96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB2635

 

Introduced 1/21/2010, by Sen. Michael W. Frerichs

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
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    Amends several Acts that regulate the medical and healthcare professions. In a provision in those Acts concerning fee-splitting or directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from certain persons or entities any fee, commission, rebate, or other form of compensation for any professional services not actually or personally rendered, provides that the provision does not prohibit contractual or employment arrangements with health care professionals or providers, such as physicians, physician practices, hospitals, long-term care facilities, clinics, or other entities, except as otherwise prohibited by law. Provides that contractual and employment arrangements with health care professionals or providers may include arrangements for compensation, use of space, staff, equipment, health insurance, pension, or other benefits for the provision of services within the scope of the licensee's practice under that specific Act. Amends the Medical Practice Act. Provides that nothing in the Act prohibits physicians, physician practices, or entities authorized by law to employ physicians from also employing other licensed health care workers and other persons. 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 Illinois Athletic Trainers Practice Act is
5 amended by changing Section 16 as follows:
 
6     (225 ILCS 5/16)  (from Ch. 111, par. 7616)
7     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)
8     Sec. 16. Refusal to issue, suspension, or revocation of
9 license. The Department may refuse to issue or renew, or may
10 revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand, or take other
11 disciplinary action as the Department may deem proper,
12 including fines not to exceed $5,000 for each violation, with
13 regard to any licensee for any one or combination of the
14 following:
15         (A) Material misstatement in furnishing information to
16     the Department;
17         (B) Negligent or intentional disregard of this Act, or
18     of the rules or regulations promulgated hereunder;
19         (C) Conviction of any crime under the laws of the
20     United States or any state or territory thereof that is (i)
21     a felony, (ii) a misdemeanor, an essential element of which
22     is dishonesty, or (iii) of any crime that is directly
23     related to the practice of the profession;

 

 

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1         (D) Making any misrepresentation for the purpose of
2     obtaining registration, or violating any provision of this
3     Act;
4         (E) Professional incompetence;
5         (F) Malpractice;
6         (G) Aiding or assisting another person in violating any
7     provision of this Act or rules;
8         (H) Failing, within 60 days, to provide information in
9     response to a written request made by the Department;
10         (I) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
11     unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
12     defraud or harm the public;
13         (J) Habitual intoxication or addiction to the use of
14     drugs;
15         (K) Discipline by another state, District of Columbia,
16     territory, or foreign nation, if at least one of the
17     grounds for the discipline is the same or substantially
18     equivalent to those set forth herein;
19         (L) Directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from
20     any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association
21     any fee, commission, rebate, or other form of compensation
22     for any professional services not actually or personally
23     rendered. Nothing in this subparagraph (L) prohibits
24     contractual or employment arrangements with health care
25     professionals or providers, such as physicians, physician
26     practices, hospitals, long-term care facilities, clinics,

 

 

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1     or other entities, except as otherwise prohibited by law.
2     Contractual and employment arrangements with health care
3     professionals or providers may include arrangements for
4     compensation, use of space, staff, equipment, health
5     insurance, pension, or other benefits for the provision of
6     services within the scope of the licensee's practice under
7     this Act;
8         (M) A finding that the licensee after having his or her
9     license placed on probationary status has violated the
10     terms of probation;
11         (N) Abandonment of an athlete;
12         (O) Willfully making or filing false records or reports
13     in his or her practice, including but not limited to false
14     records filed with State agencies or departments;
15         (P) Willfully failing to report an instance of
16     suspected child abuse or neglect as required by the Abused
17     and Neglected Child Reporting Act;
18         (Q) Physical illness, including but not limited to
19     deterioration through the aging process, or loss of motor
20     skill that results in the inability to practice the
21     profession with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety;
22         (R) Solicitation of professional services other than
23     by permitted institutional policy;
24         (S) The use of any words, abbreviations, figures or
25     letters with the intention of indicating practice as an
26     athletic trainer without a valid license as an athletic

 

 

