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91_HB1702
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1 AN ACT to amend the Medical Practice Act of 1987 by
2 changing Section 21 and adding Section 19.5.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Medical Practice Act of 1987 is amended
6 by changing Section 21 and adding Section 19.5 as follows:
7 (225 ILCS 60/19.5 new)
8 Sec. 19.5. Limited Medical License.
9 (a) The Department may, in its discretion, issue a
10 Limited Medical License upon request, without examination, to
11 any person who was formerly licensed under this Act, unless
12 his or her license was revoked or renewal was denied. The
13 person must certify that he or she will not treat any
14 patients or represent himself or herself as holding an active
15 Medical License.
16 (b) A Limited Medical License does not authorize the
17 practice of medicine.
18 (c) A Limited Medical License shall be valid for 6
19 years. There shall be no continuing education requirement
20 for renewal of this license.
21 (225 ILCS 60/21) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-21)
22 Sec. 21. License renewal; restoration; inactive status;
23 disposition and collection of fees.
24 (A) Renewal. The expiration date and renewal period for
25 each license issued under this Act shall be set by rule. The
26 holder of a license may renew the such license by paying the
27 required fee. The holder of a license may also renew the
28 license within 90 days after its expiration by complying with
29 the requirements for renewal and payment of an additional
30 fee. A license renewal within 90 days after expiration shall
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1 be effective retroactively to the expiration date.
2 The Department shall mail to each licensee under this
3 Act, at his or her to their last known place of address, at
4 least 60 days in advance of the expiration date of his or her
5 their license, a notice of that fact and an application for
6 renewal form. No such license shall be deemed to have lapsed
7 until 90 days after the expiration date and after such notice
8 and application have been mailed by the Department as herein
9 provided.
10 (B) Restoration. Any licensee who has permitted his or
11 her their license to lapse or who has had his or her their
12 license on inactive status may have his or her their license
13 restored by making application to the Department and filing
14 proof acceptable to the Department of his or her their
15 fitness to have the their license restored, including
16 evidence certifying to active practice in another
17 jurisdiction satisfactory to the Department, proof of meeting
18 the continuing education requirements for one renewal period,
19 and by paying the required restoration fee.
20 If the licensee has not maintained an active practice in
21 another jurisdiction satisfactory to the Department, the
22 Licensing Board shall determine, by an evaluation program
23 established by rule, the applicant's their fitness to resume
24 active status and may require the licensee to complete a
25 period of evaluated clinical experience and may require
26 successful completion of the practical examination.
27 However, any registrant whose license has expired while
28 he or she has they have been engaged (a) in Federal Service
29 on active duty with the Army of the United States, the United
30 States Navy, the Marine Corps, the Air Force, the Coast
31 Guard, the Public Health Service or the State Militia called
32 into the service or training of the United States of America,
33 or (b) in training or education under the supervision of the
34 United States preliminary to induction into the military
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1 service, may have his or her their license reinstated or
2 restored without paying any lapsed renewal fees, if within 2
3 years after honorable termination of such service, training,
4 or education, he or she furnishes to they furnish the
5 Department with satisfactory evidence to the effect that he
6 or she has they have been so engaged and that his or her
7 their service, training, or education has been so terminated.
8 (C) Inactive licenses. Any licensee who notifies the
9 Department, in writing on forms prescribed by the Department,
10 may elect to place his or her their license on an inactive
11 status and shall, subject to rules of the Department, be
12 excused from payment of renewal fees until he or she notifies
13 they notify the Department in writing of his or her their
14 desire to resume active status.
15 Any licensee requesting restoration from inactive status
16 shall be required to pay the current renewal fee, provide
17 proof of meeting the continuing education requirements for
18 the period of time the license is inactive not to exceed one
19 renewal period, and shall be required to restore his or her
20 their license, as provided in subsection (B).
21 Any licensee whose license is in an inactive status shall
22 not practice in the State of Illinois.
23 (D) Disposition of monies collected. All monies
24 collected under this Act by the Department shall be deposited
25 in the Illinois State Medical Disciplinary Fund in the State
26 Treasury, and used only for the following purposes: (a) by
27 the Medical Disciplinary Board in the exercise of its powers
28 and performance of its duties, as such use is made by the
29 Department with full consideration of all recommendations of
30 the Medical Disciplinary Board, (b) for costs directly
31 related to persons licensed under this Act, and (c) for
32 direct and allocable indirect costs related to the public
33 purposes of the Department of Professional Regulation.
