97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB5594

 

Introduced 2/15/2012, by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
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    Amends the Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional Counselor Licensing Act. Renames the Act the Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional Counselor Licensing and Practice Act (and makes conforming changes in other Acts). Creates new provisions concerning licensed professional counselors practice requirements and confidential information. Also makes changes in provisions concerning the declaration of public policy; definitions; exemptions; restrictions and limitations; unlicensed practice; violations; civil penalties; powers and duties of the Department; the Professional Counselor and Examining and Disciplinary Board; qualifications for a license; licenses; renewals; restorations; persons in military service; inactive status; fees; checks or orders dishonored; privileged communications and exceptions; grounds for discipline; refusal, revocation, or suspension of licensure; violations; injunctions; cease and desist orders; investigations; notice and hearings; record of proceedings; transcripts; subpoenas; oaths; compelling testimony; findings and recommendations; the Board; rehearings; order for rehearings; appointment of a hearing officer; order or certified copy; prima facie proof; restoration of suspended or revoked licenses; summary suspension of license; certification of record; costs; violations; and the Administrative Procedure Act and applications. Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act to extend the Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional Counselor Licensing Act from January 1, 2013 to January 1, 2023. Effective immediately.


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CORRECTIONAL BUDGET AND IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 1. The Regulatory Sunset Act is amended by changing
5Section 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 Acts and Sections repealed on January 1, 2013.
8The following Acts and Sections of Acts are repealed on January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
17Counselor Licensing Act.
18    The Wholesale Drug Distribution Licensing Act.
19    Section 2.5 of the Illinois Plumbing License Law.
20(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07; 96-1499, eff. 1-18-11.)
 
21    (5 ILCS 80/4.33 new)
22    Sec. 4.33. Act repealed on January 1, 2023. The following

 

 

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1Act is repealed on January 1, 2023:
2    The Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional
3Counselor Licensing and Practice Act.
 
4    Section 5. The Professional Counselor and Clinical
5Professional Counselor Licensing Act is amended by changing
6Sections 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 21, 25, 30, 45, 50, 60, 65, 75, 80,
785, 90, 95, 100, 105, 110, 115, 120, 125, 130, 135, 145, 155,
8160, and 165 and by adding Sections 18 and 98 as follows:
 
9    (225 ILCS 107/1)
10    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
11    Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
12Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional Counselor
13Licensing and Practice Act.
14(Source: P.A. 87-1011.)
 
15    (225 ILCS 107/5)
16    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
17    Sec. 5. Declaration of public policy. The practice of
18professional counseling and clinical professional counseling
19is hereby declared to affect the public health, safety and
20welfare, and to be subject to regulation in the public
21interest. The purpose of the Act is to protect and benefit the
22public by setting standards of qualifications, education,
23training, and experience for those who seek to engage in the

 

 

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1independent practice of clinical professional counseling and
2in the practice of professional counseling in the State of
3Illinois and to obtain a license and hold the title of
4professional counselor, to promote high standards of
5professional performance for those licensed to practice
6professional counseling and clinical professional counseling
7in the State of Illinois, and to protect the public from
8unprofessional conduct by persons licensed to practice
9professional counseling and the independent practice of
10clinical professional counseling.
11(Source: P.A. 87-1011.)
 
12    (225 ILCS 107/10)
13    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
14    Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
15    "Address of record" means the designated address recorded
16by the Department in the applicant's or licensee's application
17file or license file, as maintained by the Department's
18licensure maintenance unit. It is the duty of the applicant or
19licensee to inform the Department of any change of address and
20those changes must be made either through the Department's
21website or by contacting the Department.
22    "Department" means the Department of Financial and
23Professional Regulation.
24    "Director" means the Director of Professional Regulation.
25    "Board" means the Professional Counselor Licensing and

 

 

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1Disciplinary Board as appointed by the Secretary Director.
2    "Person" means an individual, association, partnership, or
3corporation.
4    "Professional counseling" means the provision of services
5to individuals, couples, groups, families, and organizations
6in any one or more of the fields of professional counseling.
7"Professional counseling" includes the therapeutic process of
8(i) conducting assessments and diagnoses for the purpose of
9establishing treatment goals and objectives and (ii) planning,
10implementing, and evaluating treatment plans using treatment
11interventions to facilitate human development and to identify
12and remediate mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders and
13associated distresses which interfere with mental health.
14Professional counseling includes, but is not limited to:
15        (1) social, emotional, educational, and career testing
16    and evaluation;
17        (2) a professional relationship between a counselor
18    and a client in which the counselor provides assistance in
19    coping with life issues that include relationships,
20    conflicts, problem solving, decision making, and
21    developmental concerns; and
22        (3) research.
23    Professional counseling may also include clinical
24professional counseling as long as it is not conducted in an
25independent private practice as defined in this Act.
26    "Clinical professional counseling" means the provision of

 

 

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1professional counseling and mental health services, which
2includes, but is not limited to, the application of clinical
3counseling theory and techniques to prevent and alleviate
4mental and emotional disorders and psychopathology and to
5promote optimal mental health, rehabilitation, treatment,
6testing, assessment, and evaluation. "Clinical professional
7counseling" includes the therapeutic process of (i) conducting
8assessments and diagnoses for the purpose of establishing
9treatment goals and objectives and (ii) planning,
10implementing, and evaluating treatment plans using treatment
11interventions to facilitate human development and to identify
12and remediate mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders and
13associated distresses which interfere with mental health. It
14also includes clinical counseling and psychotherapy in a
15professional relationship to assist individuals, couples,
16families, groups, and organizations to alleviate emotional
17disorders, to understand conscious and unconscious motivation,
18to resolve emotional, relationship, and attitudinal conflicts,
19and to modify behaviors that interfere with effective
20emotional, social, adaptive, and intellectual functioning.
21    "Licensed professional counselor" and "professional
22counselor" means a person who holds a license authorizing the
23practice of professional counseling as defined in this Act, as
24long as it is not conducted in the independent practice of
25clinical professional counseling, as defined in this Section.
26    "Independent practice of clinical professional counseling"

 

 

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1means providing the services of or engaging in the practice of
2clinical professional counseling, as defined in this Act, by an
3individual who regulates and is responsible for her or his own
4practice or treatment procedures.
5    "Licensed clinical professional counselor" and "clinical
6professional counselor" means a person who holds a license
7authorizing the independent practice of clinical professional
8counseling in private practice as defined in this Act.
9    "Independent private practice of clinical professional
10counseling" means the application of clinical professional
11counseling knowledge and skills by a licensed clinical
12professional counselor who (i) regulates and is responsible for
13her or his own practice or treatment procedures and (ii) is
14self-employed or works in a group practice or setting not
15qualified under Internal Revenue Service regulations as a
16not-for-profit business.
17    "Clinical supervision" or "supervision" means review of
18aspects of counseling and case management in a face-to-face
19meeting with the person under supervision.
20    "Qualified supervisor" or "qualified clinical supervisor"
21means any person who is a licensed clinical professional
22counselor, licensed clinical social worker, licensed clinical
23psychologist, psychiatrist as defined in Section 1-121 of the
24Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code, or other
25supervisor as defined by rule. A qualified supervisor may be
26provided at the applicant's place of work, or may be hired by

 

 

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1the applicant to provide supervision.
2    "License" means that which is required to practice
3professional counseling or clinical professional counseling as
4defined in this Act.
5    "Volunteer" means a person performing services for a
6nonprofit organization, a nonprofit corporation, a hospital, a
7government entity, or a private business without compensation,
8other than reimbursement for actual expenses incurred.
9"Volunteer" includes serving as a director, officer, trustee,
10or direct service volunteer.
11    "Secretary" means the Secretary of Financial and
12Professional Regulation.
13(Source: P.A. 92-719, eff. 7-25-02.)
 
14    (225 ILCS 107/15)
15    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
16    Sec. 15. Exemptions.
17    (a) This Act does not prohibit any persons legally
18regulated in this State by any other Act from engaging in the
19practice for which they are authorized as long as they do not
20represent themselves by the title of "professional counselor",
21"licensed professional counselor", "clinical professional
22counselor", or "licensed clinical professional counselor".
23This Act does not prohibit the practice of nonregulated
24professions whose practitioners are engaged in the delivery of
25human services as long as these practitioners do not represent

 

 

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1themselves as or use the title of "professional counselor",
2"licensed professional counselor", "clinical professional
3counselor", or "licensed clinical professional counselor".
4    (b) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit the
5activities and services of a student, intern, or resident in
6professional counseling or clinical professional counseling
7seeking to fulfill educational requirements in order to qualify
8for a license under this Act if these activities and services
9constitute a part of the student's supervised course of study,
10or an individual seeking to fulfill the post-degree experience
11requirements in order to qualify for licensing under this Act,
12as long as the activities and services are not conducted in an
13independent practice, as defined in this Act, if the activities
14and services are supervised as specified in this Act, and that
15the student, intern, or resident is designated by a title
16"intern" or "resident" or other designation of trainee status.
17Nothing in the Act requires individuals to obtain the
18professional counselor license prior to obtaining the clinical
19professional counselor license. Nothing contained in this
20Section shall be construed to permit students, interns, or
21residents to offer their services as professional counselors or
22clinical professional counselors to any other person and to
23accept remuneration for such professional counseling or
24clinical professional counseling services other than as
25specifically excepted in this Section, unless they have been
26licensed under this Act.

