Rep. Michael J. Zalewski

Filed: 4/29/2015

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1205

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1205 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Department of Professional Regulation Law
5of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by
6changing Section 2105-15 as follows:
 
7    (20 ILCS 2105/2105-15)
8    Sec. 2105-15. General powers and duties.
9    (a) The Department has, subject to the provisions of the
10Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the following powers and
11duties:
12        (1) To authorize examinations in English to ascertain
13    the qualifications and fitness of applicants to exercise
14    the profession, trade, or occupation for which the
15    examination is held.
16        (2) To prescribe rules and regulations for a fair and

 

 

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1    wholly impartial method of examination of candidates to
2    exercise the respective professions, trades, or
3    occupations.
4        (3) To pass upon the qualifications of applicants for
5    licenses, certificates, and authorities, whether by
6    examination, by reciprocity, or by endorsement.
7        (4) To prescribe rules and regulations defining, for
8    the respective professions, trades, and occupations, what
9    shall constitute a school, college, or university, or
10    department of a university, or other institution,
11    reputable and in good standing, and to determine the
12    reputability and good standing of a school, college, or
13    university, or department of a university, or other
14    institution, reputable and in good standing, by reference
15    to a compliance with those rules and regulations; provided,
16    that no school, college, or university, or department of a
17    university, or other institution that refuses admittance
18    to applicants solely on account of race, color, creed, sex,
19    or national origin shall be considered reputable and in
20    good standing.
21        (5) To conduct hearings on proceedings to revoke,
22    suspend, refuse to renew, place on probationary status, or
23    take other disciplinary action as authorized in any
24    licensing Act administered by the Department with regard to
25    licenses, certificates, or authorities of persons
26    exercising the respective professions, trades, or

 

 

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1    occupations and to revoke, suspend, refuse to renew, place
2    on probationary status, or take other disciplinary action
3    as authorized in any licensing Act administered by the
4    Department with regard to those licenses, certificates, or
5    authorities. The Department shall issue a monthly
6    disciplinary report. The Department shall deny any license
7    or renewal authorized by the Civil Administrative Code of
8    Illinois to any person who has defaulted on an educational
9    loan or scholarship provided by or guaranteed by the
10    Illinois Student Assistance Commission or any governmental
11    agency of this State; however, the Department may issue a
12    license or renewal if the aforementioned persons have
13    established a satisfactory repayment record as determined
14    by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission or other
15    appropriate governmental agency of this State.
16    Additionally, beginning June 1, 1996, any license issued by
17    the Department may be suspended or revoked if the
18    Department, after the opportunity for a hearing under the
19    appropriate licensing Act, finds that the licensee has
20    failed to make satisfactory repayment to the Illinois
21    Student Assistance Commission for a delinquent or
22    defaulted loan. For the purposes of this Section,
23    "satisfactory repayment record" shall be defined by rule.
24    The Department shall refuse to issue or renew a license to,
25    or shall suspend or revoke a license of, any person who,
26    after receiving notice, fails to comply with a subpoena or

 

 

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1    warrant relating to a paternity or child support
2    proceeding. However, the Department may issue a license or
3    renewal upon compliance with the subpoena or warrant.
4        The Department, without further process or hearings,
5    shall revoke, suspend, or deny any license or renewal
6    authorized by the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois to
7    a person who is certified by the Department of Healthcare
8    and Family Services (formerly Illinois Department of
9    Public Aid) as being more than 30 days delinquent in
10    complying with a child support order or who is certified by
11    a court as being in violation of the Non-Support Punishment
12    Act for more than 60 days. The Department may, however,
13    issue a license or renewal if the person has established a
14    satisfactory repayment record as determined by the
15    Department of Healthcare and Family Services (formerly
16    Illinois Department of Public Aid) or if the person is
17    determined by the court to be in compliance with the
18    Non-Support Punishment Act. The Department may implement
19    this paragraph as added by Public Act 89-6 through the use
20    of emergency rules in accordance with Section 5-45 of the
21    Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. For purposes of the
22    Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, the adoption of
23    rules to implement this paragraph shall be considered an
24    emergency and necessary for the public interest, safety,
25    and welfare.
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1    control of the Department to any other department of the
2    State Government or to acquire or accept federal lands when
3    the transfer, acquisition, or acceptance is advantageous
4    to the State and is approved in writing by the Governor.
5        (7) To formulate rules and regulations necessary for
6    the enforcement of any Act administered by the Department.
7        (8) To exchange with the Department of Healthcare and
8    Family Services information that may be necessary for the
9    enforcement of child support orders entered pursuant to the
10    Illinois Public Aid Code, the Illinois Marriage and
11    Dissolution of Marriage Act, the Non-Support of Spouse and
12    Children Act, the Non-Support Punishment Act, the Revised
13    Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act, the Uniform
14    Interstate Family Support Act, or the Illinois Parentage
15    Act of 1984. Notwithstanding any provisions in this Code to
16    the contrary, the Department of Professional Regulation
17    shall not be liable under any federal or State law to any
18    person for any disclosure of information to the Department
19    of Healthcare and Family Services (formerly Illinois
20    Department of Public Aid) under this paragraph (8) or for
21    any other action taken in good faith to comply with the
22    requirements of this paragraph (8).
23        (8.5) To accept continuing education credit for
24    mandated reporter training on how to recognize and report
25    child abuse offered by the Department of Children and
26    Family Services and completed by any person who holds a

