Public Act 096-0720
 
SB1486 Enrolled LRB096 07707 ASK 17808 b

    AN ACT concerning professional regulation.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987 is
amended by changing Section 11 as follows:
 
    (225 ILCS 95/11)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4611)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
    Sec. 11. Committee. There is established a physician
assistant advisory committee to the Department and the Medical
Licensing Board. The physician assistant advisory committee
may shall review and make recommendations to the Department and
the Board regarding all matters relating to physician
assistants. Such matters may include, but not be limited to:
        (1) applications for licensure;
        (2) disciplinary proceedings;
        (3) renewal requirements; and
        (4) any other issues pertaining to the regulation and
    practice of physician assistants in the State.
    The physician assistant advisory committee shall be
composed of 7 members. Three of the 7 members shall be
physicians, 2 of whom shall be members of the Board and
appointed to the advisory committee by the chairman. One
physician, not a member of the Board, shall be a supervisor of
a licensed certified physician assistant and shall be approved
by the Governor from a list of Illinois physicians supervising
licensed certified physician assistants. Three members shall
be physician assistants, licensed certified under the law and
appointed by the Governor from a list of 10 names recommended
by the Board of Directors of the Illinois Academy of Physician
Assistants. One member, not employed or having any material
interest in any health care field, shall be appointed by the
Governor and represent the public. The chairman of the
physician assistant advisory committee shall be a member
elected by a majority vote of the physician assistant advisory
committee unless already a member of the Board. The physician
assistant advisory committee is required to meet and report to
the Department and the Board as physician assistant issues
arise. The terms of office of each of the original 7 members
shall be at staggered intervals. One physician and one
physician assistant shall serve for a 2 year term. One
physician and one physician assistant shall serve a 3 year
term. One physician, one physician assistant and the public
member shall serve a 4 year term. Upon the expiration of the
term of any member, his successor shall be appointed for a term
of 4 years in the same manner as the initial appointment. No
member shall serve more than 2 consecutive terms.
    Four members A majority of the physician assistant advisory
committee members currently appointed shall constitute a
quorum. A vacancy in the membership of the committee shall not
impair the right of a quorum is required to perform all of the
duties of the committee.
    Members of the physician assistant advisory committee
shall have no liability for any action based upon a
disciplinary proceeding or other activity performed in good
faith as a member of the committee.
(Source: P.A. 95-703, eff. 12-31-07.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.