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| Public Act 104-0061 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning State government. | ||||
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||
represented in the General Assembly: | ||||
Section 5. The Department of Professional Regulation Law | ||||
of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by | ||||
changing Section 2105-15.7 as follows: | ||||
(20 ILCS 2105/2105-15.7) | ||||
Sec. 2105-15.7. Implicit bias awareness training. | ||||
(a) As used in this Section: , | ||||
"Health health care professional" means a person licensed | ||||
or registered by the Department of Financial and Professional | ||||
Regulation under the following Acts: Medical Practice Act of | ||||
1987, Nurse Practice Act, Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act, | ||||
Illinois Dental Practice Act, Illinois Optometric Practice Act | ||||
of 1987, Pharmacy Practice Act, Illinois Physical Therapy Act, | ||||
Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987, Acupuncture Practice | ||||
Act, Illinois Athletic Trainers Practice Act, Clinical Social | ||||
Work and Social Work Practice Act, Dietitian Nutritionist | ||||
Practice Act, Home Medical Equipment and Services Provider | ||||
License Act, Naprapathic Practice Act, Nursing Home | ||||
Administrators Licensing and Disciplinary Act, Illinois | ||||
Occupational Therapy Practice Act, Illinois Optometric | ||||
Practice Act of 1987, Podiatric Medical Practice Act of 1987, | ||||
Respiratory Care Practice Act, Professional Counselor and | ||
Clinical Professional Counselor Licensing and Practice Act, | ||
Sex Offender Evaluation and Treatment Provider Act, Illinois | ||
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Practice Act, | ||
Perfusionist Practice Act, Registered Surgical Assistant and | ||
Registered Surgical Technologist Title Protection Act, and | ||
Genetic Counselor Licensing Act. | ||
"Maternal health care services" means prenatal care or | ||
postnatal care. | ||
"Postnatal care" means an office visit to a health care | ||
professional for the purposes of care related to | ||
post-pregnancy that occurs within 12 months after a person has | ||
given birth, with reference to the person who has given birth. | ||
"Prenatal care" has the meaning given to that term in the | ||
Maternal Mental Health Conditions Education, Early Diagnosis, | ||
and Treatment Act. | ||
(b) A For license or registration renewals occurring on or | ||
after January 1, 2023, a health care professional who has | ||
continuing education requirements must complete at least a | ||
one-hour course in training on implicit bias awareness per | ||
renewal period. On and after July 1, 2026, for health care | ||
professionals who report to the Department that they provide | ||
maternal health care services and seek to renew a license or | ||
registration, the one-hour course in training on implicit bias | ||
awareness shall include training in potential maternal health | ||
risk factors associated with childbearing individuals who are | ||
part of a marginalized racial or ethnic group with increased | ||
maternal mortality rates. A health care professional may count | ||
this one hour for completion of this course toward meeting the | ||
minimum credit hours required for continuing education. Any | ||
training on implicit bias awareness applied to meet any other | ||
State licensure requirement, professional accreditation or | ||
certification requirement, or health care institutional | ||
practice agreement may count toward the one-hour requirement | ||
under this Section. | ||
(c) The Department may adopt rules for the implementation | ||
of this Section. | ||
(Source: P.A. 102-4, eff. 4-27-21; 102-674, eff. 11-30-21.) | ||