 

 

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1    professional license issued by the Department and who is a
2    mandated reporter under the Abused and Neglected Child
3    Reporting Act. The Department shall adopt any rules
4    necessary to implement this paragraph.
5        (9) To perform other duties prescribed by law.
6    (a-5) Except in cases involving default on an educational
7loan or scholarship provided by or guaranteed by the Illinois
8Student Assistance Commission or any governmental agency of
9this State or in cases involving delinquency in complying with
10a child support order or violation of the Non-Support
11Punishment Act, no person or entity whose license, certificate,
12or authority has been revoked as authorized in any licensing
13Act administered by the Department may apply for restoration of
14that license, certification, or authority until 3 years after
15the effective date of the revocation.
16    (b) The Department may, when a fee is payable to the
17Department for a wall certificate of registration provided by
18the Department of Central Management Services, require that
19portion of the payment for printing and distribution costs be
20made directly or through the Department to the Department of
21Central Management Services for deposit into the Paper and
22Printing Revolving Fund. The remainder shall be deposited into
23the General Revenue Fund.
24    (c) For the purpose of securing and preparing evidence, and
25for the purchase of controlled substances, professional
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1recoupment of investigative costs, and other activities
2directed at suppressing the misuse and abuse of controlled
3substances, including those activities set forth in Sections
4504 and 508 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the
5Director and agents appointed and authorized by the Director
6may expend sums from the Professional Regulation Evidence Fund
7that the Director deems necessary from the amounts appropriated
8for that purpose. Those sums may be advanced to the agent when
9the Director deems that procedure to be in the public interest.
10Sums for the purchase of controlled substances, professional
11services, and equipment necessary for enforcement activities
12and other activities as set forth in this Section shall be
13advanced to the agent who is to make the purchase from the
14Professional Regulation Evidence Fund on vouchers signed by the
15Director. The Director and those agents are authorized to
16maintain one or more commercial checking accounts with any
17State banking corporation or corporations organized under or
18subject to the Illinois Banking Act for the deposit and
19withdrawal of moneys to be used for the purposes set forth in
20this Section; provided, that no check may be written nor any
21withdrawal made from any such account except upon the written
22signatures of 2 persons designated by the Director to write
23those checks and make those withdrawals. Vouchers for those
24expenditures must be signed by the Director. All such
25expenditures shall be audited by the Director, and the audit
26shall be submitted to the Department of Central Management

 

 

