101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB2338

 

Introduced , by Rep. Robyn Gabel

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
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    Amends the Medical Practice Act of 1987. Provides for the licensure of naturopathic physicians. Makes conforming changes in various other Acts. Effective immediately.


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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 1. Findings. The General Assembly finds that:
5        (1) naturopathic medicine is not currently regulated
6    in Illinois, and needs to be on the principles of freedom
7    of choice in healthcare and consumer protection;
8        (2) naturopathic physicians are trained alongside and
9    at the same standard as chiropractic physicians in
10    Illinois;
11        (3) naturopathic medicine has a federally recognized
12    accreditation agency, the Council on Naturopathic Medical
13    Education, which makes identification of properly
14    credentialed individuals simple and straightforward;
15        (4) naturopathic medicine has a common licensing
16    examination used across North America, the Naturopathic
17    Physicians Licensing Examinations (NPLEX); and
18        (5) citizens of Illinois are obtaining the credentials
19    for naturopathic physicians but do not currently have a
20    legislative framework that allows them to practice in the
21    State.
 
22    Section 5. The Geriatric Medicine Assistance Act is amended
23by changing Section 2 as follows:
 

 

 

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1    (20 ILCS 3945/2)  (from Ch. 144, par. 2002)
2    Sec. 2. There is created the Geriatric Medicine Assistance
3Commission. The Commission shall receive and approve
4applications for grants from schools, recognized by the
5Department of Professional Regulation as being authorized to
6confer doctor of medicine, doctor of osteopathy, doctor of
7chiropractic, doctor of naturopathic medicine, or registered
8professional nursing degrees in the State, to help finance the
9establishment of geriatric medicine programs within such
10schools. In determining eligibility for grants, the Commission
11shall give preference to those programs which exhibit the
12greatest potential for directly benefiting the largest number
13of elderly citizens in the State. The Commission may not
14approve the application of any institution which is unable to
15demonstrate its current financial stability and reasonable
16prospects for future stability. No institution which fails to
17possess and maintain an open policy with respect to race,
18creed, color and sex as to admission of students, appointment
19of faculty and employment of staff shall be eligible for grants
20under this Act. The Commission shall establish such rules and
21standards as it deems necessary for the implementation of this
22Act.
23    The Commission shall be composed of 8 members selected as
24follows: 2 physicians licensed to practice under the Medical
25Practice Act of 1987 and specializing in geriatric medicine; a

 

 

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1registered professional nurse licensed under the Nurse
2Practice Act and specializing in geriatric health care; 2
3representatives of organizations interested in geriatric
4medicine or the care of the elderly; and 3 individuals 60 or
5older who are interested in geriatric health care or the care
6of the elderly. The members of the Commission shall be selected
7by the Governor from a list of recommendations submitted to him
8by organizations concerned with geriatric medicine or the care
9of the elderly.
10    The terms of the members of the Commission shall be 4
11years, except that of the members initially appointed, 2 shall
12be designated to serve until January 1, 1986, 3 until January
131, 1988, and 2 until January 1, 1990. Members of the Commission
14shall receive no compensation, but shall be reimbursed for
15actual expenses incurred in carrying out their duties.
16(Source: P.A. 95-639, eff. 10-5-07.)
 
17    Section 10. The School Code is amended by changing Sections
1824-6 and 26-1 as follows:
 
19    (105 ILCS 5/24-6)
20    Sec. 24-6. Sick leave. The school boards of all school
21districts, including special charter districts, but not
22including school districts in municipalities of 500,000 or
23more, shall grant their full-time teachers, and also shall
24grant such of their other employees as are eligible to

 

 

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1participate in the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund under the
2"600-Hour Standard" established, or under such other
3eligibility participation standard as may from time to time be
4established, by rules and regulations now or hereafter
5promulgated by the Board of that Fund under Section 7-198 of
6the Illinois Pension Code, as now or hereafter amended, sick
7leave provisions not less in amount than 10 days at full pay in
8each school year. If any such teacher or employee does not use
9the full amount of annual leave thus allowed, the unused amount
10shall be allowed to accumulate to a minimum available leave of
11180 days at full pay, including the leave of the current year.
12Sick leave shall be interpreted to mean personal illness,
13quarantine at home, serious illness or death in the immediate
14family or household, or birth, adoption, or placement for
15adoption. The school board may require a certificate from a
16physician licensed in Illinois to practice medicine and surgery
17in all its branches, a chiropractic physician or naturopathic
18physician licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1987, a
19licensed advanced practice registered nurse, a licensed
20physician assistant, or, if the treatment is by prayer or
21spiritual means, a spiritual adviser or practitioner of the
22teacher's or employee's faith as a basis for pay during leave
23after an absence of 3 days for personal illness or 30 days for
24birth or as the school board may deem necessary in other cases.
25If the school board does require a certificate as a basis for
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1school board shall pay, from school funds, the expenses
2incurred by the teachers or other employees in obtaining the
3certificate. For paid leave for adoption or placement for
4adoption, the school board may require that the teacher or
5other employee provide evidence that the formal adoption
6process is underway, and such leave is limited to 30 days
7unless a longer leave has been negotiated with the exclusive
8bargaining representative.
9    If, by reason of any change in the boundaries of school
10districts, or by reason of the creation of a new school
11district, the employment of a teacher is transferred to a new
12or different board, the accumulated sick leave of such teacher
13is not thereby lost, but is transferred to such new or
14different district.
15    For purposes of this Section, "immediate family" shall
16include parents, spouse, brothers, sisters, children,
17grandparents, grandchildren, parents-in-law, brothers-in-law,
18sisters-in-law, and legal guardians.
19(Source: P.A. 99-173, eff. 7-29-15; 100-513, eff. 1-1-18.)
 
20    (105 ILCS 5/26-1)  (from Ch. 122, par. 26-1)
21    Sec. 26-1. Compulsory school age; exemptions. Whoever has
22custody or control of any child (i) between the ages of 7 and
2317 years (unless the child has already graduated from high
24school) for school years before the 2014-2015 school year or
25(ii) between the ages of 6 (on or before September 1) and 17

 

 

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1years (unless the child has already graduated from high school)
2beginning with the 2014-2015 school year shall cause such child
3to attend some public school in the district wherein the child
4resides the entire time it is in session during the regular
5school term, except as provided in Section 10-19.1, and during
6a required summer school program established under Section
710-22.33B; provided, that the following children shall not be
8required to attend the public schools:
9        1. Any child attending a private or a parochial school
10    where children are taught the branches of education taught
11    to children of corresponding age and grade in the public
12    schools, and where the instruction of the child in the
13    branches of education is in the English language;
14        2. Any child who is physically or mentally unable to
15    attend school, such disability being certified to the
16    county or district truant officer by a competent physician
17    licensed in Illinois to practice medicine and surgery in
18    all its branches, a chiropractic physician or naturopathic
19    physician licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1987,
20    a licensed advanced practice registered nurse, a licensed
21    physician assistant, or a Christian Science practitioner
22    residing in this State and listed in the Christian Science
23    Journal; or who is excused for temporary absence for cause
24    by the principal or teacher of the school which the child
25    attends; the exemptions in this paragraph (2) do not apply
26    to any female who is pregnant or the mother of one or more

 

 

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1    children, except where a female is unable to attend school
2    due to a complication arising from her pregnancy and the
3    existence of such complication is certified to the county
4    or district truant officer by a competent physician;
5        3. Any child necessarily and lawfully employed
6    according to the provisions of the law regulating child
7    labor may be excused from attendance at school by the
8    county superintendent of schools or the superintendent of
9    the public school which the child should be attending, on
10    certification of the facts by and the recommendation of the
11    school board of the public school district in which the
12    child resides. In districts having part-time continuation
13    schools, children so excused shall attend such schools at
14    least 8 hours each week;
15        4. Any child over 12 and under 14 years of age while in
16    attendance at confirmation classes;
17        5. Any child absent from a public school on a
18    particular day or days or at a particular time of day for
19    the reason that he is unable to attend classes or to
20    participate in any examination, study or work requirements
21    on a particular day or days or at a particular time of day,
22    because the tenets of his religion forbid secular activity
23    on a particular day or days or at a particular time of day.
24    Each school board shall prescribe rules and regulations
25    relative to absences for religious holidays including, but
26    not limited to, a list of religious holidays on which it

 

 

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1    shall be mandatory to excuse a child; but nothing in this
2    paragraph 5 shall be construed to limit the right of any
3    school board, at its discretion, to excuse an absence on
4    any other day by reason of the observance of a religious
5    holiday. A school board may require the parent or guardian
6    of a child who is to be excused from attending school due
7    to the observance of a religious holiday to give notice,
8    not exceeding 5 days, of the child's absence to the school
9    principal or other school personnel. Any child excused from
10    attending school under this paragraph 5 shall not be
11    required to submit a written excuse for such absence after
12    returning to school;
13        6. Any child 16 years of age or older who (i) submits
14    to a school district evidence of necessary and lawful
15    employment pursuant to paragraph 3 of this Section and (ii)
16    is enrolled in a graduation incentives program pursuant to
17    Section 26-16 of this Code or an alternative learning
18    opportunities program established pursuant to Article 13B
19    of this Code;
20        7. A child in any of grades 6 through 12 absent from a
21    public school on a particular day or days or at a
22    particular time of day for the purpose of sounding "Taps"
23    at a military honors funeral held in this State for a
24    deceased veteran. In order to be excused under this
25    paragraph 7, the student shall notify the school's
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1    absence and shall provide the school's administration with
2    the date, time, and location of the military honors
3    funeral. The school's administration may waive this 2-day
4    notification requirement if the student did not receive at
5    least 2 days advance notice, but the student shall notify
6    the school's administration as soon as possible of the
7    absence. A student whose absence is excused under this
8    paragraph 7 shall be counted as if the student attended
9    school for purposes of calculating the average daily
10    attendance of students in the school district. A student
11    whose absence is excused under this paragraph 7 must be
12    allowed a reasonable time to make up school work missed
13    during the absence. If the student satisfactorily
14    completes the school work, the day of absence shall be
15    counted as a day of compulsory attendance and he or she may
16    not be penalized for that absence; and
17        8. Any child absent from a public school on a
18    particular day or days or at a particular time of day for
19    the reason that his or her parent or legal guardian is an
20    active duty member of the uniformed services and has been
21    called to duty for, is on leave from, or has immediately
22    returned from deployment to a combat zone or combat-support
23    postings. Such a student shall be granted 5 days of excused
24    absences in any school year and, at the discretion of the
25    school board, additional excused absences to visit the
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1    or deployment of the parent or legal guardian. In the case
2    of excused absences pursuant to this paragraph 8, the
3    student and parent or legal guardian shall be responsible
4    for obtaining assignments from the student's teacher prior
5    to any period of excused absence and for ensuring that such
6    assignments are completed by the student prior to his or
7    her return to school from such period of excused absence.
8(Source: P.A. 99-173, eff. 7-29-15; 99-804, eff. 1-1-17;
9100-185, eff. 8-18-17; 100-513, eff. 1-1-18; 100-863, eff.
108-14-18.)
 
11    Section 15. The Illinois Insurance Code is amended by
12changing Section 122-1 as follows:
 
13    (215 ILCS 5/122-1)  (from Ch. 73, par. 734-1)
14    Sec. 122-1. The authority and jurisdiction of Insurance
15Department. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and
16except as provided herein, any person or other entity which
17provides coverage in this State for medical, surgical,
18chiropractic, naturopathic, naprapathic, physical therapy,
19speech pathology, audiology, professional mental health,
20dental, hospital, ophthalmologic, or optometric expenses,
21whether such coverage is by direct-payment, reimbursement, or
22otherwise, shall be presumed to be subject to the jurisdiction
23of the Department unless the person or other entity shows that
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1of another agency of this State, any subdivision of this State,
2or the federal government, or is a plan of self-insurance or
3other employee welfare benefit program of an individual
4employer or labor union established or maintained under or
5pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement or other
6arrangement which provides for health care services solely for
7its employees or members and their dependents.
8(Source: P.A. 90-7, eff. 6-10-97.)
 
