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| Public Act 102-0888 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and | ||||
Duties Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is | ||||
amended by changing Section 2310-220 as follows:
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(20 ILCS 2310/2310-220) (was 20 ILCS 2310/55.73)
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Sec. 2310-220. Findings; rural obstetrical care. The | ||||
General
Assembly finds
that substantial areas of rural | ||||
Illinois lack adequate access to obstetrical
care. The primary | ||||
cause of this problem is the absence of qualified
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practitioners who are willing to offer obstetrical services. A | ||||
significant
barrier to recruiting and retaining those | ||||
practitioners is the high cost of
professional liability | ||||
insurance for practitioners offering obstetrical care.
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Therefore, the Department, from funds appropriated for | ||||
that purpose, shall
award grants to physicians practicing | ||||
obstetrics in rural designated shortage
areas, as defined in | ||||
Section 3.04 of the Underserved Health Care Provider Physician | ||||
Workforce Act, for the
purpose of reimbursing those physicians | ||||
for the costs of obtaining malpractice
insurance relating to | ||||
obstetrical services. The Department shall establish
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reasonable conditions, standards, and duties relating to the | ||||
application for
and receipt of the grants.
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(Source: P.A. 101-118, eff. 7-22-19.)
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Section 10. The Underserved Physician Workforce Act is | ||
amended by changing Sections 1, 3.04, and 3.09 as follows:
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(110 ILCS 935/1) (from Ch. 144, par. 1451)
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Sec. 1.
This Act shall be known and may be cited as the | ||
Underserved Health Care Provider Physician Workforce Act.
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(Source: P.A. 101-118, eff. 7-22-19.)
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(110 ILCS 935/3.04) (from Ch. 144, par. 1453.04)
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Sec. 3.04.
"Designated Shortage Area" means an area | ||
designated by the
Director as a physician shortage area, a | ||
medically underserved area, or
a critical health manpower | ||
shortage area as defined by the United States
Department of | ||
Health, Education and Welfare, or as further defined by
the | ||
Department to enable it to effectively fulfill the purpose | ||
stated in
Section 2 of this Act. Such areas may include the | ||
following:
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(a) an urban or rural area which is a rational area for | ||
the delivery
of health services;
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(b) a population group; or
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(c) a public or nonprofit private medical facility; | ||
or .
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(d) a government-owned, privately owned, independent, | ||
or provider-based Rural Health Clinic or hospital that | ||
accepts Medicaid, Medicare, the State's Children's Health | ||
Insurance Program, private insurance, and self-pay. | ||
(Source: P.A. 80-478.)
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(110 ILCS 935/3.09) | ||
Sec. 3.09. Eligible health care provider. "Eligible health | ||
care provider" means a primary care physician, general | ||
surgeon, emergency medicine physician, or obstetrician, | ||
advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant who | ||
accepts Medicaid, Medicare, the State's Children's Health | ||
Insurance Program, private insurance, and self-pay.
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(Source: P.A. 101-118, eff. 7-22-19.) | ||
Section 15. The Nurses in Advancement Law is amended by | ||
changing Section 1-20 as follows:
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(110 ILCS 970/1-20) (from Ch. 144, par. 2781-20)
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Sec. 1-20. Scholarship requirements. It shall be lawful | ||
for any
organization to condition any loan or grant upon the | ||
recipient's executing
an agreement to commit not more than 5 | ||
years of his or her professional
career to the goals | ||
specifically outlined within the agreement including a
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requirement that recipient practice nursing or medicine in | ||
specifically
designated practice and geographic areas.
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Any agreement executed by an organization and any | ||
recipient of loan or grant
assistance shall contain a | ||
provision for liquidated damages to be paid for
any breach of | ||
any provision of the agreement, or any commitment
contained | ||
therein, together with attorney's fees and costs for the | ||
enforcement
thereof. Any such covenant shall be valid and | ||
enforceable in the courts of
this State as liquidated damages | ||
and shall not be considered a penalty,
provided that the | ||
provision for liquidated damages does not exceed $2,500 for
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each year remaining for the performance of the agreement.
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This Section shall not be construed as pertaining to or | ||
limiting any
liquidated damages resulting from scholarships | ||
awarded under the Underserved Health Care Provider Physician | ||
Workforce Act.
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(Source: P.A. 101-118, eff. 7-22-19.)
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Section 20. The Private Medical Scholarship Agreement Act | ||
is amended by changing Section 3 as follows:
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(110 ILCS 980/3) (from Ch. 144, par. 2703)
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Sec. 3.
Any such agreement executed by such an | ||
organization and any
recipient of loan, grant assistance or | ||
recommendation may contain a provision for
liquidated damages | ||
to be paid for any breach of any provision of the
agreement, or | ||
any commitment contained therein, together with attorney's | ||
fees and costs
for the enforcement thereof. Any such covenant | ||
shall be valid and
enforceable in the courts of this State as | ||
liquidated damages and shall not
be considered a penalty, | ||
provided that such provision for liquidated damages does not
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exceed $2,500 for each year
remaining for the performance of | ||
such agreement.
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This Section shall not be construed as pertaining to or | ||
limiting any
liquidated damages resulting from scholarships | ||
awarded under the Underserved Health Care Provider Physician | ||
Workforce Act.
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(Source: P.A. 101-118, eff. 7-22-19.)
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Section 25. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by | ||
changing Section 12-4.24a as follows:
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(305 ILCS 5/12-4.24a) (from Ch. 23, par. 12-4.24a)
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Sec. 12-4.24a. Report and recommendations concerning | ||
designated
shortage area. The Illinois Department shall | ||
analyze payments made to
providers of medical services under | ||
Article V of
this Code to
determine whether any special | ||
compensatory standard should be applied to
payments to such | ||
providers in designated shortage areas as defined in
Section | ||
3.04 of the Underserved Health Care Provider Physician | ||
Workforce Act. The Illinois Department shall, not later than | ||
June 30, 1990,
report to the Governor and the General Assembly | ||
concerning the results of
its analysis, and may provide by | ||
rule for adjustments in its payment rates
to medical service | ||
providers in such areas.
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(Source: P.A. 101-118, eff. 7-22-19.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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