Bill Text: IL SB3409 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Enrolled
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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Dental Practice Act. Adds a provision that allows dentists with the appropriate training to administer vaccinations to patients 10 years of age and older pursuant to a valid prescription or standing order of a physician. Provides that vaccinations may only be administered for influenza, hepatitis B, HPV, and shingles. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 39-10)
Status: (Passed) 2014-06-23 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0665 [SB3409 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SB3409-Enrolled.html
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Dental Practice Act. Adds a provision that allows dentists with the appropriate training to administer vaccinations to patients 10 years of age and older pursuant to a valid prescription or standing order of a physician. Provides that vaccinations may only be administered for influenza, hepatitis B, HPV, and shingles. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 39-10)
Status: (Passed) 2014-06-23 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0665 [SB3409 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SB3409-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 Illinois Dental Practice Act is amended by | ||||||
5 | adding Section 54.3 as follows:
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6 | (225 ILCS 25/54.3 new) | ||||||
7 | Sec. 54.3. Vaccinations. | ||||||
8 | (a) Notwithstanding Section 54.2 of this Act, a dentist may | ||||||
9 | administer vaccinations upon completion of appropriate | ||||||
10 | training set forth by rule and approved by the Department on | ||||||
11 | appropriate vaccine storage, proper administration, and | ||||||
12 | addressing contraindications and adverse reactions. | ||||||
13 | Vaccinations shall be limited to patients 18 years of age and | ||||||
14 | older pursuant to a valid prescription or standing order by a | ||||||
15 | physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches | ||||||
16 | who, in the course of professional practice, administers | ||||||
17 | vaccines to patients. Methods of communication shall be | ||||||
18 | established for consultation with the physician in person or by | ||||||
19 | telecommunications. | ||||||
20 | (b) Vaccinations administered by a dentist shall be limited | ||||||
21 | to influenza (inactivated influenza vaccine and live | ||||||
22 | attenuated influenza intranasal vaccine). Vaccines shall only | ||||||
23 | be administered by the dentist and shall not be delegated to an |
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1 | assistant or any other person. Vaccination of a patient by a | ||||||
2 | dentist shall be documented in the patient's dental record and | ||||||
3 | the record shall be retained in accordance with current dental | ||||||
4 | recordkeeping standards. The dentist shall notify the | ||||||
5 | patient's primary care physician of each dose of vaccine | ||||||
6 | administered to the patient and shall enter all patient level | ||||||
7 | data or update the patient's current record. The dentist may | ||||||
8 | provide this notice to the patient's physician electronically. | ||||||
9 | In addition, the dentist shall enter all patient level data on | ||||||
10 | vaccines administered in the immunization data registry | ||||||
11 | maintained by the Department of Public Health. | ||||||
12 | (c) A dentist shall only provide vaccinations under this | ||||||
13 | Section if contracted with and credentialed by the patient's | ||||||
14 | health insurance, health maintenance organization, or other | ||||||
15 | health plan to specifically provide the vaccinations allowed | ||||||
16 | under this Section. Persons enrolled in Medicare or Medicaid | ||||||
17 | may only receive the vaccinations allowed for under this | ||||||
18 | Section from dentists who are authorized to do so by the | ||||||
19 | federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services or the | ||||||
20 | Department of Healthcare and Family Services. | ||||||
21 | (d) The Department shall adopt any rules necessary to | ||||||
22 | implement this Section. | ||||||
23 | (e) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2020.
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