Sen. Kirk W. Dillard

Filed: 11/17/2010

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4934

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4934 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Department of Professional Regulation Law
5of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by
6adding Section 2105-165 as follows:
 
7    (20 ILCS 2105/2105-165 new)
8    Sec. 2105-165. Health care worker licensure actions;
9intentional felonies and sexual crimes.
10    (a) When a licensed health care worker, as defined in the
11Health Care Worker Self-Referral Act, (1) has been convicted of
12any forcible intentional felony or a sexual criminal act that
13requires registration under the Sex Offender Registration Act
14against a patient in the course of patient care or treatment;
15(2) has been convicted of any forcible intentional felony
16against any natural person; or (3) is required as a part of a

 

 

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1criminal sentence to register under the Sex Offender
2Registration Act, then the Secretary, after consultation with
3the Department's regulatory and prosecutorial staff, may
4immediately temporarily suspend the license of the health care
5worker without a hearing, simultaneously with the institution
6of proceedings for a hearing in accordance with subsection (c)
7of this Section, if the Secretary finds that evidence in his or
8her possession indicates that the health care worker's
9continuation in practice would constitute an immediate danger
10to the public.
11    (b) When an Illinois State's Attorney files criminal felony
12charges alleging that a licensed health care worker, as defined
13in the Health Care Worker Self-Referral Act, committed an
14intentional forcible felony against a patient including a
15sexual act against a patient in the course of patient care or
16treatment, then the State's Attorney shall provide notice to
17the Department of the health care worker's name, address,
18practice address, and license number and the patient's name.
19Within 15 business days after receiving notice from the State's
20Attorney of the filing of criminal charges against the health
21care worker, the Secretary shall issue an administrative order
22that the health care worker shall immediately practice only
23with a chaperone during all patient encounters pending the
24outcome of the criminal proceedings. The licensee shall provide
25an acceptable written plan of compliance with the
26administrative order to the Department within 10 days after

 

 

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1receipt of the administrative order. Failure to comply with the
2administrative order, failure to file a compliance plan, or
3failure to follow the compliance plan shall subject the health
4care worker to temporary suspension of his or her professional
5license.
6    (c) In instances in which the Secretary immediately
7suspends a license under this Section, a hearing on the health
8care worker's license must be convened by the appropriate
9licensing or disciplinary board within 15 days after the
10summary suspension and completed without appreciable delay.
11This hearing is to determine whether to recommend to the
12Secretary that the health care worker's license be revoked,
13suspended, placed on probationary status, or reinstated, or
14whether the health care worker should be subject to other
15disciplinary action. In the hearing, any written information or
16communication and any other evidence submitted therewith may be
17introduced as evidence against the health care worker; provided
18however, the health care worker, or his or her counsel, shall
19have the opportunity to discredit, impeach, and submit evidence
20rebutting such evidence.
21    (d) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary,
22any revocation or suspension for crimes requiring sex offender
23registration under the Sex Offender Registration Act shall be
24for a minimum of 5 years. Licensees may only be considered
25rehabilitated by the appropriate licensing or disciplinary
26board (1) based upon certified written reports of examination

 

 

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1by 2 physicians board certified in psychiatry recommending that
2the licensee is sufficiently rehabilitated to warrant the
3public trust and that the licensee can resume practice without
4monitoring or limitations; (2) when the licensee is no longer
5required to register as a sex offender under the Sex Offender
6Registration Act; or (3) the licensee's conviction is vacated,
7overturned, or reversed.
8    (e) Nothing contained in this Section shall act in any way
9to waive or modify the confidentiality of information provided
10by the State's Attorney to the extent provided by law. Any
11information reported or disclosed shall be kept for the
12confidential use of the Secretary, Department attorneys, the
13investigative staff, and authorized clerical staff, as
14provided in this Act, and shall be afforded the same status as
15is provided information under Part 21 of Article VIII of the
16Code of Civil Procedure, except that the Department may
17disclose information and documents to (1) a federal, State, or
18local law enforcement agency pursuant to a subpoena in an
19ongoing criminal investigation or (2) an appropriate licensing
20authority of another state or jurisdiction pursuant to an
21official request made by that authority. Any information and
22documents disclosed to a federal, State, or local law
23enforcement agency may be used by that agency only for the
24investigation and prosecution of a criminal offense. Any
25information or documents disclosed by the Department to a
26professional licensing authority of another state or

 

 

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1jurisdiction may only be used by that authority for
2investigations and disciplinary proceedings with regards to a
3professional license.
4    (f) Any licensee disciplined or who received an
5administrative order under this Section shall have the
6discipline or administrative order vacated and completely
7removed from the licensee's records and public view and the
8discipline or administrative order shall be afforded the same
9status as is provided information under Part 21 of Article VIII
10of the Code of Civil Procedure if (1) the charges upon which
11the discipline or administrative order is based are dropped;
12(2) the licensee is not convicted of the charges upon which the
13discipline or administrative order is based; or (3) any
14conviction for charges upon which the discipline or
15administrative order was based have been vacated, overturned,
16or reversed.
17    (g) Nothing contained in this Section shall prohibit the
18Department from initiating or maintaining a disciplinary
19action against a licensee independent from any criminal
20charges, conviction, or sex offender registration.
 
21    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
22becoming law.".