96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB1355

 

Introduced 2/18/2009, by Rep. Angelo Saviano - Dan Reitz - Brandon W. Phelps

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
225 ILCS 60/7.5
225 ILCS 60/9   from Ch. 111, par. 4400-9
225 ILCS 60/18   from Ch. 111, par. 4400-18
225 ILCS 60/19   from Ch. 111, par. 4400-19
225 ILCS 60/23   from Ch. 111, par. 4400-23
225 ILCS 60/26   from Ch. 111, par. 4400-26
225 ILCS 60/32 rep.

    Amends the Medical Practice Act of 1987. Provides that in determining what action to take or whether to proceed with prosecution of a complaint, the Complaint Committee shall consider any recommendation made by the Department. Sets forth criteria that the Medical Licensing Board may consider in making a determination of professional capacity, and makes other changes concerning professional capacity. Makes a change concerning a visiting professor permit. Changes references from "licensure without examination" to "licensure by endorsement". Makes a change concerning requiring an examination. Requires the State's Attorney of each county to report to the Disciplinary Board, within 5 days after a conviction, all instances in which a person licensed under the Act is convicted of any felony or a class A misdemeanor for an act or conduct similar to an act or conduct that would constitute grounds for disciplinary action (now, the State's Attorney must report all instances in which a licensee is convicted or otherwise found guilty of any felony). Allows the disclosure of certain confidential information to a medical licensing authority of another state or jurisdiction in certain instances. Makes other changes. Repeals a Section concerning the practice of medicine by persons licensed in any other state who have applied to the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation for a license to practice medicine in all of its branches. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning professional regulation.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Medical Practice Act of 1987 is amended by
5 changing Sections 7.5, 9, 18, 19, 23, and 26 as follows:
 
6     (225 ILCS 60/7.5)
7     (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2010)
8     Sec. 7.5. Complaint Committee.
9     (a) There shall be a Complaint Committee of the
10 Disciplinary Board composed of at least one of the medical
11 coordinators established by subsection (g) of Section 7 of this
12 Act, the Chief of Medical Investigations (person employed by
13 the Department who is in charge of investigating complaints
14 against physicians and physician assistants), and at least 3
15 voting members of the Disciplinary Board (at least 2 of whom
16 shall be physicians) designated by the Chairman of the Medical
17 Disciplinary Board with the approval of the Disciplinary Board.
18 The Disciplinary Board members so appointed shall serve
19 one-year terms and may be eligible for reappointment for
20 subsequent terms.
21     (b) The Complaint Committee shall meet at least twice a
22 month to exercise its functions and duties set forth in
23 subsection (c) below. At least 2 members of the Disciplinary

 

 

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1 Board shall be in attendance in order for any business to be
2 transacted by the Complaint Committee. The Complaint Committee
3 shall make every effort to consider expeditiously and take
4 prompt action on each item on its agenda.
5     (c) The Complaint Committee shall have the following duties
6 and functions:
7         (1) To recommend to the Disciplinary Board that a
8     complaint file be closed.
9         (2) To refer a complaint file to the office of the
10     Chief of Medical Prosecutions (person employed by the
11     Department who is in charge of prosecuting formal
12     complaints against licensees) for review.
13         (3) To make a decision in conjunction with the Chief of
14     Medical Prosecutions regarding action to be taken on a
15     complaint file.
16     (d) In determining what action to take or whether to
17 proceed with prosecution of a complaint, the Complaint
18 Committee shall consider, but not be limited to, the following
19 factors: sufficiency of the evidence presented, prosecutorial
20 merit under Section 22 of this Act, any recommendation made by
21 the Department, and insufficient cooperation from complaining
22 parties.
23 (Source: P.A. 93-214, eff. 1-1-04.)
 
