Bill Text: IL HB5579 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Creates the Health Care Providers Identification Act. Requires a health care provider to have identification present and visible on the health care provider's person when treating a patient. Requires the identification to include the health care provider's name, licensed degree, and specialty of the license. Provides that the health care provider shall not have a general description of the health care provider's specialty on the identification. Provides that a "health care provider" includes an individual licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1987, the Nurse Practice Act, the Illinois Optometric Practice Act of 1987, the Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987, and the Podiatric Medical Practice Act of 1987. Provides that any health care provider who violates the Act shall be reported to the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and may be subject to disciplinary action under the appropriate provisions of the specific Act governing the health care provider's license if the Department determines disciplinary action is necessary.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-02-18 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB5579 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-HB5579-Introduced.html

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102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2021 and 2022 HB5579 Introduced , by Rep. Jim Durkin SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
New Act
Creates the Health Care Providers Identification Act. Requires a health care provider to have identification present and visible on the health care provider's person when treating a patient. Requires the identification to include the health care provider's name, licensed degree, and specialty of the license. Provides that the health care provider shall not have a general description of the health care provider's specialty on the identification. Provides that a "health care provider" includes an individual licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1987, the Nurse Practice Act, the Illinois Optometric Practice Act of 1987, the Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987, and the Podiatric Medical Practice Act of 1987. Provides that any health care provider who violates the Act shall be reported to the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and may be subject to disciplinary action under the appropriate provisions of the specific Act governing the health care provider's license if the Department determines disciplinary action is necessary.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Health
Care Providers Identification Act.
Section 5. Identification requirements.
(a) A health care provider shall have identification
present and visible on the health care provider's person when
treating a patient. The identification shall include the
health care provider's name, licensed degree, and specialty of
the license. The health care provider shall not have a general
description of the health care provider's specialty on the
identification.
(b) As used in this Act, "health care provider" includes
an individual licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1987,
the Nurse Practice Act, the Illinois Optometric Practice Act
of 1987, the Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987, and the
Podiatric Medical Practice Act of 1987.
Section 10. Violations. Any health care provider who
violates this Act shall be reported to the Department of
Financial and Professional Regulation and may be subject to
disciplinary action under the appropriate provisions of the

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specific Act governing that health care provider's license if
the Department determines disciplinary action is necessary.