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| | 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
SB1292 Introduced 2/18/2015, by Sen. Pat McGuire SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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| 625 ILCS 5/6-901 | from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-901 |
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Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes an addition to the definition of a "medical examiner" or "medical practitioner" to include a licensed optometrist for the purpose of certifying vision fitness to operate a motor vehicle.
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| | SB1292 | | LRB099 08151 RJF 28301 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning transportation.
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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 Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing |
| 5 | | Section 6-901 as follows:
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| 6 | | (625 ILCS 5/6-901) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-901)
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| 7 | | Sec. 6-901. Definitions. For the purposes of this
Article:
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| 8 | | "Board" means the Driver's License Medical Advisory Board.
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| 9 | | "Medical examiner" or "medical practitioner" means: |
| 10 | | (i) any
person licensed to practice medicine in all its |
| 11 | | branches in
the State of Illinois or any other state;
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| 12 | | (ii) a licensed physician assistant who has been |
| 13 | | delegated the performance of medical examinations by his or |
| 14 | | her supervising physician; or |
| 15 | | (iii) a licensed advanced practice nurse who has a |
| 16 | | written collaborative agreement with a collaborating |
| 17 | | physician which authorizes him or her to perform medical |
| 18 | | examinations; or . |
| 19 | | (iv) a licensed optometrist for the purpose of |
| 20 | | certifying vision fitness to operate a motor vehicle. |
| 21 | | (Source: P.A. 96-962, eff. 7-2-10; 97-185, eff. 7-22-11.)
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