Illinois House Bill 4725 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on February 7 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-06-23 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Medical Practice Act of 1987. Provides that not later than 12 months after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall adopt rules that require a person seeking licensure to practice medicine in all of its branches to have completed 6 hours of education on the diagnosis, treatment, and care of individuals with cognitive impairments, including, but not limited to, Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. Provides that no later than 12 months after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the Department shall adopt rules that require any continuing education for persons licensed to practice medicine under all of its branches under the Act to include an average of 2 hours of continuing education per license year on the diagnosis, treatment and care of individuals with cognitive impairments, including, but not limited to, Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. Specifies that the training requirement shall only apply to persons who serve adult populations. Provides that the curriculum used for the training shall cover the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, including recognizing the signs and symptoms of dementia; person-centered care; assessment and care planning; and culturally competent health care.

PHYSICIANS-DEMENTIA TRAINING

Rep. Kathleen Willis [D]	Rep. Fred Crespo [D]	Rep. Natalie Manley [D]	Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez [D]
Rep. Emanuel Welch [D]	Rep. Kelly Cassidy [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-06-23	House	Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2020-03-12	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
2020-03-06	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
2020-03-03	House	Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee
2020-02-26	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
2020-02-26	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
2020-02-25	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
2020-02-18	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2020-02-18	House	First Reading
2020-02-07	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kathleen Willis

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
225	60	11	Amended Code	Citation Text
225	60	20.1	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4725&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=108&GA=101
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/HB/10100HB4725.htm