HB0778 EnrolledLRB103 04369 RPS 49375 b HB0778 Enrolled LRB103 04369 RPS 49375 b HB0778 Enrolled 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 HB0778 Enrolled LRB103 04369 RPS 49375 b HB0778 Enrolled- 2 -LRB103 04369 RPS 49375 b HB0778 Enrolled - 2 - LRB103 04369 RPS 49375 b HB0778 Enrolled - 2 - LRB103 04369 RPS 49375 b HB0778 Enrolled - 2 - LRB103 04369 RPS 49375 b