92nd General Assembly
Summary of SB0527
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Senate Sponsors:
BURZYNSKI.

House Sponsors:
SAVIANO-MCAULIFFE-BUGIELSKI

Short description: 
OCCUPATIONAL THERPY-OPTOMETRIS                                             

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Amends the Illinois  Occupational  Therapy  Practice  Act.   Adds      
   optometrists to the list of medical professionals that an occupational      
   therapist   may   refer   a  patient  to  for  treatment.  Allows   an      
   occupational therapist to treat patients referred by an optometrist.        
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                 
          Adds reference to:                                                   
          225 ILCS 75/3.2 new                                                  
        Prohibits an occupational therapist from performing an act, task,      
   or function primarily performed in the lawful  practice  of  optometry      
   under the Illinois Optometric Practice Act of 1987.                         
 
Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 92-0366

   Last action date: AUG-15-2001

           Location: Senate

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   1     SENATE -   0


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