Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB2453 Compare Versions

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1	1	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB2453 Introduced 2/7/2025, by Sen. Emil Jones, III SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 225 ILCS 150/5225 ILCS 2/14 new Amends the Telehealth Act. Adds acupuncturist to providers included in the meaning of "health care professional". Amends the Acupuncture Practice Act. Provides that the standard of care for a patient under the Act shall be the same whether a patient is seen in person, through telemedicine, or through another method of electronically-enabled health care. Requires the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, by rule, to determine the appropriate acupuncture services allowed via telemedicine in consultation with the Board of Acupuncture. Provides that a person who engages in the practice of telemedicine without a license issued under the Act shall be subject to the penalties provided in the Act. Provides that, if the Department has reason to believe that a person has violated the provisions regarding telemedicine, the Department may issue a rule to show cause stating the reasons why an order to cease and desist should not be entered against the person. Provides that the rule shall clearly set forth the grounds relied upon by the Department and shall provide the person with a period of 7 days after the date of the rule to file an answer to the satisfaction of the Department. Provides that failure to answer to the satisfaction of the Department shall cause an order to cease and desist to be issued immediately. Provides that a person residing out-of-state that provides services through telemedicine to a patient residing in the State submits himself or herself to the jurisdiction of the Department and the courts of the State. LRB104 09579 AAS 19642 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB2453 Introduced 2/7/2025, by Sen. Emil Jones, III SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 225 ILCS 150/5225 ILCS 2/14 new 225 ILCS 150/5 225 ILCS 2/14 new Amends the Telehealth Act. Adds acupuncturist to providers included in the meaning of "health care professional". Amends the Acupuncture Practice Act. Provides that the standard of care for a patient under the Act shall be the same whether a patient is seen in person, through telemedicine, or through another method of electronically-enabled health care. Requires the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, by rule, to determine the appropriate acupuncture services allowed via telemedicine in consultation with the Board of Acupuncture. Provides that a person who engages in the practice of telemedicine without a license issued under the Act shall be subject to the penalties provided in the Act. Provides that, if the Department has reason to believe that a person has violated the provisions regarding telemedicine, the Department may issue a rule to show cause stating the reasons why an order to cease and desist should not be entered against the person. Provides that the rule shall clearly set forth the grounds relied upon by the Department and shall provide the person with a period of 7 days after the date of the rule to file an answer to the satisfaction of the Department. Provides that failure to answer to the satisfaction of the Department shall cause an order to cease and desist to be issued immediately. Provides that a person residing out-of-state that provides services through telemedicine to a patient residing in the State submits himself or herself to the jurisdiction of the Department and the courts of the State. LRB104 09579 AAS 19642 b LRB104 09579 AAS 19642 b A BILL FOR
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6	6	Amends the Telehealth Act. Adds acupuncturist to providers included in the meaning of "health care professional". Amends the Acupuncture Practice Act. Provides that the standard of care for a patient under the Act shall be the same whether a patient is seen in person, through telemedicine, or through another method of electronically-enabled health care. Requires the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, by rule, to determine the appropriate acupuncture services allowed via telemedicine in consultation with the Board of Acupuncture. Provides that a person who engages in the practice of telemedicine without a license issued under the Act shall be subject to the penalties provided in the Act. Provides that, if the Department has reason to believe that a person has violated the provisions regarding telemedicine, the Department may issue a rule to show cause stating the reasons why an order to cease and desist should not be entered against the person. Provides that the rule shall clearly set forth the grounds relied upon by the Department and shall provide the person with a period of 7 days after the date of the rule to file an answer to the satisfaction of the Department. Provides that failure to answer to the satisfaction of the Department shall cause an order to cease and desist to be issued immediately. Provides that a person residing out-of-state that provides services through telemedicine to a patient residing in the State submits himself or herself to the jurisdiction of the Department and the courts of the State.
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12	12	1 AN ACT concerning regulation.