9    Section 20. The Medical Practice Act of 1987 is amended by
10changing Sections 2, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19,
1122, 24, 33, and 34 as follows:
 
12    (225 ILCS 60/2)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-2)
13    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2019)
14    Sec. 2. Definitions. For purposes of this Act, the
15following definitions shall have the following meanings,
16except where the context requires otherwise:
17    "Act" means the Medical Practice Act of 1987.
18    "Address of record" means the designated address recorded
19by the Department in the applicant's or licensee's application
20file or license file as maintained by the Department's
21licensure maintenance unit.
22    "Approved naturopathic medical program" means a
23naturopathic medical education program accredited or granted
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1Medical Education, or an equivalent federally recognized
2accrediting body for the naturopathic medical profession
3recognized by the Board, that offers graduate-level,
4full-time, didactic, and supervised clinical training of at
5least 4,200 hours in length leading to the degree of Doctor of
6Naturopathy or Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine and is part of
7an institution of higher education that is either accredited or
8is a candidate for accreditation by a regional institutional
9accrediting agency recognized by the United States Secretary of
10Education or eligible for student loans in Canada.
11    "Chiropractic physician" means a person licensed to treat
12human ailments without the use of drugs and without operative
13surgery. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit a
14chiropractic physician from providing advice regarding the use
15of non-prescription products or from administering atmospheric
16oxygen. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize a
17chiropractic physician to prescribe drugs.
18    "Department" means the Department of Financial and
19Professional Regulation.
20    "Disciplinary action" means revocation, suspension,
21probation, supervision, practice modification, reprimand,
22required education, fines or any other action taken by the
23Department against a person holding a license.
24    "Disciplinary Board" means the Medical Disciplinary Board.
25    "Email address of record" means the designated email
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1application file or the licensee's license file, as maintained
2by the Department's licensure maintenance unit.
3    "Final determination" means the governing body's final
4action taken under the procedure followed by a health care
5institution, or professional association or society, against
6any person licensed under the Act in accordance with the bylaws
7or rules and regulations of such health care institution, or
8professional association or society.
9    "Fund" means the Illinois State Medical Disciplinary Fund.
10    "Impaired" means the inability to practice medicine with
11reasonable skill and safety due to physical or mental
12disabilities as evidenced by a written determination or written
13consent based on clinical evidence including deterioration
14through the aging process or loss of motor skill, or abuse of
15drugs or alcohol, of sufficient degree to diminish a person's
16ability to deliver competent patient care.
17    "Licensing Board" means the Medical Licensing Board.
18    "Naturopathic physician" means a practitioner of
19naturopathic medicine who has been properly licensed for that
20purpose by the Department under this Act. "Naturopathic
21physician" includes all titles and designations associated
22with the practice of naturopathic medicine, including, "doctor
23of naturopathic medicine", "doctor of naturopathy",
24"naturopathic doctor", "naturopath", "naturopathic medical
25doctor", "N.D.", "ND", "N.M.D.", and "NMD".
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1Practice Act to practice medicine in all of its branches, a
2naturopathic physician, or a chiropractic physician.
3    "Professional association" means an association or society
4of persons licensed under this Act, and operating within the
5State of Illinois, including but not limited to, medical
6societies, osteopathic organizations, naturopathic
7organizations, and chiropractic organizations, but this term
8shall not be deemed to include hospital medical staffs.
9    "Program of care, counseling, or treatment" means a written
10schedule of organized treatment, care, counseling, activities,
11or education, satisfactory to the Disciplinary Board, designed
12for the purpose of restoring an impaired person to a condition
13whereby the impaired person can practice medicine with
14reasonable skill and safety of a sufficient degree to deliver
15competent patient care.
16    "Reinstate" means to change the status of a license from
17inactive or nonrenewed status to active status.
18    "Restore" means to remove an encumbrance from a license due
19to probation, suspension, or revocation.
20    "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Department of
21Financial and Professional Regulation.
22(Source: P.A. 99-933, eff. 1-27-17; 100-429, eff. 8-25-17.)
 
23    (225 ILCS 60/7)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-7)
24    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2019)
25    Sec. 7. Medical Disciplinary Board.

 

 

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1    (A) There is hereby created the Illinois State Medical
2Disciplinary Board. The Disciplinary Board shall consist of 12
311 members, to be appointed by the Governor by and with the
4advice and consent of the Senate. All members shall be
5residents of the State, not more than 7 6 of whom shall be
6members of the same political party. All members shall be
7voting members. Five members shall be physicians licensed to
8practice medicine in all of its branches in Illinois possessing
9the degree of doctor of medicine. One member shall be a
10physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches in
11Illinois possessing the degree of doctor of osteopathy or
12osteopathic medicine. One member shall be a chiropractic
13physician licensed to practice in Illinois and possessing the
14degree of doctor of chiropractic. One member shall be a
15naturopathic physician licensed to practice in Illinois and
16possessing the degree of naturopathic medicine. Four members
17shall be members of the public, who shall not be engaged in any
18way, directly or indirectly, as providers of health care.
19    (B) Members of the Disciplinary Board shall be appointed
20for terms of 4 years. Upon the expiration of the term of any
21member, their successor shall be appointed for a term of 4
22years by the Governor by and with the advice and consent of the
23Senate. The Governor shall fill any vacancy for the remainder
24of the unexpired term with the advice and consent of the
25Senate. Upon recommendation of the Board, any member of the
26Disciplinary Board may be removed by the Governor for

 

 

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1misfeasance, malfeasance, or wilful neglect of duty, after
2notice, and a public hearing, unless such notice and hearing
3shall be expressly waived in writing. Each member shall serve
4on the Disciplinary Board until their successor is appointed
5and qualified. No member of the Disciplinary Board shall serve
6more than 2 consecutive 4 year terms.
7    In making appointments the Governor shall attempt to insure
8that the various social and geographic regions of the State of
9Illinois are properly represented.
10    In making the designation of persons to act for the several
11professions represented on the Disciplinary Board, the
12Governor shall give due consideration to recommendations by
13members of the respective professions and by organizations
14therein.
15    (C) The Disciplinary Board shall annually elect one of its
16voting members as chairperson and one as vice chairperson. No
17officer shall be elected more than twice in succession to the
18same office. Each officer shall serve until their successor has
19been elected and qualified.
20    (D) (Blank).
21    (E) Six voting members of the Disciplinary Board, at least
224 of whom are physicians, shall constitute a quorum. A vacancy
23in the membership of the Disciplinary Board shall not impair
24the right of a quorum to exercise all the rights and perform
25all the duties of the Disciplinary Board. Any action taken by
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1resolution at any regular or special meeting and each such
2resolution shall take effect immediately. The Disciplinary
3Board shall meet at least quarterly.
4    (F) Each member, and member-officer, of the Disciplinary
5Board shall receive a per diem stipend as the Secretary shall
6determine. Each member shall be paid their necessary expenses
7while engaged in the performance of their duties.
8    (G) The Secretary shall select a Chief Medical Coordinator
9and not less than 2 Deputy Medical Coordinators who shall not
10be members of the Disciplinary Board. Each medical coordinator
11shall be a physician licensed to practice medicine in all of
12its branches, and the Secretary shall set their rates of
13compensation. The Secretary shall assign at least one medical
14coordinator to a region composed of Cook County and such other
15counties as the Secretary may deem appropriate, and such
16medical coordinator or coordinators shall locate their office
17in Chicago. The Secretary shall assign at least one medical
18coordinator to a region composed of the balance of counties in
19the State, and such medical coordinator or coordinators shall
20locate their office in Springfield. The Chief Medical
21Coordinator shall be the chief enforcement officer of this Act.
22None of the functions, powers, or duties of the Department with
23respect to policies regarding enforcement or discipline under
24this Act, including the adoption of such rules as may be
25necessary for the administration of this Act, shall be
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1Disciplinary Board.
2    The Secretary shall employ, in conformity with the
3Personnel Code, investigators who are college graduates with at
4least 2 years of investigative experience or one year of
5advanced medical education. Upon the written request of the
6Disciplinary Board, the Secretary shall employ, in conformity
7with the Personnel Code, such other professional, technical,
8investigative, and clerical help, either on a full or part-time
9basis as the Disciplinary Board deems necessary for the proper
10performance of its duties.
11    (H) Upon the specific request of the Disciplinary Board,
12signed by either the chairperson, vice chairperson, or a
13medical coordinator of the Disciplinary Board, the Department
14of Human Services, the Department of Healthcare and Family
15Services, the Department of State Police, or any other law
16enforcement agency located in this State shall make available
17any and all information that they have in their possession
18regarding a particular case then under investigation by the
19Disciplinary Board.
20    (I) Members of the Disciplinary Board shall be immune from
21suit in any action based upon any disciplinary proceedings or
22other acts performed in good faith as members of the
23Disciplinary Board.
24    (J) The Disciplinary Board may compile and establish a
25statewide roster of physicians and other medical
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1such physicians and medical professionals, who have agreed to
2serve from time to time as advisors to the medical
3coordinators. Such advisors shall assist the medical
4coordinators or the Disciplinary Board in their investigations
5and participation in complaints against physicians. Such
6advisors shall serve under contract and shall be reimbursed at
7a reasonable rate for the services provided, plus reasonable
8expenses incurred. While serving in this capacity, the advisor,
9for any act undertaken in good faith and in the conduct of his
10or her duties under this Section, shall be immune from civil
11suit.
12(Source: P.A. 97-622, eff. 11-23-11; 98-1140, eff. 12-30-14.)
 
13    (225 ILCS 60/8)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-8)
14    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2019)
15    Sec. 8. Medical Licensing Board.
16    (A) There is hereby created a Medical Licensing Board. The
17Licensing Board shall be composed of 8 7 members, to be
18appointed by the Governor by and with the advice and consent of
19the Senate; 5 of whom shall be reputable physicians licensed to
20practice medicine in all of its branches in Illinois,
21possessing the degree of doctor of medicine; one member shall
22be a reputable physician licensed in Illinois to practice
23medicine in all of its branches, possessing the degree of
24doctor of osteopathy or osteopathic medicine; one member shall
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1Illinois and possessing the degree of doctor of naturopathic
2medicine; and one member shall be a reputable chiropractic
3physician licensed to practice in Illinois and possessing the
4degree of doctor of chiropractic. Of the 5 members holding the
5degree of doctor of medicine, one shall be a full-time or
6part-time teacher of professorial rank in the clinical
7department of an Illinois school of medicine.
8    (B) Members of the Licensing Board shall be appointed for
9terms of 4 years, and until their successors are appointed and
10qualified. Appointments to fill vacancies shall be made in the
11same manner as original appointments, for the unexpired portion
12of the vacated term. No more than 4 members of the Licensing
13Board shall be members of the same political party and all
14members shall be residents of this State. No member of the
15Licensing Board may be appointed to more than 2 successive 4
16year terms.
17    (C) Members of the Licensing Board shall be immune from
18suit in any action based upon any licensing proceedings or
19other acts performed in good faith as members of the Licensing
20Board.
21    (D) (Blank).
22    (E) The Licensing Board shall annually elect one of its
23members as chairperson and one as vice chairperson. No member
24shall be elected more than twice in succession to the same
25office. Each officer shall serve until his or her successor has
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1    (F) None of the functions, powers or duties of the
2Department with respect to policies regarding licensure and
3examination under this Act, including the promulgation of such
4rules as may be necessary for the administration of this Act,
5shall be exercised by the Department except upon review of the
6Licensing Board.
7    (G) The Licensing Board shall receive the same compensation
8as the members of the Disciplinary Board, which compensation
9shall be paid out of the Illinois State Medical Disciplinary
10Fund.
11(Source: P.A. 97-622, eff. 11-23-11.)
 
