Sen. Iris Y. Martinez

Filed: 3/10/2017

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 771

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 771 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Regulatory Sunset Act is amended by
5changing Section 4.28 and by adding Section 4.38 as follows:
 
6    (5 ILCS 80/4.28)
7    Sec. 4.28. Acts repealed on January 1, 2018. The following
8Acts are repealed on January 1, 2018:
9    The Illinois Petroleum Education and Marketing Act.
10    The Podiatric Medical Practice Act of 1987.
11    The Acupuncture Practice Act.
12    The Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
13Practice Act.
14    The Interpreter for the Deaf Licensure Act of 2007.
15    The Nurse Practice Act.
16    The Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act.

 

 

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1    The Pharmacy Practice Act.
2    The Home Medical Equipment and Services Provider License
3Act.
4    The Marriage and Family Therapy Licensing Act.
5    The Nursing Home Administrators Licensing and Disciplinary
6Act.
7    The Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987.
8(Source: P.A. 95-187, eff. 8-16-07; 95-235, eff. 8-17-07;
995-450, eff. 8-27-07; 95-465, eff. 8-27-07; 95-617, eff.
109-12-07; 95-639, eff. 10-5-07; 95-687, eff. 10-23-07; 95-689,
11eff. 10-29-07; 95-703, eff. 12-31-07; 95-876, eff. 8-21-08;
1296-328, eff. 8-11-09.)
 
13    (5 ILCS 80/4.38 new)
14    Sec. 4.38. Act repealed on January 1, 2028. The following
15Act is repealed on January 1, 2028:
16    The Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
17Practice Act.
 
18    Section 10. The Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and
19Audiology Practice Act is amended by changing Sections 3, 3.5,
205, 7, 8.5, 8.8, 11, 14, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24.1, 31a, and 34 and by
21adding Sections 4.5, 8.2, 13.5, and 34.1 as follows:
 
22    (225 ILCS 110/3)  (from Ch. 111, par. 7903)
23    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)

 

 

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1    Sec. 3. Definitions. The following words and phrases shall
2have the meaning ascribed to them in this Section unless the
3context clearly indicates otherwise:
4    (a) "Department" means the Department of Financial and
5Professional Regulation.
6    (b) "Secretary" means the Secretary of Financial and
7Professional Regulation.
8    (c) "Board" means the Board of Speech-Language Pathology
9and Audiology established under Section 5 of this Act.
10    (d) "Speech-Language Pathologist" means a person who has
11received a license pursuant to this Act and who engages in the
12practice of speech-language pathology.
13    (e) "Audiologist" means a person who has received a license
14pursuant to this Act and who engages in the practice of
15audiology.
16    (f) "Public member" means a person who is not a health
17professional. For purposes of board membership, any person with
18a significant financial interest in a health service or
19profession is not a public member.
20    (g) "The practice of audiology" is the application of
21nonsurgical nonmedical methods and procedures for the
22screening, identification, measurement, monitoring, testing,
23appraisal, prediction, interpretation, habilitation,
24rehabilitation, or instruction related to audiologic or
25vestibular disorders hearing and disorders of hearing. These
26procedures are for the purpose of counseling, consulting and

 

 

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1rendering or offering to render services or for participating
2in the planning, directing or conducting of programs that are
3designed to modify communicative disorders involving speech,
4language, or auditory, or vestibular function related to
5hearing loss. The practice of audiology may include, but shall
6not be limited to, the following:
7        (1) any task, procedure, act, or practice that is
8    necessary for the evaluation and management of audiologic
9    hearing or vestibular function, including, but not limited
10    to, neurophysiologic intraoperative monitoring of the
11    seventh or eighth cranial nerve function;
12        (2) training in the use of amplification devices;
13        (3) the evaluation, fitting, dispensing, or servicing
14    of hearing instruments and auditory prosthetic devices and
15    cerumen removal; and
16        (4) performing basic speech and language screening
17    tests and procedures consistent with audiology training.
18    "The practice of audiology" does not include testing and
19interpretation of test results using electrodiagnostic
20modalities to monitor the spinal cord, peripheral nerves (other
21than the seventh and eighth cranial nerve), cerebral
22hemispheres, or brainstem.
23    (h) "The practice of speech-language pathology" is the
24application of nonmedical methods and procedures for the
25identification, measurement, testing, appraisal, prediction,
26habilitation, rehabilitation, and modification related to

 

 

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1communication development, and disorders or disabilities of
2speech, language, voice, swallowing, and other speech,
3language and voice related disorders. These procedures are for
4the purpose of counseling, consulting and rendering or offering
5to render services, or for participating in the planning,
6directing or conducting of programs that are designed to modify
7communicative disorders and conditions in individuals or
8groups of individuals involving speech, language, voice and
9swallowing function.
10    "The practice of speech-language pathology" shall include,
11but shall not be limited to, the following:
12        (1) hearing screening tests and aural rehabilitation
13    procedures consistent with speech-language pathology
14    training;
15        (2) tasks, procedures, acts or practices that are
16    necessary for the evaluation of, and training in the use
17    of, augmentative communication systems, communication
18    variation, cognitive rehabilitation, non-spoken language
19    production and comprehension; and
20        (3) the use of rigid or flexible laryngoscopes for the
21    sole purpose of observing and obtaining images of the
22    pharynx and larynx in accordance with Section 9.3 of this
23    Act.
24    (i) "Speech-language pathology assistant" means a person
25who has received a license pursuant to this Act to assist a
26speech-language pathologist in the manner provided in this Act.

