94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB2921


 
Introduced 1/20/2006, by Sen. Mattie Hunter
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













20 ILCS 2105/2105-400






20 ILCS 2310/2310-625











    Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois and the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. In a Section allowing the Director of Professional Regulation to suspend certain licensing requirements after the proclamation of a disaster by the Governor for persons working under the direction of and emergency services and disaster agency accredited by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) and the Department of Public Health, provides that  persons working under the direction of an emergency services and disaster agency accredited by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and a local public health department pursuant to a declared disaster shall be deemed to be working under the direction of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Public Health. Makes the same  change to a Section allowing similar license suspension powers to the Director of Public Health. Effective immediately.
















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    AN ACT concerning State government.

 
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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 Professional Regulation Law of 
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the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended  by 
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changing Section 2105-400 as follows:
 
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    (20 ILCS 2105/2105-400)

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    Sec. 2105-400. Emergency Powers.
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    (a) Upon proclamation of a disaster by the Governor, as 
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provided for in the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act, 
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the Director of Professional Regulation shall have the 
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following powers, which shall be exercised only in coordination 
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with the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and the 
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Department of Public Health:

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        (1) The power to suspend the requirements for permanent 
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    or temporary licensure of persons who are licensed in 
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    another state and are working under the direction of the 
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    Illinois Emergency Management Agency and the Department of 
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    Public Health pursuant to a declared disaster.
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        (2) The power to modify the scope of practice 
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    restrictions under any licensing act administered by the 
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    Department for any person working under the direction of 
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    the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and the Illinois 
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    Department of Public Health pursuant to the declared 
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    disaster.
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        (3) The power to expand the exemption in Section 4(a) 
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    of the Pharmacy Practice Act of 1987 to those licensed 
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    professionals whose scope of practice has been modified, 
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    under paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of this Section, to 
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    include any element of the practice of pharmacy as defined 
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    in the Pharmacy Practice Act of 1987 for any person working 
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    under the direction of the Illinois Emergency Management 
 


 






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    Agency and the Illinois Department of Public Health 
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    pursuant to the declared disaster.
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    (b) Persons exempt from licensure under paragraph (1) of 
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subsection (a) of this Section and persons operating under 
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modified scope of practice provisions under paragraph (2) of 
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subsection (a) of this Section shall be exempt from licensure 
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or be subject to modified scope of practice only until the 
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declared disaster has ended as provided by law. For purposes of 
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this Section, persons working under the direction of an 
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emergency services and disaster agency accredited by the 
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Illinois Emergency Management Agency and a local public health 
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department pursuant to a declared disaster shall be deemed to 
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be working under the direction of the Illinois Emergency 
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Management Agency and the Department of Public Health.

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    (c) The Director shall exercise these powers by way of 
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proclamation.


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(Source: P.A. 93-829, eff. 7-28-04.)
 
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    Section 10. 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 changing Section 2310-625 as follows:
 
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    (20 ILCS 2310/2310-625)

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    Sec. 2310-625. Emergency Powers.
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    (a) Upon proclamation of a disaster by the Governor, as 
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provided for in the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act, 
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the Director of Public Health shall have the following powers, 
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which shall be exercised only in coordination with the Illinois 
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Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Professional 
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Regulation:
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        (1) The power to suspend the requirements for temporary 
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    or permanent licensure or certification of persons who are 
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    licensed or certified in another state and are working 
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    under the direction of the Illinois Emergency Management 
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    Agency and the Illinois Department of Public Health 
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    pursuant to the declared disaster.
 


 






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        (2) The power to modify the scope of practice 
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    restrictions under the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) 
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    Systems Act for any persons who are licensed under that Act 
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    for any person working under the direction of the Illinois 
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    Emergency Management Agency and the Illinois Department of 
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    Public Health pursuant to the declared disaster.
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        (3) The power to modify the scope of practice 
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    restrictions under the Nursing Home Care Act for Certified 
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    Nursing Assistants for any person working under the 
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    direction of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and 
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    the Illinois Department of Public Health pursuant to the 
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    declared disaster.
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    (b) Persons exempt from licensure or certification under 
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paragraph (1) of subsection (a) and persons operating under 
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modified scope of practice provisions under paragraph (2) of 
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subsection (a) and paragraph (3) of subsection (a) shall be 
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exempt from licensure or certification or subject to modified 
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scope of practice only until the declared disaster has ended as 
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provided by law. For purposes of this Section, persons working 
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under the direction of an emergency services and disaster 
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agency accredited by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency 
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and a local public health department pursuant to a declared 
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disaster shall be deemed to be working under the direction of 
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the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and the Department of 
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Public Health.

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    (c) The Director shall exercise these powers by way of 
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proclamation.


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(Source: P.A. 93-829, eff. 7-28-04.)
 

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