Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 1602

Amends the Illinois Dental Practice Act. Provides a definition for "mobile dental van or portable dental unit". Creates a provision that requires the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and Department of Healthcare and Family Services to establish rules for the regulation and registration of all entities or individuals who own or operate a mobile dental van or portable dental unit that provides restorative, screening, or preventative care to patients in schools and other Illinois settings. Provides that the State Board may approve other state or regional board exams if other state or regional board exams are deemed to meet the minimal requirements for licensure in Illinois. Permits the Department to accept up to 4 hours of continuing education credit hours per license renewal period for volunteers who provide clinical services at or sponsored by, a nonprofit community clinic, local or state health departments, or at a charity event sponsored by an approved dental organization. Makes other changes. Effective January 1, 2012.

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the introduced bill with changes. Removes the provision concerning mobile dental vans or portable dental units. Removes the provision permitting the State Board from approving other state or regional board exams. Provides that a dental hygienist may engage in placing, carving, and finishing of amalgam restorations only after obtaining formal education and certification. Provides that a dentist providing services through a mobile dental van or portable dental unit shall provide to the patient or the patient's parent or guardian, in writing, the dentist's name, license number, address, and information on how the patient or the patient's parent or guardian may obtain the patient's dental records. Makes changes in the provision concerning continuing education. Effective January 1, 2012.

Date	Chamber	Action
8/23/2011	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0526

Date	Chamber	Action
2/9/2011	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Frerichs
2/9/2011	Senate	First Reading
2/9/2011	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2/23/2011	Senate	Assigned to Licensed Activities
3/3/2011	Senate	Do Pass Licensed Activities; 008-000-000
3/3/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 8, 2011
3/9/2011	Senate	Second Reading
3/9/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 10, 2011
3/17/2011	Senate	Fiscal Note Requested by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
3/17/2011	Senate	Fiscal Note Requested - Withdrawn by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
3/25/2011	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Frerichs
3/25/2011	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
3/29/2011	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities
4/6/2011	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Licensed Activities; 011-000-000
4/8/2011	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
4/8/2011	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Frerichs
4/8/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 11, 2011
4/14/2011	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Jacobs
4/14/2011	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
4/14/2011	House	Arrived in House
4/14/2011	House	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
4/14/2011	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz
4/14/2011	House	First Reading
4/14/2011	House	Referred to Rules Committee
4/21/2011	House	Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee
4/26/2011	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dan Reitz
4/26/2011	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
4/26/2011	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelo Saviano
4/26/2011	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
4/26/2011	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
4/27/2011	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee
4/27/2011	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Health Care Licenses Committee; by Voice Vote
4/27/2011	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 007-000-000
4/27/2011	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
4/28/2011	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
5/3/2011	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
5/3/2011	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
5/5/2011	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-001
5/6/2011	Senate	Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
5/6/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 10, 2011
5/9/2011	Senate	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Michael W. Frerichs
5/9/2011	Senate	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
5/24/2011	Senate	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to State Government and Veterans Affairs
5/25/2011	Senate	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt State Government and Veterans Affairs; 007-000-000
5/26/2011	Senate	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
5/26/2011	Senate	Passed Both Houses
6/24/2011	Senate	Sent to the Governor
8/23/2011	Senate	Governor Approved
8/23/2011	Senate	Effective Date January 1, 2012
8/23/2011	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0526

	Deletes reference to:
	225 ILCS 25/5.1 new

	Adds reference to:
	225 ILCS 25/18	from Ch. 111, par. 2318

	Adds reference to:
	225 ILCS 25/9	from Ch. 111, par. 2309