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92_SB0528enr

 
SB528 Enrolled                                 LRB9204904LBgc

 1        AN ACT concerning the regulation of professions.

 2        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section 5.  The Nursing and Advanced Practice Nursing Act
 5    is amended by adding Section 5-21 as follows:

 6        (225 ILCS 65/5-21 new)
 7        Sec.  5-21.  No  registered  nurse  or licensed practical
 8    nurse may perform refractions  and  other  determinations  of
 9    visual  function or eye health diagnosis.  A registered nurse
10    or  licensed  practical  nurse  may  participate   in   these
11    activities   with   the  direct  on-site  supervision  of  an
12    optometrist licensed under the Illinois  Optometric  Practice
13    Act  of  1987 or a physician licensed to practice medicine in
14    all its branches under the Medical Practice Act of 1987.

15        Section 99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect  upon
16    becoming law.

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