Bill Text: IL HB4074 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Amends the Patients' Right to Know Act. Extends the disclosure period from 5 years to 10 years for certain information that must be posted on a physician's public profile.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB4074 Detail]

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AN ACT concerning regulation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Patients' Right to Know Act is amended by
changing Section 10 as follows:
(225 ILCS 61/10)
Sec. 10. Physician profiles. The Department shall make
available to the public a profile of each physician. The
Department shall make this information available through an
Internet web site and, if requested, in writing. The physician
profile shall contain the following information:
(1) the full name of the physician;
(2) a description of any criminal convictions for
felonies and Class A misdemeanors, as determined by the
Department, within the most recent 10 5 years. For the
purposes of this Section, a person shall be deemed to be
convicted of a crime if he or she pleaded guilty or if he
was found or adjudged guilty by a court of competent
jurisdiction;
(3) a description of any final Department disciplinary
actions within the most recent 10 5 years;
(4) a description of any final disciplinary actions by
licensing boards in other states within the most recent 10

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5 years;
(5) a description of revocation or involuntary
restriction of hospital privileges for reasons related to
competence or character that have been taken by the
hospital's governing body or any other official of the
hospital after procedural due process has been afforded, or
the resignation from or nonrenewal of medical staff
membership or the restriction of privileges at a hospital
taken in lieu of or in settlement of a pending disciplinary
case related to competence or character in that hospital.
Only cases which have occurred within the most recent 10 5
years shall be disclosed by the Department to the public;
(6) all medical malpractice court judgments and all
medical malpractice arbitration awards in which a payment
was awarded to a complaining party during the most recent
10 5 years and all settlements of medical malpractice
claims in which a payment was made to a complaining party
within the most recent 10 5 years. A medical malpractice
judgment or award that has been appealed shall be
identified prominently as "Under Appeal" on the profile
within 20 days of formal written notice to the Department.
Information concerning all settlements shall be
accompanied by the following statement: "Settlement of a
claim may occur for a variety of reasons which do not
necessarily reflect negatively on the professional
competence or conduct of the physician. A payment in

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settlement of a medical malpractice action or claim should
not be construed as creating a presumption that medical
malpractice has occurred." Nothing in this subdivision (6)
shall be construed to limit or prevent the Disciplinary
Board from providing further explanatory information
regarding the significance of categories in which
settlements are reported. Pending malpractice claims shall
not be disclosed by the Department to the public. Nothing
in this subdivision (6) shall be construed to prevent the
Disciplinary Board from investigating and the Department
from disciplining a physician on the basis of medical
malpractice claims that are pending;
(7) names of medical schools attended, dates of
attendance, and date of graduation;
(8) graduate medical education;
(9) specialty board certification. The toll-free
number of the American Board of Medical Specialties shall
be included to verify current board certification status;
(10) number of years in practice and locations;
(11) names of the hospitals where the physician has
privileges;
(12) appointments to medical school faculties and
indication as to whether a physician has a responsibility
for graduate medical education within the most recent 10 5
years;
(13) information regarding publications in

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peer-reviewed medical literature within the most recent 10
5 years;
(14) information regarding professional or community
service activities and awards;
(15) the location of the physician's primary practice
setting;
(16) identification of any translating services that
may be available at the physician's primary practice
location; and
(17) an indication of whether the physician
participates in the Medicaid program.
(Source: P.A. 97-280, eff. 8-9-11.)