103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB1572
 
Introduced 1/31/2023, by Rep. William E Hauter
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
20 ILCS 2105/2105-400

     Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. In a provision concerning emergency powers, provides that the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation has  the power to issue licenses, including temporary licenses, to health care professionals on an expedited basis in accordance with the rules adopted by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation  for expedited licensure.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Department of Professional Regulation Law 
5of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by 
6changing Section 2105-400 as follows:
 
7    (20 ILCS 2105/2105-400)

8    Sec. 2105-400. Emergency powers.
9    (a) Upon proclamation of a disaster by the Governor, as 
10provided for in the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act, 
11the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation shall 
12have the following powers, which shall be exercised only in 
13coordination with the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and 
14the Department of Public Health:

15        (1) The power to suspend the requirements for 
16    permanent or temporary licensure of persons who are 
17    licensed in another state and are working under the 
18    direction of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and 
19    the Department of Public Health pursuant to a declared 
20    disaster.
21        (2) The power to modify the scope of practice 
22    restrictions under any licensing act administered by the 
23    Department for any person working under the direction of 
 
 
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1    the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and the Illinois 
2    Department of Public Health pursuant to the declared 
3    disaster.
4        (3) The power to expand the exemption in Section 4(a) 
5    of the Pharmacy Practice Act to those licensed 
6    professionals whose scope of practice has been modified, 
7    under paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of this Section, to 
8    include any element of the practice of pharmacy as defined 
9    in the Pharmacy Practice Act for any person working under 
10    the direction of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency 
11    and the Illinois Department of Public Health pursuant to 
12    the declared disaster.
13        (4) The power to issue licenses, including temporary 
14    licenses, to health care professionals on an expedited 
15    basis in accordance with the rules adopted by the 
16    Department for expedited licensure. 
17    (b) Persons exempt from licensure under paragraph (1) of 
18subsection (a) of this Section and persons operating under 
19modified scope of practice provisions under paragraph (2) of 
20subsection (a) of this Section shall be exempt from licensure 
21or be subject to modified scope of practice only until the 
22declared disaster has ended as provided by law. For purposes 
23of this Section, persons working under the direction of an 
24emergency services and disaster agency accredited by the 
25Illinois Emergency Management Agency and a local public health 
26department, pursuant to a declared disaster, shall be deemed 
 
 
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1to be working under the direction of the Illinois Emergency 
2Management Agency and the Department of Public Health.

3    (c) The Secretary or the Director, as his or her designee, 
4shall exercise these powers by way of proclamation.


5(Source: P.A. 99-227, eff. 8-3-15.)