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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1350 - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PRACTICE ACT OF 1987 › Section 1350.20 - Definitions

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"Act" means the Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987 [225
				ILCS 95].
"Advisory Committee" means the Physician Assistant Advisory
				Committee to the Medical Licensing Board.
"Collaborating Physician" means a physician licensed to
				practice medicine in all of its branches under the Medical Practice Act and who
				is the collaborating physician of the physician assistant in accordance with
				Section 4(7) of the Act. A collaborating physician may collaborate with a
				maximum of 7 full-time equivalent physician assistants; except that, a
				collaborating physician may collaborate with more than 7 physician assistants
				when the services are provided in a federal primary care health professional
				shortage area with a Health Professional Shortage Area score greater than or
				equal to 12, as determined by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
				The collaborating physician must keep appropriate documentation of meeting this
				exemption and make it available to the Department upon request. (See Section
				54.5(a-5) of the Medical Practice Act.)
"Department" means the Department of Financial and Professional
				Regulation of the State of Illinois.
"Director" means the Director of the Division of Professional
				Regulation with the authority delegated by the Secretary.
"Disciplinary Board" means the Medical Disciplinary Board
				established pursuant to Section 7 of the Medical Practice Act.
"Division" means the Department of Financial and Professional
				Regulation-Division of Professional Regulation.
"Licensing Board" means the Medical Licensing Board established
				pursuant to Section 8 of the Medical Practice Act.
"Medical Practice Act" means the Medical Practice Act of 1987
				[225 ILCS 60].
"Mid-level Practitioner Controlled Substances License" means a
				license issued by the Division pursuant to the Illinois Controlled Substances
				Act [720 ILCS 570] to a licensed physician assistant who has been delegated
				prescriptive authority by a collaborating physician for Schedule II, III, IV
				and/or V controlled substances.
"Physician Assistant" means a person licensed by the Division
				and who practices in accordance with the provisions set forth in the Act. A
				physician assistant is only authorized to practice within the current scope of
				practice of the collaborating physician and is further limited by his/her
				education, training and experience.
"Secretary" means the Secretary of the Department of Financial
				and Professional Regulation.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1350 - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PRACTICE ACT OF 1987 › Section 1350.25 - Fees

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The following fees shall be paid to the Department and are not
				refundable:
a) Application Fees.
The fee for application for a license as a physician assistant
				is $50.
b) Renewal Fees.
The fee for the renewal of a license shall be calculated at the
				rate of $40 per year.
c)
			 General Fees.
1) The fee for the restoration
			 of a license other than from inactive status is $20 plus payment of all lapsed
			 renewal fees.
2) The fee for a
			 certification of a licensee's record for any purpose is $20.
3) The fee for a roster of persons licensed
			 as physician assistants in this State shall be the actual cost of producing the
			 roster.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1350 - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PRACTICE ACT OF 1987 › Section 1350.30 - Approved Programs

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A program approved by the Division shall consist of one of the
				following:
a) A program that has been
			 approved by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician
			 Assistant, or its successor agency as approved by the Division, for the
			 training of physician assistants; or
b) Educational programs that meet the
			 criteria specified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician
			 Assistants, or its successor agency as approved by the Division, for
			 eligibility to the Certifying Examination.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1350 - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PRACTICE ACT OF 1987 › Section 1350.40 - Application for Licensure

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a) An
			 applicant for licensure as a physician assistant shall file an application on
			 forms provided by the Division. The application shall include:
1) Current valid certification issued by the
			 National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) or its
			 successor agency as approved by the Division. If the applicant is unable to
			 provide proof of current valid certification, the applicant shall provide:
A) Certification of graduation from an
			 approved program that meets the requirements set forth in Section
			 1350.30 or
			 certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician
			 Assistants, or its successor agency as approved by the Division, that the
			 applicant has substantially equivalent training and experience; and
B) Certification of successful completion of
			 the Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination. The certification
			 shall be forwarded to the Division from the National Commission on
			 Certification of Physician Assistants, or its successor agency as approved by
			 the Division;
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1350 - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PRACTICE ACT OF 1987 › Section 1350.55 - Prescriptive Authority

