Date	Chamber	Action
3/12/2008	House	Tabled Pursuant to Rule 22(g)

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

225 ILCS 60/9

from Ch. 111, par. 4400-9

225 ILCS 60/21

from Ch. 111, par. 4400-21

225 ILCS 60/24.1

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Medical Practice Act of 1987. In the Patients' Right to Know Law, requires the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to make physician profiles available to the public on or before September 1, 2008 (now, there is no implementation date for the requirement). Provides that the rules adopted by the Department under the Law shall include rules related to the submission of required information by physicians under the Law, and conditions initial, renewal, and restoration licensure upon the submission and updating of such required information. Effective immediately.

House Amendment No. 1
Removes certain references to determinations made by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and provides that there is no rulemaking authority under the amendatory Act, but that the Governor may suggest rules by filing them with the General Assembly and requesting that the General Assembly authorize such rulemaking by law, enact the suggested rules into law, or take other appropriate action in the General Assembly's discretion.

House Amendment No. 2

	Deletes reference to:
	225 ILCS 60/24.1

	Adds reference to:
	New Act

225 ILCS 60/24.1 rep.

Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Physician Profile Act. Requires the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to make available to the public a profile of each physician licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1987. Sets forth the contents that must be included in the profile and allows a physician to elect to omit certain items from his or her profile. Provides that neither the Governor nor any agency or agency head under the jurisdiction of the Governor has any rulemaking authority under the Act, but that the Governor may suggest rules by filing them with the General Assembly and requesting that the General Assembly authorize such rulemaking by law, enact the suggested rules into law, or take other appropriate action in the General Assembly's discretion. Amends the Medical Practice Act of 1987 to make related changes and to repeal the Patients' Right to Know Law. Effective immediately.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
1/18/2008	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers
1/18/2008	House	First Reading
1/18/2008	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/6/2008	House	Assigned to Health Care Availability and Access Committee
2/26/2008	House	House Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Health Care Availability and Access Committee
2/26/2008	House	House Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Health Care Availability and Access Committee; by Voice Vote
2/26/2008	House	Remains in Health Care Availability and Access Committee
3/11/2008	House	House Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Health Care Availability and Access Committee
3/11/2008	House	House Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Health Care Availability and Access Committee; by Voice Vote
3/11/2008	House	Motion Do Pass as Amended - Lost Health Care Availability and Access Committee; 004-004-002
3/12/2008	House	Tabled Pursuant to Rule 22(g)

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