Sen. Celina Villanueva

Filed: 3/30/2023

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1344

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1344 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 3. The Freedom of Information Act is amended by
5changing Section 7 as follows:
 
6    (5 ILCS 140/7)
7    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 102-982)
8    Sec. 7. Exemptions.
9    (1) When a request is made to inspect or copy a public
10record that contains information that is exempt from
11disclosure under this Section, but also contains information
12that is not exempt from disclosure, the public body may elect
13to redact the information that is exempt. The public body
14shall make the remaining information available for inspection
15and copying. Subject to this requirement, the following shall
16be exempt from inspection and copying:

 

 

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1        (a) Information specifically prohibited from
2    disclosure by federal or State law or rules and
3    regulations implementing federal or State law.
4        (b) Private information, unless disclosure is required
5    by another provision of this Act, a State or federal law,
6    or a court order.
7        (b-5) Files, documents, and other data or databases
8    maintained by one or more law enforcement agencies and
9    specifically designed to provide information to one or
10    more law enforcement agencies regarding the physical or
11    mental status of one or more individual subjects.
12        (c) Personal information contained within public
13    records, the disclosure of which would constitute a
14    clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, unless
15    the disclosure is consented to in writing by the
16    individual subjects of the information. "Unwarranted
17    invasion of personal privacy" means the disclosure of
18    information that is highly personal or objectionable to a
19    reasonable person and in which the subject's right to
20    privacy outweighs any legitimate public interest in
21    obtaining the information. The disclosure of information
22    that bears on the public duties of public employees and
23    officials shall not be considered an invasion of personal
24    privacy.
25        (d) Records in the possession of any public body
26    created in the course of administrative enforcement

 

 

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1    proceedings, and any law enforcement or correctional
2    agency for law enforcement purposes, but only to the
3    extent that disclosure would:
4            (i) interfere with pending or actually and
5        reasonably contemplated law enforcement proceedings
6        conducted by any law enforcement or correctional
7        agency that is the recipient of the request;
8            (ii) interfere with active administrative
9        enforcement proceedings conducted by the public body
10        that is the recipient of the request;
11            (iii) create a substantial likelihood that a
12        person will be deprived of a fair trial or an impartial
13        hearing;
14            (iv) unavoidably disclose the identity of a
15        confidential source, confidential information
16        furnished only by the confidential source, or persons
17        who file complaints with or provide information to
18        administrative, investigative, law enforcement, or
19        penal agencies; except that the identities of
20        witnesses to traffic accidents, traffic accident
21        reports, and rescue reports shall be provided by
22        agencies of local government, except when disclosure
23        would interfere with an active criminal investigation
24        conducted by the agency that is the recipient of the
25        request;
26            (v) disclose unique or specialized investigative

 

 

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1        techniques other than those generally used and known
2        or disclose internal documents of correctional
3        agencies related to detection, observation, or
4        investigation of incidents of crime or misconduct, and
5        disclosure would result in demonstrable harm to the
6        agency or public body that is the recipient of the
7        request;
8            (vi) endanger the life or physical safety of law
9        enforcement personnel or any other person; or
10            (vii) obstruct an ongoing criminal investigation
11        by the agency that is the recipient of the request.
12        (d-5) A law enforcement record created for law
13    enforcement purposes and contained in a shared electronic
14    record management system if the law enforcement agency
15    that is the recipient of the request did not create the
16    record, did not participate in or have a role in any of the
17    events which are the subject of the record, and only has
18    access to the record through the shared electronic record
19    management system.
20        (d-6) Records contained in the Officer Professional
21    Conduct Database under Section 9.2 of the Illinois Police
22    Training Act, except to the extent authorized under that
23    Section. This includes the documents supplied to the
24    Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board from the
25    Illinois State Police and Illinois State Police Merit
26    Board.

 

 

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1        (e) Records that relate to or affect the security of
2    correctional institutions and detention facilities.
3        (e-5) Records requested by persons committed to the
4    Department of Corrections, Department of Human Services
5    Division of Mental Health, or a county jail if those
6    materials are available in the library of the correctional
7    institution or facility or jail where the inmate is
8    confined.
9        (e-6) Records requested by persons committed to the
10    Department of Corrections, Department of Human Services
11    Division of Mental Health, or a county jail if those
12    materials include records from staff members' personnel
13    files, staff rosters, or other staffing assignment
14    information.
15        (e-7) Records requested by persons committed to the
16    Department of Corrections or Department of Human Services
17    Division of Mental Health if those materials are available
18    through an administrative request to the Department of
19    Corrections or Department of Human Services Division of
20    Mental Health.
21        (e-8) Records requested by a person committed to the
22    Department of Corrections, Department of Human Services
23    Division of Mental Health, or a county jail, the
24    disclosure of which would result in the risk of harm to any
25    person or the risk of an escape from a jail or correctional
26    institution or facility.

 

 

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1        (e-9) Records requested by a person in a county jail
2    or committed to the Department of Corrections or
3    Department of Human Services Division of Mental Health,
4    containing personal information pertaining to the person's
5    victim or the victim's family, including, but not limited
6    to, a victim's home address, home telephone number, work
7    or school address, work telephone number, social security
8    number, or any other identifying information, except as
9    may be relevant to a requester's current or potential case
10    or claim.
11        (e-10) Law enforcement records of other persons
12    requested by a person committed to the Department of
13    Corrections, Department of Human Services Division of
14    Mental Health, or a county jail, including, but not
15    limited to, arrest and booking records, mug shots, and
16    crime scene photographs, except as these records may be
17    relevant to the requester's current or potential case or
18    claim.
19        (f) Preliminary drafts, notes, recommendations,
20    memoranda, and other records in which opinions are
21    expressed, or policies or actions are formulated, except
22    that a specific record or relevant portion of a record
23    shall not be exempt when the record is publicly cited and
24    identified by the head of the public body. The exemption
25    provided in this paragraph (f) extends to all those
26    records of officers and agencies of the General Assembly

 

 

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1    that pertain to the preparation of legislative documents.
2        (g) Trade secrets and commercial or financial
3    information obtained from a person or business where the
4    trade secrets or commercial or financial information are
5    furnished under a claim that they are proprietary,
6    privileged, or confidential, and that disclosure of the
7    trade secrets or commercial or financial information would
8    cause competitive harm to the person or business, and only
9    insofar as the claim directly applies to the records
10    requested.
11        The information included under this exemption includes
12    all trade secrets and commercial or financial information
13    obtained by a public body, including a public pension
14    fund, from a private equity fund or a privately held
15    company within the investment portfolio of a private
16    equity fund as a result of either investing or evaluating
17    a potential investment of public funds in a private equity
18    fund. The exemption contained in this item does not apply
19    to the aggregate financial performance information of a
20    private equity fund, nor to the identity of the fund's
21    managers or general partners. The exemption contained in
22    this item does not apply to the identity of a privately
23    held company within the investment portfolio of a private
24    equity fund, unless the disclosure of the identity of a
25    privately held company may cause competitive harm.
26        Nothing contained in this paragraph (g) shall be

 

 

