Rep. Robert Rita

Filed: 3/23/2012

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4313

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4313 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 1. The Regulatory Sunset Act is amended by
5changing Section 4.23 and by adding Section 4.33 as follows:
 
6    (5 ILCS 80/4.23)
7    Sec. 4.23. Acts and Sections repealed on January 1, 2013.
8The following Acts and Sections of Acts are repealed on January
91, 2013:
10    The Dietetic and Nutrition Services Practice Act.
11    The Elevator Safety and Regulation Act.
12    The Fire Equipment Distributor and Employee Regulation Act
13of 2011.
14    The Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing Code.
15    The Naprapathic Practice Act.
16    The Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional

 

 

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1Counselor Licensing Act.
2    The Wholesale Drug Distribution Licensing Act.
3    Section 2.5 of the Illinois Plumbing License Law.
4(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07; 96-1499, eff. 1-18-11.)
 
5    (5 ILCS 80/4.33 new)
6    Sec. 4.33. Act repealed on January 1, 2023. The following
7Act is repealed on January 1, 2023:
8    The Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing Code.
 
9    Section 5. The Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing
10Code is amended by changing Sections 1-5, 1-10, 1-15, 1-20,
111-30, 5-5, 5-10, 5-15, 5-20, 10-5, 10-20, 10-30, 10-35, 15-5,
1215-15, 15-16, 15-20, 15-21, 15-22, 15-25, 15-40, 15-41, 15-45,
1315-46, 15-50, 15-65, 15-70, 15-75, 15-76, 15-77, 15-80, 15-85,
1415-91, and 20-15 and by adding Sections 5-18, 10-38, 10-43,
1515-18, 15-19, and 15-115 as follows:
 
16    (225 ILCS 41/1-5)
17    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
18    Sec. 1-5. Legislative intent. The practice of funeral
19directing and embalming in the State of Illinois is declared to
20be a practice affecting the public health, safety and welfare
21and subject to regulation and control in the public interest.
22It is further declared to be a matter of public interest and
23concern that the preparation, care and final disposition

 

 

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1disposal of a deceased human body be attended with appropriate
2observance and understanding, having due regard and respect for
3the reverent care of the human body and for those bereaved and
4the overall spiritual dignity of every person man. It is
5further a matter of public interest that the practice of
6funeral directing and embalming as defined in this Code merit
7and receive the confidence of the public and that only
8qualified persons be authorized to practice funeral directing
9and embalming in the State of Illinois. This Code shall be
10liberally construed to best carry out these subjects and
11purposes.
12(Source: P.A. 87-966.)
 
13    (225 ILCS 41/1-10)
14    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
15    Sec. 1-10. Definitions. As used in this Code:
16    "Address of record" means the designated address recorded
17by the Department in the applicant's or licensee's application
18file or license file. It is the duty of the applicant or
19licensee to inform the Department of any changes of address and
20those changes must be made either through the Department's
21website or by contacting the Department.
22    "Alkaline hydrolysis" means the reduction of a dead human
23body to essential elements through exposure to a combination of
24heat and alkaline hydrolysis and the repositioning or movement
25of the body during the process to facilitate reduction, the

 

 

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1processing of the remains after removal from the alkaline
2hydrolysis chamber, placement of the processed remains in a
3remains container, and release of the remains to an appropriate
4party. Alkaline hydrolysis is a form of final disposition.
5    "Applicant" means any person making application for a
6license or certificate of registration. Any applicants
7applicant or people any person who hold holds themselves
8himself out as applicants are an applicant is considered
9licensees a licensee for purposes of enforcement,
10investigation, hearings, and the Illinois Administrative
11Procedure Act.
12    "Board" means the Funeral Directors and Embalmers
13Licensing and Disciplinary Board.
14    "Certificate of Death" means a certificate of death as
15referenced in the Illinois Vital Records Act.
16    "Department" means the Department of Financial and
17Professional Regulation.
18    "Funeral director and embalmer" means a person who is
19licensed and qualified to practice funeral directing and to
20prepare, disinfect and preserve dead human bodies by the
21injection or external application of antiseptics,
22disinfectants or preservative fluids and materials and to use
23derma surgery or plastic art for the restoring of mutilated
24features. It further means a person who restores the remains of
25a person for the purpose of funeralization whose organs or bone
26or tissue has been donated for anatomical purposes.

 

 

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1    "Funeral director and embalmer intern" means a person
2licensed by the Department State who is qualified to render
3assistance to a funeral director and embalmer in carrying out
4the practice of funeral directing and embalming under the
5supervision of the funeral director and embalmer.
6    "Embalming" means the process of sanitizing and chemically
7treating a deceased human body in order to reduce the presence
8and growth of microorganisms, to retard organic decomposition,
9to render the remains safe to handle while retaining
10naturalness of tissue, and to restore an acceptable physical
11appearance for funeral viewing purposes.
12    "Funeral director" means a person, known by the title of
13"funeral director" or other similar words or titles, licensed
14by the Department State who practices funeral directing.
15    "Funeral establishment", "funeral chapel", "funeral home",
16or "mortuary" means a building or separate portion of a
17building having a specific street address or location and
18devoted to activities relating to the shelter, care, custody
19and preparation of a deceased human body and which may contain
20facilities for funeral or wake services.
21    "Licensee" means a person licensed under this Code as a
22funeral director, funeral director and embalmer, or funeral
23director and embalmer intern. Anyone who holds himself or
24herself out as a licensee or who is accused of unlicensed
25practice is considered a licensee for purposes of enforcement,
26investigation, hearings, and the Illinois Administrative

 

 

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1Procedure Act.
2    "Owner" means the individual, partnership, corporation,
3limited liability company, association, trust, estate, or
4agent thereof, or other person or combination of persons who
5owns a funeral establishment or funeral business.
6    "Person" means any individual, partnership, association,
7firm, corporation, limited liability company, trust or estate,
8or other entity. "Person" includes both natural persons and
9legal entities.
10    "Secretary" means the Secretary of Financial and
11Professional Regulation.
12(Source: P.A. 96-863, eff. 3-1-10; 96-1463, eff. 1-1-11.)
 
13    (225 ILCS 41/1-15)
14    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
15    Sec. 1-15. Funeral directing; definition. Conducting or
16engaging in or representing or holding out oneself as
17conducting or engaged in any one or any combination of the
18following practices constitutes the practice of funeral
19directing:
20        (a) The practice of preparing, otherwise than by
21    embalming, for the burial, cremation, or disposition
22    disposal and directing and supervising the burial or
23    disposition disposal of deceased human remains or
24    performing any act or service in connection with the
25    preparing of dead human bodies. Preparation, direction,

 

 

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1    and supervision shall not be construed to mean those
2    functions normally performed by cemetery and crematory
3    personnel.
4        (b) The practice of operating a place for preparing for
5    the disposition of deceased human bodies or for caring for
6    deceased human bodies before their disposition. Nothing in
7    this Code shall prohibit the ownership and management of
8    such a place by an unlicensed owner if the place is
9    operated in accordance with this Code and the unlicensed
10    owner does not engage in any form of funeral directing.
11        (c) The removal of a deceased human body from its place
12    of death, institution, or other location. A licensed
13    funeral director and embalmer intern may remove a deceased
14    human body from its place of death, institution, or other
15    location without another licensee being present. The
16    licensed funeral director may engage others who are not
17    licensed funeral directors, licensed funeral director and
18    embalmers, or licensed funeral director and embalmer
19    interns to assist in the removal if the funeral director
20    provides general supervision. General supervision involves
21    the licensee directing and instructing the unlicensed
22    person directs and instructs them in handling and
23    precautionary procedures and accompanies them on all
24    calls. The transportation of deceased human remains to a
25    cemetery, crematory or other place of final disposition
26    shall be under the immediate direct supervision of a

 

 

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1    licensee unless otherwise permitted by this Section.
2    Immediate, direct supervision involves the licensee being
3    physically present during the transportation of the
4    deceased human remains. The transportation of deceased
5    human remains that are embalmed or otherwise prepared and
6    enclosed in an appropriate container to some other place
7    that is not the place of final disposition, such as another
8    funeral home or common carrier, or to a facility that
9    shares common ownership with the transporting funeral home
10    may be performed under the general supervision of a
11    licensee, but the supervision need not be immediate or
12    direct. The transportation of deceased human remains that
13    have been donated pursuant to the Illinois Anatomical Gift
14    Act to any authorized donee under that Act shall be
15    performed under the immediate direct supervision of a
16    licensee. Nothing in this Section shall apply to organs or
17    tissue donated pursuant to the Illinois Anatomical Gift
18    Act.
19        (d) The administering and conducting of, or assuming
20    responsibility for administering and conducting of, at
21    need funeral arrangements.
22        (e) The assuming custody of, transportation, providing
23    shelter, protection and care and disposition of deceased
24    human remains and the furnishing of necessary funeral
25    services, facilities and equipment.
26        (f) Using in connection with a name or practice the

 

 

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1    word "funeral director", "undertaker", "mortician",
2    "funeral home", "funeral parlor", "funeral chapel", or any
3    other title implying that the person is engaged in the
4    practice of funeral directing.
5    Within the existing scope of the practice of funeral
6directing or funeral directing and embalming, only a licensed
7funeral director, a licensed funeral director and embalmer, or
8a licensed funeral director and embalmer intern under the
9restrictions provided for in this Code, and not any other
10person employed or contracted by the licensee, may engage in
11the following activities at-need: (1) have direct contact with
12consumers and explain funeral or burial merchandise or services
13or (2) negotiate, develop, or finalize contracts with
14consumers. This paragraph shall not be construed or enforced in
15such a manner as to limit the functions of persons regulated
16under the Illinois Funeral or Burial Funds Act, the Illinois
17Pre-Need Cemetery Sales Act, the Cemetery Oversight Act, the
18Cemetery Care Act, the Cemetery Association Act, the Illinois
19Insurance Code, or any other related professional regulatory
20Act.
21    The practice of funeral directing shall not include the
22phoning in of obituary notices, ordering of flowers for the
23funeral, or reporting of prices on the firm's general price
24list as required by the Federal Trade Commission Funeral Rule
25by nonlicensed persons, or like clerical tasks incidental to
26the act of making funeral arrangements.

