Illinois Compiled Statutes 225 ILCS 60/18 – Visiting professor, physician, or resident permits
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(A) Visiting professor permit.
(1) A visiting professor permit shall entitle a
(1) A visiting professor permit shall entitle a
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person to practice medicine in all of its branches or to practice the treatment of human ailments without the use of drugs and without operative surgery provided:
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(a) the person maintains an equivalent
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authorization to practice medicine in all of its branches or to practice the treatment of human ailments without the use of drugs and without operative surgery in good standing in his or her native licensing jurisdiction during the period of the visiting professor permit;
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(b) the person has received a faculty appointment
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to teach in a medical, osteopathic or chiropractic school in Illinois; and
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(c) the Department may prescribe the information
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necessary to establish an applicant’s eligibility for a permit. This information shall include without limitation (i) a statement from the dean of the medical school at which the applicant will be employed describing the applicant’s qualifications and (ii) a statement from the dean of the medical school listing every affiliated institution in which the applicant will be providing instruction as part of the medical school’s education program and justifying any clinical activities at each of the institutions listed by the dean.
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(2) Application for visiting professor permits shall
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be made to the Department, in writing, on forms prescribed by the Department and shall be accompanied by the required fee established by rule, which shall not be refundable. Any application shall require the information as, in the judgment of the Department, will enable the Department to pass on the qualifications of the applicant.
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(3) A visiting professor permit shall be valid for no
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longer than 2 years from the date of issuance or until the time the faculty appointment is terminated, whichever occurs first, and may be renewed only in accordance with subdivision (A)(6) of this Section.
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(4) The applicant may be required to appear before
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the Medical Board for an interview prior to, and as a requirement for, the issuance of the original permit and the renewal.
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(5) Persons holding a permit under this Section shall
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only practice medicine in all of its branches or practice the treatment of human ailments without the use of drugs and without operative surgery in the State of Illinois in their official capacity under their contract within the medical school itself and any affiliated institution in which the permit holder is providing instruction as part of the medical school’s educational program and for which the medical school has assumed direct responsibility.
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(6) After the initial renewal of a visiting professor
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permit, a visiting professor permit shall be valid until the last day of the next physician license renewal period, as set by rule, and may only be renewed for applicants who meet the following requirements:
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(i) have obtained the required continuing
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education hours as set by rule; and
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(ii) have paid the fee prescribed for a license
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under Section 21 of this Act.
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For initial renewal, the visiting professor must successfully pass a general competency examination authorized by the Department by rule, unless he or she was issued an initial visiting professor permit on or after January 1, 2007, but prior to July 1, 2007.
(B) Visiting physician permit.
(1) The Department may, in its discretion, issue a
Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 225 ILCS 60/18
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.36
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
(B) Visiting physician permit.
(1) The Department may, in its discretion, issue a
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temporary visiting physician permit, without examination, provided:
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(a) (blank);
(b) that the person maintains an equivalent
(b) that the person maintains an equivalent
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authorization to practice medicine in all of its branches or to practice the treatment of human ailments without the use of drugs and without operative surgery in good standing in his or her native licensing jurisdiction during the period of the temporary visiting physician permit;
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(c) that the person has received an invitation or
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appointment to study, demonstrate, or perform a specific medical, osteopathic, chiropractic or clinical subject or technique in a medical, osteopathic, or chiropractic school, a state or national medical, osteopathic, or chiropractic professional association or society conference or meeting, a hospital licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act, a hospital organized under the University of Illinois Hospital Act, or a facility operated pursuant to the Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center Act; and
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(d) that the temporary visiting physician permit
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shall only permit the holder to practice medicine in all of its branches or practice the treatment of human ailments without the use of drugs and without operative surgery within the scope of the medical, osteopathic, chiropractic, or clinical studies, or in conjunction with the state or national medical, osteopathic, or chiropractic professional association or society conference or meeting, for which the holder was invited or appointed.
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(2) The application for the temporary visiting
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physician permit shall be made to the Department, in writing, on forms prescribed by the Department, and shall be accompanied by the required fee established by rule, which shall not be refundable. The application shall require information that, in the judgment of the Department, will enable the Department to pass on the qualification of the applicant, and the necessity for the granting of a temporary visiting physician permit.
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(3) A temporary visiting physician permit shall be
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valid for no longer than (i) 180 days from the date of issuance or (ii) until the time the medical, osteopathic, chiropractic, or clinical studies are completed, or the state or national medical, osteopathic, or chiropractic professional association or society conference or meeting has concluded, whichever occurs first. The temporary visiting physician permit may be issued multiple times to a visiting physician under this paragraph (3) as long as the total number of days it is active do not exceed 180 days within a 365-day period.
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(4) The applicant for a temporary visiting physician
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permit may be required to appear before the Medical Board for an interview prior to, and as a requirement for, the issuance of a temporary visiting physician permit.
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(5) A limited temporary visiting physician permit
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shall be issued to a physician licensed in another state who has been requested to perform emergency procedures in Illinois if he or she meets the requirements as established by rule.
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(C) Visiting resident permit.
(1) The Department may, in its discretion, issue a
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temporary visiting resident permit, without examination, provided:
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(a) (blank);
(b) that the person maintains an equivalent
(b) that the person maintains an equivalent
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authorization to practice medicine in all of its branches or to practice the treatment of human ailments without the use of drugs and without operative surgery in good standing in his or her native licensing jurisdiction during the period of the temporary visiting resident permit;
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(c) that the applicant is enrolled in a
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postgraduate clinical training program outside the State of Illinois that is approved by the Department;
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(d) that the individual has been invited or
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appointed for a specific period of time to perform a portion of that post graduate clinical training program under the supervision of an Illinois licensed physician in an Illinois patient care clinic or facility that is affiliated with the out-of-State post graduate training program; and
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(e) that the temporary visiting resident permit
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shall only permit the holder to practice medicine in all of its branches or practice the treatment of human ailments without the use of drugs and without operative surgery within the scope of the medical, osteopathic, chiropractic or clinical studies for which the holder was invited or appointed.
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(2) The application for the temporary visiting
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resident permit shall be made to the Department, in writing, on forms prescribed by the Department, and shall be accompanied by the required fee established by rule. The application shall require information that, in the judgment of the Department, will enable the Department to pass on the qualifications of the applicant.
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(3) A temporary visiting resident permit shall be
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valid for 180 days from the date of issuance or until the time the medical, osteopathic, chiropractic, or clinical studies are completed, whichever occurs first.
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(4) The applicant for a temporary visiting resident
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permit may be required to appear before the Medical Board for an interview prior to, and as a requirement for, the issuance of a temporary visiting resident permit.
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(D) Postgraduate training exemption period; visiting rotations. A person may participate in visiting rotations in an approved postgraduate training program, not to exceed a total of 90 days for all rotations, if the following information is submitted in writing or electronically to the Department by the patient care clinics or facilities where the person will be performing the training or by an affiliated program:
(1) The person who has been invited or appointed to
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perform a portion of their postgraduate clinical training program in Illinois.
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(2) The name and address of the primary patient care
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clinic or facility, the date the training is to begin, and the length of time of the invitation or appointment.
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(3) The name and license number of the Illinois
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physician who will be responsible for supervising the trainee and the medical director or division director of the department or facility.
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(4) Certification from the postgraduate training
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program that the person is approved and enrolled in an graduate training program approved by the Department in their home state.
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