Full Text of HB2077 103rd General Assembly
HB2077sam001 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Sen. Steve McClure Filed: 4/18/2023
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2077
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2077 on page 1, | 3 | | line 5, after "11," by inserting "16.1,"; and
| 4 | | on page 11, immediately below line 16, by inserting the | 5 | | following:
| 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| 7 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)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. The | 4 | | Department shall allow up to 4 hours of continuing education | 5 | | credit hours per license renewal period for volunteer hours | 6 | | spent providing clinical services at, or sponsored by, a | 7 | | nonprofit community clinic, local or state health department, | 8 | | or a charity event. Courses shall not be approved in such | 9 | | subjects as estate and
personal financial planning, personal | 10 | | investments, or personal health. Approved courses may
include, | 11 | | but shall not be limited to, courses that are offered or | 12 | | sponsored
by approved colleges, universities, and hospitals | 13 | | and by recognized
national, State, and local dental and dental | 14 | | hygiene organizations. When offering a continuing education | 15 | | course, whether at no cost or for a fee, the course provider | 16 | | shall explicitly disclose that the course is an approved | 17 | | course for continuing education in the State of Illinois, as | 18 | | provided in this Section or by the rules adopted by the | 19 | | Department.
| 20 | | No license shall be renewed unless the
renewal application | 21 | | is accompanied by an affidavit indicating that the
applicant | 22 | | has completed the required minimum number of hours of | 23 | | continuing
education in approved courses as required by this | 24 | | Section.
The affidavit shall not require a listing of courses. | 25 | | The affidavit
shall be a prima facie evidence that the | 26 | | applicant has obtained the minimum
number of required |
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| 1 | | continuing education hours in approved courses. The
Department | 2 | | shall not be obligated to conduct random
audits or otherwise | 3 | | independently verify that an applicant has met the
continuing | 4 | | education requirement.
The Department, however, may not | 5 | | conduct random audits
of more than 10% of the licensed
| 6 | | dentists and dental hygienists in any one licensing cycle
to | 7 | | verify compliance
with continuing education requirements.
If | 8 | | the Department, however, receives a
complaint that a licensee | 9 | | has not completed the required continuing
education or if the | 10 | | Department is investigating another alleged violation
of this | 11 | | Act by a licensee, the Department may demand and shall be | 12 | | entitled
to receive evidence from any licensee of completion | 13 | | of required
continuing education courses for the most recently | 14 | | completed 3-year
licensing period.
Evidence of continuing | 15 | | education may include, but is not limited to, canceled
checks, | 16 | | official verification forms of attendance, and continuing | 17 | | education
recording forms, that demonstrate a reasonable | 18 | | record of attendance. The
Board shall determine, in accordance | 19 | | with rules adopted by the
Department,
whether a licensee or | 20 | | applicant has met the continuing education
requirements.
Any | 21 | | dentist who holds more than one license under this
Act shall be | 22 | | required to complete
only the minimum number of hours of | 23 | | continuing education required for
renewal of a single license. | 24 | | The Department may provide exemptions from
continuing | 25 | | education requirements.
| 26 | | (Source: P.A. 99-492, eff. 12-31-15.)".
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