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| Public Act 103-0687
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| HB5059 Enrolled | LRB103 36284 AWJ 66381 b |
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Dental Practice Act is amended by |
changing Sections 11 and 16 as follows:
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(225 ILCS 25/11) (from Ch. 111, par. 2311) |
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026) |
Sec. 11. Types of dental licenses. The Department shall |
have the authority to issue the following types of licenses, |
to excuse the payment of fees for inactive status, to deliver |
certificates of identification, and to extend pre-license |
practice allowances as follows: |
(a) General licenses. The Department shall issue a license |
authorizing practice as a dentist to any person who qualifies |
for a license under this Act. |
(b) Specialty licenses. The Department shall issue a |
license authorizing practice as a specialist in any particular |
branch of dentistry to any dentist who has complied with the |
requirements established for that particular branch of |
dentistry at the time of making application. The Department |
shall establish additional requirements of any dentist who |
announces or holds himself or herself out to the public as a |
specialist or as being specially qualified in any particular |
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branch of dentistry. |
No dentist shall announce or hold himself or herself out |
to the public as a specialist or as being specially qualified |
in any particular branch of dentistry unless he or she is |
licensed to practice in that specialty of dentistry. |
The fact that any dentist shall announce by card, |
letterhead, or any other form of communication using terms as |
"Specialist", "Practice Limited To", or "Limited to Specialty |
of" with the name of the branch of dentistry practiced as a |
specialty, or shall use equivalent words or phrases to |
announce the same, shall be prima facie evidence that the |
dentist is holding himself or herself out to the public as a |
specialist. |
(c) Temporary training licenses. Persons who wish to |
pursue specialty or other advanced clinical educational |
programs in an approved dental school or a hospital situated |
in this State, or persons who wish to pursue programs of |
specialty training in dental public health in public agencies |
in this State, may receive without examination, in the |
discretion of the Department, a temporary training license. In |
order to receive a temporary training license under this |
subsection, an applicant shall furnish satisfactory proof to |
the Department that: |
(1) The applicant is at least 21 years of age and is of |
good moral character. In determining moral character under |
this Section, the Department may take into consideration |
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any felony conviction of the applicant, but such a |
conviction shall not operate as bar to licensure; |
(2) The applicant has been accepted or appointed for |
specialty or residency training by an approved hospital |
situated in this State, by an approved dental school |
situated in this State, or by a public health agency in |
this State the training programs of which are recognized |
and approved by the Department. The applicant shall |
indicate the beginning and ending dates of the period for |
which he or she has been accepted or appointed; |
(3) The applicant is a graduate of a dental school or |
college approved and in good standing in the judgment of |
the Department. The Department may consider diplomas or |
certifications of education, or both, accompanied by |
transcripts of course work and credits awarded to |
determine if an applicant has graduated from a dental |
school or college approved and in good standing. The |
Department may also consider diplomas or certifications of |
education, or both, accompanied by transcripts of course |
work and credits awarded in determining whether a dental |
school or college is approved and in good standing. |
Temporary training licenses issued under this Section |
shall be valid only for the duration of the period of residency |
or specialty training and may be extended or renewed as |
prescribed by rule. The holder of a valid temporary training |
license shall be entitled thereby to perform acts as may be |
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prescribed by and incidental to his or her program of |
residency or specialty training; but he or she shall not be |
entitled to engage in the practice of dentistry in this State. |
A temporary training license may be revoked by the |
Department upon proof that the holder has engaged in the |
practice of dentistry in this State outside of his or her |
program of residency or specialty training, or if the holder |
shall fail to supply the Department, within 10 days of its |
request, with information as to his or her current status and |
activities in his or her specialty training program. |
(d) Faculty limited licenses. Persons who have received |
full-time appointments to teach dentistry at an approved |
dental school or hospital situated in this State may receive |
without examination, in the discretion of the Department, a |
faculty limited license. In order to receive a faculty limited |
license an applicant shall furnish satisfactory proof to the |
Department that: |
(1) The applicant is at least 21 years of age, is of |
good moral character, and is licensed to practice |
dentistry in another state or country; and |
(2) The applicant has a full-time appointment to teach |
dentistry at an approved dental school or hospital |
situated in this State. |
Faculty limited licenses issued under this Section shall |
be valid for a period of 3 years and may be extended or |
renewed. The holder of a valid faculty limited license may |
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perform acts as may be required by his or her teaching of |
dentistry. The holder of a faculty limited license may |
practice general dentistry or in his or her area of specialty, |
but only in a clinic or office affiliated with the dental |
school. The holder of a faculty limited license may advertise |
a specialty degree as part of the licensee's ability to |
practice in a faculty practice. Any faculty limited license |
issued to a faculty member under this Section shall terminate |
immediately and automatically, without any further action by |
the Department, if the holder ceases to be a faculty member at |