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1    construed to prevent a person or business from consenting
2    to disclosure.
3        (h) Proposals and bids for any contract, grant, or
4    agreement, including information which if it were
5    disclosed would frustrate procurement or give an advantage
6    to any person proposing to enter into a contractor
7    agreement with the body, until an award or final selection
8    is made. Information prepared by or for the body in
9    preparation of a bid solicitation shall be exempt until an
10    award or final selection is made.
11        (i) Valuable formulae, computer geographic systems,
12    designs, drawings, and research data obtained or produced
13    by any public body when disclosure could reasonably be
14    expected to produce private gain or public loss. The
15    exemption for "computer geographic systems" provided in
16    this paragraph (i) does not extend to requests made by
17    news media as defined in Section 2 of this Act when the
18    requested information is not otherwise exempt and the only
19    purpose of the request is to access and disseminate
20    information regarding the health, safety, welfare, or
21    legal rights of the general public.
22        (j) The following information pertaining to
23    educational matters:
24            (i) test questions, scoring keys, and other
25        examination data used to administer an academic
26        examination;

 

 

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1            (ii) information received by a primary or
2        secondary school, college, or university under its
3        procedures for the evaluation of faculty members by
4        their academic peers;
5            (iii) information concerning a school or
6        university's adjudication of student disciplinary
7        cases, but only to the extent that disclosure would
8        unavoidably reveal the identity of the student; and
9            (iv) course materials or research materials used
10        by faculty members.
11        (k) Architects' plans, engineers' technical
12    submissions, and other construction related technical
13    documents for projects not constructed or developed in
14    whole or in part with public funds and the same for
15    projects constructed or developed with public funds,
16    including, but not limited to, power generating and
17    distribution stations and other transmission and
18    distribution facilities, water treatment facilities,
19    airport facilities, sport stadiums, convention centers,
20    and all government owned, operated, or occupied buildings,
21    but only to the extent that disclosure would compromise
22    security.
23        (l) Minutes of meetings of public bodies closed to the
24    public as provided in the Open Meetings Act until the
25    public body makes the minutes available to the public
26    under Section 2.06 of the Open Meetings Act.

 

 

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1        (m) Communications between a public body and an
2    attorney or auditor representing the public body that
3    would not be subject to discovery in litigation, and
4    materials prepared or compiled by or for a public body in
5    anticipation of a criminal, civil, or administrative
6    proceeding upon the request of an attorney advising the
7    public body, and materials prepared or compiled with
8    respect to internal audits of public bodies.
9        (n) Records relating to a public body's adjudication
10    of employee grievances or disciplinary cases; however,
11    this exemption shall not extend to the final outcome of
12    cases in which discipline is imposed.
13        (o) Administrative or technical information associated
14    with automated data processing operations, including, but
15    not limited to, software, operating protocols, computer
16    program abstracts, file layouts, source listings, object
17    modules, load modules, user guides, documentation
18    pertaining to all logical and physical design of
19    computerized systems, employee manuals, and any other
20    information that, if disclosed, would jeopardize the
21    security of the system or its data or the security of
22    materials exempt under this Section.
23        (p) Records relating to collective negotiating matters
24    between public bodies and their employees or
25    representatives, except that any final contract or
26    agreement shall be subject to inspection and copying.

 

 

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1        (q) Test questions, scoring keys, and other
2    examination data used to determine the qualifications of
3    an applicant for a license or employment.
4        (r) The records, documents, and information relating
5    to real estate purchase negotiations until those
6    negotiations have been completed or otherwise terminated.
7    With regard to a parcel involved in a pending or actually
8    and reasonably contemplated eminent domain proceeding
9    under the Eminent Domain Act, records, documents, and
10    information relating to that parcel shall be exempt except
11    as may be allowed under discovery rules adopted by the
12    Illinois Supreme Court. The records, documents, and
13    information relating to a real estate sale shall be exempt
14    until a sale is consummated.
15        (s) Any and all proprietary information and records
16    related to the operation of an intergovernmental risk
17    management association or self-insurance pool or jointly
18    self-administered health and accident cooperative or pool.
19    Insurance or self-insurance self insurance (including any
20    intergovernmental risk management association or
21    self-insurance self insurance pool) claims, loss or risk
22    management information, records, data, advice, or
23    communications.
24        (t) Information contained in or related to
25    examination, operating, or condition reports prepared by,
26    on behalf of, or for the use of a public body responsible

 

 

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1    for the regulation or supervision of financial
2    institutions, insurance companies, or pharmacy benefit
3    managers, unless disclosure is otherwise required by State
4    law.
5        (u) Information that would disclose or might lead to
6    the disclosure of secret or confidential information,
7    codes, algorithms, programs, or private keys intended to
8    be used to create electronic signatures under the Uniform
9    Electronic Transactions Act.
10        (v) Vulnerability assessments, security measures, and
11    response policies or plans that are designed to identify,
12    prevent, or respond to potential attacks upon a
13    community's population or systems, facilities, or
14    installations, but only to the extent that disclosure
15    could reasonably be expected to expose the vulnerability
16    or jeopardize the effectiveness of the measures, policies,
17    or plans, or the safety of the personnel who implement
18    them or the public. Information exempt under this item may
19    include such things as details pertaining to the
20    mobilization or deployment of personnel or equipment, to
21    the operation of communication systems or protocols, to
22    cybersecurity vulnerabilities, or to tactical operations.
23        (w) (Blank).
24        (x) Maps and other records regarding the location or
25    security of generation, transmission, distribution,
26    storage, gathering, treatment, or switching facilities

 

 

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1    owned by a utility, by a power generator, or by the
2    Illinois Power Agency.
3        (y) Information contained in or related to proposals,
4    bids, or negotiations related to electric power
5    procurement under Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power
6    Agency Act and Section 16-111.5 of the Public Utilities
7    Act that is determined to be confidential and proprietary
8    by the Illinois Power Agency or by the Illinois Commerce
9    Commission.
10        (z) Information about students exempted from
11    disclosure under Section Sections 10-20.38 or 34-18.29 of
12    the School Code, and information about undergraduate
13    students enrolled at an institution of higher education
14    exempted from disclosure under Section 25 of the Illinois
15    Credit Card Marketing Act of 2009.
16        (aa) Information the disclosure of which is exempted
17    under the Viatical Settlements Act of 2009.
18        (bb) Records and information provided to a mortality
19    review team and records maintained by a mortality review
20    team appointed under the Department of Juvenile Justice
21    Mortality Review Team Act.
22        (cc) Information regarding interments, entombments, or
23    inurnments of human remains that are submitted to the
24    Cemetery Oversight Database under the Cemetery Care Act or
25    the Cemetery Oversight Act, whichever is applicable.
26        (dd) Correspondence and records (i) that may not be

 

 

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1    disclosed under Section 11-9 of the Illinois Public Aid
2    Code or (ii) that pertain to appeals under Section 11-8 of
3    the Illinois Public Aid Code.
4        (ee) The names, addresses, or other personal
5    information of persons who are minors and are also
6    participants and registrants in programs of park
7    districts, forest preserve districts, conservation
8    districts, recreation agencies, and special recreation
9    associations.
10        (ff) The names, addresses, or other personal
11    information of participants and registrants in programs of
12    park districts, forest preserve districts, conservation
13    districts, recreation agencies, and special recreation
14    associations where such programs are targeted primarily to
15    minors.
16        (gg) Confidential information described in Section
17    1-100 of the Illinois Independent Tax Tribunal Act of
18    2012.
19        (hh) The report submitted to the State Board of
20    Education by the School Security and Standards Task Force
21    under item (8) of subsection (d) of Section 2-3.160 of the
22    School Code and any information contained in that report.
23        (ii) Records requested by persons committed to or
24    detained by the Department of Human Services under the
25    Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act or committed to
26    the Department of Corrections under the Sexually Dangerous

