Public Act 0219 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SB1590 Enrolled LRB103 05166 RJT 50181 b

Public Act 103-0219

AN ACT concerning education.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Underserved Health Care Provider Workforce Act is amended by changing Sections 3.07 and 3.09 and by adding Section 3.11 as follows:

(110 ILCS 935/3.07) (from Ch. 144, par. 1453.07)

Sec. 3.07. "Eligible medical student" means a person who meets all of the following qualifications:

(a) he or she is an Illinois resident at the time of application for a scholarship under the program established by this Act;

(b) he or she is studying medicine in a medical school located in Illinois or studying chiropractic medicine in a chiropractic college or institution in Illinois;

(c) he or she exhibits financial need as determined by the Department; and

(d) he or she agrees to practice full-time in a Designated Shortage Area as a primary care physician, general surgeon, emergency medicine physician, or obstetrician, or chiropractic physician one year for each year he or she is a scholarship recipient.

(Source: P.A. 101-118, eff. 7-22-19.)

(110 ILCS 935/3.09)

Sec. 3.09. Eligible health care provider. "Eligible health care provider" means a primary care physician, general surgeon, emergency medicine physician, obstetrician, chiropractic physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant who accepts Medicaid, Medicare, the State's Children's Health Insurance Program, private insurance, and self-pay.

(Source: P.A. 101-118, eff. 7-22-19; 102-888, eff. 5-17-22.)

(110 ILCS 935/3.11 new)

Sec. 3.11. Chiropractic physician. "Chiropractic physician" means a chiropractic physician as defined in the Medical Practice Act of 1987.

Section 10. The Loan Repayment Assistance for Physicians Act is amended by changing Section 10 as follows:

(110 ILCS 949/10)

Sec. 10. Definitions. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires:

"Department" means the Department of Public Health.

"Educational loans" means higher education student loans that a person has incurred in attending a registered professional physician education program, including a medical school or a chiropractic college or institution.

"Physician" means a person licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1987 to practice medicine in all of its branches.

"Program" means the educational loan repayment assistance program for physicians established by the Department under this Act.

(Source: P.A. 94-368, eff. 7-29-05.)