 

 

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1    (c) Corporations, partnerships, and associations may
2employ practicum students , interns, or post-degree candidates
3seeking to fulfill educational requirements or the
4professional experience requirements needed to qualify for a
5license under this Act if their activities and services
6constitute a part of the student's supervised course of study
7or post-degree professional experience requirements. Nothing
8in this paragraph shall prohibit a corporation, partnership, or
9association from contracting with a licensed health care
10professional to provide services that they are licensed to
11provide.
12    (d) Nothing in this Act shall prevent the employment, by a
13professional counselor or clinical professional counselor,
14person, association, partnership, or a corporation furnishing
15professional counseling or clinical professional counseling
16services for remuneration, of persons not licensed as
17professional counselors or clinical professional counselors
18under this Act to perform services in various capacities as
19needed if these persons are not in any manner held out to the
20public or do not hold themselves out to the public by any title
21or designation stating or implying that they are professional
22counselors or clinical professional counselors or performing
23professional counseling services or clinical professional
24counseling services.
25    (e) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit the
26services of a person, not licensed under the provisions of this

 

 

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1Act, in the employ of a federal, State, county, or municipal
2agency or other political subdivision or not-for-profit
3corporation providing human services if (1) the services are a
4part of the duties in his or her salaried position, (2) the
5services are performed solely on behalf of his or her employer,
6and (3) that person does not in any manner represent himself or
7herself as or use the title of "professional counselor",
8"licensed professional counselor", "clinical professional
9counselor", or "licensed clinical professional counselor".
10    (f) Duly recognized members of any religious organization
11shall not be restricted from functioning in their ministerial
12capacity provided they do not represent themselves as being
13professional counselors or clinical professional counselors,
14or as providing "professional counseling" or "clinical
15professional counseling". This Act shall not apply or be
16construed so as to apply to the employees or volunteers agents
17of a church or religious organization or an organization owned,
18controlled, or affiliated with a church or religious
19organization, unless the church, religious organization, or
20owned, controlled, or affiliated organization designates or
21holds these employees or volunteers agents out to the public as
22professional counselors or clinical professional counselors or
23holds out their services as being "professional counseling" or
24"clinical professional counseling".
25    (g) Nothing in this Act shall prohibit individuals not
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1volunteers of work in self-help groups or programs or
2not-for-profit organizations from providing services in those
3groups, programs, or organizations, as long as those persons
4are not in any manner held out to the public as practicing
5professional counseling or clinical professional counseling,
6or do not hold themselves out to the public by any title or
7designation stating or implying that they are professional
8counselors or clinical professional counselors.
9    (h) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit the
10activities and use of the official title of "professional
11counselor" or "clinical professional counselor" on the part of
12a person not licensed under this Act who is an academic
13employee of a duly chartered institution of higher education
14and who holds educational and professional qualifications
15equivalent to those required for licensing under this Act,
16insofar as such activities are performed in the person's role
17as an academic employee, or insofar as such person engages in
18public speaking with or without remuneration.
19    (i) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to require
20licensure under this Act or limit the services of a school
21counselor certified by the State Teacher Certification Board
22and employed as authorized by Section 10-22-24a or any other
23provision of the School Code as long as that person is not in
24any manner held out to the public as a "professional counselor"
25or "clinical professional counselor" or does not hold out his
26or her services as being "professional counseling" or "clinical

 

 

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1professional counseling".
2    (j) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to require any
3hospital, clinic, home health agency, hospice, or other entity
4that provides health care to employ or to contract with a
5person licensed under this Act to provide professional
6counseling or clinical professional counseling services. These
7persons may not hold themselves out or represent themselves to
8the public as being licensed under this Act.
9    (k) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to require
10licensure under this Act or limit the services of a person who
11is an employee, as defined by federal Internal Revenue Service
12regulations, of employed by a private elementary or secondary
13school who provides counseling within the scope of his or her
14employment as long as that person is not in any manner held out
15to the public as a "professional counselor" or "clinical
16professional counselor" or does not hold out his or her
17services as being "professional counseling" or "clinical
18professional counseling".
19    (l) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to require
20licensure under this Act or limit the services of a rape crisis
21counselor who is an employee or volunteer of a rape crisis
22organization as defined in Section 8-802.1 of the Code of Civil
23Procedure as long as that person is not in any manner held out
24to the public as a "professional counselor" or "clinical
25professional counselor" or does not hold out his or her
26services as being "professional counseling" or "clinical

 

 

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1professional counseling".
2    (m) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prevent any
3licensed social worker, licensed clinical social worker, or
4licensed clinical psychologist from practicing professional
5counseling as long as that person is not in any manner held out
6to the public as a "professional counselor" or "clinical
7professional counselor" or does not hold out his or her
8services as being "professional counseling" or "clinical
9professional counseling".
10    (n) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit the
11activities and use of the official title of "professional
12counselor" or "clinical professional counselor" on the part of
13a person not licensed under this Act who is a physician
14licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches under the
15Medical Practice Act of 1987.
16    (o) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to require
17licensure under this Act or limit the services of a domestic
18violence counselor who is an employee or volunteer of a
19domestic violence program as defined in Section 227 of the
20Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986.
21(Source: P.A. 92-719, eff. 7-25-02.)
 
22    (225 ILCS 107/18 new)
23    Sec. 18. Licensed professional counselors practice
24requirements.
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1independent practice of clinical professional counseling
2without a clinical professional counselor license.
3    (b) When providing clinical professional counseling
4services as set forth in this Act in the independent practice
5of clinical professional counseling, a licensed clinical
6professional counselor shall always operate and represent
7himself or herself as an employee of the independent practice
8and may not work as an independent contractor as defined by
9federal Internal Revenue Service regulations.
10    (c) Licensed professional counselors and licensed clinical
11professional counselors may provide other services outside of
12the scope of professional counseling or clinical professional
13counseling as defined in this Act. Individuals providing
14services within the scope of this Act must be appropriately
15licensed.
 
16    (225 ILCS 107/20)
17    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
18    Sec. 20. Restrictions and limitations.
19    (a) No person shall, without a valid license as a
20professional counselor issued by the Department: (i) in any
21manner hold himself or herself out to the public as a
22professional counselor under this Act; (ii) attach the title
23"professional counselor" or "licensed professional counselor";
24or (iii) offer to render or render to individuals,
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1    (b) No person shall, without a valid license as a clinical
2professional counselor issued by the Department: (i) in any
3manner hold himself or herself out to the public as a clinical
4professional counselor or licensed clinical professional
5counselor under this Act; (ii) attach the title "clinical
6professional counselor" or "licensed clinical professional
7counselor"; or (iii) offer to render to individuals,
8corporations, or the public clinical professional counseling
9services.
10    (c) Licensed professional counselors may not engage in
11independent private practice as defined in this Act without a
12clinical professional counseling license. In an independent
13private practice, a licensed professional counselor must
14practice at all times under the order, control, and full
15professional responsibility as an employee, as defined by
16federal Internal Revenue Service, or a volunteer of a licensed
17clinical professional counselor, a licensed clinical social
18worker, a licensed clinical psychologist, or a psychiatrist, as
19defined in Section 1-121 of the Mental Health and Developmental
20Disabilities Code.
21    (d) No association, limited liability company, or
22partnership shall practice clinical professional counseling or
23professional counseling unless every member, partner, and
24employee of the association or partnership who practices
25professional counseling or clinical professional counseling,
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1professional counseling services, holds a currently valid
2license issued under this Act. No license shall be issued to a
3corporation, the stated purpose of which includes or which
4practices or which holds itself out as available to practice
5professional counseling or clinical professional counseling
6unless it is organized under the Professional Service
7Corporation Act.
8    (e) Nothing in this Act shall be construed as permitting
9persons licensed as professional counselors or clinical
10professional counselors to engage in any manner in the practice
11of medicine in all its branches as defined by law in this
12State.
13    (f) When, in the course of providing professional
14counseling or clinical professional counseling services to any
15person, a professional counselor or clinical professional
16counselor licensed under this Act finds indication of a disease
17or condition that in his or her professional judgment requires
18professional service outside the scope of practice as defined
19in this Act, he or she shall refer that person to a physician
20licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches or another
21appropriate health care practitioner.
22(Source: P.A. 94-765, eff. 1-1-07.)
 