 

 

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1    Persons Act if those materials: (i) are available in the
2    library of the facility where the individual is confined;
3    (ii) include records from staff members' personnel files,
4    staff rosters, or other staffing assignment information;
5    or (iii) are available through an administrative request
6    to the Department of Human Services or the Department of
7    Corrections.
8        (jj) Confidential information described in Section
9    5-535 of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
10        (kk) The public body's credit card numbers, debit card
11    numbers, bank account numbers, Federal Employer
12    Identification Number, security code numbers, passwords,
13    and similar account information, the disclosure of which
14    could result in identity theft or impression or defrauding
15    of a governmental entity or a person.
16        (ll) Records concerning the work of the threat
17    assessment team of a school district, including, but not
18    limited to, any threat assessment procedure under the
19    School Safety Drill Act and any information contained in
20    the procedure.
21        (mm) Information prohibited from being disclosed under
22    subsections (a) and (b) of Section 15 of the Student
23    Confidential Reporting Act.
24        (nn) (mm) Proprietary information submitted to the
25    Environmental Protection Agency under the Drug Take-Back
26    Act.

 

 

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1        (oo) (mm) Records described in subsection (f) of
2    Section 3-5-1 of the Unified Code of Corrections.
3        (pp) Reports described in subsection (e) of Section
4    16-15 of the Abortion Care Clinical Training Program Act.
5    (1.5) Any information exempt from disclosure under the
6Judicial Privacy Act shall be redacted from public records
7prior to disclosure under this Act.
8    (2) A public record that is not in the possession of a
9public body but is in the possession of a party with whom the
10agency has contracted to perform a governmental function on
11behalf of the public body, and that directly relates to the
12governmental function and is not otherwise exempt under this
13Act, shall be considered a public record of the public body,
14for purposes of this Act.
15    (3) This Section does not authorize withholding of
16information or limit the availability of records to the
17public, except as stated in this Section or otherwise provided
18in this Act.
19(Source: P.A. 101-434, eff. 1-1-20; 101-452, eff. 1-1-20;
20101-455, eff. 8-23-19; 101-652, eff. 1-1-22; 102-38, eff.
216-25-21; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-694, eff. 1-7-22; 102-752,
22eff. 5-6-22; 102-753, eff. 1-1-23; 102-776, eff. 1-1-23;
23102-791, eff. 5-13-22; 102-1055, eff. 6-10-22; revised
2412-13-22.)
 
25    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 102-982)

 

 

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1    Sec. 7. Exemptions.
2    (1) When a request is made to inspect or copy a public
3record that contains information that is exempt from
4disclosure under this Section, but also contains information
5that is not exempt from disclosure, the public body may elect
6to redact the information that is exempt. The public body
7shall make the remaining information available for inspection
8and copying. Subject to this requirement, the following shall
9be exempt from inspection and copying:
10        (a) Information specifically prohibited from
11    disclosure by federal or State law or rules and
12    regulations implementing federal or State law.
13        (b) Private information, unless disclosure is required
14    by another provision of this Act, a State or federal law,
15    or a court order.
16        (b-5) Files, documents, and other data or databases
17    maintained by one or more law enforcement agencies and
18    specifically designed to provide information to one or
19    more law enforcement agencies regarding the physical or
20    mental status of one or more individual subjects.
21        (c) Personal information contained within public
22    records, the disclosure of which would constitute a
23    clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, unless
24    the disclosure is consented to in writing by the
25    individual subjects of the information. "Unwarranted
26    invasion of personal privacy" means the disclosure of

 

 

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1    information that is highly personal or objectionable to a
2    reasonable person and in which the subject's right to
3    privacy outweighs any legitimate public interest in
4    obtaining the information. The disclosure of information
5    that bears on the public duties of public employees and
6    officials shall not be considered an invasion of personal
7    privacy.
8        (d) Records in the possession of any public body
9    created in the course of administrative enforcement
10    proceedings, and any law enforcement or correctional
11    agency for law enforcement purposes, but only to the
12    extent that disclosure would:
13            (i) interfere with pending or actually and
14        reasonably contemplated law enforcement proceedings
15        conducted by any law enforcement or correctional
16        agency that is the recipient of the request;
17            (ii) interfere with active administrative
18        enforcement proceedings conducted by the public body
19        that is the recipient of the request;
20            (iii) create a substantial likelihood that a
21        person will be deprived of a fair trial or an impartial
22        hearing;
23            (iv) unavoidably disclose the identity of a
24        confidential source, confidential information
25        furnished only by the confidential source, or persons
26        who file complaints with or provide information to

 

 

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1        administrative, investigative, law enforcement, or
2        penal agencies; except that the identities of
3        witnesses to traffic crashes, traffic crash reports,
4        and rescue reports shall be provided by agencies of
5        local government, except when disclosure would
6        interfere with an active criminal investigation
7        conducted by the agency that is the recipient of the
8        request;
9            (v) disclose unique or specialized investigative
10        techniques other than those generally used and known
11        or disclose internal documents of correctional
12        agencies related to detection, observation, or
13        investigation of incidents of crime or misconduct, and
14        disclosure would result in demonstrable harm to the
15        agency or public body that is the recipient of the
16        request;
17            (vi) endanger the life or physical safety of law
18        enforcement personnel or any other person; or
19            (vii) obstruct an ongoing criminal investigation
20        by the agency that is the recipient of the request.
21        (d-5) A law enforcement record created for law
22    enforcement purposes and contained in a shared electronic
23    record management system if the law enforcement agency
24    that is the recipient of the request did not create the
25    record, did not participate in or have a role in any of the
26    events which are the subject of the record, and only has

 

 

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1    access to the record through the shared electronic record
2    management system.
3        (d-6) Records contained in the Officer Professional
4    Conduct Database under Section 9.2 of the Illinois Police
5    Training Act, except to the extent authorized under that
6    Section. This includes the documents supplied to the
7    Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board from the
8    Illinois State Police and Illinois State Police Merit
9    Board.
10        (e) Records that relate to or affect the security of
11    correctional institutions and detention facilities.
12        (e-5) Records requested by persons committed to the
13    Department of Corrections, Department of Human Services
14    Division of Mental Health, or a county jail if those
15    materials are available in the library of the correctional
16    institution or facility or jail where the inmate is
17    confined.
18        (e-6) Records requested by persons committed to the
19    Department of Corrections, Department of Human Services
20    Division of Mental Health, or a county jail if those
21    materials include records from staff members' personnel
22    files, staff rosters, or other staffing assignment
23    information.
24        (e-7) Records requested by persons committed to the
25    Department of Corrections or Department of Human Services
26    Division of Mental Health if those materials are available

 

 