24     (225 ILCS 60/9)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-9)
25     (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2010)

 

 

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1     Sec. 9. Application for license. Each applicant for a
2 license shall:
3         (A) Make application on blank forms prepared and
4     furnished by the Department of Professional Regulation
5     hereinafter referred to as the Department.
6         (B) Submit evidence satisfactory to the Department
7     that the applicant:
8             (1) is of good moral character. In determining
9         moral character under this Section, the Department may
10         take into consideration whether the applicant has
11         engaged in conduct or activities which would
12         constitute grounds for discipline under this Act. The
13         Department may also request the applicant to submit,
14         and may consider as evidence of moral character,
15         endorsements from 2 or 3 individuals licensed under
16         this Act;
17             (2) has the preliminary and professional education
18         required by this Act;
19             (3) (blank); and
20             (4) is physically, mentally, and professionally
21         capable of practicing medicine with reasonable
22         judgment, skill, and safety. In determining physical,
23         mental and professional capacity under this Section,
24         the Medical Licensing Board may, upon a showing of a
25         possible incapacity, compel any applicant to submit to
26         a mental or physical examination, or both. The

 

 

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1         Licensing Board may condition or restrict any license,
2         subject to the same terms and conditions as are
3         provided for the Medical Disciplinary Board under
4         Section 22 of this Act. Any such condition of a
5         restricted license shall provide that the Chief
6         Medical Coordinator or Deputy Medical Coordinator
7         shall have the authority to review the subject
8         physician's compliance with such conditions or
9         restrictions, including, where appropriate, the
10         physician's record of treatment and counseling
11         regarding the impairment, to the extent permitted by
12         applicable federal statutes and regulations
13         safeguarding the confidentiality of medical records of
14         patients.
15         In determining professional capacity under this
16     Section, an any individual who has not been actively
17     engaged in the practice of medicine or as a medical,
18     osteopathic, or chiropractic student or who has not been
19     engaged in a formal program of medical education during the
20     2 years immediately preceding their application may be
21     required to complete such additional testing, training, or
22     remedial education as the Licensing Board may deem
23     necessary in order to establish the applicant's present
24     capacity to practice medicine with reasonable judgment,
25     skill, and safety. The Medical Licensing Board may consider
26     all of the following criteria as they relate to an

 

 

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1     applicant, as part of its determination of professional
2     capacity:
3             (1) Medical research in an established research
4         facility, hospital, college or university, or private
5         corporation.
6             (2) Specialized training or education.
7             (3) Publication of original work in learned,
8         medical or scientific journals.
9             (4) Participation in federal, State, local, or
10         international public health programs or organizations.
11             (5) Professional service in a federal veterans or
12         military institution.
13             (6) Any other professional activities deemed to
14         maintain and enhance the clinical capabilities of the
15         applicant.
16         Any applicant applying for a license to practice
17     medicine in all of its branches or for a license as a
18     chiropractic physician who has not been engaged in the
19     active practice of medicine or has not been enrolled in a
20     medical program for 2 years prior to application must
21     submit proof of professional capacity to the Medical
22     Licensing Board.
23         Any applicant applying for a temporary license that has
24     not been engaged in the active practice of medicine or has
25     not been enrolled in a medical program for longer than 5
26     years prior to application must submit proof of

 

 

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1     professional capacity to the Medical Licensing Board.
2         (C) Designate specifically the name, location, and
3     kind of professional school, college, or institution of
4     which the applicant is a graduate and the category under
5     which the applicant seeks, and will undertake, to practice.
6         (D) Pay to the Department at the time of application
7     the required fees.
8         (E) Pursuant to Department rules, as required, pass an
9     examination authorized by the Department to determine the
10     applicant's fitness to receive a license.
11         (F) Complete the application process within 3 years
12     from the date of application. If the process has not been
13     completed within 3 years, the application shall be denied,
14     application fees shall be forfeited, and the applicant must
15     reapply and meet the requirements in effect at the time of
16     reapplication.
17 (Source: P.A. 89-387, eff. 8-20-95; 89-702, eff. 7-1-97.)
 
18     (225 ILCS 60/18)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-18)
19     (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2010)
20     Sec. 18. Visiting professor, physician, or resident
21 permits.
22     (A) Visiting professor permit.
23         (1) A visiting professor permit shall entitle a person
24     to practice medicine in all of its branches or to practice
25     the treatment of human ailments without the use of drugs

 

 

