Senate Sponsors: DONAHUE-RONEN-MYERS, SHADID AND WELCH. House Sponsors: CROTTY-SAVIANO-TENHOUSE-MCCARTHY Short description: MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS-NURSES Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the School Code. Provides that advanced practice nurses who have a written collaborative agreement with a collaborating physician which authorizes them to perform health examinations and physician assistants who have been delegated the performance of health examinations by their supervising physician (as well as physicians licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches) are responsible for health examinations. Provides that an advanced practice nurse or a physician assistant (as well as a physician, registered nurse, or local health department) may sign a schedule and statement explaining why a child's required immunizations have been delayed. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that qualified advanced practice nurses and physician assistants (as well as licensed physicians) may conduct medical examinations of applicants for school bus driver permits. Provides that the definition of "medical examiner or medical practitioner" applies only in the Driver's License Medical Review Law of 1992. (Before Public Act 90-89, the definition applied only in the Driver's License Medical Review Law of 1992. Public Act 90-89 made the definition apply to the entire Illinois Vehicle Code.) Provides that individuals who meet the requirements set forth in the definition of "medical examiner" in provisions of the Code of Federal Regulations dealing with federal motor carrier safety regulations may act as medical examiners under specified provisions of the Code of Federal Regulations relating to qualifications of drivers. Effective immediately. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Provides that the advanced practice nurse or physician assistant shall sign all report forms pertaining to those portions of the examination for which the advanced practice nurse or physician assistant is responsible. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 92-0703 Last action date: JUL-19-2002 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 1 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status