 

 

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1    The making of funeral arrangements, at need, shall be done
2only by licensed funeral directors or licensed funeral
3directors and embalmers. Licensed funeral director and
4embalmer interns may, however, assist or participate in the
5arrangements under the direct supervision of a licensed funeral
6director or licensed funeral director and embalmer.
7(Source: P.A. 96-1463, eff. 1-1-11.)
 
8    (225 ILCS 41/1-20)
9    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
10    Sec. 1-20. Funeral directing and embalming; definition.
11"The practice of funeral directing and embalming" means:
12        (a) The practice of preparing, otherwise than by
13    embalming, for the burial, cremation, or disposition
14    disposal and directing and supervising the burial or
15    disposition disposal of deceased human remains or
16    performing any act or service in connection with the
17    preparing of dead human bodies. Preparation may include the
18    removal of medical devices. Preparation, direction, and
19    supervision shall not be construed to mean those functions
20    normally performed by cemetery and crematory personnel.
21        (b) The practice of operating a place for preparing for
22    the disposition of deceased human bodies or for caring for
23    deceased human bodies before their disposition. Nothing in
24    this Code shall prohibit the ownership and management of
25    such a place by an unlicensed owner if the place is

 

 

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1    operated in accordance with this Code and the unlicensed
2    owner does not engage in any form of funeral directing and
3    embalming.
4        (c) The removal of a deceased human body from its place
5    of death, institution or other location. A licensed funeral
6    director and embalmer intern may remove a deceased human
7    body from its place of death, institution, or other
8    location without another licensee being present. The
9    licensed funeral director and embalmer may engage others
10    who are not licensed funeral directors and embalmers,
11    licensed funeral directors, or licensed funeral director
12    and embalmer interns to assist in the removal if the
13    funeral director and embalmer provides general
14    supervision. General supervision involves the licensee
15    directing and instructing the unlicensed person directs
16    and instructs them in handling and precautionary
17    procedures and accompanies them on all calls. The
18    transportation of deceased human remains to a cemetery,
19    crematory or other place of final disposition shall be
20    under the immediate, direct supervision of a licensee
21    unless otherwise permitted by this Section. Immediate,
22    direct supervision involves the licensee being physically
23    present during the transportation of the deceased human
24    remains. The transportation of deceased human remains that
25    are embalmed or otherwise prepared and enclosed in an
26    appropriate container to some other place that is not the

 

 

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1    place of final disposition, such as another funeral home or
2    common carrier, or to a facility that shares common
3    ownership with the transporting funeral home may be
4    performed under the general supervision of a licensee, but
5    the supervision need not be immediate or direct. The
6    transportation of deceased human remains that have been
7    donated pursuant to the Illinois Anatomical Gift Act to any
8    authorized donee under that Act shall be performed under
9    the immediate direct supervision of a licensee. Nothing in
10    this Section shall apply to organs or tissue donated
11    pursuant to the Illinois Anatomical Gift Act.
12        (d) The administering and conducting of, or assuming
13    responsibility for administering and conducting of, at
14    need funeral arrangements.
15        (e) The assuming custody of, transportation, providing
16    shelter, protection and care and disposition of deceased
17    human remains and the furnishing of necessary funeral
18    services, facilities and equipment.
19        (f) Using in connection with a name or practice the
20    word "funeral director and embalmer", "embalmer", "funeral
21    director", "undertaker", "mortician", "funeral home",
22    "funeral parlor", "funeral chapel", or any other title
23    implying that the person is engaged in the practice of
24    funeral directing and embalming.
25        (g) The practice of embalming or alkaline hydrolysis or
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1    practice of embalming or alkaline hydrolysis of deceased
2    human bodies or the transportation of human bodies deceased
3    of a contagious or infectious disease. Any licensee
4    practicing alkaline hydrolysis must comply with all local,
5    State, and federal laws regarding the procedure.
6    Within the existing scope of the practice of funeral
7directing or funeral directing and embalming, only a licensed
8funeral director, a licensed funeral director and embalmer, or
9a licensed funeral director and embalmer intern under the
10restrictions provided for in this Code, and not any other
11person employed or contracted by the licensee, may engage in
12the following activities at-need: (1) have direct contact with
13consumers and explain funeral or burial merchandise or services
14or (2) negotiate, develop, or finalize contracts with
15consumers. This paragraph shall not be construed or enforced in
16such a manner as to limit the functions of persons regulated
17under the Illinois Funeral or Burial Funds Act, the Illinois
18Pre-Need Cemetery Sales Act, the Cemetery Oversight Act, the
19Cemetery Care Act, the Cemetery Association Act, the Illinois
20Insurance Code, or any other related professional regulatory
21Act.
22    The practice of funeral directing and embalming shall not
23include the phoning in of obituary notices, ordering of flowers
24for the funeral, or reporting of prices on the firm's general
25price list as required by the Federal Trade Commission Funeral
26Rule by nonlicensed persons, or like clerical tasks incidental

 

 

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1to the act of making funeral arrangements.
2    The making of funeral arrangements, at need, shall be done
3only by licensed funeral directors or licensed funeral
4directors and embalmers. Licensed funeral director and
5embalmer interns may, however, assist or participate in the
6arrangements under the direct supervision of a licensed funeral
7director or licensed funeral director and embalmer.
8(Source: P.A. 96-1463, eff. 1-1-11.)
 
9    (225 ILCS 41/1-30)
10    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
11    Sec. 1-30. Powers of the Department. Subject to the
12provisions of this Code, the Department may exercise the
13following powers:
14    (1) To authorize examinations to ascertain the
15qualifications and fitness of applicants for licensing as a
16licensed funeral director and embalmer and pass upon the
17qualifications of applicants for licensure.
18    (2) To examine the records of a licensed funeral director
19or licensed funeral director and embalmer from any year or any
20other aspect of funeral directing and embalming as the
21Department deems appropriate.
22    (3) To investigate any and all funeral directing and
23embalming activity.
24    (4) To conduct hearings on proceedings to refuse to issue
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1reprimand, or otherwise discipline a license under this Code or
2take other non-disciplinary action.
3    (5) To adopt all necessary and reasonable rules and
4regulations for the effective required for the administration
5of this Code.
6    (6) To prescribe forms to be issued for the administration
7and enforcement of this Code.
8    (7) To maintain rosters of the names and addresses of all
9licensees and all persons whose licenses have been suspended,
10revoked, denied renewal, or otherwise disciplined within the
11previous calendar year. These rosters shall be available upon
12written request and payment of the required fee as established
13by rule.
14    (8) To contract with third parties for services necessary
15for the proper administration of this Code including, without
16limitation, investigators with the proper knowledge, training,
17and skills to properly inspect funeral homes and investigate
18complaints under this Code.
19(Source: P.A. 96-1463, eff. 1-1-11.)
 
20    (225 ILCS 41/5-5)
21    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
22    Sec. 5-5. License requirement. It is unlawful for any
23person to practice, or to attempt to practice, funeral
24directing without a license as a funeral director issued by the
25Department.

 

 

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1    No person shall practice funeral directing who does not
2have a fixed place of practice or establishment devoted to the
3care and preparation for burial or for transportation of
4deceased human bodies, or who is not regularly employed in a
5fixed place of practice or establishment.
6    No person shall practice funeral directing independently
7at the fixed place of practice or establishment of another
8licensee unless that person's name is published and displayed
9at all times in connection therewith.
10(Source: P.A. 87-966.)
 
11    (225 ILCS 41/5-10)
12    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
13    Sec. 5-10. Funeral director license; display. Every holder
14of a license as a funeral director shall display it in a
15conspicuous place in the licensee's place of practice or in the
16place of practice in which the licensee is employed or
17contracted. If , in case the licensee is engaged in funeral
18directing at more than one place of practice, then in the
19licensee's principal place of practice or the principal place
20of practice of the licensee's employer and a copy of the
21license shall be displayed in a conspicuous place at all other
22places of practice.
23(Source: P.A. 96-1463, eff. 1-1-11.)
 
