HB0865 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB0865

Introduced 2/2/2005, by Rep. Angelo Saviano

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

225 ILCS 100/5	from Ch. 111, par. 4805
225 ILCS 100/19	from Ch. 111, par. 4819

Amends the Podiatric Medical Practice Act of 1987. Removes the exception of the administration of general anesthetics and the amputation of the human foot from the definition of "podiatric medicine" or "podiatry". Provides that of the moneys deposited into the Illinois State Podiatric Disciplinary Fund, during each 2-year renewal period, $200,000 (rather than 15%) of the money received from the payment of renewal fees shall be used for certain scholarships, residency programs, and other expenses. Effective immediately.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

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 Sections 5 and 19 as follows:

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

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)

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

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

(B) "Director" means the Director of Professional Regulation.

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

(D) "Podiatric medicine" or"podiatry" means the diagnosis, medical, physical, or surgical treatment of the ailments of the human foot with the exception of administration of general anesthetics and the amputation of the human foot. 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.

(Source: P.A. 90-76, eff. 12-30-97.)

(225 ILCS 100/19) (from Ch. 111, par. 4819)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)

Sec. 19. Disciplinary Fund. All fees and fines received by the Department under this Act shall be deposited in the Illinois State Podiatric Disciplinary Fund, a special fund created hereunder in the State Treasury. Of the moneys deposited into the Illinois State Podiatric Disciplinary Fund, during each 2-year renewal period, $200,000 15% of the money received from the payment of renewal fees shall be used for podiatric scholarships and residency programs under the Podiatric Scholarship and Residency Act and the remainder shall be appropriated to the Department for expenses of the Department and of the Podiatric Medical Licensing Board and for podiatric scholarships and residency programs under the Podiatric Scholarship and Residency Act.

Moneys in the Illinois State Podiatric Disciplinary Fund may be invested and reinvested in investments authorized for the investment of funds of the State Employees' Retirement System of Illinois.

All earnings received from such investments shall be deposited in the Illinois State Podiatric Disciplinary Fund and may be used for the same purposes as fees deposited in such fund.

Moneys in the Fund may be transferred to the Professions Indirect Cost Fund as authorized under Section 2105-300 of the Department of Professional Regulation Law (20 ILCS 2105/2105-300).

Upon the completion of any audit of the Department as prescribed by the Illinois State Auditing Act which includes an audit of the Illinois State Podiatric Disciplinary Fund, the Department shall make the audit open to inspection by any interested person.

(Source: P.A. 90-76, eff. 12-30-97; 90-372, eff. 7-1-98; 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.