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a)
A collaborating physician may, but is not required to, delegate limited
			 prescriptive authority to a physician assistant. This authority may, but is not
			 required to, include prescription and dispensing of legend drugs and controlled
			 substances categorized as Schedule II, III, IV, or V controlled substances, as
			 defined in Article II of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act and other
			 preparations, including but not limited to, botanical and herbal remedies, as
			 delegated in the written guidelines required by
the Act. (Section 7.5
			 of the Act) The collaborating physician must have a valid, current Illinois
			 controlled substance license and federal registration with the Drug Enforcement
			 Agency to delegate the authority to prescribe controlled substances.
b) Pursuant to Section 7.5(b)(3) of the Act,
			 a collaborating physician may, but is not required to, delegate authority to a
			 physician assistant to prescribe Schedule II controlled substances by oral
			 dosage or topical or transdermal application, if all of the following
			 conditions apply:
1) The delegated Schedule
			 II controlled substance is specially identified by either brand name or generic
			 name. Schedule II controlled substances to be delivered by injection or other
			 route of administration may not be delegated.
2) The delegated Schedule II controlled
			 substances are routinely prescribed by the collaborating physician or podiatric
			 physician.
3) Any prescription must
			 be limited to no more than a 30-day supply, with any continuation authorized
			 only after prior approval of the collaborating physician.
4) The physician assistant must discuss the
			 condition of any patients for whom a controlled substance is prescribed monthly
			 with the collaborating physician.
5) The physician assistant meets the
			 education requirements of Section 303.05 of the Illinois Controlled Substances
			 Act.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1350 - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PRACTICE ACT OF 1987 › Section 1350.60 - Identification

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a) When rendering
			 medical services, a physician assistant shall at all times wear on his or her
			 person a visible identification indicating that he or she is a certified
			 physician assistant.
b) A physician
			 assistant shall verbally identify himself or herself as a physician assistant
			 to each patient.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1350 - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PRACTICE ACT OF 1987 › Section 1350.80 - Performance of Collaborative Agreement

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a) The collaborating physician shall maintain
			 the final responsibility for the care of the patient and the performance of the
			 physician assistant.
b) Delegated
			 procedures and tasks performed by the physician assistant shall be within the
			 current scope of practice of the collaborating physician with whom the
			 physician assistant is working at the time.
c) The collaborating physician may
			 collaborate with a maximum of 7 full-time equivalent physician assistants as
			 described in Section 54.5 of the Medical Practice Act. However, a physician
			 assistant shall be able to hold more than one professional position.
d) The physician may collaborate with more
			 than 7 physician assistants when the services are provided in a federal primary
			 care health professional shortage area with a Health Professional Shortage Area
			 score greater than or equal to 12, as determined by the U.S. Department of
			 Health and Human Services. The collaborating physician must keep appropriate
			 documentation of meeting this exemption and make it available to the Department
			 upon request. (See Section 54.5(a-5) of the Medical Practice Act.)
e) It is the responsibility of the
			 collaborating physician to direct and review the work, records and practice of
			 the physician assistant at least once a month to ensure that appropriate
			 directions are given and understood and that appropriate treatment is being
			 rendered.
f) In the event that the
			 collaborating physician is not present in the same facility as the physician
			 assistant, the collaborating physician should be available for consultation by
			 telecommunication or electronic communication as set forth in their
			 collaborative agreement.
g) The
			 collaborating physician shall have full authority and responsibility to direct,
			 supervise and limit the role of a physician assistant. Nothing contained herein
			 shall be deemed to alter the fact that a physician assistant shall continue to
			 bear responsibility for his/her actions to the extent that the physician
			 assistant fails to comply with physician directives or is not carrying out
			 those directives in a professional and appropriate manner in conformance with
			 his/her training.
h) The physician
			 assistant shall only work under the direction of the current collaborating
			 physicians and may undertake patient care responsibilities only for the
			 patients of the collaborating physicians.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1350 - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PRACTICE ACT OF 1987 › Section 1350.90 - Scope and Function

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a) A
			 physician assistant may provide medical/surgical services delegated to him/her
			 by the collaborating physicians when those services are within his/her
			 education, training and experience and within the current scope of practice of
			 the collaborating physician and are provided under the collaboration and
			 direction of the collaborating physician.
b) The physician/physician assistant team
			 shall establish a written collaborative agreement that is individual to the
			 physician assistant in the practice setting and keep that agreement current and
			 available in the collaborating physician's office or location where the
			 physician assistant is practicing.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1350 - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PRACTICE ACT OF 1987 › Section 1350.100 - Notification of Collaborative Agreement

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a) Prior to a physician assistant performing
			 any medical procedure or other task delegated by a collaborating physician, the
			 collaborating physician must file with the Division notice of employment or
			 collaboration.
b) At the
			 termination of a collaborative agreement or employment of a physician
			 assistant, the collaborating physician shall give written notice to the
			 Division within 10 days after the termination of employment or
			 agreement.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1350 - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PRACTICE ACT OF 1987 › Section 1350.110 - Employment by a Professional Corporation or Partnership