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1     and without operative surgery provided:
2             (a) the person maintains an equivalent
3         authorization to practice medicine in all of its
4         branches or to practice the treatment of human ailments
5         without the use of drugs and without operative surgery
6         in good standing in their native licensing
7         jurisdiction during the period of the visiting
8         professor permit;
9             (b) the person has received a faculty appointment
10         to teach in a medical, osteopathic or chiropractic
11         school in Illinois; and
12             (c) the Department may prescribe the information
13         necessary to establish an applicant's eligibility for
14         a permit. This information shall include without
15         limitation (i) a statement from the dean of the medical
16         school at which the applicant will be employed
17         describing the applicant's qualifications and (ii) a
18         statement from the dean of the medical school listing
19         every affiliated institution in which the applicant
20         will be providing instruction as part of the medical
21         school's education program and justifying any clinical
22         activities at each of the institutions listed by the
23         dean.
24         (2) Application for visiting professor permits shall
25     be made to the Department, in writing, on forms prescribed
26     by the Department and shall be accompanied by the required

 

 

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1     fee established by rule, which shall not be refundable. Any
2     application shall require the information as, in the
3     judgment of the Department, will enable the Department to
4     pass on the qualifications of the applicant.
5         (3) A visiting professor permit shall be valid for no
6     longer than 2 years from the date of issuance or until the
7     time the faculty appointment is terminated, whichever
8     occurs first, and may be renewed only in accordance with
9     subdivision (A)(6) of this Section.
10         (4) The applicant may be required to appear before the
11     Medical Licensing Board for an interview prior to, and as a
12     requirement for, the issuance of the original permit and
13     the renewal.
14         (5) Persons holding a permit under this Section shall
15     only practice medicine in all of its branches or practice
16     the treatment of human ailments without the use of drugs
17     and without operative surgery in the State of Illinois in
18     their official capacity under their contract within the
19     medical school itself and any affiliated institution in
20     which the permit holder is providing instruction as part of
21     the medical school's educational program and for which the
22     medical school has assumed direct responsibility.
23         (6) After the initial renewal of a visiting professor
24     permit, a A visiting professor permit shall be valid until
25     the last day of the next physician license renewal period,
26     as set by rule, and may only be renewed for applicants who

 

 

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1     meet the following requirements:
2             (i) have obtained the required continuing
3         education hours as set by rule; and
4             (ii) have paid the fee prescribed for a license
5         under Section 21 of this Act.
6     For initial renewal, the visiting professor must
7 successfully pass a general competency examination authorized
8 by the Department by rule, unless he or she was issued an
9 initial visiting professor permit on or after January 1, 2007,
10 but prior to July 1, 2007.
 
11     (B) Visiting physician permit.
12         (1) The Department may, in its discretion, issue a
13     temporary visiting physician permit, without examination,
14     provided:
15             (a) (blank);
16             (b) that the person maintains an equivalent
17         authorization to practice medicine in all of its
18         branches or to practice the treatment of human ailments
19         without the use of drugs and without operative surgery
20         in good standing in his or her native licensing
21         jurisdiction during the period of the temporary
22         visiting physician permit;
23             (c) that the person has received an invitation or
24         appointment to study, demonstrate, or perform a
25         specific medical, osteopathic, chiropractic or

 

 

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1         clinical subject or technique in a medical,
2         osteopathic, or chiropractic school, a hospital
3         licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act, a hospital
4         organized under the University of Illinois Hospital
5         Act, or a facility operated pursuant to the Ambulatory
6         Surgical Treatment Center Act; and
7             (d) that the temporary visiting physician permit
8         shall only permit the holder to practice medicine in
9         all of its branches or practice the treatment of human
10         ailments without the use of drugs and without operative
11         surgery within the scope of the medical, osteopathic,
12         chiropractic, or clinical studies for which the holder
13         was invited or appointed.
14         (2) The application for the temporary visiting
15     physician permit shall be made to the Department, in
16     writing, on forms prescribed by the Department, and shall
17     be accompanied by the required fee established by rule,
18     which shall not be refundable. The application shall
19     require information that, in the judgment of the
20     Department, will enable the Department to pass on the
21     qualification of the applicant, and the necessity for the
22     granting of a temporary visiting physician permit.
23         (3) A temporary visiting physician permit shall be
24     valid for 180 days from the date of issuance or until the
25     time the medical, osteopathic, chiropractic, or clinical
26     studies are completed, whichever occurs first.