 

 

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1    (j) "Physician" means a physician licensed to practice
2medicine in all its branches under the Medical Practice Act of
31987.
4    (k) "Email address of record" means the designated email
5address recorded by the Department in the applicant's
6application file or the licensee's license file, as maintained
7by the Department's licensure maintenance unit.
8    (l) "Address of record" means the designated address
9recorded by the Department in the applicant's or licensee's
10application file or license file as maintained by the
11Department's licensure maintenance unit.
12    (m) "Neurophysiologic intraoperative monitoring" means the
13process of continual testing and interpretation of test results
14using electrodiagnostic modalities to monitor the seventh and
15eighth cranial nerve function during a surgical procedure.
16Neurophysiologic intraoperative monitoring may be performed by
17an audiologist only if authorized by the physician performing
18the surgical procedure.
19(Source: P.A. 95-465, eff. 8-27-07; 96-719, eff. 8-25-09.)
 
20    (225 ILCS 110/3.5)
21    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
22    Sec. 3.5. Exemptions. This Act does not prohibit:
23        (a) The practice of speech-language pathology or
24    audiology by students in their course of study in programs
25    approved by the Department when acting under the direction

 

 

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1    and supervision of licensed speech-language pathologists
2    or audiologists.
3        (b) The performance of any speech-language pathology
4    service by a speech-language pathology assistant or a
5    speech-language pathology paraprofessional if such service
6    is performed under the supervision and full responsibility
7    of a licensed speech-language pathologist. A speech
8    language pathology assistant may perform only those duties
9    authorized by Section 8.7 under the supervision of a
10    speech-language pathologist as provided in Section 8.8.
11        (b-5) The performance of an audiology service by an
12    appropriately trained person if that service is performed
13    under the supervision and full responsibility of a licensed
14    audiologist.
15        (c) The performance of audiometric testing for the
16    purpose of industrial hearing conservation by an
17    audiometric technician certified by the Council of
18    Accreditation for Occupational Hearing Conservation
19    (CAOHC).
20        (d) The performance of an audiometric screening by an
21    audiometric screenings technician certified by the
22    Department of Public Health.
23        (e) The selling or practice of fitting, dispensing, or
24    servicing hearing instruments by a hearing instrument
25    dispenser licensed under the Hearing Instrument Consumer
26    Protection Act.

 

 

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1        (f) A person licensed in this State under any other Act
2    from engaging in the practice for which he or she is
3    licensed.
4        (g) The performance of vestibular function testing by
5    an appropriately trained person under the supervision of a
6    physician licensed to practice medicine in all its
7    branches.
8(Source: P.A. 92-510, eff. 6-1-02.)
 
9    (225 ILCS 110/4.5 new)
10    Sec. 4.5. Address of record; email address of record. All
11applicants and licensees shall:
12        (1) provide a valid address and email address to the
13    Department, which shall serve as the address of record and
14    email address of record, respectively, at the time of
15    application for licensure or renewal of a license; and
16        (2) inform the Department of any change of address of
17    record or email address of record within 14 days after such
18    change either through the Department's website or by
19    contacting the Department's licensure maintenance unit.
 
20    (225 ILCS 110/5)  (from Ch. 111, par. 7905)
21    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
22    Sec. 5. Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology.
23There is created a Board of Speech-Language Pathology and
24Audiology to be composed of persons designated from time to

 

 

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1time by the Secretary, as follows:
2        (a) Five persons, 2 of whom have been licensed
3    speech-language pathologists for a period of 5 years or
4    more, 2 of whom have been licensed audiologists for a
5    period of 5 years or more, and one public member. The board
6    shall annually elect a chairperson and a vice-chairperson.
7        (b) Terms for all members shall be for 3 years. A
8    member shall serve until his or her successor is appointed
9    and qualified. Partial terms over 2 years in length shall
10    be considered as full terms. A member may be reappointed
11    for a successive term, but no member shall serve more than
12    2 full terms.
13        (c) The membership of the Board should reasonably
14    reflect representation from the various geographic areas
15    of the State.
16        (d) In making appointments to the Board, the Secretary
17    shall give due consideration to recommendations by
18    organizations of the speech-language pathology and
19    audiology professions in Illinois, including the Illinois
20    Speech-Language-Hearing Association and the Illinois
21    Academy of Audiology, and shall promptly give due notice to
22    such organizations of any vacancy in the membership of the
23    Board. The Secretary may terminate the appointment of any
24    member for any cause, which in the opinion of the
25    Secretary, reasonably justifies such termination.
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1    shall constitute a quorum. A vacancy in the membership of
2    the Board shall not impair the right of a quorum to
3    exercise all the rights and perform all the duties of the
4    Board.
5        (f) The members of the Board may each receive as
6    compensation a reasonable sum as determined by the
7    Secretary for each day actually engaged in the duties of
8    the office, and all legitimate and necessary expenses
9    incurred in attending the meetings of the Board.
10        (g) Members of the Board shall have no liability be
11    immune from suit in any action based upon any disciplinary
12    proceedings or other activity activities performed in good
13    faith as members of the Board.
14        (h) The Secretary may consider the recommendations of
15    the Board in establishing guidelines for professional
16    conduct, the conduct of formal disciplinary proceedings
17    brought under this Act, and qualifications of applicants.
18    Notice of proposed rulemaking shall be transmitted to the
19    Board and the Department shall review the response of the
20    Board and any recommendations made in the response. The
21    Department, at any time, may seek the expert advice and
22    knowledge of the Board on any matter relating to the
23    administration or enforcement of this Act.
24        (i) Whenever the Secretary is satisfied that
25    substantial justice has not been done either in an
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1    a license, or other disciplinary action relating to a
2    license, the Secretary may order a reexamination or
3    rehearing.
4(Source: P.A. 94-528, eff. 8-10-05; 95-465, eff. 8-27-07.)
 