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1    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
2    Sec. 5-15. Renewal; reinstatement; restoration Expiration
3and renewal; inactive status; continuing education. The
4expiration date and renewal period for each license issued
5under this Article shall be set by rule. The holder of a
6license as a licensed funeral director may renew the license
7during the month preceding the expiration date of the license
8by paying the required fee. A licensed funeral director whose
9license has expired may have the license reinstated within 5
10years from the date of expiration upon payment of the required
11reinstatement fee. The reinstatement shall be effective as of
12the date of reissuance of the license.
13    Any licensed funeral director whose license has been
14expired for more than 5 years may have the license restored
15only by fulfilling the requirements of the Department's rules
16and by paying the required restoration fee. However, any
17licensed funeral director whose license has expired while he or
18she has been engaged (1) in federal service on active duty with
19the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Coast
20Guard, or the State Militia called into the service or training
21of the United States of America or (2) in training or education
22under the supervision of the United States preliminary to
23induction into the military service may have his or her license
24restored without paying any lapsed renewal fees or restoration
25fee or without passing any examination if, within 2 years after
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1dishonorable discharge, he or she furnishes the Department with
2an affidavit to the effect that he or she has been so engaged
3and that his or her service, training or education has been so
4terminated.
5    In addition to any other requirement for renewal of a
6license or reinstatement or restoration of an expired license,
7as a condition for the renewal, reinstatement, or restoration
8of a license as a licensed funeral director, each licensee
9shall provide evidence to the Department of completion of at
10least 12 hours of continuing education during the 24 months
11preceding the expiration date of the license, or in the case of
12reinstatement or restoration, during the 24 months preceding
13application for reinstatement or restoration. The continuing
14education sponsors shall be approved by the Board. In addition,
15any qualified continuing education course for funeral
16directors offered by a college, university, the Illinois
17Funeral Directors Association, Funeral Directors Services
18Association of Greater Chicago, Cook County Association of
19Funeral Home Owners, Inc., Illinois Selected Morticians
20Association, Inc., Illinois Cemetery and Funeral Home
21Association, National Funeral Directors Association, Selected
22Independent Funeral Homes, National Funeral Directors and
23Morticians Association, Inc., International Order of the
24Golden Rule, or an Illinois school of mortuary science shall be
25accepted toward satisfaction of the continuing education
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1    The Department shall establish by rule a means for
2verification of completion of the continuing education
3required by this Section. This verification may be accomplished
4through audits of records maintained by licensees, by requiring
5the filing of continued education certificates with the
6Department or a qualified organization selected by the
7Department to maintain these records, or by other means
8established by the Department.
9    Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, a A person
10who is licensed as a funeral director under this Code and who
11has engaged in the practice of funeral directing for at least
1240 years shall be exempt from the continuing education
13requirements of this Section. Licensees who have not engaged in
14the practice of funeral directing for at least 40 years by
15January 1, 2016 shall not receive this exemption after that
16date. In addition, the Department shall establish by rule an
17exemption or exception, for a limited period of time, for
18funeral directors who, by reason of advanced age, health or
19other extreme condition should reasonably be excused from the
20continuing education requirement upon the approval of the
21Secretary. Those persons, identified above, who cannot attend
22on-site classes, shall have the opportunity to comply by
23completing home study courses designed for them by sponsors.
24    Any funeral director who notifies the Department in writing
25on forms prescribed by the Department may elect to place his or
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1of the Department, be excused from payment of renewal fees and
2completion of continuing education requirements until he or she
3notifies the Department in writing of an intent to restore or
4reinstate the license to active status. Any licensee requesting
5restoration or reinstatement from inactive status shall notify
6the Department as provided by rule of the Department and pay
7the fee required by the Department for restoration or
8reinstatement of the license. Any licensee whose license is on
9inactive status shall not practice in the State of Illinois.
10    Practice on a license that has lapsed or been placed in
11inactive status is practicing without a license and a violation
12of this Code.
13(Source: P.A. 96-1463, eff. 1-1-11.)
 
14    (225 ILCS 41/5-18 new)
15    Sec. 5-18. Inactive status.
16    (a) Any funeral director who notifies the Department in
17writing on forms prescribed by the Department may elect to
18place his or her license on an inactive status and shall,
19subject to rules of the Department, be excused from payment of
20renewal fees and completion of continuing education
21requirements until he or she notifies the Department in writing
22of an intent to restore or reinstate the license to active
23status.
24    (b) Any licensee who has permitted his or her license to
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1have the license restored by making application to the
2Department, by filing proof acceptable to the Department of his
3or her fitness to have the license restored, and by paying the
4required fees. Proof of fitness may include sworn evidence
5certifying to active lawful practice in another jurisdiction.
6If the licensee has not maintained an active practice in
7another jurisdiction satisfactory to the Department, then the
8Department shall determine by an evaluation program,
9established by rule, his or her fitness for restoration of the
10license and shall establish procedures and requirements for
11restoration. Any licensee whose license is on inactive status
12shall not practice in the State.
13    (c) Any licensee whose license is on inactive status or in
14a non-renewed status shall not engage in the practice of
15funeral directing in the State or use the title or advertise
16that he or she performs the services of a licensed funeral
17director. Any person violating this Section shall be considered
18to be practicing without a license and shall be subject to the
19disciplinary provisions of this Code.
 
20    (225 ILCS 41/5-20)
21    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
22    Sec. 5-20. Disposition of unclaimed cremated remains
23residual ashes. The holder of a license is authorized at his or
24her discretion to effect a final disposition of the unclaimed
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1no person lawfully entitled to the custody of the ashes makes
2or has made a proper request for them within one year of the
3date of death of the person whose body was cremated.
4(Source: P.A. 87-966.)
 
5    (225 ILCS 41/10-5)
6    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
7    Sec. 10-5. License requirement. It is unlawful for any
8person to practice or attempt to practice funeral directing and
9embalming without being licensed by the Department.
10    No person shall practice funeral directing and embalming
11who does not have a fixed place of practice or establishment in
12Illinois devoted to the care and preparation for burial or for
13transportation of deceased human bodies, or who is not
14regularly employed in a fixed place of practice or
15establishment.
16    No person shall practice funeral directing and embalming
17independently at the fixed place of practice or establishment
18of another licensee unless his or her name shall be published
19and displayed at all times in connection therewith.
20    No licensed intern shall independently practice funeral
21directing and embalming; however, a licensed funeral director
22and embalmer intern may under the immediate personal
23supervision of a licensed funeral director and embalmer assist
24a licensed funeral director and embalmer in the practice of
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1    No person shall practice as a funeral director and embalmer
2intern unless he or she possesses a valid license in good
3standing to do so in the State of Illinois.
4(Source: P.A. 93-268, eff. 1-1-04.)
 
5    (225 ILCS 41/10-20)
6    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
7    Sec. 10-20. Application. Every person who desires to obtain
8a license under this Code shall apply to the Department in
9writing on forms prepared and furnished by the Department. The
10application shall contain proof of the particular
11qualifications required of the applicant, shall be certified by
12the applicant, and shall be accompanied by the required fee.
13Applicants have 3 years after the date of application to
14complete the application process. If the process has not been
15completed in 3 years, then the application shall be denied, the
16fee shall be forfeited, and the applicant must reapply and meet
17the requirements in effect at the time of reapplication.
18(Source: P.A. 87-966.)
 
19    (225 ILCS 41/10-30)
20    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
21    Sec. 10-30. Issuance, display of license. Whenever an
22applicant has met the requirements of this Code, the Department
23shall issue to the applicant a license as a licensed funeral
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1intern, as the case may be.
2    Every holder of a license shall display it in a conspicuous
3place in the licensee's place of practice or in the place of
4practice in which the licensee is employed or contracted. If In
5case the licensee is engaged in funeral directing and embalming
6at more than one place of practice, then the license shall be
7displayed in the licensee's principal place of practice or the
8principal place of practice of the licensee's employer and a
9copy of the license shall be displayed in a conspicuous place
10at all other places of practice.
11(Source: P.A. 96-1463, eff. 1-1-11.)
 
12    (225 ILCS 41/10-35)
13    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
14    Sec. 10-35. Renewal; reinstatement; restoration;
15continuing education. The expiration date and renewal period
16for each license issued under this Article shall be set by
17rule. The holder of a license as a licensed funeral director
18and embalmer or funeral director and embalmer intern may renew
19the license during the month preceding the expiration date of
20the license by paying the required fee. A licensed funeral
21director and embalmer or licensed funeral director and embalmer
22trainee whose license has expired may have the license
23reinstated within 5 years from the date of expiration upon
24payment of the required reinstatement fee and fulfilling the
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1the license is effective as of the date of the reissuance of
2the license.
3    Any licensed funeral director and embalmer whose license
4has been expired for more than 5 years may have the license
5restored only by fulfilling the requirements set forth in the
6Department's rules and by paying the required restoration fee.
7However, any licensed funeral director and embalmer or licensed
8funeral director and embalmer intern whose license has expired
9while he or she has been engaged (1) in federal service on
10active duty with the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps,
11Air Force, or Coast Guard, or the State Militia called into the
12service or training of the United States of America or (2) in
13training or education under the supervision of the United
14States preliminary to induction into the military service, may
15have his or her license restored without paying any lapsed
16renewal fees or restoration fee or without passing any
17examination if, within 2 years after termination of the
18service, training or education other than by dishonorable
19discharge, he or she furnishes the Department with an affidavit
20to the effect that he or she has been so engaged and that his or
21her service, training or education has been so terminated.
22    No license of a funeral director and embalmer intern shall
23be renewed more than twice.
24    In addition to any other requirement for renewal of a
25license or reinstatement or restoration of an expired license,
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1of a license as a licensed funeral director and embalmer, each
2licensee shall provide evidence to the Department of completion
3of at least 24 hours of continuing education during the 24
4months preceding the expiration date of the license, or in the
5case of reinstatement or restoration, within the 24 months
6preceding the application for reinstatement or restoration.
7The continuing education sponsors shall be approved by the
8Board. In addition, any qualified continuing education course
9for funeral directors and embalmers offered by a college,
10university, the Illinois Funeral Directors Association,
11Funeral Directors Services Association of Greater Chicago,
12Cook County Association of Funeral Home Owners, Inc., Illinois
13Selected Morticians Associations, Inc., Illinois Cemetery and
14Funeral Home Association, National Funeral Directors
15Association, Selected Independent Funeral Homes, National
16Funeral Directors and Morticians Association, Inc.,
17International Order of the Golden Rule, or an Illinois school
18of mortuary science shall be accepted toward satisfaction of
19the continuing education requirements.
20    The Department shall establish by rule a means for
21verification of completion of the continuing education
22required by this Section. This verification may be accomplished
23through audits of records maintained by licensees, by requiring
24the filing of continued education certificates with the
25Department or a qualified organization selected by the
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1established by the Department.
2    Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, a A person
3who is licensed as a funeral director and embalmer under this
4Code and who has engaged in the practice of funeral directing
5and embalming for at least 40 years shall be exempt from the
6continuing education requirements of this Section. Licensees
7who have not engaged in the practice of funeral directing and
8embalming for at least 40 years by January 1, 2016 shall not
9receive this exemption after that date. In addition, the
10Department shall establish by rule an exemption or exception,
11for a limited period of time, for funeral directors and
12embalmers who, by reason of advanced age, health or other
13extreme condition, should reasonably be excused from the
14continuing education requirement upon the approval of the
15Secretary. Those persons, identified above, who cannot attend
16on-site classes, shall have the opportunity to comply by
17completing home study courses designed for them by sponsors.
18    Any funeral director and embalmer who notifies the
19Department in writing on forms prescribed by the Department,
20may elect to place his or her license on an inactive status and
21shall, subject to rules of the Department, be excused from
22payment of renewal fees and completion of continuing education
23requirements until he or she notifies the Department in writing
24of an intent to restore or reinstate the license to active
25status. While on inactive status, the licensee shall only be
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1have the license placed on inactive status. Any licensee
2requesting restoration or reinstatement from inactive status
3shall notify the Department as provided by rule of the
4Department and pay the fee required by the Department for
5restoration or reinstatement of the license. Any licensee whose
6license is on inactive status shall not practice in the State
7of Illinois.
8    Practice on a license that has lapsed or been placed in
9inactive status is practicing without a license and a violation
10of this Code.
11(Source: P.A. 96-1463, eff. 1-1-11.)
 
