(20 ILCS 2105/2105-350)
Sec. 2105-350. Licensing exemptions related to the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
(a) Definitions. For purposes of this Section:
"Eligible personnel" means individuals formally accredited by the OCOG under IOC procedures and regulations, or in the case of a sanctioned test event, the individuals formally designated by the OCOG under specific procedures applicable to the sanctioned test event.
"Bid committee" means Chicago 2016, a local organizing committee that has been incorporated as a not-for-profit corporation, that is authorized by the candidate city to submit a bid on the candidate city's behalf to the IOC for selection as the host city for the games, and that may serve as (or help form) the OCOG if the candidate city is selected as the host city for the games.
"Candidate city" means the City of Chicago, which has been selected as a candidate by the IOC to be the host city of the games.
"Competition venues" means, collectively, the venues or facilities to be used for competition and related activities, including, without limitation, training activities, for the games or sanctioned test events as may be determined by the IOC, the USOC, or the OCOG or the candidate city.
"Department" means the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation of the State.
"Foreign licensing body" means (i) another state or territory of the United States of America, or (ii) a foreign country or other political entity recognized by the United States of America as sovereign, or a political subdivision thereof.
"Games" means the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games, including all associated meetings, ceremonies, performances, and events.
"IOC" means the International Olympic Committee.
"NOC" means a National Olympic Committee.
"Non-competition venues" means, collectively, the venues or facilities to be used for non-competition activities, including, without limitation, the Olympic village, broadcast and media center, live sites, hospitality sites, and administrative and operational offices, for the games or sanctioned test events, as determined by the IOC, the USOC, or the OCOG or the candidate city.
"NPC" means a National Paralympic Committee.
"OCOG" means the bid committee or the same as may be reorganized or reconstituted if the candidate city is selected as the host city for the games, or another not-for-profit corporation to be established by the candidate city and the bid committee, which is to serve as the organizing committee for the games.
"Period of the games" means the period commencing 28 days prior to the opening ceremony of the 2016 Olympic Games and concluding 28 days after the closing ceremony of the 2016 Paralympic Games.
"Representative" means an individual formally accredited by the OCOG under IOC procedures and regulations as a member or guest of an NOC or NPC delegation participating in the games, or an individual formally designated by the OCOG or another applicable organizing committee of a sanctioned test event as being a member or guest of an NOC or NPC delegation, or athletic team, participating in the sanctioned test event.
"Sanctioned test event" means an event designated in writing by the OCOG to the Department at least 30 days in advance and which is conducted for the purpose of preparing or evaluating the ability and preparedness of the OCOG or the candidate city to host the games.
"Specified occupation" means the following occupations or professions: physician, chiropractic physician, advanced practice nurse, practical nurse, licensed practical nurse, registered nurse, registered professional nurse, physical therapist, physical therapist assistant, physician assistant, athletic trainer, veterinarian, veterinary technician, and massage therapist.
"Sponsoring delegation" means an NOC or NPC delegation or another accredited delegation for the games, or in the case of a sanctioned test event, an NOC or NPC delegation or athletic team, which engages, funds, supports, or otherwise requires the attendance and participation of the individual or entity to whom or which a licensing exception contained in this Section would apply.
"State" means the State of Illinois.
"USOC" means the U.S. Olympic Committee.
"Venues" means, collectively, the competition and non-competition venues.
(b) Notwithstanding any law of the State or political subdivision thereof to the contrary, an individual or entity may engage in the practice of the specified occupations without being licensed under any Act administered by the Department or by the Department of Public Health of the State, provided that the individual or entity:
(1) is duly licensed by, or otherwise authorized to
practice the profession or occupation by, a foreign licensing body;
(2) provides services at the invitation of an OCOG
for the professional purpose of caring for or attending to the needs of individuals participating in or attending the games;
(3) restricts his, her or its licensed or authorized
services and duties solely to the provision of care or service at one or more venues as specified by the OCOG, and in the case of venues without access control, restricts his, her or its licensed or authorized services and duties solely to the provision of care or service to eligible personnel;
(4) provides only the care or services that the
individual or entity is licensed or otherwise authorized by the foreign licensing body to provide; and
(5) restricts the provision of the care or services
to the period of the games or to the period of a sanctioned test event, together with any necessary period before and after the test event.
(c) Any person or entity practicing or providing services of a specified occupation as set forth in subsection (b) who, in good faith, provides emergency care without fee to a person, shall not be liable for civil damages or professional liability as a result of his, her, or its acts or omissions, except to the extent that the person or entity engages in willful or wanton misconduct in providing that care. This subsection (c) shall also apply to any person or entity that provides emergency care without fee but that is duly licensed or authorized to do so by the Department or the Department of Public Health of the State.
(d) Notwithstanding any law of the State or political subdivision thereof to the contrary, an individual or entity may engage in the practice of the specified occupations without being licensed under any Act administered by the Department, provided that the individual or entity:
(1) is duly licensed by, or otherwise authorized to
practice the profession or occupation by, a foreign licensing body;
(2) provides services for the professional purposes
of attending to the needs of the representatives of a sponsoring delegation;
(3) restricts his or her or its licensed or
authorized services and duties solely to the representatives of the sponsoring delegation during the representatives' stay in the State;
(4) provides services at the invitation of a
sponsoring delegation;
(5) provides only those services of a specified
occupation that the individual or entity is licensed or otherwise authorized to provide by the foreign licensing body; and
(6) restricts the provision of said care or services
to the period of the games, or in the case of a sanctioned test event, to the period of said sanctioned test event together with any necessary period before and after said sanctioned test event, which period shall not commence more than 28 days before said sanctioned test event or terminate more than 28 days after said sanctioned test event.
(e) The requirements of this Section 2105-350 do not apply to the exemptions authorized by the Department pursuant to Section 2105-400 of this Act.
(f) This Section becomes inoperable as provided in Section 20-15 of the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games Professional Licensure Exemption Law.
(Source: P.A. 96-7, eff. 4-3-09.)
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