Public Act 099-0225
 
HB2925 EnrolledLRB099 06865 HAF 26943 b


  
    AN ACT concerning regulation.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:




 
    Section 5. The Podiatric Medical Practice Act of 1987 is 
amended  by changing Section 12 as follows:
 



    (225 ILCS 100/12)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4812)



    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)

    Sec. 12. Temporary license; qualifications and terms. 

    (A) Podiatric physicians otherwise qualified for 
licensure, with
the
exception of completion of their one year 
of postgraduate training and the
exception of the successful 
completion of the written practical examination
required under 
Section 10, may be granted a 3-year one year temporary license 
to
practice podiatric medicine provided that the applicant can 
demonstrate
that he or she has been accepted and is enrolled in 
a recognized
postgraduate
training program during the period 
for which the temporary license is
sought.  Such temporary 
licenses shall be valid for the duration of the program, not to 
exceed 3 years, provided that the applicant continues in the 
approved program and is in good standing at one year from the 
date
of issuance for the practice site issued and may be 
renewed once. In
addition,
an
applicant may request a one-year 
extension pursuant to the rules of the
Department. Such

applicants shall apply in writing on those forms prescribed by 
the
Department and shall submit with the application the 
required application
fee.  Other examination fees that may be 
required under Section 8
must
also be paid by temporary 
licensees.

    (B) Application for visiting professor permits shall be 
made to
the
Department in writing on forms prescribed by the 
Department and be
accompanied by the required fee.  Requirements 
for a visiting professor permit issued under this Section shall 
be determined by the Department by rule. Visiting professor 
permits shall be valid
for one year from the date of issuance 
or until such time as the faculty
appointment is terminated, 
whichever occurs first, and may be renewed once.

(Source: P.A. 95-235, eff. 8-17-07.)