(225 ILCS 60/8) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-8)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2013)
Sec. 8. Medical Licensing Board.
(A) There is hereby created a Medical
Licensing Board. The Licensing Board shall be composed
of 7 members, to be appointed by the Governor by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate; 5 of whom shall be
reputable physicians licensed to practice medicine in all of
its branches in Illinois, possessing the degree of doctor of
medicine; one member shall be a reputable physician licensed
in Illinois to practice medicine in all of its branches,
possessing the degree of doctor of osteopathy or osteopathic medicine; and
one
member shall be a reputable chiropractic physician licensed to practice
in Illinois and possessing the degree of doctor of
chiropractic. Of the 5 members holding the degree of doctor
of medicine, one shall be a full-time or part-time teacher
of professorial rank in the clinical department of an
Illinois school of medicine.
(B) Members of the
Licensing Board shall be appointed for terms of 4 years, and until their successors are appointed and
qualified. Appointments to fill vacancies shall be made in
the same manner as original appointments, for the unexpired
portion of the vacated term. No more than 4 members of
the Licensing Board shall be members of the same political
party and all members shall be residents of this State. No
member of the Licensing Board may be appointed to more than
2 successive 4 year terms.
(C) Members of the Licensing Board shall be immune
from suit in any action based upon any licensing proceedings
or other acts performed in good faith as members of the
Licensing Board.
(D) (Blank).
(E) The Licensing Board shall annually elect one of
its members as chairperson and one as vice chairperson. No member
shall be elected more than twice in succession to the same
office. Each officer shall serve until his or her successor has
been elected and qualified.
(F) None of the functions, powers or duties of the
Department with respect to policies regarding licensure and examination
under
this Act, including the promulgation of such rules as may be
necessary for the administration of this Act, shall be
exercised by the Department except upon review of the
Licensing Board.
(G) The Licensing Board shall receive the same
compensation as the members of the
Disciplinary Board, which compensation shall be paid out of
the Illinois State Medical Disciplinary Fund.
(Source: P.A. 97-622, eff. 11-23-11.)
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