Illinois 103rd Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 17 D · 1 R cosponsors

SB 2427 — DFPR-HEALTH CARE CULTURAL COMP

Last action — Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 103rd Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires health care professionals who have continuing education requirements to complete cultural competency training, which shall include information on sensitivity relating to and best practices for providing affirming care to people in the person's preferred language, people with disabilities, documented or undocumented immigrants, people who are intersex, people living with HIV, and people of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities. Provides that for every license or registration renewal occurring on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, a health care professional who has continuing education requirements must complete at least 5 hours in cultural competency training. Provides that for every license or registration renewal occurring on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, a person licensed or registered by the Department under the Medical Practice Act of 1987 and who has continuing education requirements must complete at least 10 hours in cultural competency training. Provides that these continuing education hours may count toward meeting the minimum credit hours required for continuing education. Provides for rulemaking. Effective January 1, 2024.

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Action History

  1. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy

  2. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson

  3. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen

  4. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin

  5. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio

  6. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner

  7. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz

  8. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas

  9. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva

  10. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin

  11. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters

  12. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler

  13. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons

  14. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes

  15. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt

  16. Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

  17. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

  18. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities

  19. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments

  20. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ram Villivalam

  21. Assigned to Licensed Activities

  22. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura

  23. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III

  24. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa

  25. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ann Gillespie

  26. Referred to Assignments

  27. First Reading

  28. Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ram Villivalam

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Co-sponsors (19)

Not signed on (163)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 2427 do?
Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires health care professionals who have continuing education requirements to complete cultural competency training, which shall include information on sensitivity relating to and best practices for providing affirming care to people in the person's preferred language, people with disabilities, documented or undocumented immigrants, people who are intersex, people living with HIV, and people of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities. Provides that for every license or registration renewal occurring on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, a health care professional who has continuing education requirements must complete at least 5 hours in cultural competency training. Provides that for every license or registration renewal occurring on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, a person licensed or registered by the Department under the Medical Practice Act of 1987 and who has continuing education requirements must complete at least 10 hours in cultural competency training. Provides that these continuing education hours may count toward meeting the minimum credit hours required for continuing education. Provides for rulemaking. Effective January 1, 2024.
Who sponsors SB 2427?
SB 2427 is sponsored by Ram Villivalam (Democrat), Sue Rezin (Republican), Celina Villanueva (Democrat), Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas, Sara Feigenholtz (Democrat), Doris Turner (Democrat), Mike Porfirio (Democrat), Michael W. Halpin (Democrat), Mary Edly-Allen (Democrat), Ann Gillespie, Karina Villa (Democrat), Emil Jones, III (Democrat), Rachel Ventura (Democrat), Christopher Belt (Democrat), Javier L. Cervantes (Democrat), David Koehler (Democrat), Robert Peters (Democrat), Adriane L. Johnson (Democrat), Laura M. Murphy (Democrat), and Mike Simmons (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 2427?
This bill died with 103rd Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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