Bill Text: IL SB2631 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Dental Practice Act. Changes references to "restricted faculty license" to references to "faculty license". Makes conforming changes.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: (Passed) 2018-08-19 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0976 [SB2631 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SB2631-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Dental Practice Act. Changes references to "restricted faculty license" to references to "faculty license". Makes conforming changes.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: (Passed) 2018-08-19 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0976 [SB2631 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SB2631-Introduced.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 Illinois Dental Practice Act is amended by | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing Section 11 as follows:
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6 | (225 ILCS 25/11) (from Ch. 111, par. 2311)
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7 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
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8 | Sec. 11. Types of dental licenses. The Department shall | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | have the
authority to issue the following types of licenses:
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10 | (a) General licenses. The Department shall issue a license | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | authorizing
practice as a dentist to any person who qualifies | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | for a license under this Act.
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13 | (b) Specialty licenses. The Department shall issue a
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14 | license authorizing practice as a specialist in any particular
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15 | branch of dentistry to any dentist who has complied with the
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16 | requirements established for that particular branch of | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | dentistry at the
time of making application. The Department | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | shall establish additional
requirements of any dentist who | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | announces or holds himself or herself out
to the public as a | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | specialist or as being specially qualified in any
particular | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | branch of dentistry.
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22 | No dentist shall announce or hold himself or herself out to | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | the public as
a specialist or as being specially qualified in |
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1 | any particular branch of
dentistry unless he or she is licensed | ||||||
2 | to practice in that specialty of
dentistry.
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3 | The fact that any dentist shall announce by card, | ||||||
4 | letterhead or any
other form of communication using terms as | ||||||
5 | "Specialist," "Practice
Limited To" or "Limited to Specialty | ||||||
6 | of" with the name of the branch of
dentistry practiced as a | ||||||
7 | specialty, or shall use equivalent words or
phrases to announce | ||||||
8 | the same, shall be prima facie evidence that the
dentist is | ||||||
9 | holding himself or herself out to the public as a specialist.
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10 | (c) Temporary training licenses. Persons who wish to pursue
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11 | specialty or other advanced clinical educational programs
in an | ||||||
12 | approved dental school or a hospital situated
in this State, or | ||||||
13 | persons who wish to pursue programs of specialty
training in | ||||||
14 | dental public health in public agencies in this State, may
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15 | receive without examination, in the discretion of the | ||||||
16 | Department, a
temporary training license. In order to receive a | ||||||
17 | temporary
training license under this subsection, an applicant | ||||||
18 | shall furnish
satisfactory proof to the Department that:
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19 | (1) The applicant is at least 21 years of age and is of | ||||||
20 | good moral
character. In determining moral character under | ||||||
21 | this Section, the
Department may take into consideration | ||||||
22 | any felony conviction of the
applicant, but such a | ||||||
23 | conviction shall not operate as bar to licensure;
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24 | (2) The applicant has been accepted or appointed for | ||||||
25 | specialty or
residency training by an approved hospital | ||||||
26 | situated in this State, by an
approved dental school |
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1 | situated in this State, or by a public health agency
in | ||||||
2 | this State the training programs of which are recognized | ||||||
3 | and approved by
the Department. The applicant shall | ||||||
4 | indicate the beginning and ending
dates of the period for | ||||||
5 | which he or she has been accepted or appointed;
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6 | (3) The applicant is a graduate of a dental school or | ||||||
7 | college approved
and in good standing in the judgment of | ||||||
8 | the Department.
The Department may consider diplomas or | ||||||
9 | certifications of education, or both,
accompanied by | ||||||
10 | transcripts of course work and credits awarded to determine
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11 | if an applicant has graduated from a dental school or | ||||||
12 | college approved and
in good standing. The Department may | ||||||
13 | also consider diplomas or
certifications of education, or | ||||||
14 | both, accompanied by transcripts of course
work and credits | ||||||
15 | awarded in determining whether a dental school or college
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16 | is approved and in good standing.
