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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Medical Practice Act of 1987 is amended by
5changing Section 15.5 as follows:
 
6    (225 ILCS 60/15.5)
7    Sec. 15.5. International medical graduate physicians;
8licensure. After January 1, 2025, an international medical
9graduate physician may apply to the Department for a limited
10license. The Department shall: adopt rules
11        (1) establish establishing qualifications and
12    application fees for the limited licensure of
13    international medical graduate physicians; and may adopt
14    other rules as may be necessary for the implementation of
15    this Section.
16        (2) The Department shall adopt rules that provide a
17    pathway to full licensure for limited license holders
18    after the licensee successfully completes a supervision
19    period and satisfies other qualifications as established
20    by the Department; .
21        (3) after January 1, 2026, establish, in collaboration
22    with the Department of Public Health and the Governor's
23    Office of New Americans, a clinical readiness program to

 

 

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1    provide direct services to international medical graduate
2    physicians seeking to reestablish their medical careers
3    and obtain residency in this State. The establishment and
4    administration of the clinical readiness program for
5    international medical graduate physicians shall be subject
6    to appropriation. The clinical readiness program shall be
7    implemented pursuant to a New American Plan developed by
8    the Department in accordance with the Governor's Office of
9    New Americans Act and administered by the licensing
10    liaison for international applicants under Section
11    2105-405 of the Department of Professional Regulation Law
12    of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. The
13    Department may, in its discretion, contract with a vendor
14    or with another State agency, through an intergovernmental
15    agreement, to assist in the implementation and
16    administration of this program; and
17        (4) adopt rules as may be necessary for the
18    implementation, administration, and enforcement of this
19    Section.
20(Source: P.A. 103-102, eff. 6-16-23.)