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1Services for approval.
2    (d) Whenever the Department is authorized or required by
3law to consider some aspect of criminal history record
4information for the purpose of carrying out its statutory
5powers and responsibilities, then, upon request and payment of
6fees in conformance with the requirements of Section 2605-400
7of the Department of State Police Law (20 ILCS 2605/2605-400),
8the Department of State Police is authorized to furnish,
9pursuant to positive identification, the information contained
10in State files that is necessary to fulfill the request.
11    (e) The provisions of this Section do not apply to private
12business and vocational schools as defined by Section 15 of the
13Private Business and Vocational Schools Act of 2012.
14    (f) Beginning July 1, 1995, this Section does not apply to
15those professions, trades, and occupations licensed under the
16Real Estate License Act of 2000, nor does it apply to any
17permits, certificates, or other authorizations to do business
18provided for in the Land Sales Registration Act of 1989 or the
19Illinois Real Estate Time-Share Act.
20    (g) Notwithstanding anything that may appear in any
21individual licensing statute or administrative rule, the
22Department shall deny any license application or renewal
23authorized under any licensing Act administered by the
24Department to any person who has failed to file a return, or to
25pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed return, or
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1required by any tax Act administered by the Illinois Department
2of Revenue, until such time as the requirement of any such tax
3Act are satisfied; however, the Department may issue a license
4or renewal if the person has established a satisfactory
5repayment record as determined by the Illinois Department of
6Revenue. For the purpose of this Section, "satisfactory
7repayment record" shall be defined by rule.
8    In addition, a complaint filed with the Department by the
9Illinois Department of Revenue that includes a certification,
10signed by its Director or designee, attesting to the amount of
11the unpaid tax liability or the years for which a return was
12not filed, or both, is prima facie evidence of the licensee's
13failure to comply with the tax laws administered by the
14Illinois Department of Revenue. Upon receipt of that
15certification, the Department shall, without a hearing,
16immediately suspend all licenses held by the licensee.
17Enforcement of the Department's order shall be stayed for 60
18days. The Department shall provide notice of the suspension to
19the licensee by mailing a copy of the Department's order by
20certified and regular mail to the licensee's last known address
21as registered with the Department. The notice shall advise the
22licensee that the suspension shall be effective 60 days after
23the issuance of the Department's order unless the Department
24receives, from the licensee, a request for a hearing before the
25Department to dispute the matters contained in the order.
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1terminated by the Department upon notification from the
2Illinois Department of Revenue that the licensee is in
3compliance with all tax laws administered by the Illinois
4Department of Revenue.
5    The Department shall promulgate rules for the
6administration of this subsection (g).
7    (h) The Department may grant the title "Retired", to be
8used immediately adjacent to the title of a profession
9regulated by the Department, to eligible retirees. For
10individuals licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1987,
11the title "Retired" may be used in the profile required by the
12Patients' Right to Know Act. The use of the title "Retired"
13shall not constitute representation of current licensure,
14registration, or certification. Any person without an active
15license, registration, or certificate in a profession that
16requires licensure, registration, or certification shall not
17be permitted to practice that profession.
18    (i) Within 180 days after December 23, 2009 (the effective
19date of Public Act 96-852), the Department shall promulgate
20rules which permit a person with a criminal record, who seeks a
21license or certificate in an occupation for which a criminal
22record is not expressly a per se bar, to apply to the
23Department for a non-binding, advisory opinion to be provided
24by the Board or body with the authority to issue the license or
25certificate as to whether his or her criminal record would bar
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1should the individual meet all other licensure requirements
2including, but not limited to, the successful completion of the
3relevant examinations.
4(Source: P.A. 97-650, eff. 2-1-12; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14;
598-850, eff. 1-1-15.)
 
6    Section 10. The Patients' Right to Know Act is amended by
7changing Section 10 as follows:
 
8    (225 ILCS 61/10)
9    Sec. 10. Physician profiles. The Department shall make
10available to the public a profile of each physician. The
11Department shall make this information available through an
12Internet web site and, if requested, in writing. Except as
13otherwise provided in this Section, the The physician profile
14shall contain the following information:
15        (1) the full name of the physician;
16        (2) a description of any criminal convictions for
17    felonies and Class A misdemeanors, as determined by the
18    Department, within the most recent 10 years. For the
19    purposes of this Section, a person shall be deemed to be
20    convicted of a crime if he or she pleaded guilty or if he
21    was found or adjudged guilty by a court of competent
22    jurisdiction;
23        (3) a description of any final Department disciplinary
24    actions within the most recent 10 years;

 

 

