Illinois SB 3688: MENOPAUSE THERAPY & EDUCATION

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 Illinois General Assembly

 ILGA.GOV 

 SB3688 - 104th General Assembly 

Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel

Filed: 3/19/2026

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1AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3688 

2 AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3688 by replacing 

3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

4 "Section 5. The Medical School Curriculum Act is amended 

5by adding Section 3 as follows:

6 (110 ILCS 55/3 new)

7 Sec. 3. Menopause education required. In addition to the 

8requirements imposed by this Act, each and every medical 

9school established, maintained, and operated by the State of 

10Illinois shall include in the curriculum the study of 

11perimenopause and menopause recognition and management. Such 

12study may be by specific courses in perimenopause and 

13menopause or may be incorporated in existing subjects taught 

14in the school.

15 Section 10. The Nurse Practice Act is amended by changing 

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1Sections 55-5 and 60-5 as follows:

2 (225 ILCS 65/55-5)

3 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)

4 Sec. 55-5. LPN education program requirements.

5 (a) All Illinois practical nurse education programs must 

6be reviewed by the Board and approved by the Department before 

7the successful completion of such a program may be applied 

8toward meeting the requirements for practical nurse licensure 

9under this Act. Any program changing the level of educational 

10preparation or the relationship with or to the parent 

11institution or establishing an extension of an existing 

12program must request a review by the Board and approval by the 

13Department. The Board shall review and make a recommendation 

14for the approval or disapproval of a program by the Department 

15based on the following criteria:

16 (1) a feasibility study that describes the need for 

17 the program and the facilities used, the potential of the 

18 program to recruit faculty and students, financial support 

19 for the program, and other criteria, as established by 

20 rule;

21 (2) program curriculum, including the study of 

22 perimenopause and menopause recognition and management, 

23 that meets all State requirements;

24 (3) the administration of the program by a Nurse 

25 Administrator and the involvement of a Nurse Administrator 

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1 in the development of the program; and

2 (4) the occurrence of a site visit prior to approval.

3 (b) In order to obtain initial Department approval and to 

4maintain Department approval, a practical nursing program must 

5meet all of the following requirements:

6 (1) The program must continually be administered by a 

7 Nurse Administrator.

8 (2) The institution responsible for conducting the 

9 program and the Nurse Administrator must ensure that 

10 individual faculty members are academically and 

11 professionally competent.

12 (3) The program curriculum must contain all applicable 

13 requirements established by rule, including both theory 

14 and clinical components.

15 (4) The passage rates of the program's graduating 

16 classes on the State-approved licensure exam must be 

17 deemed satisfactory by the Department.

18 (c) Program site visits to an institution conducting or 

19hosting a practical nursing program may be made at the 

20discretion of the Nursing Coordinator or upon recommendation 

21of the Board.

22 (d) Any institution conducting a practical nursing program 

23that wishes to discontinue the program must do each of the 

24following:

25 (1) Notify the Department, in writing, of its intent 

26 to discontinue the program.

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1 (2) Continue to meet the requirements of this Act and 

2 the rules adopted thereunder until the official date of 

3 termination of the program.

4 (3) Notify the Department of the date on which the 

5 last student shall graduate from the program and the 

6 program shall terminate.

7 (4) Assist remaining students in the continuation of 

8 their education in the event of program termination prior 

9 to the graduation of the program's final student.

10 (5) Upon the closure of the program, notify the 

11 Department, in writing, of the location of student and 

12 graduate records storage.

13(Source: P.A. 95-639, eff. 10-5-07.)

14 (225 ILCS 65/60-5)

15 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)

16 Sec. 60-5. RN education program requirements; out-of-State 

17programs.

18 (a) All registered professional nurse education programs 

19must be reviewed by the Board and approved by the Department 

20before the successful completion of such a program may be 

21applied toward meeting the requirements for registered 

22professional nurse licensure under this Act. Any program 

23changing the level of educational preparation or the 

24relationship with or to the par