12    (225 ILCS 60/9)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-9)
13    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2019)
14    Sec. 9. Application for license. Each applicant for a
15license shall:
16        (A) Make application on blank forms prepared and
17    furnished by the Department.
18        (B) Submit evidence satisfactory to the Department
19    that the applicant:
20            (1) is of good moral character. In determining
21        moral character under this Section, the Department may
22        take into consideration whether the applicant has
23        engaged in conduct or activities which would
24        constitute grounds for discipline under this Act. The
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1        and may consider as evidence of moral character,
2        endorsements from 2 or 3 individuals licensed under
3        this Act;
4            (2) has the preliminary and professional education
5        required by this Act;
6            (3) (blank); and
7            (4) is physically, mentally, and professionally
8        capable of practicing medicine with reasonable
9        judgment, skill, and safety. In determining physical
10        and mental capacity under this Section, the Licensing
11        Board may, upon a showing of a possible incapacity or
12        conduct or activities that would constitute grounds
13        for discipline under this Act, compel any applicant to
14        submit to a mental or physical examination and
15        evaluation, or both, as provided for in Section 22 of
16        this Act. The Licensing Board may condition or restrict
17        any license, subject to the same terms and conditions
18        as are provided for the Disciplinary Board under
19        Section 22 of this Act. Any such condition of a
20        restricted license shall provide that the Chief
21        Medical Coordinator or Deputy Medical Coordinator
22        shall have the authority to review the subject
23        physician's compliance with such conditions or
24        restrictions, including, where appropriate, the
25        physician's record of treatment and counseling
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1        applicable federal statutes and regulations
2        safeguarding the confidentiality of medical records of
3        patients.
4        In determining professional capacity under this
5    Section, an individual may be required to complete such
6    additional testing, training, or remedial education as the
7    Licensing Board may deem necessary in order to establish
8    the applicant's present capacity to practice medicine with
9    reasonable judgment, skill, and safety. The Licensing
10    Board may consider the following criteria, as they relate
11    to an applicant, as part of its determination of
12    professional capacity:
13            (1) Medical research in an established research
14        facility, hospital, college or university, or private
15        corporation.
16            (2) Specialized training or education.
17            (3) Publication of original work in learned,
18        medical, or scientific journals.
19            (4) Participation in federal, State, local, or
20        international public health programs or organizations.
21            (5) Professional service in a federal veterans or
22        military institution.
23            (6) Any other professional activities deemed to
24        maintain and enhance the clinical capabilities of the
25        applicant.
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1    medicine in all of its branches, for a license as a
2    naturopathic physician, or for a license as a chiropractic
3    physician who has not been engaged in the active practice
4    of medicine or has not been enrolled in a medical program
5    for 2 years prior to application must submit proof of
6    professional capacity to the Licensing Board.
7        Any applicant applying for a temporary license that has
8    not been engaged in the active practice of medicine or has
9    not been enrolled in a medical program for longer than 5
10    years prior to application must submit proof of
11    professional capacity to the Licensing Board.
12        (C) Designate specifically the name, location, and
13    kind of professional school, college, or institution of
14    which the applicant is a graduate and the category under
15    which the applicant seeks, and will undertake, to practice.
16        (D) Pay to the Department at the time of application
17    the required fees.
18        (E) Pursuant to Department rules, as required, pass an
19    examination authorized by the Department to determine the
20    applicant's fitness to receive a license.
21        (F) Complete the application process within 3 years
22    from the date of application. If the process has not been
23    completed within 3 years, the application shall expire,
24    application fees shall be forfeited, and the applicant must
25    reapply and meet the requirements in effect at the time of
26    reapplication.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 97-622, eff. 11-23-11; 98-1140, eff. 12-30-14.)
 
2    (225 ILCS 60/10)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-10)
3    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2019)
4    Sec. 10. The Department shall:
5        (A) make rules for establishing reasonable minimum
6    standards of educational requirements to be observed by
7    medical, osteopathic, naturopathic, and chiropractic
8    colleges;
9        (B) effectuate the policy of the State of Illinois that
10    the quality of medical training is an appropriate concern
11    in the recruiting, licensing, credentialing and
12    participation in residency programs of physicians.
13    However, it is inappropriate to discriminate against any
14    physician because of national origin or geographic
15    location of medical education;
16        (C) formulate rules and regulations required for the
17    administration of this Act.
18(Source: P.A. 86-573.)
 
19    (225 ILCS 60/11)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-11)
20    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2019)
21    Sec. 11. Minimum education standards. The minimum
22standards of professional education to be enforced by the
23Department in conducting examinations and issuing licenses
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1        (A) Practice of medicine. For the practice of medicine
2    in all of its branches:
3            (1) For applications for licensure under
4        subsection (D) of Section 19 of this Act:
5                (a) that the applicant is a graduate of a
6            medical or osteopathic college in the United
7            States, its territories or Canada, that the
8            applicant has completed a 2 year course of
9            instruction in a college of liberal arts, or its
10            equivalent, and a course of instruction in a
11            medical or osteopathic college approved by the
12            Department or by a private, not for profit
13            accrediting body approved by the Department, and
14            in addition thereto, a course of postgraduate
15            clinical training of not less than 12 months as
16            approved by the Department; or
17                (b) that the applicant is a graduate of a
18            medical or osteopathic college located outside the
19            United States, its territories or Canada, and that
20            the degree conferred is officially recognized by
21            the country for the purposes of licensure, that the
22            applicant has completed a 2 year course of
23            instruction in a college of liberal arts or its
24            equivalent, and a course of instruction in a
25            medical or osteopathic college approved by the
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1            than 132 weeks in duration and shall have been
2            completed within a period of not less than 35
3            months, and, in addition thereto, has completed a
4            course of postgraduate clinical training of not
5            less than 12 months, as approved by the Department,
6            and has complied with any other standards
7            established by rule.
8                For the purposes of this subparagraph (b) an
9            applicant is considered to be a graduate of a
10            medical college if the degree which is conferred is
11            officially recognized by that country for the
12            purposes of receiving a license to practice
13            medicine in all of its branches or a document is
14            granted by the medical college which certifies the
15            completion of all formal training requirements
16            including any internship and social service; or
17                (c) that the applicant has studied medicine at
18            a medical or osteopathic college located outside
19            the United States, its territories, or Canada,
20            that the applicant has completed a 2 year course of
21            instruction in a college of liberal arts or its
22            equivalent and all of the formal requirements of a
23            foreign medical school except internship and
24            social service, which course shall have been not
25            less than 132 weeks in duration and shall have been
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1            months; that the applicant has submitted an
2            application to a medical college accredited by the
3            Liaison Committee on Medical Education and
4            submitted to such evaluation procedures, including
5            use of nationally recognized medical student tests
6            or tests devised by the individual medical
7            college, and that the applicant has satisfactorily
8            completed one academic year of supervised clinical
9            training under the direction of such medical
10            college; and, in addition thereto has completed a
11            course of postgraduate clinical training of not
12            less than 12 months, as approved by the Department,
13            and has complied with any other standards
14            established by rule.
15                (d) Any clinical clerkships must have been
16            completed in compliance with Section 10.3 of the
17            Hospital Licensing Act, as amended.
18            (2) Effective January 1, 1988, for applications
19        for licensure made subsequent to January 1, 1988, under
20        Sections 9 or 17 of this Act by individuals not
21        described in paragraph (3) of subsection (A) of Section
22        11 who graduated after December 31, 1984:
23                (a) that the applicant: (i) graduated from a
24            medical or osteopathic college officially
25            recognized by the jurisdiction in which it is
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1            practice medicine in all of its branches, and the
2            applicant has completed, as defined by the
3            Department, a 6 year postsecondary course of study
4            comprising at least 2 academic years of study in
5            the basic medical sciences; and 2 academic years of
6            study in the clinical sciences, while enrolled in
7            the medical college which conferred the degree,
8            the core rotations of which must have been
9            completed in clinical teaching facilities owned,
10            operated or formally affiliated with the medical
11            college which conferred the degree, or under
12            contract in teaching facilities owned, operated or
13            affiliated with another medical college which is
14            officially recognized by the jurisdiction in which
15            the medical school which conferred the degree is
16            located; or (ii) graduated from a medical or
17            osteopathic college accredited by the Liaison
18            Committee on Medical Education, the Committee on
19            Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools in
20            conjunction with the Liaison Committee on Medical
21            Education, or the Bureau of Professional Education
22            of the American Osteopathic Association; and,
23            (iii) in addition thereto, has completed 24 months
24            of postgraduate clinical training, as approved by
25            the Department; or
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1            a medical or osteopathic college located outside
2            the United States, its territories, or Canada,
3            that the applicant, in addition to satisfying the
4            requirements of subparagraph (a), except for the
5            awarding of a degree, has completed all of the
6            formal requirements of a foreign medical school
7            except internship and social service and has
8            submitted an application to a medical college
9            accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical
10            Education and submitted to such evaluation
11            procedures, including use of nationally recognized
12            medical student tests or tests devised by the
13            individual medical college, and that the applicant
14            has satisfactorily completed one academic year of
15            supervised clinical training under the direction
16            of such medical college; and, in addition thereto,
17            has completed 24 months of postgraduate clinical
18            training, as approved by the Department, and has
19            complied with any other standards established by
20            rule.
21            (3) (Blank).
22            (4) Any person granted a temporary license
23        pursuant to Section 17 of this Act who shall
24        satisfactorily complete a course of postgraduate
25        clinical training and meet all of the requirements for
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1        pursuant to Section 9.
2            (5) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
3        Section an individual holding a temporary license
4        under Section 17 of this Act shall be required to
5        satisfy the undergraduate medical and post-graduate
6        clinical training educational requirements in effect
7        on the date of their application for a temporary
8        license, provided they apply for a license under
9        Section 9 of this Act and satisfy all other
10        requirements of this Section while their temporary
11        license is in effect.
12        (B) Treating human ailments without drugs and without
13    operative surgery. For the practice of treating human
14    ailments without the use of drugs and without operative
15    surgery:
16            (1) For an applicant who was a resident student and
17        who is a graduate after July 1, 1926, of a chiropractic
18        college or institution, that such school, college or
19        institution, at the time of the applicant's graduation
20        required as a prerequisite to admission thereto a 4
21        year course of instruction in a high school, and, as a
22        prerequisite to graduation therefrom, a course of
23        instruction in the treatment of human ailments, of not
24        less than 132 weeks in duration and which shall have
25        been completed within a period of not less than 35
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1        entering upon a course of chiropractic study during the
2        years 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, and
3        1947, such elapsed time shall be not less than 32
4        months, such high school and such school, college or
5        institution having been reputable and in good standing
6        in the judgment of the Department.
7            (2) For an applicant who is a matriculant in a
8        chiropractic college after September 1, 1969, that
9        such applicant shall be required to complete a 2 year
10        course of instruction in a liberal arts college or its
11        equivalent and a course of instruction in a
12        chiropractic college in the treatment of human
13        ailments, such course, as a prerequisite to graduation
14        therefrom, having been not less than 132 weeks in
15        duration and shall have been completed within a period
16        of not less than 35 months, such college of liberal
17        arts and chiropractic college having been reputable
18        and in good standing in the judgment of the Department.
19            (3) For an applicant who is a graduate of a United
20        States chiropractic college after August 19, 1981, the
21        college of the applicant must be fully accredited by
22        the Commission on Accreditation of the Council on
23        Chiropractic Education or its successor at the time of
24        graduation. Such graduates shall be considered to have
25        met the minimum requirements which shall be in addition
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1        regulations promulgated by the Department.
2            (4) For an applicant who is a graduate of a
3        chiropractic college in another country; that such
4        chiropractic college be equivalent to the standards of
5        education as set forth for chiropractic colleges
6        located in the United States.
7        (C) Practice of naturopathic medicine. For the
8    practice of naturopathic medicine:
9            (1) For an applicant who is a graduate of an
10        approved naturopathic medical program, in accordance
11        with this Act, that he or she has successfully
12        completed a competency-based national naturopathic
13        licensing examination administered by the North
14        American Board of Naturopathic Examiners or an
15        equivalent agency, as recognized by the Department.
16            (2) For an applicant who is a graduate of a
17        degree-granting approved naturopathic medical program
18        prior to 1986, evidence of successful passage of a
19        State competency examination in a licensed state or a
20        Canadian provincial examination in a licensed or
21        regulated province approved by the Department in lieu
22        of passage of a national licensing examination.
23(Source: P.A. 97-622, eff. 11-23-11.)
 
