Sen. Kirk W. Dillard

Filed: 11/30/2010

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4934

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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1disciplinary board (1) based upon certified written reports of
2examination by 2 physicians board certified in psychiatry
3recommending that the licensee is sufficiently rehabilitated
4to warrant the public trust and that the licensee can resume
5practice without monitoring or limitations; (2) when the
6licensee is no longer required to register as a sex offender
7under the Sex Offender Registration Act; or (3) the licensee's
8conviction is vacated, overturned, or reversed.
9    (e) Nothing contained in this Section shall act in any way
10to waive or modify the confidentiality of information provided
11by the State's Attorney to the extent provided by law. Any
12information reported or disclosed shall be kept for the
13confidential use of the Secretary, Department attorneys, the
14investigative staff, and authorized clerical staff and shall be
15afforded the same status as is provided information under Part
1621 of Article VIII of the Code of Civil Procedure, except that
17the Department may disclose information and documents to (1) a
18federal, State, or local law enforcement agency pursuant to a
19subpoena in an ongoing criminal investigation or (2) an
20appropriate licensing authority of another state or
21jurisdiction pursuant to an official request made by that
22authority. Any information and documents disclosed to a
23federal, State, or local law enforcement agency may be used by
24that agency only for the investigation and prosecution of a
25criminal offense. Any information or documents disclosed by the
26Department to a professional licensing authority of another

 

 

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1state or jurisdiction 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.".