Public Act 098-0210
 
HB1327 EnrolledLRB098 06532 MGM 36575 b


  
    AN ACT concerning regulation.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
    Section 5. The Patients' Right to Know Act is amended  by 
changing Section 10 as follows:
 
    (225 ILCS 61/10)

    Sec. 10. Physician profiles. The Department shall make 
available to the public a profile of each physician.  The 
Department shall make this information available through an 
Internet web site and, if requested, in writing.  The physician 
profile shall contain the following information:
        (1) the full name of the physician;

        (2) a description of any criminal convictions for 
    felonies and Class A misdemeanors, as determined by the 
    Department, within the most recent 10 5 years. For the 
    purposes of this Section, a person shall be deemed to be 
    convicted of a crime if he or she pleaded guilty or if he 
    was found or adjudged guilty by a court of competent 
    jurisdiction;

        (3) a description of any final Department disciplinary 
    actions within the most recent 10 5 years;

        (4) a description of any final disciplinary actions by 
    licensing boards in other states within the most recent 10 
    5 years;

        (5) a description of revocation or involuntary 
    restriction of hospital privileges for reasons related to 
    competence or character that have been taken by the 
    hospital's governing body or any other official of the 
    hospital after procedural due process has been afforded, or 
    the resignation from or nonrenewal of medical staff 
    membership or the restriction of privileges at a hospital 
    taken in lieu of or in settlement of a pending disciplinary 
    case related to competence or character in that hospital. 
    Only cases which have occurred within the most recent 10 5 
    years shall be disclosed by the Department to the public;

        (6) all medical malpractice court judgments and all 
    medical malpractice arbitration awards in which a payment 
    was awarded to a complaining party during the most recent 
    10 5 years and all settlements of medical malpractice 
    claims in which a payment was made to a complaining party 
    within the most recent 10 5 years. A medical malpractice 
    judgment or award that has been appealed shall be 
    identified prominently as "Under Appeal" on the profile 
    within 20 days of formal written notice to the Department. 
    Information concerning all settlements shall be 
    accompanied by the following statement: "Settlement of a 
    claim may occur for a variety of reasons which do not 
    necessarily reflect negatively on the professional 
    competence or conduct of the physician. A payment in 
    settlement of a medical malpractice action or claim should 
    not be construed as creating a presumption that medical 
    malpractice has occurred." Nothing in this subdivision (6) 
    shall be construed to limit or prevent the Disciplinary 
    Board from providing further explanatory information 
    regarding the significance of categories in which 
    settlements are reported.  Pending malpractice claims shall 
    not be disclosed by the Department to the public. Nothing 
    in this subdivision (6) shall be construed to prevent the 
    Disciplinary Board from investigating and the Department 
    from disciplining a physician on the basis of medical 
    malpractice claims that are pending;

        (7) names of medical schools attended, dates of 
    attendance, and date of graduation;

        (8) graduate medical education;

        (9) specialty board certification.  The toll-free 
    number of the American Board of Medical Specialties shall 
    be included to verify current board certification status;

        (10) number of years in practice and locations;

        (11) names of the hospitals where the physician has 
    privileges;

        (12) appointments to medical school faculties and 
    indication as to whether a physician has a responsibility 
    for graduate medical education within the most recent 10 5 
    years;

        (13) information regarding publications in 
    peer-reviewed medical literature within the most recent 10 
    5 years;

        (14) information regarding professional or community 
    service activities and awards;

        (15) the location of the physician's primary practice 
    setting;

        (16) identification of any translating services that 
    may be available at the physician's primary practice 
    location;
and
        (17) an indication of whether the physician 
    participates in the Medicaid program.


(Source: P.A. 97-280, eff. 8-9-11.)