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| Public Act 100-1123 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Registered Surgical Assistant and | ||||
Registered Surgical
Technologist Title Protection Act is | ||||
amended by changing Sections 45 and 60 as follows:
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(225 ILCS 130/45)
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(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2024)
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Sec. 45. Registration requirements; surgical assistant. A | ||||
person shall
qualify for
registration as a surgical assistant | ||||
if he or she has applied in writing on the
prescribed form, has | ||||
paid the required fees, and meets all of the following
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requirements:
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(1) Is at least 21 years of age.
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(2) Has not violated a provision of Section 75 of this | ||||
Act. In addition
the
Department may take into consideration | ||||
any felony conviction of the applicant,
but a
conviction | ||||
shall not operate as an absolute bar to registration unless | ||||
otherwise provided by law.
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(3) Has completed a medical education program approved | ||||
by the Department
or has graduated from a United States | ||||
Military Program that emphasizes surgical
assisting.
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(4) Has successfully
completed a national certifying | ||||
examination approved by the Department.
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(5) Is currently certified by the National Commission | ||
for the Certification of Surgical Assistants National | ||
Surgical Assistant Association
as a Certified Surgical | ||
Assistant,
the National Board of Surgical Technology and | ||
Surgical Assisting as a
Certified Surgical First | ||
Assistant, or the American Board of Surgical Assistants as | ||
a Surgical Assistant-Certified.
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(Source: P.A. 98-364, eff. 12-31-13.)
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(225 ILCS 130/60)
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(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2024)
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Sec. 60. Expiration; restoration; renewal. In order to | ||
renew his or her surgical assistant registration, a registrant | ||
must maintain current certification as required by paragraph | ||
(5) of Section 45 of this Act. In order to renew his or her | ||
surgical technologist registration, a registrant must maintain | ||
current certification as required by paragraph (6) of Section | ||
50 of this Act. The expiration date and
renewal period for each | ||
certificate of registration issued under this Act
shall be set | ||
by the
Department by rule. Renewal shall be conditioned on | ||
paying the required fee
and meeting other requirements as may | ||
be established by rule.
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A registrant who has permitted his or her
registration to | ||
expire or
who has had his or her registration on inactive | ||
status may have the
registration restored by making application | ||
to the Department, by filing
proof
acceptable to
the Department | ||
of his or her fitness to have the registration restored,
and
by
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paying the required fees. Proof of fitness may include sworn | ||
evidence
certifying to active lawful practice in another | ||
jurisdiction.
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If the registrant has not maintained an active practice
in
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another jurisdiction satisfactory to the Department, the | ||
Department shall
determine, by an evaluation program | ||
established by rule, his or her
fitness
for restoration of the | ||
registration and shall establish procedures and
requirements
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for
restoration.
However, a registrant whose registration | ||
expired while he or
she
was (1) in federal service on active | ||
duty with the Armed Forces of the United
States or the State | ||
Militia called into service or training or (2) in
training or
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education under the supervision of the United States before
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induction
into the military service, may have the registration | ||
restored without paying
any
lapsed
renewal fees if within 2 | ||
years after honorable termination of the
service,
training, or | ||
education he or she furnishes the Department with
satisfactory
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evidence to the effect that he or she has been so engaged and | ||
that his
or
her service, training, or education has been so | ||
terminated.
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(Source: P.A. 93-280, eff. 7-1-04.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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