 

 

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1         (4) The applicant for a temporary visiting physician
2     permit may be required to appear before the Medical
3     Licensing Board for an interview prior to, and as a
4     requirement for, the issuance of a temporary visiting
5     physician permit.
6         (5) A limited temporary visiting physician permit
7     shall be issued to a physician licensed in another state
8     who has been requested to perform emergency procedures in
9     Illinois if he or she meets the requirements as established
10     by rule.
 
11     (C) Visiting resident permit.
12         (1) The Department may, in its discretion, issue a
13     temporary visiting resident permit, without examination,
14     provided:
15             (a) (blank);
16             (b) that the person maintains an equivalent
17         authorization to practice medicine in all of its
18         branches or to practice the treatment of human ailments
19         without the use of drugs and without operative surgery
20         in good standing in his or her native licensing
21         jurisdiction during the period of the temporary
22         visiting resident permit;
23             (c) that the applicant is enrolled in a
24         postgraduate clinical training program outside the
25         State of Illinois that is approved by the Department;

 

 

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1             (d) that the individual has been invited or
2         appointed for a specific period of time to perform a
3         portion of that post graduate clinical training
4         program under the supervision of an Illinois licensed
5         physician in an Illinois patient care clinic or
6         facility that is affiliated with the out-of-State post
7         graduate training program; and
8             (e) that the temporary visiting resident permit
9         shall only permit the holder to practice medicine in
10         all of its branches or practice the treatment of human
11         ailments without the use of drugs and without operative
12         surgery within the scope of the medical, osteopathic,
13         chiropractic or clinical studies for which the holder
14         was invited or appointed.
15         (2) The application for the temporary visiting
16     resident permit shall be made to the Department, in
17     writing, on forms prescribed by the Department, and shall
18     be accompanied by the required fee established by rule. The
19     application shall require information that, in the
20     judgment of the Department, will enable the Department to
21     pass on the qualifications of the applicant.
22         (3) A temporary visiting resident permit shall be valid
23     for 180 days from the date of issuance or until the time
24     the medical, osteopathic, chiropractic, or clinical
25     studies are completed, whichever occurs first.
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1     permit may be required to appear before the Medical
2     Licensing Board for an interview prior to, and as a
3     requirement for, the issuance of a temporary visiting
4     resident permit.
5 (Source: P.A. 95-915, eff. 8-26-08.)
 
6     (225 ILCS 60/19)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-19)
7     (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2010)
8     Sec. 19. Licensure by endorsement without examination. The
9 Department may, in its discretion, issue a license by
10 endorsement without examination to any person who is currently
11 licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches, or to
12 practice the treatment of human ailments without the use of
13 drugs or operative surgery, in any other state, territory,
14 country or province, upon the following conditions:
15         (A) (Blank);
16         (B) That the applicant is of good moral character. In
17     determining moral character under this Section, the
18     Department may take into consideration whether the
19     applicant has engaged in conduct or activities which would
20     constitute grounds for discipline under this Act. The
21     Department may also request the applicant to submit, and
22     may consider as evidence of moral character, endorsements
23     from 2 or 3 individuals licensed under this Act;
24         (C) That the applicant is physically, mentally and
25     professionally capable of practicing medicine with

 

 

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1     reasonable judgment, skill and safety. In determining
2     physical, mental and professional capacity under this
3     Section the Medical Licensing Board may, upon a showing of
4     a possible incapacity, compel an applicant to submit to a
5     mental or physical examination, or both, and may condition
6     or restrict any license, subject to the same terms and
7     conditions as are provided for the Medical Disciplinary
8     Board under Section 22 of this Act. The Medical Licensing
9     Board or the Department may order the examining physician
10     to present testimony concerning this mental or physical
11     examination of the applicant. No information shall be
12     excluded by reason of any common law or statutory privilege
13     relating to communications between the applicant and the
14     examining physician. Any condition of restricted license
15     shall provide that the Chief Medical Coordinator or Deputy
16     Medical Coordinator shall have the authority to review the
17     subject physician's compliance with such conditions or
18     restrictions, including, where appropriate, the
19     physician's record of treatment and counseling regarding
20     the impairment, to the extent permitted by applicable
21     federal statutes and regulations safeguarding the
22     confidentiality of medical records of patients.
23         (D) That if the applicant seeks to practice medicine in
24     all of its branches:
25             (1) if the applicant was licensed in another
26         jurisdiction prior to January 1, 1988, that the