12    (225 ILCS 41/10-38 new)
13    Sec. 10-38. Inactive status.
14    (a) Any funeral director and embalmer who notifies the
15Department in writing on forms prescribed by the Department,
16may elect to place his or her license on an inactive status and
17shall, subject to rules of the Department, be excused from
18payment of renewal fees and completion of continuing education
19requirements until he or she notifies the Department in writing
20of an intent to restore or reinstate the license to active
21status.
22    (b) While on inactive status, the licensee shall only be
23required to pay a single fee, established by the Department, to
24have the license placed on inactive status. Any licensee who
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1or her license on inactive status may have the license restored
2by making application to the Department, by filing proof
3acceptable to the Department of his or her fitness to have the
4license restored, and by paying the required fees. Proof of
5fitness may include sworn evidence certifying to active lawful
6practice in another jurisdiction. If the licensee has not
7maintained an active practice in another jurisdiction
8satisfactory to the Department, then the Department shall
9determine by an evaluation program, established by rule, his or
10her fitness for restoration of the license and shall establish
11procedures and requirements for restoration.
12    (c) Any licensee whose license is on inactive status or in
13a non-renewed status shall not engage in the practice of
14funeral directing and embalming in the State or use the title
15or advertise that he or she performs the services of a licensed
16funeral director and embalmer. Any person violating this
17Section shall be considered to be practicing without a license
18and shall be subject to the disciplinary provisions of this
19Code.
 
20    (225 ILCS 41/10-43 new)
21    Sec. 10-43. Endorsement. The Department may issue a
22funeral director and embalmer license, without the required
23examination, to an applicant licensed by another state,
24territory, possession of the United States, or the District of
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1authority are, on the date of licensure, substantially equal to
2the requirements set forth under this Code and (ii) the
3applicant provides the Department with evidence of good
4standing from the licensing authority of that jurisdiction. An
5applicant under this Section shall pay all of the required
6fees.
 
7    (225 ILCS 41/15-5)  (from Ch. 111, par. 2825)
8    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
9    Sec. 15-5. Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing and
10Disciplinary Board. A Funeral Directors and Embalmers
11Licensing and Disciplinary Board is created and shall consist
12of 7 persons, 6 of whom are licensed to practice funeral
13directing and embalming in this State, and one who is a
14knowledgeable public member. Each member shall be appointed by
15the Secretary of the Department. The persons so appointed shall
16hold their offices for 4 years and until qualified successors
17are appointed. All vacancies occurring shall be filled by the
18Secretary for the unexpired portion of the term rendered
19vacant. No member shall be eligible to serve for more than 2
20full consecutive terms. The Secretary may remove or suspend any
21member of the Board for cause at any time before the expiration
22of his or her term. The Secretary shall be the sole arbiter of
23cause reasons prescribed by law for removal of State officials
24or for misconduct, incompetence, neglect of duty, or failing to
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1be set forth in writing. The Board shall annually select a
2chairman from its membership. The members of the Board shall be
3reimbursed for all legitimate and necessary expenses incurred
4in attending meetings of the Board. The Board may meet as often
5as necessary to perform its duties under this Code, and shall
6meet at least once a year in Springfield, Illinois.
7    Four members of the Board shall constitute a quorum. A
8quorum is required for all Board decisions.
9    The Department shall consider the recommendation of the
10Board in the development of proposed rules under this Code.
11Notice of any proposed rulemaking under this Code shall be
12transmitted to the Board and the Department shall review the
13response of the Board and any recommendations relating to that
14rulemaking.
15    The Department shall seek the advice and recommendations of
16the Board in connection with any rulemaking or disciplinary
17actions relating to funeral director and embalmers and funeral
18director and embalmer interns, including applications for
19restoration of revoked licenses. Members of the Board shall be
20immune from suit in any action based upon any disciplinary
21proceedings or other activities performed in good faith as
22members of the Board. The Board shall have 60 days to respond
23to a Department request for advice and recommendations.
24    The Department shall adopt all necessary and reasonable
25rules and regulations for the effective administration of this
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1adopt rules and regulations:
2        (1) prescribing a method of examination of candidates;
3        (2) defining what shall constitute a school, college,
4    university, department of a university or other
5    institution to determine the reputability and good
6    standing of these institutions by reference to a compliance
7    with the rules and regulations; however, no school,
8    college, university, department of a university or other
9    institution that refuses admittance to applicants, solely
10    on account of race, color, creed, sex or national origin
11    shall be considered reputable and in good standing;
12        (3) establishing expiration dates and renewal periods
13    for all licenses;
14        (4) prescribing a method of handling complaints and
15    conducting hearings on proceedings to take disciplinary
16    action under this Code; and
17        (5) providing for licensure by reciprocity.
18(Source: P.A. 96-1463, eff. 1-1-11.)
 
19    (225 ILCS 41/15-15)
20    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
21    Sec. 15-15. Complaints; investigations; hearings; summary
22suspension of license. The Department may investigate the
23actions of any applicant or of any person or persons rendering
24or offering to render services or any person holding or
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1    The Department shall, before refusing to issue or renew a
2license or seeking to discipline a licensee under Section 75
3revoking, suspending, placing on probation, reprimanding, or
4taking any other disciplinary action, at least 30 days before
5the date set for the hearing, (i) notify the accused in writing
6of the charges made and the time and place for the hearing on
7the charges, (ii) direct him or her to file a written answer to
8the charges under oath within 20 days after the service on him
9or her of the notice, and (iii) inform the applicant or
10licensee accused that, failure if he or she fails to answer,
11shall result in a default being entered will be taken against
12the applicant or licensee him or her or that his or her license
13may be suspended, revoked, or placed on probationary status, or
14other disciplinary action taken with regard to the license,
15including limiting the scope, nature, or extent of his or her
16practice, as the Department may consider proper.
17    At the time and place fixed in the notice, the Board or the
18hearing officer appointed by the Secretary Department shall
19proceed to hear the charges and the parties or their counsel
20shall be accorded ample opportunity to present any pertinent
21statements, testimony, evidence, and arguments. The Board or
22hearing officer Department may continue the hearing from time
23to time. In case the person, after receiving the notice, fails
24to file an answer, his or her license may, in the discretion of
25the Secretary, having first received the recommendation of the
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1probationary status, or be subject to the Department may take
2whatever disciplinary action the Secretary it considers
3proper, including limiting the scope, nature, or extent of the
4person's practice or the imposition of a fine, without a
5hearing, if the act or acts charged constitute sufficient
6grounds for that action under this Code. The written notice and
7any notice in the subsequent proceeding may be served by
8regular personal delivery or by certified mail to the
9licensee's address of record specified by the accused in his or
10her last notification with the Department.
11    The Department has the power to subpoena and bring before
12it any person to take oral or written testimony and to compel
13the production of any books, papers, records, or other
14documents that the Secretary or his or her designee deems
15relevant or material to any investigation or hearing conducted
16by the Department, with the same fees and in the same manner as
17prescribed in civil cases. The Secretary, the designated
18hearing officer, and every member of the Board has the power to
19administer oaths to witnesses at any hearing that the
20Department is authorized to conduct, and any other oaths
21authorized in any Act or Code administered by the Department.
22    If the Department determines that any licensee is guilty of
23a violation of any of the provisions of this Code, disciplinary
24action shall be taken against the licensee. The Department may
25take disciplinary action without a formal hearing subject to
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1    The Secretary may summarily suspend the license of any
2person licensed under this Code without a hearing,
3simultaneously with the institution of proceedings for a
4hearing provided for in this Section, if the Secretary finds
5that evidence in the possession of the Secretary indicates that
6the continuation of practice by the licensee would constitute
7an imminent danger to the public. In the event that the
8Secretary summarily suspends the license of an individual
9without a hearing, a hearing must be held within 30 days after
10the suspension has occurred and concluded as expeditiously as
11practical.
12(Source: P.A. 96-48, eff. 7-17-09; 96-1463, eff. 1-1-11.)
 
