SB0759eng 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SB0759 Engrossed LRB103 03213 CPF 48219 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 5 and by adding Section 20.6 as follows:

(225 ILCS 100/5) (from Ch. 111, par. 4805)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)

Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:

(A) "Department" means the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.

(B) "Secretary" means the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation.

(C) "Board" means the Podiatric Medical Licensing Board appointed by the Secretary.

(D) "Podiatric medicine" or "podiatry" means:

(1) the diagnosis, medical, physical, or surgical treatment of the ailments of the human foot, including amputations as defined in this Section; .

(2) "Podiatric medicine" or "podiatry" includes the provision of topical and local anesthesia and moderate and deep sedation, as defined by Department rule adopted under the Medical Practice Act of 1987; and

(3) vaccination of patients 18 years of age and older in accordance with Section 20.6 upon completion of appropriate training.

For the purposes of this Act, the terms podiatric medicine, podiatry and chiropody have the same definition.

(E) "Human foot" means the ankle and soft tissue which insert into the foot as well as the foot.

(F) "Podiatric physician" means a physician licensed to practice podiatric medicine.

(G) "Postgraduate training" means a minimum one-year postdoctoral structured and supervised educational experience approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education of the American Podiatric Medical Association which includes residencies and preceptorships.

(H) "Amputations" means amputations of the human foot, in whole or in part, that are limited to 10 centimeters proximal to the tibial talar articulation.

(I) "Email address of record" means the designated email address recorded by the Department in the applicant's application file or the licensee's license file, as maintained by the Department's licensure maintenance unit.

(J) "Address of record" means the designated address recorded by the Department in the applicant's or licensee's application file or license file as maintained by the Department's licensure maintenance unit.

(Source: P.A. 99-635, eff. 1-1-17; 100-525, eff. 9-22-17.)

(225 ILCS 100/20.6 new)

Sec. 20.6. Vaccinations. A podiatric physician may provide vaccinations to patients 18 years of age and older upon completion of appropriate training. The training shall include how to address contraindications and adverse reactions as established by rule. Vaccinations administered by a podiatric physician shall be limited to influenza (inactivated influenza vaccine and live attenuated influenza intranasal vaccine), tetanus, and SARS-CoV-2. Vaccination of a patient by a podiatric physician shall be documented in the patient's record and the record shall be retained in accordance with current recordkeeping standards. The podiatric physician shall notify the patient's primary care physician of each dose of vaccine administered to the patient and shall enter all patient level data or update the patient's current record. The podiatric physician may provide this notice to the patient's physician electronically.