23    (225 ILCS 107/21)
24    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
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1    (a) Any person who practices, offers to practice, attempts
2to practice, or holds himself or herself out to practice as a
3clinical professional counselor or professional counselor
4without being licensed or exempt under this Act shall, in
5addition to any other penalty provided by law, pay a civil
6penalty to the Department in an amount not to exceed $10,000
7$5,000 for each offense, as determined by the Department. The
8civil penalty shall be assessed by the Department after a
9hearing is held in accordance with the provisions set forth in
10this Act regarding the provision of a hearing for the
11discipline of a licensee.
12    (b) The Department may investigate any actual, alleged, or
13suspected unlicensed activity.
14    (c) The civil penalty shall be paid within 60 days after
15the effective date of the order imposing the civil penalty. The
16order shall constitute a final judgment and may be filed and
17execution had thereon in the same manner as any judgment from
18any court of record.
19(Source: P.A. 92-719, eff. 7-25-02.)
 
20    (225 ILCS 107/25)
21    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
22    Sec. 25. Powers and duties of the Department. Subject to
23the provisions of this Act, the Department may exercise the
24following functions, powers, and duties:
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1and fitness of applicants for licensing as professional
2counselors or clinical professional counselors and pass upon
3the qualifications of applicants for licensure by endorsement.
4    (b) Conduct hearings on proceedings to refuse to issue or
5renew or to revoke licenses or suspend, place on probation,
6censure, or reprimand or take any other disciplinary or
7non-disciplinary action with regard to a person persons
8licensed under this Act, and to refuse to issue or renew or to
9revoke licenses, or suspend, place on probation, censure, or
10reprimand persons licensed under this Act.
11    (c) Formulate rules and regulations required for the
12administration of this Act.
13    (d) Maintain rosters of the names and addresses of all
14licensees, and all persons whose licenses have been suspended,
15revoked, or denied renewal for cause within the previous
16calendar year. These rosters shall be available upon written
17request and payment of the required fee.
18    (e) Establish rules for determining approved undergraduate
19human services programs and graduate professional counseling,
20clinical professional counseling, psychology, rehabilitation
21counseling and similar programs and prepare and maintain a list
22of colleges and universities offering such programs whose
23graduates, if they otherwise meet the requirements of this Act,
24are eligible to apply for a license.
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1    (225 ILCS 107/30)  (from Ch. 111, par. 8451-30)
2    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
3    Sec. 30. Professional Counselor Examining and Disciplinary
4Board.
5    (a) The Secretary Director shall appoint a Board which
6shall serve in an advisory capacity to the Secretary Director.
7The Board shall consist of 7 persons, 2 of whom are licensed
8solely as professional counselors, 3 of whom are licensed
9solely as clinical professional counselors, one full-time
10faculty member of an accredited college or university that is
11engaged in training professional counselors or clinical
12professional counselors who possesses the qualifications
13substantially equivalent to the education and experience
14requirements for a professional counselor or clinical
15professional counselor, and one member of the public who is not
16a licensed health care provider. In appointing members of the
17Board, the Secretary Director shall give due consideration to
18the adequate representation of the various fields of
19counseling. In appointing members of the Board, the Secretary
20Director shall give due consideration to recommendations by
21members of the professions of professional counseling and
22clinical professional counseling, the Statewide organizations
23representing the interests of professional counselors and
24clinical professional counselors, organizations representing
25the interests of academic programs, rehabilitation counseling
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1Illinois.
2    (b) Members shall be appointed for and shall serve 4 year
3terms and until their successors are appointed and qualified.
4No member of the Board shall serve more than 2 full consecutive
5terms. , except that of the initial appointments 2 members shall
6be appointed to serve for 2 years, 2 shall be appointed to
7serve for 3 years, and the remaining shall be appointed to
8serve for 4 years and until their successors are appointed and
9qualified. No member shall be reappointed to the Board for a
10term that would cause continuous service on the Board to be
11longer than 8 years. Any appointment to fill a vacancy shall be
12for the unexpired portion of the term.
13    (c) The membership of the Board should reasonably reflect
14representation from different geographic areas of Illinois.
15    (d) (Blank). Any member appointed to fill a vacancy shall
16be eligible for reappointment to only one full term.
17    (e) The Secretary shall have the authority to Director may
18remove or suspend any member for cause at any time prior to the
19expiration of his or her term. The Secretary shall be the sole
20arbiter of cause.
21    (f) The Board shall annually elect one of its members as
22chairperson.
23    (g) The members of the Board shall be reimbursed for all
24legitimate, necessary, and authorized expenses incurred in
25attending the meetings of the Board.
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1to approving graduate counseling, rehabilitation counseling,
2psychology, and related programs.
3    (i) The Board may make recommendations on matters relating
4to continuing education including the number of hours necessary
5for license renewal, waivers for those unable to meet such
6requirements, and acceptable course content. These
7recommendations shall not impose an undue burden on the
8Department or an unreasonable restriction on those seeking
9license renewal.
10    (j) The Secretary Director shall give due consideration to
11all recommendations of the Board.
12    (k) Four members A majority of the Board members currently
13appointed shall constitute a quorum. A quorum is required for
14all Board decisions. A vacancy in the membership of the Board
15shall not impair the right of a quorum to perform all of the
16duties of the Board.
17    (l) Members of the Board shall have no criminal, civil, or
18professional liability in an action based upon a disciplinary
19proceeding or other activity performed in good faith as a
20member of the Board, except for willful or wanton misconduct.
21(Source: P.A. 92-719, eff. 7-25-02.)
 
22    (225 ILCS 107/45)
23    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
24    Sec. 45. Qualifications for a license.
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1licensed as a licensed professional counselor, and the
2Department shall issue a license authorizing the practice of
3professional counseling to an applicant who:
4        (1) has applied in writing on the prescribed form and
5    has paid the required fee;
6        (2) is at least 21 years of age and has not engaged in
7    conduct or activities which would constitute grounds for
8    discipline under this Act;
9        (3) is a graduate of:
10            (A) a master's or doctoral level program in the
11        field of counseling, rehabilitation counseling,
12        psychology, or similar degree program approved by the
13        Department; or
14            (B) in the case of an applicant who applied applies
15        for licensure before the effective date of this
16        amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, an
17        approved baccalaureate program in human services or
18        similar degree program approved by the Department and
19        can document the equivalent of 5 years of full-time
20        satisfactory supervised experience, as established by
21        rule, under a qualified supervisor;
22        (4) has passed an examination for the practice of
23    professional counseling as authorized by the Department;
24    and
25        (5) has paid the fees required by this Act.
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1any State or national organization whose standards are accepted
2by the Department as being substantially similar to the
3standards in this Act may apply for a professional counselor
4license and need not be examined further.
5    (b) Clinical professional counselor. A person is qualified
6to be licensed as a clinical professional counselor, and the
7Department shall issue a license authorizing the practice of
8clinical professional counseling to an applicant who:
9        (1) has applied in writing on the prescribed form and
10    has paid the required fee;
11        (2) is at least 21 years of age and has not engaged in
12    conduct or activities which would constitute grounds for
13    discipline under this Act;
14        (3) is a graduate of:
15            (A) a master's level program in the field of
16        counseling, rehabilitation counseling, psychology, or
17        similar degree program approved by the Department and
18        has completed the equivalent of 2 years full-time
19        satisfactory supervised employment or experience
20        working as a clinical counselor under the direction of
21        a qualified supervisor subsequent to the degree; or
22            (B) a doctoral program in the field of counseling,
23        rehabilitation counseling, psychology, or similar
24        program approved by the Department and has completed
25        the equivalent of 2 years full-time satisfactory
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1        clinical counselor under the direction of a qualified
2        supervisor, at least one year of which is subsequent to
3        the degree;
4        (4) has passed the examination for the practice of
5    clinical professional counseling as authorized by the
6    Department; and
7        (5) has paid the fees required by this Act.
8    Any person who has received certification or licensure by
9any State or national organization whose standards are accepted
10by the Department as being substantially similar to the
11standards in this Act may apply for a clinical professional
12counselor license, and need not be examined further.
13    (c) Examination for applicants under this Act shall be held
14at the discretion of the Department from time to time but not
15less than once each year. The examination used shall be
16authorized by the Department.
17    (d) Upon application and payment of the required fee, an
18applicant who has an active license as a clinical psychologist
19or a clinical social worker licensed under the laws of this
20State may, without examination, be granted registration as a
21licensed clinical professional counselor by the Department.
22(Source: P.A. 96-1139, eff. 7-21-10.)
 
