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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB0481
Introduced 1/27/2005, by Rep. Kevin Joyce SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches may not implant pieces of jewelry into the mucous membrane of the eye. Provides that a violation is a Class 4 felony. Provides that the clerk of the court shall forward a copy of the judgment of conviction of a physician for a violation of this provision to the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and the Medical Disciplinary Board for appropriate disciplinary action under the Medical Practice Act of 1987.
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A BILL FOR
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HB0481 |
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LRB094 06385 RLC 36470 b |
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| AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by adding |
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| Section 12-10.3 as follows:
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| (720 ILCS 5/12-10.3 new) |
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| Sec. 12-10.3. Jewelry eye implants prohibited.
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| (a) A physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its |
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| branches may not implant pieces of jewelry into the mucous |
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| membrane of the eye. |
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| (b) Sentence. A violation of this Section is a Class 4 |
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| felony. |
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| (c) The clerk of the court shall forward a copy of the |
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| judgment of conviction of any physician who violates this |
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| Section to the Department of Financial and Professional |
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| Regulation and the Medical Disciplinary Board for appropriate |
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| disciplinary action under Section 22 of the Medical Practice |
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| Act of 1987.
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