Public Act 098-0665
 
SB3409 EnrolledLRB098 19487 ZMM 54659 b


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

 
    Section 5. The Illinois Dental Practice Act is amended  by 
adding Section 54.3 as follows:
 
    (225 ILCS 25/54.3 new)
    Sec. 54.3. Vaccinations.
    (a)  Notwithstanding Section 54.2 of this Act, a dentist may 
administer vaccinations upon completion of appropriate 
training set forth by rule and approved by the Department on 
appropriate vaccine storage, proper administration, and 
addressing contraindications and adverse reactions.  
Vaccinations shall be limited to patients 18 years of age and 
older pursuant to a valid prescription or standing order by a 
physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches 
who, in the course of professional practice, administers 
vaccines to patients.  Methods of communication shall be 
established for consultation with the physician in person or by 
telecommunications.
    (b)  Vaccinations administered by a dentist shall be limited 
to influenza (inactivated influenza vaccine and live 
attenuated influenza intranasal vaccine).  Vaccines shall only 
be administered by the dentist and shall not be delegated to an 
assistant or any other person.  Vaccination of a patient by a 
dentist shall be documented in the patient's dental record and 
the record shall be retained in accordance with current dental 
recordkeeping standards.  The dentist shall notify the 
patient's primary care physician of each dose of vaccine 
administered to the patient and shall enter all patient level 
data or update the patient's current record.  The dentist may 
provide this notice to the patient's physician electronically. 
In addition, the dentist shall enter all patient level data on 
vaccines administered in the immunization data registry 
maintained by the Department of Public Health.
    (c)  A dentist shall only provide vaccinations under this 
Section if contracted with and credentialed by the patient's 
health insurance, health maintenance organization, or other 
health plan to specifically provide the vaccinations allowed 
under this Section.  Persons enrolled in Medicare or Medicaid 
may only receive the vaccinations allowed for under this 
Section from dentists who are authorized to do so by the 
federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services or the 
Department of Healthcare and Family Services.
    (d)  The Department shall adopt any rules necessary to 
implement this Section.
    (e) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2020.
 

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