Illinois Code § 33.2

§ 33.2.

To require of each physician, of whatever specialty, employed by the Department or practicing under its supervision, to be trained in the techniques of psychopharmacology. The Department shall: (a) insure that each physician employed by it after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1975 has completed course work during his medical training in the techniques of administering drugs for the purpose of treating mental disease or disability, or that a physician who is unable to show evidence of completion of such training attends a seminar on psychopharmacology sponsored by the Department within 30 days of the beginning of his employment or practice under the supervision of the Department; and (b) insure that each physician employed by it on the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1975 attends a seminar on psychopharmacology sponsored by the Department within 30 days of that effective date. The Secretary may require periodic refresher seminars on the subject of psychopharmacology for each physician and such other employees of the Department as he or she may deem appropriate. (Source: P.A. 89-507, eff. 7-1-97.)