103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB1572 Introduced , by Rep. William E Hauter SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 20 ILCS 2105/2105-400 Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. In a provision concerning emergency powers, provides that the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation has the power to issue licenses, including temporary licenses, to health care professionals on an expedited basis in accordance with the rules adopted by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation for expedited licensure. LRB103 25694 AMQ 52043 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB1572 Introduced , by Rep. William E Hauter SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 20 ILCS 2105/2105-400 20 ILCS 2105/2105-400 Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. In a provision concerning emergency powers, provides that the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation has the power to issue licenses, including temporary licenses, to health care professionals on an expedited basis in accordance with the rules adopted by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation for expedited licensure. LRB103 25694 AMQ 52043 b LRB103 25694 AMQ 52043 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB1572 Introduced , by Rep. William E Hauter SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 20 ILCS 2105/2105-400 20 ILCS 2105/2105-400 20 ILCS 2105/2105-400 Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. In a provision concerning emergency powers, provides that the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation has the power to issue licenses, including temporary licenses, to health care professionals on an expedited basis in accordance with the rules adopted by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation for expedited licensure. LRB103 25694 AMQ 52043 b LRB103 25694 AMQ 52043 b LRB103 25694 AMQ 52043 b A BILL FOR HB1572LRB103 25694 AMQ 52043 b HB1572 LRB103 25694 AMQ 52043 b HB1572 LRB103 25694 AMQ 52043 b 1 AN ACT concerning regulation. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Department of Professional Regulation Law 5 of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by 6 changing Section 2105-400 as follows: 7 (20 ILCS 2105/2105-400) 8 Sec. 2105-400. Emergency powers. 9 (a) Upon proclamation of a disaster by the Governor, as 10 provided for in the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act, 11 the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation shall 12 have the following powers, which shall be exercised only in 13 coordination with the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and 14 the Department of Public Health: 15 (1) The power to suspend the requirements for 16 permanent or temporary licensure of persons who are 17 licensed in another state and are working under the 18 direction of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and 19 the Department of Public Health pursuant to a declared 20 disaster. 21 (2) The power to modify the scope of practice 22 restrictions under any licensing act administered by the 23 Department for any person working under the direction of 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB1572 Introduced , by Rep. William E Hauter SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 20 ILCS 2105/2105-400 20 ILCS 2105/2105-400 20 ILCS 2105/2105-400 Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. In a provision concerning emergency powers, provides that the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation has the power to issue licenses, including temporary licenses, to health care professionals on an expedited basis in accordance with the rules adopted by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation for expedited licensure. LRB103 25694 AMQ 52043 b LRB103 25694 AMQ 52043 b LRB103 25694 AMQ 52043 b A BILL FOR 20 ILCS 2105/2105-400 LRB103 25694 AMQ 52043 b HB1572 LRB103 25694 AMQ 52043 b HB1572- 2 -LRB103 25694 AMQ 52043 b HB1572 - 2 - LRB103 25694 AMQ 52043 b HB1572 - 2 - LRB103 25694 AMQ 52043 b 1 the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and the Illinois 2 Department of Public Health pursuant to the declared 3 disaster. 4 (3) The power to expand the exemption in Section 4(a) 5 of the Pharmacy Practice Act to those licensed 6 professionals whose scope of practice has been modified, 7 under paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of this Section, to 8 include any element of the practice of pharmacy as defined 9 in the Pharmacy Practice Act for any person working under 10 the direction of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency 11 and the Illinois Department of Public Health pursuant to 12 the declared disaster. 13 (4) The power to issue licenses, including temporary 14 licenses, to health care professionals on an expedited 15 basis in accordance with the rules adopted by the 16 Department for expedited licensure. 17 (b) Persons exempt from licensure under paragraph (1) of 18 subsection (a) of this Section and persons operating under 19 modified scope of practice provisions under paragraph (2) of 20 subsection (a) of this Section shall be exempt from licensure 21 or be subject to modified scope of practice only until the 22 declared disaster has ended as provided by law. For purposes 23 of this Section, persons working under the direction of an 24 emergency services and disaster agency accredited by the 25 Illinois Emergency Management Agency and a local public health 26 department, pursuant to a declared disaster, shall be deemed HB1572 - 2 - LRB103 25694 AMQ 52043 b HB1572- 3 -LRB103 25694 AMQ 52043 b HB1572 - 3 - LRB103 25694 AMQ 52043 b HB1572 - 3 - LRB103 25694 AMQ 52043 b 1 to be working under the direction of the Illinois Emergency 2 Management Agency and the Department of Public Health. 3 (c) The Secretary or the Director, as his or her designee, 4 shall exercise these powers by way of proclamation. 5 (Source: P.A. 99-227, eff. 8-3-15.) HB1572 - 3 - LRB103 25694 AMQ 52043 b