23    (225 ILCS 107/50)
24    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
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1military service; inactive status.
2    (a) The expiration date and renewal period for each license
3issued under this Act shall be set by rule. As a condition for
4renewal of a license, the licensee shall be required to
5complete continuing education in accordance with rules
6established by the Department. The licensee may renew a license
7during the 30 day period preceding its expiration date by
8paying the required fee and demonstrating compliance with any
9continuing education requirements.
10    (b) Any person who has permitted a license to expire or who
11has a license on inactive status may have it restored by
12submitting an application to the Department and filing proof of
13fitness acceptable to the Department , as defined by rule, to
14have the license restored, including, if appropriate, evidence
15which is satisfactory to the Department certifying the active
16practice of professional counseling or clinical professional
17counseling in another jurisdiction and by paying the required
18fee.
19    (c) If the person has not maintained an active practice in
20another jurisdiction which is satisfactory to the Department,
21the Department shall determine, by an evaluation program
22established by rule, the person's fitness to resume active
23status and shall establish procedures and requirements for
24restoration. The Department may also require the person to
25complete a specific period of evaluated professional
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1and may require successful completion of an examination.
2    (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act
3However, any person whose license expired while he or she was
4(i) in federal service on active duty with the armed forces of
5the United States or , while called into service or training
6with the State Militia or (ii) in training or education under
7the supervision of the United States government prior to
8induction into the military service may have his or her license
9restored without paying any lapsed renewal fees if, within 2
10years after the honorable termination of such service,
11training, or education, except under conditions other than
12honorable, the Department is furnished with satisfactory
13evidence that the person has been so engaged and that such
14service, training, or education has been so terminated.
15    (e) A license to practice shall not be denied any applicant
16because of the applicant's race, religion, creed, national
17origin, political beliefs or activities, age, sex, sexual
18orientation, or physical impairment.
19    (f) Any person requesting restoration from inactive status
20shall (i) be required to pay the current renewal fee, (ii) meet
21continuing education requirements, and (iii) be required to
22restore his or her license as provided in this Act.
23(Source: P.A. 87-1011; 87-1269.)
 
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1    Sec. 60. Fees. The Department shall provide by rule for a
2schedule of fees for the administration and enforcement of this
3Act, including, but not limited to, original licensure,
4renewal, and restoration. The fees shall be nonrefundable The
5fees imposed under this Act shall be set by rule and are not
6refundable.
7    All of the fees, fines, and penalties collected under this
8Act shall be deposited into the General Professions Dedicated
9Fund and shall be appropriated to the Department for the
10ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department in the
11administration of this Act.
12(Source: P.A. 92-719, eff. 7-25-02.)
 
13    (225 ILCS 107/65)
14    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
15    Sec. 65. Payments; penalty for insufficient funds Checks or
16orders dishonored. Any person who issues or delivers a check or
17other order to the Department that is returned to the
18Department unpaid by the financial institution upon which it is
19drawn shall pay to the Department, in addition to the amount
20already owed to the Department, a fine of $50. The fines
21imposed by this Section are in addition to any other discipline
22provided under this Act prohibiting unlicensed practice or
23practice on a nonrenewed license. The Department shall notify
24the person that payment of fees and fines shall be paid to the
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1days after notification. If, after the expiration of 30 days
2from the date of the notification, the person has failed to
3submit the necessary remittance, the Department shall
4automatically terminate the license or certification or deny
5the application, without hearing. If, after termination or
6denial, the person seeks a license or certificate, he or she
7shall apply to the Department for restoration or issuance of
8the license or certificate and pay all fees and fines due to
9the Department. The Department may establish a fee for the
10processing of an application for restoration of a license to
11pay all costs and expenses of processing of this application.
12The Secretary Director may waive the fines due under this
13Section in individual cases where the Secretary Director finds
14that the fines would be unnecessarily burdensome.
15(Source: P.A. 92-146, eff. 1-1-02.)
 
16    (225 ILCS 107/75)
17    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
18    Sec. 75. Privileged communications and exceptions.
19    (a) No licensed professional counselor or licensed
20clinical professional counselor shall disclose any information
21acquired from persons consulting the counselor in a
22professional capacity, except that which may be voluntarily
23disclosed under the following circumstances:
24        (1) In the course of formally reporting, conferring, or
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1    consultants who share professional responsibility, in
2    which instance all recipients of the information are
3    similarly bound to regard the communication as privileged;
4        (2) With the written consent of the person who provided
5    the information;
6        (3) In the case of death or disability, with the
7    written consent of a personal representative, other person
8    authorized to sue, or the beneficiary of an insurance
9    policy on the person's life, health or physical condition;
10        (4) When a communication reveals the intended
11    commission of a crime or harmful act and such disclosure is
12    judged necessary by the licensed professional counselor or
13    licensed clinical professional counselor to protect any
14    person from a clear, imminent risk of serious mental or
15    physical harm or injury, or to forestall a serious threat
16    to the public safety; or
17        (5) When the person waives the privilege by bringing
18    any public charges against the licensee.
19    (b) When the person is a minor under the laws of the State
20of Illinois and the information acquired by the licensed
21professional counselor or licensed clinical professional
22counselor indicates the minor was the victim or subject of a
23crime, the licensed professional counselor or licensed
24clinical professional counselor may be required to testify in
25any judicial proceedings in which the commission of that crime
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1information that the licensed professional counselor or
2licensed clinical professional counselor acquired, the court
3determines that the interests of the minor in having the
4information held privileged are outweighed by the requirements
5of justice, the need to protect the public safety or the need
6to protect the minor, except as provided under the Abused and
7Neglected Child Reporting Act.
8    (c) Any person having access to records or anyone who
9participates in providing professional counseling or clinical
10professional counseling services, or, in providing any human
11services, is supervised by a licensed professional counselor or
12licensed clinical professional counselor, is similarly bound
13to regard all information and communications as privileged in
14accord with this Section.
15    (d) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit a
16licensed professional counselor or licensed clinical
17professional counselor from voluntarily testifying in court
18hearings concerning matters of adoption, child abuse, child
19neglect or other matters pertaining to children, except as
20provided under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act and
21matters pertaining to elders as set forth in the Elder Abuse
22and Neglect Act.
23    (e) The Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
24Confidentiality Act is incorporated herein as if all of its
25provisions were included in this Act. In the event of a
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1Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act to a
2specific situation, the provisions of the Mental Health and
3Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act shall control.
4    (f) Licensed professional counselors and licensed clinical
5professional counselors when performing clinical professional
6counseling services or professional counseling services shall
7comply with all counselor licensure rules and laws regardless
8of the employment or work setting.
9(Source: P.A. 87-1011.)
 
