DONAHUE-RONEN-MYERS, SHADID AND WELCH. (CROTTY-SAVIANO-TENHOUSE-MCCARTHY) 105 ILCS 5/27-8.1 from Ch. 122, par. 27-8.1 625 ILCS 5/6-106.1 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-106.1 625 ILCS 5/6-901 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-901 625 ILCS 5/18b-105 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18b-105 625 ILCS 5/1-142.1a rep. Amends the School Code. Provides that advanced practice nurses who have a written collaborative agreement with a collaborating physician which authorizes them to perform health examinations and physician assistants who have been delegated the performance of health examinations by their supervising physician (as well as physicians licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches) are responsible for health examinations. Provides that an advanced practice nurse or a physician assistant (as well as a physician, registered nurse, or local health department) may sign a schedule and statement explaining why a child's required immunizations have been delayed. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that qualified advanced practice nurses and physician assistants (as well as licensed physicians) may conduct medical examinations of applicants for school bus driver permits. Provides that the definition of "medical examiner or medical practitioner" applies only in the Driver's License Medical Review Law of 1992. (Before Public Act 90-89, the definition applied only in the Driver's License Medical Review Law of 1992. Public Act 90-89 made the definition apply to the entire Illinois Vehicle Code.) Provides that individuals who meet the requirements set forth in the definition of "medical examiner" in provisions of the Code of Federal Regulations dealing with federal motor carrier safety regulations may act as medical examiners under specified provisions of the Code of Federal Regulations relating to qualifications of drivers. Effective immediately. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Provides that the advanced practice nurse or physician assistant shall sign all report forms pertaining to those portions of the examination for which the advanced practice nurse or physician assistant is responsible. FEB-22-2001 S FIRST READING FEB-22-2001 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES FEB-28-2001 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE PUBLIC HEALTH MAR-20-2001 S TO SUBCOMMITTEE MAR-20-2001 S COMMITTEE PUBLIC HEALTH MAR-31-2001 S RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 3-9(A) RULES NOV-13-2001 S SPONSOR REMOVED PARKER NOV-13-2001 S CHIEF SPONSOR CHANGED TO DONAHUE JAN-23-2002 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE PUBLIC HEALTH FEB-21-2002 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-PUB HEALTH S FEB-21-2002 S ADOPTED FEB-21-2002 S DO PASS AS AMENDED 010-000-000 SPBH FEB-21-2002 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 02-02-22 FEB-26-2002 S SECOND READING FEB-26-2002 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 02-02-27 FEB-27-2002 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR MYERS MAR-01-2002 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SHADID MAR-05-2002 S THIRD READING - PASSED 057-000-000 MAR-05-2002 H ARRIVE IN HOUSE MAR-05-2002 H PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING MAR-22-2002 H HOUSE SPONSOR CROTTY MAR-22-2002 H FIRST READING MAR-22-2002 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES APR-03-2002 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE REG & REG APR-10-2002 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR SAVIANO APR-10-2002 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR TENHOUSE APR-10-2002 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR MCCARTHY APR-11-2002 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 019-001-000 HREG APR-11-2002 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE APR-16-2002 H ADDED AS AN ALTERNATE CO-SPONSOR WOJCIK APR-16-2002 H ADDED AS AN ALTERNATE CO-SPONSOR FRITCHEY APR-17-2002 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE APR-17-2002 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE APR-23-2002 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 114-000-001 APR-23-2002 S PASSED BOTH HOUSES MAY-22-2002 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR WELCH MAY-22-2002 S SENT TO THE GOVERNOR JUL-19-2002 S GOVERNOR APPROVED JUL-19-2002 S EFFECTIVE DATE 02-07-19 JUL-19-2002 S PUBLIC ACT.............................. 92-0703 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary