(225 ILCS 53/5)

Sec. 5. Purpose. The Task Force on Internationally-Licensed Health Care Professionals is created within the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. The Task Force shall aim to:

(1) remove barriers to licensure and practice for health care professionals licensed and practicing in other countries to get licensed and practice in the State;

(2) address the health care workforce shortage in the State by increasing the supply of culturally competent physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals; and

(3) protect the safety of patients and the broader public.

(Source: P.A. 102-812, eff. 1-1-23.)