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1    through an administrative request to the Department of
2    Corrections or Department of Human Services Division of
3    Mental Health.
4        (e-8) Records requested by a person committed to the
5    Department of Corrections, Department of Human Services
6    Division of Mental Health, or a county jail, the
7    disclosure of which would result in the risk of harm to any
8    person or the risk of an escape from a jail or correctional
9    institution or facility.
10        (e-9) Records requested by a person in a county jail
11    or committed to the Department of Corrections or
12    Department of Human Services Division of Mental Health,
13    containing personal information pertaining to the person's
14    victim or the victim's family, including, but not limited
15    to, a victim's home address, home telephone number, work
16    or school address, work telephone number, social security
17    number, or any other identifying information, except as
18    may be relevant to a requester's current or potential case
19    or claim.
20        (e-10) Law enforcement records of other persons
21    requested by a person committed to the Department of
22    Corrections, Department of Human Services Division of
23    Mental Health, or a county jail, including, but not
24    limited to, arrest and booking records, mug shots, and
25    crime scene photographs, except as these records may be
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1    claim.
2        (f) Preliminary drafts, notes, recommendations,
3    memoranda, and other records in which opinions are
4    expressed, or policies or actions are formulated, except
5    that a specific record or relevant portion of a record
6    shall not be exempt when the record is publicly cited and
7    identified by the head of the public body. The exemption
8    provided in this paragraph (f) extends to all those
9    records of officers and agencies of the General Assembly
10    that pertain to the preparation of legislative documents.
11        (g) Trade secrets and commercial or financial
12    information obtained from a person or business where the
13    trade secrets or commercial or financial information are
14    furnished under a claim that they are proprietary,
15    privileged, or confidential, and that disclosure of the
16    trade secrets or commercial or financial information would
17    cause competitive harm to the person or business, and only
18    insofar as the claim directly applies to the records
19    requested.
20        The information included under this exemption includes
21    all trade secrets and commercial or financial information
22    obtained by a public body, including a public pension
23    fund, from a private equity fund or a privately held
24    company within the investment portfolio of a private
25    equity fund as a result of either investing or evaluating
26    a potential investment of public funds in a private equity

 

 

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1    fund. The exemption contained in this item does not apply
2    to the aggregate financial performance information of a
3    private equity fund, nor to the identity of the fund's
4    managers or general partners. The exemption contained in
5    this item does not apply to the identity of a privately
6    held company within the investment portfolio of a private
7    equity fund, unless the disclosure of the identity of a
8    privately held company may cause competitive harm.
9        Nothing contained in this paragraph (g) shall be
10    construed to prevent a person or business from consenting
11    to disclosure.
12        (h) Proposals and bids for any contract, grant, or
13    agreement, including information which if it were
14    disclosed would frustrate procurement or give an advantage
15    to any person proposing to enter into a contractor
16    agreement with the body, until an award or final selection
17    is made. Information prepared by or for the body in
18    preparation of a bid solicitation shall be exempt until an
19    award or final selection is made.
20        (i) Valuable formulae, computer geographic systems,
21    designs, drawings, and research data obtained or produced
22    by any public body when disclosure could reasonably be
23    expected to produce private gain or public loss. The
24    exemption for "computer geographic systems" provided in
25    this paragraph (i) does not extend to requests made by
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1    requested information is not otherwise exempt and the only
2    purpose of the request is to access and disseminate
3    information regarding the health, safety, welfare, or
4    legal rights of the general public.
5        (j) The following information pertaining to
6    educational matters:
7            (i) test questions, scoring keys, and other
8        examination data used to administer an academic
9        examination;
10            (ii) information received by a primary or
11        secondary school, college, or university under its
12        procedures for the evaluation of faculty members by
13        their academic peers;
14            (iii) information concerning a school or
15        university's adjudication of student disciplinary
16        cases, but only to the extent that disclosure would
17        unavoidably reveal the identity of the student; and
18            (iv) course materials or research materials used
19        by faculty members.
20        (k) Architects' plans, engineers' technical
21    submissions, and other construction related technical
22    documents for projects not constructed or developed in
23    whole or in part with public funds and the same for
24    projects constructed or developed with public funds,
25    including, but not limited to, power generating and
26    distribution stations and other transmission and

 

 

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1    distribution facilities, water treatment facilities,
2    airport facilities, sport stadiums, convention centers,
3    and all government owned, operated, or occupied buildings,
4    but only to the extent that disclosure would compromise
5    security.
6        (l) Minutes of meetings of public bodies closed to the
7    public as provided in the Open Meetings Act until the
8    public body makes the minutes available to the public
9    under Section 2.06 of the Open Meetings Act.
10        (m) Communications between a public body and an
11    attorney or auditor representing the public body that
12    would not be subject to discovery in litigation, and
13    materials prepared or compiled by or for a public body in
14    anticipation of a criminal, civil, or administrative
15    proceeding upon the request of an attorney advising the
16    public body, and materials prepared or compiled with
17    respect to internal audits of public bodies.
18        (n) Records relating to a public body's adjudication
19    of employee grievances or disciplinary cases; however,
20    this exemption shall not extend to the final outcome of
21    cases in which discipline is imposed.
22        (o) Administrative or technical information associated
23    with automated data processing operations, including, but
24    not limited to, software, operating protocols, computer
25    program abstracts, file layouts, source listings, object
26    modules, load modules, user guides, documentation

 

 

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1    pertaining to all logical and physical design of
2    computerized systems, employee manuals, and any other
3    information that, if disclosed, would jeopardize the
4    security of the system or its data or the security of
5    materials exempt under this Section.
6        (p) Records relating to collective negotiating matters
7    between public bodies and their employees or
8    representatives, except that any final contract or
9    agreement shall be subject to inspection and copying.
10        (q) Test questions, scoring keys, and other
11    examination data used to determine the qualifications of
12    an applicant for a license or employment.
13        (r) The records, documents, and information relating
14    to real estate purchase negotiations until those
15    negotiations have been completed or otherwise terminated.
16    With regard to a parcel involved in a pending or actually
17    and reasonably contemplated eminent domain proceeding
18    under the Eminent Domain Act, records, documents, and
19    information relating to that parcel shall be exempt except
20    as may be allowed under discovery rules adopted by the
21    Illinois Supreme Court. The records, documents, and
22    information relating to a real estate sale shall be exempt
23    until a sale is consummated.
24        (s) Any and all proprietary information and records
25    related to the operation of an intergovernmental risk
26    management association or self-insurance pool or jointly

 

 

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1    self-administered health and accident cooperative or pool.
2    Insurance or self-insurance self insurance (including any
3    intergovernmental risk management association or
4    self-insurance self insurance pool) claims, loss or risk
5    management information, records, data, advice, or
6    communications.
7        (t) Information contained in or related to
8    examination, operating, or condition reports prepared by,
9    on behalf of, or for the use of a public body responsible
10    for the regulation or supervision of financial
11    institutions, insurance companies, or pharmacy benefit
12    managers, unless disclosure is otherwise required by State
13    law.
14        (u) Information that would disclose or might lead to
15    the disclosure of secret or confidential information,
16    codes, algorithms, programs, or private keys intended to
17    be used to create electronic signatures under the Uniform
18    Electronic Transactions Act.
19        (v) Vulnerability assessments, security measures, and
20    response policies or plans that are designed to identify,
21    prevent, or respond to potential attacks upon a
22    community's population or systems, facilities, or
23    installations, but only to the extent that disclosure
24    could reasonably be expected to expose the vulnerability
25    or jeopardize the effectiveness of the measures, policies,
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1    them or the public. Information exempt under this item may
2    include such things as details pertaining to the
3    mobilization or deployment of personnel or equipment, to
4    the operation of communication systems or protocols, to
5    cybersecurity vulnerabilities, or to tactical operations.
6        (w) (Blank).
7        (x) Maps and other records regarding the location or
8    security of generation, transmission, distribution,
9    storage, gathering, treatment, or switching facilities
10    owned by a utility, by a power generator, or by the
11    Illinois Power Agency.
12        (y) Information contained in or related to proposals,
13    bids, or negotiations related to electric power
14    procurement under Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power
15    Agency Act and Section 16-111.5 of the Public Utilities
16    Act that is determined to be confidential and proprietary
17    by the Illinois Power Agency or by the Illinois Commerce
18    Commission.
19        (z) Information about students exempted from
20    disclosure under Section Sections 10-20.38 or 34-18.29 of
21    the School Code, and information about undergraduate
22    students enrolled at an institution of higher education
23    exempted from disclosure under Section 25 of the Illinois
24    Credit Card Marketing Act of 2009.
25        (aa) Information the disclosure of which is exempted
26    under the Viatical Settlements Act of 2009.

