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SB3496 - 104th General Assembly
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| 1 | AN ACT concerning regulation. | ||||||
| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||||
| 3 | represented in the General Assembly: | ||||||
| 4 | Section 5. The Nurse Practice Act is amended by adding | ||||||
| 5 | Section 50-28 as follows: | ||||||
| 6 | (225 ILCS 65/50-28 new) | ||||||
| 7 | Sec. 50-28. Qualifications for licensure; temporary | ||||||
| 8 | suspension. | ||||||
| 9 | (a) In order to protect the public and ensure safe and | ||||||
| 10 | adequate health care services, if the Department finds that | ||||||
| 11 | any person licensed or authorized to practice under this Act | ||||||
| 12 | was not properly credentialed pursuant to the standards | ||||||
| 13 | required at the time of application, the Department may | ||||||
| 14 | temporarily suspend the person's license or authorization to | ||||||
| 15 | practice without prior hearing until the Department receives | ||||||
| 16 | satisfactory evidence of the licensee's overall | ||||||
| 17 | qualifications. | ||||||
| 18 | (b) The Department shall notify the licensee of the | ||||||
| 19 | temporary suspension at the licensee's address of record or | ||||||
| 20 | email address of record. The licensee may request that the | ||||||
| 21 | Board review the validity of the license within 30 days after | ||||||
| 22 | the service of the notice and shall submit written evidence in | ||||||
| 23 | support of the licensee's qualifications with the request for | ||||||
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| 1 | review. The licensee may seek an extension of time to provide | ||||||
| 2 | such evidence, during which the suspension shall remain in | ||||||
| 3 | effect. The Board, at its next regularly scheduled meeting, | ||||||
| 4 | shall review the request and any written evidence provided by | ||||||
| 5 | the licensee and make a final recommendation regarding the | ||||||
| 6 | licensee's qualifications to the Director of the Division of | ||||||
| 7 | Professional Regulation of the Department. | ||||||
| 8 | (c) Based upon the Board's final recommendation, the | ||||||
| 9 | Director of the Division of Professional Regulation may issue | ||||||
| 10 | an order withdrawing the license due to the licensee's lack of | ||||||
| 11 | qualifications or lift the suspension of the license by | ||||||
| 12 | stipulating terms and conditions of practice. Withdrawal of | ||||||
| 13 | the license alone shall not constitute discipline or be a bar | ||||||
| 14 | to licensure if the licensee makes a subsequent reapplication | ||||||
| 15 | that meets the qualifications under this Act. | ||||||
| 16 | (d) Disciplinary proceedings may also be initiated | ||||||
| 17 | pursuant to the Board's recommendation or Department findings | ||||||
| 18 | and shall be conducted in the same manner as other | ||||||
| 19 | disciplinary proceedings under this Act. | ||||||
| 20 | (e) The Department may adopt rules to implement, | ||||||
| 21 | administer, and enforce this Section. | ||||||
| 22 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
| 23 | becoming law. | ||||||