Public Act 097-0181
 
SB1350 EnrolledLRB097 05158 CEL 45205 b


  
    AN ACT concerning regulation.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  


 
    Section 5. The Truth in Health Care Professional Services 
Act is amended  by changing Section 10 as follows:
 
    (225 ILCS 145/10)

    Sec. 10. Definitions.
For purposes of this Act:

    "Advertisement" denotes any communication or statement, 
whether printed, electronic, or oral, that names the health 
care professional in relation to his or her practice, 
profession, or institution in which the individual is employed, 
volunteers, or otherwise provides health care services.  This 
includes business cards, letterhead, patient brochures, 
e-mail, Internet, audio, and video, and any other communication 
or statement used in the course of business.

    "Deceptive" or "misleading" includes, but is not limited 
to, any advertisement or affirmative communication or 
representation for health care services that misstates, 
falsely describes, or falsely represents the health care 
professional's skills, training, expertise, education, board 
certification, or licensure.

    "Health care professional" means any person who treats 
human ailments and is subject to licensure or regulation by the 
State, including students and residents.
"Health care 
professional" does not include an individual licensed as a 
dentist under the Illinois Dental Practice Act.
    "Licensee" means a health care professional who holds an 
active license with the licensing board governing his or her 
practice in this State.


(Source: P.A. 96-1340, eff. 7-27-10.)
 

    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.