13	13	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
14	14	3 represented in the General Assembly:
15	15	4 Section 5. The Telehealth Act is amended by changing
16	16	5 Section 5 as follows:
17	17	6 (225 ILCS 150/5)
18	18	7 Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
19	19	8 "Asynchronous store and forward system" means the
20	20	9 transmission of a patient's medical information through an
21	21	10 electronic communications system at an originating site to a
22	22	11 health care professional or facility at a distant site that
23	23	12 does not require real-time or synchronous interaction between
24	24	13 the health care professional and the patient.
25	25	14 "Distant site" means the location at which the health care
26	26	15 professional rendering the telehealth service is located.
27	27	16 "Established patient" means a patient with a relationship
28	28	17 with a health care professional in which there has been an
29	29	18 exchange of an individual's protected health information for
30	30	19 the purpose of providing patient care, treatment, or services.
31	31	20 "E-visit" means a patient-initiated non-face-to-face
32	32	21 communication through an online patient portal between an
33	33	22 established patient and a health care professional.
34	34	23 "Facility" includes a facility that is owned or operated
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42	42	Amends the Telehealth Act. Adds acupuncturist to providers included in the meaning of "health care professional". Amends the Acupuncture Practice Act. Provides that the standard of care for a patient under the Act shall be the same whether a patient is seen in person, through telemedicine, or through another method of electronically-enabled health care. Requires the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, by rule, to determine the appropriate acupuncture services allowed via telemedicine in consultation with the Board of Acupuncture. Provides that a person who engages in the practice of telemedicine without a license issued under the Act shall be subject to the penalties provided in the Act. Provides that, if the Department has reason to believe that a person has violated the provisions regarding telemedicine, the Department may issue a rule to show cause stating the reasons why an order to cease and desist should not be entered against the person. Provides that the rule shall clearly set forth the grounds relied upon by the Department and shall provide the person with a period of 7 days after the date of the rule to file an answer to the satisfaction of the Department. Provides that failure to answer to the satisfaction of the Department shall cause an order to cease and desist to be issued immediately. Provides that a person residing out-of-state that provides services through telemedicine to a patient residing in the State submits himself or herself to the jurisdiction of the Department and the courts of the State.
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71	71	1 by a hospital under the Hospital Licensing Act or University
72	72	2 of Illinois Hospital Act, a facility under the Nursing Home
73	73	3 Care Act, a rural health clinic, a federally qualified health
74	74	4 center, a local health department, a community mental health
75	75	5 center, a behavioral health clinic as defined in 89 Ill. Adm.
76	76	6 Code 140.453, an encounter rate clinic, a skilled nursing
77	77	7 facility, a substance use treatment program licensed by the
78	78	8 Division of Substance Use Prevention and Recovery of the
79	79	9 Department of Human Services, a school-based health center as
80	80	10 defined in 77 Ill. Adm. Code 641.10, a physician's office, a
81	81	11 podiatrist's office, a supportive living program provider, a
82	82	12 hospice provider, home health agency, or home nursing agency
83	83	13 under the Home Health, Home Services, and Home Nursing Agency
84	84	14 Licensing Act, a facility under the ID/DD Community Care Act,
85	85	15 community-integrated living arrangements as defined in the
86	86	16 Community-Integrated Living Arrangements Licensure and
87	87	17 Certification Act, and a provider who receives reimbursement
88	88	18 for a patient's room and board.
89	89	19 "Health care professional" includes, but is not limited
90	90	20 to, physicians, physician assistants, optometrists, advanced
91	91	21 practice registered nurses, clinical psychologists licensed in
92	92	22 Illinois, prescribing psychologists licensed in Illinois,
93	93	23 dentists, occupational therapists, pharmacists, physical
94	94	24 therapists, acupuncturists, clinical social workers,
95	95	25 speech-language pathologists, audiologists, hearing
96	96	26 instrument dispensers, licensed certified substance use
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107	107	1 disorder treatment providers and clinicians, and mental health
108	108	2 professionals and clinicians authorized by Illinois law to
109	109	3 provide mental health services, and qualified providers listed
110	110	4 under paragraph (8) of subsection (e) of Section 3 of the Early
111	111	5 Intervention Services System Act, dietitian nutritionists
112	112	6 licensed in Illinois, and health care professionals associated
113	113	7 with a facility.