5    (225 ILCS 110/7)  (from Ch. 111, par. 7907)
6    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
7    Sec. 7. Licensure requirement.
8    (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), on or after June
91, 1989, no person shall practice speech-language pathology or
10audiology without first applying for and obtaining a license
11for such purpose from the Department. Except as provided in
12this Section, on or after January 1, 2002, no person shall
13perform the functions and duties of a speech-language pathology
14assistant without first applying for and obtaining a license
15for that purpose from the Department.
16    (b) A person holding a regular license to practice
17speech-language pathology or audiology under the laws of
18another state, a territory of the United States, or the
19District of Columbia who has made application to the Department
20for a license to practice speech-language pathology or
21audiology may practice speech-language pathology or audiology
22without a license for 90 days from the date of application or
23until disposition of the license application by the Department,
24whichever is sooner, if the person (i) in the case of a
25speech-language pathologist, holds a Certificate of Clinical

 

 

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1Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing
2Association in speech-language pathology or audiology or, in
3the case of an audiologist, a certificate from the American
4Board of Audiology and (ii) has not been disciplined and has no
5disciplinary matters pending in a state, a territory, or the
6District of Columbia.
7    A person applying for an initial license to practice
8audiology who is a recent graduate of a Department-approved
9audiology program may practice as an audiologist for a period
10of 60 days after the date of application or until disposition
11of the license application by the Department, whichever is
12sooner, provided that he or she meets the applicable
13requirements of Section 8 of this Act.
14(Source: P.A. 95-465, eff. 8-27-07.)
 
15    (225 ILCS 110/8.2 new)
16    Sec. 8.2. Remote practice of audiology and speech-language
17pathology.
18    (a) An audiologist licensed under this Act may conduct the
19practice of audiology remotely subject to the following
20conditions:
21        (1) the practice of audiology may be conducted remotely
22    using video conferencing;
23        (2) the use of telephone, email, instant messaging,
24    store and forward technology, or facsimile must be in
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1    conferencing;
2        (3) an audiologist who practices audiology remotely
3    must follow all applicable Health Insurance Portability
4    and Accountability Act privacy and security regulations;
5        (4) an audiologist who practices audiology remotely is
6    subject to the same standard of care required of an
7    audiologist who practices audiology in a clinic or office
8    setting; and
9        (5) services delivered remotely by an audiologist must
10    be equivalent to the quality of services delivered in
11    person in a clinic or office setting.
12    (b) A speech-language pathologist licensed under this Act
13may conduct the practice of speech-language pathology remotely
14subject to the following conditions:
15        (1) the practice of speech-language pathology may be
16    conducted remotely using video conferencing;
17        (2) the use of telephone, email, instant messaging,
18    store and forward technology, or facsimile must be in
19    conjunction with or supplementary to the use of video
20    conferencing;
21        (3) a speech-language pathologist who practices
22    speech-language pathology remotely must follow all
23    applicable Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
24    Act privacy and security regulations;
25        (4) a speech-language pathologist who practices
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1    standard of care required of a speech-language pathologist
2    who practices speech-language pathology in a clinic or
3    office setting; and
4        (5) services delivered remotely by a speech-language
5    pathologist must be equivalent to the quality of services
6    delivered in person in a clinic setting.
7    (c) An out-of-state person providing speech-language
8pathology or audiology services to a person residing in
9Illinois without a license issued pursuant to this Act submits
10himself or herself to the jurisdiction of the Department and
11the courts of this State.
 
12    (225 ILCS 110/8.5)
13    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
14    Sec. 8.5. Qualifications for licenses as a speech-language
15pathology assistant. A person is qualified to be licensed as a
16speech-language pathology assistant if that person has applied
17in writing or electronically on forms prescribed by the
18Department, has paid the required fees, and meets both of the
19following criteria:
20        (1) Is of good moral character. In determining moral
21    character, the Department may take into consideration any
22    felony conviction or plea of guilty or nolo contendere of
23    the applicant, but such a conviction or plea shall not
24    operate automatically as a complete bar to licensure.
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1    speech-language pathology assistant program that has been
2    approved by the Department and that meets the minimum
3    requirements set forth in Section 8.6 or (ii) a bachelor's
4    degree and has completed course work from an accredited
5    college or university that meets the minimum requirements
6    set forth in Section 8.6.
7(Source: P.A. 94-869, eff. 6-16-06; 95-465, eff. 8-27-07.)
 
