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92_SB0528enr
SB528 Enrolled LRB9204904LBgc
1 AN ACT concerning the regulation of professions.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Nursing and Advanced Practice Nursing Act
5 is amended by adding Section 5-21 as follows:
6 (225 ILCS 65/5-21 new)
7 Sec. 5-21. No registered nurse or licensed practical
8 nurse may perform refractions and other determinations of
9 visual function or eye health diagnosis. A registered nurse
10 or licensed practical nurse may participate in these
11 activities with the direct on-site supervision of an
12 optometrist licensed under the Illinois Optometric Practice
13 Act of 1987 or a physician licensed to practice medicine in
14 all its branches under the Medical Practice Act of 1987.
15 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
16 becoming law.
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