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1 | AN ACT concerning professional regulation.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Home Medical Equipment and Services Provider | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | License Act is amended by adding Section 86 as follows: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | (225 ILCS 51/86 new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 86. Wheeled mobility systems.
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8 | (a) For the purposes of this Section:
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9 | "Assistive technology supplier" means service providers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | involved in the sale and service of commercially available | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | wheeled mobility systems. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | "Assistive technology practitioner" means therapists or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | other allied health professionals primarily involved in | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | evaluating the consumer's needs and training in use of a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | prescribed wheeled mobility system. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | "Consumer" means the ultimate recipient of a wheeled | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | mobility system. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | "Full-time employment" means approximately a 40 hour work | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | week. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | "Health care professional" means a physician licensed to | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | practice medicine in all its branches licensed under the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Medical Practice Act of 1987, physical
therapist, occupational | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | therapist, or other allied health care professional that | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | performs physical evaluations within their scope of practice. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | "Physical evaluation" means the determination and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | documentation of the physiological, functional, and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | environmental factors that impact the selection of an | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | appropriate seating and wheeled mobility system. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | "Qualified rehabilitation professional" means: (A) an | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | individual who has appropriately obtained the designation of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | assistive technology supplier, assistive technology | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
32 | practitioner, rehabilitation engineering technologist after |
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1 | meeting all the requirements thereof as established by the | ||||||
2 | Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of | ||||||
3 | North America (RESNA) or (B) an individual who (i) can provide | ||||||
4 | documentation to prove completion of at least 15 contact hours | ||||||
5 | of continuing education (CEC) within the 12 months immediately | ||||||
6 | prior to July 1, 2005, and all other subsequent years | ||||||
7 | thereafter by June 30, in the field of seating and wheeled | ||||||
8 | mobility, which may include, but is not limited to, courses by | ||||||
9 | health care professionals,
courses by health care | ||||||
10 | associations,courses by a college or university,
courses by | ||||||
11 | manufacturers,
in-service training by manufacturers, or
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12 | attendance at symposiums or conferences; (ii) can provide proof | ||||||
13 | of at least one year experience, at least 10 hours a week in a | ||||||
14 | forty hour work week in the field of rehabilitation technology; | ||||||
15 | and
(iii) can provide 3 recommendations from health care | ||||||
16 | professionals who can attest to the skills of the provider in | ||||||
17 | seating and wheeled mobility. | ||||||
18 | "Rehabilitation engineering technologist" means a person | ||||||
19 | who applies engineering principles to the design, | ||||||
20 | modification, and customization of wheeled mobility systems. | ||||||
21 | "Technology assessment" means the process and | ||||||
22 | documentation of matching the pathology, history, and | ||||||
23 | prognosis of the patient to the appropriate wheeled mobility | ||||||
24 | system. | ||||||
25 | "Wheeled mobility system" means a power or manual mobility | ||||||
26 | system prescribed by a physician and required for use by the | ||||||
27 | patient for a period of 6 months or more that includes | ||||||
28 | (i)customized seated positioning components, (ii) powered | ||||||
29 | seating options, (iii)alternative driving controls, | ||||||
30 | (iv)non-standard performance options, or (v)other complex or | ||||||
31 | specialized components. | ||||||
32 | (b) On and after July 1, 2005, all companies or | ||||||
33 | organizations must employ at least one qualified | ||||||
34 | rehabilitation professional if that company or organization | ||||||
35 | provides any wheeled mobility system to a consumer who: | ||||||
36 | (1) is under age 21; |
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1 | (2) has a primary diagnosis that results from
childhood | ||||||
2 | or adult onset injury or trauma; | ||||||
3 | (3) has a primary diagnosis that is
progressive or | ||||||
4 | degenerative in nature and necessitates a specialized
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5 | mobility system; | ||||||
6 | (4) has a primary diagnosis that is
neuromuscular in | ||||||
7 | nature and necessitates a specialized
mobility system; | ||||||
8 | (5) requires adaptive seating or positioning
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9 | equipment; or | ||||||
10 | (6) has a diagnosis that indicates a need for
other | ||||||
11 | assistive technology such as speech generating
devices or | ||||||
12 | environmental controls. | ||||||
13 | (c) On and after July 1, 2005, in order for company or | ||||||
14 | organization to supply a wheeled mobility system, the recipient | ||||||
15 | must have undergone a physical evaluation by a health care | ||||||
16 | professional, who shall provide a written report of the | ||||||
17 | evaluation to be included in the consumer medical record and | ||||||
18 | maintained on file by the supplier. | ||||||
19 | (d) Health care professionals, except physicians licensed | ||||||
20 | to practice medicine in all its branches under the Medical | ||||||
21 | Practice Act of 1987, shall complete 5 contact hours (CEC) a | ||||||
22 | year in the area of rehabilitation seating and positioning. | ||||||
23 | (e) On and after July 1, 2005, all home care organizations | ||||||
24 | making available technology assessments on prescribed wheeled | ||||||
25 | mobility systems shall have on staff a qualified rehabilitation | ||||||
26 | professional. | ||||||
27 | (f) On and after July 1, 2005, qualified rehabilitation | ||||||
28 | professionals shall perform a complete, face-to-face | ||||||
29 | technology assessment, based upon the physical evaluation | ||||||
30 | required in subsection (c) and document, in writing, | ||||||
31 | recommendations for a wheeled mobility system as appropriate to | ||||||
32 | meet the consumer's needs. | ||||||
33 | (g) On and after July 1, 2008, a 180-day grace period shall | ||||||
34 | be provided to home care organizations that provide technology | ||||||
35 | assessments on prescribed wheeled mobility systems if the | ||||||
36 | qualified rehabilitation professional on staff ceases to be |
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1 | employed and the organization has no other qualified | ||||||
2 | rehabilitation professional on staff. During the grace period, | ||||||
3 | the standards regarding qualified rehabilitation professionals | ||||||
4 | contained in subsections (e) and (f) shall apply. | ||||||
5 | (h) On and after July 1, 2008, the qualified rehabilitation | ||||||
6 | professional shall be RESNA certified with the designation of | ||||||
7 | assistive technology supplier, assistive technology | ||||||
8 | practitioner, or rehabilitation engineer technologist or have | ||||||
9 | an assistive technology degree from an accredited college or | ||||||
10 | university or any other designation approved by the Board. | ||||||
11 | (i) Final fitting of a wheeled mobility device shall be | ||||||
12 | completed with a qualified rehabilitation professional or | ||||||
13 | health care professional present. | ||||||
14 | (j) On and after July 1, 2005, all home care organizations | ||||||
15 | making available prescribed wheeled mobility system shall have | ||||||
16 | a physical location with a working telephone and maintain | ||||||
17 | $1,000,000 in liability insurance coverage. | ||||||
18 | (k) On or after July 1, 2008, all companies providing | ||||||
19 | wheeled mobility systems must be accredited by a nationally | ||||||
20 | recognized accreditation body.
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21 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
22 | becoming law.
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