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1     AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Department of Professional Regulation Law of
5 the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding
6 Section 2105-355 as follows:
 
7     (20 ILCS 2105/2105-355 new)
8     Sec. 2105-355. Licensing exemptions related to free
9 medical clinics.
10     (a) Any health care professional authorized by law to
11 provide services at a free medical clinic may do so without
12 being licensed under any Act administered by the Department,
13 provided that the health care professional:
14         (1) is duly licensed by, or otherwise authorized to
15     practice the profession by, any state or territory of the
16     United States;
17         (2) restricts his, her, or its licensed or authorized
18     services and duties solely to the provision of care or
19     service at a free medical clinic;
20         (3) provides only the care or services that the
21     individual or entity is licensed or otherwise authorized to
22     provide by any state or territory of the United States; and
23         (4) provides a copy of his or her current out-of-state

 

 

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1     license or authorization to practice to the free medical
2     clinic, which shall retain the copy for 2 years.
3     (b) The requirements of this Section 2105-355 do not apply
4 to the exemptions authorized by the Department pursuant to
5 Section 2105-400 of this Act.
 
6     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
7 becoming law.