Public Act 93-0461

SB385 Enrolled                       LRB093 07646 AMC 07825 b

    AN ACT concerning professional regulation.

    Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:

    Section  5.   The  Regulatory  Sunset  Act  is amended by
changing Sections 4.14 and 4.24 as follows:

    (5 ILCS 80/4.14) (from Ch. 127, par. 1904.14)
    Sec. 4.14.  Acts repealed.
    (a)  The following Acts are repealed December 31, 2003:
         The Private Detective, Private  Alarm,  and  Private
    Security Act of 1993.
         The Illinois Occupational Therapy Practice Act.
    (b)  The following Acts are repealed January 1, 2004:
         The  Illinois  Certified  Shorthand Reporters Act of
    1984.
         The Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice Act  of
    1994.
(Source: P.A. 92-457, eff 8-21-01.)

    (5 ILCS 80/4.24)
    Sec.  4.24.  Acts  repealed  on  January  1,  2014.   The
following Acts are repealed on January 1, 2014:
    The Electrologist Licensing Act.
    The Illinois Occupational Therapy Practice Act.
    The Illinois Public Accounting Act.
(Source: P.A. 92-457, eff. 8-21-01; 92-750, eff. 1-1-03.)

    Section  10.   The Illinois Occupational Therapy Practice
Act is amended by changing Sections 2, 3, 3.1, 5,  7,  8,  9,
11, 11.1, 15, and 19 as follows:

    (225 ILCS 75/2) (from Ch. 111, par. 3702)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2003)
    Sec. 2.  Definitions.  In this Act:
    (1)  "Department"  means  the  Department of Professional
Regulation.
    (2)  "Director"  means  the  Director   of   Professional
Regulation.
    (3)  "Board"  means  the  Illinois  Occupational  Therapy
Licensure Board appointed by the Director.
    (4)  "Registered  Occupational  therapist" means a person
initially registered and licensed  to  practice  occupational
therapy  as defined in this Act, and whose license is in good
standing.
    (5)  "Certified Occupational therapy assistant"  means  a
person  initially  registered  and  licensed to assist in the
practice of occupational therapy under the supervision  of  a
licensed  registered occupational therapist, and to implement
the occupational therapy treatment program as established  by
the licensed registered occupational therapist.  Such program
may  include  training in activities of daily living, the use
of therapeutic activity including task oriented  activity  to
enhance functional performance, and guidance in the selection
and use of adaptive equipment.
    (6)  "Occupational  therapy" means the therapeutic use of
purposeful  and  meaningful  occupations   or   goal-directed
activities   to   evaluate   and  provide  interventions  for
individuals and populations who have a disease  or  disorder,
an  impairment,  an  activity  limitation, or a participation
restriction that interferes with their  ability  to  function
independently in their daily life roles and to promote health
and  wellness.  Occupational therapy intervention may include
any of the following:
         (a)  remediation  or  restoration   of   performance
    abilities   that   are   limited  due  to  impairment  in
    biological, physiological, psychological, or neurological
    processes;
         (b)  adaptation of task, process, or the environment
    or the teaching of compensatory techniques  in  order  to
    enhance performance;
         (c)  disability  prevention  methods  and techniques
    that facilitate the development or  safe  application  of
    performance skills; and
         (d)  health  promotion strategies and practices that
    enhance performance abilities.
    The  licensed  registered   occupational   therapist   or
licensed  certified occupational therapy assistant may assume
a variety of roles in his or her career  including,  but  not
limited to, practitioner, supervisor of professional students
and     volunteers,    researcher,    scholar,    consultant,
administrator, faculty, clinical instructor, and educator  of
consumers, peers, and family.
    (7)  "Occupational  therapy services" means services that
may be provided to  individuals  and  populations  including,
without limitation, the following:
         (a)  evaluating,  developing, improving, sustaining,
    or restoring skills in activities of daily living,  work,
    or  productive  activities, including instrumental living
    and play and leisure activities;
         (b)  evaluating, developing, remediating  improving,
    or  restoring  sensorimotor  sensory motor, cognitive, or
    psychosocial components of performance;
         (c)  designing, fabricating, applying,  or  training
    in the use of assistive technology or temporary, orthoses
    and training in the use of orthoses and prostheses;
         (d)  adapting  environments and processes, including
    the  application  of  ergonomic  principles,  to  enhance
    performance and safety in daily life roles;
         (e)  for the occupational therapist or  occupational
    therapy    assistant   therapists   possessing   advanced
    training, skill, and competency as  demonstrated  through
    examinations  that shall be determined by the Department,
    applying physical agent modalities as an adjunct to or in
    preparation for engagement in occupations;
         (f)  evaluating  and   providing   intervention   in
    collaboration  with  the  client,  family,  caregiver, or
    others;
         (g)  educating the  client,  family,  caregiver,  or
    others    in    carrying   out   appropriate   nonskilled
    interventions; and
         (h)  consulting     with      groups,      programs,
    organizations, or communities to provide population-based
    services.
    (8)  "An   aide   in   occupational   therapy"  means  an
individual who provides supportive services  to  occupational
therapists   or   occupational   therapy  assistants  therapy
practitioners but  who  is  not  certified  by  a  nationally
recognized occupational therapy certifying or licensing body.
(Source:  P.A.  92-297,  eff.  1-1-02;  92-366,  eff. 1-1-02;
92-651, eff. 7-11-02.)