 

 

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1         applicant has satisfied the educational requirements
2         of paragraph (1) of subsection (A) or paragraph (2) of
3         subsection (A) of Section 11 of this Act; or
4             (2) if the applicant was licensed in another
5         jurisdiction after December 31, 1987, that the
6         applicant has satisfied the educational requirements
7         of paragraph (A)(2) of Section 11 of this Act; and
8             (3) the requirements for a license to practice
9         medicine in all of its branches in the particular
10         state, territory, country or province in which the
11         applicant is licensed are deemed by the Department to
12         have been substantially equivalent to the requirements
13         for a license to practice medicine in all of its
14         branches in force in this State at the date of the
15         applicant's license;
16         (E) That if the applicant seeks to treat human ailments
17     without the use of drugs and without operative surgery:
18             (1) the applicant is a graduate of a chiropractic
19         school or college approved by the Department at the
20         time of their graduation;
21             (2) the requirements for the applicant's license
22         to practice the treatment of human ailments without the
23         use of drugs are deemed by the Department to have been
24         substantially equivalent to the requirements for a
25         license to practice in this State at the date of the
26         applicant's license;

 

 

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1         (F) That the Department may, in its discretion, issue a
2     license by endorsement , without examination, to any
3     graduate of a medical or osteopathic college, reputable and
4     in good standing in the judgment of the Department, who has
5     passed an examination for admission to the United States
6     Public Health Service, or who has passed any other
7     examination deemed by the Department to have been at least
8     equal in all substantial respects to the examination
9     required for admission to any such medical corps;
10         (G) That applications for licenses by endorsement
11     without examination shall be filed with the Department,
12     under oath, on forms prepared and furnished by the
13     Department, and shall set forth, and applicants therefor
14     shall supply such information respecting the life,
15     education, professional practice, and moral character of
16     applicants as the Department may require to be filed for
17     its use;
18         (H) That the applicant undergo the criminal background
19     check established under Section 9.7 of this Act.
20     In the exercise of its discretion under this Section, the
21 Department is empowered to consider and evaluate each applicant
22 on an individual basis. It may take into account, among other
23 things, the extent to which there is or is not available to the
24 Department, authentic and definitive information concerning
25 the quality of medical education and clinical training which
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1 be issued under the provisions of this Section to any person
2 who has previously taken and failed the written examination
3 conducted by the Department for such license. In the exercise
4 of its discretion under this Section, the Department may, upon
5 the recommendation of the Medical Licensing Board, require an
6 applicant to successfully complete an examination as
7 recommended by the Medical Licensing Board. In determining
8 moral character, the Department may take into consideration
9 whether the applicant has engaged in conduct or activities
10 which would constitute grounds for discipline under this Act.
11 The Department may also request the applicant to submit, and
12 may consider as evidence of moral character, evidence from 2 or
13 3 individuals licensed under this Act. Applicants have 3 years
14 from the date of application to complete the application
15 process. If the process has not been completed within 3 years,
16 the application shall be denied, the fees shall be forfeited,
17 and the applicant must reapply and meet the requirements in
18 effect at the time of reapplication.
19 (Source: P.A. 89-702, eff. 7-1-97; 90-722, eff. 1-1-99.)
 
20     (225 ILCS 60/23)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-23)
21     (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2010)
22     Sec. 23. Reports relating to professional conduct and
23 capacity.
24     (A) Entities required to report.
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1     or executive officer of any health care institution
2     licensed by the Illinois Department of Public Health shall
3     report to the Disciplinary Board when any person's clinical
4     privileges are terminated or are restricted based on a
5     final determination made , in accordance with that
6     institution's by-laws or rules and regulations, that a
7     person has either committed an act or acts which may
8     directly threaten patient care, and not of an
9     administrative nature, or that a person may be mentally or
10     physically disabled in such a manner as to endanger
11     patients under that person's care. Such officer also shall
12     report if a person accepts voluntary termination or
13     restriction of clinical privileges in lieu of formal action
14     based upon conduct related directly to patient care and not
15     of an administrative nature, or in lieu of formal action
16     seeking to determine whether a person may be mentally or
17     physically disabled in such a manner as to endanger
18     patients under that person's care. The Medical
19     Disciplinary Board shall, by rule, provide for the
20     reporting to it of all instances in which a person,
21     licensed under this Act, who is impaired by reason of age,
22     drug or alcohol abuse or physical or mental impairment, is
23     under supervision and, where appropriate, is in a program
24     of rehabilitation. Such reports shall be strictly
25     confidential and may be reviewed and considered only by the
26     members of the Disciplinary Board, or by authorized staff

