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    AN ACT concerning professional 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 Regulatory Sunset Act is amended  by changing 
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Section 4.16 and by adding Section 4.26 as follows:
 



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    (5 ILCS 80/4.16)


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    Sec. 4.16. Acts repealed January 1, 2006. The following 
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Acts are repealed January 1, 2006:

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    The Respiratory Care Practice Act.

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    The Hearing Instrument Consumer Protection Act.

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    The Illinois Dental Practice Act.

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    The Professional Geologist Licensing Act.

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    The Illinois Athletic Trainers Practice Act.

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    The Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, and Nail Technology 
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Act of 1985.

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    The Collection Agency Act.

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    The Illinois Roofing Industry Licensing Act.

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    The Illinois Physical Therapy Act.

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(Source: P.A. 89-33, eff. 1-1-96; 89-72, eff. 12-31-95; 89-80, 
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eff. 6-30-95;
89-116, eff. 7-7-95; 89-366, eff. 7-1-96; 89-387, 
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eff. 8-20-95; 89-626, eff.
8-9-96.)


 
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    (5 ILCS 80/4.26 new)

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    Sec. 4.26. Act repealed on January 1, 2016. The following 
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Act is repealed on January 1, 2016:
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    The Respiratory Care Practice Act.
 
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    Section 10. The Respiratory Care Practice Act is amended  by 
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changing Sections 10, 15, 20, 35, 50,  and 95 as follows:
 



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    (225 ILCS 106/10)



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    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2006)

 


 






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    Sec. 10. Definitions. In this Act:

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    "Advanced practice nurse" means an advanced practice nurse 
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licensed under the Nursing and Advanced Practice Nursing Act.

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    "Board" means the Respiratory Care Board appointed by the 
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Director.
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    "Basic respiratory care activities" means and includes all 
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of the following activities:
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                (1) Cleaning, disinfecting, and sterilizing equipment 
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    used in the practice of respiratory care as delegated by a 
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    licensed health care professional or other authorized 
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    licensed personnel.
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        (2) Assembling equipment used in the practice of 
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    respiratory care as delegated by a licensed health care 
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    professional or other authorized licensed personnel.
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        (3) Collecting and reviewing patient data through 
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    non-invasive means, provided that the collection and 
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    review does not include the individual's interpretation of 
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    the clinical significance of the data. Collecting and 
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    reviewing patient data includes the performance of pulse 
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    oximetry and non-invasive monitoring procedures in order 
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    to obtain vital signs and notification to licensed health 
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    care professionals and other authorized licensed personnel 
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    in a timely manner.
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        (4) Maintaining a nasal cannula or face mask for oxygen 
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    therapy in the proper position on the patient's face.
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        (5) Assembling a nasal cannula or face mask for oxygen 
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    therapy at patient bedside in preparation for use.
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        (6) Maintaining a patient's natural airway by 
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    physically manipulating the jaw and neck, suctioning the 
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    oral cavity, or suctioning the mouth or nose with a bulb 
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    syringe.
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        (7) Performing assisted ventilation during emergency 
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    resuscitation using a manual resuscitator.
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        (8) Using a manual resuscitator at the direction of a 
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    licensed health care professional or other authorized 
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    airway suctioning. These activities do not include care of 
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    a patient's artificial airway or the adjustment of 
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    mechanical ventilator settings while a patient is 
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    connected to the ventilator.


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"Basic respiratory care activities" does not mean activities 
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that involve any of the following:

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        (1) Specialized knowledge that results from a course of 
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    education or training in respiratory care.
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        (2) An unreasonable risk of a negative outcome for the 
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    patient.
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        (3) The assessment or making of a decision concerning 
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    patient care.
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        (4) The administration of aerosol medication or 
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    oxygen.
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        (5) The insertion and maintenance of an artificial 
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    airway.
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        (6) Mechanical ventilatory support.
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        (7) Patient assessment.
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        (8) Patient education.