    (225 ILCS 75/3) (from Ch. 111, par. 3703)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2003)
    Sec. 3.  After the effective date of this Act, no  person
shall practice occupational therapy or hold himself out as an
occupational  therapist or an occupational therapy assistant,
or as being able  to  practice  occupational  therapy  or  to
render  services  designated  as occupational therapy in this
State,  unless  he  is  licensed  in  accordance   with   the
provisions of this Act.
    Nothing  in  this Act shall be construed as preventing or
restricting the practice, services, or activities of:
    (1)  Any person licensed in this State by any  other  law
from engaging in the profession or occupation for which he is
licensed; or
    (2)  Any  person employed as an occupational therapist or
occupational therapy  assistant  by  the  Government  of  the
United  States,  if such person provides occupational therapy
solely under the direction or control of the organization  by
which he or she is employed; or
    (3)  Any  person  pursuing a course of study leading to a
degree  or  certificate  in  occupational   therapy   at   an
accredited or approved educational program if such activities
and  services  constitute  a  part  of a supervised course of
study, and if such person is  designated  by  a  title  which
clearly  indicates his or her status as a student or trainee;
or
    (4)  Any person fulfilling the supervised work experience
requirements of Sections  8  and  9  of  this  Act,  if  such
activities  and  services constitute a part of the experience
necessary to meet the requirement of those Sections; or
    (5)  Any person performing occupational therapy  services
in  the  State,  if  such  a person is not a resident of this
State and is  not  licensed  under  this  Act,  and  if  such
services  are  performed for no more than 60  days a calendar
year in association with an occupational  therapist  licensed
under  this  Act  and if such person meets the qualifications
for license under this Act and:
         (i)  such  person  is  licensed  under  the  law  of
    another state which has licensure requirements  at  least
    as restrictive as the requirements of this Act, or
         (ii)  such   person   meets   the  requirements  for
    certification as  an  Occupational  Therapist  Registered
    (O.T.R.)  or  a  Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant
    (C.O.T.A.)  established  by  the   National   Board   for
    Certification   of   Occupational   Therapy   or  another
    nationally recognized credentialing body approved by  the
    Board American Occupational Therapy Association; or
    (6)  The  practice of occupational therapy by one who has
applied in writing to the Department for a license,  in  form
and  substance  satisfactory  to  the  Department,   and  has
complied  with  all  the  provisions of either Section 8 or 9
except the passing of  the  examination  to  be  eligible  to
receive  such  license.   In  no  event  shall this exemption
extend to any person for longer  than  6  months,  except  as
follows:
         (i)  if the date on which a person can take the next
    available   examination   authorized  by  the  Department
    extends  beyond  6  months  from  the  date  the   person
    completes  the  occupational  therapy program as required
    under Section 8 or 9, the  Department  shall  extend  the
    exemption  until  the  results of that examination become
    available to the Department; or
         (ii)  if the Department is unable  to  complete  its
    evaluation and processing of a person's application for a
    license  within  6  months  after  the  date on which the
    application is submitted  to  the  Department  in  proper
    form, the Department shall extend the exemption until the
    Department has completed its evaluation and processing of
    the application.
    In  the  event  such applicant fails the examination, the
applicant shall cease work immediately until such time as the
applicant is licensed to  practice  occupational  therapy  in
this State.
    (7)  The  practice of occupational therapy by one who has
applied to the Department, in form and substance satisfactory
to  the  Department,  and  who  is   licensed   to   practice
occupational   therapy  under  the  laws  of  another  state,
territory  of  the  United  States  or  country  and  who  is
qualified to receive a license under the provisions of either
Section 8 or 9 of this Act.  In no event shall this exemption
extend to any person for longer than 6 months.
    (8)  The practice of occupational therapy by one who  has
applied to the Department, in form and substance satisfactory
to  the Department, and who is qualified to receive a license
under the provisions of either Section 8 or 9  of  this  Act.
In  no  event  shall  this exemption extend to any person for
longer than 6 months.
(Source: P.A. 90-427, eff. 8-15-97.)

