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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB2779
Introduced 2/22/2005, by Rep. Tom Cross SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Home Medical Equipment and Services Provider License Act. Makes a
technical change in a Section concerning the powers and duties of the
Department.
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A BILL FOR
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HB2779 |
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LRB094 07797 RAS 37975 b |
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| AN ACT concerning regulation.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Home Medical Equipment and Services Provider |
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| License Act is amended by changing Section 20 as follows:
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| (225 ILCS 51/20)
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| (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)
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| Sec. 20. Powers and duties of the Department.
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| (a) The
The Department shall exercise the powers and duties
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| prescribed by the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois for the
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| administration of licensure Acts and shall exercise other
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| powers and duties necessary for effectuating the purposes of |
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| this
Act. |
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| (b) The Department may adopt rules to administer and |
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| enforce
this Act, including but not limited to fees for |
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| original licensure and
renewal and restoration of licenses,
and |
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| may
prescribe forms to be issued to implement this Act.
At a |
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| minimum, the rules adopted by the Department shall include |
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| standards and
criteria for
licensure and
for professional |
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| conduct and discipline. The Department shall
consult with the |
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| Board in adopting rules. Notice of proposed
rulemaking shall be |
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| transmitted to the Board, and the Department
shall review the |
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| Board's response and any recommendations made
in the response. |
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| The Department shall notify the Board in writing with
proper |
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| explanation of deviations from the Board's recommendations
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| response.
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| (c) The Department may at any time seek the advice and
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| expert knowledge of the Board on any matter relating to the
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| administration of this Act.
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| (d) The Department shall issue a quarterly report to the |
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| Board
of the status of all complaints related to the profession |
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| and filed
with the Department.
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