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    "Department" means the Department of Professional 
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Regulation.

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    "Director" means the Director of
Professional Regulation.

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    "Licensed" means that which is required to hold oneself
out 
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as
a respiratory care
practitioner as defined in this Act.

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    "Licensed health care professional" means a physician 
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licensed to practice medicine in all its branches, an advanced 
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practice nurse who has a written collaborative agreement with a 
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collaborating physician that authorizes the advanced practice 
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nurse to transmit orders to a respiratory care practitioner, or 
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a physician assistant who has been delegated the authority to 
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transmit orders to a respiratory care practitioner by his or 
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her supervising physician
physician" means a physician 
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licensed to practice medicine in all
its branches.

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    "Order" means a written, oral, or telecommunicated 
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authorization for respiratory care services for a patient by 
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supervision of the patient and makes a diagnosis or verifies 
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that the patient's condition is such that it may be treated by 
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a respiratory care practitioner or (ii) a certified registered 
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nurse anesthetist in a licensed hospital or ambulatory surgical 
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treatment center.

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    "Other authorized licensed personnel" means a licensed 
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respiratory care practitioner, a licensed registered nurse, or 
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a licensed practical nurse whose scope of practice authorizes 
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the professional to supervise an individual who is not 
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licensed, certified, or registered as a health professional.
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    "Proximate supervision" means a situation in which an 
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individual is
         responsible for directing the actions of another 
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individual in the facility and is physically close enough to be 
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readily available, if needed, by the supervised individual.

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    "Respiratory care" and "cardiorespiratory care"
mean 
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preventative services, evaluation and assessment services, 
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therapeutic services, and rehabilitative services under the 
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order of a licensed health care professional or a certified 
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registered nurse anesthetist in a licensed hospital for an 
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individual with a disorder, disease, or abnormality of the 
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cardiopulmonary system.  These terms include, but are not 
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limited to, measuring, observing, assessing, and monitoring 
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signs and symptoms, reactions, general behavior, and general 
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physical response of individuals to respiratory care services, 
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including the determination of whether those signs, symptoms, 
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reactions, behaviors, or general physical responses exhibit 
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abnormal characteristics; the administration of 
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pharmacological and therapeutic agents related to respiratory 
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care services; the collection of blood specimens and other 
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bodily fluids and tissues for, and the performance of, 
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cardiopulmonary diagnostic testing procedures, including, but 
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not limited to, blood gas analysis; development, 
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implementation, and modification of respiratory care treatment 
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plans based on assessed abnormalities of the cardiopulmonary 
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system, respiratory care guidelines, referrals, and orders of a 
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management of mechanical ventilatory support and other means of 
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life support; and the initiation of emergency procedures under 
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the rules promulgated by the Department. A respiratory care 
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practitioner shall refer to a physician licensed to practice 
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medicine in all its branches any patient whose condition, at 
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the time of evaluation or treatment, is determined to be beyond 
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the scope of practice of the respiratory care practitioner.

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include, but are not limited to, direct and indirect
services 
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in the implementation of treatment, management, disease 
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prevention,
diagnostic testing, monitoring, and care of 
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patients with deficiencies and
abnormalities associated with 
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the cardiopulmonary system, including (i) a
determination of 
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whether such signs and symptoms, reactions, behavior, and

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general response exhibit abnormal characteristics and (ii) 
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implementation of
treatment based on the observed 
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abnormalities, of appropriate reporting,
referral, respiratory 
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care protocols, or changes in treatment pursuant to the

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written, oral, or telephone transmitted orders of a
licensed 
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physician.
"Respiratory care" includes the transcription and 
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implementation of written,
oral, and telephone transmitted 
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orders by a licensed physician
pertaining to the practice of 
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respiratory care and the initiation of emergency
procedures 
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under rules promulgated by the Board or as otherwise permitted 
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in
this Act.  The practice of respiratory care may be
performed 
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in any clinic, hospital, skilled nursing facility, private 
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dwelling,
or other place considered appropriate by the Board in 
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accordance with the
written, oral, or telephone transmitted 
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order of a
physician and
shall be performed under the direction 
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of a licensed
physician.  "Respiratory
care" includes 
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inhalation and respiratory therapy.