    (225 ILCS 75/3.1)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2003)
    Sec. 3.1. Referrals.  A licensed registered  occupational
therapist   or   licensed   certified   occupational  therapy
assistant may consult with, educate,  evaluate,  and  monitor
services  for  clients  concerning  non-medical  occupational
therapy  needs. Implementation of direct occupational therapy
to individuals for  their  specific  health  care  conditions
shall  be  based  upon  a referral from a licensed physician,
dentist, podiatrist, or optometrist.
    An occupational  therapist  shall  refer  to  a  licensed
physician,  dentist,  optometrist,  or podiatrist any patient
whose medical condition should, at the time of evaluation  or
treatment,  be  determined to be beyond the scope of practice
of the occupational therapist.
(Source: P.A. 92-297, eff. 1-1-02.)

    (225 ILCS 75/5) (from Ch. 111, par. 3705)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2003)
    Sec.  5.   The  Director  shall   appoint   an   Illinois
Occupational  Therapy  Licensure Board as follows:  7 persons
who shall be appointed by and  shall  serve  in  an  advisory
capacity  to  the Director.  One 1 member must be a physician
licensed to practice medicine  in  all  of  its  branches;  3
members  must  be licensed registered occupational therapists
in good standing, and actively engaged  in  the  practice  of
occupational  therapy  in  this  State;  2  members  must  be
licensed  certified  occupational  therapy assistants in good
standing and actively engaged in the practice of occupational
therapy in this State; and 1 member must be a  public  member
who  is  not  licensed  under  this  Act, or a similar Act of
another jurisdiction, and is not a provider  of  health  care
service.
    Members   shall  serve  4  year  terms  and  until  their
successors are appointed and qualified.  No member  shall  be
appointed  under  this  or  any  prior  Act  to the Board for
service which  would  constitute  more  than  2  full  terms.
Appointments  to  fill  vacancies  shall  be made in the same
manner as original appointments, for the unexpired portion of
the  vacated  term.   Initial  terms  shall  begin  upon  the
effective date of this Act.
    The membership of the  Board  should  reasonably  reflect
representation from the geographic areas in this State.
    The  Director may terminate the appointment of any member
for cause which in the opinion  of  the  Director  reasonably
justifies such termination.
    The  Director  shall  consider the recommendations of the
Board  on  questions  involving  standards  of   professional
conduct,  discipline  and  qualifications  of  candidates and
license holders under this Act.
(Source: P.A. 88-424.)

    (225 ILCS 75/7) (from Ch. 111, par. 3707)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2003)
    Sec. 7.  The Department shall authorize  examinations  at
least  annually  and  at  such  time  and  place  as  it  may
designate.  The examination shall be of a character to give a
fair  test of the qualifications of the applicant to practice
occupational therapy.
    Applications for examination as  occupational  therapists
and occupational therapy assistants shall be required to pay,
either to the Department or the designated testing service, a
fee  covering the cost of providing the examination.  Failure
to appear for the examination on the scheduled date,  at  the
time  and  place specified, after the applicant's application
for examination has been received  and  acknowledged  by  the
Department or the designated testing service, shall result in
the forfeiture of the examination fee.
    If  an  applicant neglects, fails  or refuses to take the
examination within 90 days after the date the Confirmation of
Examination and Eligibility to Examine Notice is issued  next
available examination offered or fails to pass an examination
for  certification  under  this Act, the application shall be
denied.  If an applicant fails to  pass  an  examination  for
registration  under  this Act within 3 years after filing his
application, the application shall be denied.  The  applicant
may  thereafter  make  a  new  application accompanied by the
required  fee,  however,  the  applicant   shall   meet   all
requirements  in effect at the time of subsequent application
before obtaining licensure.
    The Department may employ consultants for the purposes of
preparing and conducting examinations.
(Source: P.A. 88-424.)

