Rep. Cynthia Soto

Amends the Medical Patient Rights Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the purpose of the Act.

Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Extends the repeal date of the Medical Practice Act of 1987 from December 31, 2017 to December 31, 2027. Amends the Medical Practice Act of 1987. Provides that all applicants and licensees shall provide a valid address and email address, which shall serve as the address and email address of record, and shall inform the Department of any change of address or email address through specified means. Defines "email address of record". In provisions concerning grounds for discipline, provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation may take action with regard to a person licensed under the Act for: willfully failing to report an instance of suspected abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, or self-neglect of an eligible adult as defined in and required by the Adult Protective Services Act; and being named as an abuser in a verified report by the Department on Aging under the Adult Protective Services Act, and upon proof by clear and convincing evidence that the licensee abused, neglected, or financially exploited an eligible adult as defined in the Adult Protective Services Act. In provisions authorizing the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation to appoint a hearing officer, provides that the hearing officer's findings and recommendations shall also be provided to the Medical Licensing Board along with the Medical Disciplinary Board so both Boards may review the information and present their findings to the Secretary. Makes changes in provisions concerning stenographers. Changes references to "stenographer" to references to "certified shorthand reporter". Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Amends the Mercury-Free Vaccine Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Creates the Defibrillator at Sporting Events Access Act. Provides that a unit of local government must ensure, through a permitting process or otherwise, that an automated external defibrillator is available for organized marathons, races, and sporting events within the jurisdiction of the unit of local government and is easily accessible for use by participants and spectators at the marathon, race, or sporting event.

Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the State Board of Education.

Amends the Movable Soccer Goal Safety Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Workers' Compensation Act. Provides that if there are insufficient funds in the Injured Workers' Benefit Fund to pay all claims, an amount of money sufficient to make up the deficiency shall be considered to be always appropriated from the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission Operations Fund, the Rate Adjustment Fund, the Settlement Fund, and the Second Injury Fund. Provides that the minimum payout from the Injured Workers' Benefit Fund for death or permanent total disability is 364 weeks of benefits payable in a lump sum. Provides that proof that an employer was not insured or is not insured creates a rebuttable presumption that the employer knowingly failed to comply with specified provisions of the Act.

Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Extends the repeal of the Medical Practice Act of 1987 from December 31, 2017 to December 31, 2027. Effective immediately.