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a) Whenever a physician assistant is employed
			 by a collaborating physician who is a member of a professional corporation or
			 partnership or whenever the collaborating physician or the physician assistant
			 is an employee of a professional corporation or partnership, the collaborating
			 physician shall maintain the responsibility for the physician assistant and for
			 the care and treatment of the persons attended by the physician assistant.
			 Responsibility for the physician assistant cannot be transferred to such
			 corporation or partnership.
b)
			 Whenever a physician assistant is employed by a practice group or other entity
			 that employs multiple physicians, one physician at that location shall be
			 designated as the collaborating physician. A physician assistant may
			 collaborate with another physician at the practice group who practices in the
			 same general type of practice or specialty as the physician assistant's
			 collaborating physician.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1350 - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PRACTICE ACT OF 1987 › Section 1350.112 - Employment by a Hospital or by Hospital Affiliates or Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Centers

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a) A physician
			 assistant may provide services in a hospital, a hospital affiliate, or a
			 licensed ambulatory surgical treatment center (ASTC) without a written
			 collaborative agreement pursuant to Section 7.5 of the Act. The physician
			 assistant employed by a hospital, hospital affiliate or ASTC is not required to
			 file a notice of employment or collaborative agreement with the
			 Division.
b) A physician assistant
			 must possess clinical privileges recommended by the hospital medical staff and
			 granted by the hospital or the consulting medical staff committee and ASTC in
			 order to provide services. The medical staff or consulting medical staff
			 committee shall periodically review the services of physician assistants
			 granted clinical privileges, including any care provided in a hospital
			 affiliate.
c) The attending
			 physician shall determine a physician assistant's role in providing care for
			 his or her patients, except as otherwise provided in the medical staff bylaws
			 or consulting committee policies.
d) A physician assistant practicing in a
			 hospital affiliate may be, but is not required to be, granted authority to
			 prescribe Schedule II through V controlled substances when that authority is
			 recommended by the appropriate physician committee of the hospital affiliate
			 and granted by the hospital affiliate. To prescribe controlled substances, the
			 physician assistant must obtain a mid-level practitioner controlled substance
			 license.
e) A hospital affiliate
			 shall file with the Department notice of a grant of prescriptive authority and
			 termination of that grant of authority in accordance with Section
			 1350.100.
f) A physician assistant practicing in a
			 hospital, hospital affiliate or ASTC is not required to apply for a mid-level
			 license in accordance with the Illinois Controlled Substances Act to order
			 controlled substances under Section 303.05 of the Illinois Controlled
			 Substances Act.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1350 - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PRACTICE ACT OF 1987 › Section 1350.115 - Renewals

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a) All licenses
			 issued under the Act shall expire on March 1 of each even-numbered year. The
			 holder of a license may renew the license during the month preceding the
			 expiration date by paying the required fee.
b) It is the responsibility of each physician
			 assistant to notify the Division of any change of address. Failure to receive a
			 renewal form from the Division shall not constitute an excuse for failure to
			 pay the renewal fee.
c) Practice on
			 an expired license shall be considered unlicensed practice and shall be grounds
			 for discipline pursuant to Section 21 of the Act.
d) Physician assistants must provide the
			 Division with an email address of record.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1350 - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PRACTICE ACT OF 1987 › Section 1350.116 - Continuing Education

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a)
			 Continuing Education (CE) Requirements
1)
			 Beginning with the March 2, 2020 renewal period, all licensed physician
			 assistants shall complete 50 hours of approved CE per 2-year license renewal
			 cycle.
2) All CE must be completed
			 in the 24 months preceding expiration of the license.
3) A renewal applicant shall not be required
			 to comply with CE requirements for the first renewal of an Illinois
			 license.
4) Physician assistants
			 licensed in Illinois but residing and practicing in other states shall comply
			 with the CE requirements set forth in this Section.
5) CE hours used to satisfy the CE
			 requirements of another jurisdiction may be applied to fulfill the CE
			 requirements of the State of Illinois pursuant to subsection (e).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1350 - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PRACTICE ACT OF 1987 › Section 1350.117 - Restoration

