Bill Text: IL SB3070 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that for any license of a health care professional that expires during a public health emergency declared by the Governor, the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall extend the expiration date of that license by 3 months. Provides that the fees for renewal of that license and the expiration date of the renewed license shall be the same fees and expiration date as though the license was renewed on the original expiration date. Defines "health care professional". Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-02-02 - Referred to Assignments [SB3070 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SB3070-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB3070 Introduced 2/2/2024, by Sen. Dale Fowler SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
20 ILCS 2105/2105-385 new
Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that for any license of a health care professional that expires during a public health emergency declared by the Governor, the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall extend the expiration date of that license by 3 months. Provides that the fees for renewal of that license and the expiration date of the renewed license shall be the same fees and expiration date as though the license was renewed on the original expiration date. Defines "health care professional". Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning State government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Department of Professional Regulation Law
of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by
adding Section 2105-385 as follows:
(20 ILCS 2105/2105-385 new)
Sec. 2105-385. License extension during a public health
emergency.
(a) For the purposes of this Section, "health care
professional" means a physician licensed under the Medical
Practice Act of 1987, a dentist licensed under the Illinois
Dental Practice Act, an optometrist licensed under the
Illinois Optometric Practice Act of 1987, a physician
assistant licensed under the Physician Assistant Practice Act
of 1987, and a registered nurse or advanced practice
registered nurse licensed under the Nurse Practice Act.
(b) For any license of a health care professional that
expires during a public health emergency declared by the
Governor, the Department shall extend the expiration date of
that license by 3 months. The fees for renewal of that license
and the expiration date of the renewed license shall be the
same fees and expiration date as though the license was

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renewed on the original expiration date.