24    (225 ILCS 60/14)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-14)
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1    Sec. 14. Chiropractic students and naturopathic medicine
2students.
3    (a) Candidates for the degree of doctor of chiropractic
4enrolled in a chiropractic college, accredited by the Council
5on Chiropractic Education, may practice under the direct,
6on-premises supervision of a chiropractic physician who is a
7member of the faculty of an accredited chiropractic college.
8    (b) Candidates for the degree of doctor of naturopathic
9medicine enrolled in a naturopathic college, accredited by the
10United States Council on Naturopathic Medical Education, may
11practice under the direct, on-premises supervision of a
12naturopathic physician who is a member of the faculty of an
13accredited naturopathic college.
14(Source: P.A. 97-622, eff. 11-23-11.)
 
15    (225 ILCS 60/15)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-15)
16    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2019)
17    Sec. 15. Chiropractic and naturopathic physician; license
18for general practice. Any chiropractic or naturopathic
19physician licensed under this Act shall be permitted to take
20the examination for licensure as a physician to practice
21medicine in all its branches and shall receive a license to
22practice medicine in all of its branches if he or she shall
23successfully pass such examination, upon proof of having
24successfully completed in a medical college, osteopathic
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1reputable and in good standing in the judgment of the
2Department, courses of instruction in materia medica,
3therapeutics, surgery, obstetrics, and theory and practice
4deemed by the Department to be equal to the courses of
5instruction required in those subjects for admission to the
6examination for a license to practice medicine in all of its
7branches, together with proof of having completed (a) the 2
8year course of instruction in a college of liberal arts, or its
9equivalent, required under this Act, and (b) a course of
10postgraduate clinical training of not less than 24 months as
11approved by the Department.
12(Source: P.A. 97-622, eff. 11-23-11.)
 
13    (225 ILCS 60/16)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-16)
14    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2019)
15    Sec. 16. Ineligibility for examination. Any person who
16shall fail any examination for licensure as a medical doctor,
17doctor of osteopathy or osteopathic medicine, doctor of
18naturopathic medicine, or doctor of chiropractic in this or any
19other jurisdiction a total of 5 times shall thereafter be
20ineligible for further examinations until such time as such
21person shall submit to the Department evidence of further
22formal professional study, as required by rule of the
23Department, in an accredited institution.
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1    (225 ILCS 60/17)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-17)
2    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2019)
3    Sec. 17. Temporary license. Persons holding the degree of
4Doctor of Medicine, persons holding the degree of Doctor of
5Osteopathy or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, persons holding
6the degree of Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine, and persons
7holding the degree of Doctor of Chiropractic or persons who
8have satisfied the requirements therefor and are eligible to
9receive such degree from a medical, osteopathic, naturopathic,
10or chiropractic school, who wish to pursue programs of graduate
11or specialty training in this State, may receive without
12examination, in the discretion of the Department, a 3-year
13temporary license. In order to receive a 3-year temporary
14license hereunder, an applicant shall submit evidence
15satisfactory to the Department that the applicant:
16        (A) Is of good moral character. In determining moral
17    character under this Section, the Department may take into
18    consideration whether the applicant has engaged in conduct
19    or activities which would constitute grounds for
20    discipline under this Act. The Department may also request
21    the applicant to submit, and may consider as evidence of
22    moral character, endorsements from 2 or 3 individuals
23    licensed under this Act;
24        (B) Has been accepted or appointed for specialty or
25    residency training by a hospital situated in this State or
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1    the State of Illinois or affiliated training facilities
2    which is approved by the Department for the purpose of such
3    training under this Act. The applicant shall indicate the
4    beginning and ending dates of the period for which the
5    applicant has been accepted or appointed;
6        (C) Has or will satisfy the professional education
7    requirements of Section 11 of this Act which are effective
8    at the date of application except for postgraduate clinical
9    training;
10        (D) Is physically, mentally, and professionally
11    capable of practicing medicine or treating human ailments
12    without the use of drugs and without operative surgery with
13    reasonable judgment, skill, and safety. In determining
14    physical, mental and professional capacity under this
15    Section, the Licensing Board may, upon a showing of a
16    possible incapacity, compel an applicant to submit to a
17    mental or physical examination and evaluation, or both, and
18    may condition or restrict any temporary license, subject to
19    the same terms and conditions as are provided for the
20    Disciplinary Board under Section 22 of this Act. Any such
21    condition of restricted temporary license shall provide
22    that the Chief Medical Coordinator or Deputy Medical
23    Coordinator shall have the authority to review the subject
24    physician's compliance with such conditions or
25    restrictions, including, where appropriate, the
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1    the impairment, to the extent permitted by applicable
2    federal statutes and regulations safeguarding the
3    confidentiality of medical records of patients.
4    Three-year temporary licenses issued pursuant to this
5Section shall be valid only for the period of time designated
6therein, and may be extended or renewed pursuant to the rules
7of the Department, and if a temporary license is thereafter
8extended, it shall not extend beyond completion of the
9residency program. The holder of a valid 3-year temporary
10license shall be entitled thereby to perform only such acts as
11may be prescribed by and incidental to his or her program of
12residency training; he or she shall not be entitled to
13otherwise engage in the practice of medicine in this State
14unless fully licensed in this State.
15    A 3-year temporary license may be revoked or suspended by
16the Department upon proof that the holder thereof has engaged
17in the practice of medicine in this State outside of the
18program of his or her residency or specialty training, or if
19the holder shall fail to supply the Department, within 10 days
20of its request, with information as to his or her current
21status and activities in his or her specialty training program.
22Such a revocation or suspension shall comply with the
23procedures set forth in subsection (d) of Section 37 of this
24Act.
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1    (225 ILCS 60/18)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-18)
2    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2019)
3    Sec. 18. Visiting professor, physician, or resident
4permits.
5    (A) Visiting professor permit.
6        (1) A visiting professor permit shall entitle a person
7    to practice medicine in all of its branches or to practice
8    the treatment of human ailments without the use of drugs
9    and without operative surgery provided:
10            (a) the person maintains an equivalent
11        authorization to practice medicine in all of its
12        branches or to practice the treatment of human ailments
13        without the use of drugs and without operative surgery
14        in good standing in his or her native licensing
15        jurisdiction during the period of the visiting
16        professor permit;
17            (b) the person has received a faculty appointment
18        to teach in a medical, osteopathic, naturopathic, or
19        chiropractic school in Illinois; and
20            (c) the Department may prescribe the information
21        necessary to establish an applicant's eligibility for
22        a permit. This information shall include without
23        limitation (i) a statement from the dean of the medical
24        school at which the applicant will be employed
25        describing the applicant's qualifications and (ii) a
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1        every affiliated institution in which the applicant
2        will be providing instruction as part of the medical
3        school's education program and justifying any clinical
4        activities at each of the institutions listed by the
5        dean.
6        (2) Application for visiting professor permits shall
7    be made to the Department, in writing, on forms prescribed
8    by the Department and shall be accompanied by the required
9    fee established by rule, which shall not be refundable. Any
10    application shall require the information as, in the
11    judgment of the Department, will enable the Department to
12    pass on the qualifications of the applicant.
13        (3) A visiting professor permit shall be valid for no
14    longer than 2 years from the date of issuance or until the
15    time the faculty appointment is terminated, whichever
16    occurs first, and may be renewed only in accordance with
17    subdivision (A)(6) of this Section.
18        (4) The applicant may be required to appear before the
19    Licensing Board for an interview prior to, and as a
20    requirement for, the issuance of the original permit and
21    the renewal.
22        (5) Persons holding a permit under this Section shall
23    only practice medicine in all of its branches or practice
24    the treatment of human ailments without the use of drugs
25    and without operative surgery in the State of Illinois in
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1    medical school itself and any affiliated institution in
2    which the permit holder is providing instruction as part of
3    the medical school's educational program and for which the
4    medical school has assumed direct responsibility.
5        (6) After the initial renewal of a visiting professor
6    permit, a visiting professor permit shall be valid until
7    the last day of the next physician license renewal period,
8    as set by rule, and may only be renewed for applicants who
9    meet the following requirements:
10            (i) have obtained the required continuing
11        education hours as set by rule; and
12            (ii) have paid the fee prescribed for a license
13        under Section 21 of this Act.
14    For initial renewal, the visiting professor must
15successfully pass a general competency examination authorized
16by the Department by rule, unless he or she was issued an
17initial visiting professor permit on or after January 1, 2007,
18but prior to July 1, 2007.
 
19    (B) Visiting physician permit.
20        (1) The Department may, in its discretion, issue a
21    temporary visiting physician permit, without examination,
22    provided:
23            (a) (blank);
24            (b) that the person maintains an equivalent
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1        branches or to practice the treatment of human ailments
2        without the use of drugs and without operative surgery
3        in good standing in his or her native licensing
4        jurisdiction during the period of the temporary
5        visiting physician permit;
6            (c) that the person has received an invitation or
7        appointment to study, demonstrate, or perform a
8        specific medical, osteopathic, naturopathic,
9        chiropractic, or clinical subject or technique in a
10        medical, osteopathic, naturopathic, or chiropractic
11        school, a state or national medical, osteopathic,
12        naturopathic, or chiropractic professional association
13        or society conference or meeting, a hospital licensed
14        under the Hospital Licensing Act, a hospital organized
15        under the University of Illinois Hospital Act, or a
16        facility operated pursuant to the Ambulatory Surgical
17        Treatment Center Act; and
18            (d) that the temporary visiting physician permit
19        shall only permit the holder to practice medicine in
20        all of its branches or practice the treatment of human
21        ailments without the use of drugs and without operative
22        surgery within the scope of the medical, osteopathic,
23        naturopathic, chiropractic, or clinical studies, or in
24        conjunction with the state or national medical,
25        osteopathic, naturopathic, or chiropractic
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1        meeting, for which the holder was invited or appointed.
2        (2) The application for the temporary visiting
3    physician permit shall be made to the Department, in
4    writing, on forms prescribed by the Department, and shall
5    be accompanied by the required fee established by rule,
6    which shall not be refundable. The application shall
7    require information that, in the judgment of the
8    Department, will enable the Department to pass on the
9    qualification of the applicant, and the necessity for the
10    granting of a temporary visiting physician permit.
11        (3) A temporary visiting physician permit shall be
12    valid for no longer than (i) 180 days from the date of
13    issuance or (ii) until the time the medical, osteopathic,
14    chiropractic, naturopathic, or clinical studies are
15    completed, or the state or national medical, osteopathic,
16    naturopathic, or chiropractic professional association or
17    society conference or meeting has concluded, whichever
18    occurs first. The temporary visiting physician permit may
19    be issued multiple times to a visiting physician under this
20    paragraph (3) as long as the total number of days it is
21    active do not exceed 180 days within a 365-day period.
22        (4) The applicant for a temporary visiting physician
23    permit may be required to appear before the Licensing Board
24    for an interview prior to, and as a requirement for, the
25    issuance of a temporary visiting physician permit.
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1    shall be issued to a physician licensed in another state
2    who has been requested to perform emergency procedures in
3    Illinois if he or she meets the requirements as established
4    by rule.
 
5    (C) Visiting resident permit.
6        (1) The Department may, in its discretion, issue a
7    temporary visiting resident permit, without examination,
8    provided:
9            (a) (blank);
10            (b) that the person maintains an equivalent
11        authorization to practice medicine in all of its
12        branches or to practice the treatment of human ailments
13        without the use of drugs and without operative surgery
14        in good standing in his or her native licensing
15        jurisdiction during the period of the temporary
16        visiting resident permit;
17            (c) that the applicant is enrolled in a
18        postgraduate clinical training program outside the
19        State of Illinois that is approved by the Department;
20            (d) that the individual has been invited or
21        appointed for a specific period of time to perform a
22        portion of that post graduate clinical training
23        program under the supervision of an Illinois licensed
24        physician in an Illinois patient care clinic or
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1        graduate training program; and
2            (e) that the temporary visiting resident permit
3        shall only permit the holder to practice medicine in
4        all of its branches or practice the treatment of human
5        ailments without the use of drugs and without operative
6        surgery within the scope of the medical, osteopathic,
7        naturopathic, chiropractic, or clinical studies for
8        which the holder was invited or appointed.
9        (2) The application for the temporary visiting
10    resident permit shall be made to the Department, in
11    writing, on forms prescribed by the Department, and shall
12    be accompanied by the required fee established by rule. The
13    application shall require information that, in the
14    judgment of the Department, will enable the Department to
15    pass on the qualifications of the applicant.
16        (3) A temporary visiting resident permit shall be valid
17    for 180 days from the date of issuance or until the time
18    the medical, osteopathic, naturopathic, chiropractic, or
19    clinical studies are completed, whichever occurs first.
20        (4) The applicant for a temporary visiting resident
21    permit may be required to appear before the Licensing Board
22    for an interview prior to, and as a requirement for, the
23    issuance of a temporary visiting resident permit.
24(Source: P.A. 97-622, eff. 11-23-11; 98-1140, eff. 12-30-14.)
 
