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11 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1912 Introduced 2/6/2025, by Sen. Mattie Hunter SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 110 ILCS 935/3.04 from Ch. 144, par. 1453.04110 ILCS 935/3.07 from Ch. 144, par. 1453.07110 ILCS 935/3.08 from Ch. 144, par. 1453.08110 ILCS 935/3.09110 ILCS 935/3.10110 ILCS 935/3.12 new110 ILCS 935/4.03 from Ch. 144, par. 1454.03110 ILCS 935/10 from Ch. 144, par. 1460110 ILCS 935/3.05 rep. Amends the Underserved Health Care Provider Workforce Act. Changes the definition of "designated shortage area" to mean an area designated as a medically underserved area or a health professional shortage area (rather than a physician shortage area, a medically underserved area, or a critical health manpower shortage area). Changes the term "eligible medical student" to "eligible student", and includes in the definition of that term a person who is studying optometry in an optometry college or institution located in Illinois and that a person may agree to practice full-time in a designated shortage area as an optometrist or anesthesiologist one year for each year he or she is a scholarship recipient. Includes a rural health center, a federally qualified health center, a federally qualified health center look alike, and an optometric office in the definition of "medical facility". Includes an optometrist in the definition of "eligible health care provider". Includes an obstetrician or gynecologist in the definition of "primary care physician". Includes loan repayment recipients in a provision regarding scholarship recipients who fail to fulfill specified obligations, and provides that the amounts paid by these scholarship or loan repayment recipients shall be deposited into the fund where the payment originated from (rather than the Community Health Center Care Fund). Repeals a different provision defining "primary care physician". Effective January 1, 2026. LRB104 08817 LNS 18872 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1912 Introduced 2/6/2025, by Sen. Mattie Hunter SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 110 ILCS 935/3.04 from Ch. 144, par. 1453.04110 ILCS 935/3.07 from Ch. 144, par. 1453.07110 ILCS 935/3.08 from Ch. 144, par. 1453.08110 ILCS 935/3.09110 ILCS 935/3.10110 ILCS 935/3.12 new110 ILCS 935/4.03 from Ch. 144, par. 1454.03110 ILCS 935/10 from Ch. 144, par. 1460110 ILCS 935/3.05 rep. 110 ILCS 935/3.04 from Ch. 144, par. 1453.04 110 ILCS 935/3.07 from Ch. 144, par. 1453.07 110 ILCS 935/3.08 from Ch. 144, par. 1453.08 110 ILCS 935/3.09 110 ILCS 935/3.10 110 ILCS 935/3.12 new 110 ILCS 935/4.03 from Ch. 144, par. 1454.03 110 ILCS 935/10 from Ch. 144, par. 1460 110 ILCS 935/3.05 rep. Amends the Underserved Health Care Provider Workforce Act. Changes the definition of "designated shortage area" to mean an area designated as a medically underserved area or a health professional shortage area (rather than a physician shortage area, a medically underserved area, or a critical health manpower shortage area). Changes the term "eligible medical student" to "eligible student", and includes in the definition of that term a person who is studying optometry in an optometry college or institution located in Illinois and that a person may agree to practice full-time in a designated shortage area as an optometrist or anesthesiologist one year for each year he or she is a scholarship recipient. Includes a rural health center, a federally qualified health center, a federally qualified health center look alike, and an optometric office in the definition of "medical facility". Includes an optometrist in the definition of "eligible health care provider". Includes an obstetrician or gynecologist in the definition of "primary care physician". Includes loan repayment recipients in a provision regarding scholarship recipients who fail to fulfill specified obligations, and provides that the amounts paid by these scholarship or loan repayment recipients shall be deposited into the fund where the payment originated from (rather than the Community Health Center Care Fund). Repeals a different provision defining "primary care physician". Effective January 1, 2026. LRB104 08817 LNS 18872 b LRB104 08817 LNS 18872 b A BILL FOR
22 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1912 Introduced 2/6/2025, by Sen. Mattie Hunter SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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1111 110 ILCS 935/10 from Ch. 144, par. 1460
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1313 Amends the Underserved Health Care Provider Workforce Act. Changes the definition of "designated shortage area" to mean an area designated as a medically underserved area or a health professional shortage area (rather than a physician shortage area, a medically underserved area, or a critical health manpower shortage area). Changes the term "eligible medical student" to "eligible student", and includes in the definition of that term a person who is studying optometry in an optometry college or institution located in Illinois and that a person may agree to practice full-time in a designated shortage area as an optometrist or anesthesiologist one year for each year he or she is a scholarship recipient. Includes a rural health center, a federally qualified health center, a federally qualified health center look alike, and an optometric office in the definition of "medical facility". Includes an optometrist in the definition of "eligible health care provider". Includes an obstetrician or gynecologist in the definition of "primary care physician". Includes loan repayment recipients in a provision regarding scholarship recipients who fail to fulfill specified obligations, and provides that the amounts paid by these scholarship or loan repayment recipients shall be deposited into the fund where the payment originated from (rather than the Community Health Center Care Fund). Repeals a different provision defining "primary care physician". Effective January 1, 2026.
