Illinois House Bill 335 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-4)
Status: Introduced on January 27 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-10-06 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark L. Walker
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 3 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. Specifies that the education requirement shall only apply to applicants who serve or will serve adult populations and have or will have direct patient interactions in their capacity as physicians. Provides that not 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 to include an average of one hour 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 continuing education requirement shall only apply to persons who serve adult populations and have direct patient interactions in their capacity as physicians. Provides that the curriculum used for the education and continuing education requirements 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. Anne Stava-Murray [D]	Rep. Barbara Hernandez [D]	Rep. Deborah Conroy [D]
Rep. Margaret Croke [D]	Rep. Jeff Keicher [R]	Rep. Amy Grant [R]	Rep. Martin McLaughlin [R]
Rep. Robyn Gabel [D]	Rep. Stephanie Kifowit [D]	Rep. Natalie Manley [D]	Rep. Marcus Evans [D]
Rep. Kelly Cassidy [D]	Rep. Martin Moylan [D]	Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez [D]	Rep. Daniel Didech [D]
Rep. Anna Moeller [D]	Rep. Katie Stuart [D]	Sen. Seth Lewis [R]	Rep. Janet Yang Rohr [D]
Rep. Aaron Ortiz [D]	Sen. Mark Walker [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-10-06	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark L. Walker
2021-08-05	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz
2021-04-21	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
2021-04-15	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Seth Lewis
2021-04-15	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
2021-04-12	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
2021-03-27	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2021-03-27	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2021-03-25	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
2021-03-23	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee
2021-03-23	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
2021-03-19	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2021-03-19	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kathleen Willis
2021-03-19	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
2021-03-18	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
2021-03-17	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
2021-03-16	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
2021-03-15	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
2021-03-12	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
2021-03-11	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
2021-03-11	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin McLaughlin
2021-03-11	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Grant
2021-03-10	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jeff Keicher
2021-03-03	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke
2021-03-02	House	Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee
2021-02-19	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
2021-02-17	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
2021-01-29	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2021-01-29	House	First Reading
2021-01-27	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=335&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=110&GA=102
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/10200HB0335.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/10200HB0335ham001.htm