13    (225 ILCS 41/15-16)
14    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
15    Sec. 15-16. Appointment of a hearing officer. The Secretary
16has the authority to appoint any attorney licensed to practice
17law in the State of Illinois to serve as the hearing officer in
18any action for refusal to issue, restore, or renew a license or
19to discipline a licensee. The hearing officer has full
20authority to conduct the hearing. Any Board member may attend
21hearings.
22(Source: P.A. 96-1463, eff. 1-1-11.)
 
23    (225 ILCS 41/15-18 new)
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1temporarily suspend the license of a licensee without a
2hearing, simultaneously with the institution of proceedings
3for a hearing provided in Section 15-15 of this Code, if the
4Secretary finds that the public interest, safety, or welfare
5requires such emergency action. In the event that the Secretary
6temporarily suspends a license without a hearing before the
7Board or a duly appointed hearing officer, a hearing shall be
8held within 30 days after the suspension has occurred. The
9suspended licensee may seek a continuance of the hearing,
10during which time the suspension shall remain in effect. The
11proceeding shall be concluded without appreciable delay. If the
12Department does not hold a hearing within 30 days after the
13date of the suspension, then the licensee's license shall be
14automatically reinstated.
 
15    (225 ILCS 41/15-19 new)
16    Sec. 15-19. Consent to Administrative Supervision order.
17In appropriate cases, the Department may resolve a complaint
18against a licensee through the issuance of a Consent to
19Administrative Supervision order. A licensee subject to a
20Consent to Administrative Supervision order shall be
21considered by the Department as an active licensee in good
22standing. This order shall not be reported or considered by the
23Department to be a discipline of the licensee. The records
24regarding an investigation and a Consent to Administrative
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1not be released by the Department except as mandated by law. A
2complainant shall be notified if his or her complaint has been
3resolved by a Consent to Administrative Supervision order.
 
4    (225 ILCS 41/15-20)
5    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
6    Sec. 15-20. Transcript; record of proceedings. The
7Department, at its expense, shall preserve a record of all
8proceedings at the formal hearing of any case. The notice of
9hearing, complaint and all other documents in the nature of
10pleadings and written motions filed in the proceedings, the
11transcript of testimony, the report of the Board or hearing
12officer, and the orders of the Department shall be the record
13of the proceedings. The Department shall furnish a transcript
14of the record to any person interested in the hearing upon
15payment of the actual cost of making the transcript.
16(Source: P.A. 96-1463, eff. 1-1-11.)
 
17    (225 ILCS 41/15-21)
18    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
19    Sec. 15-21. Findings and recommendations. At the
20conclusion of the hearing, the Board or hearing officer shall
21present to the Secretary a written report of its findings of
22fact, conclusions of law, and recommendations. The report shall
23contain a finding of whether or not the accused person violated
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1required in this Code or its rules. The Board shall specify the
2nature of any violations or failure to comply and shall make
3its recommendations to the Secretary. In making
4recommendations for any disciplinary action, the Board may take
5into consideration all facts and circumstances bearing upon the
6reasonableness of the conduct of the accused and the potential
7for future harm to the public, including, but not limited to,
8previous discipline of the accused by the Department, intent,
9degree of harm to the public and likelihood of harm in the
10future, any restitution made by the accused, and whether the
11incident or incidents contained in the complaint appear to be
12isolated or represent a continuing pattern of conduct. In
13making its recommendations for discipline, the Board shall
14endeavor to ensure that the severity of the discipline
15recommended is reasonably related to the severity of the
16violation.
17    The report of findings of fact, conclusions of law, and
18recommendation of the Board or hearing officer shall be the
19basis for the Secretary's Department's order refusing to issue,
20restore, or renew a license, or otherwise disciplining a
21licensee. If the Secretary disagrees with the recommendations
22of the Board or hearing officer, the Secretary may issue an
23order in contravention of the Board or hearing officer's
24recommendations. The finding is not admissible in evidence
25against the person in a criminal prosecution brought for a
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1bar to a criminal prosecution brought for a violation of this
2Code.
3(Source: P.A. 96-1463, eff. 1-1-11.)
 
4    (225 ILCS 41/15-22)
5    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
6    Sec. 15-22. Rehearing. At the conclusion of the hearing, a
7copy of the Board or hearing officer's report shall be served
8upon the applicant or licensee by the Department, either
9personally or as provided in this Code for the service of a
10notice of hearing. Within 20 calendar days after service, the
11applicant or licensee may present to the Department a motion in
12writing for a rehearing, which shall specify the particular
13grounds for rehearing. The Department may respond to the motion
14for rehearing within 20 calendar days after its service on the
15Department. If no motion for rehearing is filed, then upon the
16expiration of the time specified for filing such a motion, or
17if a motion for rehearing is denied, then upon denial, the
18Secretary may enter an order in accordance with the
19recommendations of the Board or hearing officer. If the
20applicant or licensee orders from the reporting service and
21pays for a transcript of the record within the time for filing
22a motion for rehearing, the 20-day period within which a motion
23may be filed shall commence upon the delivery of the transcript
24to the applicant or licensee.
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1been done in the revocation, suspension, or refusal to issue,
2restore, or renew a license, or other discipline of an
3applicant or licensee, he or she may order a rehearing by the
4same or other hearing officers examiners.
5(Source: P.A. 96-1463, eff. 1-1-11.)
 
6    (225 ILCS 41/15-25)
7    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
8    Sec. 15-25. Subpoenas; oaths; attendance of witnesses
9Court order; contempt.
10    (a) The Department may subpoena and bring before it any
11person to take the oral or written testimony or compel the
12production of any books, papers, records, or any other
13documents that the Secretary or his or her designee deems
14relevant or material to any investigation or hearing conducted
15by the Department with the same fees and mileage and in the
16same manner as prescribed in civil cases in the courts of this
17State.
18    (b) The Secretary, the hearing officer, any member of the
19Board, or a certified shorthand court reporter may administer
20oaths at any hearing that the Department conducts.
21Notwithstanding any other statute or Department rule to the
22contrary, all requests for testimony, production of documents,
23or records shall be in accordance with this Code.
24    (c) Any circuit court, upon application of the applicant,
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1the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of
2relevant documents, files, books, records, and papers in
3connection with any hearing or investigation. The before the
4Department in any hearing relating to the refusal, suspension
5or revocation of a license. Upon refusal or neglect to obey the
6order of the court, the court may compel compliance with its
7order by proceedings for contempt of court.
8(Source: P.A. 87-966.)
 
9    (225 ILCS 41/15-40)
10    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
11    Sec. 15-40. Certification of record; receipt. The
12Department shall not be required to certify any record to the
13court, to file an answer in court, or otherwise to appear in
14any court in a judicial review proceeding unless and until the
15Department has received from the plaintiff payment of the costs
16of furnishing and certifying the record, which costs shall be
17determined by the Department. Exhibits shall be certified
18without cost. Failure on the part of the Plaintiff to file a
19receipt in court is shall be grounds for dismissal of the
20action.
21(Source: P.A. 96-1463, eff. 1-1-11.)
 
22    (225 ILCS 41/15-41)
23    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
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1order or certified copy thereof, over the seal of the
2Department and purporting to be signed by the Secretary, is
3prima facie proof that:
4        (1) the signature is the genuine signature of the
5    Secretary; and
6        (2) the Secretary is duly appointed and qualified. ; and
7        (3) the hearing officer is qualified to act.
8(Source: P.A. 96-1463, eff. 1-1-11.)
 
9    (225 ILCS 41/15-45)
10    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
11    Sec. 15-45. Practice without license; injunction; cease
12and desist order; civil penalties.
13    (a) The practice of funeral directing and embalming or
14funeral directing by any person who has not been issued a
15license by the Department, whose license has been suspended or
16revoked, or whose license has not been renewed is hereby
17declared to be inimical to the public welfare and to constitute
18a public nuisance. The Secretary may, in the name of the People
19of the State of Illinois through the Attorney General of the
20State of Illinois, or the State's Attorney of any county in
21which the violation is alleged to have occurred in the State of
22Illinois, apply for an injunction in the circuit court to
23enjoin any person who has not been issued a license or whose
24license has been suspended or revoked, or whose license has not
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1or funeral directing. Upon the filing of a verified complaint
2in court, the court, if satisfied by affidavit or otherwise
3that the person is or has been practicing funeral directing and
4embalming or funeral directing without having been issued a
5license or after his or her license has been suspended,
6revoked, or not renewed, may issue a temporary restraining
7order or preliminary injunction, without notice or bond,
8enjoining the defendant from further practicing funeral
9directing and embalming or funeral directing. A copy of the
10verified complaint shall be served upon the defendant and the
11proceedings shall thereafter be conducted as in other civil
12cases. If it is established that the defendant has been or is
13practicing funeral directing and embalming or funeral
14directing without having been issued a license or has been or
15is practicing funeral directing and embalming or funeral
16directing after his or her license has been suspended, revoked,
17or not renewed, the court may enter a judgment perpetually
18enjoining the defendant from further practicing funeral
19directing and embalming or funeral directing. In case of
20violation of any injunction entered under this Section, the
21court may summarily try and punish the offender for contempt of
22court. Any injunction proceeding shall be in addition to, and
23not in lieu of, all penalties and other remedies in this Code.
24    (b) Whenever, in the opinion of the Department, any person
25or other entity violates any provision of this Code, the
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1cease and desist should not be entered against that person or
2other entity. The rule shall clearly set forth the grounds
3relied upon by the Department and shall provide a period of 7
4days from the date of the rule to file an answer to the
5satisfaction of the Department. Failure to answer to the
6satisfaction of the Department shall cause an order to cease
7and desist to be issued immediately.
8    (c) (Blank).
9(Source: P.A. 96-1463, eff. 1-1-11; 97-333, eff. 8-12-11.)
 