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1    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2019)
2    Sec. 19. Licensure by endorsement. The Department may, in
3its discretion, issue a license by endorsement to any person
4who is currently licensed to practice medicine in all of its
5branches, a naturopathic physician, or a chiropractic
6physician, in any other state, territory, country or province,
7upon the following conditions and submitting evidence
8satisfactory to the Department of the following:
9        (A) (Blank);
10        (B) That the applicant is of good moral character. In
11    determining moral character under this Section, the
12    Department may take into consideration whether the
13    applicant has engaged in conduct or activities which would
14    constitute grounds for discipline under this Act. The
15    Department may also request the applicant to submit, and
16    may consider as evidence of moral character, endorsements
17    from 2 or 3 individuals licensed under this Act;
18        (C) That the applicant is physically, mentally and
19    professionally capable of practicing medicine with
20    reasonable judgment, skill and safety. In determining
21    physical, mental and professional capacity under this
22    Section the Licensing Board may, upon a showing of a
23    possible incapacity, compel an applicant to submit to a
24    mental or physical examination and evaluation, or both, in
25    the same manner as provided in Section 22 and may condition
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1    conditions as are provided for the Disciplinary Board under
2    Section 22 of this Act.
3        (D) That if the applicant seeks to practice medicine in
4    all of its branches:
5            (1) if the applicant was licensed in another
6        jurisdiction prior to January 1, 1988, that the
7        applicant has satisfied the educational requirements
8        of paragraph (1) of subsection (A) or paragraph (2) of
9        subsection (A) of Section 11 of this Act; or
10            (2) if the applicant was licensed in another
11        jurisdiction after December 31, 1987, that the
12        applicant has satisfied the educational requirements
13        of paragraph (A)(2) of Section 11 of this Act; and
14            (3) the requirements for a license to practice
15        medicine in all of its branches in the particular
16        state, territory, country or province in which the
17        applicant is licensed are deemed by the Department to
18        have been substantially equivalent to the requirements
19        for a license to practice medicine in all of its
20        branches in force in this State at the date of the
21        applicant's license;
22        (E) That if the applicant seeks to treat human ailments
23    without the use of drugs and without operative surgery:
24            (1) the applicant is a graduate of a chiropractic
25        or naturopathic school or college approved by the
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1            (2) the requirements for the applicant's license
2        to practice the treatment of human ailments without the
3        use of drugs are deemed by the Department to have been
4        substantially equivalent to the requirements for a
5        license to practice in this State at the date of the
6        applicant's license;
7        (E-5) That if the applicant seeks to practice
8    naturopathic medicine:
9            (1) the applicant is a graduate of a naturopathic
10        school or college approved by the Department at the
11        time of their graduation; and
12            (2) the requirements for the applicant's license
13        to practice naturopathic medicine are deemed by the
14        Department to have been substantially equivalent to
15        the requirements for a license to practice in this
16        State at the date of the applicant's license;
17        (F) That the Department may, in its discretion, issue a
18    license by endorsement to any graduate of a medical or
19    osteopathic college, reputable and in good standing in the
20    judgment of the Department, who has passed an examination
21    for admission to the United States Public Health Service,
22    or who has passed any other examination deemed by the
23    Department to have been at least equal in all substantial
24    respects to the examination required for admission to any
25    such medical corps;
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1    shall be filed with the Department, under oath, on forms
2    prepared and furnished by the Department, and shall set
3    forth, and applicants therefor shall supply such
4    information respecting the life, education, professional
5    practice, and moral character of applicants as the
6    Department may require to be filed for its use;
7        (H) That the applicant undergo the criminal background
8    check established under Section 9.7 of this Act.
9    In the exercise of its discretion under this Section, the
10Department is empowered to consider and evaluate each applicant
11on an individual basis. It may take into account, among other
12things: the extent to which the applicant will bring unique
13experience and skills to the State of Illinois or the extent to
14which there is or is not available to the Department authentic
15and definitive information concerning the quality of medical
16education and clinical training which the applicant has had.
17Under no circumstances shall a license be issued under the
18provisions of this Section to any person who has previously
19taken and failed the written examination conducted by the
20Department for such license. In the exercise of its discretion
21under this Section, the Department may require an applicant to
22successfully complete an examination as recommended by the
23Licensing Board. The Department may also request the applicant
24to submit, and may consider as evidence of moral character,
25evidence from 2 or 3 individuals licensed under this Act.
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1complete the application process. If the process has not been
2completed within 3 years, the application shall be denied, the
3fees shall be forfeited, and the applicant must reapply and
4meet the requirements in effect at the time of reapplication.
5(Source: P.A. 97-622, eff. 11-23-11; 98-1140, eff. 12-30-14.)
 
