DFPR-HEALTH CARE CULTURAL COMP House SponsorsRep. Dagmara Avelar-Sonya M. Harper-Kevin John Olickal, Kelly M. Cassidy, Margaret Croke, Joyce Mason, Barbara Hernández, Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez, Aarón M. Ortíz, Lilian Jiménez, Hoan Huynh, Mary Beth Canty, Kam Buckner, Ann M. Williams, Laura Faver Dias, Emanuel "Chris" Welch, Janet Yang Rohr and Maura Hirschauer 1/7/2025HouseSession Sine Die 20 ILCS 2105/2105-15.8 new Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires health care professionals who have continuing education requirements to complete cultural competency training, which shall include information on sensitivity relating to and best practices for providing affirming care to people in the person's preferred language, people with disabilities, documented or undocumented immigrants, people who are intersex, people living with HIV, and people of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities. Provides that for every license or registration renewal occurring on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, a health care professional who has continuing education requirements must complete at least 5 hours in cultural competency training. Provides that for every license or registration renewal occurring on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, a person licensed or registered by the Department under the Medical Practice Act of 1987 and who has continuing education requirements must complete at least 10 hours in cultural competency training. Provides that these continuing education hours may count toward meeting the minimum credit hours required for continuing education. Provides for rulemaking. Effective January 1, 2024.House Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes: Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the definition of "health care professional" includes a person licensed or registered by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation under the Medical Practice Act of 1987. Makes corresponding changes. Effective January 1, 2024. 2/10/2023HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Dagmara Avelar 2/14/2023HouseFirst Reading 2/14/2023HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/27/2023HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal 2/27/2023HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy 2/27/2023HouseRemoved Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal 2/28/2023HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke 2/28/2023HouseAssigned to Health Care Licenses Committee 3/2/2023HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason 3/2/2023HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernández 3/2/2023HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez 3/2/2023HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz 3/2/2023HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez 3/2/2023HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh 3/6/2023HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dagmara Avelar 3/6/2023HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee 3/7/2023HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee 3/8/2023HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Health Care Licenses Committee; by Voice Vote 3/8/2023HouseDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 007-005-000 3/8/2023HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 3/13/2023HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty 3/17/2023HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner 3/21/2023HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams 3/21/2023HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias 3/21/2023HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch 3/22/2023HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 3/22/2023HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate 3/23/2023HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper 3/24/2023HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr 3/24/2023HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal 3/27/2023HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 5/4/2023HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer 1/7/2025HouseSession Sine Die