Bill Text: IL SB3688 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Amends the Medical School Curriculum Act. Requires each and every medical school established, maintained, and operated by the State of Illinois to include in the curriculum the study of perimenopause and menopause recognition and management, as specified. Removes provisions amending the Illinois Insurance Code and the Medical Practice Act of 1987. Further amends the Nurse Practice Act. Replaces provisions concerning continuing education with provisions that include the study of perimenopause and menopause recognition and management in LPN and RN curricula. Further amends the Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987. Replaces provisions concerning continuing education with a provision that includes the study of perimenopause and menopause recognition and management within the standards to be met by a school or institution offering a course of training for physician assistants set forth by rule by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Effective January 1, 2027.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 25)

Status: (Enrolled) 2026-06-30 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen [SB3688 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2025-SB3688-Enrolled.html

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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 Medical School Curriculum Act is amended by
adding Section 3 as follows:
(110 ILCS 55/3 new)
Sec. 3. Menopause education required. In addition to the
requirements imposed by this Act, each and every medical
school established, maintained, and operated by the State of
Illinois shall include in the curriculum the study of
perimenopause and menopause recognition and management. Such
study may be by specific courses in perimenopause and
menopause or may be incorporated in existing subjects taught
in the school.
Section 10. The Nurse Practice Act is amended by changing
Sections 55-5 and 60-5 as follows:
(225 ILCS 65/55-5)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
Sec. 55-5. LPN education program requirements.
(a) All Illinois practical nurse education programs must
be reviewed by the Board and approved by the Department before

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the successful completion of such a program may be applied
toward meeting the requirements for practical nurse licensure
under this Act. Any program changing the level of educational
preparation or the relationship with or to the parent
institution or establishing an extension of an existing
program must request a review by the Board and approval by the
Department. The Board shall review and make a recommendation
for the approval or disapproval of a program by the Department
based on the following criteria:
(1) a feasibility study that describes the need for
the program and the facilities used, the potential of the
program to recruit faculty and students, financial support
for the program, and other criteria, as established by
rule;
(2) program curriculum, including the study of
perimenopause and menopause recognition and management,
that meets all State requirements;
(3) the administration of the program by a Nurse
Administrator and the involvement of a Nurse Administrator
in the development of the program; and
(4) the occurrence of a site visit prior to approval.
(b) In order to obtain initial Department approval and to
maintain Department approval, a practical nursing program must
meet all of the following requirements:
(1) The program must continually be administered by a
Nurse Administrator.

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(2) The institution responsible for conducting the
program and the Nurse Administrator must ensure that
individual faculty members are academically and
professionally competent.
(3) The program curriculum must contain all applicable
requirements established by rule, including both theory
and clinical components.
(4) The passage rates of the program's graduating
classes on the State-approved licensure exam must be
deemed satisfactory by the Department.
(c) Program site visits to an institution conducting or
hosting a practical nursing program may be made at the
discretion of the Nursing Coordinator or upon recommendation
of the Board.
(d) Any institution conducting a practical nursing program
that wishes to discontinue the program must do each of the
following:
(1) Notify the Department, in writing, of its intent
to discontinue the program.
(2) Continue to meet the requirements of this Act and
the rules adopted thereunder until the official date of
termination of the program.
(3) Notify the Department of the date on which the
last student shall graduate from the program and the
program shall terminate.
(4) Assist remaining students in the continuation of

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their education in the event of program termination prior
to the graduation of the program's final student.
(5) Upon the closure of the program, notify the
Department, in writing, of the location of student and
graduate records storage.
(Source: P.A. 95-639, eff. 10-5-07.)
(225 ILCS 65/60-5)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
Sec. 60-5. RN education program requirements; out-of-State
programs.
(a) All registered professional nurse education programs
must be reviewed by the Board and approved by the Department
before the successful completion of such a program may be
applied toward meeting the requirements for registered
professional nurse licensure under this Act. Any program
changing the level of educational preparation or the
relationship with or to the parent institution or establishing
an extension of an existing program must request a review by
the Board and approval by the Department. The Board shall
review and make a recommendation for the approval or
disapproval of a program by the Department based on the
following criteria:
(1) a feasibility study that describes the need for
the program and the facilities used, the potential of the
program to recruit faculty and students, financial support

