Required Filings for Maintaining Your Business Structure

By Adrienne Hersh, JD, ICS Legal Counsel · September 4, 201917 min read

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Options: Business Structures for A Physician Practice: An Informed Choice
Creating: How to Form and License Your Entity
Converting: How-To Convert to A Correct Business Structure
Filings: Required Filings for Maintaining Your Business Structure (This article)
Verify Registration: Is Your Corporation or LLC Registered with IDFPR?
Separate Location Requirements: IDFPR Requires Separate Registration for Each of Your Locations

This article is the fourth and last in a series about business structuring for physician practices. Parts I and II reviewed how to choose and form a business structure for a physician practice. Part III covered how to convert an existing non-compliant structure into a type of entity that is legally authorized to render medical and other health care services in Illinois. This final article in the series will review documents that must be filed each year to keep business organizations in good standing.

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About the Author

Adrienne Hersh, JD, ICS Legal Counsel

Adrienne serves as Illinois Chiropractic Society general counsel and provides legal advice and support on a wide range of legal issues affecting chiropractic physicians, including licensing and other health care regulations, scope of practice, insurance and reimbursement, business structuring, labor and employment, contracts, and litigation. Adrienne previously served for 8 years as general counsel to the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation (now the Division of Professional Regulation, Department of Financial and Professional Regulation), where she was chief legal counsel responsible for overseeing all legal issues and advising the 50+ licensing and disciplinary boards, including the Medical Disciplinary Board and the Medical Licensing Board. She is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association Health Care Section, the Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys, and the National Association of Chiropractic Attorneys.