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    "Respiratory care education program" means a course of 
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academic study leading
to eligibility for registry or 
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certification in respiratory care.  The training
is to be 
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approved by an accrediting agency recognized by the Board and 
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shall
include an evaluation of competence through a 
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to be both valid and reliable.

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    "Respiratory care practitioner" means a person who is 
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licensed by the
Department of Professional Regulation and meets 
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all of the following
criteria:


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        (1) The person is engaged in the practice of 
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    cardiorespiratory care and
has the knowledge and skill 
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    necessary to administer respiratory care.


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        (2) The person is capable of serving as a resource to 
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    the
licensed
health care professional
physician in

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    relation to the technical aspects of cardiorespiratory 
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    care and the safe and
effective methods for administering 
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    cardiorespiratory care modalities.


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        (3) The person is able to function in situations of 
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    unsupervised patient
contact requiring great individual 
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    judgment.


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        (4) The person is capable of supervising, directing, or 
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    teaching less
skilled personnel in the provision of 
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    respiratory care services.

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(Source: P.A. 89-33, eff. 1-1-96.)

 



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    (225 ILCS 106/15)



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    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2006)

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    Sec. 15. Exemptions. 

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    (a) This Act does not prohibit a person legally regulated 
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in this State by
any other Act from engaging in any practice 
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for which he or she is authorized.
as long as he or she does not 
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represent himself or herself by the title of
respiratory care 
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practitioner.  This Act does not prohibit the
practice of 
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nonregulated professions whose practitioners are engaged in 
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the
delivery of respiratory care as long as these practitioners 
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do not represent
themselves as or use the title of a 
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respiratory care practitioner.

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    (b) Nothing in this Act shall prohibit the practice of 
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respiratory care by a
person who is employed by the United 
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States government or any bureau, division,
or agency thereof

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    (c) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit the 
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activities and
services of a person enrolled in an approved 
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course of study leading to a
degree or certificate of registry 
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or certification eligibility in respiratory
care if these 
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activities and services constitute a part of a supervised 
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course
of study and if the person is designated by a title 
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which clearly indicates his
or her status as a student or 
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trainee.  Status as a student or trainee shall
not exceed 3 
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years from the date of enrollment in an approved course.

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    (d) Nothing in this Act shall prohibit a person from 
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treating ailments by
spiritual means through prayer alone in 
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accordance with the tenets and
practices of a recognized church 
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or religious denomination.

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    (e) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prevent a 
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person who is a
registered nurse, an advanced practice nurse,

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or a certified registered nurse anesthetist or a licensed

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practical nurse, a physician assistant, or a physician licensed 
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to practice medicine in all its branches from providing 
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respiratory care.

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    (f) Nothing in this Act shall  limit a person who is 
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credentialed by the
National Society for Cardiopulmonary 
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Technology or the National Board for
Respiratory Care from 
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performing pulmonary function tests and related
respiratory 
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care procedures related to the pulmonary function test
for 
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which appropriate competencies have been
demonstrated.

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    (g) Nothing in this Act shall prohibit the collection and 
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analysis of blood
by clinical laboratory personnel meeting the 
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personnel standards of the
Illinois Clinical Laboratory Act.

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    (h)
Nothing in this Act shall prohibit a polysomnographic 
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technologist, technician, or trainee, as defined in the job 
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descriptions jointly accepted by the American Academy of Sleep 
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Medicine, the Association of Polysomnographic Technologists, 
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the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists, and 
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the American Society of Electroneurodiagnostic Technologists, 
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from performing activities within the scope of practice of 
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physician licensed in this State
limit the activities of a 
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person who is not
licensed under this Act from performing 
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respiratory care if he or she does
not
represent himself or 
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herself as a respiratory care practitioner.

