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225 ILCS 60/3 (2026)

Licensure requirement

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(225 ILCS 60/3) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-3)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)
    Sec. 3. Licensure requirement. No person shall practice medicine, or any of its branches, or treat human ailments without the use of drugs and without operative surgery, without a valid, active license to do so, except that a physician who holds an active license in another state or a second year resident enrolled in a residency program accredited by the Liaison Committee on Graduate Medical Education or the Bureau of Professional Education of the American Osteopathic Association may provide medical services to patients in Illinois during a bonafide emergency in immediate preparation for or during interstate transit.
(Source: P.A. 98-1140, eff. 12-30-14.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 15 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1997–2025 · leading case: Berlin v. Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Ctr., 688 N.E.2d 106 (Ill. 1997).
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Berlin v. Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Ctr., 688 N.E.2d 106 (Ill. 1997). · cites it 4× “To the contrary, it has continued to adhere to the requirements that medicine can only be practiced by those who hold valid licenses from the state (225 ILCS 60/3 (West 1994)) and that only individuals can obtain such licenses (225 ILCS 60/9,11 (West 1994); 68 Ill.”
Brockett Ex Rel. Brockett v. Davis, 762 N.E.2d 513 (Ill. App. Ct. 2001). · cites it 2× “Section 3 of the Medical Practice Act (225 ILCS 60/3 (West 1998)) provides that "[n]o person shall practice medicine, or any of its branches, or treat human ailments without the use of drugs and without operative surgery, without a valid, existing license to do so." Based on our…”
Carter-Shields, MD v. Alton Health Inst., 777 N.E.2d 948 (Ill. 2002). “See 225 ILCS 60/3 (West 1996). We concluded in Berlin that in light of the fact that the General Assembly enacted a comprehensive licensing scheme for hospitals, and thereby extended to hospitals the authority to provide medical services to the public, the corporate practice…”
Doe v. Dep't of Prof'l Reg., 793 N.E.2d 119 (Ill. App. Ct. 2003). “See 225 ILCS 60/2 (West 2000) (defining “physician” as “a person licensed under the Medical Practice Act to practice medicine in all of its branches”); 225 ILCS 60/3 (West 2000) (“No person shall practice medicine, or any of its branches,” without a valid, existing license).”
Ikpoh v. Dep't of Prof'l Reg., 789 N.E.2d 442 (Ill. App. Ct. 2003). “See 225 ILCS 60/3 (West 2000) (referring to “a valid, existing license” and “an active license”); 225 ILCS 60/38 (West 2000) (referring to a “physician licensed under this Act”); 225 ILCS 60/43 (West 2000) (referring to a license in “good standing”); 225 ILCS 60/48 (West 2000)…”
Lavery v. Dep't of Fin. & Prof'l Reg., 2025 IL 130033 (Ill. 2025). · cites it 2× “§ 2105- 15; 225 ILCS 60/3 (West 2020); 720 ILCS 570/301 (West 2020).”
Joliet Med. Grp., Inc. v. Ensminger, 787 N.E.2d 879 (Ill. App. Ct. 2003). · cites it 2× “225 ILCS 60/3 (West 1998). In contrast, a "medical practice," simply stated, is the physician's business.”
Holden v. Rockford Mem'l Hosp., 678 N.E.2d 342 (Ill. App. Ct. 1997). “(now codified, as amended, at 225 ILCS 60/1 (West 1994))) stated that no person shall practice medicine without a valid license (225 ILCS 60/3 (West 1992)). Starting with this premise, the legislature has then granted several exceptions where a corporation may perform…”
Brockett v. Davis Modification of September 13, 2001, opinion upon Denial of Rehearing (Ill. App. Ct. 2001). · cites it 2× “See 225 ILCS 60/3 (West 2000). Section 3 of the Medical Practice Act (225 ILCS 60/3 (West 1998)) provides that "[n]o person shall practice medicine, or any of its branches, or treat human ailments without the use of drugs and without operative surgery, without a valid, existing…”
Khungar v. Dep't of Fin. & Prof'l Reg., 2021 IL App (1st) 200077-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2021). “” 225 ILCS 60/3, 9 (West 2018). Failure to do so subjects a medical practitioner to disciplinary action by the Department, including license suspension.”
Issa v. Illinois Dep't of Prof'l Reg., 2025 IL App (1st) 241014-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2025). “” 225 ILCS 60/3, 9 (West 2022). Failure to do so subjects a medical practitioner to disciplinary action by the Department.”
Berlin v. Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Ctr. (Ill. 1997). · cites it 2× “To the contrary, it has continued to adhere to the requirements that medicine can only be practiced by those who hold valid licenses from the state (225 ILCS 60/3 (West 1994)) and that only individuals can obtain such licenses (225 ILCS 60/9, 11 (West 1994); 68 Ill.”
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