10    (225 ILCS 107/80)
11    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
12    Sec. 80. Grounds for discipline; refusal, revocation, or
13suspension of licensure.
14    (a) The Department may refuse to issue, renew, or may
15revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand, or take other
16disciplinary or non-disciplinary action as the Department
17deems appropriate, including the issuance of fines not to
18exceed $10,000 $1000 for each violation, with regard to any
19license for any one or more of the following:
20        (1) Material misstatement in furnishing information to
21    the Department or to any other State agency.
22        (2) Violations or negligent or intentional disregard
23    of this Act, or any of its rules adopted under this Act.
24        (3) Conviction by plea of guilty or nolo contendere,
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1    sentencing of any crime, including, but not limited to,
2    convictions, preceding sentences of supervision,
3    conditional discharge, or first offender probation, under
4    the laws of any jurisdiction of the United States: (i) that
5    is a felony or (ii) that is a misdemeanor, an essential
6    element of which is dishonesty, or that is directly related
7    to the practice of the profession. Conviction of any crime
8    under the laws of the United States or any state or
9    territory thereof that is a felony, or that is a
10    misdemeanor, an essential element of which is dishonesty,
11    or of any crime which is directly related to the practice
12    of the profession.
13        (4) Fraud or Making any misrepresentation in applying
14    for renewal of a license under this Act for the purpose of
15    obtaining a license, or violating any provision of this Act
16    or its rules.
17        (5) Professional incompetence or gross negligence in
18    the rendering of professional counseling or clinical
19    professional counseling services.
20        (6) Malpractice.
21        (7) Aiding or assisting another person in violating any
22    provision of this Act or any rules.
23        (8) Failing to provide information within 60 days in
24    response to a written request made by the Department.
25        (9) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
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1    defraud, or harm the public and violating the rules of
2    professional conduct adopted by the Department.
3        (10) Habitual or excessive use or abuse of drugs as
4    defined in law as controlled substances, alcohol, or any
5    other substance addiction to alcohol, narcotics,
6    stimulants, or any other chemical agent or drug which
7    results in inability to practice with reasonable skill,
8    judgment, or safety.
9        (11) Discipline by another jurisdiction, the District
10    of Columbia, territory, county, or governmental agency, if
11    at least one of the grounds for the discipline is the same
12    or substantially equivalent to those set forth in this
13    Section.
14        (12) Directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from
15    any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association
16    any fee, commission, rebate or other form of compensation
17    for any professional service not actually rendered.
18    Nothing in this paragraph (12) affects any bona fide
19    independent contractor or employment arrangements among
20    health care professionals, health facilities, health care
21    providers, or other entities, except as otherwise
22    prohibited by law. Any employment arrangements may include
23    provisions for compensation, health insurance, pension, or
24    other employment benefits for the provision of services
25    within the scope of the licensee's practice under this Act.
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1    require an employment arrangement to receive professional
2    fees for services rendered.
3        (13) A finding by the Board that the licensee, after
4    having the license placed on probationary status, has
5    violated the terms of probation.
6        (14) Abandonment of a client.
7        (15) Willfully filing false reports relating to a
8    licensee's practice, including but not limited to false
9    records filed with federal or State agencies or
10    departments.
11        (16) Willfully failing to report an instance of
12    suspected child abuse or neglect as required by the Abused
13    and Neglected Child Reporting Act and in matters pertaining
14    to elders or suspected elder abuse as set forth in the
15    Elder Abuse and Neglect Act.
16        (17) Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated
17    report by the Department of Children and Family Services
18    pursuant to the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act,
19    and upon proof by clear and convincing evidence that the
20    licensee has caused a child to be or failed to take
21    reasonable steps to prevent a child from being an abused
22    child or neglected child as defined in the Abused and
23    Neglected Child Reporting Act.
24        (18) Physical or mental illness or disability,
25    including, but not limited to, deterioration through the
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1    which results in the inability to practice the profession
2    with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety.
3        (19) Solicitation of professional services by using
4    false or misleading advertising.
5        (20) Allowing one's license under this Act to be used
6    by an unlicensed person in violation of this Act. Failure
7    to file a return, or to pay the tax, penalty or interest
8    shown in a filed return, or to pay any final assessment of
9    tax, penalty or interest, as required by any tax Act
10    administered by the Illinois Department of Revenue or any
11    successor agency or the Internal Revenue Service or any
12    successor agency.
13        (21) A finding that licensure has been applied for or
14    obtained by fraudulent means.
15        (22) Practicing under a false or, except as provided by
16    law, an assumed name or attempting to practice under a name
17    other than the full name as shown on the license or any
18    other legally authorized name.
19        (23) Gross and willful overcharging for professional
20    services including filing statements for collection of
21    fees or monies for which services are not rendered.
22        (24) Rendering professional counseling or clinical
23    professional counseling services without a license or
24    practicing outside the scope of a license.
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1    All fines imposed under this Section shall be paid within
260 days after the effective date of the order imposing the
3fine.
4    (b) The Department shall deny, without hearing, any
5application or renewal for a license under this Act to any
6person who has defaulted on an educational loan guaranteed by
7the Illinois State Assistance Commission or any governmental
8agency of this State in accordance with item (5) of subsection
9(g) of Section 2105-15 of the Civil Administrative Code of
10Illinois Department of Professional Regulation Law ; however,
11the Department may issue a license or renewal if the person in
12default has established a satisfactory repayment record as
13determined by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission.
14    (b-5) The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend
15without hearing, as provided for in the Code of Civil
16Procedure, the license of any person who fails to file a
17return, pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed
18return, or pay any final assessment of the tax, penalty, or
19interest as required by any tax Act administered by the
20Illinois Department of Revenue, until such time as the
21requirements of any such tax Act are satisfied in accordance
22with subsection (g) of Section 2105-15 of the Civil
23Administrative Code of Illinois Department of Professional
24Regulation Law.
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1potential licensee is more than 30 days delinquent in the
2payment of child support and has subsequently certified the
3delinquency to the Department, the Department may refuse to
4issue or renew or may revoke or suspend that person's license
5or may take other disciplinary action against that person based
6solely upon the certification of delinquency made by the
7Department of Healthcare and Family Services in accordance with
8item (5) of subsection (g) of Section 2105-15 of the Civil
9Administrative Code of Illinois Department of Professional
10Regulation Law.
11    (c) The determination by a court that a licensee is subject
12to involuntary admission or judicial admission as provided in
13the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code will
14result in an automatic suspension of his or her license. The
15suspension will end upon a finding by a court that the licensee
16is no longer subject to involuntary admission or judicial
17admission, the issuance of an order so finding and discharging
18the patient, and the recommendation of the Board to the
19Secretary Director that the licensee be allowed to resume
20professional practice.
21    (d) In enforcing this Act, the Department, upon a showing
22of a possible violation, may compel an individual licensed to
23practice under this Act, or who has applied for licensure under
24this Act, to submit to a mental or physical examination, or
25both, as required by and at the expense of the Department. The
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1testimony concerning the mental or physical examination of the
2licensee or applicant. No information shall be excluded by
3reason of any common law or statutory privilege relating to
4communications between the licensee or applicant and the
5examining physician. The examining physicians shall be
6specifically designated by the Department. The individual to be
7examined may have, at his or her own expense, another physician
8of his or her choice present during all aspects of this
9examination. The examination shall be performed by a physician
10licensed to practice medicine in all its branches. Failure of
11an individual to submit to a mental or physical examination,
12when directed, shall result in an automatic suspension without
13hearing.
14    A person holding a license under this Act or who has
15applied for a license under this Act who, because of a physical
16or mental illness or disability, including, but not limited to,
17deterioration through the aging process or loss of motor skill,
18is unable to practice the profession with reasonable judgment,
19skill, or safety, may be required by the Department to submit
20to care, counseling, or treatment by physicians approved or
21designated by the Department as a condition, term, or
22restriction for continued, reinstated, or renewed licensure to
23practice. Submission to care, counseling, or treatment as
24required by the Department shall not be considered discipline
25of a license. If the licensee refuses to enter into a care,
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1terms of the agreement, the Department may file a complaint to
2revoke, suspend, or otherwise discipline the license of the
3individual. The Secretary may order the license suspended
4immediately, pending a hearing by the Department. Fines shall
5not be assessed in disciplinary actions involving physical or
6mental illness or impairment.
7    In instances in which the Secretary immediately suspends a
8person's license under this Section, a hearing on that person's
9license must be convened by the Department within 15 days after
10the suspension and completed without appreciable delay. The
11Department shall have the authority to review the subject
12individual's record of treatment and counseling regarding the
13impairment to the extent permitted by applicable federal
14statutes and regulations safeguarding the confidentiality of
15medical records. An individual licensed under this Act and
16affected under this Section shall be afforded an opportunity to
17demonstrate to the Department that he or she can resume
18practice in compliance with acceptable and prevailing
19standards under the provisions of his or her license. In
20enforcing this Section, the Board, upon a showing of a possible
21violation, may compel a licensee or applicant to submit to a
22mental or physical examination, or both, as required by and at
23the expense of the Department. The examining physicians or
24clinical psychologists shall be those specifically designated
25by the Board. The Board or the Department may order (i) the
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1or physical examination of a licensee or applicant or (ii) the
2examining clinical psychologist to present testimony
3concerning the mental examination of a licensee or applicant.
4No information shall be excluded by reason of any common law or
5statutory privilege relating to communications between a
6licensee or applicant and the examining physician or clinical
7psychologist. An individual to be examined may have, at his or
8her own expense, another physician or clinical psychologist of
9his or her choice present during all aspects of the
10examination. Failure of an individual to submit to a mental or
11physical examination, when directed, is grounds for suspension
12of his or her license. The license must remain suspended until
13the person submits to the examination or the Board finds, after
14notice and hearing, that the refusal to submit to the
15examination was with reasonable cause.
16    If the Board finds an individual unable to practice because
17of the reasons set forth in this Section, the Board must
18require the individual to submit to care, counseling, or
19treatment by a physician or clinical psychologist approved by
20the Board, as a condition, term, or restriction for continued,
21reinstated, or renewed licensure to practice. In lieu of care,
22counseling, or treatment, the Board may recommend that the
23Department file a complaint to immediately suspend or revoke
24the license of the individual or otherwise discipline the
25licensee.
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1reinstated, or renewed subject to conditions, terms, or
2restrictions, as provided for in this Section, or any
3individual who was disciplined or placed on supervision
4pursuant to this Section must be referred to the Director for a
5determination as to whether the person shall have his or her
6license suspended immediately, pending a hearing by the Board.
7(Source: P.A. 96-1482, eff. 11-29-10.)
 
8    (225 ILCS 107/85)
9    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
10    Sec. 85. Violations; injunction; cease and desist order.
11    (a) If any person violates the provisions of this Act, the
12Secretary Director may, in the name of the People of the State
13of Illinois, through the Attorney General of the State of
14Illinois or the State's Attorney of the county in which the
15violation is alleged to have occurred, petition for an order
16enjoining the violation or for an order enforcing compliance
17with this Act. Upon the filing of a verified petition, the
18court with appropriate jurisdiction may issue a temporary
19restraining order without notice or bond, and may preliminarily
20and permanently enjoin the violation. If it is established that
21the person has violated or is violating the injunction, the
22court may punish the offender for contempt of court.
23Proceedings under this Section are in addition to all other
24remedies and penalties provided by this Act.
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1licensed professional counselor or licensed clinical
2professional counselor under this Act and is not licensed to do
3so, then any licensed professional counselor, licensed
4clinical professional counselor, interested party, or any
5person injured thereby may petition for relief as provided in
6subsection (a) of this Section.
7    (c) Whenever, in the opinion of the Department, a person
8violates any provision of this Act, the Department may issue a
9rule to show cause why an order to cease and desist should not
10be entered against that person. The rule shall clearly set
11forth the grounds relied upon by the Department and shall allow
12at least 7 days from the date of the rule to file an answer
13satisfactory to the Department. Failure to answer to the
14satisfaction of the Department shall cause an order to cease
15and desist to be issued.
16(Source: P.A. 87-1011.)
 