6    (225 ILCS 60/22)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-22)
7    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2019)
8    Sec. 22. Disciplinary action.
9    (A) The Department may revoke, suspend, place on probation,
10reprimand, refuse to issue or renew, or take any other
11disciplinary or non-disciplinary action as the Department may
12deem proper with regard to the license or permit of any person
13issued under this Act, including imposing fines not to exceed
14$10,000 for each violation, upon any of the following grounds:
15        (1) Performance of an elective abortion in any place,
16    locale, facility, or institution other than:
17            (a) a facility licensed pursuant to the Ambulatory
18        Surgical Treatment Center Act;
19            (b) an institution licensed under the Hospital
20        Licensing Act;
21            (c) an ambulatory surgical treatment center or
22        hospitalization or care facility maintained by the
23        State or any agency thereof, where such department or
24        agency has authority under law to establish and enforce
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1        centers, hospitalization, or care facilities under its
2        management and control;
3            (d) ambulatory surgical treatment centers,
4        hospitalization or care facilities maintained by the
5        Federal Government; or
6            (e) ambulatory surgical treatment centers,
7        hospitalization or care facilities maintained by any
8        university or college established under the laws of
9        this State and supported principally by public funds
10        raised by taxation.
11        (2) Performance of an abortion procedure in a willful
12    and wanton manner on a woman who was not pregnant at the
13    time the abortion procedure was performed.
14        (3) A plea of guilty or nolo contendere, finding of
15    guilt, jury verdict, or entry of judgment or sentencing,
16    including, but not limited to, convictions, preceding
17    sentences of supervision, conditional discharge, or first
18    offender probation, under the laws of any jurisdiction of
19    the United States of any crime that is a felony.
20        (4) Gross negligence in practice under this Act.
21        (5) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical or
22    unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
23    defraud or harm the public.
24        (6) Obtaining any fee by fraud, deceit, or
25    misrepresentation.
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1    in law as controlled substances, of alcohol, or of any
2    other substances which results in the inability to practice
3    with reasonable judgment, skill or safety.
4        (8) Practicing under a false or, except as provided by
5    law, an assumed name.
6        (9) Fraud or misrepresentation in applying for, or
7    procuring, a license under this Act or in connection with
8    applying for renewal of a license under this Act.
9        (10) Making a false or misleading statement regarding
10    their skill or the efficacy or value of the medicine,
11    treatment, or remedy prescribed by them at their direction
12    in the treatment of any disease or other condition of the
13    body or mind.
14        (11) Allowing another person or organization to use
15    their license, procured under this Act, to practice.
16        (12) Adverse action taken by another state or
17    jurisdiction against a license or other authorization to
18    practice as a medical doctor, doctor of osteopathy, doctor
19    of osteopathic medicine, doctor of naturopathic medicine,
20    or doctor of chiropractic, a certified copy of the record
21    of the action taken by the other state or jurisdiction
22    being prima facie evidence thereof. This includes any
23    adverse action taken by a State or federal agency that
24    prohibits a medical doctor, doctor of osteopathy, doctor of
25    osteopathic medicine, or doctor of chiropractic from
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1        (13) Violation of any provision of this Act or of the
2    Medical Practice Act prior to the repeal of that Act, or
3    violation of the rules, or a final administrative action of
4    the Secretary, after consideration of the recommendation
5    of the Disciplinary Board.
6        (14) Violation of the prohibition against fee
7    splitting in Section 22.2 of this Act.
8        (15) A finding by the Disciplinary Board that the
9    registrant after having his or her license placed on
10    probationary status or subjected to conditions or
11    restrictions violated the terms of the probation or failed
12    to comply with such terms or conditions.
13        (16) Abandonment of a patient.
14        (17) Prescribing, selling, administering,
15    distributing, giving or self-administering any drug
16    classified as a controlled substance (designated product)
17    or narcotic for other than medically accepted therapeutic
18    purposes.
19        (18) Promotion of the sale of drugs, devices,
20    appliances or goods provided for a patient in such manner
21    as to exploit the patient for financial gain of the
22    physician.
23        (19) Offering, undertaking or agreeing to cure or treat
24    disease by a secret method, procedure, treatment or
25    medicine, or the treating, operating or prescribing for any
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1    licensee refuses to divulge upon demand of the Department.
2        (20) Immoral conduct in the commission of any act
3    including, but not limited to, commission of an act of
4    sexual misconduct related to the licensee's practice.
5        (21) Willfully making or filing false records or
6    reports in his or her practice as a physician, including,
7    but not limited to, false records to support claims against
8    the medical assistance program of the Department of
9    Healthcare and Family Services (formerly Department of
10    Public Aid) under the Illinois Public Aid Code.
11        (22) Willful omission to file or record, or willfully
12    impeding the filing or recording, or inducing another
13    person to omit to file or record, medical reports as
14    required by law, or willfully failing to report an instance
15    of suspected abuse or neglect as required by law.
16        (23) Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated
17    report by the Department of Children and Family Services
18    under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act, and
19    upon proof by clear and convincing evidence that the
20    licensee has caused a child to be an abused child or
21    neglected child as defined in the Abused and Neglected
22    Child Reporting Act.
23        (24) Solicitation of professional patronage by any
24    corporation, agents or persons, or profiting from those
25    representing themselves to be agents of the licensee.
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1    professional services, including filing false statements
2    for collection of fees for which services are not rendered,
3    including, but not limited to, filing such false statements
4    for collection of monies for services not rendered from the
5    medical assistance program of the Department of Healthcare
6    and Family Services (formerly Department of Public Aid)
7    under the Illinois Public Aid Code.
8        (26) A pattern of practice or other behavior which
9    demonstrates incapacity or incompetence to practice under
10    this Act.
11        (27) Mental illness or disability which results in the
12    inability to practice under this Act with reasonable
13    judgment, skill or safety.
14        (28) Physical illness, including, but not limited to,
15    deterioration through the aging process, or loss of motor
16    skill which results in a physician's inability to practice
17    under this Act with reasonable judgment, skill or safety.
18        (29) Cheating on or attempt to subvert the licensing
19    examinations administered under this Act.
20        (30) Willfully or negligently violating the
21    confidentiality between physician and patient except as
22    required by law.
23        (31) The use of any false, fraudulent, or deceptive
24    statement in any document connected with practice under
25    this Act.
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1    under this Act in the practice of a profession licensed
2    under this Act.
3        (33) Violating state or federal laws or regulations
4    relating to controlled substances, legend drugs, or
5    ephedra as defined in the Ephedra Prohibition Act.
6        (34) Failure to report to the Department any adverse
7    final action taken against them by another licensing
8    jurisdiction (any other state or any territory of the
9    United States or any foreign state or country), by any peer
10    review body, by any health care institution, by any
11    professional society or association related to practice
12    under this Act, by any governmental agency, by any law
13    enforcement agency, or by any court for acts or conduct
14    similar to acts or conduct which would constitute grounds
15    for action as defined in this Section.
16        (35) Failure to report to the Department surrender of a
17    license or authorization to practice as a medical doctor, a
18    doctor of osteopathy, a doctor of osteopathic medicine, a
19    doctor of naturopathic medicine, or doctor of chiropractic
20    in another state or jurisdiction, or surrender of
21    membership on any medical staff or in any medical or
22    professional association or society, while under
23    disciplinary investigation by any of those authorities or
24    bodies, for acts or conduct similar to acts or conduct
25    which would constitute grounds for action as defined in
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1        (36) Failure to report to the Department any adverse
2    judgment, settlement, or award arising from a liability
3    claim related to acts or conduct similar to acts or conduct
4    which would constitute grounds for action as defined in
5    this Section.
6        (37) Failure to provide copies of medical records as
7    required by law.
8        (38) Failure to furnish the Department, its
9    investigators or representatives, relevant information,
10    legally requested by the Department after consultation
11    with the Chief Medical Coordinator or the Deputy Medical
12    Coordinator.
13        (39) Violating the Health Care Worker Self-Referral
14    Act.
15        (40) Willful failure to provide notice when notice is
16    required under the Parental Notice of Abortion Act of 1995.
17        (41) Failure to establish and maintain records of
18    patient care and treatment as required by this law.
19        (42) Entering into an excessive number of written
20    collaborative agreements with licensed advanced practice
21    registered nurses resulting in an inability to adequately
22    collaborate.
23        (43) Repeated failure to adequately collaborate with a
24    licensed advanced practice registered nurse.
25        (44) Violating the Compassionate Use of Medical
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1        (45) Entering into an excessive number of written
2    collaborative agreements with licensed prescribing
3    psychologists resulting in an inability to adequately
4    collaborate.
5        (46) Repeated failure to adequately collaborate with a
6    licensed prescribing psychologist.
7        (47) Willfully failing to report an instance of
8    suspected abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, or
9    self-neglect of an eligible adult as defined in and
10    required by the Adult Protective Services Act.
11        (48) Being named as an abuser in a verified report by
12    the Department on Aging under the Adult Protective Services
13    Act, and upon proof by clear and convincing evidence that
14    the licensee abused, neglected, or financially exploited
15    an eligible adult as defined in the Adult Protective
16    Services Act.
17        (49) Entering into an excessive number of written
18    collaborative agreements with licensed physician
19    assistants resulting in an inability to adequately
20    collaborate.
21        (50) Repeated failure to adequately collaborate with a
22    physician assistant.
23    Except for actions involving the ground numbered (26), all
24proceedings to suspend, revoke, place on probationary status,
25or take any other disciplinary action as the Department may
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1grounds, must be commenced within 5 years next after receipt by
2the Department of a complaint alleging the commission of or
3notice of the conviction order for any of the acts described
4herein. Except for the grounds numbered (8), (9), (26), and
5(29), no action shall be commenced more than 10 years after the
6date of the incident or act alleged to have violated this
7Section. For actions involving the ground numbered (26), a
8pattern of practice or other behavior includes all incidents
9alleged to be part of the pattern of practice or other behavior
10that occurred, or a report pursuant to Section 23 of this Act
11received, within the 10-year period preceding the filing of the
12complaint. In the event of the settlement of any claim or cause
13of action in favor of the claimant or the reduction to final
14judgment of any civil action in favor of the plaintiff, such
15claim, cause of action or civil action being grounded on the
16allegation that a person licensed under this Act was negligent
17in providing care, the Department shall have an additional
18period of 2 years from the date of notification to the
19Department under Section 23 of this Act of such settlement or
20final judgment in which to investigate and commence formal
21disciplinary proceedings under Section 36 of this Act, except
22as otherwise provided by law. The time during which the holder
23of the license was outside the State of Illinois shall not be
24included within any period of time limiting the commencement of
25disciplinary action by the Department.
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1establishing that any person holding a license under this Act
2is a person in need of mental treatment operates as a
3suspension of that license. That person may resume their
4practice only upon the entry of a Departmental order based upon
5a finding by the Disciplinary Board that they have been
6determined to be recovered from mental illness by the court and
7upon the Disciplinary Board's recommendation that they be
8permitted to resume their practice.
9    The Department may refuse to issue or take disciplinary
10action concerning the license of any person who fails to file a
11return, or to pay the tax, penalty or interest shown in a filed
12return, or to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty or
13interest, as required by any tax Act administered by the
14Illinois Department of Revenue, until such time as the
15requirements of any such tax Act are satisfied as determined by
16the Illinois Department of Revenue.
17    The Department, upon the recommendation of the
18Disciplinary Board, shall adopt rules which set forth standards
19to be used in determining:
20        (a) when a person will be deemed sufficiently
21    rehabilitated to warrant the public trust;
22        (b) what constitutes dishonorable, unethical or
23    unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
24    defraud, or harm the public;
25        (c) what constitutes immoral conduct in the commission
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1    act of sexual misconduct related to the licensee's
2    practice; and
3        (d) what constitutes gross negligence in the practice
4    of medicine.
5    However, no such rule shall be admissible into evidence in
6any civil action except for review of a licensing or other
7disciplinary action under this Act.
8    In enforcing this Section, the Disciplinary Board or the
9Licensing Board, upon a showing of a possible violation, may
10compel, in the case of the Disciplinary Board, any individual
11who is licensed to practice under this Act or holds a permit to
12practice under this Act, or, in the case of the Licensing
13Board, any individual who has applied for licensure or a permit
14pursuant to this Act, to submit to a mental or physical
15examination and evaluation, or both, which may include a
16substance abuse or sexual offender evaluation, as required by
17the Licensing Board or Disciplinary Board and at the expense of
18the Department. The Disciplinary Board or Licensing Board shall
19specifically designate the examining physician licensed to
20practice medicine in all of its branches or, if applicable, the
21multidisciplinary team involved in providing the mental or
22physical examination and evaluation, or both. The
23multidisciplinary team shall be led by a physician licensed to
24practice medicine in all of its branches and may consist of one
25or more or a combination of physicians licensed to practice
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1physicians, licensed naturopathic physicians, licensed
2clinical psychologists, licensed clinical social workers,
3licensed clinical professional counselors, and other
4professional and administrative staff. Any examining physician
5or member of the multidisciplinary team may require any person
6ordered to submit to an examination and evaluation pursuant to
7this Section to submit to any additional supplemental testing
8deemed necessary to complete any examination or evaluation
9process, including, but not limited to, blood testing,
10urinalysis, psychological testing, or neuropsychological
11testing. The Disciplinary Board, the Licensing Board, or the
12Department may order the examining physician or any member of
13the multidisciplinary team to provide to the Department, the
14Disciplinary Board, or the Licensing Board any and all records,
15including business records, that relate to the examination and
16evaluation, including any supplemental testing performed. The
17Disciplinary Board, the Licensing Board, or the Department may
18order the examining physician or any member of the
19multidisciplinary team to present testimony concerning this
20examination and evaluation of the licensee, permit holder, or
21applicant, including testimony concerning any supplemental
22testing or documents relating to the examination and
23evaluation. No information, report, record, or other documents
24in any way related to the examination and evaluation shall be
25excluded by reason of any common law or statutory privilege
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1or applicant and the examining physician or any member of the
2multidisciplinary team. No authorization is necessary from the
3licensee, permit holder, or applicant ordered to undergo an
4evaluation and examination for the examining physician or any
5member of the multidisciplinary team to provide information,
6reports, records, or other documents or to provide any
7testimony regarding the examination and evaluation. The
8individual to be examined may have, at his or her own expense,
9another physician of his or her choice present during all
10aspects of the examination. Failure of any individual to submit
11to mental or physical examination and evaluation, or both, when
12directed, shall result in an automatic suspension, without
13hearing, until such time as the individual submits to the
14examination. If the Disciplinary Board or Licensing Board finds
15a physician unable to practice following an examination and
16evaluation because of the reasons set forth in this Section,
17the Disciplinary Board or Licensing Board shall require such
18physician to submit to care, counseling, or treatment by
19physicians, or other health care professionals, approved or
20designated by the Disciplinary Board, as a condition for
21issued, continued, reinstated, or renewed licensure to
22practice. Any physician, whose license was granted pursuant to
23Sections 9, 17, or 19 of this Act, or, continued, reinstated,
24renewed, disciplined or supervised, subject to such terms,
25conditions or restrictions who shall fail to comply with such
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1program of care, counseling, or treatment, as determined by the
2Chief Medical Coordinator or Deputy Medical Coordinators,
3shall be referred to the Secretary for a determination as to
4whether the licensee shall have their license suspended
5immediately, pending a hearing by the Disciplinary Board. In
6instances in which the Secretary immediately suspends a license
7under this Section, a hearing upon such person's license must
8be convened by the Disciplinary Board within 15 days after such
9suspension and completed without appreciable delay. The
10Disciplinary Board shall have the authority to review the
11subject physician's record of treatment and counseling
12regarding the impairment, to the extent permitted by applicable
13federal statutes and regulations safeguarding the
14confidentiality of medical records.
15    An individual licensed under this Act, affected under this
16Section, shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to the
17Disciplinary Board that they can resume practice in compliance
18with acceptable and prevailing standards under the provisions
19of their license.
20    The Department may promulgate rules for the imposition of
21fines in disciplinary cases, not to exceed $10,000 for each
22violation of this Act. Fines may be imposed in conjunction with
23other forms of disciplinary action, but shall not be the
24exclusive disposition of any disciplinary action arising out of
25conduct resulting in death or injury to a patient. Any funds
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1State Medical Disciplinary Fund.
2    All fines imposed under this Section shall be paid within
360 days after the effective date of the order imposing the fine
4or in accordance with the terms set forth in the order imposing
5the fine.
6    (B) The Department shall revoke the license or permit
7issued under this Act to practice medicine, a naturopathic
8physician, or a chiropractic physician who has been convicted a
9second time of committing any felony under the Illinois
10Controlled Substances Act or the Methamphetamine Control and
11Community Protection Act, or who has been convicted a second
12time of committing a Class 1 felony under Sections 8A-3 and
138A-6 of the Illinois Public Aid Code. A person whose license or
14permit is revoked under this subsection B shall be prohibited
15from practicing medicine or treating human ailments without the
16use of drugs and without operative surgery.
17    (C) The Department shall not revoke, suspend, place on
18probation, reprimand, refuse to issue or renew, or take any
19other disciplinary or non-disciplinary action against the
20license or permit issued under this Act to practice medicine to
21a physician:
22        (1) based solely upon the recommendation of the
23    physician to an eligible patient regarding, or
24    prescription for, or treatment with, an investigational
25    drug, biological product, or device; or
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1    other tick-borne diseases, including, but not limited to,
2    the prescription of or treatment with long-term
3    antibiotics.
4    (D) The Disciplinary Board shall recommend to the
5Department civil penalties and any other appropriate
6discipline in disciplinary cases when the Board finds that a
7physician willfully performed an abortion with actual
8knowledge that the person upon whom the abortion has been
9performed is a minor or an incompetent person without notice as
10required under the Parental Notice of Abortion Act of 1995.
11Upon the Board's recommendation, the Department shall impose,
12for the first violation, a civil penalty of $1,000 and for a
13second or subsequent violation, a civil penalty of $5,000.
14(Source: P.A. 99-270, eff. 1-1-16; 99-933, eff. 1-27-17;
15100-429, eff. 8-25-17; 100-513, eff. 1-1-18; 100-605, eff.
161-1-19; 100-863, eff. 8-14-18; 100-1137, eff. 1-1-19; revised
1712-19-18.)
 
