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HB 3681

RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTICE ACT

104th Regular Session Introduced by Bob Morgan and 1 co-sponsor

HB 3681 extends the Respiratory Care Practice Act repeal to 2031, updates definitions, scope, board size, licensing rules, and hearing procedures for respiratory care practitioners

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Bill Summary · HB 3681

Summary — HB 3681 (Respiratory Care Practice Act)

Status: Rule 19(a) / Re‑referred to Rules Committee
Introduced: 2025-02-18 by Rep. Bob Morgan (co‑sponsor Rep. Jawaharial Williams)
Latest actions: Read 1st time 2025-03-25; referred/re‑referred to Rules; Health Care Licenses Committee reported Do Pass 2025-03-19.

Purpose / intent

HB 3681 amends the Respiratory Care Practice Act and the Regulatory Sunset Act to (1) extend the scheduled statutory repeal of the Respiratory Care Practice Act from January 1, 2026 to January 1, 2031, and (2) update definitions, board composition, application and hearing procedures, and scope-of-practice language for respiratory care practitioners.

Key provisions and changes

  • Repeal date: Moves the Respiratory Care Practice Act off the list of statutes repealed on Jan 1, 2026 and adds it to a new repeal list for Jan 1, 2031 (Regulatory Sunset Act amendments). The bill makes the repeal‑date provisions effective immediately.
  • Definitions: Adds/clarifies "address of record" and "email address of record" (must be maintained in the Department’s licensure maintenance unit and updated by the licensee via the Department website or contact). Revises various scope and practice definitions throughout the Act.
  • Scope / basic activities: Specifies a list of "basic respiratory care activities" such as equipment cleaning/assembly, pulse oximetry and non‑invasive monitoring for vital signs, positioning/assembly of nasal cannula/face mask, simple airway maneuvers and suctioning, and manual resuscitator use during emergencies. The bill also lists activities that are not considered "basic" (examples in the bill include mechanical ventilation, artificial airway insertion/maintenance, patient assessment, and certain medication or gas administration).
  • Board composition and quorum: Reduces the Respiratory Care Board from 7 members to 5; requires 3 members to be currently engaged in respiratory care and 1 to be a hospital administrator (down from 2). A majority of members (rather than a fixed number of 4) constitutes a quorum.
  • Licensing/application changes: Applicants must provide either a Social Security Number or an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (previously only SSN).
  • Records/hearings: Requires the Department to provide a certified shorthand reporter to take testimony and preserve the record at formal disciplinary hearings (replaces a prior drafting about record preservation).
  • Administrative/roster changes: Removes the Department’s obligation to maintain a public roster of all licensees and those whose licenses were suspended/revoked/denied in the prior year (per bill synopsis).

Who is affected

  • Licensed and prospective respiratory care practitioners in Illinois (scope definitions, application requirements, and tasks).
  • Respiratory Care Board members and the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (organizational and procedural changes).
  • Employers (hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, clinics) and patients who receive respiratory care services.

Procedural / timeline notes

  • Introduced Feb 18, 2025; committee activity in March 2025 (Health Care Licenses Committee recommended Do Pass 3/19/2025). As of 2025-04-11 the bill is under Rules Committee review (Rule 19(a) re‑referral).
  • The bill explicitly makes the change to the Act’s repeal date effective immediately; other amendments would take effect according to the bill’s implementation provisions or usual effective‑date rules if enacted.

Sponsor: Rep. Bob Morgan; Chief Co‑Sponsor: Rep. Jawaharial Williams.

(For full text and exact statutory edits, consult the engrossed bill LRB104 09452 AAS 19512 b.)

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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