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HB0778 Engrossed LRB103 04369 RPS 49375 b
1 AN ACT concerning State government.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Medical Practice Act of 1987 is amended by
5 changing Section 15.5 as follows:
6 (225 ILCS 60/15.5)
7 Sec. 15.5. International medical graduate physicians;
8 licensure. After January 1, 2025, an international medical
9 graduate physician may apply to the Department for a limited
10 license. The Department shall: adopt rules
11 (1) establish establishing qualifications and
12 application fees for the limited licensure of
13 international medical graduate physicians; and may adopt
14 other rules as may be necessary for the implementation of
15 this Section.
16 (2) The Department shall adopt rules that provide a
17 pathway to full licensure for limited license holders
18 after the licensee successfully completes a supervision
19 period and satisfies other qualifications as established
20 by the Department; .
21 (3) after January 1, 2026, establish, in collaboration
22 with the Department of Public Health and the Governor's
23 Office of New Americans, a clinical readiness program to
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HB0778 Engrossed - 2 - LRB103 04369 RPS 49375 b