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    (i)
Nothing in this Act shall prohibit a family member from 
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providing respiratory care services to an ill person
qualified 
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members of other
professional groups, including but not limited 
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to nurses, from performing or
advertising that he or she 
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performs the work of a respiratory care practitioner
in a 
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manner consistent with his or her training, or any code of 
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ethics of
his or her
respective professions, but only if he or 
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she does not represent
himself or herself
by any
title or 
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description as a respiratory care practitioner.

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    (j) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit an 
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unlicensed practitioner in a licensed hospital who is working 
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under the proximate supervision of a licensed health care 
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professional or other authorized licensed personnel  and 
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providing direct patient care services from performing basic 
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respiratory care activities if the unlicensed practitioner
        (i) 
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has been trained to perform the basic respiratory care 
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activities at the facility that employs or contracts with the 
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individual and (ii) at a minimum, has annually received an 
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evaluation of the unlicensed practitioner's performance of 
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basic respiratory care activities documented by the facility.

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This Act does not prohibit a hospital, nursing home, long-term 
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care
facility, home health agency, health system or network, or 
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any other
organization or institution that provides health or 
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illness care for
individuals or communities from providing 
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respiratory care through
practitioners that the organization 
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considers competent.  These entities shall
not be required to 
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utilize licensed respiratory care practitioners to practice

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respiratory care when providing respiratory care for their 
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patients or
customers.  Organizations providing respiratory 
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care may decide who is
competent to deliver that respiratory 
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care. Nothing in this Act shall be
construed to limit the 
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practitioner within the employment setting consistent with the 
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individual's
skill and training.

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    (k) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit a 
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person enrolled in an approved course of study leading to a 
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degree or certification in a health care-related discipline 
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that provides respiratory care activities within his or her 
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scope of practice and employed in a licensed hospital in order 
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to provide direct patient care services under the direction of 
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other authorized licensed personnel  from providing respiratory 
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care activities.

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    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2006)

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    Sec. 20. Restrictions and limitations. 

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    (a) No person shall, without a valid license as a 
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respiratory care
practitioner (i) hold himself or herself out 
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to the public as a respiratory
care practitioner; or (ii)  use 
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the title "respiratory care practitioner"; or (iii) perform the 
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duties of a respiratory care practitioner, except as provided 
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in Section 15 of this Act.

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    (b) Nothing in the Act shall be construed to permit a 
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person licensed as
a respiratory care practitioner to engage in 
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any manner in the practice of
medicine in all its branches as 
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defined by State law.

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(Source: P.A. 89-33, eff. 1-1-96.)

 



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    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2006)

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    Sec. 35. Respiratory Care Board. 

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    (a) The Director shall appoint a Respiratory Care Board 
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which shall serve in
an advisory capacity to the Director.  The 
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Board shall consist of 9 persons of
which 4 members shall be 
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currently engaged in the practice of respiratory care
with a

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minimum of 3 years practice in the State of Illinois, 3 members 
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hospital administrators.

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    (b) Members shall be appointed to a 3-year term; except, 
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initial appointees
shall serve the following terms: 3 members 
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shall serve for one year, 3 members
shall serve for 2 years, 
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and 3 members shall serve for 3 years.  A member whose
term has 
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expired shall continue to serve until his or her successor is

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appointed and qualified.  No member shall be reappointed to the 
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Board for a
term that would cause his or her continuous service 
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on the Board to be longer
than 8 years.  Appointments to fill 
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vacancies shall be made in the same manner
as original 
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appointments for the unexpired portion of the vacated term.

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Initial terms shall begin upon the effective date of this Act.

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    (c) The membership of the Board shall reasonably represent 
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all the
geographic
areas in this State.  The Director shall 
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consider the recommendations of the
organization representing 
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the largest number of respiratory care practitioners
for 
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appointment of the respiratory care practitioner members of the 
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Board and
the organization representing the largest number of 
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licensed
physicians licensed to practice medicine in all its 
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branches for the
appointment of medical directors to the board.

