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| | 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB2839 Introduced , by Rep. Patricia R. Bellock SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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210 ILCS 55/2.05 | from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 2802.05 |
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Amends the Home Health, Home Services, and Home Nursing Agency Licensing Act. Provides that "home health services" includes services prescribed by a physician assistant licensed under the Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987. Effective immediately.
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| | HB2839 | | LRB098 06742 DRJ 36790 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Home Health, Home Services, and Home Nursing |
| 5 | | Agency Licensing Act is amended by changing Section 2.05 as |
| 6 | | follows:
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| 7 | | (210 ILCS 55/2.05) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 2802.05)
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| 8 | | Sec. 2.05.
"Home health services" means services provided
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| 9 | | to a person at his residence according to a plan of treatment
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| 10 | | for illness or infirmity
prescribed by a physician or by a |
| 11 | | physician assistant licensed under the Physician Assistant |
| 12 | | Practice Act of 1987. Such services include part time and
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| 13 | | intermittent nursing services and other therapeutic services
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| 14 | | such as physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech |
| 15 | | therapy,
medical social services, or services provided by a |
| 16 | | home health aide.
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| 17 | | (Source: P.A. 80-804.)
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| 18 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
| 19 | | becoming law.
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