34 Moneys in the Fund may be transferred to the Professions
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1 Indirect Cost Fund as authorized under Section 61e of the
2 Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
3 All earnings received from investment of monies in the
4 Illinois State Medical Disciplinary Fund shall be deposited
5 in the Illinois State Medical Disciplinary Fund and shall be
6 used for the same purposes as fees deposited in such Fund.
7 (E) Fees. The following fees are nonrefundable.
8 (1) Applicants for any examination shall be
9 required to pay, either to the Department or to the
10 designated testing service, a fee covering the cost of
11 determining the applicant's eligibility and providing the
12 examination. Failure to appear for the examination on the
13 scheduled date, at the time and place specified, after
14 the applicant's application for examination has been
15 received and acknowledged by the Department or the
16 designated testing service, shall result in the
17 forfeiture of the examination fee.
18 (2) The fee for a license under Section 9 of this
19 Act is $300.
20 (3) The fee for a license under Section 19 of this
21 Act is $300.
22 (4) The fee for the renewal of a license for a
23 resident of Illinois shall be calculated at the rate of
24 $100 per year, except for licensees who were issued a
25 license within 12 months of the expiration date of the
26 license, the fee for the renewal shall be $100. The fee
27 for the renewal of a license for a nonresident shall be
28 calculated at the rate of $200 per year, except for
29 licensees who were issued a license within 12 months of
30 the expiration date of the license, the fee for the
31 renewal shall be $200.
32 (5) The fee for the restoration of a license other
33 than from inactive status, is $100. In addition, payment
34 of all lapsed renewal fees not to exceed $600 is
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1 required.
2 (6) The fee for a 3-year temporary license under
3 Section 17 is $100.
4 (7) The fee for the issuance of a duplicate
5 license, for the issuance of a replacement license for a
6 license which has been lost or destroyed, or for the
7 issuance of a license with a change of name or address
8 other than during the renewal period is $20. No fee is
9 required for name and address changes on Department
10 records when no duplicate license is issued.
11 (8) The fee to be paid for a license record for any
12 purpose is $20.
13 (9) The fee to be paid to have the scoring of an
14 examination, administered by the Department, reviewed and
15 verified, is $20 plus any fees charged by the applicable
16 testing service.
17 (10) The fee to be paid by a licensee for a wall
18 certificate showing his or her their license shall be the
19 actual cost of producing the such certificate.
20 (11) The fee for a roster of persons licensed as
21 physicians in this State shall be the actual cost of
22 producing such a roster.
23 (12) The fee for a license under Section 19.5 is
24 $300. The fee to renew the license is $300.
25 (F) Any person who delivers a check or other payment to
26 the Department that is returned to the Department unpaid by
27 the financial institution upon which it is drawn shall pay to
28 the Department, in addition to the amount already owed to the
29 Department, a fine of $50. If the check or other payment was
30 for a renewal or issuance fee and that person practices
31 without paying the renewal fee or issuance fee and the fine
32 due, an additional fine of $100 shall be imposed. The fines
33 imposed by this Section are in addition to any other
34 discipline provided under this Act for unlicensed practice or
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1 practice on a nonrenewed license. The Department shall notify
2 the person that payment of fees and fines shall be paid to
3 the Department by certified check or money order within 30
4 calendar days of the notification. If, after the expiration
5 of 30 days from the date of the notification, the person has
6 failed to submit the necessary remittance, the Department
7 shall automatically terminate the license or certificate or
8 deny the application, without hearing. If, after termination
9 or denial, the person seeks a license or certificate, he or
10 she shall apply to the Department for restoration or issuance
11 of the license or certificate and pay all fees and fines due
12 to the Department. The Department may establish a fee for the
13 processing of an application for restoration of a license or
14 certificate to pay all expenses of processing this
15 application. The Director may waive the fines due under this
16 Section in individual cases where the Director finds that the
17 fines would be unreasonable or unnecessarily burdensome.
18 (Source: P.A. 88-246; 89-204, eff. 1-1-96; 89-702, eff.
19 7-1-97; revised 10-31-98.)
20 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
21 becoming law.