18    (225 ILCS 60/24)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-24)
19    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2019)
20    Sec. 24. Report of violations; medical associations.
21    (a) Any physician licensed under this Act, the Illinois
22State Medical Society, the Illinois Association of Osteopathic
23Physicians and Surgeons, the Illinois Chiropractic Society,
24the Illinois Prairie State Chiropractic Association, the
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1component societies of any of these 4 groups, and any other
2person, may report to the Disciplinary Board any information
3the physician, association, society, or person may have that
4appears to show that a physician is or may be in violation of
5any of the provisions of Section 22 of this Act.
6    (b) The Department may enter into agreements with the
7Illinois State Medical Society, the Illinois Association of
8Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons, the Illinois Prairie
9State Chiropractic Association, or the Illinois Chiropractic
10Society, or the Illinois Association of Naturopathic
11Physicians to allow these organizations to assist the
12Disciplinary Board in the review of alleged violations of this
13Act. Subject to the approval of the Department, any
14organization party to such an agreement may subcontract with
15other individuals or organizations to assist in review.
16    (c) Any physician, association, society, or person
17participating in good faith in the making of a report under
18this Act or participating in or assisting with an investigation
19or review under this Act shall have immunity from any civil,
20criminal, or other liability that might result by reason of
21those actions.
22    (d) The medical information in the custody of an entity
23under contract with the Department participating in an
24investigation or review shall be privileged and confidential to
25the same extent as are information and reports under the
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1Procedure.
2    (e) Upon request by the Department after a mandatory report
3has been filed with the Department, an attorney for any party
4seeking to recover damages for injuries or death by reason of
5medical, hospital, or other healing art malpractice shall
6provide patient records related to the physician involved in
7the disciplinary proceeding to the Department within 30 days of
8the Department's request for use by the Department in any
9disciplinary matter under this Act. An attorney who provides
10patient records to the Department in accordance with this
11requirement shall not be deemed to have violated any
12attorney-client privilege. Notwithstanding any other provision
13of law, consent by a patient shall not be required for the
14provision of patient records in accordance with this
15requirement.
16    (f) For the purpose of any civil or criminal proceedings,
17the good faith of any physician, association, society or person
18shall be presumed.
19(Source: P.A. 97-622, eff. 11-23-11; 98-1140, eff. 12-30-14.)
 
20    (225 ILCS 60/33)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-33)
21    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2019)
22    Sec. 33. Legend drugs.
23    (a) Any person licensed under this Act to practice medicine
24in all of its branches shall be authorized to purchase legend
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1drugs, and to dispense such legend drugs in the regular course
2of practicing medicine. The dispensing of such legend drugs
3shall be the personal act of the person licensed under this Act
4and may not be delegated to any other person not licensed under
5this Act or the Pharmacy Practice Act unless such delegated
6dispensing functions are under the direct supervision of the
7physician authorized to dispense legend drugs. Except when
8dispensing manufacturers' samples or other legend drugs in a
9maximum 72 hour supply, persons licensed under this Act shall
10maintain a book or file of prescriptions as required in the
11Pharmacy Practice Act. Any person licensed under this Act who
12dispenses any drug or medicine shall dispense such drug or
13medicine in good faith and shall affix to the box, bottle,
14vessel or package containing the same a label indicating (1)
15the date on which such drug or medicine is dispensed; (2) the
16name of the patient; (3) the last name of the person dispensing
17such drug or medicine; (4) the directions for use thereof; and
18(5) the proprietary name or names or, if there are none, the
19established name or names of the drug or medicine, the dosage
20and quantity, except as otherwise authorized by regulation of
21the Department.
22    (b) The labeling requirements set forth in subsection (a)
23shall not apply to drugs or medicines in a package which bears
24a label of the manufacturer containing information describing
25its contents which is in compliance with requirements of the
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1Drug, and Cosmetic Act. "Drug" and "medicine" have the meanings
2ascribed to them in the Pharmacy Practice Act, as now or
3hereafter amended; "good faith" has the meaning ascribed to it
4in subsection (u) of Section 102 of the Illinois Controlled
5Substances Act.
6    (c) Prior to dispensing a prescription to a patient, the
7physician shall offer a written prescription to the patient
8which the patient may elect to have filled by the physician or
9any licensed pharmacy.
10    (d) A violation of any provision of this Section shall
11constitute a violation of this Act and shall be grounds for
12disciplinary action provided for in this Act.
13    (e) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to authorize
14a chiropractic physician or naturopathic physician to
15prescribe drugs.
16(Source: P.A. 97-622, eff. 11-23-11; 98-1140, eff. 12-30-14.)
 
17    (225 ILCS 60/34)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-34)
18    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2019)
19    Sec. 34. The provisions of this Act shall not be so
20construed nor shall they be so administered as to discriminate
21against any type or category of physician or against any
22medical, osteopathic, naturopathic, or chiropractic college.
23(Source: P.A. 85-4.)
 
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1changing Section 5 as follows:
 
2    (225 ILCS 61/5)
3    Sec. 5. Definitions. For purposes of this Act, the
4following definitions shall have the following meanings,
5except where the context requires otherwise:
6    "Department" means the Department of Financial and
7Professional Regulation.
8    "Disciplinary Board" means the Medical Disciplinary Board.
9    "Physician" means a person licensed under the Medical
10Practice Act of 1987 to practice medicine in all of its
11branches, a naturopathic physician, or a chiropractic
12physician licensed to treat human ailments without the use of
13drugs and without operative surgery.
14    "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Department of
15Financial and Professional Regulation.
16(Source: P.A. 99-642, eff. 7-28-16.)
 
17    Section 30. The Naprapathic Practice Act is amended by
18changing Sections 25 and 110 as follows:
 
19    (225 ILCS 63/25)
20    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)
21    Sec. 25. Title and designation of licensed naprapaths.
22Every person to whom a valid existing license as a naprapath
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1professionally a "naprapath", and not otherwise, and any
2licensed naprapath may, in connection with the practice of his
3profession, use the title or designation of "naprapath", and,
4if entitled by degree from a college or university recognized
5by the Department, may use the title of "Doctor of Naprapathy"
6or the abbreviation "D.N.". When the name of the licensed
7naprapath is used professionally in oral, written, or printed
8announcements, professional cards, or publications for the
9information of the public and is preceded by the title "Doctor"
10or the abbreviation "Dr.", the explanatory designation of
11"naprapath", "naprapathy", "Doctor of Naprapathy", or the
12designation "D.N." shall be added immediately following title
13and name. When the announcement, professional cards, or
14publication is in writing or in print, the explanatory addition
15shall be in writing, type, or print not less than 1/2 the size
16of that used in the name and title. No person other than the
17holder of a valid existing license under this Act shall use the
18title and designation of "Doctor of Naprapathy", "D.N.", or
19"naprapath", either directly or indirectly, in connection with
20his or her profession or business.
21    A naprapath licensed under this Act shall not hold himself
22or herself out as a Doctor of Chiropractic or a Doctor of
23Naturopathic Medicine unless he or she is licensed as a Doctor
24of Chiropractic or Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine under the
25Medical Practice Act of 1987 or any successor Act.
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1    (225 ILCS 63/110)
2    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)
3    Sec. 110. Grounds for disciplinary action; refusal,
4revocation, suspension.
5    (a) The Department may refuse to issue or to renew, or may
6revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand or take other
7disciplinary or non-disciplinary action as the Department may
8deem appropriate, including imposing fines not to exceed
9$10,000 for each violation, with regard to any licensee or
10license for any one or combination of the following causes:
11        (1) Violations of this Act or of rules adopted under
12    this Act.
13        (2) Material misstatement in furnishing information to
14    the Department.
15        (3) Conviction by plea of guilty or nolo contendere,
16    finding of guilt, jury verdict, or entry of judgment, or by
17    sentencing of any crime, including, but not limited to,
18    convictions, preceding sentences of supervision,
19    conditional discharge, or first offender probation, under
20    the laws of any jurisdiction of the United States: (i) that
21    is a felony or (ii) that is a misdemeanor, an essential
22    element of which is dishonesty, or that is directly related
23    to the practice of the profession.
24        (4) Fraud or any misrepresentation in applying for or
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1    applying for renewal of a license under this Act.
2        (5) Professional incompetence or gross negligence.
3        (6) Malpractice.
4        (7) Aiding or assisting another person in violating any
5    provision of this Act or its rules.
6        (8) Failing to provide information within 60 days in
7    response to a written request made by the Department.
8        (9) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
9    unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
10    defraud, or harm the public.
11        (10) Habitual or excessive use or abuse of drugs
12    defined in law as controlled substances, alcohol, or any
13    other substance which results in the inability to practice
14    with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety.
15        (11) Discipline by another U.S. jurisdiction or
16    foreign nation if at least one of the grounds for the
17    discipline is the same or substantially equivalent to those
18    set forth in this Act.
19        (12) Directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from
20    any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association
21    any fee, commission, rebate, or other form of compensation
22    for any professional services not actually or personally
23    rendered. This shall not be deemed to include rent or other
24    remunerations paid to an individual, partnership, or
25    corporation by a naprapath for the lease, rental, or use of
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1    corporation, or association. Nothing in this paragraph
2    (12) affects any bona fide independent contractor or
3    employment arrangements among health care professionals,
4    health facilities, health care providers, or other
5    entities, except as otherwise prohibited by law. Any
6    employment arrangements may include provisions for
7    compensation, health insurance, pension, or other
8    employment benefits for the provision of services within
9    the scope of the licensee's practice under this Act.
10    Nothing in this paragraph (12) shall be construed to
11    require an employment arrangement to receive professional
12    fees for services rendered.
13        (13) Using the title "Doctor" or its abbreviation
14    without further clarifying that title or abbreviation with
15    the word "naprapath" or "naprapathy" or the designation
16    "D.N.".
17        (14) A finding by the Department that the licensee,
18    after having his or her license placed on probationary
19    status, has violated the terms of probation.
20        (15) Abandonment of a patient without cause.
21        (16) Willfully making or filing false records or
22    reports relating to a licensee's practice, including but
23    not limited to, false records filed with State agencies or
24    departments.
25        (17) Willfully failing to report an instance of
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1    and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
2        (18) Physical or mental illness or disability,
3    including, but not limited to, deterioration through the
4    aging process or loss of motor skill that results in the
5    inability to practice the profession with reasonable
6    judgment, skill, or safety.
7        (19) Solicitation of professional services by means
8    other than permitted advertising.
9        (20) Failure to provide a patient with a copy of his or
10    her record upon the written request of the patient.
11        (21) Cheating on or attempting to subvert the licensing
12    examination administered under this Act.
13        (22) Allowing one's license under this Act to be used
14    by an unlicensed person in violation of this Act.
15        (23) (Blank).
16        (24) Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated
17    report by the Department of Children and Family Services
18    under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act and upon
19    proof by clear and convincing evidence that the licensee
20    has caused a child to be an abused child or a neglected
21    child as defined in the Abused and Neglected Child
22    Reporting Act.
23        (25) Practicing under a false or, except as provided by
24    law, an assumed name.
25        (26) Immoral conduct in the commission of any act, such
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1    exploitation, related to the licensee's practice.
2        (27) Maintaining a professional relationship with any
3    person, firm, or corporation when the naprapath knows, or
4    should know, that the person, firm, or corporation is
5    violating this Act.
6        (28) Promotion of the sale of food supplements,
7    devices, appliances, or goods provided for a client or
8    patient in such manner as to exploit the patient or client
9    for financial gain of the licensee.
10        (29) Having treated ailments of human beings other than
11    by the practice of naprapathy as defined in this Act, or
12    having treated ailments of human beings as a licensed
13    naprapath independent of a documented referral or
14    documented current and relevant diagnosis from a
15    physician, dentist, or podiatric physician, or having
16    failed to notify the physician, dentist, or podiatric
17    physician who established a documented current and
18    relevant diagnosis that the patient is receiving
19    naprapathic treatment pursuant to that diagnosis.
20        (30) Use by a registered naprapath of the word
21    "infirmary", "hospital", "school", "university", in
22    English or any other language, in connection with the place
23    where naprapathy may be practiced or demonstrated.
24        (31) Continuance of a naprapath in the employ of any
25    person, firm, or corporation, or as an assistant to any
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1    or her employer or superior has been found guilty of
2    violating or has been enjoined from violating the laws of
3    the State of Illinois relating to the practice of
4    naprapathy when the employer or superior persists in that
5    violation.
6        (32) The performance of naprapathic service in
7    conjunction with a scheme or plan with another person,
8    firm, or corporation known to be advertising in a manner
9    contrary to this Act or otherwise violating the laws of the
10    State of Illinois concerning the practice of naprapathy.
11        (33) Failure to provide satisfactory proof of having
12    participated in approved continuing education programs as
13    determined by and approved by the Secretary. Exceptions for
14    extreme hardships are to be defined by the rules of the
15    Department.
16        (34) (Blank).
17        (35) Gross or willful overcharging for professional
18    services.
19        (36) (Blank).
20    All fines imposed under this Section shall be paid within
2160 days after the effective date of the order imposing the
22fine.
23    (b) The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend
24without hearing, as provided for in the Department of
25Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code,
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1the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed return, or pay
2any final assessment of the tax, penalty, or interest as
3required by any tax Act administered by the Illinois Department
4of Revenue, until such time as the requirements of any such tax
5Act are satisfied in accordance with subsection (g) of Section
62105-15 of the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the
7Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
8    (c) (Blank).
9    (d) In cases where the Department of Healthcare and Family
10Services has previously determined a licensee or a potential
11licensee is more than 30 days delinquent in the payment of
12child support and has subsequently certified the delinquency to
13the Department, the Department may refuse to issue or renew or
14may revoke or suspend that person's license or may take other
15disciplinary action against that person based solely upon the
16certification of delinquency made by the Department of
17Healthcare and Family Services in accordance with item (5) of
18subsection (a) of Section 2105-15 of the Department of
19Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of
20Illinois.
21    (e) The determination by a circuit court that a licensee is
22subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission, as
23provided in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
24Code, operates as an automatic suspension. The suspension shall
25end only upon a finding by a court that the patient is no
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1and the issuance of an order so finding and discharging the
2patient.
3    (f) In enforcing this Act, the Department, upon a showing
4of a possible violation, may compel an individual licensed to
5practice under this Act, or who has applied for licensure under
6this Act, to submit to a mental or physical examination and
7evaluation, or both, which may include a substance abuse or
8sexual offender evaluation, as required by and at the expense
9of the Department. The Department shall specifically designate
10the examining physician licensed to practice medicine in all of
11its branches or, if applicable, the multidisciplinary team
12involved in providing the mental or physical examination and
13evaluation, or both. The multidisciplinary team shall be led by
14a physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its
15branches and may consist of one or more or a combination of
16physicians licensed to practice medicine in all of its
17branches, licensed chiropractic physicians, licensed
18naturopathic physicians, licensed clinical psychologists,
19licensed clinical social workers, licensed clinical
20professional counselors, and other professional and
21administrative staff. Any examining physician or member of the
22multidisciplinary team may require any person ordered to submit
23to an examination and evaluation pursuant to this Section to
24submit to any additional supplemental testing deemed necessary
25to complete any examination or evaluation process, including,
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1testing, or neuropsychological testing.
2    The Department may order the examining physician or any
3member of the multidisciplinary team to provide to the
4Department any and all records including business records that
5relate to the examination and evaluation, including any
6supplemental testing performed. The Department may order the
7examining physician or any member of the multidisciplinary team
8to present testimony concerning the examination and evaluation
9of the licensee or applicant, including testimony concerning
10any supplemental testing or documents in any way related to the
11examination and evaluation. No information, report, record, or
12other documents in any way related to the examination and
13evaluation shall be excluded by reason of any common law or
14statutory privilege relating to communications between the
15licensee or applicant and the examining physician or any member
16of the multidisciplinary team. No authorization is necessary
17from the licensee or applicant ordered to undergo an evaluation
18and examination for the examining physician or any member of
19the multidisciplinary team to provide information, reports,
20records, or other documents or to provide any testimony
21regarding the examination and evaluation. The individual to be
22examined may have, at his or her own expense, another physician
23of his or her choice present during all aspects of this
24examination. Failure of an individual to submit to a mental or
25physical examination and evaluation, or both, when directed,
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1such time as the individual submits to the examination.
2    A person holding a license under this Act or who has
3applied for a license under this Act who, because of a physical
4or mental illness or disability, including, but not limited to,
5deterioration through the aging process or loss of motor skill,
6is unable to practice the profession with reasonable judgment,
7skill, or safety, may be required by the Department to submit
8to care, counseling, or treatment by physicians approved or
9designated by the Department as a condition, term, or
10restriction for continued, reinstated, or renewed licensure to
11practice. Submission to care, counseling, or treatment as
12required by the Department shall not be considered discipline
13of a license. If the licensee refuses to enter into a care,
14counseling, or treatment agreement or fails to abide by the
15terms of the agreement, the Department may file a complaint to
16revoke, suspend, or otherwise discipline the license of the
17individual. The Secretary may order the license suspended
18immediately, pending a hearing by the Department. Fines shall
19not be assessed in disciplinary actions involving physical or
20mental illness or impairment.
21    In instances in which the Secretary immediately suspends a
22person's license under this Section, a hearing on that person's
23license must be convened by the Department within 15 days after
24the suspension and completed without appreciable delay. The
25Department shall have the authority to review the subject
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1impairment to the extent permitted by applicable federal
2statutes and regulations safeguarding the confidentiality of
3medical records.
4    An individual licensed under this Act and affected under
5this Section shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to
6the Department that he or she can resume practice in compliance
7with acceptable and prevailing standards under the provisions
8of his or her license.
9(Source: P.A. 100-872, eff. 8-14-18.)
 
