |
| through 4.12 of this Act.
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| (Source: P.A. 80-478 .)
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| (110 ILCS 935/4.04) (from Ch. 144, par. 1454.04)
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| Sec. 4.04. To determine criteria and standards of financial | 22 |
| need in
the awarding of scholarships under Section 4.03 of this | 23 |
| Act and to develop the forms and procedures for submission, | 24 |
| review, and approval of applications, which shall include, but | 25 |
| not be limited to, electronic online filing via the Internet .
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| (Source: P.A. 80-478.)
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| (110 ILCS 935/4.13 new) | 28 |
| Sec. 4.13. To identify the residency programs and practice | 29 |
| opportunities in designated shortage areas in which the medical |
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| students receiving scholarships will be able to comply with the | 2 |
| requirements of this Act and to provide information to the | 3 |
| students to assist them in obtaining a placement.
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| (110 ILCS 935/5) (from Ch. 144, par. 1455)
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| Sec. 5. The Advisory Committee for Family Practice | 6 |
| Residency Programs
is created and shall consult with the | 7 |
| Director in the administration of
this Act and shall review the | 8 |
| distribution of funds to family practice residency programs and | 9 |
| scholarships awarded to determine if the purpose of this Act is | 10 |
| being met . The Committee shall consist of 9 members
appointed | 11 |
| by the Director, 4 of whom shall be family practice
physicians, | 12 |
| one of whom shall be the dean or associate or deputy dean of a
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| medical school in this
State, and 4 of whom shall be | 14 |
| representatives of the general public.
Terms of membership | 15 |
| shall be 4 years. Initial appointments by the
Director shall be | 16 |
| staggered, with 4 appointments terminating January 31,
1979 and | 17 |
| 4 terminating January 31, 1981. Each member shall continue to
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| serve after the expiration of his term until his successor has | 19 |
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appointed. No person shall serve more than 2 terms. | 20 |
| Vacancies shall be
filled by appointment for the unexpired term | 21 |
| of any member in the same
manner as the vacant position had | 22 |
| been filled. The Committee shall
select from its members a | 23 |
| chairman from among the family practice
physician members, and | 24 |
| such other officers as may be required. The
Committee shall | 25 |
| meet as frequently as the Director deems necessary, but
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| less than once each year. The Committee members shall receive | 27 |
| no
compensation but shall be reimbursed for actual expenses | 28 |
| incurred in
carrying out their duties.
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| (Source: P.A. 92-635, eff. 7-11-02.)
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