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    (d) The Director has the authority to remove any member of 
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the Board from
office for neglect of any duty required by law, 
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for incompetence
incompetency, or for
unprofessional or 
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dishonorable conduct.

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    (e) The Director shall consider the recommendations of the 
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Board on
questions involving standards of professional 
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conduct, discipline, and
qualifications of candidates for 
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licensure under this Act.

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    (f) The members of the Board shall be reimbursed for all 
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legitimate and
necessary expenses incurred in attending 
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meetings of the Board.

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    (225 ILCS 106/50)


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    (a) A person is qualified to be licensed as a licensed 
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respiratory care
practitioner, and the Department may issue a 
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license authorizing the practice
of respiratory care to an 
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applicant who:


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        (1) has applied in writing on the prescribed form and 
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    has paid the
required fee;


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        (2) has successfully completed a respiratory care 
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    training program
approved by the Department;


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        (3) has successfully passed an examination for the 
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    practice of respiratory
care authorized by the Department, 
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    within 5 years of making application; and


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        (4) has paid the fees required by this Act.

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    Any person who has received certification by any state or 
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national
organization whose standards are accepted by the 
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Department as being
substantially similar to the standards in 
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this Act may apply for a respiratory
care practitioner license 
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without examination.

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    (b) Beginning 6 months after December 31, 2005, all 
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individuals who provide satisfactory evidence to the 
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Department of 3 years of experience, with a minimum of 400 
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hours per year, in the practice of respiratory care during the 
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5 years immediately preceding December 31, 2005 shall be issued 
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a license, unless the license may be denied under Section 95 of 
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this Act.  This experience must have been obtained while under 
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the supervision of a certified respiratory therapist, a 
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registered respiratory therapist, or a licensed registered 
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nurse or under the supervision or direction of a licensed 
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health care professional.  All applications for a license under 
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this subsection (b) shall be postmarked within 12 months after 
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December 31, 2005.
All individuals who, on the effective date 
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of this Act, provide
satisfactory evidence to the Department of 
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3 years experience in the practice
of respiratory care during 
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the 5 years immediately preceding the effective date
of this 
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Act shall be issued a license.  To qualify for a license under

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subsection (b), all applications for a license under this 
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effective date of this Act.

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    (c)  A person may practice as a respiratory care 
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practitioner if he or she has applied in writing to the 
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Department in form and substance satisfactory to the Department 
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for a license as a licensed respiratory care practitioner and 
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has complied with all the provisions under this Section except 
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for the passing of an examination to be eligible to receive 
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such license, until the  Department has made the decision  that 
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the applicant has failed to pass the next available examination 
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authorized by the Department or has failed, without an approved 
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excuse, to take the next available examination authorized by 
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the Department or until the withdrawal of the application, but 
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not to exceed 6 months.   An applicant practicing professional 
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registered respiratory care under this subsection (c)  who 
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passes the examination, however, may continue to practice under 
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this subsection (c) until such time as he or she receives his 
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or her license to practice or until the Department notifies him 
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or her that the license has been denied. No applicant for 
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licensure practicing under the provisions of this subsection 
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(c) shall practice professional respiratory care except under 
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the direct supervision of a licensed health care professional 
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or authorized licensed personnel.   In no instance shall any such 
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applicant practice or be employed in any supervisory capacity.
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    (225 ILCS 106/95)


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    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2006)

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    Sec. 95. Grounds for discipline. 

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    (a) The Department may refuse to issue, renew, or may 
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revoke, suspend, place
on probation, reprimand, or take other 
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disciplinary action as the Department
considers appropriate, 
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including the issuance of fines not to exceed $5,000 for
each 
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violation, with regard to any license for any one or more of 
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the
following:


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        (1) Material misstatement in furnishing information to 
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        (2) Violations of this Act, or any
of its rules.