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a) A person seeking
			 restoration of a license that has expired for 3 years or less shall have the
			 license restored upon payment of all lapsed renewal fees required by Section
			 1350.25 and proof of
			 completion of the CE required under Section
			 1350.116.
b) A person seeking restoration of a license
			 that has been placed on inactive status for 3 years or less shall have the
			 license restored upon payment of the current renewal fee and proof of
			 completion of the CE required under Section 1350.116.
c) A person seeking restoration of a license
			 after it has expired or been placed on inactive status for more than 3 years
			 shall file an application, on forms supplied by the Division, proof of
			 completion of the CE required under Section 1350.116, and the fee required by
			 Section 1350.25. The person shall also submit either:
1) Sworn evidence of active practice in
			 another jurisdiction. The evidence shall include a statement from the
			 appropriate board or licensing authority in the other jurisdiction that the
			 registrant was authorized to practice during the term of active practice;
			 or
2) An affidavit attesting to
			 military service as provided in Section 16 of the Act; or
3) Successful completion of the examination
			 administered by, and proof of current certification from, the National
			 Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants or its successor
			 agency.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1350 - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PRACTICE ACT OF 1987 › Section 1350.118 - Endorsement

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a) An applicant for
			 licensure as a physician assistant who is licensed under the laws of another
			 state shall file an application with the Division that shall include:
1) A certification from the jurisdiction of
			 original licensure and current licensure stating:
A) The date of issuance and status of the
			 license; and
B) Whether the records
			 of the licensing authority contain any record of any disciplinary actions taken
			 or pending;
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1350 - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PRACTICE ACT OF 1987 › Section 1350.120 - Granting Variances

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The Director may grant variances from this Part in individual
				cases when he/she finds that:
a) The
			 provision from which the variance is granted is not statutorily
			 mandated;
b) No party will be
			 injured by the granting of the variance; and
c) The rule from which the variance is
			 granted would, in the particular case, be unreasonable or unnecessarily
			 burdensome.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1350 - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PRACTICE ACT OF 1987 › Section 1350.130 - Dishonorable, Unethical or Unprofessional Conduct

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a) The Division may suspend or revoke a
			 license, refuse to issue or renew a license or take other disciplinary action
			 based upon its findings of dishonorable, unethical or unprofessional conduct
			 (see Section 21(a)(8) of the Act), which includes but is not limited to, the
			 following acts or practices:
1) Engaging in
			 conduct likely to deceive, defraud or harm the public, or demonstrating a
			 willful disregard for the health, welfare or safety of a patient. Actual injury
			 need not be established.
2) A
			 departure from or failure to conform to the standards of practice as set forth
			 in the Act or this Part. Actual injury to a patient need not be
			 established.
3) Engaging in
			 behavior that violates professional boundaries (such as signing wills or other
			 documents not related to client health care).
4) Engaging in sexual conduct with a patient
			 or conduct that may reasonably be interpreted by a patient as sexual, or
			 behavior that is sexually harassing to a patient, including any verbal behavior
			 that is sexual harassing.
5)
			 Demonstrating actual or potential inability to practice with reasonable skill,
			 safety or judgment by reason of illness, use of alcohol, drugs, chemicals or
			 any other material or as a result of any mental or physical
			 condition.
6) Misrepresenting
			 educational background, training, credentials, competence or medical staff
			 memberships.
7) Committing any
			 other act or omission that breaches the physician assistant's responsibility to
			 a patient according to accepted medical standards of practice.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1360 - PODIATRIC MEDICAL PRACTICE ACT OF 1987 › Section 1360.20 - Approved Colleges of Podiatry

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a)
			 The Department of Financial and Professional Regulation-Division of
			 Professional Regulation (Division) shall, upon the recommendation of the
			 Podiatric Medical Licensing Board (Board), approve a school or college of
			 podiatric medicine as reputable and in good standing if it meets the following
			 minimum criteria:
1) A Dean or a designated
			 officer, employed on a full-time basis, is responsible for coordination of
			 student affairs and administration of the curriculum.
2) A faculty is comprised of instructors with
			 specialty degrees in the subjects they teach from recognized professional
			 colleges or institutions, and organized into departments, each of which has a
			 director or chairman.
3) Has a
			 curriculum with four academic years of instruction that contains at least the
			 following subjects:
A) Epidemiology and
			 Biostatistics
B) Anatomical
			 Sciences
C) Biochemistry
D) Pharmacology
E) Microbiology
F) Physiology
G) Pathology
H) Dermatology
I) Community Health
J) Clinical Experience
K) Medical, Surgical and Physical Therapeutic
			 Procedures
4) Accepts
			 only graduates of a four-year high school or other preparatory school who have
			 satisfactorily completed a minimum of 90 semester hours of general college work
			 at one or more accredited colleges or universities.
5) Maintains permanent records showing the
			 credentials for admission, attendance and grades of each student and specifying
			 in detail the clinical training of each student as required in subsection
			 (a)(8).
6) Maintains a library of
			 modern podiatric and medical texts, periodicals, and reference books.
7) Maintains suitable facilities for
			 instruction in all areas of podiatric medicine, including an x-ray diagnostic
			 laboratory.
8) Provides clinical
			 training to students, identified as such, to treat patients:
A) Training shall be in a facility affiliated
			 with an approved podiatric medical college and licensed by the appropriate
			 state hospital licensing authority, or a facility operated by a governmental
			 unit; and in the presence and under the direct personal supervision of a
			 registered podiatrist or licensed physician who is lawfully authorized to
			 provide the treatment required by the patients.
B) Training shall include general diagnosis
			 (history taking, physical examination, clinical laboratory procedures,
			 diagnostic radiology); therapeutics (pharmacological, physical medicine,
			 orthotic and prosthetics); surgery and anesthesiology; and operative
			 procedures.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1360 - PODIATRIC MEDICAL PRACTICE ACT OF 1987 › Section 1360.30 - Application for Examination

