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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 5898   </title>
<shortdesc>PSYCHOLOGIST-PRESCRIBE DRUGS</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. William B. Black</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/11/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>225 ILCS 15/2</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 111, par. 5352</aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 15/5.1 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 15/5.2 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 15/5.3 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 15/5.4 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 15/5.5 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 15/5.6 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 15/5.7 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 15/5.8 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 15/15</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 111, par. 5365</aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 65/50-10</reference><aliasreference>was 225 ILCS 65/5-10</aliasreference><reference>720 ILCS 570/102</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 1102</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act. Provides that the Clinical Psychologists Licensing and Disciplinary Board shall grant certification as medical psychologists to doctoral level psychologists licensed under the Act who meet the additional education and training requirements under the Act, and that this certification shall grant medical psychologists prescriptive authority to prescribe and dispense those drugs used in the treatment of mental, emotional, and psychological disorders. Sets forth provisions concerning the additional education and training requirements, application requirements, renewal, prescribing practices, controlled substance prescriptive authority, and State Board of Pharmacy interaction. Amends the Nurse Practice Act and the Illinois Controlled Substances Act to make related changes.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/10/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. William B. Black</action>
<statusdate>2/10/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/10/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/2/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/15/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/11/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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