Public Act 103-0074
 
SB0759 EnrolledLRB103 03213 CPF 48219 b


  
    AN ACT concerning regulation.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  


 
    Section 5. The Podiatric Medical Practice Act of 1987 is 
amended  by changing Section 5 and  by adding Section 20.6 as 
follows:
 


    (225 ILCS 100/5)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4805)




    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)

    Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:

    (A) "Department" means the Department of Financial and

Professional Regulation.

    (B) "Secretary" means the Secretary of Financial and 
Professional Regulation.

    (C) "Board" means the Podiatric Medical Licensing Board 
appointed
by
the Secretary.

    (D) "Podiatric medicine" or "podiatry" means:
        (1) the
diagnosis, medical,
physical, or surgical 
    treatment of the ailments of the human foot, including 
    amputations as defined in this Section; .
        (2)  "Podiatric medicine" or "podiatry" includes the 
    provision of topical and local anesthesia and moderate and 
    deep sedation, as defined by Department rule adopted under 
    the Medical Practice Act of 1987; and
        (3) vaccination of patients 18 years of age and older 
    in accordance with Section 20.6 upon completion of 
    appropriate training.
        For the purposes of this Act, the terms podiatric 
    medicine,
podiatry and chiropody have the same definition.

    (E) "Human foot" means the ankle and soft tissue which 
insert
into the
foot as well as the foot.

    (F) "Podiatric physician" means a physician licensed to 
practice
podiatric medicine.

    (G) "Postgraduate training" means a minimum one-year 
postdoctoral
structured and supervised educational experience 
approved by the Council on
Podiatric Medical Education of the 
American Podiatric Medical Association
which includes 
residencies and preceptorships.

    (H) "Amputations" means amputations of the human foot, in 
whole or in part, that are limited to 10 centimeters proximal 
to the tibial talar articulation. 
    (I) "Email address of record" means the designated email 
address recorded by the Department in the applicant's 
application file or the licensee's license file, as maintained 
by the Department's licensure maintenance unit. 
    (J) "Address of record" means the designated address 
recorded by the Department in the applicant's or licensee's 
application file or license file as maintained by the 
Department's licensure maintenance unit. 
(Source: P.A. 99-635, eff. 1-1-17; 100-525, eff. 9-22-17.)

 
    (225 ILCS 100/20.6 new)
    Sec. 20.6. Vaccinations. A podiatric physician may provide 
vaccinations to patients 18 years of age and older upon 
completion of appropriate training. The training shall include 
how to address contraindications and adverse reactions as 
established by rule. Vaccinations administered by a podiatric 
physician shall be limited to influenza (inactivated influenza 
vaccine and live attenuated influenza intranasal vaccine), 
tetanus, and SARS-CoV-2. Vaccination of a patient by a 
podiatric physician shall be documented in the patient's 
record and the record shall be retained in accordance with 
current recordkeeping standards. The podiatric physician shall 
notify the patient's primary care physician of each dose of 
vaccine administered to the patient and shall enter all 
patient level data or update the patient's current record. The 
podiatric physician may provide this notice to the patient's 
physician electronically.


Effective Date:  1/1/2024