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An applicant for the National Board of Podiatric Medical
				Examiners (NBPME) PM Lexis examination for licensure as a podiatric physician
				shall file an application with the Division or its designated testing service,
				on forms supplied by the Division, at least 60 days prior to an examination
				date. The application shall include:
a) A complete work history indicating all
			 employment since graduation from an approved podiatric medical program which
			 meets the requirements set forth in Section
			 1360.20;
b) Certification of graduation from an
			 approved podiatric medical program;
c) Proof of passage of Part I and Part II of
			 the examination given by the National Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners
			 (NBPME) by NBPME standards. The applicant shall have the scores submitted to
			 the Division or its designated testing service directly from NBPME;
d) Certification, on forms provided by the
			 Division, from the jurisdictions of the United States in which the applicant
			 was originally licensed and is currently licensed, if applicable, stating:
1) The time during which the applicant was
			 licensed in that jurisdiction, including the date of the original issuance of
			 the license; and
2) Whether the
			 file on the applicant contains any record of disciplinary actions taken or
			 pending.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1360 - PODIATRIC MEDICAL PRACTICE ACT OF 1987 › Section 1360.40 - Examination

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a) Each applicant
			 for licensure as a podiatric physician in the State of Illinois shall be
			 required to take the PM Lexis examination administered by the Division or its
			 designated testing service.
b) A
			 passing grade on the PM Lexis examination is 75.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1360 - PODIATRIC MEDICAL PRACTICE ACT OF 1987 › Section 1360.45 - Application for Licensure on the Basis of Examination

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a) Each applicant for licensure as a
			 podiatric physician in the State of Illinois, pursuant to the Podiatric Medical
			 Practice Act of 1987 [225 ILCS 100 ] (the Act), shall file an application with
			 the Division that includes:
1) A complete work
			 history indicating all employment since graduation from an approved podiatric
			 medical program that meets the requirements set forth in Section
			 1360.20;
2) Certification of graduation from an
			 approved podiatric medical program;
3) Proof of passage of Part I and Part II of
			 the examination given by the NBPME by NBPME standards. The applicant shall have
			 the scores submitted to the Division directly from NBPME;
4) Proof of successful completion of the PM
			 Lexis examination in accordance with Section
			 1360.40 of this
			 Part;
5) Proof of successful
			 completion of one year of postgraduate training approved by the Council on
			 Podiatric Medical Education of the American Podiatric Medical Association
			 (APMA) which includes residency and preceptorship programs;
6) Certification, on forms provided by the
			 Division, from the jurisdictions in which the applicant was originally licensed
			 and is currently licensed, if applicable, stating:
A) The time during which the applicant was
			 registered in that jurisdiction, including the date of the original issuance of
			 the license; and
B) Whether the
			 file on the applicant contains any record of disciplinary actions taken or
			 pending; and
7) The
			 required fee set forth in Section 18(a)(1) of the Act.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1360 - PODIATRIC MEDICAL PRACTICE ACT OF 1987 › Section 1360.50 - Endorsement

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a) An applicant for
			 licensure as a podiatric physician who is licensed under the laws of another
			 jurisdiction shall file an application with the Division that shall include:
1) A certification from the jurisdiction of
			 original licensure and current licensure, stating:
A) The time during which the applicant was
			 licensed in that jurisdiction; and
B) Whether the file on the applicant contains
			 any record of disciplinary actions taken or pending;
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1360 - PODIATRIC MEDICAL PRACTICE ACT OF 1987 › Section 1360.55 - Renewals

