Full Text of HB4890 102nd General Assembly
HB4890ham001 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Rep. Paul Jacobs Filed: 3/1/2022
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4890
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4890 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
| 4 | | "Section 5. The Illinois Dental Practice Act is amended by | 5 | | changing Section 16.1 as follows:
| 6 | | (225 ILCS 25/16.1) (from Ch. 111, par. 2316.1)
| 7 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
| 8 | | Sec. 16.1. Continuing education. The Department shall | 9 | | promulgate
rules of continuing education for persons licensed | 10 | | under
this Act. In establishing rules, the Department shall | 11 | | require a minimum of
48 hours of study in approved courses for | 12 | | dentists during each 3-year
licensing period and a minimum of | 13 | | 36 hours of study in approved courses for
dental hygienists | 14 | | during each 3-year licensing period.
| 15 | | The Department shall approve only courses that are | 16 | | relevant to the
treatment and care of patients, including, but |
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| 1 | | not limited to, clinical
courses in dentistry and dental | 2 | | hygiene and nonclinical courses such as
patient management, | 3 | | legal and ethical responsibilities, and stress
management. | 4 | | Continuing education requirements shall only be related to the | 5 | | specialty of the licensee. The Department shall allow up to 4 | 6 | | hours of continuing education credit hours per license renewal | 7 | | period for volunteer hours spent providing clinical services | 8 | | at, or sponsored by, a nonprofit community clinic, local or | 9 | | state health department, or a charity event. Courses shall not | 10 | | be approved in such subjects as estate and
financial planning, | 11 | | investments, or personal health. Approved courses may
include, | 12 | | but shall not be limited to, courses that are offered or | 13 | | sponsored
by approved colleges, universities, and hospitals | 14 | | and by recognized
national, State, and local dental and dental | 15 | | hygiene organizations.
| 16 | | No license shall be renewed unless the
renewal application | 17 | | is accompanied by an affidavit indicating that the
applicant | 18 | | has completed the required minimum number of hours of | 19 | | continuing
education in approved courses as required by this | 20 | | Section.
The affidavit shall not require a listing of courses. | 21 | | The affidavit
shall be a prima facie evidence that the | 22 | | applicant has obtained the minimum
number of required | 23 | | continuing education hours in approved courses. The
Department | 24 | | shall not be obligated to conduct random
audits or otherwise | 25 | | independently verify that an applicant has met the
continuing | 26 | | education requirement.
The Department, however, may not |
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| 1 | | conduct random audits
of more than 10% of the licensed
| 2 | | dentists and dental hygienists in any one licensing cycle
to | 3 | | verify compliance
with continuing education requirements.
If | 4 | | the Department, however, receives a
complaint that a licensee | 5 | | has not completed the required continuing
education or if the | 6 | | Department is investigating another alleged violation
of this | 7 | | Act by a licensee, the Department may demand and shall be | 8 | | entitled
to receive evidence from any licensee of completion | 9 | | of required
continuing education courses for the most recently | 10 | | completed 3-year
licensing period.
Evidence of continuing | 11 | | education may include, but is not limited to, canceled
checks, | 12 | | official verification forms of attendance, and continuing | 13 | | education
recording forms, that demonstrate a reasonable | 14 | | record of attendance. The
Board shall determine, in accordance | 15 | | with rules adopted by the
Department,
whether a licensee or | 16 | | applicant has met the continuing education
requirements.
Any | 17 | | dentist who holds more than one license under this
Act shall be | 18 | | required to complete
only the minimum number of hours of | 19 | | continuing education required for
renewal of a single license. | 20 | | The Department may provide exemptions from
continuing | 21 | | education requirements.
| 22 | | (Source: P.A. 99-492, eff. 12-31-15.)
| 23 | | Section 10. The Medical Practice Act of 1987 is amended by | 24 | | changing Section 20 as follows:
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| 1 | | (225 ILCS 60/20) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-20)
| 2 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)
| 3 | | Sec. 20. Continuing education. The Department shall | 4 | | promulgate
rules of continuing education for persons licensed | 5 | | under
this Act that require an average of 50 hours of
| 6 | | continuing education per license year. Continuing education | 7 | | requirements shall only be related to the specialty of the | 8 | | licensee. These rules
shall be consistent with
requirements of | 9 | | relevant professional associations, specialty
societies, or | 10 | | boards. The rules shall also address variances in part or in
| 11 | | whole for good cause, including, but not limited to, temporary | 12 | | illness
or
hardship. In establishing these rules, the
| 13 | | Department shall consider educational requirements for
medical | 14 | | staffs, requirements for specialty society board
certification | 15 | | or for continuing education requirements as a
condition of | 16 | | membership in societies representing the 2
categories of | 17 | | licensee under this Act. These rules shall
assure that | 18 | | licensees are given the opportunity to
participate in those | 19 | | programs sponsored by or through their
professional | 20 | | associations or hospitals which are relevant to
their | 21 | | practice. Each licensee is responsible for maintaining records | 22 | | of
completion of continuing education and shall be prepared to | 23 | | produce the
records when requested by the Department.