114	114	8 "Interactive telecommunications system" means an audio and
115	115	9 video system, an audio-only telephone system (landline or
116	116	10 cellular), or any other telecommunications system permitting
117	117	11 2-way, synchronous interactive communication between a patient
118	118	12 at an originating site and a health care professional or
119	119	13 facility at a distant site. "Interactive telecommunications
120	120	14 system" does not include a facsimile machine, electronic mail
121	121	15 messaging, or text messaging.
122	122	16 "Originating site" means the location at which the patient
123	123	17 is located at the time telehealth services are provided to the
124	124	18 patient via telehealth.
125	125	19 "Remote patient monitoring" means the use of connected
126	126	20 digital technologies or mobile medical devices to collect
127	127	21 medical and other health data from a patient at one location
128	128	22 and electronically transmit that data to a health care
129	129	23 professional or facility at a different location for
130	130	24 collection and interpretation.
131	131	25 "Telehealth services" means the evaluation, diagnosis, or
132	132	26 interpretation of electronically transmitted patient-specific
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143	143	1 data between a remote location and a licensed health care
144	144	2 professional that generates interaction or treatment
145	145	3 recommendations. "Telehealth services" includes telemedicine
146	146	4 and the delivery of health care services, including mental
147	147	5 health treatment and substance use disorder treatment and
148	148	6 services to a patient, regardless of patient location,
149	149	7 provided by way of an interactive telecommunications system,
150	150	8 asynchronous store and forward system, remote patient
151	151	9 monitoring technologies, e-visits, or virtual check-ins.
152	152	10 "Virtual check-in" means a brief patient-initiated
153	153	11 communication using a technology-based service, excluding
154	154	12 facsimile, between an established patient and a health care
155	155	13 professional. "Virtual check-in" does not include
156	156	14 communications from a related office visit provided within the
157	157	15 previous 7 days, nor communications that lead to an office
158	158	16 visit or procedure within the next 24 hours or soonest
159	159	17 available appointment.
160	160	18 (Source: P.A. 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 101-84, eff. 7-19-19;
161	161	19 102-104, eff. 7-22-21.)
162	162	20 Section 10. The Acupuncture Practice Act is amended by
163	163	21 adding Section 14 as follows:
164	164	22 (225 ILCS 2/14 new)
165	165	23 Sec. 14. Telemedicine.
166	166	24 (a) The General Assembly finds that, because technological
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177	177	1 advances and changing practice patterns regarding the use of
178	178	2 health care services are occurring with increasing frequency
179	179	3 across state lines and across increasing geographical
180	180	4 distances within this State, certain technological advances in
181	181	5 the health care industry are in the public interest. Providing
182	182	6 professional health care services is a privilege and is
183	183	7 necessary for the protection of the public health, welfare,
184	184	8 and safety, especially when a pandemic can limit access to
185	185	9 traditional means of accessing healthcare services.
186	186	10 (b) For purposes of this Act, "telemedicine" means the
187	187	11 performance of acupuncture limited to modalities and
188	188	12 consultations that do not involve the insertion of needles and
189	189	13 that are provided via technology or telecommunication methods.
190	190	14 (c) The standard of care for a patient under this Act shall
191	191	15 be the same whether a patient is seen in person, through
192	192	16 telemedicine, or through another method of
193	193	17 electronically-enabled health care. The Department shall, by
194	194	18 rule, determine the appropriate acupuncture services allowed
195	195	19 via telemedicine in consultation with the Board.
196	196	20 (d) A person who engages in the practice of telemedicine
197	197	21 without a license issued under this Act shall be subject to the
198	198	22 penalties provided in Section 105.
199	199	23 (e) If the Department has reason to believe that a person
200	200	24 has violated this Section, the Department may issue a rule to
201	201	25 show cause stating the reasons why an order to cease and desist
202	202	26 should not be entered against the person. The rule shall
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