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a) Every license
			 issued under the Act shall expire on January 31 of each odd numbered year. The
			 holder of a license may renew such license during the month preceding the
			 expiration date thereof by paying the required fee and meeting the continuing
			 education requirements set forth in Section
			 1360.70.
b) It is the responsibility of each
			 registrant to notify the Division of any change of address. Failure to receive
			 a renewal form from the Division shall not constitute an excuse for failure to
			 pay the renewal fee and to renew the license in a timely manner.
c) Practicing or offering to practice on a
			 license that has expired shall be considered unlicensed activity and shall be
			 grounds for discipline pursuant to Section 24 of the Act.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1360 - PODIATRIC MEDICAL PRACTICE ACT OF 1987 › Section 1360.60 - Restoration

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a) A person seeking
			 restoration of a license that has expired for 5 years or less shall have the
			 license restored upon payment of $100 plus all lapsed renewal fees required by
			 Section 18(a)(4) of the Act and proof of 100 hours of continuing education, as
			 defined in Section
			 1360.70 of
			 this Part, earned within the 2 years preceding restoration of the
			 license.
b) A person seeking
			 restoration of a license that has been placed on inactive status for 5 years or
			 less shall have the license restored upon payment of the current renewal fee
			 and proof of 100 hours of continuing education, as defined in Section
			 1360.70 of
			 this Part, earned within 2 years preceding the restoration of the
			 license.
c) A person seeking
			 restoration of a license after it has expired or been placed on inactive status
			 for more than 5 years shall file an application, on forms supplied by the
			 Division, together with the fee required by Section 18(a)(4) of the Act, and be
			 scheduled for an interview before the Board. The person shall also submit
			 either:
1) Certification of active practice
			 in another jurisdiction and proof of 100 hours continuing education as defined
			 in Section
			 1360.70 of
			 this Part during the 2 years prior to restoration. Such evidence shall include
			 a statement from the appropriate board or licensing authority in the other
			 jurisdiction that the applicant was authorized to practice during the term of
			 active practice; or
2) Proof of
			 successful completion of the PM Lexis examination in accordance with Section
			 1360.40 within one
			 year before applying for restoration.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1360 - PODIATRIC MEDICAL PRACTICE ACT OF 1987 › Section 1360.65 - Temporary Licenses

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a) An
			 applicant for a temporary license to pursue postgraduate training shall file an
			 application with the Division, on forms provided by the Division, that includes
			 the following:
1) A complete work history
			 indicating all employment since graduation from an approved podiatric medical
			 program that meets the requirements set forth in Section
			 1360.20.
2) Either:
A) Certification of graduation from an
			 approved podiatric medical program; or
B) Certification that the applicant will
			 graduate from an approved podiatric medical program before entering into the
			 postgraduate training. This certification shall be signed by the director or
			 registrar of the applicant's podiatric medical program.
3) Proof of passage of Part I and Part II of
			 the examination given by the NBPME by NBPME standards. The applicant shall have
			 his or her scores submitted to the Division or its designated testing service,
			 directly from NBPME.
4) Proof that
			 the applicant has been accepted or appointed to a position in a postgraduate
			 program approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education of the American
			 Podiatric Medical Association which includes residencies and
			 preceptorships.
5) Certification,
			 on forms provided by the Division, from the jurisdictions in which the
			 applicant was originally licensed and is currently licensed, if applicable,
			 stating:
A) The time during which the
			 applicant was registered in that jurisdiction, including the date of the
			 original issuance of the license; and
B) Whether the file on the applicant contains
			 any record of disciplinary actions taken or pending.
6) The required fee set forth in Section
			 18(a)(1) of the Act.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1360 - PODIATRIC MEDICAL PRACTICE ACT OF 1987 › Section 1360.70 - Continuing Education

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a)
			 Continuing Education Hour Requirements
1)
			 Every renewal applicant who applies for renewal of a license as a podiatric
			 physician must complete 100 hours of continuing education (CE) relevant to the
			 practice of podiatric medicine.
2)
			 A prerenewal period is the 24 months preceding January 31 of each odd-numbered
			 year.
3) A renewal applicant is not
			 required to comply with CE requirements for the first renewal.
4) Podiatric physicians licensed in Illinois
			 but residing and practicing in other states must comply with the CE
			 requirements set forth in this Section.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1360 - PODIATRIC MEDICAL PRACTICE ACT OF 1987 › Section 1360.75 - Visiting Professor Permits