 

 

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1     as provided by rules of the Disciplinary Board. Provisions
2     shall be made for the periodic report of the status of any
3     such person not less than twice annually in order that the
4     Disciplinary Board shall have current information upon
5     which to determine the status of any such person. Such
6     initial and periodic reports of impaired physicians shall
7     not be considered records within the meaning of The State
8     Records Act and shall be disposed of, following a
9     determination by the Disciplinary Board that such reports
10     are no longer required, in a manner and at such time as the
11     Disciplinary Board shall determine by rule. The filing of
12     such reports shall be construed as the filing of a report
13     for purposes of subsection (C) of this Section.
14         (2) Professional associations. The President or chief
15     executive officer of any association or society, of persons
16     licensed under this Act, operating within this State shall
17     report to the Disciplinary Board when the association or
18     society renders a final determination that a person has
19     committed unprofessional conduct related directly to
20     patient care or that a person may be mentally or physically
21     disabled in such a manner as to endanger patients under
22     that person's care.
23         (3) Professional liability insurers. Every insurance
24     company which offers policies of professional liability
25     insurance to persons licensed under this Act, or any other
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1     of a person licensed under this Act, shall report to the
2     Disciplinary Board the settlement of any claim or cause of
3     action, or final judgment rendered in any cause of action,
4     which alleged negligence in the furnishing of medical care
5     by such licensed person when such settlement or final
6     judgment is in favor of the plaintiff.
7         (4) State's Attorneys. The State's Attorney of each
8     county shall report to the Disciplinary Board, within 5
9     days, any all instances in which a person licensed under
10     this Act is convicted or otherwise found guilty of the
11     commission of any felony or a class A misdemeanor for an
12     act or conduct similar to an act or conduct that would
13     constitute grounds for disciplinary action under Section
14     22 of this Act. The State's Attorney of each county may
15     report to the Disciplinary Board through a verified
16     complaint any instance in which the State's Attorney
17     believes that a physician has willfully violated the notice
18     requirements of the Parental Notice of Abortion Act of
19     1995.
20         (5) State agencies. All agencies, boards, commissions,
21     departments, or other instrumentalities of the government
22     of the State of Illinois shall report to the Disciplinary
23     Board any instance arising in connection with the
24     operations of such agency, including the administration of
25     any law by such agency, in which a person licensed under
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1     violation of this Act or which may constitute
2     unprofessional conduct related directly to patient care or
3     which indicates that a person licensed under this Act may
4     be mentally or physically disabled in such a manner as to
5     endanger patients under that person's care.
6     (B) Mandatory reporting. All reports required by items
7 (34), (35), and (36) of subsection (A) of Section 22 and by
8 Section 23 shall be submitted to the Disciplinary Board in a
9 timely fashion. The reports shall be filed in writing within 60
10 days after a determination that a report is required under this
11 Act. All reports shall contain the following information:
12         (1) The name, address and telephone number of the
13     person making the report.
14         (2) The name, address and telephone number of the
15     person who is the subject of the report.
16         (3) The name and date of birth of any patient or
17     patients whose treatment is a subject of the report, if
18     available, or other means of identification if such
19     information is not available, identification of the
20     hospital or other healthcare facility where the care at
21     issue in the report was rendered, provided, however, no
22     medical records may be revealed.
23         (4) A brief description of the facts which gave rise to
24     the issuance of the report, including the dates of any
25     occurrences deemed to necessitate the filing of the report.
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1     court in which the action is filed, along with the docket
2     number and date of filing of the action.
3         (6) Any further pertinent information which the
4     reporting party deems to be an aid in the evaluation of the
5     report.
6     The Disciplinary Board or Department may also exercise the
7 power under Section 38 of this Act to subpoena copies of
8 hospital or medical records in mandatory report cases alleging
9 death or permanent bodily injury. Appropriate rules shall be
10 adopted by the Department with the approval of the Disciplinary
11 Board.
12     When the Department has received written reports
13 concerning incidents required to be reported in items (34),
14 (35), and (36) of subsection (A) of Section 22, the licensee's
15 failure to report the incident to the Department under those
16 items shall not be the sole grounds for disciplinary action.
17     Nothing contained in this Section shall act to in any way,
18 waive or modify the confidentiality of medical reports and
19 committee reports to the extent provided by law. Any
20 information reported or disclosed shall be kept for the
21 confidential use of the Disciplinary Board, the Medical
22 Coordinators, the Disciplinary Board's attorneys, the medical
23 investigative staff, and authorized clerical staff, as
24 provided in this Act, and shall be afforded the same status as
25 is provided information concerning medical studies in Part 21
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1 Department may disclose information and documents to a federal,
2 State, or local law enforcement agency pursuant to a subpoena
3 in an ongoing criminal investigation or to a medical licensing
4 authority of another state or jurisdiction pursuant to an
5 official request made by that authority. Furthermore,
6 information and documents disclosed to a federal, State, or
7 local law enforcement agency may be used by that agency only
8 for the investigation and prosecution of a criminal offense or,
9 in the case of disclosure to another medical licensing
