Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Changes the repeal date of the Illinois Dental Practice Act from January 1, 2026 to January 1, 2031. Amends the Illinois Dental Practice Act. Adds a definition for "email address of record". Provides that all applicants and licensees shall provide a valid address and email address to the Department upon application for licensure or renewal of a license and inform the Department of any change in the applicant or licensee's address of record or email address of record within 14 days after such change. Adds Individual Taxpayer Identification Number to provisions concerning information that an applicant must include in an application to the Department. Adds concealment in the application for a license under the Act to causes that allow the Department to take action on a license. Provides that the Department may subpoena the dental records of individual patients of dentists and dental hygienists under the Act, upon a determination that reasonable cause exists, without patient consent. Removes provision that states that exhibits in a judicial review proceeding shall be certified without cost. Adds a definition of "agent of a dentist" to provisions concerning third-party financing for dental services. Makes conforming and other changes. Provides that the changes to the Regulatory Sunset Act are effective immediately.
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1: Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. In provisions concerning the necessity for the licensure of dentists, provides that, if an applicant neglects, fails without an approved excuse, or refuses to take the next available examination offered for licensure under the Act, the fee paid by the applicant shall be forfeited to the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and the application shall expire (rather than shall be denied). In provisions concerning the required examination for licensure as a dentist and provisions concerning the required examination for dental hygienists, provides that, if an applicant fails to pass an examination for licensure under the Act within 3 years after filing an application, the application shall expire 3 years after the date the application was filed (rather than shall be denied). In provisions concerning persons who are licensed to practice dentistry in another state, provides that, if an applicant for substantial equivalence does not complete the application process in 3 years, the applicant's application shall expire 3 years after the date of submission of the application (rather than shall be denied). In provisions concerning third-party financing for dental services, provides that "agent of a dentist" means a person or company that is permitted, authorized, or contracted to act on behalf of a dentist or dental office (instead of on behalf of or with a dentist or dental office). Provides that the changes to the Regulatory Sunset Act are effective immediately.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 5 ILCS 80/4, 225 ILCS 25/2, 225 ILCS 25/4, 225 ILCS 25/6, 225 ILCS 25/8, 225 ILCS 25/11, 225 ILCS 25/13, 225 ILCS 25/14, 225 ILCS 25/16, 225 ILCS 25/17, 225 ILCS 25/18, 225 ILCS 25/19, 225 ILCS 25/20, 225 ILCS 25/22, 225 ILCS 25/23, 225 ILCS 25/24, 225 ILCS 25/25, 225 ILCS 25/26, 225 ILCS 25/29, 225 ILCS 25/30, 225 ILCS 25/32, 225 ILCS 25/34, 225 ILCS 25/38, 225 ILCS 25/40, 225 ILCS 25/45, 225 ILCS 25/48, 225 ILCS 25/49, 225 ILCS 25/54, 225 ILCS 25/55
Engrossed: 5 ILCS 80/4, 225 ILCS 25/2, 225 ILCS 25/4, 225 ILCS 25/6, 225 ILCS 25/8, 225 ILCS 25/11, 225 ILCS 25/13, 225 ILCS 25/14, 225 ILCS 25/16, 225 ILCS 25/17, 225 ILCS 25/18, 225 ILCS 25/19, 225 ILCS 25/20, 225 ILCS 25/22, 225 ILCS 25/23, 225 ILCS 25/24, 225 ILCS 25/25, 225 ILCS 25/26, 225 ILCS 25/29, 225 ILCS 25/30, 225 ILCS 25/32, 225 ILCS 25/34, 225 ILCS 25/38, 225 ILCS 25/40, 225 ILCS 25/45, 225 ILCS 25/48, 225 ILCS 25/49, 225 ILCS 25/54, 225 ILCS 25/55
Enrolled: 5 ILCS 80/4, 225 ILCS 25/2, 225 ILCS 25/4, 225 ILCS 25/6, 225 ILCS 25/8, 225 ILCS 25/11, 225 ILCS 25/13, 225 ILCS 25/14, 225 ILCS 25/16, 225 ILCS 25/17, 225 ILCS 25/18, 225 ILCS 25/19, 225 ILCS 25/20, 225 ILCS 25/22, 225 ILCS 25/23, 225 ILCS 25/24, 225 ILCS 25/25, 225 ILCS 25/26, 225 ILCS 25/29, 225 ILCS 25/30, 225 ILCS 25/32, 225 ILCS 25/34, 225 ILCS 25/38, 225 ILCS 25/40, 225 ILCS 25/45, 225 ILCS 25/48, 225 ILCS 25/49, 225 ILCS 25/54, 225 ILCS 25/55