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        (3) Conviction of any crime under the laws of the 
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    United States or any
state or territory thereof that is a 
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    felony or a misdemeanor, an essential
element of which is 
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    dishonesty, or of any crime that is directly related to the

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    practice of the profession.


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        (4) Making any misrepresentation for the purpose of 
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    obtaining a license.


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        (5) Professional incompetence or negligence in the 
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    rendering of
respiratory care services.


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        (6) Malpractice.


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        (7) Aiding or assisting another person in violating any 
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    rules or
provisions of this Act.


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        (8) Failing to provide information within 60 days in 
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    response to a written
request made by the Department.


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        (9) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or 
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    unprofessional conduct of a
character likely to deceive, 
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    defraud, or harm the public.


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        (10) Violating the rules of professional conduct 
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    adopted by the
Department.


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        (11) Discipline by another jurisdiction, if at least 
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    one of the grounds
for the discipline is the same or 
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    substantially equivalent to those set forth
in this Act.


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        (12) Directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from 
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    any person, firm,
corporation, partnership, or association 
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    any fee, commission, rebate, or other
form of compensation 
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    for any professional services not actually rendered.


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        (13) A finding by the Department that the licensee, 
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    after having the
license placed on probationary status, has 
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    violated the terms of the probation.


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        (14) Abandonment of a patient.


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        (15) Willfully filing false reports relating to a 
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    licensee's practice
including, but not limited to, false 
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    records filed with a federal or State
agency or department.


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        (16) Willfully failing to report an instance of 
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    suspected child abuse or
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    and Neglected Child Reporting Act.


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        (17) Providing respiratory care, other than pursuant 
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    to an order
the
prescription
of a licensed
physician.


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        (18) Physical or mental disability
including, but not 
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    limited to, deterioration through
the aging process or loss 
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    of motor skills that results in the inability to
practice 
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    the profession with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety.


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        (19) Solicitation of professional services by using 
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    false or misleading
advertising.


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        (20) Failure to file a tax return, or to pay the tax, 
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    penalty, or interest
shown in a filed return, or to pay any 
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    final assessment of tax penalty, or
interest, as required 
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    by any tax Act administered by the Illinois Department of

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    Revenue or any successor agency or the Internal Revenue 
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    Service or
any
successor agency.


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        (21) Irregularities in billing a third party for 
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    services rendered or in
reporting charges for services not 
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    rendered.


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        (22) Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated 
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    report by the Department
of Children and Family Services 
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    under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting
Act, and 
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    upon proof by clear and convincing evidence that the 
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    licensee has
caused a child to be an abused child or 
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    neglected child as defined in the
Abused and Neglected 
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    Child Reporting Act.


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        (23) Habitual or excessive use or addiction to alcohol, 
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    narcotics,
stimulants, or any other chemical agent or drug 
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    that results in an inability to
practice with reasonable 
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    skill, judgment, or safety.


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        (24) Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated 
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    report by the
Department on Aging under the Elder Abuse and 
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    Neglect Act, and upon proof by
clear and convincing 
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    evidence that the licensee has caused an elderly person to

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    be abused or neglected as defined in the Elder Abuse and 
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    Neglect Act.


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    suspected elder abuse or
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    Abuse and Neglect Act.

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    (b) The determination by a court that a licensee is subject 
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to involuntary
admission or judicial admission as provided in 
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the Mental Health and
Developmental Disabilities Code will 
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result in an automatic suspension of his
or
her license.  The 
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suspension will end upon a finding by a court that the
licensee 
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is no
longer subject to involuntary admission or judicial 
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admission, the issuance
of an order so finding and discharging 
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the patient, and the recommendation of
the Board to the 
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Director that the licensee be allowed to resume his or her

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practice.

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(Source: P.A. 90-655, eff. 7-30-98; 91-259, eff. 1-1-00.)



 

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    Section 15. The Respiratory Care Practice Act is amended  by 
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repealing Section 55.

 
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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 
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1, 2006.