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| Public Act 097-0462 | ||||
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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 Medical Practice Act of 1987 is amended by | ||||
changing Section 2 as follows:
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(225 ILCS 60/2) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-2)
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(Section scheduled to be repealed on November 30, 2011)
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Sec. 2. Definitions. For purposes of this Act, the
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following definitions shall have the following meanings,
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except where the context requires otherwise:
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1. "Act" means the Medical Practice Act of 1987.
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1.5. "Chiropractic physician" means a person licensed to | ||||
treat human ailments without the use of drugs and without | ||||
operative surgery. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to | ||||
prohibit a chiropractic physician from providing advice | ||||
regarding the use of non-prescription products or from | ||||
administering atmospheric oxygen. Nothing in this Act shall be | ||||
construed to authorize a chiropractic physician to prescribe | ||||
drugs. | ||||
2. "Department" means the Department of Professional | ||||
Regulation.
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3. "Director" means the Director of Professional | ||||
Regulation.
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4. "Disciplinary Action" means revocation,
suspension, | ||
probation, supervision, practice modification,
reprimand, | ||
required education, fines or any other action
taken by the | ||
Department against a person holding a license.
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5. "Disciplinary Board" means the Medical Disciplinary
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Board.
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6. "Final Determination" means the governing body's
final | ||
action taken under the procedure followed by a health
care | ||
institution, or professional association or society,
against | ||
any person licensed under the Act in accordance with
the bylaws | ||
or rules and regulations of such health care
institution, or | ||
professional association or society.
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7. "Fund" means the Medical Disciplinary Fund.
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8. "Impaired" means the inability to practice
medicine with | ||
reasonable skill and safety due to physical or
mental | ||
disabilities as evidenced by a written determination
or written | ||
consent based on clinical evidence including
deterioration | ||
through the aging process or loss of motor
skill, or abuse of | ||
drugs or alcohol, of sufficient degree to
diminish a person's | ||
ability to deliver competent patient
care.
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9. "Licensing Board" means the Medical Licensing Board.
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10. "Physician" means a person licensed under the
Medical | ||
Practice Act to practice medicine in all of its
branches or a | ||
chiropractic physician licensed to treat human
ailments | ||
without the use of drugs and without
operative surgery.
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11. "Professional Association" means an association or
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society of persons licensed under this Act, and operating
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within the State of Illinois, including but not limited to,
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medical societies, osteopathic organizations, and
chiropractic | ||
organizations, but this term shall not be
deemed to include | ||
hospital medical staffs.
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12. "Program of Care, Counseling, or Treatment" means
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written schedule of organized treatment, care, counseling,
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activities, or education, satisfactory to the Disciplinary
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Board, designed for the purpose of restoring an impaired
person | ||
to a condition whereby the impaired person can
practice | ||
medicine with reasonable skill and safety of a
sufficient | ||
degree to deliver competent patient care.
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(Source: P.A. 85-1209; 85-1245; 85-1440.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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