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1     trainer under this Act;
2         (T) The evaluation or treatment of ailments of human
3     beings other than by the practice of athletic training as
4     defined in this Act or the treatment of injuries of
5     athletes by a licensed athletic trainer except by the
6     referral of a physician, podiatrist, or dentist;
7         (U) Willfully violating or knowingly assisting in the
8     violation of any law of this State relating to the use of
9     habit-forming drugs;
10         (V) Willfully violating or knowingly assisting in the
11     violation of any law of this State relating to the practice
12     of abortion;
13         (W) Continued practice by a person knowingly having an
14     infectious communicable or contagious disease;
15         (X) Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated report
16     by the Department of Children and Family Services pursuant
17     to the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act and upon
18     proof by clear and convincing evidence that the licensee
19     has caused a child to be an abused child or neglected child
20     as defined in the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act;
21         (Y) Failure to file a return, or to pay the tax,
22     penalty, or interest shown in a filed return, or to pay any
23     final assessment of tax, penalty, or interest, as required
24     by any tax Act administered by the Illinois Department of
25     Revenue, until such time as the requirements of any such
26     tax Act are satisfied; or

 

 

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1         (Z) Failure to fulfill continuing education
2     requirements as prescribed in Section 10 of this Act.
3     The determination by a circuit court that a licensee is
4 subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission as
5 provided in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
6 Code operates as an automatic suspension. Such suspension will
7 end only upon a finding by a court that the athletic trainer is
8 no longer subject to involuntary admission or judicial
9 admission and issues an order so finding and discharging the
10 athlete; and upon the recommendation of the Board to the
11 Director that the licensee be allowed to resume his or her
12 practice.
13 (Source: P.A. 94-246, eff. 1-1-06.)
 
14     Section 10. The Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act is
15 amended by changing Section 15 as follows:
 
16     (225 ILCS 15/15)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5365)
17     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2017)
18     Sec. 15. Disciplinary action; grounds. The Department may
19 refuse to issue, refuse to renew, suspend, or revoke any
20 license, or may place on probation, censure, reprimand, or take
21 other disciplinary action deemed appropriate by the
22 Department, including the imposition of fines not to exceed
23 $10,000 for each violation, with regard to any license issued
24 under the provisions of this Act for any one or a combination

 

 

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1 of the following reasons:
2         (1) Conviction of, or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo
3     contendere to, any crime that is a felony under the laws of
4     the United States or any state or territory thereof or that
5     is a misdemeanor of which an essential element is
6     dishonesty, or any crime that is directly related to the
7     practice of the profession.
8         (2) Gross negligence in the rendering of clinical
9     psychological services.
10         (3) Using fraud or making any misrepresentation in
11     applying for a license or in passing the examination
12     provided for in this Act.
13         (4) Aiding or abetting or conspiring to aid or abet a
14     person, not a clinical psychologist licensed under this
15     Act, in representing himself or herself as so licensed or
16     in applying for a license under this Act.
17         (5) Violation of any provision of this Act or the rules
18     promulgated thereunder.
19         (6) Professional connection or association with any
20     person, firm, association, partnership or corporation
21     holding himself, herself, themselves, or itself out in any
22     manner contrary to this Act.
23         (7) Unethical, unauthorized or unprofessional conduct
24     as defined by rule. In establishing those rules, the
25     Department shall consider, though is not bound by, the
26     ethical standards for psychologists promulgated by

 

 