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1919 1 AN ACT concerning education.
2020 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
2121 3 represented in the General Assembly:
2222 4 Section 5. The Underserved Health Care Provider Workforce
2323 5 Act is amended by changing Sections 3.04, 3.07, 3.08, 3.09,
2424 6 3.10, 4.03, and 10 and by adding Section 3.12 as follows:
2525 7 (110 ILCS 935/3.04) (from Ch. 144, par. 1453.04)
2626 8 Sec. 3.04. "Designated Shortage Area" means an area
2727 9 designated as by the Director as a physician shortage area, a
2828 10 medically underserved area, or a health professional shortage
2929 11 area critical health manpower shortage area as defined by the
3030 12 United States Department of Health and Human Services ,
3131 13 Education and Welfare, or as further defined by the Department
3232 14 to enable it to effectively fulfill the purpose stated in
3333 15 Section 2 of this Act. Such areas may include the following:
3434 16 (a) an urban or rural area which is a rational area for
3535 17 the delivery of health services;
3636 18 (b) a population group;
3737 19 (c) a public or nonprofit private medical facility; or
3838 20 (d) a government-owned, privately owned, independent,
3939 21 or provider-based Rural Health Clinic or hospital that
4040 22 accepts Medicaid, Medicare, the State's Children's Health
4141 23 Insurance Program, private insurance, and self-pay.
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4646 110 ILCS 935/3.04 from Ch. 144, par. 1453.04110 ILCS 935/3.07 from Ch. 144, par. 1453.07110 ILCS 935/3.08 from Ch. 144, par. 1453.08110 ILCS 935/3.09110 ILCS 935/3.10110 ILCS 935/3.12 new110 ILCS 935/4.03 from Ch. 144, par. 1454.03110 ILCS 935/10 from Ch. 144, par. 1460110 ILCS 935/3.05 rep. 110 ILCS 935/3.04 from Ch. 144, par. 1453.04 110 ILCS 935/3.07 from Ch. 144, par. 1453.07 110 ILCS 935/3.08 from Ch. 144, par. 1453.08 110 ILCS 935/3.09 110 ILCS 935/3.10 110 ILCS 935/3.12 new 110 ILCS 935/4.03 from Ch. 144, par. 1454.03 110 ILCS 935/10 from Ch. 144, par. 1460 110 ILCS 935/3.05 rep.
4747 110 ILCS 935/3.04 from Ch. 144, par. 1453.04
4848 110 ILCS 935/3.07 from Ch. 144, par. 1453.07
4949 110 ILCS 935/3.08 from Ch. 144, par. 1453.08
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5252 110 ILCS 935/3.12 new
5353 110 ILCS 935/4.03 from Ch. 144, par. 1454.03
5454 110 ILCS 935/10 from Ch. 144, par. 1460
5555 110 ILCS 935/3.05 rep.
5656 Amends the Underserved Health Care Provider Workforce Act. Changes the definition of "designated shortage area" to mean an area designated as a medically underserved area or a health professional shortage area (rather than a physician shortage area, a medically underserved area, or a critical health manpower shortage area). Changes the term "eligible medical student" to "eligible student", and includes in the definition of that term a person who is studying optometry in an optometry college or institution located in Illinois and that a person may agree to practice full-time in a designated shortage area as an optometrist or anesthesiologist one year for each year he or she is a scholarship recipient. Includes a rural health center, a federally qualified health center, a federally qualified health center look alike, and an optometric office in the definition of "medical facility". Includes an optometrist in the definition of "eligible health care provider". Includes an obstetrician or gynecologist in the definition of "primary care physician". Includes loan repayment recipients in a provision regarding scholarship recipients who fail to fulfill specified obligations, and provides that the amounts paid by these scholarship or loan repayment recipients shall be deposited into the fund where the payment originated from (rather than the Community Health Center Care Fund). Repeals a different provision defining "primary care physician". Effective January 1, 2026.
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9292 1 (Source: P.A. 102-888, eff. 5-17-22.)
9393 2 (110 ILCS 935/3.07) (from Ch. 144, par. 1453.07)
9494 3 Sec. 3.07. "Eligible medical student" means a person who
9595 4 meets all of the following qualifications:
9696 5 (a) he or she is an Illinois resident at the time of
9797 6 application for a scholarship under the program
9898 7 established by this Act;
9999 8 (b) he or she is studying medicine in a medical school
100100 9 located in Illinois, or studying chiropractic medicine in
101101 10 a chiropractic college or institution in Illinois, or
102102 11 studying optometry in an optometry college or institution
103103 12 located in Illinois;
104104 13 (c) he or she exhibits financial need as determined by
105105 14 the Department; and
106106 15 (d) he or she agrees to practice full-time in a
107107 16 Designated Shortage Area as a primary care physician,
108108 17 general surgeon, emergency medicine physician,
109109 18 obstetrician, optometrist, anesthesiologist, or
110110 19 chiropractic physician one year for each year he or she is
111111 20 a scholarship recipient.