10    (225 ILCS 41/15-46)
11    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
12    Sec. 15-46. Civil penalties; civil action.
13    (a) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, any
14person, sole proprietorship, professional service corporation,
15limited liability company, partnership, or other entity that
16violates Section 1-15 or 1-20 of this Code shall forfeit and
17pay to the General Professions Dedicated Fund a civil penalty
18in an amount determined by the Department not to exceed $10,000
19for each violation. The penalty shall be assessed in
20proceedings as provided in Sections 15-10 through 15-41 of this
21Code.
22    (b) In addition to the other penalties and remedies
23provided in this Code, the Department may bring a civil action
24in the county in which the funeral establishment is located
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1or threatened violation of this Code.
2    (c) Unless the amount of the penalty is paid within 60 days
3after the order becomes final, the order shall constitute a
4judgment judgement and shall be filed and execution issued
5thereon in the same manner as the judgment judgement of a court
6of record.
7(Source: P.A. 96-1463, eff. 1-1-11.)
 
8    (225 ILCS 41/15-50)
9    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
10    Sec. 15-50. Practice by corporation, limited liability
11company, partnership, or association. No corporation, limited
12liability company, partnership or association of individuals,
13as such, shall be issued a license as a licensed funeral
14director and embalmer or licensed funeral director, nor shall
15any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, firm
16or association of individuals, or any individual connected
17therewith, publicly advertise any corporation, partnership, or
18association of individuals as being licensed funeral directors
19and embalmers or licensed funeral directors. Nevertheless,
20nothing in this Act shall restrict funeral director licensees
21or funeral director and embalmer licensees from forming
22professional service corporations under the Professional
23Service Corporation Act or from having these corporations
24registered for the practice of funeral directing.
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1embalmer licensee, and no partnership or association of those
2licensees, formed since July 1, 1935, shall engage in the
3practice of funeral directing and embalming or funeral
4directing under a trade name or partnership or firm name unless
5in the use and advertising of the trade name, partnership or
6firm name there is published in connection with the advertising
7the name of the owner or owners as the owner or owners.
8(Source: P.A. 96-863, eff. 3-1-10.)
 
9    (225 ILCS 41/15-65)
10    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
11    Sec. 15-65. Fees. The Department shall provide by rule for
12a schedule of fees for the administration and enforcement of
13this Code, including but not limited to, original licensure,
14renewal, and restoration. The fees shall be nonrefundable.
15    All fees, fines, and penalties collected under this Code
16shall be deposited into the General Professions Dedicated Fund
17and shall be appropriated to the Department for the ordinary
18and contingent expenses of the Department in the administration
19of this Code.
20(Source: P.A. 96-1463, eff. 1-1-11.)
 
21    (225 ILCS 41/15-70)
22    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
23    Sec. 15-70. Returned checks; fines. Any person who delivers
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1the Department unpaid by the financial institution upon which
2it is drawn shall pay to the Department, in addition to the
3amount already owed to the Department, a fine of $50. The fines
4imposed by this Section are in addition to any other discipline
5provided under this Code for unlicensed practice or practice on
6a nonrenewed license. The Department shall notify the person
7that payment of fees and fines shall be paid to the Department
8by certified check or money order within 30 calendar days of
9the notification. If, after the expiration of 30 days from the
10date of the notification, the person has failed to submit the
11necessary remittance, the Department shall automatically
12terminate the license or certificate or deny the application,
13without hearing. If, after termination or denial, the person
14seeks a license or certificate, he or she shall apply to the
15Department for restoration or issuance of the license or
16certificate and pay all fees and fines due to the Department.
17The Department may establish a fee for the processing of an
18application for restoration of a license or certificate to pay
19all expenses of processing this application. The Secretary may
20waive the fines due under this Section in individual cases
21where the Secretary finds that the fines would be unreasonable
22or unnecessarily burdensome.
23(Source: P.A. 96-1463, eff. 1-1-11.)
 
