Health Care Licenses Committee

Filed: 3/3/2010

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5744

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5744 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4     "Section 5. The Department of Professional Regulation Law
5 of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by
6 adding 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;

 

 

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1         (2) restricts his, her, or its licensed or authorized
2     services and duties solely to the provision of care or
3     service at a free medical clinic; and
4         (3) provides only the care or services that the
5     individual or entity is licensed or otherwise authorized to
6     provide by any state or territory of the United States.
7     (b) The requirements of this Section 2105-355 do not apply
8 to the exemptions authorized by the Department pursuant to
9 Section 2105-400 of this Act.
 
10     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
11 becoming law.".