(225 ILCS 140/4)
Sec. 4. Regulation of services during emergency.
(a) While a disaster proclamation under the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act is in effect, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency may limit, restrict, or otherwise
regulate: (1) the duration of practice by volunteer health |
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(2) the geographical areas in which volunteer health
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| practitioners may practice;
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(3) the types of volunteer health practitioners who
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(4) any other matters necessary to coordinate
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| effectively the provision of health or veterinary services during the emergency.
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(b) An order issued pursuant to subsection (a) may take effect immediately, without prior notice or comment, and is not a rule within the meaning of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.
(c) A host entity or disaster relief organization that uses volunteer health practitioners to provide health or veterinary services in this State shall:
(1) consult and coordinate its activities with the
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| Illinois Emergency Management Agency to the extent practicable to provide for the efficient and effective use of volunteer health practitioners; and
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(2) comply with any laws relating to the management
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(Source: P.A. 96-983, eff. 1-1-11.)
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