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90_SB0786ren
225 ILCS 25/16.1 from Ch. 111, par. 2316.1
225 ILCS 25/21 from Ch. 111, par. 2321
Amends the Illinois Dental Practice Act. Provides that
the Department of Professional Regulation shall not conduct a
random audit of more than 10% of licensed dentists and dental
hygienists in any one year to verify compliance with
continuing education requirements. Provides that all fees
necessary for the administration of the Act, other than
certain license renewal fees, shall be set by the Department
by rule. Effective January 1, 1998.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Dental Practice Act by
2 changing Section 16.1.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Illinois Dental Practice Act is amended by
6 changing Section 16.1 as follows:
7 (225 ILCS 25/16.1) (from Ch. 111, par. 2316.1)
8 Sec. 16.1. Continuing education. The Department shall
9 promulgate rules of continuing education for persons licensed
10 under this Act. In establishing rules, the Department shall
11 require a minimum of 32 hours of study in approved courses
12 for dentists during each 2 year licensing period and a
13 minimum of 24 hours of study in approved courses for dental
14 hygienists during each 2 year licensing period. These
15 continuing education rules shall only apply to licenses
16 renewed after November 1, 1992.
17 The Department shall approve only courses that are
18 relevant to the treatment and care of patients, including,
19 but not limited to, clinical courses in dentistry and dental
20 hygiene and nonclinical courses such as patient management,
21 legal and ethical responsibilities, and stress management.
22 Courses shall not be approved in such subjects as estate and
23 financial planning, investments, or personal health.
24 Approved courses may include, but shall not be limited to,
25 courses that are offered or sponsored by approved colleges,
26 universities, and hospitals and by recognized national,
27 State, and local dental and dental hygiene organizations.
28 No license shall be renewed unless the renewal
29 application is accompanied by an affidavit indicating that
30 the applicant has completed the required minimum number of
31 hours of continuing education in approved courses as required
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1 by this Section. The affidavit shall not require a listing
2 of courses. The affidavit shall be a prima facie evidence
3 that the applicant has obtained the minimum number of
4 required continuing education hours in approved courses. The
5 Department shall not be obligated to conduct random audits or
6 otherwise independently verify that an applicant has met the
7 continuing education requirement. The Department, however,
8 may not conduct random audits of more than 10% of the
9 licensed dentists and dental hygienists in any one licensing
10 cycle to verify compliance with continuing education
11 requirements. If the Department, however, receives a
12 complaint that a licensee has not completed the required
13 continuing education or if the Department is investigating
14 another alleged violation of this Act by a licensee, the
15 Department may demand and shall be entitled to receive
16 specific evidence from any licensee of completion of required
17 continuing education courses for the most recently completed
18 2 year licensing period. Evidence of continuing education may
19 include, but is not limited to, canceled checks, official
20 verification forms of attendance, and continuing education
21 recording forms, that demonstrate a reasonable record of
22 attendance. The Illinois State Board of Dentistry shall
23 determine, in accordance with rules adopted by the
24 Department, whether a licensee or applicant has met the
25 continuing education requirements. Any dentist who holds more
26 than one license under this Act shall be required to complete
27 only the minimum number of hours of continuing education
28 required for renewal of a single license. The Department may
29 provide exemptions from continuing education requirements.
30 The exemptions shall include, but shall not be limited to,
31 dentists and dental hygienists who agree not to practice
32 within the State during the licensing period because they are
33 retired from practice.
34 (Source: P.A. 89-80, eff. 6-30-95; 89-116, eff. 7-7-95.)
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1 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect
2 January 1, 1998.