 

 

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1        (bb) Records and information provided to a mortality
2    review team and records maintained by a mortality review
3    team appointed under the Department of Juvenile Justice
4    Mortality Review Team Act.
5        (cc) Information regarding interments, entombments, or
6    inurnments of human remains that are submitted to the
7    Cemetery Oversight Database under the Cemetery Care Act or
8    the Cemetery Oversight Act, whichever is applicable.
9        (dd) Correspondence and records (i) that may not be
10    disclosed under Section 11-9 of the Illinois Public Aid
11    Code or (ii) that pertain to appeals under Section 11-8 of
12    the Illinois Public Aid Code.
13        (ee) The names, addresses, or other personal
14    information of persons who are minors and are also
15    participants and registrants in programs of park
16    districts, forest preserve districts, conservation
17    districts, recreation agencies, and special recreation
18    associations.
19        (ff) The names, addresses, or other personal
20    information of participants and registrants in programs of
21    park districts, forest preserve districts, conservation
22    districts, recreation agencies, and special recreation
23    associations where such programs are targeted primarily to
24    minors.
25        (gg) Confidential information described in Section
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1    2012.
2        (hh) The report submitted to the State Board of
3    Education by the School Security and Standards Task Force
4    under item (8) of subsection (d) of Section 2-3.160 of the
5    School Code and any information contained in that report.
6        (ii) Records requested by persons committed to or
7    detained by the Department of Human Services under the
8    Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act or committed to
9    the Department of Corrections under the Sexually Dangerous
10    Persons Act if those materials: (i) are available in the
11    library of the facility where the individual is confined;
12    (ii) include records from staff members' personnel files,
13    staff rosters, or other staffing assignment information;
14    or (iii) are available through an administrative request
15    to the Department of Human Services or the Department of
16    Corrections.
17        (jj) Confidential information described in Section
18    5-535 of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
19        (kk) The public body's credit card numbers, debit card
20    numbers, bank account numbers, Federal Employer
21    Identification Number, security code numbers, passwords,
22    and similar account information, the disclosure of which
23    could result in identity theft or impression or defrauding
24    of a governmental entity or a person.
25        (ll) Records concerning the work of the threat
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1    limited to, any threat assessment procedure under the
2    School Safety Drill Act and any information contained in
3    the procedure.
4        (mm) Information prohibited from being disclosed under
5    subsections (a) and (b) of Section 15 of the Student
6    Confidential Reporting Act.
7        (nn) (mm) Proprietary information submitted to the
8    Environmental Protection Agency under the Drug Take-Back
9    Act.
10        (oo) (mm) Records described in subsection (f) of
11    Section 3-5-1 of the Unified Code of Corrections.
12        (pp) Reports described in subsection (e) of Section
13    16-15 of the Abortion Care Clinical Training Program Act.
14    (1.5) Any information exempt from disclosure under the
15Judicial Privacy Act shall be redacted from public records
16prior to disclosure under this Act.
17    (2) A public record that is not in the possession of a
18public body but is in the possession of a party with whom the
19agency has contracted to perform a governmental function on
20behalf of the public body, and that directly relates to the
21governmental function and is not otherwise exempt under this
22Act, shall be considered a public record of the public body,
23for purposes of this Act.
24    (3) This Section does not authorize withholding of
25information or limit the availability of records to the
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1in this Act.
2(Source: P.A. 101-434, eff. 1-1-20; 101-452, eff. 1-1-20;
3101-455, eff. 8-23-19; 101-652, eff. 1-1-22; 102-38, eff.
46-25-21; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-694, eff. 1-7-22; 102-752,
5eff. 5-6-22; 102-753, eff. 1-1-23; 102-776, eff. 1-1-23;
6102-791, eff. 5-13-22; 102-982, eff. 7-1-23; 102-1055, eff.
76-10-22; revised 12-13-22.)
 
8    Section 5. The Illinois Insurance Code is amended by
9changing Section 356z.60 as follows:
 
10    (215 ILCS 5/356z.60)
11    Sec. 356z.60. Coverage for abortifacients, hormonal
12therapy, and human immunodeficiency virus pre-exposure
13prophylaxis and post-exposure prophylaxis.
14    (a) As used in this Section:
15    "Abortifacients" means any medication administered to
16terminate a pregnancy as prescribed or ordered by a health
17care professional.
18    "Health care professional" means a physician licensed to
19practice medicine in all of its branches, licensed advanced
20practice registered nurse, or physician assistant.
21    "Hormonal therapy medication" means hormonal treatment
22administered to treat gender dysphoria.
23    "Therapeutic equivalent version" means drugs, devices, or
24products that can be expected to have the same clinical effect

 

 

