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		SB3688 Enrolled		LRB104 19957 BAB 33407 b
1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
4    Section 5. The Medical School Curriculum Act is amended by
5adding Section 3 as follows:
6    (110 ILCS 55/3 new)
7    Sec. 3. Menopause education required. In addition to the 
8requirements imposed by this Act, each and every medical 
9school established, maintained, and operated by the State of 
10Illinois shall include in the curriculum the study of 
11perimenopause and menopause recognition and management. Such 
12study may be by specific courses in perimenopause and 
13menopause or may be incorporated in existing subjects taught 
14in the school.
15    Section 10. The Nurse Practice Act is amended by changing
16Sections 55-5 and 60-5 as follows:
17    (225 ILCS 65/55-5)
18    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
19    Sec. 55-5. LPN education program requirements.
20    (a) All Illinois practical nurse education programs must
21be reviewed by the Board and approved by the Department before
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1the successful completion of such a program may be applied
2toward meeting the requirements for practical nurse licensure
3under this Act. Any program changing the level of educational
4preparation or the relationship with or to the parent
5institution or establishing an extension of an existing
6program must request a review by the Board and approval by the
7Department. The Board shall review and make a recommendation
8for the approval or disapproval of a program by the Department
9based on the following criteria:
10        (1) a feasibility study that describes the need for
11    the program and the facilities used, the potential of the
12    program to recruit faculty and students, financial support
13    for the program, and other criteria, as established by
14    rule;
15        (2) program curriculum, including the study of 
16    perimenopause and menopause recognition and management,
17    that meets all State requirements;
18        (3) the administration of the program by a Nurse
19    Administrator and the involvement of a Nurse Administrator
20    in the development of the program; and
21        (4) the occurrence of a site visit prior to approval.
22    (b) In order to obtain initial Department approval and to
23maintain Department approval, a practical nursing program must
24meet all of the following requirements:
25        (1) The program must continually be administered by a
26    Nurse Administrator.
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1        (2) The institution responsible for conducting the
2    program and the Nurse Administrator must ensure that
3    individual faculty members are academically and
4    professionally competent.
5        (3) The program curriculum must contain all applicable
6    requirements established by rule, including both theory
7    and clinical components.
8        (4) The passage rates of the program's graduating
9    classes on the State-approved licensure exam must be
10    deemed satisfactory by the Department.
11    (c) Program site visits to an institution conducting or
12hosting a practical nursing program may be made at the
13discretion of the Nursing Coordinator or upon recommendation
14of the Board.
15    (d) Any institution conducting a practical nursing program
16that wishes to discontinue the program must do each of the
17following:
18        (1) Notify the Department, in writing, of its intent
19    to discontinue the program.
20        (2) Continue to meet the requirements of this Act and
21    the rules adopted thereunder until the official date of
22    termination of the program.
23        (3) Notify the Department of the date on which the
24    last student shall graduate from the program and the
25    program shall terminate.
26        (4) Assist remaining students in the continuation of
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1    their education in the event of program termination prior
2    to the graduation of the program's final student.
3        (5) Upon the closure of the program, notify the
4    Department, in writing, of the location of student and
5    graduate records storage.
6(Source: P.A. 95-639, eff. 10-5-07.)
7    (225 ILCS 65/60-5)
8    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
9    Sec. 60-5. RN education program requirements; out-of-State
10programs.
11    (a) All registered professional nurse education programs
12must be reviewed by the Board and approved by the Department
13before the successful completion of such a program may be
14applied toward meeting the requirements for registered
15professional nurse licensure under this Act. Any program
16changing the level of educational preparation or the
17relationship with or to the parent institution or establishing
18an extension of an existing program must request a review by
19the Board and approval by the Department. The Board shall
20review and make a recommendation for the approval or
21disapproval of a program by the Department based on the
22following criteria:
23        (1) a feasibility study that describes the need for
24    the program and the facilities used, the potential of the
25    program to recruit faculty and students, financial support
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1    for the program, and other criteria, as established by
2    rule;
3        (2) program curriculum, including the study of 
4    perimenopause and menopause recognition and management,
5    that meets all State requirements;
6        (2.5) measurement of program effectiveness based on a
7    passage rate of all graduates over the 3 most recent
8    calendar years without reference to first-time test
9    takers;
10        (3) the administration of the program by a Nurse
11    Administrator and the involvement of a Nurse Administrator
12    in the development of the program;
13        (4) the occurrence of a site visit prior to approval;