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1        (4) a description of any final disciplinary actions by
2    licensing boards in other states within the most recent 10
3    years;
4        (5) a description of revocation or involuntary
5    restriction of hospital privileges for reasons related to
6    competence or character that have been taken by the
7    hospital's governing body or any other official of the
8    hospital after procedural due process has been afforded, or
9    the resignation from or nonrenewal of medical staff
10    membership or the restriction of privileges at a hospital
11    taken in lieu of or in settlement of a pending disciplinary
12    case related to competence or character in that hospital.
13    Only cases which have occurred within the most recent 10
14    years shall be disclosed by the Department to the public;
15        (6) all medical malpractice court judgments and all
16    medical malpractice arbitration awards in which a payment
17    was awarded to a complaining party during the most recent
18    10 years and all settlements of medical malpractice claims
19    in which a payment was made to a complaining party within
20    the most recent 10 years. A medical malpractice judgment or
21    award that has been appealed shall be identified
22    prominently as "Under Appeal" on the profile within 20 days
23    of formal written notice to the Department. Information
24    concerning all settlements shall be accompanied by the
25    following statement: "Settlement of a claim may occur for a
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1    negatively on the professional competence or conduct of the
2    physician. A payment in settlement of a medical malpractice
3    action or claim should not be construed as creating a
4    presumption that medical malpractice has occurred."
5    Nothing in this subdivision (6) shall be construed to limit
6    or prevent the Disciplinary Board from providing further
7    explanatory information regarding the significance of
8    categories in which settlements are reported. Pending
9    malpractice claims shall not be disclosed by the Department
10    to the public. Nothing in this subdivision (6) shall be
11    construed to prevent the Disciplinary Board from
12    investigating and the Department from disciplining a
13    physician on the basis of medical malpractice claims that
14    are pending;
15        (7) names of medical schools attended, dates of
16    attendance, and date of graduation;
17        (8) graduate medical education;
18        (9) specialty board certification. The toll-free
19    number of the American Board of Medical Specialties shall
20    be included to verify current board certification status;
21        (10) number of years in practice and locations;
22        (11) names of the hospitals where the physician has
23    privileges;
24        (12) appointments to medical school faculties and
25    indication as to whether a physician has a responsibility
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1    years;
2        (13) information regarding publications in
3    peer-reviewed medical literature within the most recent 10
4    years;
5        (14) information regarding professional or community
6    service activities and awards;
7        (15) the location of the physician's primary practice
8    setting;
9        (16) identification of any translating services that
10    may be available at the physician's primary practice
11    location; and
12        (17) an indication of whether the physician
13    participates in the Medicaid program.
14    A physician who has retired from active practice may use
15the title "Retired" in his or her physician profile. If the
16physician uses that title in his or her profile, he or she is
17not required to provide office addresses and other practice
18specific information.
19(Source: P.A. 97-280, eff. 8-9-11; 98-210, eff. 1-1-14.)
 