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for the program, and other criteria, as established by
rule;
(2) program curriculum, including the study of
perimenopause and menopause recognition and management,
that meets all State requirements;
(2.5) measurement of program effectiveness based on a
passage rate of all graduates over the 3 most recent
calendar years without reference to first-time test
takers;
(3) the administration of the program by a Nurse
Administrator and the involvement of a Nurse Administrator
in the development of the program;
(4) the occurrence of a site visit prior to approval;
and
(5) beginning December 31, 2022, obtaining and
maintaining programmatic accreditation by a national
accrediting body for nursing education recognized by the
United States Department of Education and approved by the
Department.
The Department and Board of Nursing shall be notified
within 30 days if the program loses its accreditation. The
Department may adopt rules regarding a warning process and
reaccreditation.
(b) In order to obtain initial Department approval and to
maintain Department approval, a registered professional
nursing program must meet all of the following requirements:

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(1) The institution responsible for conducting the
program and the Nurse Administrator must ensure that
individual faculty members are academically and
professionally competent.
(2) The program curriculum must contain all applicable
requirements established by rule, including both theory
and clinical components.
(3) The passage rates of the program's graduating
classes on the State-approved licensure exam must be
deemed satisfactory by the Department.
(c) Program site visits to an institution conducting or
hosting a professional nursing program may be made at the
discretion of the Nursing Coordinator or upon recommendation
of the Board. Full routine site visits may be conducted by the
Department for periodic evaluation. Such visits shall be used
to determine compliance with this Act. Full routine site
visits must be announced and may be waived at the discretion of
the Department if the program maintains accreditation with an
accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of
Education and approved by the Department.
(d) Any institution conducting a registered professional
nursing program that wishes to discontinue the program must do
each of the following:
(1) Notify the Department, in writing, of its intent
to discontinue the program.
(2) Continue to meet the requirements of this Act and

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the rules adopted thereunder until the official date of
termination of the program.
(3) Notify the Department of the date on which the
last student shall graduate from the program and the
program shall terminate.
(4) Assist remaining students in the continuation of
their education in the event of program termination prior
to the graduation of the program's final student.
(5) Upon the closure of the program, notify the
Department, in writing, of the location of student and
graduate records' storage.
(e) Out-of-State registered professional nursing education
programs planning to offer clinical practice experiences in
this State must meet the requirements set forth in this
Section and must meet the clinical and faculty requirements
for institutions outside of this State, as established by
rule. The institution responsible for conducting an
out-of-State registered professional nursing education program
and the administrator of the program shall be responsible for
ensuring that the individual faculty and preceptors overseeing
the clinical experience are academically and professionally
competent.
(Source: P.A. 103-533, eff. 1-1-24.)
Section 15. The Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987
is amended by changing Section 13 as follows:

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(225 ILCS 95/13) (from Ch. 111, par. 4613)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
Sec. 13. Department powers and duties.
(a) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Department
shall:
(1) adopt rules setting forth standards to be met by a
school or institution offering a course of training for
physician assistants prior to approval of such school or
institution, including the study of perimenopause and
menopause recognition and management;
(2) adopt rules setting forth uniform and reasonable
standards of instruction to be met prior to approval of
such course of institution for physician assistants; and
(3) determine the reputability and good standing of
such schools or institutions and their course of
instruction for physician assistants by reference to
compliance with such rules, provided that no school of
physician assistants that refuses admittance to applicants
solely on account of race, color, sex, or creed shall be
considered reputable and in good standing.
(b) No rule shall be adopted under this Act which allows a
physician assistant to perform any act, task, or function
primarily performed in the lawful practice of optometry under
the Illinois Optometric Practice Act of 1987.
(c) All rules shall be submitted to the Board for review

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and the Department shall consider any comments provided by the
Board.
(Source: P.A. 100-453, eff. 8-25-17.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
1, 2027.