Full Text of SB1078 102nd General Assembly
SB1078sam003 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Sen. Emil Jones, III Filed: 5/4/2021
| | 10200SB1078sam003 | | LRB102 04893 SPS 26038 a |
|
| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1078
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1078, AS AMENDED, | 3 | | with reference to page and line numbers of Senate Amendment | 4 | | No. 2, as follows:
| 5 | | on page 7, line 21, after " therapist ", by inserting " or | 6 | | occupational therapy assistant "; and | 7 | | on page 8, line 9, after " therapist ", by inserting " or | 8 | | licensed occupational therapy assistant "; and | 9 | | on page 8, line 12, after "Sections 1", by inserting ", 1.2,"; | 10 | | and | 11 | | on page 12, immediately below line 11, by inserting the | 12 | | following: | 13 | | "(225 ILCS 90/1.2) |
| | | 10200SB1078sam003 | - 2 - | LRB102 04893 SPS 26038 a |
|
| 1 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026) | 2 | | Sec. 1.2. Physical therapy services. | 3 | | (a) A physical therapist may provide physical therapy | 4 | | services to a patient with or without a referral from a health | 5 | | care professional. | 6 | | (b) A physical therapist providing services without a | 7 | | referral from a health care professional must notify the | 8 | | patient's treating health care professional within 5 business | 9 | | days after the patient's first visit that the patient is | 10 | | receiving physical therapy. This does not apply to physical | 11 | | therapy services related to fitness or wellness, unless the | 12 | | patient presents with an ailment or injury. | 13 | | (b-5) A physical therapist providing services to a patient | 14 | | who has been diagnosed by a health care professional as having | 15 | | a chronic disease that may benefit from physical therapy must | 16 | | communicate at least monthly with the patient's treating | 17 | | health care professional to provide updates on the patient's | 18 | | course of therapy. | 19 | | (c) A physical therapist shall refer a patient to the | 20 | | patient's treating health care professional of record or, in | 21 | | the case where there is no health care professional of record, | 22 | | to a health care professional of the patient's choice, if: | 23 | | (1) the patient does not demonstrate measurable or | 24 | | functional improvement after 10 visits or 15 business | 25 | | days, whichever occurs first, and continued improvement | 26 | | thereafter; |
| | | 10200SB1078sam003 | - 3 - | LRB102 04893 SPS 26038 a |
|
| 1 | | (2) the patient was under the care of a physical | 2 | | therapist without a diagnosis established by a health care | 3 | | professional of a chronic disease that may benefit from | 4 | | physical therapy and returns for services for the same or | 5 | | similar condition after 30 calendar days of being | 6 | | discharged by the physical therapist; or | 7 | | (3) the patient's condition, at the time of evaluation | 8 | | or services, is determined to be beyond the scope of | 9 | | practice of the physical therapist. | 10 | | (d) Wound debridement services may only be provided by a | 11 | | physical therapist with written authorization from a health | 12 | | care professional. | 13 | | (e) A physical therapist shall promptly consult and | 14 | | collaborate with the appropriate health care professional | 15 | | anytime a patient's condition indicates that it may be related | 16 | | to temporomandibular disorder so that a diagnosis can be made | 17 | | by that health care professional for an appropriate treatment | 18 | | plan.
| 19 | | (Source: P.A. 100-897, eff. 8-16-18.)"; and | 20 | | on page 13, line 5, after " therapist ", by inserting " or | 21 | | physical therapist assistant "; and | 22 | | on page 13, line 18, after " therapist ", by inserting " or | 23 | | licensed physical therapist assistant ".
|
|