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HB5472 • 2026
DFPR-HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
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DFPR-HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
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Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2026
Second Reading
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Harmon
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 19, 2026
Approved for Consideration Assignments
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 14, 2026
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive ; 009-004-000
Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon
Arrive in Senate
Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
First Reading
Referred to Assignments
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000
Second Reading - Short Debate
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Health Care Licenses Committee ; by Voice Vote
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee ; 015-000-000
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Gregg Johnson
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee
First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Gregg Johnson
DFPR-HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
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Full Text of HB5472 Home Legislation Full Text HB5472 - 104th General Assembly Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Select Menu Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Printer Friendly Version Introduced Engrossed House Amendment 001 Senate Amendment 001 Printer Friendly Version Introduced Engrossed House Amendment 001 Senate Amendment 001 Open PDF HB5472 Engrossed LRB104 19807 CCC 33257 b 1 AN ACT concerning State government. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Department of Professional Regulation Law 5 of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by 6 changing Section 2105-368 as follows: 7 (20 ILCS 2105/2105-368) 8 Sec. 2105-368. Data on applications. 9 (a) In conjunction with applications for licensure and 10 renewals, the Department shall request, and applicants may 11 voluntarily provide, demographic information that includes 12 sex, ethnicity, race, disability, primary language spoken, 13 anticipated date of retirement, type of employment, and zip 14 code. 15 (b) In conjunction with applications for health care 16 professional licensure and renewals, the Department shall 17 request, and applicants may voluntarily provide, practice 18 information that include areas of practice specialty, 19 addresses of all current practice locations, hours spent at 20 each practice location on direct outpatient care, the 21 applicant's National Provider Identifier (NPI) number if 22 applicable, and anticipated date of retirement. The Department 23 shall share this information with authorized personnel at the HB5472 Engrossed - 2 - LRB104 19807 CCC 33257 b 1 Department of Public Health. Data specifically collected for 2 this subsection shall be exempt from the Freedom of 3 Information Act. 4 (c) On or before March 1 of each calendar year, the 5 Department shall publish a report on the Department's website 6 that contains aggregate data, including the demographic 7 information it collected pursuant to subsection (a) in the 8 preceding calendar year, the number of applications for 9 licensure and renewal of licensure it received in the 10 preceding calendar year, and the number of applicants who were 11 denied licensure in the preceding calendar year regardless of 12 whether application was made in that calendar year. None of 13 the data published pursuant to this Section shall identify a 14 health care professional's name or any other data that leads 15 to identification. 16 (d) As used in this subsection, "health care professional" 17 means a person who is licensed or has applied to be licensed by 18 the Department as a physician to practice medicine in all its 19 branches under the Medical Practice Act of 1987, an advanced 20 practice registered nurse under the Nurse Practice Act, or a 21 dentist under the Illinois Dental Practice Act. 22 (Source: P.A. 103-522, eff. 1-1-25; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24; 23 104-311, eff. 1-1-26 .) Footer Disclaimer This site is maintained for the Illinois General Assembly by the Legislative Information System, 705 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706. Contact ILGA Webmaster ILGA.gov uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. By continuing to browse ILGA.gov you consent to our use of cookies. 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