14    and
15        (5) beginning December 31, 2022, obtaining and
16    maintaining programmatic accreditation by a national
17    accrediting body for nursing education recognized by the
18    United States Department of Education and approved by the
19    Department.
20    The Department and Board of Nursing shall be notified
21within 30 days if the program loses its accreditation. The
22Department may adopt rules regarding a warning process and
23reaccreditation.
24    (b) In order to obtain initial Department approval and to
25maintain Department approval, a registered professional
26nursing program must meet all of the following requirements:
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1        (1) The institution responsible for conducting the
2    program and the Nurse Administrator must ensure that
3    individual faculty members are academically and
4    professionally competent.
5        (2) The program curriculum must contain all applicable
6    requirements established by rule, including both theory
7    and clinical components.
8        (3) The passage rates of the program's graduating
9    classes on the State-approved licensure exam must be
10    deemed satisfactory by the Department.
11    (c) Program site visits to an institution conducting or
12hosting a professional nursing program may be made at the
13discretion of the Nursing Coordinator or upon recommendation
14of the Board. Full routine site visits may be conducted by the
15Department for periodic evaluation. Such visits shall be used
16to determine compliance with this Act. Full routine site
17visits must be announced and may be waived at the discretion of
18the Department if the program maintains accreditation with an
19accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of
20Education and approved by the Department.
21    (d) Any institution conducting a registered professional
22nursing program that wishes to discontinue the program must do
23each of the following:
24        (1) Notify the Department, in writing, of its intent
25    to discontinue the program.
26        (2) Continue to meet the requirements of this Act and
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1    the rules adopted thereunder until the official date of
2    termination of the program.
3        (3) Notify the Department of the date on which the
4    last student shall graduate from the program and the
5    program shall terminate.
6        (4) Assist remaining students in the continuation of
7    their education in the event of program termination prior
8    to the graduation of the program's final student.
9        (5) Upon the closure of the program, notify the
10    Department, in writing, of the location of student and
11    graduate records' storage.
12    (e) Out-of-State registered professional nursing education
13programs planning to offer clinical practice experiences in
14this State must meet the requirements set forth in this
15Section and must meet the clinical and faculty requirements
16for institutions outside of this State, as established by
17rule. The institution responsible for conducting an
18out-of-State registered professional nursing education program
19and the administrator of the program shall be responsible for
20ensuring that the individual faculty and preceptors overseeing
21the clinical experience are academically and professionally
22competent.
23(Source: P.A. 103-533, eff. 1-1-24.)
24    Section 15. The Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987
25is amended by changing Section 13 as follows:
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1    (225 ILCS 95/13)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4613)
2    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
3    Sec. 13. Department powers and duties.
4    (a) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Department
5shall:
6        (1) adopt rules setting forth standards to be met by a
7    school or institution offering a course of training for
8    physician assistants prior to approval of such school or
9    institution, including the study of perimenopause and 
10    menopause recognition and management;
11        (2) adopt rules setting forth uniform and reasonable
12    standards of instruction to be met prior to approval of
13    such course of institution for physician assistants; and
14        (3) determine the reputability and good standing of
15    such schools or institutions and their course of
16    instruction for physician assistants by reference to
17    compliance with such rules, provided that no school of
18    physician assistants that refuses admittance to applicants
19    solely on account of race, color, sex, or creed shall be
20    considered reputable and in good standing.
21    (b) No rule shall be adopted under this Act which allows a
22physician assistant to perform any act, task, or function
23primarily performed in the lawful practice of optometry under
24the Illinois Optometric Practice Act of 1987.
25    (c) All rules shall be submitted to the Board for review
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1and the Department shall consider any comments provided by the
2Board.
3(Source: P.A. 100-453, eff. 8-25-17.)
4    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
51, 2027.