Bill > SB4023

This bill requires the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (DFPR) to collect specific practice information from health care professionals when they apply for or renew their licenses. This information includes their areas of practice specialty, all current practice locations, the number of hours spent at each location providing direct outpatient care, their National Provider Identifier (NPI) number if they have one (an NPI is a unique 10-digit identification number assigned to health care providers in the United States), and their anticipated retirement date. The DFPR will then share this data with authorized personnel at the Department of Public Health. Importantly, this collected data will be kept private and is exempt from the Freedom of Information Act, meaning it cannot be requested by the public. Additionally, any aggregate data published by the DFPR about health care professionals will not include any personal identifying information. The bill also defines what constitutes a "health care professional" for the purposes of this law, listing various licensed professions such as doctors, nurses, and therapists.

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https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=4023&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=114&GA=104