10 authority, only for investigations and disciplinary action
11 proceedings with regard to a license.
12     (C) Immunity from prosecution. Any individual or
13 organization acting in good faith, and not in a wilful and
14 wanton manner, in complying with this Act by providing any
15 report or other information to the Disciplinary Board or a peer
16 review committee, or assisting in the investigation or
17 preparation of such information, or by voluntarily reporting to
18 the Disciplinary Board or a peer review committee information
19 regarding alleged errors or negligence by a person licensed
20 under this Act, or by participating in proceedings of the
21 Disciplinary Board or a peer review committee, or by serving as
22 a member of the Disciplinary Board or a peer review committee,
23 shall not, as a result of such actions, be subject to criminal
24 prosecution or civil damages.
25     (D) Indemnification. Members of the Disciplinary Board,
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1 the medical investigative staff, physicians retained under
2 contract to assist and advise the medical coordinators in the
3 investigation, and authorized clerical staff shall be
4 indemnified by the State for any actions occurring within the
5 scope of services on the Disciplinary Board, done in good faith
6 and not wilful and wanton in nature. The Attorney General shall
7 defend all such actions unless he or she determines either that
8 there would be a conflict of interest in such representation or
9 that the actions complained of were not in good faith or were
10 wilful and wanton.
11     Should the Attorney General decline representation, the
12 member shall have the right to employ counsel of his or her
13 choice, whose fees shall be provided by the State, after
14 approval by the Attorney General, unless there is a
15 determination by a court that the member's actions were not in
16 good faith or were wilful and wanton.
17     The member must notify the Attorney General within 7 days
18 of receipt of notice of the initiation of any action involving
19 services of the Disciplinary Board. Failure to so notify the
20 Attorney General shall constitute an absolute waiver of the
21 right to a defense and indemnification.
22     The Attorney General shall determine within 7 days after
23 receiving such notice, whether he or she will undertake to
24 represent the member.
25     (E) Deliberations of Disciplinary Board. Upon the receipt
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1 of impaired persons licensed under this Act required pursuant
2 to the rules of the Disciplinary Board, the Disciplinary Board
3 shall notify in writing, by certified mail, the person who is
4 the subject of the report. Such notification shall be made
5 within 30 days of receipt by the Disciplinary Board of the
6 report.
7     The notification shall include a written notice setting
8 forth the person's right to examine the report. Included in
9 such notification shall be the address at which the file is
10 maintained, the name of the custodian of the reports, and the
11 telephone number at which the custodian may be reached. The
12 person who is the subject of the report shall submit a written
13 statement responding, clarifying, adding to, or proposing the
14 amending of the report previously filed. The person who is the
15 subject of the report shall also submit with the written
16 statement any medical records related to the report. The
17 statement and accompanying medical records shall become a
18 permanent part of the file and must be received by the
19 Disciplinary Board no more than 30 days after the date on which
20 the person was notified by the Disciplinary Board of the
21 existence of the original report.
22     The Disciplinary Board shall review all reports received by
23 it, together with any supporting information and responding
24 statements submitted by persons who are the subject of reports.
25 The review by the Disciplinary Board shall be in a timely
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1 review of the material contained in each disciplinary file be
2 less than 61 days nor more than 180 days after the receipt of
3 the initial report by the Disciplinary Board.
4     When the Disciplinary Board makes its initial review of the
5 materials contained within its disciplinary files, the
6 Disciplinary Board shall, in writing, make a determination as
7 to whether there are sufficient facts to warrant further
8 investigation or action. Failure to make such determination
9 within the time provided shall be deemed to be a determination
10 that there are not sufficient facts to warrant further
11 investigation or action.
12     Should the Disciplinary Board find that there are not
13 sufficient facts to warrant further investigation, or action,
14 the report shall be accepted for filing and the matter shall be
15 deemed closed and so reported to the Secretary. The Secretary
16 shall then have 30 days to accept the Medical Disciplinary
17 Board's decision or request further investigation. The
18 Secretary shall inform the Board in writing of the decision to
19 request further investigation, including the specific reasons
20 for the decision. The individual or entity filing the original
21 report or complaint and the person who is the subject of the
22 report or complaint shall be notified in writing by the
23 Secretary of any final action on their report or complaint.
24     (F) Summary reports. The Disciplinary Board shall prepare,
25 on a timely basis, but in no event less than once every other
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1 disciplinary files maintained by the Disciplinary Board. The
2 summary reports shall be made available to the public upon
3 request and payment of the fees set by the Department. This
4 publication may be made available to the public on the
5 Department's Internet website.
6     (G) Any violation of this Section shall be a Class A
7 misdemeanor.
8     (H) If any such person violates the provisions of this
9 Section an action may be brought in the name of the People of
10 the State of Illinois, through the Attorney General of the
11 State of Illinois, for an order enjoining such violation or for
12 an order enforcing compliance with this Section. Upon filing of
13 a verified petition in such court, the court may issue a
14 temporary restraining order without notice or bond and may
15 preliminarily or permanently enjoin such violation, and if it
16 is established that such person has violated or is violating
17 the injunction, the court may punish the offender for contempt
18 of court. Proceedings under this paragraph shall be in addition
19 to, and not in lieu of, all other remedies and penalties
20 provided for by this Section.
21 (Source: P.A. 94-677, eff. 8-25-05; 95-639, eff. 10-5-07.)
 