    (225 ILCS 75/8) (from Ch. 111, par. 3708)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2003)
    Sec. 8.  A person shall be qualified for licensure as  an
occupational therapist if that person:
         (1)  has applied in writing in form and substance to
    the Department;
         (2)  (blank)  is a citizen of the United States or a
    lawfully admitted alien, in status, registered  with  the
    United   States   Department   of  Justice,  Division  of
    Immigration and Naturalization;
         (3)  has completed an occupational  therapy  program
    of at least 4 years in length, leading to a baccalaureate
    degree,  or  its  equivalent, approved by the Department;
    and
         (4)  has  successfully  completed  the   examination
    authorized by the Department within the past 5 years.
(Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)

    (225 ILCS 75/9) (from Ch. 111, par. 3709)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2003)
    Sec.  9.  A person shall be qualified for licensure as an
occupational therapy assistant if that person:
         (1)  has applied in writing in form and substance to
    the Department;
         (2)  (blank) is a citizen of the United States or  a
    lawfully  admitted  alien, in status, registered with the
    United  States  Department  of   Justice,   Division   of
    Immigration and Naturalization;
         (3)  has  completed  an occupational therapy program
    of at least 2 years in length  leading  to  an  associate
    degree,  or  its  equivalent, approved by the Department;
    and
         (4)  has  successfully  completed  the   examination
    authorized by the Department within the past 5 years.
(Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)

    (225 ILCS 75/11) (from Ch. 111, par. 3711)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2003)
    Sec. 11.  The expiration date and renewal period for each
certificate issued under this Act shall be set by rule.
    Any   occupational   therapist  or  occupational  therapy
assistant who has permitted his license to expire or who  has
had  his  license  on  inactive  status  may have his license
restored by making application to the Department  and  filing
proof acceptable to the Department of his fitness to have his
license  restored.  The Department may consider a certificate
expired less than 5 years as prima facie  evidence  that  the
applicant  is  fit. If the applicant's license has expired or
been placed on inactive status, proof of fitness may  include
sworn  evidence  certifying  to  active  practice  in another
jurisdiction satisfactory to the Department and by paying the
required restoration fee.
    If the occupational  therapist  or  occupational  therapy
assistant  has  not  maintained an active practice in another
jurisdiction satisfactory to the Department,  the  Department
shall  determine,  by  an  evaluation  program established by
rule, his fitness to resume active status and may require the
occupational  therapist  or  occupational  therapy  therapist
assistant to successfully complete a practice examination.
    However,  any  occupational  therapist  or   occupational
therapy  assistant whose license certificate expired while he
was (1) in Federal Service on  active  duty  with  the  Armed
Forces of the United States, or the State Militia called into
service  or  training,  or (2) in training or education under
the supervision of the United States preliminary to induction
into the military service, may have his  certificate  renewed
or  restored without paying any lapsed renewal fees if within
2 years  after  termination  of  such  service,  training  or
education  except  under  conditions other than honorable, he
furnished the Department with satisfactory  evidence  to  the
effect  that  he  has  been  so engaged and that his service,
training or education has been so terminated.
(Source: P.A. 84-793.)

    (225 ILCS 75/11.1)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2003)
    Sec.  11.1.  Continuing   education   requirement.    All
renewal  applicants  shall  provide  proof  of having met the
continuing competency requirements set forth in the rules  of
the  Department.   At  a  minimum,  the rules shall require a
renewal applicant to provide proof of completing at least  12
units  of  continuing competency activities during the 2-year
licensing cycle for which he or she  is  currently  licensed.
The  Department  shall provide by rule for an orderly process
for the reinstatement of licenses that have not been  renewed
for  failure  to meet the continuing competency requirements.
The continuing competency requirements may be waived in cases
of extreme hardship as defined by rule.
    The Department  shall  establish  by  rule  a  means  for
verifying   the   completion  of  the  continuing  competency
required  by  this  Section.   This   verification   may   be
accomplished   through   audits   of  records  maintained  by
licensees, by requiring the filing of  continuing  competency
certificates  with  the  Department,  or  by  any other means
established by the Department.
(Source: P.A. 92-297, eff. 1-1-02.)

