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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Telehealth Act is amended by changing
5Section 5 as follows:
 
6    (225 ILCS 150/5)
7    Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
8    "Health care professional" includes physicians, physician
9assistants, optometrists, advanced practice registered nurses,
10clinical psychologists licensed in Illinois, dentists,
11occupational therapists, pharmacists, physical therapists,
12clinical social workers, speech-language pathologists,
13audiologists, hearing instrument dispensers, and mental health
14professionals and clinicians authorized by Illinois law to
15provide mental health services.
16    "Telehealth" means the evaluation, diagnosis, or
17interpretation of electronically transmitted patient-specific
18data between a remote location and a licensed health care
19professional that generates interaction or treatment
20recommendations. "Telehealth" includes telemedicine and the
21delivery of health care services provided by way of an
22interactive telecommunications system, as defined in
23subsection (a) of Section 356z.22 of the Illinois Insurance

 

 

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1Code.
2(Source: P.A. 100-317, eff. 1-1-18.)