Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 279

Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Extends the repeal of the Illinois Dental Practice Act to January 1, 2016. Amends the Illinois Dental Practice Act. Defines "titration" and "dental emergency responder". Prohibits the titration of orally administered sedative agents that exceeds the maximum recommended dose. Provides that a dentist shall not be required to maintain a general license in addition to a specialty license. Provides that restricted faculty licenses shall be valid for a period of 3 years, rather than 2 years. Provides that each license issued under the Act shall be valid for 3 years, rather than being set by rule of the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Changes continuing education requirements for hours of study. Provides that a surviving spouse or certain other interested parties in an estate may employ, contract with, or otherwise make arrangements for a dentist or dentists to temporarily continue to operate a dental practice under the name of a deceased or incapacitated dentist under certain specified circumstances. Provides that dentists shall be entitled to reasonable reimbursement for the costs of reproducing patient dental records. Provides that a dentist or dental hygienist who is a dental emergency responder acts within the bounds of his or her license when he or she provides care during a declared local, State, or national emergency. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Dental Practice Act. Provides that the executor or administrator of a dentist's estate or the legal guardian or authorized representative of an incapacitated dentist may contract with another dentist or dentists to continue the operations of the deceased or incapacitated dentist's practice. Sets forth provisions concerning Department and patient notification and violations. Makes related changes.

Amends the bill as amended by House Amendment No. 1. Provides that upon service by certified mail to the executor, administrator, guardian, or authorized representative (instead of just the executor or guardian) and the contracting dentist or dentists, of notice of an order immediately terminating the operations of the dental practice, the executor, administrator, guardian, or authorized representative (instead of just the executor or guardian) may petition the Department for a hearing.

Date	Chamber	Action
7/14/2006	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-1028

Date	Chamber	Action
2/3/2005	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine
2/3/2005	Senate	First Reading
2/3/2005	Senate	Referred to Rules
2/17/2005	Senate	Assigned to Licensed Activities
2/23/2005	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kathleen L. Wojcik
2/23/2005	Senate	Sponsor Removed Sen. Kathleen L. Wojcik
2/24/2005	Senate	Do Pass Licensed Activities; 009-000-000
2/24/2005	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 1, 2005
3/1/2005	Senate	Second Reading
3/1/2005	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 2, 2005
3/9/2005	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
3/9/2005	House	Arrived in House
3/9/2005	House	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
3/10/2005	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
3/10/2005	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
3/10/2005	House	First Reading
3/10/2005	House	Referred to Rules Committee
4/5/2005	House	Assigned to Executive Committee
5/13/2005	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
4/3/2006	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) April 7, 2006
4/3/2006	House	Assigned to Registration and Regulation Committee
4/3/2006	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
4/3/2006	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J Verschoore
4/3/2006	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
4/4/2006	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
4/4/2006	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
4/5/2006	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
4/6/2006	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Arthur J. Wilhelmi
4/7/2006	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) April 13, 2006
4/11/2006	House	House Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Registration and Regulation Committee
4/11/2006	House	House Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Registration and Regulation Committee; by Voice Vote
4/11/2006	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Registration and Regulation Committee; 014-000-000
4/11/2006	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
4/11/2006	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
4/12/2006	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelo Saviano
4/12/2006	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
4/12/2006	House	House Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. John A. Fritchey
4/12/2006	House	House Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
4/12/2006	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ronald A. Wait
4/13/2006	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) April 30, 2006
4/18/2006	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
4/18/2006	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
4/19/2006	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner
4/25/2006	House	House Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
4/25/2006	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller
4/25/2006	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
4/25/2006	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. James D. Brosnahan
4/25/2006	House	House Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote
4/25/2006	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/26/2006	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 103-000-002
4/26/2006	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
4/27/2006	Senate	Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01,02
4/27/2006	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01,02-May 2, 2006
4/27/2006	Senate	House Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. William R. Haine
4/27/2006	Senate	House Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules
4/27/2006	Senate	House Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. William R. Haine
4/27/2006	Senate	House Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules
5/2/2006	Senate	House Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Licensed Activities
5/2/2006	Senate	House Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Licensed Activities
5/3/2006	Senate	House Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Licensed Activities; 006-000-000
5/3/2006	Senate	House Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Licensed Activities; 006-000-000
5/3/2006	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John O. Jones
5/3/2006	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John J. Millner
5/3/2006	Senate	House Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
5/3/2006	Senate	House Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
5/3/2006	Senate	Passed Both Houses
6/1/2006	Senate	Sent to the Governor
7/14/2006	Senate	Governor Approved
7/14/2006	Senate	Effective Date January 1, 2007
7/14/2006	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-1028

	Deletes reference to:
	5 ILCS 80/4.16

	Adds reference to:
	225 ILCS 25/37	from Ch. 111, par. 2337