112112 21 (Source: P.A. 103-219, eff. 1-1-24.)
113113 22 (110 ILCS 935/3.08) (from Ch. 144, par. 1453.08)
114114 23 Sec. 3.08. "Medical facility" means a facility for the
115115 24 delivery of health services and includes a hospital, State
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126126 1 mental health institution, public health center, outpatient
127127 2 medical facility, rehabilitation facility, long term care
128128 3 facility, community mental health center, migrant health
129129 4 center, a community health center, rural health center,
130130 5 federally qualified health center, federally qualified health
131131 6 center look alike, optometric office, or a State correctional
132132 7 institution.
133133 8 (Source: P.A. 80-478.)
134134 9 (110 ILCS 935/3.09)
135135 10 Sec. 3.09. Eligible health care provider. "Eligible health
136136 11 care provider" means a primary care physician, general
137137 12 surgeon, emergency medicine physician, obstetrician,
138138 13 chiropractic physician, optometrist, anesthesiologist,
139139 14 advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant who
140140 15 accepts Medicaid, Medicare, the State's Children's Health
141141 16 Insurance Program, private insurance, and self-pay.
142142 17 (Source: P.A. 102-888, eff. 5-17-22; 103-219, eff. 1-1-24;
143143 18 103-507, eff. 1-1-24; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24.)
144144 19 (110 ILCS 935/3.10)
145145 20 Sec. 3.10. Primary care physician. "Primary care
146146 21 physician" means a general internist, family medicine
147147 22 physician, obstetrician, gynecologist, or general
148148 23 pediatrician.
149149 24 (Source: P.A. 101-118, eff. 7-22-19.)
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160160 1 (110 ILCS 935/3.12 new)
161161 2 Sec. 3.12. Optometrist. "Optometrist" means a Doctor of
162162 3 Optometry licensed under the Illinois Optometric Practice Act
163163 4 of 1987.
164164 5 (110 ILCS 935/4.03) (from Ch. 144, par. 1454.03)
165165 6 Sec. 4.03. To establish a program of medical student
166166 7 scholarships and to award scholarships to eligible medical
167167 8 students.
168168 9 (Source: P.A. 80-478.)
169169 10 (110 ILCS 935/10) (from Ch. 144, par. 1460)
170170 11 Sec. 10. Scholarship and loan repayment recipients who
171171 12 fail to fulfill the obligation described in subsection (d) of
172172 13 Section 3.07 or Section 4.10 of this Act shall pay to the
173173 14 Department a sum equal to 3 times the amount of the annual
174174 15 scholarship or loan repayment grant for each year the
175175 16 recipient fails to fulfill such obligation. A scholarship or
176176 17 loan repayment recipient who fails to fulfill the obligation
177177 18 described in subsection (d) of Section 3.07 or Section 4.10
178178 19 shall have 30 days from the date on which that failure begins
179179 20 in which to enter into a contract with the Department that sets
180180 21 forth the manner in which that sum is required to be paid. If
181181 22 the contract is not entered into within that 30 day period or
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193193 1 not made in the amounts and at the times provided in the
194194 2 contract, the scholarship or loan payment recipient also shall
195195 3 be required to pay to the Department interest at the rate of 9%
196196 4 per annum on the amount of that sum remaining due and unpaid.
197197 5 The amounts paid to the Department under this Section shall be
198198 6 deposited into the fund where the payment originated Community
199199 7 Health Center Care Fund and shall be used by the Department to
200200 8 improve access to primary health care services as authorized
201201 9 by subsection (a) of Section 2310-200 of the Department of
202202 10 Public Health Powers and Duties Law (20 ILCS 2310/2310-200).
203203 11 The Department may transfer to the Illinois Finance
204204 12 Authority, into an account outside the State treasury, moneys
205205 13 in the Community Health Center Care Fund as needed, but not to
206206 14 exceed an amount established, by rule, by the Department to
207207 15 establish a reserve or credit enhancement escrow account to
208208 16 support a financing program or a loan or equipment leasing
209209 17 program to provide moneys to support the purposes of
210210 18 subsection (a) of Section 2310-200 of the Department of Public
211211 19 Health Powers and Duties Law (20 ILCS 2310/2310-200). The
212212 20 disposition of moneys at the conclusion of any financing
213213 21 program under this Section shall be determined by an
214214 22 interagency agreement.
215215 23 (Source: P.A. 93-205, eff. 1-1-04.)
216216 24 (110 ILCS 935/3.05 rep.)
217217 25 Section 10. The Underserved Health Care Provider Workforce
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