8    (225 ILCS 110/8.8)
9    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
10    Sec. 8.8. Supervision of speech-language pathology
11assistants.
12    (a) A speech-language pathology assistant shall practice
13only under the supervision of a speech-language pathologist who
14has at least 2 years experience in addition to the supervised
15professional experience required under subsection (f) of
16Section 8 of this Act. A speech-language pathologist who
17supervises a speech-language pathology assistant (i) must have
18completed at least 6 10 clock hours of training in the
19supervision related to speech-language pathology, and (ii)
20must complete at least 2 clock hours of continuing education in
21supervision related to speech-language pathology in each new
22licensing cycle after completion of the initial training
23required under item (i) of speech-language pathology
24assistants. The Department shall promulgate rules describing
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1speech-language pathologist to apply to the Board for an
2exemption from this training requirement based upon prior
3supervisory experience.
4    (b) A speech-language pathology assistant must be under the
5direct supervision of a speech-language pathologist at least
630% of the speech-language pathology assistant's actual
7patient or client contact time per patient or client during the
8first 90 days of initial employment as a speech-language
9pathology assistant. Thereafter, a speech-language pathology
10assistant must be under the direct supervision of a
11speech-language pathologist at least 20% of the
12speech-language pathology assistant's actual patient or client
13contact time per patient or client. Supervision of a
14speech-language pathology assistant beyond the minimum
15requirements of this subsection may be imposed at the
16discretion of the supervising speech-language pathologist. A
17supervising speech-language pathologist must be available to
18communicate with a speech-language pathology assistant
19whenever the assistant is in contact with a patient or client.
20    (c) A speech-language pathologist that supervises a
21speech-language pathology assistant must document direct
22supervision activities. At a minimum, supervision
23documentation must provide (i) information regarding the
24quality of the speech-language pathology assistant's
25performance of assigned duties, and (ii) verification that
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18.7.
2    (d) A full-time speech-language pathologist may supervise
3no more than 2 speech-language pathology assistants. A
4speech-language pathologist that does not work full-time may
5supervise no more than one speech-language pathology
6assistant.
7    (e) For purposes of this Section, "direct supervision"
8means on-site, in-view observation and guidance by a
9speech-language pathologist while an assigned activity is
10performed by the speech-language pathology assistant.
11(Source: P.A. 92-510, eff. 6-1-02.)
 
12    (225 ILCS 110/11)  (from Ch. 111, par. 7911)
13    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
14    Sec. 11. Expiration, renewal and restoration of licenses.
15    (a) The expiration date and renewal period for each license
16issued under this Act shall be set by rule. A speech-language
17pathologist, speech-language pathology assistant, or
18audiologist may renew such license during the month preceding
19the expiration date thereof by paying the required fee.
20    (a-5) An audiologist renewing his or her license All
21renewal applicants shall provide proof as determined by the
22Department of having met the continuing education requirements
23set forth in the rules of the Department. At a minimum, the
24rules shall require a renewal applicant for licensure as an a
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1completing at least 20 clock hours of continuing education
2during the 2-year licensing cycle for which he or she is
3currently licensed, no more than 10 hours of which may be
4obtained through programs sponsored by hearing instrument or
5auditory prosthetic device manufacturers. An audiologist must
6provide proof that at least 2 clock hours of training in ethics
7or legal requirements pertaining to the practice of audiology
8was completed during the 2-year licensing cycle for which he or
9she is currently licensed. An audiologist who has met the
10continuing education requirements of the Hearing Instrument
11Consumer Protection Act during an equivalent licensing cycle
12under this Act shall be deemed to have met the continuing
13education requirements of this Act. At a minimum, the rules
14shall require a renewal applicant for licensure as a
15speech-language pathology assistant to provide proof of
16completing at least 10 clock hours of continuing education
17during the 2-year period for which he or she currently holds a
18license.
19    (a-10) A speech-language pathologist or a speech-language
20pathology assistant renewing his or her license shall provide
21proof as determined by the Department of having met the
22continuing education requirements set forth in the rules of the
23Department. At a minimum, the rules shall require a renewal
24applicant for license as a speech-language pathologist to
25provide proof of completing at least 20 clock hours of
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1which he or she is currently licensed. A speech language
2pathologist must provide proof that at least one clock hour of
3ethics training was completed during the 2-year licensing cycle
4for which he or she is currently licensed. At a minimum, the
5rules shall require a renewal applicant for licensure as a
6speech-language pathology assistant to provide proof of
7completing at least 10 clock hours of continuing education
8during the 2-year period for which he or she currently holds a
9license.
10    (b) Inactive status.
11        (1) Any licensee who notifies the Department in writing
12    on forms prescribed by the Department may elect to place
13    his or her license on an inactive status and shall, subject
14    to rules of the Department, be excused from payment of
15    renewal fees until he or she notifies the Department in
16    writing of his or her desire to resume active status.
17        (2) Any licensee requesting restoration from inactive
18    status shall be required to (i) pay the current renewal
19    fee; and (ii) demonstrate that he or she has completed a
20    minimum of 20 hours of continuing education and met any
21    additional continuing education requirements established
22    by the Department by rule.
23        (3) Any licensee whose license is in an inactive status
24    shall not practice in the State of Illinois without first
25    restoring his or her license.
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1    the license is lapsed or inactive shall be considered to be
2    practicing without a license which shall be grounds for
3    discipline under Section 16 of this Act.
4    (c) Any speech-language pathologist, speech-language
5pathology assistant, or audiologist whose license has expired
6may have his or her license restored at any time within 5 years
7after the expiration thereof, upon payment of the required fee.
8    (d) Any person whose license has been expired or inactive
9for 5 years or more may have his or her license restored by
10making application to the Department and filing proof
11acceptable to the Department of his or her fitness to have his
12or her license restored, including sworn evidence certifying to
13active lawful practice in another jurisdiction, and by paying
14the required restoration fee. A person practicing on an expired
15license is deemed to be practicing without a license.
16    (e) If a person whose license has expired has not
17maintained active practice in another jurisdiction, the
18Department shall determine, by an evaluation process
19established by rule, his or her fitness to resume active status
20and may require the person to complete a period of evaluated
21clinical experience, and may require successful completion of
22an examination.
23    (f) Any person whose license has expired while he or she
24has been engaged (1) in federal or State service on active
25duty, or (2) in training or education under the supervision of
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1service, may have his or her license restored without paying
2any lapsed renewal or restoration fee, if within 2 years after
3termination of such service, training or education he or she
4furnishes the Department with satisfactory proof that he or she
5has been so engaged and that his or her service, training or
6education has been so terminated.
7(Source: P.A. 95-465, eff. 8-27-07.)
 
