Sen. James A. DeLeo
Filed: 5/20/2008
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3679




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3679 by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
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    "Section 5. The Medical Practice Act of 1987 is amended  by 
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adding Section 54.7 as follows:
 
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    (225 ILCS 60/54.7  new)
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    Sec. 54.7. Administration of intense pulsed light system. 
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The use of intense pulsed light systems or lasers required to 
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be registered under the Laser System Act of 1997 is considered 
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the practice of medicine.  A procedure may not be performed on 
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an individual without an order from a physician licensed to 
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practice medicine in all its branches. A physician licensed to 
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practice medicine in all its branches may delegate the 
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application of an intense pulsed light system or a laser for 
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the purpose of care or treatment to a physician assistant, 
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advanced practice nurse, registered nurse, electrologist, or 
 


 






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other persons, provided those persons operating the intense 
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pulsed light system or laser have documented training.  The 
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Department may establish additional requirements for 
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implementation of this Section by rule.
 
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    Section 10. The Electrologist Licensing Act is amended  by 
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changing Section 23 as follows:
 



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    (225 ILCS 412/23)


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    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)

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    Sec. 23. Scope of practice. 

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    (a) The scope of practice of an electrologist is limited to 
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the following:


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        (1) The application of an antiseptic on the area of the

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    individual's skin to which electrology will be applied.


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        (2) The use of a sterile needle/probe electrode type 
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    epilation, which
includes (i) electrolysis, known as 
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    direct current/DC, (ii) thermolysis, known
as
alternating 
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    current/AC, or (iii) a combination of both electrolysis and

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    thermolysis,
known as superimposed or sequential blend.

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    (b) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize an 
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electrologist to
use surgery including but not limited to the 
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use of any laser technology, except as provided in Section 54.7 
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of the Medical Practice Act of 1987.  An
electrologist shall 
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refer to a licensed physician any individual
whose
condition, 
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at the time of evaluation or service, is determined to be

 


 






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beyond the
scope of practice of the electrologist, such as an 
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individual with signs of
infection or bleeding.

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(Source: P.A. 92-750, eff. 1-1-03.)



 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.".