24    (225 ILCS 41/15-75)
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1    Sec. 15-75. Violations; grounds for discipline; penalties.
2    (a) Each of the following acts is a Class A misdemeanor for
3the first offense, and a Class 4 felony for each subsequent
4offense. These penalties shall also apply to unlicensed owners
5of funeral homes.
6        (1) Practicing the profession of funeral directing and
7    embalming or funeral directing, or attempting to practice
8    the profession of funeral directing and embalming or
9    funeral directing without a license as a funeral director
10    and embalmer or funeral director.
11        (2) Serving or attempting to serve as an intern under a
12    licensed funeral director and embalmer or attempting to
13    serve as an intern under a licensed funeral director and
14    embalmer without a license as a licensed funeral director
15    and embalmer intern.
16        (3) Obtaining or attempting to obtain a license,
17    practice or business, or any other thing of value, by fraud
18    or misrepresentation.
19        (4) Permitting any person in one's employ, under one's
20    control or in or under one's service to serve as a funeral
21    director and embalmer, funeral director, or funeral
22    director and embalmer intern when the person does not have
23    the appropriate license.
24        (5) Failing to display a license as required by this
25    Code.
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1    affidavit required by this Code.
2    (b) The Department may refuse to issue or renew, a license
3or may revoke, suspend, place on probation or administrative
4supervision, reprimand, or take other disciplinary or
5non-disciplinary action as the Department may deem
6appropriate, including imposing fines not to exceed $10,000 for
7each violation, with regard to any license under the Code for
8any one or combination of the following:
9        (1) Fraud or any misrepresentation in applying for or
10    procuring a license under this Code or in connection with
11    applying for renewal of a license under this Code Obtaining
12    or attempting to obtain a license by fraud or
13    misrepresentation.
14        (2) Conviction by plea of guilty or nolo contendere,
15    finding of guilt, jury verdict, or entry of judgment or by
16    sentencing of any crime, including, but not limited to,
17    convictions, preceding sentences of supervision,
18    conditional discharge, or first offender probation, under
19    the laws of any jurisdiction of the United States: (i) that
20    is a felony or (ii) that is a misdemeanor, an essential
21    element of which is dishonesty, or that is directly related
22    to the practice of the profession Conviction in this State
23    or another state of any crime that is a felony or
24    misdemeanor under the laws of this State or conviction of a
25    felony or misdemeanor in a federal court.
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1    funeral, burial or disposition disposal of deceased human
2    bodies or of the rules and regulations of the Department,
3    or the Department of Public Health.
4        (4) Directly or indirectly paying or causing to be paid
5    any sum of money or other valuable consideration for the
6    securing of business or for obtaining authority to dispose
7    of any deceased human body.
8        (5) Professional incompetence, gross negligence,
9    malpractice, or untrustworthiness in the practice of
10    funeral directing and embalming or funeral directing.
11        (6) (Blank). False or misleading advertising as a
12    funeral director and embalmer or funeral director, or
13    advertising or using the name of a person other than the
14    holder of a license in connection with any service being
15    rendered in the practice of funeral directing and embalming
16    or funeral directing. Nothing in this paragraph shall
17    prevent including the name of any owner, officer or
18    corporate director of a funeral business who is not a
19    licensee in any advertisement used by a funeral home with
20    which the individual is affiliated if the advertisement
21    specifies the individual's affiliation with the funeral
22    home.
23        (7) Engaging in, promoting, selling, or issuing burial
24    contracts, burial certificates, or burial insurance
25    policies in connection with the profession as a funeral
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1    director and embalmer intern in violation of any laws of
2    the State of Illinois.
3        (8) Refusing, without cause, to surrender the custody
4    of a deceased human body upon the proper request of the
5    person or persons lawfully entitled to the custody of the
6    body.
7        (9) Taking undue advantage of a client or clients as to
8    amount to the perpetration of fraud.
9        (10) Engaging in funeral directing and embalming or
10    funeral directing without a license.
11        (11) Encouraging, requesting, or suggesting by a
12    licensee or some person working on his behalf and with his
13    consent for compensation that a person utilize the services
14    of a certain funeral director and embalmer, funeral
15    director, or funeral establishment unless that information
16    has been expressly requested by the person. This does not
17    prohibit general advertising or pre-need solicitation.
18        (12) Making or causing to be made any false or
19    misleading statements about the laws concerning the
20    disposition disposal of human remains, including, but not
21    limited to, the need to embalm, the need for a casket for
22    cremation or the need for an outer burial container.
23        (13) (Blank).
24        (14) Embalming or attempting to embalm a deceased human
25    body without express prior authorization of the person
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1    body. This does not apply to cases where embalming is
2    directed by local authorities who have jurisdiction or when
3    embalming is required by State or local law. A licensee may
4    embalm without express prior authorization if a good faith
5    effort has been made to contact family members and has been
6    unsuccessful and the licensee has no reason to believe the
7    family opposes embalming.
8        (15) Making a false statement on a Certificate of Death
9    where the person making the statement knew or should have
10    known that the statement was false.
11        (16) Soliciting human bodies after death or while death
12    is imminent.
13        (17) Performing any act or practice that is a violation
14    of this Code, the rules for the administration of this
15    Code, or any federal, State or local laws, rules, or
16    regulations governing the practice of funeral directing or
17    embalming.
18        (18) Performing any act or practice that is a violation
19    of Section 2 of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business
20    Practices Act.
21        (19) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
22    unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
23    defraud or harm the public.
24        (20) Taking possession of a dead human body without
25    having first obtained express permission from the person
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1    with Section 5 of the Disposition of Remains Act next of
2    kin or a public agency legally authorized to direct,
3    control or permit the removal of deceased human bodies.
4        (21) Advertising in a false or misleading manner or
5    advertising using the name of an unlicensed person in
6    connection with any service being rendered in the practice
7    of funeral directing or funeral directing and embalming.
8    The use of any name of an unlicensed or unregistered person
9    in an advertisement so as to imply that the person will
10    perform services is considered misleading advertising.
11    Nothing in this paragraph shall prevent including the name
12    of any owner, officer or corporate director of a funeral
13    home, who is not a licensee, in any advertisement used by a
14    funeral home with which the individual is affiliated, if
15    the advertisement specifies the individual's affiliation
16    with the funeral home.
17        (22) Charging for professional services not rendered,
18    including filing false statements for the collection of
19    fees for which services are not rendered Directly or
20    indirectly receiving compensation for any professional
21    services not actually performed.
22        (23) Failing to account for or remit any monies,
23    documents, or personal property that belongs to others that
24    comes into a licensee's possession.
25        (24) Treating any person differently to his detriment
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1    national origin.
2        (25) Knowingly making any false statements, oral or
3    otherwise, of a character likely to influence, persuade or
4    induce others in the course of performing professional
5    services or activities.
6        (26) Willfully Knowingly making or filing false
7    records or reports in the practice of funeral directing and
8    embalming, including, but not limited to, false records
9    filed with State agencies or departments.
10        (27) Failing to acquire continuing education required
11    under this Code.
12        (28) (Blank). Violations of this Code or of the rules
13    adopted pursuant to this Code.
14        (29) Aiding or assisting another person in violating
15    any provision of this Code or rules adopted pursuant to
16    this Code.
17        (30) Failing within 10 days, to provide information in
18    response to a written request made by the Department.
19        (31) Discipline by another state, District of
20    Columbia, territory, or foreign nation, or governmental
21    agency, if at least one of the grounds for the discipline
22    is the same or substantially equivalent to those set forth
23    in this Section.
24        (32) (Blank). Directly or indirectly giving to or
25    receiving from any person, firm, corporation, partnership,
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1    of compensation for professional services not actually or
2    personally rendered.
3        (33) Mental illness or disability which results in the
4    inability Inability to practice the profession with
5    reasonable judgment, skill, or safety.
6        (34) Gross, willful, or continued overcharging for
7    professional services, including filing false statements
8    for collection of fees for which services are not rendered.
9        (35) Physical illness, including, but not limited to,
10    deterioration through the aging process or loss of motor
11    skill which results in a licensee's inability to practice
12    under this Code with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety
13    A pattern of practice or other behavior that demonstrates
14    incapacity or incompetence to practice under this Code.
15        (36) Failing to comply with any of the following
16    required activities:
17            (A) When reasonably possible, a funeral director
18        licensee or funeral director and embalmer licensee or
19        anyone acting on his or her behalf shall obtain the
20        express authorization of the person or persons
21        responsible for making the funeral arrangements for a
22        deceased human body prior to removing a body from the
23        place of death or any place it may be or embalming or
24        attempting to embalm a deceased human body, unless
25        required by State or local law. This requirement is
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1        local authorities who have jurisdiction. If the
2        responsibility for the handling of the remains
3        lawfully falls under the jurisdiction of a public
4        agency, then the regulations of the public agency shall
5        prevail.
6            (B) A licensee shall clearly mark the price of any
7        casket offered for sale or the price of any service
8        using the casket on or in the casket if the casket is
9        displayed at the funeral establishment. If the casket
10        is displayed at any other location, regardless of
11        whether the licensee is in control of that location,
12        the casket shall be clearly marked and the registrant
13        shall use books, catalogues, brochures, or other
14        printed display aids to show the price of each casket
15        or service.
16            (C) At the time funeral arrangements are made and
17        prior to rendering the funeral services, a licensee
18        shall furnish a written statement of services to be
19        retained by the person or persons making the funeral
20        arrangements, signed by both parties, that shall
21        contain: (i) the name, address and telephone number of
22        the funeral establishment and the date on which the
23        arrangements were made; (ii) the price of the service
24        selected and the services and merchandise included for
25        that price; (iii) a clear disclosure that the person or
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1        credit for any service or merchandise not desired and
2        not required by law or the funeral director or the
3        funeral director and embalmer; (iv) the supplemental
4        items of service and merchandise requested and the
5        price of each item; (v) the terms or method of payment
6        agreed upon; and (vi) a statement as to any monetary
7        advances made by the registrant on behalf of the
8        family. The licensee shall maintain a copy of the
9        written statement of services in its permanent
10        records. All written statements of services are
11        subject to inspection by the Department.
12            (D) In all instances where the place of final
13        disposition of a deceased human body or the cremated
14        remains of a deceased human body is a cemetery, the
15        licensed funeral director and embalmer, or licensed
16        funeral director, who has been engaged to provide
17        funeral or embalming services shall remain at the
18        cemetery and personally witness the placement of the
19        human remains in their designated grave or the sealing
20        of the above ground depository, crypt, or urn. The
21        licensed funeral director or licensed funeral director
22        and embalmer may designate a licensed funeral director
23        and embalmer intern or representative of the funeral
24        home to be his or her witness to the placement of the
25        remains. If the cemetery authority, cemetery manager,
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1        that prevents compliance with this paragraph (D), then
2        the funeral director and embalmer or funeral director
3        shall provide written notice to the Department within 5
4        business days after failing to comply. If the
5        Department receives this notice, then the Department
6        shall not take any disciplinary action against the
7        funeral director and embalmer or funeral director for a
8        violation of this paragraph (D) unless the Department
9        finds that the cemetery authority, manager, or any
10        other agent of the cemetery did not prevent the funeral
11        director and embalmer or funeral director from
12        complying with this paragraph (D) as claimed in the
13        written notice.
14            (E) A funeral director or funeral director and
15        embalmer shall fully complete the portion of the
16        Certificate of Death under the responsibility of the
17        funeral director or funeral director and embalmer and
18        provide all required information. In the event that any
19        reported information subsequently changes or proves
20        incorrect, a funeral director or funeral director and
21        embalmer shall immediately upon learning the correct
22        information correct the Certificate of Death.
23        (37) A finding by the Department that the license,
24    after having his or her license placed on probationary
25    status or subjected to conditions or restrictions,
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1    with such terms or conditions.
2        (38) (Blank). Violation of any final administrative
3    action of the Secretary.
4        (39) Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated
5    report by the Department of Children and Family Services
6    pursuant to the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act
7    and, upon proof by clear and convincing evidence, being
8    found to have caused a child to be an abused child or
9    neglected child as defined in the Abused and Neglected
10    Child Reporting Act.
11        (40) Habitual or excessive use or abuse of drugs
12    defined in law as controlled substances, alcohol, or any
13    other substance which results in the inability to practice
14    with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety.
15        (41) Practicing under a false or, except as provided by
16    law, an assumed name.
17        (42) Cheating on or attempting to subvert the licensing
18    examination administered under this Code.
19    (c) The Department may refuse to issue or renew, or may
20suspend without a hearing, as provided for in the Department of
21Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of
22Illinois, the license of any person who fails to file a return,
23to pay the tax, penalty or interest shown in a filed return, or
24to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty or interest as
25required by any tax Act administered by the Illinois Department
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1are satisfied in accordance with subsection (g) of Section
22105-15 of the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the
3Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
4    (d) No action may be taken under this Code against a person
5licensed under this Code unless the action is commenced within
65 years after the occurrence of the alleged violations. A
7continuing violation shall be deemed to have occurred on the
8date when the circumstances last existed that give rise to the
9alleged violation.
10    (e) Nothing in this Section shall be construed or enforced
11to give a funeral director and embalmer, or his or her
12designees, authority over the operation of a cemetery or over
13cemetery employees. Nothing in this Section shall be construed
14or enforced to impose duties or penalties on cemeteries with
15respect to the timing of the placement of human remains in
16their designated grave or the sealing of the above ground
17depository, crypt, or urn due to patron safety, the allocation
18of cemetery staffing, liability insurance, a collective
19bargaining agreement, or other such reasons.
20    (f) All fines imposed under this Section shall be paid 60
21days after the effective date of the order imposing the fine.
22    (g) The Department shall deny a license or renewal
23authorized by this Code to a person who has defaulted on an
24educational loan or scholarship provided or guaranteed by the
25Illinois Student Assistance Commission or any governmental
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1(g) of Section 2105-15 of the Department of Professional
2Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
3    (h) In cases where the Department of Healthcare and Family
4Services has previously determined a licensee or a potential
5licensee is more than 30 days delinquent in the payment of
6child support and has subsequently certified the delinquency to
7the Department, the Department may refuse to issue or renew or
8may revoke or suspend that person's license or may take other
9disciplinary action against that person based solely upon the
10certification of delinquency made by the Department of
11Healthcare and Family Services in accordance with item (5) of
12subsection (g) of Section 1205-15 of the Department of
13Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of
14Illinois.
15    (i) A person not licensed under this Code who is an owner
16of a funeral establishment or funeral business shall not aid,
17abet, assist, procure, advise, employ, or contract with any
18unlicensed person to offer funeral services or aid, abet,
19assist, or direct any licensed person contrary to or in
20violation of any rules or provisions of this Code. A person
21violating this subsection shall be treated as a licensee for
22the purposes of disciplinary action under this Section and
23shall be subject to cease and desist orders as provided in this
24Code, the imposition of a fine up to $10,000 for each violation
25and any other penalty provided by law.
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1subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission as
2provided in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
3Code, as amended, operates as an automatic suspension. The
4suspension may end only upon a finding by a court that the
5licensee is no longer subject to the involuntary admission or
6judicial admission and issues an order so finding and
7discharging the licensee, and upon the recommendation of the
8Board to the Secretary that the licensee be allowed to resume
9his or her practice.
10    (k) In enforcing this Code, the Department, upon a showing
11of a possible violation, may compel an individual licensed to
12practice under this Code, or who has applied for licensure
13under this Code, to submit to a mental or physical examination,
14or both, as required by and at the expense of the Department.
15The Department may order the examining physician to present
16testimony concerning the mental or physical examination of the
17licensee or applicant. No information shall be excluded by
18reason of any common law or statutory privilege relating to
19communications between the licensee or applicant and the
20examining physician. The examining physicians shall be
21specifically designated by the Department. The individual to be
22examined may have, at his or her own expense, another physician
23of his or her choice present during all aspects of this
24examination. The examination shall be performed by a physician
25licensed to practice medicine in all its branches. Failure of
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1when directed, shall result in an automatic suspension without
2hearing.
3    A person holding a license under this Code or who has
4applied for a license under this Code who, because of a
5physical or mental illness or disability, including, but not
6limited to, deterioration through the aging process or loss of
7motor skill, is unable to practice the profession with
8reasonable judgment, skill, or safety, may be required by the
9Department to submit to care, counseling, or treatment by
10physicians approved or designated by the Department as a
11condition, term, or restriction for continued, reinstated, or
12renewed licensure to practice. Submission to care, counseling,
13or treatment as required by the Department shall not be
14considered discipline of a license. If the licensee refuses to
15enter into a care, counseling, or treatment agreement or fails
16to abide by the terms of the agreement, the Department may file
17a complaint to revoke, suspend, or otherwise discipline the
18license of the individual. The Secretary may order the license
19suspended immediately, pending a hearing by the Department.
20Fines shall not be assessed in disciplinary actions involving
21physical or mental illness or impairment.
22    In instances in which the Secretary immediately suspends a
23person's license under this Section, a hearing on that person's
24license must be convened by the Department within 15 days after
25the suspension and completed without appreciable delay. The
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1individual's record of treatment and counseling regarding the
2impairment to the extent permitted by applicable federal
3statutes and regulations safeguarding the confidentiality of
4medical records.
5    An individual licensed under this Code and affected under
6this Section shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to
7the Department that he or she can resume practice in compliance
8with acceptable and prevailing standards under the provisions
9of his or her license.
10(Source: P.A. 96-863, eff. 3-1-10; 96-1463, eff. 1-1-11.)
 
