Medical Corporations: Requirements to Create and Verify
When choosing a name, a medical corporation may use the last name of one or more persons formerly or currently associated with it.
Read MoreAuthor: Adrienne Hersh, JD, ICS Legal Counsel
Partnerships: Requirements to Create and Verify
If there is no agreement, the partnership is governed by Illinois law, which has adopted the Uniform Partnership Act (805 ILCS 206).
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Sole Proprietorships: Requirements to Create and Verify
Sole proprietors who do business under an assumed name must file an application in each county where the business is located.
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Business Structures for a Physician Practice: How to Form and License Your Entity (Part II)
Once a business structure choice has been made, the next steps are forming the entity, and, where required, obtaining licensure and an employer identification number.
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Employers of Five or More Employees Must Give Nursing Breaks
Do you know that Illinois has a law on the books that requires employers of five or more employees to provide breaks to nursing mothers to express milk?
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Physician Non-Compete Update: What’s Enforceable in Employment Agreements?
“Restrictive covenants” are frequently found in all types of employment agreements, including associate physician contracts.
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What Forms Must I File with the State of Illinois for My Business Entity
As the owner of a medical corporation, professional service corporation or limited liability company you must file forms to keep your entity & registration.
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Applying – 5 Failure Rule
Licensing exams for all categories of physician consist of 4 parts, and applicants are permitted to re-take portions that are not passed. However, applicants in Illinois are “allowed” only 4 failures of any portion of the exam, after which they must complete additional study before they may re-take the exam. For chiropractic physicians, the course of study must consist of 960 classroom hours (one academic year) in an accredited chiropractic program or any other equivalent formal professional study or training in an accredited chiropractic program as approved by the IDFPR.
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