Bill Text: IL HB1269 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Engrossed
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Bill Title: Amends the Medical Practice Act of 1987. Provides that, beginning on January 1, 2020, the fee for renewal of a license under the Act for a resident or nonresident is $181 per year. Removes provisions imposing fees for duplicate or replacement licenses. Effective January 1, 2020.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-12-13 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0603 [HB1269 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HB1269-Engrossed.html
Bill Title: Amends the Medical Practice Act of 1987. Provides that, beginning on January 1, 2020, the fee for renewal of a license under the Act for a resident or nonresident is $181 per year. Removes provisions imposing fees for duplicate or replacement licenses. Effective January 1, 2020.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-12-13 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0603 [HB1269 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HB1269-Engrossed.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Medical Practice Act of 1987 is amended by | ||||||
5 | changing Section 21 as follows:
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6 | (225 ILCS 60/21) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-21)
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7 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
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8 | Sec. 21. License renewal; reinstatement; inactive status; | ||||||
9 | disposition and
collection of fees. | ||||||
10 | (A) Renewal. The expiration date and renewal period for | ||||||
11 | each
license issued under this Act shall be set by rule. The | ||||||
12 | holder of a
license may renew the license by paying the | ||||||
13 | required fee. The
holder of a
license may also renew the | ||||||
14 | license within 90 days after its expiration by
complying with | ||||||
15 | the requirements for renewal and payment of an additional
fee. | ||||||
16 | A license renewal within 90 days after expiration shall be | ||||||
17 | effective
retroactively to the expiration date.
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18 | The Department shall attempt to provide through electronic | ||||||
19 | means to each licensee under this Act, at least 60 days in | ||||||
20 | advance of the expiration date of his or her license, a renewal | ||||||
21 | notice. No such license shall be deemed to have lapsed until 90 | ||||||
22 | days after the expiration date and after the Department has | ||||||
23 | attempted to provide such notice as herein provided. |
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1 | (B) Reinstatement. Any licensee who has permitted his or | ||||||
2 | her
license to lapse or who has had his or her license on | ||||||
3 | inactive
status may have his or her license reinstated by | ||||||
4 | making application
to the Department and filing proof | ||||||
5 | acceptable to the
Department of his or her fitness to have the
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6 | license reinstated,
including evidence certifying to active | ||||||
7 | practice in another
jurisdiction satisfactory to the | ||||||
8 | Department, proof of meeting the continuing
education | ||||||
9 | requirements for one renewal period, and by paying
the required | ||||||
10 | reinstatement fee.
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11 | If the licensee has not maintained an active practice
in | ||||||
12 | another jurisdiction satisfactory to the Department, the
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13 | Licensing Board shall determine, by an evaluation program
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14 | established by rule, the applicant's fitness to resume active
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15 | status
and may require the licensee to complete a period of
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16 | evaluated clinical experience and may require successful
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17 | completion of a practical examination specified by the | ||||||
18 | Licensing Board.
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19 | However, any registrant whose license has expired while
he | ||||||
20 | or she has been engaged (a) in Federal Service on active
duty
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21 | with the Army of the United States, the United States Navy,
the | ||||||
22 | Marine Corps, the Air Force, the Coast Guard, the Public
Health | ||||||
23 | Service or the State Militia called into the service
or | ||||||
24 | training of the United States of America, or (b) in
training or | ||||||
25 | education under the supervision of the United
States | ||||||
26 | preliminary to induction into the military service,
may have |
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1 | his or her license reinstated without paying
any lapsed renewal | ||||||
2 | fees, if within 2 years after honorable
termination of such | ||||||
3 | service, training, or education, he or she
furnishes to the | ||||||
4 | Department with satisfactory evidence to the
effect that he or | ||||||
5 | she has been so engaged and that his or
her
service, training, | ||||||
6 | or education has been so terminated.
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7 | (C) Inactive licenses. Any licensee who notifies the
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8 | Department, in writing on forms prescribed by the
Department, | ||||||
9 | may elect to place his or her license on an inactive
status and | ||||||
10 | shall, subject to rules of the Department, be
excused from | ||||||
11 | payment of renewal fees until he or she notifies the
Department | ||||||
12 | in writing of his or her desire to resume active
status.
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13 | Any licensee requesting reinstatement from inactive
status | ||||||
14 | shall be required to pay the current renewal fee, provide proof | ||||||
15 | of
meeting the continuing education requirements for the period | ||||||
16 | of time the
license is inactive not to exceed one renewal | ||||||
17 | period, and
shall be required to reinstate his or her license | ||||||
18 | as provided
in
subsection (B).
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19 | Any licensee whose license is in an inactive status
shall | ||||||
20 | not practice in the State of Illinois.
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21 | (D) Disposition of monies collected. All monies
collected | ||||||
22 | under this Act by the Department shall be
deposited in the | ||||||
23 | Illinois State Medical Disciplinary Fund in
the State Treasury, | ||||||
24 | and used only for the following
purposes: (a) by the | ||||||
25 | Disciplinary
Board and Licensing Board in the exercise of its | ||||||
26 | powers and performance of its
duties, as such use is made by |
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1 | the Department with full
consideration of all recommendations | ||||||
2 | of the
Disciplinary Board and Licensing Board, (b) for costs | ||||||
3 | directly related to
persons licensed under this Act, and (c) | ||||||
4 | for direct and allocable indirect
costs related to the public | ||||||
5 | purposes of the Department.
