HB 4937 Illinois House · 94th Regular Session

MED PRAC-EXAM ATTEMPTS

Summary
Amends the Medical Practice Act of 1987. Provides that any person who fails any step of the examination for licensure as a medical doctor, doctor of osteopathy or osteopathic medicine, or doctor of chiropractic is entitled to take that step of the examination not more than 2 subsequent times (now, any person failing any examination for licensure a total of 5 times shall thereafter be ineligible for further examinations until that person submits to the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation evidence of further formal professional study in an accredited institution). Provides that the licensing board may establish additional requirements for those applicants who, after having failed the same step of the examination 3 or more times, wish to take that step of the examination again.
Bill status failed 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2006
Committee Review
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Governor
Introduced Jan 19, 2006 Last action Jan 9, 2007
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Jan 9, 2007
House · Failed
Session Sine Die
Mar 3, 2006
House · Referred to committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Feb 15, 2006
House · Reported by committee
Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 007-004-000
Jan 31, 2006
House · Referred to committee
Assigned to Human Services Committee
Jan 19, 2006
House · Referred to committee
Referred to Rules Committee
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Deborah L. Graham
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