    (225 ILCS 75/15) (from Ch. 111, par. 3715)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2003)
    Sec. 15.  Any person  who  is  issued  a  license  as  an
occupational therapist registered under the terms of this Act
may  use  the  words  "occupational  therapist"  or "licensed
occupational therapist registered", or he may use the letters
"O.T" or "O.T.R.", in connection with  his  or  her  name  or
place  of  business to denote his or her licensure under this
Act.
    Any person  who  is  issued  a  license  as  a  certified
occupational  therapy  assistant  under the terms of this Act
may  use  the  words,  "occupational  therapy  assistant"  or
"licensed certified occupational therapy assistant", or he or
she  may  use  the  letters,  "O.T.A."  or   "C.O.T.A.",   in
connection  with  his  or  her  name, or place of business to
denote his or her licensure under this Act hereunder.
(Source: P.A. 83-696.)

    (225 ILCS 75/19) (from Ch. 111, par. 3719)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2003)
    Sec. 19.  (a) The  Department  may  refuse  to  issue  or
renew,  or may revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand
or take other disciplinary action as the Department may  deem
proper,  including  fines  not  to  exceed  $2,500  for  each
violation,  with  regard  to  any  license  for  any  one  or
combination of the following:
         (1)  Material misstatement in furnishing information
    to the Department;
         (2)  Wilfully  violating  this  Act, or of the rules
    promulgated thereunder;
         (3)  Conviction of any crime under the laws  of  the
    United  States or any state or territory thereof which is
    a felony or which is a misdemeanor, an essential  element
    of which is dishonesty, or of any crime which is directly
    related to the practice of occupational therapy;
         (4)  Making any misrepresentation for the purpose of
    obtaining  certification,  or  violating any provision of
    this Act or the rules promulgated  thereunder  pertaining
    to advertising;
         (5)  Having     demonstrated     unworthiness,    or
    incompetency to  act  as  an  occupational  therapist  or
    occupational  therapy  assistant  in  such  manner  as to
    safeguard the interest of the public;
         (6)  Wilfully aiding or  assisting  another  person,
    firm,   partnership   or  corporation  in  violating  any
    provision of this Act or rules;
         (7)  Failing, within 60 days, to provide information
    in response to a written request made by the Department;
         (8)  Engaging   in   dishonorable,   unethical    or
    unprofessional  conduct of a character likely to deceive,
    defraud or harm the public;
         (9)  Habitual intoxication or addiction to  the  use
    of drugs;
         (10)  Discipline  by  another state, the District of
    Columbia, a territory, or foreign nation, if at least one
    of  the  grounds  for  the  discipline  is  the  same  or
    substantially equivalent to those set forth herein;
         (11)  Directly or indirectly giving to or  receiving
    from   any  person,  firm,  corporation,  partnership  or
    association any fee, commission, rebate or other form  of
    compensation  for  professional  services not actually or
    personally rendered;
         (12)  A finding by the Department that  the  license
    holder,   after   having  his  license  disciplined,  has
    violated the terms of the discipline;
         (13)  Wilfully making or  filing  false  records  or
    reports   in   the   practice  of  occupational  therapy,
    including but not limited to false records filed with the
    State agencies or departments;
         (14)  Physical illness, including  but  not  limited
    to,  deterioration  through the aging process, or loss of
    motor skill which results in the  inability  to  practice
    the profession with reasonable judgment, skill or safety;
         (15)  Solicitation  of  professional  services other
    than by permitted advertising;
         (16)  Wilfully  exceeding  the  scope  of   practice
    customarily  undertaken  by  persons  licensed under this
    Act, which conduct results in, or may result in, harm  to
    the public;
         (17)  Holding    one's    self   out   to   practice
    occupational therapy under any name other than his own or
    impersonation of any other occupational therapy licensee;
         (18)  Gross negligence;
         (19)  Malpractice;
         (20)  Obtaining a fee in money or gift  in  kind  of
    any  other  items  of  value  or in the form of financial
    profit  or  benefit  as  personal  compensation,  or   as
    compensation,  or  charge, profit or gain for an employer
    or for any other person or  persons,  on  the  fraudulent