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1     recognized national psychology associations.
2         (8) Aiding or assisting another person in violating any
3     provisions of this Act or the rules promulgated thereunder.
4         (9) Failing to provide, within 60 days, information in
5     response to a written request made by the Department.
6         (10) Habitual or excessive use or addiction to alcohol,
7     narcotics, stimulants, or any other chemical agent or drug
8     that results in a clinical psychologist's inability to
9     practice with reasonable judgment, skill or safety.
10         (11) Discipline by another state, territory, the
11     District of Columbia or foreign country, if at least one of
12     the grounds for the discipline is the same or substantially
13     equivalent to those set forth herein.
14         (12) Directly or indirectly giving or receiving from
15     any person, firm, corporation, association or partnership
16     any fee, commission, rebate, or other form of compensation
17     for any professional service not actually or personally
18     rendered. Nothing in this paragraph (12) prohibits
19     contractual or employment arrangements with health care
20     professionals or providers, such as physicians, physician
21     practices, hospitals, long-term care facilities, clinics,
22     or other entities, except as otherwise prohibited by law.
23     Contractual and employment arrangements with health care
24     professionals or providers may include arrangements for
25     compensation, use of space, staff, equipment, health
26     insurance, pension, or other benefits for the provision of

 

 

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1     services within the scope of the licensee's practice under
2     this Act.
3         (13) A finding by the Board that the licensee, after
4     having his or her license placed on probationary status has
5     violated the terms of probation.
6         (14) Willfully making or filing false records or
7     reports, including but not limited to, false records or
8     reports filed with State agencies or departments.
9         (15) Physical illness, including but not limited to,
10     deterioration through the aging process, mental illness or
11     disability that results in the inability to practice the
12     profession with reasonable judgment, skill and safety.
13         (16) Willfully failing to report an instance of
14     suspected child abuse or neglect as required by the Abused
15     and Neglected Child Reporting 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 an abused child or
21     neglected child as defined in the Abused and Neglected
22     Child Reporting Act.
23         (18) Violation of the Health Care Worker Self-Referral
24     Act.
25         (19) Making a material misstatement in furnishing
26     information to the Department, any other State or federal

 

 

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1     agency, or any other entity.
2         (20) Failing to report to the Department any adverse
3     judgment, settlement, or award arising from a liability
4     claim related to an act or conduct similar to an act or
5     conduct that would constitute grounds for action as set
6     forth in this Section.
7         (21) Failing to report to the Department any adverse
8     final action taken against a licensee or applicant by
9     another licensing jurisdiction, including any other state
10     or territory of the United States or any foreign state or
11     country, or any peer review body, health care institution,
12     professional society or association related to the
13     profession, governmental agency, law enforcement agency,
14     or court for an act or conduct similar to an act or conduct
15     that would constitute grounds for disciplinary action as
16     set forth in this Section.
17     The entry of an order by any circuit court establishing
18 that any person holding a license under this Act is subject to
19 involuntary admission or judicial admission as provided for in
20 the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code,
21 operates as an automatic suspension of that license. That
22 person may have his or her license restored only upon the
23 determination by a circuit court that the patient is no longer
24 subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission and the
25 issuance of an order so finding and discharging the patient and
26 upon the Board's recommendation to the Department that the

 

 

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1 license be restored. Where the circumstances so indicate, the
2 Board may recommend to the Department that it require an
3 examination prior to restoring any license so automatically
4 suspended.
5     The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend the
6 license of any person who fails to file a return, or to pay the
7 tax, penalty or interest shown in a filed return, or to pay any
8 final assessment of the tax penalty or interest, as required by
9 any tax Act administered by the Illinois Department of Revenue,
10 until such time as the requirements of any such tax Act are
11 satisfied.
12     In enforcing this Section, the Board upon a showing of a
13 possible violation may compel any person licensed to practice
14 under this Act, or who has applied for licensure or
15 certification pursuant to this Act, to submit to a mental or
16 physical examination, or both, as required by and at the
17 expense of the Department. The examining physicians or clinical
18 psychologists shall be those specifically designated by the
19 Board. The Board or the Department may order the examining
20 physician or clinical psychologist to present testimony
21 concerning this mental or physical examination of the licensee
22 or applicant. No information shall be excluded by reason of any
23 common law or statutory privilege relating to communications
24 between the licensee or applicant and the examining physician
25 or clinical psychologist. The person to be examined may have,
26 at his or her own expense, another physician or clinical

 

 