8    (225 ILCS 110/13.5 new)
9    Sec. 13.5. Reciprocity for audiologists. The Department
10shall issue a license without examination to an audiology
11applicant who: (1) has a valid license to practice audiology
12from another state or territory of the United States; (2) has
13not been disciplined and has no disciplinary matters pending in
14any other jurisdiction; and (3) has paid the required fee.
15    Applicants have 3 years from the date of application to
16complete the application process. If the process has not been
17completed within 3 years, the application shall be denied, the
18fee shall be forfeited, and the applicant must reapply and meet
19the requirements in effect at the time of reapplication.
 
20    (225 ILCS 110/14)  (from Ch. 111, par. 7914)
21    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
22    Sec. 14. Fees.
23    (a) The Department shall provide by rule for a schedule of
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1shall consult with the Board and consider its recommendations
2when establishing the schedule of fees and any increase in fees
3to be paid by license applicants.
4    (b) Except as provided in subsection (c) below, the fees
5for the administration and enforcement of this Act, including
6but not limited to original licensure, renewal, and
7restoration, shall be set by rule and shall be nonrefundable.
8    (b-5) In addition to any fees set by the Department through
9administrative rule, the Department shall, at the time of
10licensure and renewal, collect from each licensed audiologist a
11Hearing Instrument Consumer Protection Fee of $45.
12    (c) (Blank). Applicants for examination shall be required
13to pay, either to the Department or the designated testing
14service, a fee covering the cost of initial screening to
15determine eligibility and to provide the examination. Failure
16to appear for the examination on the scheduled date at the time
17and place specified, after the application for examination has
18been received and acknowledged by the Department or the
19designated testing service, shall result in the forfeiture of
20the examination fee.
21(Source: P.A. 90-69, eff. 7-8-97; 91-932, eff. 1-1-01.)
 
