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Introduced
02/06/2025
02/06/2025
In Committee
06/02/2025
06/02/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
Potential new amendment
104th General Assembly
Bill Summary
Amends the Underserved Health Care Provider Workforce Act. Changes the definition of "designated shortage area" to mean an area designated as a medically underserved area or a health professional shortage area (rather than a physician shortage area, a medically underserved area, or a critical health manpower shortage area). Changes the term "eligible medical student" to "eligible student", and includes in the definition of that term a person who is studying optometry in an optometry college or institution located in Illinois and that a person may agree to practice full-time in a designated shortage area as an optometrist or anesthesiologist one year for each year he or she is a scholarship recipient. Includes a rural health center, a federally qualified health center, a federally qualified health center look alike, and an optometric office in the definition of "medical facility". Includes an optometrist in the definition of "eligible health care provider". Includes an obstetrician or gynecologist in the definition of "primary care physician". Includes loan repayment recipients in a provision regarding scholarship recipients who fail to fulfill specified obligations, and provides that the amounts paid by these scholarship or loan repayment recipients shall be deposited into the fund where the payment originated from (rather than the Community Health Center Care Fund). Repeals a different provision defining "primary care physician". Effective January 1, 2026.
AI Summary
This bill amends the Underserved Health Care Provider Workforce Act to expand the definition of "designated shortage area" and broaden the types of healthcare professionals eligible for scholarship and loan repayment programs. The bill modifies the definition of designated shortage areas to include medically underserved areas and health professional shortage areas, and expands the definition of "eligible student" to include students studying optometry in Illinois. The legislation now allows students to agree to practice full-time in designated shortage areas as optometrists or anesthesiologists, in addition to other existing medical professions. The bill also expands the definition of "medical facility" to include rural health centers, federally qualified health centers, and optometric offices, and adds optometrists to the list of eligible healthcare providers. Additionally, the bill includes obstetricians and gynecologists in the definition of "primary care physician" and modifies provisions related to scholarship and loan repayment recipients who fail to fulfill their service obligations. Any repayments will now be deposited into the original fund from which the payment originated, rather than the previous Community Health Center Care Fund. The bill is set to become effective on January 1, 2026, and aims to address healthcare workforce shortages in underserved areas of Illinois.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments (on 06/02/2025)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1912&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=114&GA=104 |
| Senate Amendment 001 | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/104/SB/10400SB1912sam001.htm |
| BillText | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/104/SB/10400SB1912.htm |
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