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17 | Temporary training licenses issued under this
Section | ||||||
18 | shall be valid only for the duration of the period of residency | ||||||
19 | or
specialty training and may be extended or renewed as | ||||||
20 | prescribed by rule.
The holder of a valid temporary training | ||||||
21 | license shall be entitled thereby to
perform acts as may be | ||||||
22 | prescribed by and incidental to his or her program of
residency | ||||||
23 | or specialty training; but he or she shall not be entitled to
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24 | engage in the practice of dentistry in this State.
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25 | A temporary training license may be revoked by the
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26 | Department upon proof that the holder has engaged in the
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1 | practice of dentistry in this State outside of his or her | ||||||
2 | program of residency
or specialty training, or if the holder | ||||||
3 | shall fail to supply the
Department, within 10 days of its | ||||||
4 | request, with information as to his
or her current status and | ||||||
5 | activities in his or her specialty training program.
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6 | (d) Faculty Restricted faculty licenses.
Persons who have | ||||||
7 | received full-time appointments to
teach dentistry at an | ||||||
8 | approved dental school or hospital situated in this
State may | ||||||
9 | receive without examination, in the discretion of the | ||||||
10 | Department,
a restricted faculty license. In order to
receive a | ||||||
11 | restricted faculty license an applicant shall furnish | ||||||
12 | satisfactory
proof to the Department that:
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13 | (1) The applicant is at least 21 years of age, is of | ||||||
14 | good moral
character and is licensed to
practice dentistry | ||||||
15 | in another state or country; and
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16 | (2) The applicant has a full-time appointment to teach
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17 | dentistry at an approved
dental school or hospital situated | ||||||
18 | in this State.
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19 | Faculty Restricted faculty licenses issued under
this | ||||||
20 | Section shall be
valid for a period of 3 years and may be | ||||||
21 | extended or
renewed. The
holder of a valid restricted faculty | ||||||
22 | license
may perform acts as may
be required by his or her | ||||||
23 | teaching of dentistry.
In addition, the holder of a restricted | ||||||
24 | faculty license may practice general
dentistry or in his or her | ||||||
25 | area of specialty, but only in a clinic or office
affiliated | ||||||
26 | with the dental school. Any restricted faculty license issued |
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1 | to a
faculty member under this Section shall terminate | ||||||
2 | immediately and
automatically,
without any further action by | ||||||
3 | the Department, if the holder ceases to be a
faculty member at | ||||||
4 | an approved dental school or hospital in this State.
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5 | The Department may revoke a restricted faculty license for | ||||||
6 | a violation of
this Act or its rules, or if the holder fails to
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7 | supply the Department, within 10 days of its request, with | ||||||
8 | information as
to his current status and activities in his | ||||||
9 | teaching program.
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10 | (e) Inactive status. Any person who holds one of the | ||||||
11 | licenses
under subsection (a) or (b) of Section 11 or under | ||||||
12 | Section 12 of this Act may
elect, upon payment of
the required | ||||||
13 | fee, to place his or her license on an inactive status and | ||||||
14 | shall,
subject to the rules of the
Department, be excused from | ||||||
15 | the payment of renewal fees until he or she
notifies the | ||||||
16 | Department in writing of his or her desire to resume active
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17 | status.
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18 | Any licensee requesting restoration from inactive status | ||||||
19 | shall be
required to pay the current renewal fee and upon | ||||||
20 | payment the Department
shall be required to restore his or her | ||||||
21 | license, as provided in Section 16 of
this Act.
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22 | Any licensee whose license is in an
inactive status shall | ||||||
23 | not practice in the State of Illinois.
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24 | (f) Certificates of Identification. In addition to the | ||||||
25 | licenses
authorized by this Section, the Department shall | ||||||
26 | deliver to each dentist a
certificate of identification in a |
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1 | form specified by the Department.
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2 | (Source: P.A. 94-409, eff. 12-31-05 .)
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