22    (225 ILCS 110/16)  (from Ch. 111, par. 7916)
23    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
24    Sec. 16. Refusal, revocation or suspension of licenses.
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1revoke, suspend, place on probation, censure, reprimand or take
2other disciplinary or non-disciplinary action as the
3Department may deem proper, including fines not to exceed
4$10,000 for each violation, with regard to any license for any
5one or combination of the following causes:
6        (a) Fraud in procuring the license.
7        (b) (Blank).
8        (c) Willful or repeated violations of the rules of the
9    Department of Public Health.
10        (d) Division of fees or agreeing to split or divide the
11    fees received for speech-language pathology or audiology
12    services with any person for referring an individual, or
13    assisting in the care or treatment of an individual,
14    without the knowledge of the individual or his or her legal
15    representative. Nothing in this paragraph (d) affects any
16    bona fide independent contractor or employment
17    arrangements among health care professionals, health
18    facilities, health care providers, or other entities,
19    except as otherwise prohibited by law. Any employment
20    arrangements may include provisions for compensation,
21    health insurance, pension, or other employment benefits
22    for the provision of services within the scope of the
23    licensee's practice under this Act. Nothing in this
24    paragraph (d) shall be construed to require an employment
25    arrangement to receive professional fees for services
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1        (e) Employing, procuring, inducing, aiding or abetting
2    a person not licensed as a speech-language pathologist or
3    audiologist to engage in the unauthorized practice of
4    speech-language pathology or audiology.
5        (e-5) Employing, procuring, inducing, aiding, or
6    abetting a person not licensed as a speech-language
7    pathology assistant to perform the functions and duties of
8    a speech-language pathology assistant.
9        (f) Making any misrepresentations or false promises,
10    directly or indirectly, to influence, persuade or induce
11    patronage.
12        (g) Professional connection or association with, or
13    lending his or her name to another for the illegal practice
14    of speech-language pathology or audiology by another, or
15    professional connection or association with any person,
16    firm or corporation holding itself out in any manner
17    contrary to this Act.
18        (h) Obtaining or seeking to obtain checks, money, or
19    any other things of value by false or fraudulent
20    representations, including but not limited to, engaging in
21    such fraudulent practice to defraud the medical assistance
22    program of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services
23    (formerly Department of Public Aid).
24        (i) Practicing under a name other than his or her own.
25        (j) Improper, unprofessional or dishonorable conduct
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1    public.
2        (k) Conviction by plea of guilty or nolo contendere,
3    finding of guilt, jury verdict, or entry of judgment or
4    sentencing, including, but not limited to, convictions,
5    preceding sentences of supervision, conditional discharge,
6    or first offender probation, under the laws of any
7    jurisdiction of the United States that is (i) a felony or
8    (ii) a misdemeanor, an essential element of which is
9    dishonesty, or that is directly related to the practice of
10    the profession. Conviction of or entry of a plea of guilty
11    or nolo contendere to any crime that is a felony under the
12    laws of the United States or any state or territory
13    thereof, or that is a misdemeanor of which an essential
14    element is dishonesty, or that is directly related to the
15    practice of the profession.
16        (1) Permitting a person under his or her supervision to
17    perform any function not authorized by this Act.
18        (m) A violation of any provision of this Act or rules
19    promulgated thereunder.
20        (n) Discipline by another state, the District of
21    Columbia, territory, or foreign nation of a license to
22    practice speech-language pathology or audiology or a
23    license to practice as a speech-language pathology
24    assistant in its jurisdiction if at least one of the
25    grounds for that discipline is the same as or the
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1    herein.
2        (o) Willfully failing to report an instance of
3    suspected child abuse or neglect as required by the Abused
4    and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
5        (p) Gross or repeated malpractice.
6        (q) Willfully making or filing false records or reports
7    in his or her practice as a speech-language pathologist,
8    speech-language pathology assistant, or audiologist,
9    including, but not limited to, false records to support
10    claims against the public assistance program of the
11    Department of Healthcare and Family Services (formerly
12    Illinois Department of Public Aid).
13        (r) Professional incompetence as manifested by poor
14    standards of care or mental incompetence as declared by a
15    court of competent jurisdiction.
16        (s) Repeated irregularities in billing a third party
17    for services rendered to an individual. For purposes of
18    this Section, "irregularities in billing" shall include:
19            (i) reporting excessive charges for the purpose of
20        obtaining a total payment in excess of that usually
21        received by the speech-language pathologist,
22        speech-language pathology assistant, or audiologist
23        for the services rendered;
24            (ii) reporting charges for services not rendered;
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1        the purpose of obtaining payment not earned.
2        (t) (Blank).
3        (u) Violation of the Health Care Worker Self-Referral
4    Act.
5        (v) Inability to practice with reasonable judgment,
6    skill, or safety as a result of habitual or excessive use
7    of or addiction to alcohol, narcotics, or stimulants or any
8    other chemical agent or drug or as a result of physical
9    illness, including, but not limited to, deterioration
10    through the aging process or loss of motor skill, mental
11    illness, or disability.
12        (w) Violation of the Hearing Instrument Consumer
13    Protection Act.
14        (x) Failure by a speech-language pathology assistant
15    and supervising speech-language pathologist to comply with
16    the supervision requirements set forth in Section 8.8.
17        (y) Willfully Wilfully exceeding the scope of duties
18    customarily undertaken by speech-language pathology
19    assistants set forth in Section 8.7 that results in, or may
20    result in, harm to the public.
21        (z) Willfully failing to report an instance of
22    suspected abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, or
23    self-neglect of an eligible adult as defined in and
24    required by the Adult Protective Services Act.
25        (aa) Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated
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1    Protective Services Act, and upon proof by clear and
2    convincing evidence that the licensee has caused an
3    eligible adult to be abused, neglected, or financially
4    exploited as defined in the Adult Protective Services Act.
5        (bb) Willfully violating Section 8.2 of this Act.
6    (2) The Department shall deny a license or renewal
7authorized by this Act to any person who has defaulted on an
8educational loan guaranteed by the Illinois State Scholarship
9Commission; however, the Department may issue a license or
10renewal if the aforementioned persons have established a
11satisfactory repayment record as determined by the Illinois
12State Scholarship Commission.
13    (3) The entry of an order by a circuit court establishing
14that any person holding a license under this Act is subject to
15involuntary admission or judicial admission as provided for in
16the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code,
17operates as an automatic suspension of that license. That
18person may have his or her license restored only upon the
19determination by a circuit court that the patient is no longer
20subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission and the
21issuance of an order so finding and discharging the patient,
22and upon the Board's recommendation to the Department that the
23license be restored. Where the circumstances so indicate, the
24Board may recommend to the Department that it require an
25examination prior to restoring any license automatically
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1    (4) The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend the
2license of any person who fails to file a return, or to pay the
3tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed return, or to pay
4any final assessment of the tax penalty or interest, as
5required by any tax Act administered by the Department of
6Revenue, until such time as the requirements of any such tax
7Act are satisfied.
8    (5) In enforcing this Section, the Board upon a showing of
9a possible violation may compel an individual licensed to
10practice under this Act, or who has applied for licensure
11pursuant to this Act, to submit to a mental or physical
12examination, or both, as required by and at the expense of the
13Department. The examining physicians or clinical psychologists
14shall be those specifically designated by the Board. The
15individual to be examined may have, at his or her own expense,
16another physician or clinical psychologist of his or her choice
17present during all aspects of this examination. Failure of any
18individual to submit to a mental or physical examination, when
19directed, shall be grounds for suspension of his or her license
20until the individual submits to the examination if the Board
21finds, after notice and hearing, that the refusal to submit to
22the examination was without reasonable cause.
23    If the Board finds an individual unable to practice because
24of the reasons set forth in this Section, the Board may require
25that individual to submit to care, counseling, or treatment by
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1the Board, as a condition, term, or restriction for continued,
2restored reinstated, or renewed licensure to practice; or, in
3lieu of care, counseling, or treatment, the Board may recommend
4to the Department to file a complaint to immediately suspend,
5revoke, or otherwise discipline the license of the individual.
6Any individual whose license was granted, continued, restored
7reinstated, renewed, disciplined or supervised subject to such
8terms, conditions, or restrictions, and who fails to comply
9with such terms, conditions, or restrictions, shall be referred
10to the Secretary for a determination as to whether the
11individual shall have his or her license suspended immediately,
12pending a hearing by the Board.
13    In instances in which the Secretary immediately suspends a
14person's license under this Section, a hearing on that person's
15license must be convened by the Board within 15 days after the
16suspension and completed without appreciable delay. The Board
17shall have the authority to review the subject individual's
18record of treatment and counseling regarding the impairment to
19the extent permitted by applicable federal statutes and
20regulations safeguarding the confidentiality of medical
21records.
22    An individual licensed under this Act and affected under
23this Section shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to
24the Board that he or she can resume practice in compliance with
25acceptable and prevailing standards under the provisions of his
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1(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07; 95-465, eff. 8-27-07;
296-1482, eff. 11-29-10.)
 
