104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 HB3769 Introduced , by Rep. Bob Morgan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 225 ILCS 75/3.1 Amends the Illinois Occupational Therapy Practice Act. Requires a licensed occupational therapist or licensed occupational therapy assistant who intends to provide services for individuals, groups, and populations concerning occupational therapy needs without a referral to do so within the licensee's scope of practice. Provides that a referral is not required for the purpose of providing consultations, habilitation services, screenings, education, wellness services, preventions services, environmental assessments, and work-related ergonomic services. Provides that, except for occupational therapy services within the licensee's scope of practice at the time of evaluation and services provided pursuant to provisions concerning when referrals are not required, an occupational therapist shall refer a patient to the patient's treating health care professional of record, or to a health care professional of the patient's choosing if there is no health care professional of record, if the patient meets certain criteria. Provides that an occupational therapist shall refer a patient to the patient's treating health care professional of record, or to a health care professional of the patient's choosing if there is no health care professional of record if the patient does not demonstrate measurable or function improvement after 10 visits (rather than after 10 visits or 15 business days, whichever occurs first). LRB104 09929 AAS 19999 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 HB3769 Introduced , by Rep. Bob Morgan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 225 ILCS 75/3.1 225 ILCS 75/3.1 Amends the Illinois Occupational Therapy Practice Act. Requires a licensed occupational therapist or licensed occupational therapy assistant who intends to provide services for individuals, groups, and populations concerning occupational therapy needs without a referral to do so within the licensee's scope of practice. Provides that a referral is not required for the purpose of providing consultations, habilitation services, screenings, education, wellness services, preventions services, environmental assessments, and work-related ergonomic services. Provides that, except for occupational therapy services within the licensee's scope of practice at the time of evaluation and services provided pursuant to provisions concerning when referrals are not required, an occupational therapist shall refer a patient to the patient's treating health care professional of record, or to a health care professional of the patient's choosing if there is no health care professional of record, if the patient meets certain criteria. Provides that an occupational therapist shall refer a patient to the patient's treating health care professional of record, or to a health care professional of the patient's choosing if there is no health care professional of record if the patient does not demonstrate measurable or function improvement after 10 visits (rather than after 10 visits or 15 business days, whichever occurs first). LRB104 09929 AAS 19999 b LRB104 09929 AAS 19999 b A BILL FOR
104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 HB3769 Introduced , by Rep. Bob Morgan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
225 ILCS 75/3.1 225 ILCS 75/3.1
225 ILCS 75/3.1
Amends the Illinois Occupational Therapy Practice Act. Requires a licensed occupational therapist or licensed occupational therapy assistant who intends to provide services for individuals, groups, and populations concerning occupational therapy needs without a referral to do so within the licensee's scope of practice. Provides that a referral is not required for the purpose of providing consultations, habilitation services, screenings, education, wellness services, preventions services, environmental assessments, and work-related ergonomic services. Provides that, except for occupational therapy services within the licensee's scope of practice at the time of evaluation and services provided pursuant to provisions concerning when referrals are not required, an occupational therapist shall refer a patient to the patient's treating health care professional of record, or to a health care professional of the patient's choosing if there is no health care professional of record, if the patient meets certain criteria. Provides that an occupational therapist shall refer a patient to the patient's treating health care professional of record, or to a health care professional of the patient's choosing if there is no health care professional of record if the patient does not demonstrate measurable or function improvement after 10 visits (rather than after 10 visits or 15 business days, whichever occurs first).
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A BILL FOR
HB3769LRB104 09929 AAS 19999 b HB3769 LRB104 09929 AAS 19999 b
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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 Illinois Occupational Therapy Practice Act
5 is amended by changing Section 3.1 as follows:
6 (225 ILCS 75/3.1)
7 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029)
8 Sec. 3.1. Referrals.
9 (a) A licensed occupational therapist or licensed
10 occupational therapy assistant may, within the licensee's
11 scope of practice, provide occupational therapy evaluate,
12 initiate, and provide occupational therapy services and
13 consult with, educate, evaluate, and monitor services for
14 individuals, groups, and populations concerning occupational
15 therapy needs without a referral.
16 (b) (Blank).
17 (b-5) A referral is not required for the purpose of
18 providing consultation, habilitation, screening, education,
19 wellness, prevention, environmental assessments, and
20 work-related ergonomic services.
21 (c) Referral from a physician or other health care
22 provider is not required for evaluation or intervention for
23 children and youths if an occupational therapist or
104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 HB3769 Introduced , by Rep. Bob Morgan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
225 ILCS 75/3.1 225 ILCS 75/3.1
225 ILCS 75/3.1
Amends the Illinois Occupational Therapy Practice Act. Requires a licensed occupational therapist or licensed occupational therapy assistant who intends to provide services for individuals, groups, and populations concerning occupational therapy needs without a referral to do so within the licensee's scope of practice. Provides that a referral is not required for the purpose of providing consultations, habilitation services, screenings, education, wellness services, preventions services, environmental assessments, and work-related ergonomic services. Provides that, except for occupational therapy services within the licensee's scope of practice at the time of evaluation and services provided pursuant to provisions concerning when referrals are not required, an occupational therapist shall refer a patient to the patient's treating health care professional of record, or to a health care professional of the patient's choosing if there is no health care professional of record, if the patient meets certain criteria. Provides that an occupational therapist shall refer a patient to the patient's treating health care professional of record, or to a health care professional of the patient's choosing if there is no health care professional of record if the patient does not demonstrate measurable or function improvement after 10 visits (rather than after 10 visits or 15 business days, whichever occurs first).
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225 ILCS 75/3.1
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