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92_HB0234eng HB0234 Engrossed LRB9203378LBcs 1 AN ACT to amend the Medical Practice Act of 1987. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Medical Practice Act of 1987 is amended 5 by changing Section 18 as follows: 6 (225 ILCS 60/18) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-18) 7 Sec. 18. Visiting professor, physician, or resident 8 permits. 9 (A) Visiting professor permit. 10 (1) A visiting professor permit shall entitle a 11 person to practice medicine in all of its branches or to 12 practice the treatment of human ailments without the use 13 of drugs and without operative surgery provided: 14 (a) the person maintains an equivalent 15 authorization to practice medicine in all of its 16 branches or to practice the treatment of human 17 ailments without the use of drugs and without 18 operative surgery in good standing in their native 19 licensing jurisdiction during the period of the 20 visiting professor permit;and21 (b) the person has received a faculty 22 appointment to teach in a medical, osteopathic or 23 chiropractic school in Illinois; and.24 (c) the Department may prescribe the 25 information necessary to establish an applicant's 26 eligibility for a permit. This information shall 27 include without limitation (i) a statement from the 28 dean of the medical school at which the applicant 29 will be employed describing the applicant's 30 qualifications and (ii) a statement from the dean of 31 the medical school listing every affiliated HB0234 Engrossed -2- LRB9203378LBcs 1 institution in which the applicant will be providing 2 instruction as part of the medical school's 3 education program and justifying any clinical 4 activities at each of the institutions listed by the 5 dean. 6 (2) Application for visiting professor permits 7 shall be made to the Department, in writing, on forms 8 prescribed by the Department and shall be accompanied by 9 the required fee established by rule, which shall not be 10 refundable. Any application shall require the 11 information as, in the judgment of the Department, will 12 enable the Department to pass on the qualifications of 13 the applicant. 14 (3) A visiting professor permit shall be valid for 15 no longer than 2 yearsone yearfrom the date of issuance 16 or until the time the faculty appointment is terminated, 17 whichever occurs first, and may be renewed only in 18 accordance with subdivision (A)(6) of this Sectiononce. 19 (4) The applicant may be required to appear before 20 the Medical Licensing Board for an interview prior to, 21 and as a requirement for, the issuance of the original 22 permit and the renewal. 23 (5) Persons holding a permit under this Section 24 shall only practice medicine in all of its branches or 25 practice the treatment of human ailments without the use 26 of drugs and without operative surgery in the State of 27 Illinois in their official capacity under their contract 28 within the medical school itself and any affiliated 29 institution in which the permit holder is providing 30 instruction as part of the medical school's educational 31 program and for which the medical school has assumed 32 direct responsibility. 33 (6) A visiting professor permit shall be valid 34 until the last day of the next physician license renewal HB0234 Engrossed -3- LRB9203378LBcs 1 period, as set by rule, and may only be renewed for 2 applicants who meet the following requirements: 3 (i) have obtained the required continuing 4 education hours as set by rule; and 5 (ii) have paid the fee prescribed for a 6 license under Section 21 of this Act. 7 For initial renewal, the visiting professor must 8 successfully pass a general competency examination authorized 9 by the Department by rule. 10 (B) Visiting physician permit. 11 (1) The Department may, in its discretion, issue a 12 temporary visiting physician permit, without examination, 13 provided: 14 (a) (blank); 15 (b) that the person maintains an equivalent 16 authorization to practice medicine in all of its 17 branches or to practice the treatment of human 18 ailments without the use of drugs and without 19 operative surgery in good standing in his or her 20 native licensing jurisdiction during the period of 21 the temporary visiting physician permit; 22 (c) that the person has received an invitation 23 or appointment to study, demonstrate, or perform a 24 specific medical, osteopathic, chiropractic or 25 clinical subject or technique in a medical, 26 osteopathic, or chiropractic school, a hospital 27 licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act, a 28 hospital organized under the University of Illinois 29 Hospital Act, or a facility operated pursuant to the 30 Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center Act; and 31 (d) that the temporary visiting physician 32 permit shall only permit the holder to practice 33 medicine in all of its branches or practice the 34 treatment of human ailments without the use of drugs HB0234 Engrossed -4- LRB9203378LBcs 1 and without operative surgery within the scope of 2 the medical, osteopathic, chiropractic, or clinical 3 studies for which the holder was invited or 4 appointed. 5 (2) The application for the temporary visiting 6 physician permit shall be made to the Department, in 7 writing, on forms prescribed by the Department, and shall 8 be accompanied by the required fee established by rule, 9 which shall not be refundable. The application shall 10 require information that, in the judgment of the 11 Department, will enable the Department to pass on the 12 qualification of the applicant, and the necessity for the 13 granting of a temporary visiting physician permit. 14 (3) A temporary visiting physician permit shall be 15 valid for 180 days from the date of issuance or until the 16 time the medical, osteopathic, chiropractic, or clinical 17 studies are completed, whichever occurs first. 18 (4) The applicant for a temporary visiting 19 physician permit may be required to appear before the 20 Medical Licensing Board for an interview prior to, and as 21 a requirement for, the issuance of a temporary visiting 22 physician permit. 23 (5) A limited temporary visiting physician permit 24 shall be issued to a physician licensed in another state 25 who has been requested to perform emergency procedures in 26 Illinois if he or she meets the requirements as 27 established by rule. 28 (C) Visiting resident permit. 29 (1) The Department may, in its discretion, issue a 30 temporary visiting resident permit, without examination, 31 provided: 32 (a) (blank); 33 (b) that the person maintains an equivalent 34 authorization to practice medicine in all of its HB0234 Engrossed -5- LRB9203378LBcs 1 branches or to practice the treatment of human 2 ailments without the use of drugs and without 3 operative surgery in good standing in his or her 4 native licensing jurisdiction during the period of 5 the temporary visiting resident permit; 6 (c) that the applicant is enrolled in a 7 postgraduate clinical training program outside the 8 State of Illinois that is approved by the 9 Department; 10 (d) that the individual has been invited or 11 appointed for a specific period of time to perform a 12 portion of that post graduate clinical training 13 program under the supervision of an Illinois 14 licensed physician in an Illinois patient care 15 clinic or facility that is affiliated with the 16 out-of-State post graduate training program; and 17 (e) that the temporary visiting resident 18 permit shall only permit the holder to practice 19 medicine in all of its branches or practice the 20 treatment of human ailments without the use of drugs 21 and without operative surgery within the scope of 22 the medical, osteopathic, chiropractic or clinical 23 studies for which the holder was invited or 24 appointed. 25 (2) The application for the temporary visiting 26 resident permit shall be made to the Department, in 27 writing, on forms prescribed by the Department, and shall 28 be accompanied by the required fee established by rule. 29 The application shall require information that, in the 30 judgment of the Department, will enable the Department to 31 pass on the qualifications of the applicant. 32 (3) A temporary visiting resident permit shall be 33 valid for 180 days from the date of issuance or until the 34 time the medical, osteopathic, chiropractic, or clinical HB0234 Engrossed -6- LRB9203378LBcs 1 studies are completed, whichever occurs first. 2 (4) The applicant for a temporary visiting resident 3 permit may be required to appear before the Medical 4 Licensing Board for an interview prior to, and as a 5 requirement for, the issuance of a temporary visiting 6 resident permit. 7 (Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.) 8 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 9 becoming law.