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1 psychologist of his or her choice present during all aspects of
2 the examination. Failure of any person to submit to a mental or
3 physical examination, when directed, shall be grounds for
4 suspension of a license until the person submits to the
5 examination if the Board finds, after notice and hearing, that
6 the refusal to submit to the examination was without reasonable
7 cause.
8     If the Board finds a person unable to practice because of
9 the reasons set forth in this Section, the Board may require
10 that person to submit to care, counseling or treatment by
11 physicians or clinical psychologists approved or designated by
12 the Board, as a condition, term, or restriction for continued,
13 reinstated, or renewed licensure to practice; or, in lieu of
14 care, counseling or treatment, the Board may recommend to the
15 Department to file a complaint to immediately suspend, revoke
16 or otherwise discipline the license of the person. Any person
17 whose license was granted, continued, reinstated, renewed,
18 disciplined or supervised subject to such terms, conditions or
19 restrictions, and who fails to comply with such terms,
20 conditions or restrictions, shall be referred to the Secretary
21 for a determination as to whether the person shall have his or
22 her license suspended immediately, pending a hearing by the
23 Board.
24     In instances in which the Secretary immediately suspends a
25 person's license under this Section, a hearing on that person's
26 license must be convened by the Board within 15 days after the

 

 

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1 suspension and completed without appreciable delay. The Board
2 shall have the authority to review the subject person's record
3 of treatment and counseling regarding the impairment, to the
4 extent permitted by applicable federal statutes and
5 regulations safeguarding the confidentiality of medical
6 records.
7     A person licensed under this Act and affected under this
8 Section shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to the
9 Board that he or she can resume practice in compliance with
10 acceptable and prevailing standards under the provisions of his
11 or her license.
12 (Source: P.A. 94-870, eff. 6-16-06.)
 
13     Section 15. The Clinical Social Work and Social Work
14 Practice Act is amended by changing Section 19 as follows:
 
15     (225 ILCS 20/19)  (from Ch. 111, par. 6369)
16     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
17     Sec. 19. Grounds for disciplinary action.
18     (1) The Department may refuse to issue, refuse to renew,
19 suspend, or revoke any license, or may place on probation,
20 censure, reprimand, or take other disciplinary or
21 non-disciplinary action deemed appropriate by the Department,
22 including the imposition of fines not to exceed $10,000 for
23 each violation, with regard to any license issued under the
24 provisions of this Act for any one or a combination of the

 

 

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1 following reasons:
2         (a) material misstatements of fact in furnishing
3     information to the Department or to any other State agency
4     or in furnishing information to any insurance company with
5     respect to a claim on behalf of a licensee or a patient;
6         (b) violations or negligent or intentional disregard
7     of this Act, or any of the rules promulgated hereunder;
8         (c) conviction of or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo
9     contendere to any crime that is a felony under the laws of
10     the United States or any state or territory thereof or that
11     is a misdemeanor, of which an essential element is
12     dishonesty, or any crime that is directly related to the
13     practice of the clinical social work or social work
14     professions;
15         (d) making any misrepresentation for the purpose of
16     obtaining licenses, or violating any provision of this Act
17     or any of the rules promulgated hereunder;
18         (e) professional incompetence;
19         (f) malpractice;
20         (g) aiding or assisting another person in violating any
21     provision or this Act or any rules;
22         (h) failing to provide information within 30 days in
23     response to a written request made by the Department;
24         (i) engaging in dishonorable, unethical or
25     unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
26     defraud or harm the public as defined by the rules of the

 

 

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1     Department, or violating the rules of professional conduct
2     adopted by the Board and published by the Department;
3         (j) habitual or excessive use or addiction to alcohol,
4     narcotics, stimulants, or any other chemical agent or drug
5     that results in a clinical social worker's or social
6     worker's inability to practice with reasonable judgment,
7     skill, or safety;
8         (k) discipline by another jurisdiction, if at least one
9     of the grounds for the discipline is the same or
10     substantially equivalent to those set forth in this
11     Section;
12         (l) directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from
13     any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association
14     any fee, commission, rebate or other form of compensation
15     for any professional service not actually rendered.
16     Nothing in this paragraph (l) prohibits contractual or
17     employment arrangements with health care professionals or
18     providers, such as physicians, physician practices,
19     hospitals, long-term care facilities, clinics, or other
20     entities, except as otherwise prohibited by law.
21     Contractual and employment arrangements with health care
22     professionals or providers may include arrangements for
23     compensation, use of space, staff, equipment, health
24     insurance, pension, or other benefits for the provision of
25     services within the scope of the licensee's practice under
26     this Act;