an approved dental school or hospital in this State. |
The Department may revoke a faculty limited license for a |
violation of this Act or its rules, or if the holder fails to |
supply the Department, within 10 days of its request, with |
information as to his or her current status and activities in |
his or her teaching program. |
(e) Inactive status. Any person who holds one of the |
licenses under subsection (a) or (b) of Section 11 or under |
Section 12 of this Act may elect, upon payment of the required |
fee, to place his or her license on an inactive status and |
shall, subject to the rules of the Department, be excused from |
the payment of renewal fees until he or she notifies the |
Department in writing of his or her desire to resume active |
status. |
Any licensee requesting restoration from inactive status |
shall be required to pay the current renewal fee and upon |
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payment the Department shall be required to restore his or her |
license, as provided in Section 16 of this Act. |
Any licensee whose license is in an inactive status shall |
not practice in the State of Illinois. |
(f) Certificates of Identification. In addition to the |
licenses authorized by this Section, the Department shall |
deliver to each dentist a certificate of identification in a |
form specified by the Department. |
(g) Pre-license practice allowance. An applicant for a |
general dental license or a temporary training license has a |
pre-license practice allowance to practice dentistry in a |
Commission on Dental Accreditation accredited specialty or |
residency training program for a period of 3 months from the |
starting date of the program. Upon a request from the |
applicant, the Department may extend, in writing, the |
pre-license practice allowance for the specialty or residency |
training program. An applicant practicing dentistry under this |
subsection may only perform acts as are prescribed by and |
incidental to the applicant's program of residency or |
specialty training. An applicant practicing dentistry under |
this subsection must supply the specialty or residency |
training program a copy of the applicant's general license |
application or temporary training license application along |
with proof of certified mail of sending that application to |
the Department. |
The applicant's authority to practice under this |
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subsection shall terminate immediately upon: (1) the decision |
of the Department that the applicant failed the examination |
for dental licensure; (2) denial of licensure by the |
Department; or (3) withdrawal of the license application. |
(Source: P.A. 103-425, eff. 1-1-24.)
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(225 ILCS 25/16) (from Ch. 111, par. 2316) |
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026) |
Sec. 16. Expiration, renewal and restoration of licenses. |
The expiration date and renewal date for each license issued |
under this Act shall be set by rule. The renewal period for |
each license issued under this Act shall be 3 years. A dentist |
or dental hygienist may renew a license during the month |
preceding its expiration date by paying the required fee. All |
initial licenses issued during an open renewal period shall |
have the next expiration date. A dentist or dental hygienist |
shall provide proof of current Basic Life Support (BLS) |
certification intended for health care providers at the time |
of renewal as provided by rule. Basic Life Support |
certification training taken as a requirement of this Section |
shall be counted for no more than 4 hours during each licensure |
period towards the continuing education hours under Section |
16.1 of this Act. The Department shall provide by rule for |
exemptions from this requirement for a dentist or dental |
hygienist with a physical disability that would preclude him |
or her from performing BLS. |
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Any dentist or dental hygienist whose license has expired |
or whose license is on inactive status may have his license |
restored at any time within 5 years after the expiration |
thereof, upon payment of the required fee and a showing of |
proof of compliance with current continuing education |
requirements, as provided by rule. |
Any person whose license has been expired for more than 5 |
years or who has had his license on inactive status for more |
than 5 years may have his license restored by making |
application to the Department and filing proof acceptable to |
the Department of taking continuing education and of his |
fitness to have the license restored, including sworn evidence |
certifying to active practice in another jurisdiction, and by |
paying the required restoration fee. A person practicing on an |
expired license is deemed to be practicing without a license. |
However, a holder of a license may renew the license within 90 |
days after its expiration by complying with the requirements |
for renewal and payment of an additional fee. A license |
renewal within 90 days after expiration shall be effective |
retroactively to the expiration date. |
If a person whose license has expired or who has had his |
license on inactive status for more than 5 years has not |
maintained an active practice satisfactory to the department, |
the Department shall determine, by an evaluation process |
established by rule, his or her fitness to resume active |
status and may require the person to complete a period of |
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evaluated clinical experience and may require successful |
completion of a practical examination. |
However, any person whose license expired while he or she |
was (i) on active duty with the Armed Forces of the United |
States or called into service or training by the State militia |
or (ii) in training or education under the supervision of the |
United States preliminary to induction into the military |
service, may have his or her license renewed, reinstated, or |
restored without paying any lapsed renewal or restoration fee, |
if within 2 years after termination of such service, training, |
or education other than by dishonorable discharge, he or she |
furnishes the Department with satisfactory proof that he or |
she has been so engaged and that his or her service, training, |
or education has been so terminated. |
(Source: P.A. 97-526, eff. 1-1-12; 97-1013, eff. 8-17-12; |
98-147, eff. 1-1-14.)
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