ATHLETIC TRAINERS/THERAPISTS

Amends the Savings and Loan Share and Account Act. Makes a technical change to a Section relating to joint ownership of accounts. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 205 ILCS 115/2 Adds reference to: 225 ILCS 5/4.5 new 225 ILCS 75/2 from Ch. 111, par. 3702 225 ILCS 75/3.7 new 225 ILCS 90/1 from Ch. 111, par. 4251 225 ILCS 90/1.5 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Athletic Trainers Practice Act. Provides that an athletic trainer licensed under the Act may only perform dry needling after completion of requirements, as determined by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation by rule, that meet or exceed specified requirements. Provides that dry needling shall only be performed by a licensed athletic trainer upon referral. Amends the Illinois Occupational Therapy Practice Act. In the definition of "occupational therapy services", provides that applying physical agent modalities as an adjunct to or in preparation for engagement in occupation may include dry needling. Provides that an occupational therapist licensed under the Act may only perform dry needling after completion of requirements, as determined by the Department by rule, that meet or exceed specified requirements. Provides that dry needling shall only be performed by a licensed occupational therapist upon referral. Amends the Illinois Physical Therapy Act. Provides that the definition of "physical therapy" includes the treatment of a person through dry needling. Provides that the definition of "physical therapy" does not include acupuncture. Provides that a physical therapist licensed under the Act may only perform dry needling after completion of requirements, as determined by the Department by rule, that meet or exceed specified requirements. Provides that dry needling shall only be performed by a licensed physical therapist. Removes language that prohibits newly-licensed physical therapists from practicing dry needling for at least one year from the date of initial licensure unless the practitioner can demonstrate compliance with certain education requirements; prohibits the delegation of dry needling to a physical therapist assistant or support personnel; and prohibits advertising, describing to patients or the public, or otherwise representing that dry needling is acupuncture. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adds reference to: 225 ILCS 90/1.2 Further amends the Illinois Physical Therapy Act. Provides that a physical therapist providing services to a patient who has been diagnosed by a health care professional as having a chronic disease that may benefit from physical therapy must communicate at least monthly with the patient's treating health care professional to provide updates on the patient's course of therapy. Provides that a physical therapist shall refer a patient to the patient's treating health care professional of record or, in the case where there is no health care professional of record, to a health care professional of the patient's choice, if the patient was under the care of a physical therapist without a diagnosis established by a health care professional of a chronic disease that may benefit from physical therapy and returns for services for the same or similar condition after 30 calendar days of being discharged by the physical therapist (rather than the patient returns for services for the same or similar condition after 30 calendar days of being discharged by the physical therapist). Provides that dry needling shall only be performed by a licensed physical therapist or licensed physical therapist assistant (rather than a licensed physical therapist) after specified training requirements are satisfied. Further amends the Occupational Therapy Practice Act. Provides that dry needling shall only be performed by a licensed occupational therapist or licensed occupational therapy assistant (rather than a licensed occupational therapist) after specified training requirements are satisfied.