    misrepresentation  that  a manifestly incurable condition
    of sickness, disease or  injury  to  any  person  can  be
    cured;
         (21)  Accepting  commissions  or  rebates  or  other
    forms  of  remuneration  for  referring  persons to other
    professionals;
         (22)  Failure to file a return, or to pay  the  tax,
    penalty  or  interest  shown in a filed return, or to pay
    any final assessment of  tax,  penalty  or  interest,  as
    required  by  any  tax  Act  administered by the Illinois
    Department  of  Revenue,   until   such   time   as   the
    requirements of any such tax Act are satisfied;
         (23)  Violating the Health Care Worker Self-Referral
    Act; and
         (24)  Having  treated  patients  other  than  by the
    practice of occupational therapy as defined in this  Act,
    or  having  treated  patients  as a licensed occupational
    therapist independent of a  referral  from  a  physician,
    dentist,  podiatrist, or optometrist, or having failed to
    notify the physician, dentist, podiatrist, or optometrist
    who established a diagnosis that the patient is receiving
    occupational therapy pursuant to that diagnosis.
    (b)  The determination by a circuit court that a  license
holder  is  subject  to  involuntary  admission  or  judicial
admission  as provided in the Mental Health and Developmental
Disabilities Code, as now or hereafter amended,  operates  as
an  automatic suspension.  Such suspension will end only upon
a finding by a court that the patient is no longer subject to
involuntary admission or judicial admission, an order by  the
court  so  finding  and  discharging  the  patient,  and  the
recommendation  of the Board to the Director that the license
holder be allowed to resume his practice.
    (c)  The  Department  may  refuse  to   issue   or   take
disciplinary  action concerning the license of any person who
fails to file a return, to pay the tax, penalty, or  interest
shown  in  a  filed return, or to pay any final assessment of
tax,  penalty,  or  interest  as  required  by  any  tax  Act
administered by the Department of Revenue, until such time as
the requirements  of  any  such  tax  Act  are  satisfied  as
determined by the Department of Revenue.
    (d)  In enforcing this Section, the Board, upon a showing
of  a  possible violation, may compel a licensee or applicant
to submit to a mental or physical examination,  or  both,  as
required  by  and  at  the  expense  of  the  Department. The
examining physicians or clinical psychologists shall be those
specifically designated  by  the  Board.  The  Board  or  the
Department  may  order (i) the examining physician to present
testimony concerning the mental or physical examination of  a
licensee   or   applicant  or  (ii)  the  examining  clinical
psychologist  to  present  testimony  concerning  the  mental
examination of a licensee or applicant. No information  shall
be  excluded  by  reason  of  any  common  law  or  statutory
privilege  relating  to  communications between a licensee or
applicant   and   the   examining   physician   or   clinical
psychologist. An individual to be examined may have,  at  his
or   her   own   expense,   another   physician  or  clinical
psychologist of his or her choice present during all  aspects
of  the  examination. Failure of an individual to submit to a
mental or physical examination, when directed, is grounds for
suspension of his or her license.  The  license  must  remain
suspended  until the person submits to the examination or the
Board finds, after notice and hearing, that  the  refusal  to
submit to the examination was with reasonable cause.
    If  the  Board  finds  an  individual  unable to practice
because of the reasons set forth in this Section,  the  Board
must require the individual to submit to care, counseling, or
treatment by a physician or clinical psychologist approved by
the   Board,   as  a  condition,  term,  or  restriction  for
continued, reinstated, or renewed licensure to  practice.  In
lieu  of  care,  counseling,  or  treatment,  the  Board  may
recommend that the Department file a complaint to immediately
suspend  or revoke the license of the individual or otherwise
discipline the licensee.
    Any individual  whose  license  was  granted,  continued,
reinstated,  or  renewed  subject  to  conditions,  terms, or
restrictions,  as  provided  for  in  this  Section,  or  any
individual who  was  disciplined  or  placed  on  supervision
pursuant to this Section must be referred to the Director for
a  determination  as  to whether the person shall have his or
her license suspended immediately, pending a hearing  by  the
Board.
(Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)

    Section  99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.

Effective Date: 8/8/2003