Section 1285.91  Visiting Resident Permits

a)         An individual who has been invited or appointed to perform a portion of a post graduate clinical training program in an Illinois patient care clinic or facility pursuant to Section 18(C) of the Act shall file an application, on forms provided by the Division, at least 60 days prior to the commencement date of the training.

b)         No application shall be considered complete unless it is signed by the applicant, all questions have been answered and it contains or is accompanied by:

1)         Proof that the applicant has been invited or appointed to perform a portion of the post graduate clinical training program in Illinois;

2)         Name and address of the patient care clinics or facilities and the date the training is to begin and the length of time of the invitation or appointment;

3)         Name and license number of the Illinois physicians who will be responsible for supervising the applicant;

4)         Certification from the post-graduate training program that the applicant is approved and enrolled in an out-of-state post-graduate training program approved by the Division;

5)         Either:

A)        Proof that the applicant maintains an equivalent authorization to practice medicine in all of its branches or to practice the treatment of human ailments without the use of drugs and without operative surgery in the applicant's native jurisdiction; or

B)        Certification of licensure from the jurisdiction in which the applicant's clinical training program is located stating:

i)          the date of issuance of the license;

ii)         whether the records of the licensing authority contain any record of any disciplinary action taken or pending; and

6)         A fee of $100.

c)         A visiting resident permit will be issued for 180 days.

d)         No more than one visiting resident permit shall be issued to any person for the same period of time.

e)         Written notice of the Division's final action on every application for a visiting resident permit shall be given to the applicant and the patient care clinics or facilities.  If the application is approved pursuant to Section 18(C) of the Act and this Section, the visiting resident permit shall be delivered or mailed to the patient care clinic or facility.

f)         Commencement of the post-graduate training program prior to the issuance of the visiting resident permit shall be construed as unlicensed practice.

g)         When a visiting resident is dismissed or otherwise terminates the specialty/residency program, it shall be the responsibility of the staff of the patient care clinic or facility to notify the Division immediately, return the Visiting Resident Permit to the Division and submit a written explanation to the Division indicating why the visiting resident was dismissed or terminated.  If the visiting resident permit has been lost or destroyed, the staff of the program shall submit a written explanation to the Division.

(Source:  Amended at 29 Ill. Reg. 18823, effective November 4, 2005)