17    (225 ILCS 107/90)
18    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
19    Sec. 90. Investigations; notice and hearing. The
20Department may investigate the actions of any applicant or any
21person holding or claiming to hold a license. The Department
22shall, before refusing to issue or renew a license or
23discipline a licensee revoking, suspending, placing on
24probation, reprimanding, or taking any other disciplinary
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1the date set for the hearing, (i) notify the accused, in
2writing, of any charges made and the time and place for the
3hearing on the charges, (ii) direct him or her to file a
4written answer to the charges with the Board under oath within
520 days after the service on him or her of the notice, and
6(iii) inform the applicant or licensee accused that failure , if
7he or she fails to file an answer shall result in , default
8being will be taken against the applicant or licensee. At the
9time and place fixed in the notice, the Department shall
10proceed to hear the charges, and the parties or their counsel
11shall be accorded ample opportunity to present any pertinent
12statements, testimony, evidence, and arguments. The Department
13may continue the hearing from time to time. In case the person,
14after receiving the notice, fails to answer, his or her license
15may, in the discretion of the Department, be revoked,
16suspended, or placed on probationary status, or the Department
17may take whatever disciplinary action considered proper,
18including limiting the scope, nature, or extent of the person's
19practice or the imposition of a fine, without a hearing, if the
20act or acts charged constitute sufficient grounds for that
21action under the Act. The written notice and any notice in the
22subsequent proceeding may be served by registered or certified
23mail to the licensee's address of record. him or her or that
24his or her license or certificate may be suspended, revoked,
25placed on probationary status, or other disciplinary action
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1limiting the scope, nature, or extent of his or her practice,
2as the Department may deem proper. In case the person, after
3receiving notice, fails to file an answer, his or her license
4may, in the discretion of the Department, be suspended,
5revoked, placed on probationary status, or the Department may
6take whatever disciplinary action deemed proper, including
7limiting the scope, nature, or extent of the person's practice
8or the imposition of a fine, without a hearing, if the act or
9acts charged constitute sufficient grounds for such action
10under this Act. The written notice may be served by personal
11delivery or certified mail to the address specified by the
12accused in his or her last notification to the Department.
13(Source: P.A. 87-1011; 87-1269.)
 
14    (225 ILCS 107/95)
15    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
16    Sec. 95. Record of proceedings; transcript. The
17Department, at its expense, shall preserve a record of all
18proceedings at the formal hearing of any case. The notice of
19hearing, complaint, all other documents in the nature of
20pleadings, written motions filed in the proceedings, the
21transcript of testimony, the report of the Board and orders of
22the Department shall be in the record of such proceeding. The
23Department shall furnish a transcript of the record to any
24person interested in the hearing upon payment of the fee
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1Professional Regulation Law (20 ILCS 2105/2105-115).
2(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)
 
3    (225 ILCS 107/98 new)
4    Sec. 98. Confidentiality. All information collected by the
5Department in the course of an examination or investigation of
6a licensee or applicant, including, but not limited to, any
7complaint against a licensee filed with the Department and
8information collected to investigate any such complaint, shall
9be maintained for the confidential use of the Department and
10shall not be disclosed. The Department may not disclose the
11information to anyone other than law enforcement officials,
12other regulatory agencies that have an appropriate regulatory
13interest as determined by the Secretary, or a party presenting
14a lawful subpoena to the Department. Information and documents
15disclosed to a federal, State, county, or local law enforcement
16agency shall not be disclosed by the agency for any purpose to
17any other agency or person. A formal complaint filed against a
18licensee by the Department or any order issued by the
19Department against a licensee or applicant shall be a public
20record, except as otherwise prohibited by law.
 
21    (225 ILCS 107/100)
22    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
23    Sec. 100. Subpoenas; depositions; oaths. The Department
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1and to take the oral or written testimony or compel the
2production of any books, papers, records, or any other
3documents that the Secretary or his or her designee deems
4relevant or material to any investigation or hearing conducted
5by the Department either orally or by deposition, or both, with
6the same fees and mileage and in the same manner as prescribed
7in civil cases in the courts of this State.
8    The Secretary Director, the designated hearing officer,
9any and every member of the Board, or a certified shorthand
10court reporter may has the power to administer oaths to
11witnesses at any hearing which the Department conducts is
12authorized to conduct, and any other oaths authorized in any
13Act administered by the Department. Notwithstanding any other
14statute or Department rules to the contrary, all requests for
15testimony, production of documents, or records shall be in
16accordance with this Act.
17(Source: P.A. 87-1011.)
 
18    (225 ILCS 107/105)
19    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
20    Sec. 105. Compelling testimony. Any circuit court, upon
21application of the Department, designated hearing officer, or
22the applicant or licensee against whom proceedings under
23Section 80 of this Act are pending, may enter an order
24requiring the attendance of witnesses and their testimony and
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1records in connection with any hearing or investigation. The
2court may compel obedience to its order by proceedings for
3contempt.
4(Source: P.A. 87-1011.)
 
5    (225 ILCS 107/110)
6    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
7    Sec. 110. Findings and recommendations. At the conclusion
8of the hearing, the Board shall present to the Secretary
9Director a written report of its findings of fact, conclusions
10of law, and recommendations. The report shall contain a finding
11whether the licensee violated this Act or failed to comply with
12the conditions required in this Act. The Board shall specify
13the nature of the violation or failure to comply, and shall
14make its recommendations to the Secretary Director.
15    The report of findings of fact, conclusions of law, and
16recommendation of the Board shall be the basis for the
17Department's order for refusing to issue, restore, or renew a
18license or otherwise discipline a licensee refusal or for the
19granting of the license. If the Secretary Director disagrees
20with the recommendations of the Board, the Secretary Director
21may issue an order in contravention of the Board
22recommendations. The Director shall provide a written report to
23the Board on any disagreement and shall specify the reasons for
24the action in the final order. The finding is not admissible in
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1for the violation of this Act, but the hearing and findings are
2not a bar to a criminal prosecution brought for the violation
3of this Act.
4(Source: P.A. 87-1011.)
 
5    (225 ILCS 107/115)
6    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
7    Sec. 115. Motion for Board; rehearing. In any hearing
8involving the refusal to issue, renew, or discipline a
9licensee, At the conclusion of the hearing, a copy of the
10Board's report shall be served upon the applicant or licensee
11by the Department, either personally or as provided in this Act
12for the service of the notice of hearing. Within 20 days after
13such service, the applicant or licensee may present to the
14Department a motion in writing for a rehearing which shall
15specify the particular grounds for rehearing. If no motion for
16a rehearing is filed, then upon the expiration of the time
17specified for filing such a motion, or if a motion for
18rehearing is denied, then upon such denial, the Secretary
19Director may enter an order in accordance with recommendations
20of the Board, except as provided in Section 120 of this Act. If
21the applicant or licensee requests and pays for a transcript of
22the record within the time for filing a motion for rehearing,
23the 20-day period within which a motion may be filed shall
24commence upon the delivery of the transcript to the applicant
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1(Source: P.A. 87-1011; 87-1269.)
 
2    (225 ILCS 107/120)
3    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
4    Sec. 120. Order for Director; rehearing. Whenever the
5Secretary is not satisfied that substantial Director believes
6justice has not been done in the revocation, suspension, or
7refusal to issue or renew a license or the discipline of a
8licensee, the Secretary he or she may order a rehearing by the
9same or other hearing officers.
10(Source: P.A. 87-1011.)
 
11    (225 ILCS 107/125)
12    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
13    Sec. 125. Appointment of a hearing officer. The Secretary
14Director has the authority to appoint any attorney licensed to
15practice law in the State of Illinois to serve as the hearing
16officer in any action for refusal to issue or renew a license
17or permit or to discipline a licensee. The hearing officer has
18full authority to conduct the hearing. At least one member of
19the Board shall attend each hearing. The hearing officer shall
20report his or her findings of fact, conclusions of law, and
21recommendations to the Board and to the Secretary Director. The
22Board shall have 60 calendar days from receipt of the report to
23review it and to present its findings of fact, conclusions of
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1does not present its report within the 60 day period, the
2Secretary Director may issue an order based on the report of
3the hearing officer. If the Secretary Director disagrees with
4the recommendation of the Board or of the hearing officer, the
5Secretary Director may issue an order in contravention of the
6recommendation. The Director shall promptly provide a written
7explanation to the Board on any such disagreement.
8(Source: P.A. 87-1011; 87-1269.)
 
9    (225 ILCS 107/130)
10    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
11    Sec. 130. Order or certified copy; prima facie proof. An
12order or certified copy thereof, over the seal of the
13Department and purporting to be signed by the Secretary
14Director, is prima facie proof that:
15    (a) the The signature is the genuine signature of the
16Secretary Director; and
17    (b) the Secretary The Director is duly appointed and
18qualified. ; and
19    (c) The Board and the members thereof are qualified to act.
20(Source: P.A. 87-1011.)
 
