HB5925 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LRB103 43509 RPS 76845 b

103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB5925

Introduced 1/4/2025, by Rep. Theresa Mah

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

5 ILCS 100/5-45.65 new
225 ILCS 60/15.5

Amends the Medical Practice Act of 1987. Provides that the rules adopted by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to implement provisions concerning the licensure of international medical graduate physicians includes emergency rules. Requires the emergency rules to be adopted by no later than March 1, 2025. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning regulation.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is amended by adding Section 5-45.65 as follows:

(5 ILCS 100/5-45.65 new)

Sec. 5-45.65. Emergency rulemaking; Medical Practice Act of 1987. To provide for the expeditious and timely implementation of Section 15.5 of the Medical Practice Act of 1987, emergency rules implementing Section 15.5 of the Medical Practice Act of 1987 may be adopted in accordance with Section 5-45 by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. The adoption of emergency rules authorized by Section 5-45 and this Section is deemed to be necessary for the public interest, safety, and welfare.

This Section is repealed one year after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly.

Section 10. The Medical Practice Act of 1987 is amended by changing Section 15.5 as follows:

(225 ILCS 60/15.5)

Sec. 15.5. International medical graduate physicians; licensure. After January 1, 2025, an international medical graduate physician may apply to the Department for a limited license. The Department shall:

(1) establish qualifications and application fees for the limited licensure of international medical graduate physicians;

(2) provide a pathway to full licensure for limited license holders after the licensee successfully completes a supervision period and satisfies other qualifications as established by the Department;

(3) after January 1, 2026, establish, in collaboration with the Department of Public Health and the Governor's Office of New Americans, a clinical readiness program to provide direct services to international medical graduate physicians seeking to reestablish their medical careers and obtain residency in this State. The establishment and administration of the clinical readiness program for international medical graduate physicians shall be subject to appropriation. The clinical readiness program shall be implemented pursuant to a New American Plan developed by the Department in accordance with the Governor's Office of New Americans Act and administered by the licensing liaison for international applicants under Section 2105-405 of the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. The Department may, in its discretion, contract with a vendor or with another State agency, through an intergovernmental agreement, to assist in the implementation and administration of this program; and

(4) adopt rules, including emergency rules, as may be necessary for the implementation, administration, and enforcement of this Section. The emergency rules adopted under this paragraph (4) must be adopted by no later than March 1, 2025.

(Source: P.A. 103-102, eff. 6-16-23; 103-725, eff. 1-1-25.)

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