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1and safety profile when administered to patients under the
2conditions specified in the labeling and that satisfy the
3following general criteria:
4        (1) it is approved as safe and effective;
5        (2) it is a pharmaceutical equivalent in that it:
6            (A) contains identical amounts of the same active
7        drug ingredient in the same dosage form and route of
8        administration; and
9            (B) meets compendial or other applicable standards
10        of strength, quality, purity, and identity;
11        (3) it is bioequivalent in that:
12            (A) it does not present a known or potential
13        bioequivalence problem and it meets an acceptable in
14        vitro standard; or
15            (B) if it does present such a known or potential
16        problem, it is shown to meet an appropriate
17        bioequivalence standard;
18        (4) it is adequately labeled; and
19        (5) it is manufactured in compliance with Current Good
20    Manufacturing Practice regulations adopted by the United
21    States Food and Drug Administration.
22    (b) An individual or group policy of accident and health
23insurance amended, delivered, issued, or renewed in this State
24on or after January 1, 2024 shall provide coverage for all
25abortifacients, hormonal therapy medication, human
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1post-exposure prophylaxis drugs approved by the United States
2Food and Drug Administration, and follow-up services related
3to that coverage, including, but not limited to, management of
4side effects, medication self-management or adherence
5counseling, risk reduction strategies, and mental health
6counseling. This coverage shall include drugs approved by the
7United States Food and Drug Administration that are prescribed
8or ordered for off-label use for the purposes described in
9this Section.
10    (c) The coverage required under subsection (b) is subject
11to the following conditions:
12        (1) If the United States Food and Drug Administration
13    has approved one or more therapeutic equivalent versions
14    of an abortifacient drug, a policy is not required to
15    include all such therapeutic equivalent versions in its
16    formulary so long as at least one is included and covered
17    without cost sharing and in accordance with this Section.
18        (2) If an individual's attending provider recommends a
19    particular drug approved by the United States Food and
20    Drug Administration based on a determination of medical
21    necessity with respect to that individual, the plan or
22    issuer must defer to the determination of the attending
23    provider and must cover that service or item without cost
24    sharing.
25        (3) If a drug is not covered, plans and issuers must
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1    expedient process that is not unduly burdensome on the
2    individual or a provider or other individual acting as a
3    patient's authorized representative to ensure coverage
4    without cost sharing.
5    The conditions listed under this subsection (c) also apply
6to drugs prescribed for off-label use as abortifacients.
7    (d) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, a policy
8subject to this Section shall not impose a deductible,
9coinsurance, copayment, or any other cost-sharing requirement
10on the coverage provided. The provisions of this subsection do
11not apply to coverage of procedures to the extent such
12coverage would disqualify a high-deductible health plan from
13eligibility for a health savings account pursuant to the
14federal Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. 223.
15    (e) Except as otherwise authorized under this Section, a
16policy shall not impose any restrictions or delays on the
17coverage required under this Section.
18    (f) The coverage requirements in this Section for
19abortifacients do not, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 18054(a)(6),
20apply to a multistate plan that does not provide coverage for
21abortion.
22    (g) If the Department concludes that enforcement of any
23coverage requirement of this Section for abortifacients may
24adversely affect the allocation of federal funds to this
25State, the Department may grant an exemption to that
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1ensure the continued receipt of federal funds.
2(Source: P.A. 102-1117, eff. 1-13-23.)
 
3    Section 10. The Nurse Practice Act is amended by changing
4Sections 65-11 and 65-11.5 as follows:
 
5    (225 ILCS 65/65-11)
6    Sec. 65-11. Temporary permit for advanced practice
7registered nurses for health care.
8    (a) The Department may issue a temporary permit to an
9applicant who is licensed to practice as an advanced practice
10registered nurse in another state. The temporary permit will
11authorize the practice of providing health care to patients in
12this State, with a collaborating physician in this State, if
13all of the following apply:
14        (1) The Department determines that the applicant's
15    services will improve the welfare of Illinois residents
16    and non-residents requiring health care services.
17        (2) The applicant has obtained a graduate degree
18    appropriate for national certification in a clinical
19    advanced practice registered nursing specialty or a
20    graduate degree or post-master's certificate from a
21    graduate level program in a clinical advanced practice
22    registered nursing specialty; the applicant has submitted
23    verification of licensure status in good standing in the
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1    the applicant can furnish the Department with a certified
2    letter upon request from that jurisdiction attesting to
3    the fact that the applicant has no pending action or
4    violations against the applicant's license.
5        The Department will not consider an advanced practice
6    registered nurse's license being revoked or otherwise
7    disciplined by any state or territory based solely on the
8    advanced practice registered nurse providing, authorizing,
9    recommending, aiding, assisting, referring for, or
10    otherwise participating in any health care service that is
11    unlawful or prohibited in that state or territory, if the
12    provision of, authorization of, or participation in that
13    health care, medical service, or procedure related to any
14    health care service is not unlawful or prohibited in this
15    State.
16        (3) The applicant has sufficient training and
17    possesses the appropriate core competencies to provide
18    health care services, and is physically, mentally, and
19    professionally capable of practicing as an advanced
20    practice registered nurse with reasonable judgment, skill,
21    and safety and in accordance with applicable standards of
22    care.
23        (4) The applicant has met the written collaborative
24    agreement requirements under Section 65-35.
25        (5) The applicant will be working pursuant to an
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1    office, clinic, or other medical facility providing health
2    care services. Such agreement shall be executed by an
3    authorized representative of the licensed hospital,
4    medical office, clinic, or other medical facility,
5    certifying that the advanced practice registered nurse
6    holds an active license and is in good standing in the
7    state in which they are licensed. If an applicant for a
8    temporary permit has been previously disciplined by
9    another jurisdiction, except as described in paragraph (2)
10    of subsection (a), further review may be conducted
11    pursuant to the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois and
12    this Act. The application shall include the advanced
13    practice registered nurse's name, contact information,
14    state of licensure, and license number.
15        (6) Payment of a $75 fee.
16    The sponsoring licensed hospital, medical office, clinic,
17or other medical facility engaged in the agreement with the
18applicant shall notify the Department should the applicant at
19any point leave or become separate from the sponsor.
20    The Department may adopt rules to carry out this Section.
21    (b) A temporary permit under this Section shall expire 2
22years after the date of issuance. The temporary permit may be
23renewed for a $45 fee for an additional 2 years. A holder of a
24temporary permit may only renew one time.
25    (c) The temporary permit shall only permit the holder to
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1collaborating physician who provides health care services at
2the location or locations specified on the permit or via
3telehealth.
4    (d) An application for the temporary permit shall be made
5to the Department, in writing, on forms prescribed by the
6Department, and shall be accompanied by a non-refundable fee
7of $75. The Department shall grant or deny an applicant a
8temporary permit within 60 days of receipt of a completed
9application. The Department shall notify the applicant of any
10deficiencies in the applicant's application materials
11requiring corrections in a timely manner.
12    (e) An applicant for temporary permit may be requested to
13appear before the Board to respond to questions concerning the
14applicant's qualifications to receive the permit. An
15applicant's refusal to appear before the Board of Nursing may
16be grounds for denial of the application by the Department.
17    (f) The Secretary may summarily cancel any temporary
18permit issued pursuant to this Section, without a hearing, if
19the Secretary finds that evidence in his or her possession
20indicates that a permit holder's continuation in practice
21would constitute an imminent danger to the public or violate
22any provision of this Act or its rules.
23    If the Secretary summarily cancels a temporary permit
24issued pursuant to this Section or Act, the permit holder may
25petition the Department for a hearing in accordance with the
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1unless the permit holder has exceeded his or her renewal
2limit.
3    (g) In addition to terminating any temporary permit issued
4pursuant to this Section or Act, the Department may issue a
5monetary penalty not to exceed $10,000 upon the temporary
6permit holder and may notify any state in which the temporary
7permit holder has been issued a permit that his or her Illinois
8permit has been terminated and the reasons for the
9termination. The monetary penalty shall be paid within 60 days
10after the effective date of the order imposing the penalty.
11The order shall constitute a judgment and may be filed, and
12execution had thereon in the same manner as any judgment from
13any court of record. It is the intent of the General Assembly
14that a permit issued pursuant to this Section shall be
15considered a privilege and not a property right.
16    (h) While working in Illinois, all temporary permit
17holders are subject to all statutory and regulatory
18requirements of this Act in the same manner as a licensee.
19Failure to adhere to all statutory and regulatory requirements
20may result in revocation or other discipline of the temporary
21permit.
22    (i) If the Department becomes aware of a violation
23occurring at the facility licensed by the Department of Public
24Health, licensed hospital, medical office, clinic, or other
25medical facility, or via telehealth service, the Department
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1    (j) The Department may adopt emergency rules pursuant to
2this Section. The General Assembly finds that the adoption of
3rules to implement a temporary permit for health care services
4is deemed an emergency and necessary for the public interest,
5safety, and welfare.
6(Source: P.A. 102-1117, eff. 1-13-23.)
 
