The Task Force on Internationally-Licensed Health Care Professionals is created within the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. The Task Force shall aim to: (1) remove barriers to licensure and practice for health care professionals licensed and practicing in other countries to get licensed and practice in the State; (2) address the health care workforce shortage in the State by increasing the supply of culturally competent physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals; and (3) protect the safety of patients and the broader public.
225 ILCS 53/5
Purpose
Known as the Task Force on Internationally-Licensed Health Care Professionals Act
The act spans §§ 225-53-1 to 225-53-5 (5 sections).
P.A. 102-812, eff. 1-1-23.
Official source: Illinois General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Illinois statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.