 

 

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1         (m) a finding by the Board that the licensee, after
2     having the license placed on probationary status, has
3     violated the terms of probation;
4         (n) abandonment, without cause, of a client;
5         (o) wilfully filing false reports relating to a
6     licensee's practice, including but not limited to false
7     records filed with Federal or State agencies or
8     departments;
9         (p) wilfully failing to report an instance of suspected
10     child abuse or neglect as required by the Abused and
11     Neglected Child Reporting Act;
12         (q) being named as a perpetrator in an indicated report
13     by the Department of Children and Family Services under the
14     Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act, and upon proof by
15     clear and convincing evidence that the licensee has caused
16     a child to be or failed to take reasonable steps to prevent
17     a child from being an abused child or neglected child as
18     defined in the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act;
19         (r) physical illness, mental illness, or any other
20     impairment or disability, including, but not limited to,
21     deterioration through the aging process, or loss of motor
22     skills that results in the inability to practice the
23     profession with reasonable judgment, skill or safety;
24         (s) solicitation of professional services by using
25     false or misleading advertising; or
26         (t) violation of the Health Care Worker Self-Referral

 

 

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1     Act.
2     (2) (Blank).
3     (3) The determination by a court that a licensee is subject
4 to involuntary admission or judicial admission as provided in
5 the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code, will
6 result in an automatic suspension of his license. Such
7 suspension will end upon a finding by a court that the licensee
8 is no longer subject to involuntary admission or judicial
9 admission and issues an order so finding and discharging the
10 patient, and upon the recommendation of the Board to the
11 Secretary that the licensee be allowed to resume professional
12 practice.
13     (4) The Department may refuse to issue or renew or may
14 suspend the license of a person who (i) fails to file a return,
15 pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed return, or
16 pay any final assessment of tax, penalty, or interest, as
17 required by any tax Act administered by the Department of
18 Revenue, until the requirements of the tax Act are satisfied or
19 (ii) has failed to pay any court-ordered child support as
20 determined by a court order or by referral from the Department
21 of Healthcare and Family Services.
22     (5) In enforcing this Section, the Board upon a showing of
23 a possible violation may compel a person licensed to practice
24 under this Act, or who has applied for licensure or
25 certification pursuant to this Act, to submit to a mental or
26 physical examination, or both, as required by and at the

 

 

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1 expense of the Department. The examining physicians shall be
2 those specifically designated by the Board. The Board or the
3 Department may order the examining physician to present
4 testimony concerning this mental or physical examination of the
5 licensee or applicant. No information shall be excluded by
6 reason of any common law or statutory privilege relating to
7 communications between the licensee or applicant and the
8 examining physician. The person to be examined may have, at his
9 or her own expense, another physician of his or her choice
10 present during all aspects of the examination. Failure of any
11 person to submit to a mental or physical examination, when
12 directed, shall be grounds for suspension of a license until
13 the person submits to the examination if the Board finds, after
14 notice and hearing, that the refusal to submit to the
15 examination was without reasonable cause.
16     If the Board finds a person unable to practice because of
17 the reasons set forth in this Section, the Board may require
18 that person to submit to care, counseling, or treatment by
19 physicians approved or designated by the Board, as a condition,
20 term, or restriction for continued, reinstated, or renewed
21 licensure to practice; or, in lieu of care, counseling or
22 treatment, the Board may recommend to the Department to file a
23 complaint to immediately suspend, revoke or otherwise
24 discipline the license of the person. Any person whose license
25 was granted, continued, reinstated, renewed, disciplined or
26 supervised subject to such terms, conditions or restrictions,