10    Section 35. The Illinois Physical Therapy Act is amended by
11changing Section 1 as follows:
 
12    (225 ILCS 90/1)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4251)
13    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
14    Sec. 1. Definitions. As used in this Act:
15    (1) "Physical therapy" means all of the following:
16        (A) Examining, evaluating, and testing individuals who
17    may have mechanical, physiological, or developmental
18    impairments, functional limitations, disabilities, or
19    other health and movement-related conditions, classifying
20    these disorders, determining a rehabilitation prognosis
21    and plan of therapeutic intervention, and assessing the
22    ongoing effects of the interventions.
23        (B) Alleviating impairments, functional limitations,
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1    therapeutic interventions that may include, but are not
2    limited to, the evaluation or treatment of a person through
3    the use of the effective properties of physical measures
4    and heat, cold, light, water, radiant energy, electricity,
5    sound, and air and use of therapeutic massage, therapeutic
6    exercise, mobilization, and rehabilitative procedures,
7    with or without assistive devices, for the purposes of
8    preventing, correcting, or alleviating a physical or
9    mental impairment, functional limitation, or disability.
10        (C) Reducing the risk of injury, impairment,
11    functional limitation, or disability, including the
12    promotion and maintenance of fitness, health, and
13    wellness.
14        (D) Engaging in administration, consultation,
15    education, and research.
16    "Physical therapy" includes, but is not limited to: (a)
17performance of specialized tests and measurements, (b)
18administration of specialized treatment procedures, (c)
19interpretation of referrals from physicians, dentists,
20advanced practice registered nurses, physician assistants, and
21podiatric physicians, (d) establishment, and modification of
22physical therapy treatment programs, (e) administration of
23topical medication used in generally accepted physical therapy
24procedures when such medication is either prescribed by the
25patient's physician, licensed to practice medicine in all its
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1podiatric medicine, the patient's advanced practice registered
2nurse, the patient's physician assistant, or the patient's
3dentist or used following the physician's orders or written
4instructions, (f) supervision or teaching of physical therapy,
5and (g) dry needling in accordance with Section 1.5. "Physical
6therapy" does not include radiology, electrosurgery,
7chiropractic technique, naturopathic technique, or
8determination of a differential diagnosis; provided, however,
9the limitation on determining a differential diagnosis shall
10not in any manner limit a physical therapist licensed under
11this Act from performing an evaluation and establishing a
12physical therapy treatment plan pursuant to such license.
13Nothing in this Section shall limit a physical therapist from
14employing appropriate physical therapy techniques that he or
15she is educated and licensed to perform.
16    (2) "Physical therapist" means a person who practices
17physical therapy and who has met all requirements as provided
18in this Act.
19    (3) "Department" means the Department of Professional
20Regulation.
21    (4) "Director" means the Director of Professional
22Regulation.
23    (5) "Board" means the Physical Therapy Licensing and
24Disciplinary Board approved by the Director.
25    (6) "Referral" means a written or oral authorization for
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1dentist, advanced practice registered nurse, physician
2assistant, or podiatric physician who maintains medical
3supervision of the patient and makes a diagnosis or verifies
4that the patient's condition is such that it may be treated by
5a physical therapist.
6    (7) (Blank).
7    (8) "State" includes:
8        (a) the states of the United States of America;
9        (b) the District of Columbia; and
10        (c) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
11    (9) "Physical therapist assistant" means a person licensed
12to assist a physical therapist and who has met all requirements
13as provided in this Act and who works under the supervision of
14a licensed physical therapist to assist in implementing the
15physical therapy treatment program as established by the
16licensed physical therapist. The patient care activities
17provided by the physical therapist assistant shall not include
18the interpretation of referrals, evaluation procedures, or the
19planning or major modification of patient programs.
20    (10) "Physical therapy aide" means a person who has
21received on the job training, specific to the facility in which
22he is employed.
23    (11) "Advanced practice registered nurse" means a person
24licensed as an advanced practice registered nurse under the
25Nurse Practice Act.
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1the Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987.
2    (13) "Health care professional" means a physician,
3dentist, podiatric physician, advanced practice registered
4nurse, or physician assistant.
5(Source: P.A. 99-173, eff. 7-29-15; 99-229, eff. 8-3-15;
699-642, eff. 7-28-16; 100-201, eff. 8-18-17; 100-418, eff.
78-25-17; 100-513, eff. 1-1-18; 100-863, eff. 8-14-18; 100-897,
8eff. 8-16-18.)
 
9    Section 40. The Health Care Arbitration Act is amended by
10changing Section 2 as follows:
 
11    (710 ILCS 15/2)  (from Ch. 10, par. 202)
12    Sec. 2. Definitions. As used in this Act:
13    (a) "Health care provider" means a person, partnership,
14corporation, or other entity lawfully engaged in the practice
15of medicine, surgery, chiropractic, naturopathy, dentistry,
16podiatry, optometry, physical therapy or nursing.
17    (b) "Hospital" means a person, partnership, corporation or
18other entity lawfully engaged in the operation or
19administration of a hospital, clinic, nursing home or
20sanitarium.
21    (c) "Supplier" means a person, corporation, partnership or
22other entity that has manufactured, designed, distributed,
23sold, or otherwise provided any medication, device, equipment,
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1a patient.
2    (d) "Health care arbitration agreement" or "agreement"
3means a written agreement between a patient and a hospital or
4health care provider to submit to binding arbitration a claim
5for damages arising out of (1) injuries alleged to have been
6received by a patient or (2) death of a patient, due to
7hospital or health care provider negligence or other wrongful
8act, but not including intentional torts.
9(Source: P.A. 90-655, eff. 7-30-98.)
 
10    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
11becoming law.

 

 

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1 INDEX
2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
3    20 ILCS 3945/2from Ch. 144, par. 2002
4    105 ILCS 5/24-6
5    105 ILCS 5/26-1from Ch. 122, par. 26-1
6    215 ILCS 5/122-1from Ch. 73, par. 734-1
7    225 ILCS 60/2from Ch. 111, par. 4400-2
8    225 ILCS 60/7from Ch. 111, par. 4400-7
9    225 ILCS 60/8from Ch. 111, par. 4400-8
10    225 ILCS 60/9from Ch. 111, par. 4400-9
11    225 ILCS 60/10from Ch. 111, par. 4400-10
12    225 ILCS 60/11from Ch. 111, par. 4400-11
13    225 ILCS 60/14from Ch. 111, par. 4400-14
14    225 ILCS 60/15from Ch. 111, par. 4400-15
15    225 ILCS 60/16from Ch. 111, par. 4400-16
16    225 ILCS 60/17from Ch. 111, par. 4400-17
17    225 ILCS 60/18from Ch. 111, par. 4400-18
18    225 ILCS 60/19from Ch. 111, par. 4400-19
19    225 ILCS 60/22from Ch. 111, par. 4400-22
20    225 ILCS 60/24from Ch. 111, par. 4400-24
21    225 ILCS 60/33from Ch. 111, par. 4400-33
22    225 ILCS 60/34from Ch. 111, par. 4400-34
23    225 ILCS 61/5
24    225 ILCS 63/25
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1    225 ILCS 90/1from Ch. 111, par. 4251
2    710 ILCS 15/2from Ch. 10, par. 202