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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Dental Practice Act is amended by |
| 5 | | adding Section 54.3 as follows:
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| 6 | | (225 ILCS 25/54.3 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 54.3. Vaccinations. |
| 8 | | (a) Notwithstanding Section 54.2 of this Act, a dentist may |
| 9 | | administer vaccinations upon completion of appropriate |
| 10 | | training set forth by rule and approved by the Department on |
| 11 | | appropriate vaccine storage, proper administration, and |
| 12 | | addressing contraindications and adverse reactions. |
| 13 | | Vaccinations shall be limited to patients 18 years of age and |
| 14 | | older pursuant to a valid prescription or standing order by a |
| 15 | | physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches |
| 16 | | who, in the course of professional practice, administers |
| 17 | | vaccines to patients. Methods of communication shall be |
| 18 | | established for consultation with the physician in person or by |
| 19 | | telecommunications. |
| 20 | | (b) Vaccinations administered by a dentist shall be limited |
| 21 | | to influenza (inactivated influenza vaccine and live |
| 22 | | attenuated influenza intranasal vaccine). Vaccines shall only |
| 23 | | be administered by the dentist and shall not be delegated to an |
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| 1 | | assistant or any other person. Vaccination of a patient by a |
| 2 | | dentist shall be documented in the patient's dental record and |
| 3 | | the record shall be retained in accordance with current dental |
| 4 | | recordkeeping standards. The dentist shall notify the |
| 5 | | patient's primary care physician of each dose of vaccine |
| 6 | | administered to the patient and shall enter all patient level |
| 7 | | data or update the patient's current record. The dentist may |
| 8 | | provide this notice to the patient's physician electronically. |
| 9 | | In addition, the dentist shall enter all patient level data on |
| 10 | | vaccines administered in the immunization data registry |
| 11 | | maintained by the Department of Public Health. |
| 12 | | (c) A dentist shall only provide vaccinations under this |
| 13 | | Section if contracted with and credentialed by the patient's |
| 14 | | health insurance, health maintenance organization, or other |
| 15 | | health plan to specifically provide the vaccinations allowed |
| 16 | | under this Section. Persons enrolled in Medicare or Medicaid |
| 17 | | may only receive the vaccinations allowed for under this |
| 18 | | Section from dentists who are authorized to do so by the |
| 19 | | federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services or the |
| 20 | | Department of Healthcare and Family Services. |
| 21 | | (d) The Department shall adopt any rules necessary to |
| 22 | | implement this Section. |
| 23 | | (e) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2020.
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| 24 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
| 25 | | becoming law. |