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Full Text of HB0778 103rd General Assembly

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HB0778eng 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB0778 Engrossed LRB103 04369 RPS 49375 b

1     AN ACT concerning State government.

2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:

4     Section 5. The Medical Practice Act of 1987 is amended by
5 changing Section 15.5 as follows:

6     (225 ILCS 60/15.5)
7     Sec. 15.5. International medical graduate physicians;
8 licensure. After January 1, 2025, an international medical
9 graduate physician may apply to the Department for a limited
10 license. The Department shall: ~~adopt rules~~
11         (1) establish ~~establishing~~ qualifications and
12     application fees for the limited licensure of
13     international medical graduate physicians; ~~and may adopt~~
14     ~~other rules as may be necessary for the implementation of~~
15     ~~this Section.~~
16         (2) ~~The Department shall adopt rules that~~ provide a
17     pathway to full licensure for limited license holders
18     after the licensee successfully completes a supervision
19     period and satisfies other qualifications as established
20     by the Department; ~~.~~
21         (3) after January 1, 2026, establish, in collaboration
22     with the Department of Public Health and the Governor's
23     Office of New Americans, a clinical readiness program to

HB0778 Engrossed - 2 - LRB103 04369 RPS 49375 b

1     provide direct services to international medical graduate
2     physicians seeking to reestablish their medical careers
3     and obtain residency in this State. The establishment and
4     administration of the clinical readiness program for
5     international medical graduate physicians shall be subject
6     to appropriation. The clinical readiness program shall be
7     implemented pursuant to a New American Plan developed by
8     the Department in accordance with the Governor's Office of
9     New Americans Act and administered by the licensing
10     liaison for international applicants under Section
11     2105-405 of the Department of Professional Regulation Law
12     of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. The
13     Department may, in its discretion, contract with a vendor
14     or with another State agency, through an intergovernmental
15     agreement, to assist in the implementation and
16     administration of this program; and
17         (4) adopt rules as may be necessary for the
18     implementation, administration, and enforcement of this
19     Section.
20 (Source: P.A. 103-102, eff. 6-16-23.)

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