3    (225 ILCS 110/17)  (from Ch. 111, par. 7917)
4    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
5    Sec. 17. Investigations; notice; hearings. Licenses may be
6refused, revoked, or suspended in the manner provided by this
7Act and not otherwise. The Department may upon its own motion
8and shall upon the verified complaint in writing of any person
9setting forth facts that if proven would constitute grounds for
10refusal to issue, suspend, or revoke under this Act,
11investigate the actions of any person applying for, holding, or
12claiming to hold a license.
13    The Department shall, before refusing to issue or renew or
14suspending or revoking any license or taking other disciplinary
15action pursuant to Section 16 of this Act, and at least 30 days
16prior to the date set for the hearing, notify, in writing, the
17applicant for or the holder of such license of any charges
18made, afford the accused person an opportunity to be heard in
19person or by counsel in reference thereto, and direct the
20applicant or licensee to file a written answer to the Board
21under oath within 20 days after the service of the notice and
22inform the applicant or licensee that failure to file an answer
23will result in default being taken against the applicant or
24licensee and that the license or certificate may be suspended,
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1action may be taken, including limiting the scope, nature, or
2extent of practice, as the Secretary may deem proper. Written
3or electronic notice may be served by personal delivery, of the
4same personally to the accused person or by mailing the same by
5certified mail, or email to the applicant or licensee at his or
6her address of record or email address of record his or her
7last known place of residence or to the place of business last
8specified by the accused person in his or her last notification
9to the Department. In case the person fails to file an answer
10after receiving notice, his or her license or certificate may,
11in the discretion of the Department, be suspended, revoked, or
12placed on probationary status or the Department may take
13whatever disciplinary action deemed proper, including limiting
14the scope, nature, or extent of the person's practice or the
15imposition of a fine, without a hearing, if the act or acts
16charged constitute sufficient grounds for such action under
17this Act.
18    At the time and place fixed in the notice, the Board shall
19proceed to hearing of the charges and both the accused person
20and the Department complainant shall be accorded ample
21opportunity to present, in person or by counsel, any
22statements, testimony, evidence, and arguments as may be
23pertinent to the charges or to their defense. The Board may
24continue such hearing from time to time. If the Board is not
25sitting at the time and place fixed in the notice or at the
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1the Department shall continue such hearing for a period not to
2exceed 30 days.
3(Source: P.A. 95-465, eff. 8-27-07.)
 