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a)
			 Any person not licensed in this State to practice as a podiatric medical
			 physician who has been appointed as a visiting professor at a program of
			 podiatric medicine in this State must be the holder of a Visiting Professor
			 Permit issued by the Division pursuant to the provisions of Section 12 of the
			 Act.
b) An application for a
			 Visiting Professor Permit shall be made on forms provided by the Division. Such
			 application shall include:
1) The name and
			 location of the applicant's program of podiatric medicine, dates of attendance,
			 and date and type of degree conferred;
2) Certification from the jurisdictions of
			 original licensure and current licensure, indicating:
A) The date of licensure;
B) The method of licensure; and
C) The current status of the
			 license;
3)
			 Certification from the Dean of the program of podiatric medicine indicating:
A) That the person has contracted with the
			 applicant and he has received a faculty appointment to teach in the
			 program;
B) The nature of the
			 educational services to be provided by the applicant; and
C) The term of the contract;
4) A copy of the applicant's
			 current curriculum vitae; and
5)
			 The fee set forth in Section 18(a)(1) of the Act.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1360 - PODIATRIC MEDICAL PRACTICE ACT OF 1987 › Section 1360.85 - Advertising

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a) If an
			 advertisement is communicated to the public over television or radio, it shall
			 be prerecorded and approved for broadcast by the podiatric physician, and a
			 recording of the actual transmission, including videotape, shall be retained
			 for at least 3 years by the podiatric physician.
b) A podiatric physician may incorporate as a
			 professional service corporation in accordance with the Professional Service
			 Corporation Act [805 ILCS 10 ] under a fictitious or an assumed name; however,
			 all advertisements for podiatric services to be performed by members or
			 employees of the corporation must comply with the following:
1) A podiatric physician licensed and
			 practicing in Illinois shall be designated at each practice location for the
			 corporation and shall assume responsibility for all advertising in
			 Illinois.
2) The name, office
			 address and office phone number of the designated podiatric physician shall
			 appear in all advertising for the corporation.
3) The names of the owners of the
			 corporation, if other than the designated podiatric physicians, shall appear in
			 all advertising for the corporation.
4) A list of all podiatric physicians
			 employed by the corporation who perform podiatric services shall be prominently
			 displayed at the location where they practice.
5) Any advertisement that contains the names
			 of podiatric physicians employed by the corporation shall include at least one
			 of the following terms to describe each podiatric physician's licensure:
			 podiatric physician, doctor of podiatric medicine, podiatrist, foot specialist
			 or chiropodist.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1360 - PODIATRIC MEDICAL PRACTICE ACT OF 1987 › Section 1360.86 - Mandatory Reporting of Impaired Podiatric Physicians by Health Care Institutions

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a)
			 Entities Required to Report
Section 26 of the Act requires that the chief administrator or
				executive officer of any health care institution licensed by the Department of
				Public Health report to the Board concerning impaired persons. All instances in
				which a person licensed under the Podiatric Medical Practice Act of 1987 is
				impaired by reason of age, drug or alcohol abuse or physical or mental
				impairment, is under supervision, and where appropriate, is in a program of
				rehabilitation, must be reported to the Board. The reports, as described in
				subsection (f), must contain sufficient current information to enable the Board
				to evaluate the impairment and determine the appropriateness of the supervision
				of the program of rehabilitation. If the Board finds the supervision or
				treatment plan submitted by the institution is not sufficient to meet the needs
				of the individual, the Board may direct the facility to work with Division
				staff to revise the plan or treatment to meet the specific objections. Reports
				must be filed with the Board by the following entities:
1) The president or chief executive officer
			 of any association or society of podiatric physicians licensed under the Act
			 and operating within this State shall report to the Board when the association
			 or society renders a final determination relating to the professional
			 competence or conduct of the podiatric physician.
2) Every insurance company that offers
			 policies of professional liability insurance to persons licensed under the Act,
			 or any other entity that seeks to indemnify the professional liability of a
			 podiatric physician licensed under the Act, shall report to the Board the
			 settlement of any claim or cause of action, or final judgment rendered in any
			 cause of action, that alleged negligence in the furnishing of medical care by a
			 person licensed under the Act when a settlement or final judgment is in favor
			 of the plaintiff.
3) The State's
			 Attorney of each county shall report to the Board all instances in which a
			 person licensed under the Act is convicted or otherwise found guilty of the
			 commission of any felony.
4) All
			 agencies, boards, commissions, departments, or other instrumentalities the
			 State of Illinois shall report to the Board any instance arising in connection
			 with the operations of an agency, including the administration of any law by an
			 agency, in which a podiatric physician licensed under the Act has either
			 committed an act or acts that may be a violation of the Act or that may
			 constitute unprofessional conduct related directly to patient care or that
			 indicates that a podiatric physician licensed under the Act may be mentally or
			 physically disabled in a manner that may endanger patients under that
			 physician's care.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1360 - PODIATRIC MEDICAL PRACTICE ACT OF 1987 › Section 1360.90 - Granting Variances

