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| 1 | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 770
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| 2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 770 by replacing | ||||||
| 3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 4 | "Section 5. The Home Medical Equipment and Services | ||||||
| 5 | Provider License Act is amended by changing Section 20 as | ||||||
| 6 | follows:
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| 7 | (225 ILCS 51/20)
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| 8 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
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| 9 | Sec. 20. Powers and duties of the Department.
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| 10 | (a) The
The Department shall exercise the powers and duties
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| 11 | prescribed by the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois for the
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| 12 | administration of licensure Acts and shall exercise other
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| 13 | powers and duties necessary for effectuating the purposes of | ||||||
| 14 | this
Act. | ||||||
| 15 | (b) The Department may adopt rules to administer and | ||||||
| 16 | enforce
this Act, including but not limited to fees for | ||||||
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| 1 | original licensure and
renewal and restoration of licenses,
and | ||||||
| 2 | may
prescribe forms to be issued to implement this Act.
At a | ||||||
| 3 | minimum, the rules adopted by the Department shall include | ||||||
| 4 | standards and
criteria for
licensure and
for professional | ||||||
| 5 | conduct and discipline. The Department shall
consult with the | ||||||
| 6 | Board in adopting rules. Notice of proposed
rulemaking shall be | ||||||
| 7 | transmitted to the Board, and the Department
shall review the | ||||||
| 8 | Board's response and any recommendations made
in the response. | ||||||
| 9 | The Department shall notify the Board in writing with
proper | ||||||
| 10 | explanation of deviations from the Board's recommendations
and | ||||||
| 11 | response.
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| 12 | (c) The Department may at any time seek the advice and
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| 13 | expert knowledge of the Board on any matter relating to the
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| 14 | administration of this Act.
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| 15 | (d) (Blank).
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| 16 | (Source: P.A. 95-703, eff. 12-31-07.)".
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