21    (225 ILCS 107/135)
22    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
23    Sec. 135. Restoration of suspended or revoked license from
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1of indefinite probation, suspension, or revocation of a
2license, the Department may restore the license to the
3licensee, unless, after an investigation and a hearing, the
4Secretary determines that restoration is not in the public
5interest or that the licensee has not been sufficiently
6rehabilitated to warrant the public trust. No person or entity
7whose license, certificate, or authority has been revoked as
8authorized in this Act may apply for restoration of that
9license, certification, or authority until such time as
10provided for in the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois
11Department of Professional Regulation Law. the suspension or
12revocation of any license, the Department may restore it to the
13licensee upon the written recommendation of the Board, unless
14after an investigation and hearing the Board determines that
15restoration is not in the public interest.
16(Source: P.A. 87-1011.)
 
17    (225 ILCS 107/145)
18    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
19    Sec. 145. Summary suspension of license. The Secretary
20Director may summarily suspend the license of a professional
21counselor or a clinical professional counselor without a
22hearing, simultaneously with the institution of proceedings
23for a hearing provided for in Section 90 of this Act, if the
24Secretary Director finds that the evidence in the possession of
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1professional counselor or clinical professional counselor
2would constitute an imminent danger to the public. In the event
3that the Secretary Director summarily suspends the license of
4an individual without a hearing, a hearing must be commenced
5held within 30 days after the suspension has occurred and shall
6be concluded as expeditiously as possible.
7(Source: P.A. 87-1011.)
 
8    (225 ILCS 107/155)
9    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
10    Sec. 155. Certification of record; costs. The Department
11shall not be required to certify any record to the court, to
12file an answer in court, or to otherwise appear in any court in
13a judicial review proceeding, unless and until the Department
14has received from the plaintiff there is filed in the court,
15with the complaint, a receipt from the Department acknowledging
16payment of the costs of furnishing and certifying the record,
17which costs shall be determined by the Department. Exhibits
18shall be certified without cost. Failure on the part of the
19plaintiff to file the receipt in court is grounds for dismissal
20of the action.
21(Source: P.A. 87-1011.)
 
22    (225 ILCS 107/160)
23    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
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1    (a) Unless otherwise specified, any person found to have
2violated any provision of this Act is guilty of a Class A
3misdemeanor.
4    (b) Each of the following acts is a Class A misdemeanor for
5the first offense and a Class 4 felony for a second or
6subsequent offense:
7        (1) making any willfully false oaths or affirmations in
8    any matter or proceeding where an oath or affirmation is
9    required by this Act;
10        (2) using or attempting to use an inactive, suspended,
11    or revoked license or the license of another; impersonating
12    another licensee; or practicing clinical professional
13    counseling or professional counseling or using the title
14    clinical professional counselor or professional counselor
15    as defined by this Act, in the State while one's license is
16    inactive, suspended, or revoked;
17        (3) practicing, attempting to practice, or offering to
18    practice clinical professional counseling or professional
19    counseling as defined by this Act in the State without a
20    license as a licensed professional counselor or licensed
21    clinical professional counselor; each day of practicing or
22    attempting to practice and each instance of offering to
23    practice without a license as a licensed professional
24    counselor or licensed clinical professional counselor
25    constitutes a separate offense;
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1    device that might indicate to the public that the person or
2    entity is entitled to practice as a licensed professional
3    counselor or licensed clinical professional counselor
4    unless that person holds an active license as a licensed
5    professional counselor or licensed clinical professional
6    counselor in the State; or
7        (5) obtaining or attempting to obtain a license by
8    fraud.
9(Source: P.A. 87-1011.)
 
10    (225 ILCS 107/165)
11    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
12    Sec. 165. Administrative Procedure Act; application. The
13Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is hereby expressly
14adopted and incorporated in this Act as if all of the
15provisions of such Act were included in this Act, except that
16the provision of subsection (d) of Section 10-65 of the
17Illinois Administrative Procedure Act that provides that at
18hearings the licensee has the right to show compliance with all
19lawful requirements for retention, continuation, or renewal of
20the license is specifically excluded. For the purposes of this
21Act, the notice required under Section 10-25 of the Illinois
22Administrative Procedure Act is deemed sufficient when mailed
23to the last known address of a party.
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1    Section 10. The Elder Abuse and Neglect Act is amended by
2changing Section 2 as follows:
 
3    (320 ILCS 20/2)  (from Ch. 23, par. 6602)
4    Sec. 2. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the
5context requires otherwise:
6    (a) "Abuse" means causing any physical, mental or sexual
7injury to an eligible adult, including exploitation of such
8adult's financial resources.
9    Nothing in this Act shall be construed to mean that an
10eligible adult is a victim of abuse, neglect, or self-neglect
11for the sole reason that he or she is being furnished with or
12relies upon treatment by spiritual means through prayer alone,
13in accordance with the tenets and practices of a recognized
14church or religious denomination.
15    Nothing in this Act shall be construed to mean that an
16eligible adult is a victim of abuse because of health care
17services provided or not provided by licensed health care
18professionals.
19    (a-5) "Abuser" means a person who abuses, neglects, or
20financially exploits an eligible adult.
21    (a-7) "Caregiver" means a person who either as a result of
22a family relationship, voluntarily, or in exchange for
23compensation has assumed responsibility for all or a portion of
24the care of an eligible adult who needs assistance with
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1    (b) "Department" means the Department on Aging of the State
2of Illinois.
3    (c) "Director" means the Director of the Department.
4    (d) "Domestic living situation" means a residence where the
5eligible adult at the time of the report lives alone or with
6his or her family or a caregiver, or others, or a board and
7care home or other community-based unlicensed facility, but is
8not:
9        (1) A licensed facility as defined in Section 1-113 of
10    the Nursing Home Care Act;
11        (1.5) A facility licensed under the ID/DD Community
12    Care Act;
13        (1.7) A facility licensed under the Specialized Mental
14    Health Rehabilitation Act;
15        (2) A "life care facility" as defined in the Life Care
16    Facilities Act;
17        (3) A home, institution, or other place operated by the
18    federal government or agency thereof or by the State of
19    Illinois;
20        (4) A hospital, sanitarium, or other institution, the
21    principal activity or business of which is the diagnosis,
22    care, and treatment of human illness through the
23    maintenance and operation of organized facilities
24    therefor, which is required to be licensed under the
25    Hospital Licensing Act;
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1    Community Living Facilities Licensing Act;
2        (6) (Blank);
3        (7) A "community-integrated living arrangement" as
4    defined in the Community-Integrated Living Arrangements
5    Licensure and Certification Act;
6        (8) An assisted living or shared housing establishment
7    as defined in the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act;
8    or
9        (9) A supportive living facility as described in
10    Section 5-5.01a of the Illinois Public Aid Code.
11    (e) "Eligible adult" means a person 60 years of age or
12older who resides in a domestic living situation and is, or is
13alleged to be, abused, neglected, or financially exploited by
14another individual or who neglects himself or herself.
15    (f) "Emergency" means a situation in which an eligible
16adult is living in conditions presenting a risk of death or
17physical, mental or sexual injury and the provider agency has
18reason to believe the eligible adult is unable to consent to
19services which would alleviate that risk.
20    (f-5) "Mandated reporter" means any of the following
21persons while engaged in carrying out their professional
22duties:
23        (1) a professional or professional's delegate while
24    engaged in: (i) social services, (ii) law enforcement,
25    (iii) education, (iv) the care of an eligible adult or
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1    be licensed under the Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act,
2    the Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act, the
3    Illinois Dental Practice Act, the Dietetic and Nutrition
4    Services Practice Act, the Marriage and Family Therapy
5    Licensing Act, the Medical Practice Act of 1987, the
6    Naprapathic Practice Act, the Nurse Practice Act, the
7    Nursing Home Administrators Licensing and Disciplinary
8    Act, the Illinois Occupational Therapy Practice Act, the
9    Illinois Optometric Practice Act of 1987, the Pharmacy
10    Practice Act, the Illinois Physical Therapy Act, the
11    Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987, the Podiatric
12    Medical Practice Act of 1987, the Respiratory Care Practice
13    Act, the Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional
14    Counselor Licensing and Practice Act, the Illinois
15    Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Practice Act, the
16    Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice Act of 2004, and
17    the Illinois Public Accounting Act;
18        (2) an employee of a vocational rehabilitation
19    facility prescribed or supervised by the Department of
20    Human Services;
21        (3) an administrator, employee, or person providing
22    services in or through an unlicensed community based
23    facility;
24        (4) any religious practitioner who provides treatment
25    by prayer or spiritual means alone in accordance with the
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1    denomination, except as to information received in any
2    confession or sacred communication enjoined by the
3    discipline of the religious denomination to be held
4    confidential;
5        (5) field personnel of the Department of Healthcare and
6    Family Services, Department of Public Health, and
7    Department of Human Services, and any county or municipal
8    health department;
9        (6) personnel of the Department of Human Services, the
10    Guardianship and Advocacy Commission, the State Fire
11    Marshal, local fire departments, the Department on Aging
12    and its subsidiary Area Agencies on Aging and provider
13    agencies, and the Office of State Long Term Care Ombudsman;
14        (7) any employee of the State of Illinois not otherwise
15    specified herein who is involved in providing services to
16    eligible adults, including professionals providing medical
17    or rehabilitation services and all other persons having
18    direct contact with eligible adults;
19        (8) a person who performs the duties of a coroner or
20    medical examiner; or
21        (9) a person who performs the duties of a paramedic or
22    an emergency medical technician.
23    (g) "Neglect" means another individual's failure to
24provide an eligible adult with or willful withholding from an
25eligible adult the necessities of life including, but not
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1subsection does not create any new affirmative duty to provide
2support to eligible adults. Nothing in this Act shall be
3construed to mean that an eligible adult is a victim of neglect
4because of health care services provided or not provided by
5licensed health care professionals.
6    (h) "Provider agency" means any public or nonprofit agency
7in a planning and service area appointed by the regional
8administrative agency with prior approval by the Department on
9Aging to receive and assess reports of alleged or suspected
10abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation.
11    (i) "Regional administrative agency" means any public or
12nonprofit agency in a planning and service area so designated
13by the Department, provided that the designated Area Agency on
14Aging shall be designated the regional administrative agency if
15it so requests. The Department shall assume the functions of
16the regional administrative agency for any planning and service
17area where another agency is not so designated.
18    (i-5) "Self-neglect" means a condition that is the result
19of an eligible adult's inability, due to physical or mental
20impairments, or both, or a diminished capacity, to perform
21essential self-care tasks that substantially threaten his or
22her own health, including: providing essential food, clothing,
23shelter, and health care; and obtaining goods and services
24necessary to maintain physical health, mental health,
25emotional well-being, and general safety. The term includes
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1and retention of large quantities of items and materials that
2produce an extensively cluttered living space, which
3significantly impairs the performance of essential self-care
4tasks or otherwise substantially threatens life or safety.
5    (j) "Substantiated case" means a reported case of alleged
6or suspected abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, or
7self-neglect in which a provider agency, after assessment,
8determines that there is reason to believe abuse, neglect, or
9financial exploitation has occurred.
10(Source: P.A. 96-339, eff. 7-1-10; 96-526, eff. 1-1-10; 96-572,
11eff. 1-1-10; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10; 97-38, eff. 6-28-11; 97-227,
12eff. 1-1-12; 97-300, eff. 8-11-11; revised 10-4-11.)
 
