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If you are part of a medical corporation, LLC, or professional service corporation, either by yourself or in partnership with other physicians, the corporation must be licensed by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) separately from your individual medical license(s).
The expiration date for these licenses was January 1, 2017. Since IDFPR has moved to a new electronic license renewal notification process, many entities may not have received their license renewal notification. Unfortunately, failure to receive an electronic notification does not provide any leniency from the state; an expired license is an expired license.
To renew your entity's license, visit IDFPR's license renewal web page, click "Professions Currently in Renewal," and click on your type of corporation. Click "Print Renewal," and have your corporation's license number and PIN number handy. Your PIN number is located on your license renewal notification email; if you do not have this email, you will need to call IDFPR at 1-800-560-6420 to get your PIN.
You must print the renewal form to be mailed to IDFPR, along with your license renewal fee. Fortunately, there is no financial penalty for restoring your entity's license - but you must act fast if your license has expired.
If you have any questions or concerns about the renewal process, please feel free to contact the Department, toll free, at 1-800-560-6420 or send a question to http://www.idfpr.com/profs/Email/prfGrp04.asp
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You Can Lead Positive Change -- But Act Soon!
When the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved payment for end-of-life counseling as part of its 2016 Medicare physician fee schedule, it represented the fruition of a DuPage physician's dream. The whole movement to secure reimbursement for important advance planning discussions started as one of your colleague's resolutions to the Illinois State Medical Society (ISMS). Now you have the same sort of opportunity to influence the health care future of our state and nation.
You can help shape policy through a resolution to be considered by ISMS' policy-making body, the House of Delegates (HOD). But you need to share your ideas soon; our DCMS deadline for resolutions to be considered in 2017 is Monday, January 16.
Formulating health policy is a collaborative, deliberative process. Promote your vision and the rationale behind it, then let our collective work craft the resolution that will advance it.
The Resolution Guide explains in detail how to write a successful resolution. The important first step is to decide exactly what you want ISMS to do - what action you want taken. Once you can articulate that, your DCMS colleagues and staff can help you craft the idea into a resolution. Focus your energies on content - the action you wish to achieve - and leave the formatting to us.
Resolutions to ISMS can be sponsored by DCMS or by individual delegates. All resolutions that are submitted by the January 16 deadline will be reviewed and considered by the Board of Directors for DCMS sponsorship. If DCMS declines to sponsor the resolution, a member can still have a delegate submit the resolution as an individual.
Don't miss this important opportunity to voice your opinion in a constructive way and shape the development of health policy.
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From the AMA...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule outlining the requirements of the new Quality Payment Program for physicians that was created by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) on October 14, 2016. While the AMA is in the process of fully analyzing the regulations, a first review reveals that CMS responded to many of the concerns expressed by physicians about the proposed rule issued last spring. On November 21 and December 6, the AMA will host educational webinar sessions to help physicians prepare and understand what the final rule means for their practice.