20    Section 15. The Nurse Practice Act is amended by changing
21Section 50-10 as follows:
 
22    (225 ILCS 65/50-10)   (was 225 ILCS 65/5-10)
23    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
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1used in this Act, shall have the meaning ascribed to it in this
2Section, except where the context clearly indicates otherwise:
3    "Academic year" means the customary annual schedule of
4courses at a college, university, or approved school,
5customarily regarded as the school year as distinguished from
6the calendar year.
7    "Advanced practice nurse" or "APN" means a person who has
8met the qualifications for a (i) certified nurse midwife (CNM);
9(ii) certified nurse practitioner (CNP); (iii) certified
10registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA); or (iv) clinical nurse
11specialist (CNS) and has been licensed by the Department. All
12advanced practice nurses licensed and practicing in the State
13of Illinois shall use the title APN and may use specialty
14credentials after their name.
15    "Approved program of professional nursing education" and
16"approved program of practical nursing education" are programs
17of professional or practical nursing, respectively, approved
18by the Department under the provisions of this Act.
19    "Board" means the Board of Nursing appointed by the
20Secretary.
21    "Collaboration" means a process involving 2 or more health
22care professionals working together, each contributing one's
23respective area of expertise to provide more comprehensive
24patient care.
25    "Consultation" means the process whereby an advanced
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1care professional.
2    "Credentialed" means the process of assessing and
3validating the qualifications of a health care professional.
4    "Current nursing practice update course" means a planned
5nursing education curriculum approved by the Department
6consisting of activities that have educational objectives,
7instructional methods, content or subject matter, clinical
8practice, and evaluation methods, related to basic review and
9updating content and specifically planned for those nurses
10previously licensed in the United States or its territories and
11preparing for reentry into nursing practice.
12    "Dentist" means a person licensed to practice dentistry
13under the Illinois Dental Practice Act.
14    "Department" means the Department of Financial and
15Professional Regulation.
16    "Hospital affiliate" means a corporation, partnership,
17joint venture, limited liability company, or similar
18organization, other than a hospital, that is devoted primarily
19to the provision, management, or support of health care
20services and that directly or indirectly controls, is
21controlled by, or is under common control of the hospital. For
22the purposes of this definition, "control" means having at
23least an equal or a majority ownership or membership interest.
24A hospital affiliate shall be 100% owned or controlled by any
25combination of hospitals, their parent corporations, or
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1Illinois. "Hospital affiliate" does not include a health
2maintenance organization regulated under the Health
3Maintenance Organization Act.
4    "Impaired nurse" means a nurse licensed under this Act who
5is unable to practice with reasonable skill and safety because
6of a physical or mental disability as evidenced by a written
7determination or written consent based on clinical evidence,
8including loss of motor skills, abuse of drugs or alcohol, or a
9psychiatric disorder, of sufficient degree to diminish his or
10her ability to deliver competent patient care.
11    "License-pending advanced practice nurse" means a
12registered professional nurse who has completed all
13requirements for licensure as an advanced practice nurse except
14the certification examination and has applied to take the next
15available certification exam and received a temporary license
16from the Department.
17    "License-pending registered nurse" means a person who has
18passed the Department-approved registered nurse licensure exam
19and has applied for a license from the Department. A
20license-pending registered nurse shall use the title "RN lic
21pend" on all documentation related to nursing practice.
22    "Physician" means a person licensed to practice medicine in
23all its branches under the Medical Practice Act of 1987.
24    "Podiatric physician" means a person licensed to practice
25podiatry under the Podiatric Medical Practice Act of 1987.
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1person who is licensed as a practical nurse under this Act and
2practices practical nursing as defined in this Act. Only a
3practical nurse licensed under this Act is entitled to use the
4title "licensed practical nurse" and the abbreviation
5"L.P.N.".
6    "Practical nursing" means the performance of nursing acts
7requiring the basic nursing knowledge, judgement, and skill
8acquired by means of completion of an approved practical
9nursing education program. Practical nursing includes
10assisting in the nursing process as delegated by a registered
11professional nurse or an advanced practice nurse. The practical
12nurse may work under the direction of a licensed physician,
13dentist, podiatric physician, or other health care
14professional determined by the Department.
15    "Privileged" means the authorization granted by the
16governing body of a healthcare facility, agency, or
17organization to provide specific patient care services within
18well-defined limits, based on qualifications reviewed in the
19credentialing process.
20    "Registered Nurse" or "Registered Professional Nurse"
21means a person who is licensed as a professional nurse under
22this Act and practices nursing as defined in this Act. Only a
23registered nurse licensed under this Act is entitled to use the
24titles "registered nurse" and "registered professional nurse"
25and the abbreviation, "R.N.".
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1process founded on a professional body of knowledge; it is a
2learned profession based on the understanding of the human
3condition across the life span and environment and includes all
4nursing specialties and means the performance of any nursing
5act based upon professional knowledge, judgment, and skills
6acquired by means of completion of an approved professional
7nursing education program. A registered professional nurse
8provides holistic nursing care through the nursing process to
9individuals, groups, families, or communities, that includes
10but is not limited to: (1) the assessment of healthcare needs,
11nursing diagnosis, planning, implementation, and nursing
12evaluation; (2) the promotion, maintenance, and restoration of
13health; (3) counseling, patient education, health education,
14and patient advocacy; (4) the administration of medications and
15treatments as prescribed by a physician licensed to practice
16medicine in all of its branches, a licensed dentist, a licensed
17podiatric physician, or a licensed optometrist or as prescribed
18by a physician assistant in accordance with written guidelines
19required under the Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987 or
20by an advanced practice nurse in accordance with Article 65 of
21this Act; (5) the coordination and management of the nursing
22plan of care; (6) the delegation to and supervision of
23individuals who assist the registered professional nurse
24implementing the plan of care; and (7) teaching nursing
25students. The foregoing shall not be deemed to include those
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1corrective measures.
2    "Professional assistance program for nurses" means a
3professional assistance program that meets criteria
4established by the Board of Nursing and approved by the
5Secretary, which provides a non-disciplinary treatment
6approach for nurses licensed under this Act whose ability to
7practice is compromised by alcohol or chemical substance
8addiction.
9    "Secretary" means the Secretary of Financial and
10Professional Regulation.
11    "Unencumbered license" means a license issued in good
12standing.
13    "Written collaborative agreement" means a written
14agreement between an advanced practice nurse and a
15collaborating physician, dentist, or podiatric physician
16pursuant to Section 65-35.
17(Source: P.A. 97-813, eff. 7-13-12; 98-214, eff. 8-9-13.)
 