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6 | Moneys in the Fund may be transferred to the Professions | ||||||
7 | Indirect Cost Fund
as authorized under Section 2105-300 of the | ||||||
8 | Department of Professional
Regulation Law of the Civil | ||||||
9 | Administrative Code of Illinois.
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10 | All earnings received from investment of monies in the
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11 | Illinois State Medical Disciplinary Fund shall be deposited
in | ||||||
12 | the Illinois State Medical Disciplinary Fund and shall be
used | ||||||
13 | for the same purposes as fees deposited in such Fund.
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14 | (E) Fees. The following fees are nonrefundable.
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15 | (1) Applicants for any examination shall be required
to | ||||||
16 | pay, either to the Department or to the designated
testing | ||||||
17 | service, a fee covering the cost of determining the
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18 | applicant's eligibility and providing the examination.
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19 | Failure to appear for the examination on the scheduled | ||||||
20 | date,
at the time and place specified, after the | ||||||
21 | applicant's
application for examination has been received | ||||||
22 | and
acknowledged by the Department or the designated | ||||||
23 | testing
service, shall result in the forfeiture of the | ||||||
24 | examination
fee.
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25 | (2) Before July 1, 2018, the fee for a license under | ||||||
26 | Section 9 of this Act
is $700. Beginning on July 1, 2018, |
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1 | the fee for a license under Section 9 of this Act is $500.
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2 | (3) Before July 1, 2018, the fee for a license under | ||||||
3 | Section 19 of this Act
is $700. Beginning on July 1, 2018, | ||||||
4 | the fee for a license under Section 19 of this Act is $500.
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5 | (4) Before July 1, 2018, the fee for the renewal of a | ||||||
6 | license for a resident of Illinois
shall be calculated at | ||||||
7 | the rate of $230 per year, and beginning on July 1, 2018 | ||||||
8 | and until January 1, 2020 , the fee for the renewal of a | ||||||
9 | license shall be $167, except for licensees
who were issued | ||||||
10 | a license within 12 months of the expiration date of the
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11 | license, before July 1, 2018, the fee for the renewal shall | ||||||
12 | be $230, and beginning on July 1, 2018 and until January 1, | ||||||
13 | 2020 that fee will be $167. Before July 1, 2018, the fee | ||||||
14 | for the renewal
of a license for a nonresident shall be | ||||||
15 | calculated at the rate of $460 per
year, and beginning on | ||||||
16 | July 1, 2018 and until January 1, 2020 , the fee for the | ||||||
17 | renewal of a license for a nonresident shall be $250, | ||||||
18 | except for licensees
who were issued a license within 12 | ||||||
19 | months of the expiration date of the
license, before July | ||||||
20 | 1, 2018, the fee for the renewal shall be $460, and | ||||||
21 | beginning on July 1, 2018 and until January 1, 2020 that | ||||||
22 | fee will be $250. Beginning on January 1, 2020, the fee for | ||||||
23 | renewal of a license for a resident or nonresident is $181 | ||||||
24 | per year.
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25 | (5) The fee for the reinstatement of a license other
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26 | than from inactive status, is $230. In addition, payment of |
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1 | all
lapsed renewal fees not to exceed $1,400 is required.
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2 | (6) The fee for a 3-year temporary license under
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3 | Section 17 is $230.
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4 | (7) The fee for the issuance of a duplicate license,
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5 | for the issuance of a replacement license for a license
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6 | which has been lost or destroyed, or for the issuance of a
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7 | license with a change of name or address other than during
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8 | the renewal period is $20. No fee is required for name and
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9 | address changes on Department records when no updated | ||||||
10 | duplicate
license is issued.
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11 | (8) The fee to be paid for a license record for any
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12 | purpose is $20.
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13 | (9) The fee to be paid to have the scoring of an
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14 | examination, administered by the Department, reviewed and
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15 | verified, is $20 plus any fees charged by the applicable
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16 | testing service.
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17 | (F) Any person who delivers a check or other payment to the | ||||||
18 | Department that
is returned to the Department unpaid by the | ||||||
19 | financial institution upon
which it is drawn shall pay to the | ||||||
20 | Department, in addition to the amount
already owed to the | ||||||
21 | Department, a fine of $50. The fines imposed by this Section | ||||||
22 | are in addition
to any other discipline provided under this Act | ||||||
23 | for unlicensed
practice or practice on a nonrenewed license. | ||||||
24 | The Department shall notify
the person that payment of fees and | ||||||
25 | fines shall be paid to the Department
by certified check or | ||||||
26 | money order within 30 calendar days of the
notification. If, |
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1 | after the expiration of 30 days from the date of the
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2 | notification, the person has failed to submit the necessary | ||||||
3 | remittance, the
Department shall automatically terminate the | ||||||
4 | license or permit or deny
the application, without hearing. If, | ||||||
5 | after termination or denial, the
person seeks a license or | ||||||
6 | permit, he or she shall apply to the
Department for | ||||||
7 | reinstatement or issuance of the license or permit and
pay all | ||||||
8 | fees and fines due to the Department. The Department may | ||||||
9 | establish
a fee for the processing of an application for | ||||||
10 | reinstatement of a license or permit
to pay all expenses of | ||||||
11 | processing this application. The Secretary
may waive the fines | ||||||
12 | due under this Section in individual cases where the
Secretary | ||||||
13 | finds that the fines would be unreasonable or unnecessarily
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14 | burdensome.
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15 | (Source: P.A. 101-316, eff. 8-9-19.)
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16 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January | ||||||
17 | 1, 2020.
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