13    Section 15. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
14changing Section 5-5-5 as follows:
 
15    (730 ILCS 5/5-5-5)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1005-5-5)
16    Sec. 5-5-5. Loss and Restoration of Rights.
17    (a) Conviction and disposition shall not entail the loss by
18the defendant of any civil rights, except under this Section
19and Sections 29-6 and 29-10 of The Election Code, as now or
20hereafter amended.
21    (b) A person convicted of a felony shall be ineligible to
22hold an office created by the Constitution of this State until
23the completion of his sentence.
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1to vote until released from imprisonment.
2    (d) On completion of sentence of imprisonment or upon
3discharge from probation, conditional discharge or periodic
4imprisonment, or at any time thereafter, all license rights and
5privileges granted under the authority of this State which have
6been revoked or suspended because of conviction of an offense
7shall be restored unless the authority having jurisdiction of
8such license rights finds after investigation and hearing that
9restoration is not in the public interest. This paragraph (d)
10shall not apply to the suspension or revocation of a license to
11operate a motor vehicle under the Illinois Vehicle Code.
12    (e) Upon a person's discharge from incarceration or parole,
13or upon a person's discharge from probation or at any time
14thereafter, the committing court may enter an order certifying
15that the sentence has been satisfactorily completed when the
16court believes it would assist in the rehabilitation of the
17person and be consistent with the public welfare. Such order
18may be entered upon the motion of the defendant or the State or
19upon the court's own motion.
20    (f) Upon entry of the order, the court shall issue to the
21person in whose favor the order has been entered a certificate
22stating that his behavior after conviction has warranted the
23issuance of the order.
24    (g) This Section shall not affect the right of a defendant
25to collaterally attack his conviction or to rely on it in bar
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1    (h) No application for any license specified in subsection
2(i) of this Section granted under the authority of this State
3shall be denied by reason of an eligible offender who has
4obtained a certificate of relief from disabilities, as defined
5in Article 5.5 of this Chapter, having been previously
6convicted of one or more criminal offenses, or by reason of a
7finding of lack of "good moral character" when the finding is
8based upon the fact that the applicant has previously been
9convicted of one or more criminal offenses, unless:
10        (1) there is a direct relationship between one or more
11    of the previous criminal offenses and the specific license
12    sought; or
13        (2) the issuance of the license would involve an
14    unreasonable risk to property or to the safety or welfare
15    of specific individuals or the general public.
16    In making such a determination, the licensing agency shall
17consider the following factors:
18        (1) the public policy of this State, as expressed in
19    Article 5.5 of this Chapter, to encourage the licensure and
20    employment of persons previously convicted of one or more
21    criminal offenses;
22        (2) the specific duties and responsibilities
23    necessarily related to the license being sought;
24        (3) the bearing, if any, the criminal offenses or
25    offenses for which the person was previously convicted will
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1    more such duties and responsibilities;
2        (4) the time which has elapsed since the occurrence of
3    the criminal offense or offenses;
4        (5) the age of the person at the time of occurrence of
5    the criminal offense or offenses;
6        (6) the seriousness of the offense or offenses;
7        (7) any information produced by the person or produced
8    on his or her behalf in regard to his or her rehabilitation
9    and good conduct, including a certificate of relief from
10    disabilities issued to the applicant, which certificate
11    shall create a presumption of rehabilitation in regard to
12    the offense or offenses specified in the certificate; and
13        (8) the legitimate interest of the licensing agency in
14    protecting property, and the safety and welfare of specific
15    individuals or the general public.
16    (i) A certificate of relief from disabilities shall be
17issued only for a license or certification issued under the
18following Acts:
19        (1) the Animal Welfare Act; except that a certificate
20    of relief from disabilities may not be granted to provide
21    for the issuance or restoration of a license under the
22    Animal Welfare Act for any person convicted of violating
23    Section 3, 3.01, 3.02, 3.03, 3.03-1, or 4.01 of the Humane
24    Care for Animals Act or Section 26-5 of the Criminal Code
25    of 1961;
26        (2) the Illinois Athletic Trainers Practice Act;

 

 

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1        (3) the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair Braiding,
2    and Nail Technology Act of 1985;
3        (4) the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Repairer Regulation
4    Act;
5        (5) the Boxing and Full-contact Martial Arts Act;
6        (6) the Illinois Certified Shorthand Reporters Act of
7    1984;
8        (7) the Illinois Farm Labor Contractor Certification
9    Act;
10        (8) the Interior Design Title Act;
11        (9) the Illinois Professional Land Surveyor Act of
12    1989;
13        (10) the Illinois Landscape Architecture Act of 1989;
14        (11) the Marriage and Family Therapy Licensing Act;
15        (12) the Private Employment Agency Act;
16        (13) the Professional Counselor and Clinical
17    Professional Counselor Licensing and Practice Act;
18        (14) the Real Estate License Act of 2000;
19        (15) the Illinois Roofing Industry Licensing Act;
20        (16) the Professional Engineering Practice Act of
21    1989;
22        (17) the Water Well and Pump Installation Contractor's
23    License Act;
24        (18) the Electrologist Licensing Act;
25        (19) the Auction License Act;
26        (20) the Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989;

 

 

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1        (21) the Dietetic and Nutrition Services Practice Act;
2        (22) the Environmental Health Practitioner Licensing
3    Act;
4        (23) the Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing
5    Code;
6        (24) the Land Sales Registration Act of 1999;
7        (25) the Professional Geologist Licensing Act;
8        (26) the Illinois Public Accounting Act; and
9        (27) the Structural Engineering Practice Act of 1989.
10(Source: P.A. 96-1246, eff. 1-1-11; 97-119, eff. 7-14-11.)
 
11    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
12becoming law.

 

 

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1 INDEX
2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
3    5 ILCS 80/4.23
4    5 ILCS 80/4.33 new
5    225 ILCS 107/1
6    225 ILCS 107/5
7    225 ILCS 107/10
8    225 ILCS 107/15
9    225 ILCS 107/18 new
10    225 ILCS 107/20
11    225 ILCS 107/21
12    225 ILCS 107/25
13    225 ILCS 107/30from Ch. 111, par. 8451-30
14    225 ILCS 107/45
15    225 ILCS 107/50
16    225 ILCS 107/60
17    225 ILCS 107/65
18    225 ILCS 107/75
19    225 ILCS 107/80
20    225 ILCS 107/85
21    225 ILCS 107/90
22    225 ILCS 107/95
23    225 ILCS 107/98 new
24    225 ILCS 107/100
25    225 ILCS 107/105

 

 

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1    225 ILCS 107/110
2    225 ILCS 107/115
3    225 ILCS 107/120
4    225 ILCS 107/125
5    225 ILCS 107/130
6    225 ILCS 107/135
7    225 ILCS 107/145
8    225 ILCS 107/155
9    225 ILCS 107/160
10    225 ILCS 107/165
11    320 ILCS 20/2from Ch. 23, par. 6602
12    730 ILCS 5/5-5-5from Ch. 38, par. 1005-5-5