Bill Text: IL SB0677 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Enrolled
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Bill Title: Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that for license or registration renewals occurring on or after January 1, 2023, a health care professional who has continuing education requirements must complete at least a one-hour course in training on the diagnosis, treatment, and care of individuals with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias per renewal period. Provides that the training shall include, but not be limited to, assessment and diagnosis, effective communication strategies, and management and care planning. Provides that the requirement shall only apply to health care professionals who provide health care services to adult populations age 26 or older in the practice of their profession. Provides that a health care professional may count that one hour for completion of the course toward meeting the minimum credit hours required for continuing education. Provides that any training on Alzheimer's disease and other dementias applied to meet any other State licensure requirement, professional accreditation or certification requirement, or health care institutional practice agreement may count toward the continuing education requirement. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation may adopt rules for the implementation of the continuing education requirement. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 39-13)
Status: (Passed) 2021-08-16 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0399 [SB0677 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SB0677-Enrolled.html
Bill Title: Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that for license or registration renewals occurring on or after January 1, 2023, a health care professional who has continuing education requirements must complete at least a one-hour course in training on the diagnosis, treatment, and care of individuals with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias per renewal period. Provides that the training shall include, but not be limited to, assessment and diagnosis, effective communication strategies, and management and care planning. Provides that the requirement shall only apply to health care professionals who provide health care services to adult populations age 26 or older in the practice of their profession. Provides that a health care professional may count that one hour for completion of the course toward meeting the minimum credit hours required for continuing education. Provides that any training on Alzheimer's disease and other dementias applied to meet any other State licensure requirement, professional accreditation or certification requirement, or health care institutional practice agreement may count toward the continuing education requirement. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation may adopt rules for the implementation of the continuing education requirement. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 39-13)
Status: (Passed) 2021-08-16 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0399 [SB0677 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SB0677-Enrolled.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 Department of Professional Regulation Law | ||||||
| 5 | of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by | ||||||
| 6 | adding Section 2105-365 as follows:
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| 7 | (20 ILCS 2105/2105-365 new) | ||||||
| 8 | Sec. 2105-365. Continuing education; Alzheimer's disease | ||||||
| 9 | and other dementias. | ||||||
| 10 | (a) As used in this Section, "health care professional" | ||||||
| 11 | means a person licensed or registered by the Department under | ||||||
| 12 | the following Acts: the Medical Practice Act of 1987, the | ||||||
| 13 | Nurse Practice Act, the Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act, | ||||||
| 14 | the Illinois Optometric Practice Act of 1987, the Illinois | ||||||
| 15 | Physical Therapy Act, the Physician Assistant Practice Act of | ||||||
| 16 | 1987, the Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act, | ||||||
| 17 | the Nursing Home Administrators Licensing and Disciplinary | ||||||
| 18 | Act, the Illinois Occupational Therapy Practice Act, the | ||||||
| 19 | Podiatric Medical Practice Act of 1987, the Respiratory Care | ||||||
| 20 | Practice Act, the Professional Counselor and Clinical | ||||||
| 21 | Professional Counselor Licensing and Practice Act, and the | ||||||
| 22 | Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Practice Act. | ||||||
| 23 | (b) For license or registration renewals occurring on or | ||||||
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| 1 | after January 1, 2023, a health care professional who has | ||||||
| 2 | continuing education requirements must complete at least a | ||||||
| 3 | one-hour course in training on the diagnosis, treatment, and | ||||||
| 4 | care of individuals with Alzheimer's disease and other | ||||||
| 5 | dementias per renewal period. This training shall include, but | ||||||
| 6 | not be limited to, assessment and diagnosis, effective | ||||||
| 7 | communication strategies, and management and care planning. | ||||||
| 8 | This requirement shall only apply to health care professionals | ||||||
| 9 | who provide health care services to, and have direct patient | ||||||
| 10 | interactions with, adult populations age 26 or older in the | ||||||
| 11 | practice of their profession. A health care professional may | ||||||
| 12 | count this one hour for completion of this course toward | ||||||
| 13 | meeting the minimum credit hours required for continuing | ||||||
| 14 | education. Any training on Alzheimer's disease and other | ||||||
| 15 | dementias applied to meet any other State licensure | ||||||
| 16 | requirement, professional accreditation or certification | ||||||
| 17 | requirement, or health care institutional practice agreement | ||||||
| 18 | may count toward the continuing education requirement under | ||||||
| 19 | this Section. | ||||||
| 20 | (c) The Department may adopt rules for the implementation | ||||||
| 21 | of this Section.
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