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91_HB3849
LRB9111823ACtm
1 AN ACT to amend the Medical Practice Act of 1987.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Medical Practice Act of 1987 is amended
5 by adding Section 18.1 as follows:
6 (225 ILCS 60/18.1 new)
7 Sec. 18.1. Faculty permit.
8 (a) A faculty permit authorizes the holder to practice
9 medicine only within the medical school itself and any
10 affiliated institution in which the permit holder is
11 providing instruction as part of the medical school's
12 educational program and for which the medical school has
13 assumed direct responsibility.
14 (b) Time spent in a faculty position under a faculty
15 permit shall not be counted toward the postgraduate training
16 required for licensure and shall not qualify the holder for
17 waiver of any written examination required for licensure.
18 (c) The Department shall issue a faculty permit to an
19 applicant who meets all of the following requirements:
20 (1) holds or has been offered a full-time
21 appointment at the level of full professor in a tenure
22 track position or its equivalent at an Illinois medical
23 school approved by the Department;
24 (2) possesses a current valid license to practice
25 medicine issued by another state, country, or other
26 jurisdiction;
27 (3) is not subject to denial for a license under
28 this Act; and
29 (4) pays the fee prescribed for the permit, as
30 determined by the Department.
31 (d) An application for a faculty permit shall be made on
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1 a form prescribed by the Department and shall include any
2 information that the Department may prescribe to establish an
3 applicant's eligibility for a permit. This information shall
4 include without limitation (i) a statement from the dean of
5 the medical school at which the applicant will be employed
6 describing the applicant's qualifications and (ii) a
7 statement from the dean of the medical school listing every
8 affiliated institution in which the applicant will be
9 providing instruction as part of the medical school's
10 education program and justifying any clinical activities at
11 each of the institutions listed by the dean.
12 (e) The Department may deny, suspend, or revoke a
13 faculty permit for any violation that would be grounds for
14 discipline under this Act.
15 (f) The Department may provide by rule for the
16 administration and enforcement of this Section, including
17 permit renewal.
18 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
19 becoming law.