7    (225 ILCS 65/65-11.5)
8    Sec. 65-11.5. Temporary permit for full practice advanced
9practice registered nurses for health care.
10    (a) The Department may issue a full practice advanced
11practice registered nurse temporary permit to an applicant who
12is licensed to practice as an advanced practice registered
13nurse in another state. The temporary permit will authorize
14the practice of providing health care to patients in this
15State if all of the following apply:
16        (1) The Department determines that the applicant's
17    services will improve the welfare of Illinois residents
18    and non-residents requiring health care services.
19        (2) The applicant has obtained a graduate degree
20    appropriate for national certification in a clinical
21    advanced practice registered nursing specialty or a
22    graduate degree or post-master's certificate from a
23    graduate level program in a clinical advanced practice
24    registered nursing specialty; the applicant is certified
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1    specialist; the applicant has submitted verification of
2    licensure status in good standing in the applicant's
3    current state or territory of licensure; and the applicant
4    can furnish the Department with a certified letter upon
5    request from that jurisdiction attesting to the fact that
6    the applicant has no pending action or violations against
7    the applicant's license.
8        The Department shall not consider an advanced practice
9    registered nurse's license being revoked or otherwise
10    disciplined by any state or territory for the provision
11    of, authorization of, or participation in any health care,
12    medical service, or procedure related to an abortion on
13    the basis that such health care, medical service, or
14    procedure related to an abortion is unlawful or prohibited
15    in that state or territory, if the provision of,
16    authorization of, or participation in that health care,
17    medical service, or procedure related to an abortion is
18    not unlawful or prohibited in this State.
19        (3) The applicant has sufficient training and
20    possesses the appropriate core competencies to provide
21    health care services, and is physically, mentally, and
22    professionally capable of practicing as an advanced
23    practice registered nurse with reasonable judgment, skill,
24    and safety and in accordance with applicable standards of
25    care.
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1    agreement with a sponsoring licensed hospital, medical
2    office, clinic, or other medical facility providing health
3    care services. Such agreement shall be executed by an
4    authorized representative of the licensed hospital,
5    medical office, clinic, or other medical facility,
6    certifying that the advanced practice registered nurse
7    holds an active license and is in good standing in the
8    state in which they are licensed. If an applicant for a
9    temporary permit has been previously disciplined by
10    another jurisdiction, except as described in paragraph (2)
11    of subsection (a), further review may be conducted
12    pursuant to the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois and
13    this Act. The application shall include the advanced
14    practice registered nurse's name, contact information,
15    state of licensure, and license number.
16        (5) Payment of a $75 fee.
17    The sponsoring licensed hospital, medical office, clinic,
18or other medical facility engaged in the agreement with the
19applicant shall notify the Department should the applicant at
20any point leave or become separate from the sponsor.
21    The Department may adopt rules to carry out this Section.
22    (b) A temporary permit under this Section shall expire 2
23years after the date of issuance. The temporary permit may be
24renewed for a $45 fee for an additional 2 years. A holder of a
25temporary permit may only renew one time.
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1practice as a full practice advanced practice registered nurse
2within the scope of providing health care services at the
3location or locations specified on the permit or via
4telehealth service.
5    (d) An application for the temporary permit shall be made
6to the Department, in writing, on forms prescribed by the
7Department, and shall be accompanied by a non-refundable fee
8of $75.
9    (e) An applicant for temporary permit may be requested to
10appear before the Board to respond to questions concerning the
11applicant's qualifications to receive the permit. An
12applicant's refusal to appear before the Board of Nursing may
13be grounds for denial of the application by the Department.
14    (f) The Secretary may summarily cancel any temporary
15permit issued pursuant to this Section, without a hearing, if
16the Secretary finds that evidence in his or her possession
17indicates that a permit holder's continuation in practice
18would constitute an imminent danger to the public or violate
19any provision of this Act or its rules.
20    If the Secretary summarily cancels a temporary permit
21issued pursuant to this Section or Act, the permit holder may
22petition the Department for a hearing in accordance with the
23provisions of Section 70-125 of this Act to restore his or her
24permit, unless the permit holder has exceeded his or her
25renewal limit.
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1pursuant to this Section or Act, the Department may issue a
2monetary penalty not to exceed $10,000 upon the temporary
3permit holder and may notify any state in which the temporary
4permit holder has been issued a permit that his or her Illinois
5permit has been terminated and the reasons for the
6termination. The monetary penalty shall be paid within 60 days
7after the effective date of the order imposing the penalty.
8The order shall constitute a judgment and may be filed, and
9execution had thereon in the same manner as any judgment from
10any court of record. It is the intent of the General Assembly
11that a permit issued pursuant to this Section shall be
12considered a privilege and not a property right.
13    (h) While working in Illinois, all temporary permit
14holders are subject to all statutory and regulatory
15requirements of this Act in the same manner as a licensee.
16Failure to adhere to all statutory and regulatory requirements
17may result in revocation or other discipline of the temporary
18permit.
19    (i) If the Department becomes aware of a violation
20occurring at the facility licensed by the Department of Public
21Health, licensed hospital, medical office, clinic, or other
22medical facility, or via telehealth service, the Department
23shall notify the Department of Public Health.
24    (j) The Department may adopt emergency rules pursuant to
25this Section. The General Assembly finds that the adoption of
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1is deemed an emergency and necessary for the public interest,
2safety, and welfare.
3(Source: P.A. 102-1117, eff. 1-13-23.)
 
4    Section 15. The Pharmacy Practice Act is amended by
5changing Section 43.5 as follows:
 
6    (225 ILCS 85/43.5)
7    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
8    Sec. 43.5. HIV prophylaxis. In accordance with a standing
9order by a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its
10branches or the medical director of a county or local health
11department or a standing order by the Department of Public
12Health, a pharmacist may provide patients with prophylaxis
13drugs for human immunodeficiency virus pre-exposure
14prophylaxis or post-exposure prophylaxis.
15    A pharmacist may provide initial assessment and dispensing
16of prophylaxis drugs for human immunodeficiency virus
17pre-exposure prophylaxis or post-exposure prophylaxis. If a
18patient's HIV test results are reactive, the pharmacist shall
19refer the patient to an appropriate health care professional
20or clinic. If the patient's HIV test results are nonreactive,
21the pharmacist may initiate human immunodeficiency virus
22pre-exposure prophylaxis or post-exposure prophylaxis to
23eligible patients.
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1version of the guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control
2and Prevention, guidelines of the United States Preventive
3Services Task Force, or generally recognized evidence-based
4clinical guidelines.
5    A pharmacist must communicate the services provided under
6this Section to the patient and the patient's primary health
7care provider or other health care professional or clinic, if
8known. If there is no primary health care provider provided by
9the patient, then the pharmacist shall give the patient a list
10of primary health care providers, other health care
11professionals, and clinics in the area.
12    The services provided under this Section shall be
13appropriately documented and retained in a confidential manner
14consistent with State HIV confidentiality requirements.
15    The services provided under this Section shall take place
16in a private manner.
17    A pharmacist shall complete an educational training
18program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy
19Education and approved by the Department that is related to
20the initiation, dispensing, or administration of drugs,
21laboratory tests, assessments, referrals, and consultations
22for human immunodeficiency virus pre-exposure prophylaxis and
23human immunodeficiency virus post-exposure prophylaxis.
24(Source: P.A. 102-1051, eff. 1-1-23.)
 