18    Section 20. The Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987 is
19amended by changing Section 4 as follows:
 
20    (225 ILCS 95/4)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4604)
21    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
22    Sec. 4. In this Act:
23    1. "Department" means the Department of Financial and
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1    2. "Secretary" means the Secretary of Financial and
2Professional Regulation.
3    3. "Physician assistant" means any person who has been
4certified as a physician assistant by the National Commission
5on the Certification of Physician Assistants or equivalent
6successor agency and performs procedures under the supervision
7of a physician as defined in this Act. A physician assistant
8may perform such procedures within the specialty of the
9supervising physician, except that such physician shall
10exercise such direction, supervision and control over such
11physician assistants as will assure that patients shall receive
12quality medical care. Physician assistants shall be capable of
13performing a variety of tasks within the specialty of medical
14care under the supervision of a physician. Supervision of the
15physician assistant shall not be construed to necessarily
16require the personal presence of the supervising physician at
17all times at the place where services are rendered, as long as
18there is communication available for consultation by radio,
19telephone or telecommunications within established guidelines
20as determined by the physician/physician assistant team. The
21supervising physician may delegate tasks and duties to the
22physician assistant. Delegated tasks or duties shall be
23consistent with physician assistant education, training, and
24experience. The delegated tasks or duties shall be specific to
25the practice setting and shall be implemented and reviewed
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1physician or physician/physician assistant team. A physician
2assistant, acting as an agent of the physician, shall be
3permitted to transmit the supervising physician's orders as
4determined by the institution's by-laws, policies, procedures,
5or job description within which the physician/physician
6assistant team practices. Physician assistants shall practice
7only in accordance with a written supervision agreement.
8    4. "Board" means the Medical Licensing Board constituted
9under the Medical Practice Act of 1987.
10    5. "Disciplinary Board" means the Medical Disciplinary
11Board constituted under the Medical Practice Act of 1987.
12    6. "Physician" means, for purposes of this Act, a person
13licensed to practice medicine in all its branches under the
14Medical Practice Act of 1987.
15    7. "Supervising Physician" means, for the purposes of this
16Act, the primary supervising physician of a physician
17assistant, who, within his specialty and expertise may delegate
18a variety of tasks and procedures to the physician assistant.
19Such tasks and procedures shall be delegated in accordance with
20a written supervision agreement. The supervising physician
21maintains the final responsibility for the care of the patient
22and the performance of the physician assistant.
23    8. "Alternate supervising physician" means, for the
24purpose of this Act, any physician designated by the
25supervising physician to provide supervision in the event that
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1may further define "alternate supervising physician" by rule.
2    The alternate supervising physicians shall maintain all
3the same responsibilities as the supervising physician.
4Nothing in this Act shall be construed as relieving any
5physician of the professional or legal responsibility for the
6care and treatment of persons attended by him or by physician
7assistants under his supervision. Nothing in this Act shall be
8construed as to limit the reasonable number of alternate
9supervising physicians, provided they are designated by the
10supervising physician.
11    9. "Address of record" means the designated address
12recorded by the Department in the applicant's or licensee's
13application file or license file maintained by the Department's
14licensure maintenance unit. It is the duty of the applicant or
15licensee to inform the Department of any change of address, and
16such changes must be made either through the Department's
17website or by contacting the Department's licensure
18maintenance unit.
19    10. "Hospital affiliate" means a corporation, partnership,
20joint venture, limited liability company, or similar
21organization, other than a hospital, that is devoted primarily
22to the provision, management, or support of health care
23services and that directly or indirectly controls, is
24controlled by, or is under common control of the hospital. For
25the purposes of this definition, "control" means having at
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1A hospital affiliate shall be 100% owned or controlled by any
2combination of hospitals, their parent corporations, or
3physicians licensed to practice medicine in all its branches in
4Illinois. "Hospital affiliate" does not include a health
5maintenance organization regulated under the Health
6Maintenance Organization Act.
7(Source: P.A. 96-268, eff. 8-11-09; 97-1071, eff. 8-24-12.)
 
8    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
9becoming law, except that Sections 15 and 20 take effect on
10January 1, 2016.".