Bill
HB 3435
Allows out-of-state licensed health and mental-health volunteers to practice in Illinois during emergencies, and Red Cross-affiliated licensees to operate any time, with standard l
Status: Public Act 104-0306 (Governor approved 8/15/2025; effective 1/1/2026)
Introduced: 2/18/2025 by Rep. Natalie A. Manley. Companion: SB 1373.
Summary
- HB 3435 was originally introduced as a multipart bill that would have amended the Health Care Violence Prevention Act (added workplace‑violence reporting, prevention program requirements, investigation/recordkeeping rules, penalties, and a FOIA exemption for employer records) and made related changes to the Freedom of Information Act.
- During floor action the House adopted an amendment that replaced the bill’s text. The enrolled and enacted Public Act (104‑0306) instead amends Section 6 of the Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act (225 ILCS 140/6). The final enacted changes relate to recognition of out‑of‑state volunteer health practitioners during emergencies and to American Red Cross personnel.
What the enacted law does (final text)
- Allows out‑of‑state volunteer health practitioners who are (1) registered with a compliant registration system and (2) licensed and in good standing in their home state or territory to practice in Illinois while an official emergency declaration is in effect, to the same extent they could practice under the Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act as if licensed in Illinois.
- Provides an explicit exception for volunteers operating under the auspices of the American Red Cross: a health or mental‑health professional with a valid license from another state or territory may practice in Illinois under that aegis as if licensed in Illinois regardless of whether an emergency declaration is in effect.
- States that a volunteer who otherwise qualifies is not entitled to the Act’s protections if any of the volunteer’s licenses are suspended, revoked, subject to agency limits, or voluntarily terminated under threat of sanction.
Who is affected
- Out‑of‑state licensed health and mental‑health professionals who volunteer in Illinois during declared emergencies.
- American Red Cross‑affiliated licensees who provide services in Illinois even when no state emergency declaration exists.
- Illinois emergency management and health care entities that rely on volunteer practitioners during disasters.
Key dates & procedure
- Filed: 2/18/2025 (introduced)
- Passed both chambers: 5/30/2025
- Sent to Governor: 6/24/2025
- Governor approved / Public Act 104‑0306: 8/15/2025
- Effective date: January 1, 2026
Notes on earlier/withdrawn provisions
- The bill’s original synopsis (as introduced) described substantial amendments to the Health Care Violence Prevention Act and FOIA (e.g., workplace violence program requirements, reporting, investigation rules, penalties, and an exemption from public disclosure for certain workplace‑violence records). Those substantive workplace‑violence provisions do not appear in the enrolled Public Act because the House floor amendment replaced the bill text; they therefore were not enacted as part of Public Act 104‑0306.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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