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1is amended by changing Section 9.7 as follows:
 
2    (225 ILCS 95/9.7)
3    Sec. 9.7. Temporary permit for health care.
4    (a) The Department may issue a temporary permit to an
5applicant who is licensed to practice as a physician assistant
6in another state. The temporary permit will authorize the
7practice of providing health care to patients in this State,
8with a collaborating physician in this State, if all of the
9following apply:
10        (1) The Department determines that the applicant's
11    services will improve the welfare of Illinois residents
12    and non-residents requiring health care services.
13        (2) The applicant has obtained certification by the
14    National Commission on Certification of Physician
15    Assistants or its successor agency; the applicant has
16    submitted verification of licensure status in good
17    standing in the applicant's current state or territory of
18    licensure; and the applicant can furnish the Department
19    with a certified letter upon request from that
20    jurisdiction attesting to the fact that the applicant has
21    no pending action or violations against the applicant's
22    license.
23        The Department will not consider a physician
24    assistant's license being revoked or otherwise disciplined
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1    providing, authorizing, recommending, aiding, assisting,
2    referring for, or otherwise participating in any health
3    care service that is unlawful or prohibited in that state
4    or territory, if the provision of, authorization of, or
5    participation in that health care service, medical
6    service, or procedure related to any health care service
7    is not unlawful or prohibited in this State.
8        (3) The applicant has sufficient training and
9    possesses the appropriate core competencies to provide
10    health care services, and is physically, mentally, and
11    professionally capable of practicing as a physician
12    assistant with reasonable judgment, skill, and safety and
13    in accordance with applicable standards of care.
14        (4) The applicant has met the written collaborative
15    agreement requirements under subsection (a) of Section
16    7.5.
17        (5) The applicant will be working pursuant to an
18    agreement with a sponsoring licensed hospital, medical
19    office, clinic, or other medical facility providing health
20    care services. Such agreement shall be executed by an
21    authorized representative of the licensed hospital,
22    medical office, clinic, or other medical facility,
23    certifying that the physician assistant holds an active
24    license and is in good standing in the state in which they
25    are licensed. If an applicant for a temporary permit has
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1    except as described in paragraph (2) of subsection (a),
2    further review may be conducted pursuant to the Civil
3    Administrative Code of Illinois and this Act. The
4    application shall include the physician assistant's name,
5    contact information, state of licensure, and license
6    number.
7        (6) Payment of a $75 fee.
8    The sponsoring licensed hospital, medical office, clinic,
9or other medical facility engaged in the agreement with the
10applicant shall notify the Department should the applicant at
11any point leave or become separate from the sponsor.
12    The Department may adopt rules to carry out this Section.
13    (b) A temporary permit under this Section shall expire 2
14years after the date of issuance. The temporary permit may be
15renewed for a $45 fee for an additional 2 years. A holder of a
16temporary permit may only renew one time.
17    (c) The temporary permit shall only permit the holder to
18practice as a physician assistant with a collaborating
19physician who provides health care services with the sponsor
20specified on the permit.
21    (d) An application for the temporary permit shall be made
22to the Department, in writing, on forms prescribed by the
23Department, and shall be accompanied by a non-refundable fee
24of $75. The Department shall grant or deny an applicant a
25temporary permit within 60 days of receipt of a completed
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1deficiencies in the applicant's application materials
2requiring corrections in a timely manner.
3    (e) An applicant for a temporary permit may be requested
4to appear before the Board to respond to questions concerning
5the applicant's qualifications to receive the permit. An
6applicant's refusal to appear before the Board may be grounds
7for denial of the application by the Department.
8    (f) The Secretary may summarily cancel any temporary
9permit issued pursuant to this Section, without a hearing, if
10the Secretary finds that evidence in his or her possession
11indicates that a permit holder's continuation in practice
12would constitute an imminent danger to the public or violate
13any provision of this Act or its rules. If the Secretary
14summarily cancels a temporary permit issued pursuant to this
15Section or Act, the permit holder may petition the Department
16for a hearing in accordance with the provisions of Section
1722.11 to restore his or her permit, unless the permit holder
18has exceeded his or her renewal limit.
19    (g) In addition to terminating any temporary permit issued
20pursuant to this Section or Act, the Department may issue a
21monetary penalty not to exceed $10,000 upon the temporary
22permit holder and may notify any state in which the temporary
23permit holder has been issued a permit that his or her Illinois
24permit has been terminated and the reasons for that
25termination. The monetary penalty shall be paid within 60 days
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1The order shall constitute a judgment and may be filed, and
2execution had thereon in the same manner as any judgment from
3any court of record. It is the intent of the General Assembly
4that a permit issued pursuant to this Section shall be
5considered a privilege and not a property right.
6    (h) While working in Illinois, all temporary permit
7holders are subject to all statutory and regulatory
8requirements of this Act in the same manner as a licensee.
9Failure to adhere to all statutory and regulatory requirements
10may result in revocation or other discipline of the temporary
11permit.
12    (i) If the Department becomes aware of a violation
13occurring at the facility licensed by the Department of Public
14Health, licensed hospital, medical office, clinic, or other
15medical facility, or occurring via telehealth services, the
16Department shall notify the Department of Public Health.
17    (j) The Department may adopt emergency rules pursuant to
18this Section. The General Assembly finds that the adoption of
19rules to implement a temporary permit for health care services
20is deemed an emergency and necessary for the public interest,
21safety, and welfare.
22(Source: P.A. 102-1117, eff. 1-13-23.)
 
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1    (410 ILCS 185/16-15)
2    Sec. 16-15. Program administration and reporting.
3    (a) Subject to appropriation to the Fund, the Department
4shall contract with at least one coordinating organization to
5administer the Program. The Department shall use the Fund to
6contract with the coordinating organization.
7    (b) A coordinating organization contracted by the
8Department to administer the Program shall:
9        (1) submit an annual report to the Department
10    regarding Program performance, including the number of
11    participants enrolled, the demographics of Program
12    participants, the number of participants who successfully
13    complete the Program, the outcome of successful Program
14    participants, and the level of involvement of the
15    participants in providing abortion and other forms of
16    reproductive health care in Illinois; and
17        (2) meet any other requirements established by the
18    Department that are not inconsistent with this Act.
19    (c) The Department shall release the name of any
20coordinating organization it coordinates with and any entity
21receiving funds to assist in the implementation of this
22Program through the coordinating organization. The Department
23shall not release the name of any individual person or health
24care professional administering services through or
25participating in the Program. The Department shall, by rule,
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1information, including any personal information and
2information that, if released, could endanger the life or
3physical safety of program participants, remains confidential.
4    (d) Any coordinating organization or other entity
5receiving funds to implement this Program is subject to the
6requirements of the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act.
7    (e) All reports received by the Department in accordance
8with this Section shall be treated as confidential and exempt
9from the Freedom of Information Act.
10(Source: P.A. 102-1117, eff. 1-13-23.)
 
11    Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
12changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
13that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
14represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
15not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
16made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
17Public Act.
 
18    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
19becoming law.".