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a) The
			 Director may grant variances from this Part in individual cases when he/she
			 finds that:
1) the provision from which the
			 variance is granted is not statutorily mandated;
2) no party will be injured by the granting
			 of the variance; and
3) the rule
			 from which the variance is granted would, in the particular case, be
			 unreasonable or unnecessarily burdensome.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1360 - PODIATRIC MEDICAL PRACTICE ACT OF 1987 › Section 1360.95 - Dishonorable, Unprofessional and Unethical Conduct Standards

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a) The Division may suspend or revoke a
			 license, refuse to issue or renew a license or take other disciplinary action,
			 based upon its finding of dishonorable, unprofessional and unethical conduct of
			 a character likely to deceive, defraud or harm the public within the meaning of
			 Section 24 of the Act that is interpreted to include, but is not limited to,
			 the following acts or practices:
1) Practicing
			 or offering to practice beyond one's competency (for example, providing
			 services and techniques for which one is not qualified by education, training
			 and experience);
2) Making gross or
			 deliberate misrepresentations or misleading claims as to his/her professional
			 qualifications or of the efficacy or value of his/her treatments or remedies,
			 or those of another practitioner;
3) Impersonating another person holding a
			 podiatric medical license or allowing another person to use his/her
			 license;
4) Delegating
			 responsibility for delivery of patient care to persons who were not properly
			 supervised or who were not competent to assume such responsibility;
5) Submission of fraudulent claims for
			 services to any health insurance company or health service plan or third party
			 payor.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1370 - BOXING AND FULL-CONTACT MARTIAL ARTS ACT › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 1370.20 - The State of Illinois Athletic Board

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Each member of the Board shall receive compensation as
				  determined by the Secretary.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1370 - BOXING AND FULL-CONTACT MARTIAL ARTS ACT › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 1370.30 - Fees

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The following fees shall be paid to the Division and are not
				  refundable:
a) Application fees for
				professional events:
1) The application fee
				for a license as a promoter is $1000.
2) The application fee for a license as a
				referee is $300.
3) The application
				fee for a license as a matchmaker is $250.
4) The application fee for a license as a
				manager is $200.
5) The application
				fee for a license as a contestant is $100.
6) The application fee for a license as a
				timekeeper is $150.
7) The
				application fee for a license as a judge is $100.
8) The application fee for a license as a
				second is $50.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1370 - BOXING AND FULL-CONTACT MARTIAL ARTS ACT › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 1370.40 - Promoters

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a) No owner,
				officer, principal, association, partnership, corporation or limited liability
				company shall promote any contest without that person or a principal of that
				business obtaining a license from the Division.
b) Responsibilities of promoters shall
				include:
1) Full responsibility for all
				aspects of the contest and for meeting all deadlines for submission of contest
				permit and promoter licensure applications; and
2) Supervision of their agents, employees and
				representatives, the conduct of those agents, employees and representatives,
				and any violation of the Act or this Part related to the contest. The Division
				shall deem any violation by an agent, employee or representative of a promoter
				a violation by the promoter.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1370 - BOXING AND FULL-CONTACT MARTIAL ARTS ACT › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 1370.50 - Judges

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a) There shall be 3
				judges required for each bout. All bouts shall be scored by each judge on a
				10-point must system (see Sections
				1370.570 and
				1370.660 ).
b) Contestants' techniques shall be judged
				based on the standards of their respective sport.
c) The judges shall reach their decisions
				without conferring in any manner with any other official or person, including
				the other judges of the panel. Each judge shall make out his or her scorecard
				in accordance with provisions of the rules governing the respective sport. At
				the end of the round, the score shall be totaled and signed or initialed by
				each judge. The referee working the bout shall collect the scorecards after
				each round and hand them to the Division representative.
d) Any erasures or changes on the scorecard
				shall be approved and initialed by the judge and the Division
				representative.
e) Official
				scorecards from the Division shall be used and shall be retained in the custody
				of the Division representative who will transport them to the Division for
				archiving.
f) The judges selected
				for the contest and for each bout shall be at the sole discretion of the
				Division and that determination shall be final. The Division shall set the
				amount of compensation to be provided to the judges.
g) Judges shall not show any partiality to
				any contestant at any time. There shall be no discussion of any kind among
				officials or with the public with regard to the decision or contest before or
				during the bout. The officials shall not discuss previous bouts while the
				contest is in progress.