4    (225 ILCS 110/22)  (from Ch. 111, par. 7922)
5    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
6    Sec. 22. Appointment of a hearing officer. The Secretary
7has shall have the authority to appoint any attorney duly
8licensed to practice law in the State of Illinois to serve as
9the hearing officer for any action for refusal to issue,
10restore, or renew a license or discipline of a license. The
11hearing officer shall have full authority to conduct the
12hearing. Board members may attend hearings. The hearing officer
13shall report his or her findings and recommendations to the
14Board and the Secretary. The Board shall review the report of
15the hearing officer and present its findings of fact,
16conclusions of law and recommendations to the Secretary and to
17all parties to the proceedings. If the Secretary disagrees in
18any regard with the Board's report, he or she may issue an
19order in contravention of the Board's report.
20(Source: P.A. 95-465, eff. 8-27-07.)
 
21    (225 ILCS 110/23)  (from Ch. 111, par. 7923)
22    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
23    Sec. 23. Restoration. At any time after suspension,
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1any other disciplinary action with regard to any license, the
2Department may restore the license, or take any other action to
3restore reinstate the license to good standing upon the written
4recommendation of the Board, unless after an investigation and
5a hearing, the Board determines that restoration is not in the
6public interest. No person whose license has been revoked as
7authorized in this Act may apply for restoration of that
8license until such time as provided for in the Civil
9Administrative Code of Illinois.
10    A license that has been suspended or revoked shall be
11considered nonrenewed for purposes of restoration and a person
12restoring his or her license from suspension or revocation must
13comply with the requirements for restoration of a nonrenewed
14license as set forth in Section 11 of this Act and any related
15rules adopted.
16(Source: P.A. 95-465, eff. 8-27-07.)
 
17    (225 ILCS 110/24.1)
18    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
19    Sec. 24.1. Certifications of record; costs. The Department
20shall not be required to certify any record to the court, to
21file an answer in court, or to otherwise appear in any court in
22a judicial review proceeding unless and until the Department
23has received from the plaintiff there is filed in the court,
24with the complaint, a receipt from the Department acknowledging
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1which costs shall be determined by the Department. Exhibits
2shall be certified without cost. Failure on the part of the
3plaintiff to file the receipt in court is grounds for dismissal
4of the action.
5(Source: P.A. 95-465, eff. 8-27-07.)
 
6    (225 ILCS 110/31a)
7    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
8    Sec. 31a. Advertising services.
9    (a) A speech-language pathologist or audiologist shall
10include in every advertisement for services regulated under
11this Act his or her title as it appears on the license or the
12initials authorized under this Act.
13    (b) The terms "audiology", "audiologist", "clinical
14audiologist", "licensed audiologist", "speech-language
15pathology", "speech-language pathologist", "clinical
16speech-language pathologist", "licensed speech-language
17pathologist", or any other similar term, title, abbreviation,
18or symbol may not be used in any communication by any person
19unless he or she is licensed under this Act as a
20speech-language pathologist or an audiologist. An audiologist
21may use the term "doctor" if it also stated that he or she is a
22"doctor of audiology." This subsection does not apply to a
23person who is exempt from licensure under this Act because he
24or she holds a professional educator license issued pursuant to
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1teaching speech-language pathologist.
2(Source: P.A. 91-310, eff. 1-1-00; 92-510, eff. 6-1-02.)
 
3    (225 ILCS 110/34)  (from Ch. 111, par. 7934)
4    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
5    Sec. 34. Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. The
6Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is hereby expressly
7adopted and incorporated herein as if all of the provisions of
8that Act were included in this Act, except that the provision
9of subsection (d) of Section 10-65 of the Illinois
10Administrative Procedure Act that provides that at hearings the
11speech-language pathologist or audiologist has the right to
12show compliance with all lawful requirements for retention,
13continuation or renewal of the license is specifically
14excluded. For the purposes of this Act, the notice required
15under Section 10-25 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure
16Act is deemed sufficient when mailed or emailed to the
17applicant or licensee at his or her last known address of
18record or email address of record a party.
19(Source: P.A. 88-45.)
 
20    (225 ILCS 110/34.1 new)
21    Sec. 34.1. Confidentiality. All information collected by
22the Department in the course of an examination or investigation
23of a licensee or applicant, including, but not limited to, any
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1information collected to investigate any such complaint, shall
2be maintained for the confidential use of the Department and
3shall not be disclosed. The Department may not disclose the
4information to anyone other than law enforcement officials,
5other regulatory agencies that have an appropriate regulatory
6interest as determined by the Secretary, or a party presenting
7a lawful subpoena to the Department. Information and documents
8disclosed to a federal, State, county, or local law enforcement
9agency shall not be disclosed by the agency for any purpose to
10any other agency or person. A formal complaint filed against a
11licensee by the Department or any order issued by the
12Department against a licensee or applicant shall be a public
13record, except as otherwise prohibited by law.
 
14    (225 ILCS 110/10 rep.)
15    Section 15. The Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and
16Audiology Practice Act is amended by repealing Section 10.
 
17    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
18becoming law, except that Sections 10 and 15 take effect on
19January 1, 2018.".