11    (225 ILCS 41/15-76)
12    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
13    Sec. 15-76. Vehicle traffic control. A funeral director
14licensee or funeral director and embalmer licensee planning an
15a interment, inurnment, or entombment at a cemetery shall use
16his or her its reasonable best efforts to ensure that funeral
17processions entering and exiting the cemetery grounds do not
18obstruct traffic on any street for a period in excess of 10
19minutes, except where such funeral procession is continuously
20moving or cannot be moved by reason of circumstances over which
21the licensee cemetery authority has no reasonable control. The
22funeral director licensee or funeral director and embalmer
23licensee arranging funeral processions to the cemetery shall
24use his or her its reasonable best efforts to help prevent
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1simultaneously. Notwithstanding any provision of this Code Act
2to the contrary, any funeral director licensee or funeral
3director and embalmer licensee who violates the provisions of
4this Section shall be guilty of a business offense and receive
5punishable by a fine of not more than $500 for each offense.
6(Source: P.A. 96-863, eff. 3-1-10.)
 
7    (225 ILCS 41/15-77)
8    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
9    Sec. 15-77. Method of payment, receipt. No licensee shall
10require payment for any goods or services by cash only.
11Licensees Each licensee subject to this Section shall permit
12payment by at least one other option, including, but not
13limited to, personal check, cashier's check, money order, or
14credit or debit card. In addition to the statement of services,
15the licensee shall provide a receipt to the consumer upon
16payment in part or in full, whatever the case may be.
17(Source: P.A. 96-1463, eff. 1-1-11.)
 
18    (225 ILCS 41/15-80)
19    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
20    Sec. 15-80. Statement of place of practice; roster. Each
21applicant for a funeral director and embalmer's license shall
22with his or her application submit a statement of the place of
23practice, ownership, names and license numbers of all funeral
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1the applicant.
2    The Department shall maintain a roster of names and
3addresses of all persons who hold valid licenses and all
4persons whose licenses have been suspended or revoked within
5the previous year. This roster shall be available upon request
6and payment of the required fee. The Department shall keep a
7record, which shall be open to public inspection at all
8reasonable times, of its proceedings relating to the issuance,
9refusal, renewal, suspension and revocation of licenses. This
10record shall also contain the name, known place of practice and
11residence, and the date and number of the license of every
12licensed funeral director and embalmer, licensed funeral
13director, and licensed funeral director and embalmer intern in
14this State.
15    The Department shall publish an annual list of the names
16and addresses of all licensees registered by it under the
17provisions of this Code, and of all persons whose licenses have
18been suspended or revoked within the past year, together with
19other information relative to the enforcement of the provisions
20of this Code as it may deem of interest to the public. One list
21shall be mailed to each local registrar of vital statistics
22upon request by the registrar. Lists shall also be mailed by
23the Department to any person in the State upon request.
24(Source: P.A. 93-268, eff. 1-1-04.)
 
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1    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
2    Sec. 15-85. Duties of public institution; regulation by
3local government. No provision of this Code shall apply to, or
4in any way interfere with, the duties of any officer of any
5public institution; nor with the duties of any officer of a
6medical college, county medical society, anatomical
7association, college of embalming, or any other recognized
8person carrying out the laws of the State of Illinois
9prescribing the conditions under which indigent dead human
10bodies are held subject for scientific or anatomical study; nor
11with the customs or rites of any religious sect in the funeral
12and burial of their dead.
13(Source: P.A. 96-1463, eff. 1-1-11.)
 
14    (225 ILCS 41/15-91)
15    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
16    Sec. 15-91. Denial of license. If the Department determines
17that an application for licensure should be denied pursuant to
18Section 15-75, then the applicant shall be sent a notice of
19intent to deny license or exemption from licensure and the
20applicant shall be given the opportunity to request, within 20
21days of the notice, a hearing on the denial. If the applicant
22requests a hearing, then the Secretary shall schedule a hearing
23within 30 days after the request for a hearing, unless
24otherwise agreed to by the parties. The Secretary shall have
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1law in the State of Illinois to serve as the hearing officer.
2The hearing officer shall have full authority to conduct the
3hearing. The hearing shall be held at the time and place
4designated by the Secretary. The Secretary shall have the
5authority to prescribe rules for the administration of this
6Section.
7(Source: P.A. 96-1463, eff. 1-1-11.)
 
8    (225 ILCS 41/15-115 new)
9    Sec. 15-115. Confidentiality. All information collected
10by the Department in the course of an examination or
11investigation of a licensee or applicant, including, but not
12limited to, any complaint against a licensee filed with the
13Department and information collected to investigate any such
14complaint, shall be maintained for the confidential use of the
15Department and shall not be disclosed. The Department shall not
16disclose the information to anyone other than law enforcement
17officials, regulatory agencies that have an appropriate
18regulatory interest as determined by the Secretary, or a party
19presenting a lawful subpoena to the Department. Information and
20documents disclosed to a federal, State, county, or local law
21enforcement agency shall not be disclosed by the agency for any
22purpose to any other agency or person. A formal complaint filed
23against a licensee by the Department or any order issued by the
24Department against a licensee or applicant shall be a public
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1    (225 ILCS 41/20-15)
2    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
3    Sec. 20-15. Home rule. The regulation and licensing
4provided for in this Code are exclusive powers and functions of
5the State. A home rule unit may not regulate or license funeral
6directors, funeral director and embalmers, customer service
7employees, or any activities relating to the services of
8funeral directing and embalming. This Section is a denial and
9limitation of home rule powers and functions under subsection
10(h) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution.
11(Source: P.A. 96-1463, eff. 1-1-11.)
 
12    (225 ILCS 41/10-40 rep.)
13    (225 ILCS 41/15-71 rep.)
14    (225 ILCS 41/15-110 rep.)
15    Section 10. The Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing
16Code is amended by repealing Sections 10-40, 15-71, and 15-110.
 
17    Section 15. The Cemetery Oversight Act is amended by
18changing Section 25-75 as follows:
 
19    (225 ILCS 411/25-75)
20    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2021)
21    Sec. 25-75. Cemetery Relief Fund.
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1State treasury, known as the Cemetery Relief Fund.
2    (b) Beginning on July 1, 2011, and occurring on an annual
3basis every year thereafter, three percent of the moneys in the
4Cemetery Oversight Licensing and Disciplinary Fund shall be
5transferred deposited into the Cemetery Relief Fund.
6    (c) All monies transferred deposited into the fund together
7with all accumulated undistributed income thereon shall be held
8as a special fund in the State treasury. The fund shall be used
9solely for the purpose of providing grants to units of local
10government and not-for-profit organizations, including, but
11not limited to, not-for-profit cemetery authorities, to clean
12up cemeteries that have been abandoned, neglected, or are
13otherwise in need of additional care.
14    (d) The grant program shall be administered by the
15Department.
16    (e) In the event there is a structural surplus in the
17Cemetery Oversight Licensing and Disciplinary Fund, the
18Department may expend moneys out of the Cemetery Oversight
19Licensing and Disciplinary Fund for the purposes described in
20subsection (c) of this Section.
21(Source: P.A. 96-863, eff. 3-1-10; 97-679, eff. 2-6-12.)
 
22    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
23becoming law.".