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Rep. Kelly M. Burke
Filed: 10/17/2017
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1279
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| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1279 by replacing |
| 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 4 | | "Section 5. The Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987 is |
| 5 | | amended by changing Section 5.5 as follows:
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| 6 | | (225 ILCS 95/5.5) |
| 7 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) |
| 8 | | Sec. 5.5. Billing. A physician assistant shall not be |
| 9 | | allowed to personally bill patients or in any way charge for |
| 10 | | services. The employer of a physician assistant may charge for |
| 11 | | services rendered by the physician assistant. All claims for |
| 12 | | services rendered by the physician assistant shall be submitted |
| 13 | | using the physician assistant's national provider |
| 14 | | identification number as the rendering billing provider |
| 15 | | whenever appropriate. Payment for services rendered by a |
| 16 | | physician assistant shall be made to his or her employer if the |