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1		AN ACT concerning regulation.
2		Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3		represented in the General Assembly:
4		Section 5. The Illinois Physical Therapy Act is amended by
5		adding Section 1.3 as follows:
6		(225 ILCS 90/1.3 new)
7		Sec. 1.3. Telehealth services.
8		(a) Physical therapy through telehealth services may be
9		used to address access issues to care, enhance care delivery,
10		or increase the physical therapist's ability to assess and
11		direct the patient's performance in the patient's own
12		environment.
13		(b) A physical therapist or physical therapist assistant
14		working under the general supervision of a physical therapist
15		may provide physical therapy through telehealth services
16		pursuant to the terms and use defined in the Telehealth Act and
17		the Illinois Insurance Code subject to the following
18		conditions:
19		(1) Initial physical therapy evaluations without a
20		referral or established diagnosis may only be performed by
21		a licensed physical therapist and cannot be performed via
22		telehealth unless necessary to address a documented
23		hardship, including, but not limited to, geographical,

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