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1 AN ACT concerning State government.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Department of Professional Regulation Law
5 of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by
6 changing Section 2105-15.7 as follows:
7 (20 ILCS 2105/2105-15.7)
8 Sec. 2105-15.7. Implicit bias awareness training.
9 (a) As used in this Section:,
10 "Health health care professional" means a person licensed
11 or registered by the Department of Financial and Professional
12 Regulation under the following Acts: Medical Practice Act of
13 1987, Nurse Practice Act, Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act,
14 Illinois Dental Practice Act, Illinois Optometric Practice Act
15 of 1987, Pharmacy Practice Act, Illinois Physical Therapy Act,
16 Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987, Acupuncture Practice
17 Act, Illinois Athletic Trainers Practice Act, Clinical Social
18 Work and Social Work Practice Act, Dietitian Nutritionist
19 Practice Act, Home Medical Equipment and Services Provider
20 License Act, Naprapathic Practice Act, Nursing Home
21 Administrators Licensing and Disciplinary Act, Illinois
22 Occupational Therapy Practice Act, Illinois Optometric
23 Practice Act of 1987, Podiatric Medical Practice Act of 1987,
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1 Respiratory Care Practice Act, Professional Counselor and
2 Clinical Professional Counselor Licensing and Practice Act,
3 Sex Offender Evaluation and Treatment Provider Act, Illinois
4 Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Practice Act,
5 Perfusionist Practice Act, Registered Surgical Assistant and
6 Registered Surgical Technologist Title Protection Act, and
7 Genetic Counselor Licensing Act.
8 "Maternal health care services" means prenatal care or
9 postnatal care.
10 "Postnatal care" means an office visit to a health care
11 professional for the purposes of care related to
12 post-pregnancy that occurs within 12 months after a person has
13 given birth, with reference to the person who has given birth.
14 "Prenatal care" has the meaning given to that term in the
15 Maternal Mental Health Conditions Education, Early Diagnosis,
16 and Treatment Act.
17 (b) A For license or registration renewals occurring on or
18 after January 1, 2023, a health care professional who has
19 continuing education requirements must complete at least a
20 one-hour course in training on implicit bias awareness per
21 renewal period. On and after July 1, 2026, for health care
22 professionals who report to the Department that they provide
23 maternal health care services and seek to renew a license or
24 registration, the one-hour course in training on implicit bias
25 awareness shall include training in potential maternal health
26 risk factors associated with childbearing individuals who are
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1 part of a marginalized racial or ethnic group with increased
2 maternal mortality rates. A health care professional may count
3 this one hour for completion of this course toward meeting the
4 minimum credit hours required for continuing education. Any
5 training on implicit bias awareness applied to meet any other
6 State licensure requirement, professional accreditation or
7 certification requirement, or health care institutional
8 practice agreement may count toward the one-hour requirement
9 under this Section.
10 (c) The Department may adopt rules for the implementation
11 of this Section.
12 (Source: P.A. 102-4, eff. 4-27-21; 102-674, eff. 11-30-21.)Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record.