| 24 | | (Source: P.A. 97-622, eff. 11-23-11 .)
| 25 | | Section 15. The Illinois Optometric Practice Act of 1987 |
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| 1 | | is amended by changing Section 16 as follows:
| 2 | | (225 ILCS 80/16) (from Ch. 111, par. 3916)
| 3 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)
| 4 | | Sec. 16. Renewal, reinstatement or restoration of | 5 | | licenses; military
service. The expiration date and renewal | 6 | | period for each license issued under this Act shall be set by | 7 | | rule.
| 8 | | All renewal applicants shall provide proof of having met | 9 | | the requirements
of continuing education set forth in the | 10 | | rules of the Department. The
Department shall, by rule, | 11 | | provide for an orderly process for the
reinstatement of | 12 | | licenses which have not been renewed due to failure to
meet the | 13 | | continuing education requirements. The continuing education
| 14 | | requirement may be waived for such good cause, including but | 15 | | not limited to
illness or hardship, as defined by rules
of the | 16 | | Department. Continuing education requirements, as set by the | 17 | | Department, shall only be related to the specialty of the | 18 | | licensee.
| 19 | | The Department shall establish by rule a means for the | 20 | | verification of
completion of the continuing education | 21 | | required by this Section. This
verification may be | 22 | | accomplished through audits of records maintained by
| 23 | | registrants; by requiring the filing of continuing education | 24 | | certificates
with the Department; or by other means | 25 | | established by the Department.
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| 1 | | Any licensee seeking renewal of his or her license during | 2 | | the renewal cycle beginning April 1, 2008 must first complete | 3 | | a tested educational course in the use of oral pharmaceutical | 4 | | agents for the management of ocular conditions, as approved by | 5 | | the Board.
| 6 | | Any optometrist who has permitted his or her license to | 7 | | expire or who has
had his or her license on inactive status may | 8 | | have his or her license restored
by making application to the | 9 | | Department and filing proof acceptable to the
Department of | 10 | | his or her fitness to have his or her license restored and by
| 11 | | paying the required fees. Such proof of fitness may include | 12 | | evidence
certifying to active lawful practice in another | 13 | | jurisdiction and must include
proof of the completion of the | 14 | | continuing education requirements specified in
the rules for | 15 | | the preceding license renewal period that has been completed | 16 | | during the 2 years prior to the
application for license | 17 | | restoration.
| 18 | | The Department shall determine, by an evaluation program | 19 | | established by
rule, his or her fitness for restoration of his | 20 | | or her license and
shall establish procedures and requirements | 21 | | for such restoration.
| 22 | | However, any optometrist whose license expired while he or | 23 | | she was (1) in
Federal Service on active duty with the Armed | 24 | | Forces of the United States,
or the State Militia called into | 25 | | service or training, or (2) in training or
education under the | 26 | | supervision of the United States preliminary to
induction into |
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| 1 | | the military service, may have his or her license restored
| 2 | | without paying any lapsed renewal fees if within 2 years after | 3 | | honorable
termination of such service, training, or education, | 4 | | he or she furnishes
the Department with satisfactory evidence | 5 | | to the effect that he or she has
been so engaged and that his | 6 | | or her service, training, or education has been
so terminated. | 7 | | All licenses without "Therapeutic Certification" on March | 8 | | 31, 2006 shall be placed on non-renewed status and may only be | 9 | | renewed after the licensee meets those requirements | 10 | | established by the Department that may not be waived. All | 11 | | licensees on March 31, 2010 without a certification of | 12 | | completion of an oral pharmaceutical course as required by | 13 | | this Section shall be placed on non-renewed status and may | 14 | | only be renewed after the licensee meets those requirements | 15 | | established by the Department that may not be waived.
| 16 | | (Source: P.A. 95-242, eff. 1-1-08; 96-270, eff. 1-1-10 .)
| 17 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 18 | | becoming law.".
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