Full Text of HB0283 95th General Assembly
HB0283 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB0283
Introduced 1/19/2007, by Rep. Angelo Saviano SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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5 ILCS 80/4.28 new |
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Creates the Registered Medical Transcriptionist Act. Provides for the registration of medical transcriptionists by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Grants rulemaking authority to the Department. Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act to provide for the repeal of the Registered Medical Transcriptionist Act on January 1, 2018.
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A BILL FOR
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LRB095 03756 RAS 23785 b |
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| AN ACT concerning regulation.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
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| Registered Medical Transcriptionist Act.
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| Section 5. Purpose. The practice of medical transcription | | 7 |
| in the State of Illinois is hereby declared to affect the | | 8 |
| public health, safety, and welfare and to be subject to | | 9 |
| regulation and control in the public interest. It is further | | 10 |
| declared to be a matter of public interest and concern that the | | 11 |
| medical transcriptionist profession merit and receive the | | 12 |
| confidence of the public and that only qualified persons be | | 13 |
| permitted to practice this profession in the State of Illinois. | | 14 |
| This Act shall be liberally construed to carry out these | | 15 |
| objectives and purposes.
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| Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
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| "Department" means the Department of Financial and | | 18 |
| Professional
Regulation. | | 19 |
| "Medical transcription" means the interpretation, | | 20 |
| translation, and recording of clinical information dictated by | | 21 |
| physicians and other healthcare professionals regarding | | 22 |
| patient assessments, workups, therapeutic procedures, clinical |
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| courses, diagnoses, prognoses, and treatments for the | | 2 |
| production of a clinically accurate and legally sound medical | | 3 |
| record that can be relied upon for patient safety, continuity | | 4 |
| of care, risk management, and maximized reimbursement. | | 5 |
| "Medical transcription" includes the editing of text that has | | 6 |
| been produced by speech recognition, which requires listening | | 7 |
| to dictation while reading a draft created via speech | | 8 |
| recognition technology and editing via computer and may range | | 9 |
| from minimal to extensive, depending on the capabilities of the | | 10 |
| speech recognition software and the dictating habits of the | | 11 |
| originator and includes correction of content as well as | | 12 |
| punctuation, grammar, and style. | | 13 |
| "Medical transcriptionist" means an individual registered | | 14 |
| by the Department under this Act to engage in the practice of | | 15 |
| medical transcription.
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| Section 15. Exemptions. This Act does not apply to any
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| the following:
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| (1) An authorized representative of the United States
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| government, the State of Illinois, or any city, village,
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| incorporated town, county, township, or other municipal or
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| political corporation or subdivision of this State.
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| (2) Officers of a court when acting within the
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| office.
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| (3) A person licensed, registered, or certified in this | | 25 |
| State under any
other Act who is engaging in the practice |
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| for which he or she is licensed, registered, or certified.
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| Section 20. Unlawful practice. It is unlawful for any | | 3 |
| person to engage in the
practice or act in the capacity of a | | 4 |
| medical transcriptionist without
having been duly registered | | 5 |
| by the Department under the provisions of this Act,
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| otherwise provided in this Act.
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| Section 25. Application. Each applicant for initial | | 8 |
| registration as a medical transcriptionist must submit an | | 9 |
| application in
writing to the Department on a form containing | | 10 |
| information prescribed by the Department, which must include an | | 11 |
| applicant's name, address, and telephone number, and | | 12 |
| accompanied by
a fee established by the Department.
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| Section 30. License expiration; renewal.
A certificate of | | 14 |
| registration issued by the Department under this Act shall | | 15 |
| expire every 2 years from the date of issuance. | | 16 |
| Upon expiration, a registrant may renew his or her | | 17 |
| certificate of registration in a form and manner prescribed by | | 18 |
| the Department.
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| Section 35. Rulemaking. The Department may adopt
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| and procedures necessary for the administration and | | 21 |
| enforcement of this Act.
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| Section 90. The Regulatory Sunset Act is amended by adding | | 2 |
| Section 4.28 as follows:
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| (5 ILCS 80/4.28 new) | | 4 |
| Sec. 4.28. Act repealed on January 1, 2018. The following | | 5 |
| Act is repealed on January 1, 2018: | | 6 |
| The Registered Medical Transcriptionist Act.
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