22     (225 ILCS 60/26)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-26)
23     (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2010)
24     Sec. 26. Advertising.
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1 availability of professional services in the public media or on
2 the premises where such professional services are rendered.
3 Such advertising shall be limited to the following information:
4         (a) Publication of the person's name, title, office
5     hours, address and telephone number;
6         (b) Information pertaining to the person's areas of
7     specialization, including appropriate board certification
8     or limitation of professional practice;
9         (c) Information on usual and customary fees for routine
10     professional services offered, which information shall
11     include, notification that fees may be adjusted due to
12     complications or unforeseen circumstances;
13         (d) Announcement of the opening of, change of, absence
14     from, or return to business;
15         (e) Announcement of additions to or deletions from
16     professional licensed staff;
17         (f) The issuance of business or appointment cards.
18     (2) It is unlawful for any person licensed under this Act
19 to use testimonials or claims of superior quality of care to
20 entice the public. It shall be unlawful to advertise fee
21 comparisons of available services with those of other persons
22 licensed under this Act.
23     (3) This Act does not authorize the advertising of
24 professional services which the offeror of such services is not
25 licensed to render. Nor shall the advertiser use statements
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1 material or guarantees of success, statements which play upon
2 the vanity or fears of the public, or statements which promote
3 or produce unfair competition.
4     (4) A licensee shall include in every advertisement for
5 services regulated under this Act his or her title as it
6 appears on the license or the initials authorized under this
7 Act.
8 (Source: P.A. 91-310, eff. 1-1-00.)
 
9     (225 ILCS 60/32 rep.)
10     Section 10. The Medical Practice Act of 1987 is amended by
11 repealing Section 32.
 
12     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
13 becoming law.