Bill Text: IL SB2518 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Telehealth Act. Provides that the definition of "health care professional" includes athletic trainers.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-02-26 - Referred to Assignments [SB2518 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-SB2518-Introduced.html

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102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2021 and 2022 SB2518 Introduced 2/26/2021, by Sen. Chapin Rose SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
225 ILCS 150/5
Amends the Telehealth Act. Provides that the definition of "health care professional" includes athletic trainers.
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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 5. The Telehealth Act is amended by changing
Section 5 as follows:
(225 ILCS 150/5)
Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
"Health care professional" includes physicians, physician
assistants, optometrists, advanced practice registered nurses,
clinical psychologists licensed in Illinois, prescribing
psychologists licensed in Illinois, dentists, occupational
therapists, pharmacists, physical therapists, clinical social
workers, speech-language pathologists, audiologists, hearing
instrument dispensers, athletic trainers, and mental health
professionals and clinicians authorized by Illinois law to
provide mental health services.
"Telehealth" means the evaluation, diagnosis, or
interpretation of electronically transmitted patient-specific
data between a remote location and a licensed health care
professional that generates interaction or treatment
recommendations. "Telehealth" includes telemedicine and the
delivery of health care services provided by way of an
interactive telecommunications system, as defined in

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subsection (a) of Section 356z.22 of the Illinois Insurance
Code.
(Source: P.A. 100-317, eff. 1-1-18; 100-644, eff. 1-1-19;
100-930, eff. 1-1-19; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 101-84, eff.
7-19-19.)