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| AN ACT concerning health care.
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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 Department of Public Health Powers and |
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| Duties Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is |
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| amended by adding Section 2310-145 as
follows:
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| (20 ILCS 2310/2310-145 new)
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| Sec. 2310-145. Registry of health care professionals. The |
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| Department of Public Health shall
maintain a registry of all |
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| active-status health care professionals,
including nurses, |
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| nurse practitioners, advanced practice nurses, physicians,
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| physician assistants, psychologists,
professional counselors, |
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| clinical professional counselors, and pharmacists. |
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| The registry must consist of information shared between the |
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| Department of Public Health and the Department of Financial and |
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| Professional Regulation via a secure communication link. The |
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| registry must be updated on a quarterly basis. |
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| The
registry shall be accessed in the event of an act of |
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| bioterrorism or other
public health emergency.
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
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| becoming law. |