 

 

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1 and who fails to comply with such terms, conditions, or
2 restrictions, shall be referred to the Secretary for a
3 determination as to whether the person shall have his or her
4 license suspended immediately, pending a hearing by the Board.
5     In instances in which the Secretary immediately suspends a
6 person's license under this Section, a hearing on that person's
7 license must be convened by the Board within 30 days after the
8 suspension and completed without appreciable delay. The Board
9 shall have the authority to review the subject person's record
10 of treatment and counseling regarding the impairment, to the
11 extent permitted by applicable federal statutes and
12 regulations safeguarding the confidentiality of medical
13 records.
14     A person licensed under this Act and affected under this
15 Section shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to the
16 Board that he or she can resume practice in compliance with
17 acceptable and prevailing standards under the provisions of his
18 or her license.
19 (Source: P.A. 95-687, eff. 10-23-07.)
 
20     Section 20. The Illinois Dental Practice Act is amended by
21 changing Section 23 as follows:
 
22     (225 ILCS 25/23)  (from Ch. 111, par. 2323)
23     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)
24     Sec. 23. Refusal, revocation or suspension of dental

 

 

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1 licenses. The Department may refuse to issue or renew, or may
2 revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand or take other
3 disciplinary action as the Department may deem proper,
4 including fines not to exceed $10,000 per violation, with
5 regard to any license for any one or any combination of the
6 following causes:
7         1. Fraud in procuring the license.
8         2. Habitual intoxication or addiction to the use of
9     drugs.
10         3. Willful or repeated violations of the rules of the
11     Department of Public Health or Department of Nuclear
12     Safety.
13         4. Acceptance of a fee for service as a witness,
14     without the knowledge of the court, in addition to the fee
15     allowed by the court.
16         5. Division of fees or agreeing to split or divide the
17     fees received for dental services with any person for
18     bringing or referring a patient, except in regard to
19     referral services as provided for under Section 45, or
20     assisting in the care or treatment of a patient, without
21     the knowledge of the patient or his legal representative.
22     Nothing in this item 5 prohibits contractual or employment
23     arrangements with health care professionals or providers,
24     such as physicians, physician practices, hospitals,
25     long-term care facilities, clinics, or other entities,
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1     employment arrangements with health care professionals or
2     providers may include arrangements for compensation, use
3     of space, staff, equipment, health insurance, pension, or
4     other benefits for the provision of services within the
5     scope of the licensee's practice under this Act.
6         6. Employing, procuring, inducing, aiding or abetting
7     a person not licensed or registered as a dentist to engage
8     in the practice of dentistry. The person practiced upon is
9     not an accomplice, employer, procurer, inducer, aider, or
10     abetter within the meaning of this Act.
11         7. Making any misrepresentations or false promises,
12     directly or indirectly, to influence, persuade or induce
13     dental patronage.
14         8. Professional connection or association with or
15     lending his name to another for the illegal practice of
16     dentistry by another, or professional connection or
17     association with any person, firm or corporation holding
18     himself, herself, themselves, or itself out in any manner
19     contrary to this Act.
20         9. Obtaining or seeking to obtain practice, money, or
21     any other things of value by false or fraudulent
22     representations, but not limited to, engaging in such
23     fraudulent practice to defraud the medical assistance
24     program of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services
25     (formerly Department of Public Aid).
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1         11. Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
2     unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
3     defraud, or harm the public.
4         12. Conviction in this or another State of any crime
5     which is a felony under the laws of this State or
6     conviction of a felony in a federal court, conviction of a
7     misdemeanor, an essential element of which is dishonesty,
8     or conviction of any crime which is directly related to the
9     practice of dentistry or dental hygiene.
10         13. Permitting a dental hygienist, dental assistant or
11     other person under his or her supervision to perform any
12     operation not authorized by this Act.
13         14. Permitting more than 4 dental hygienists to be
14     employed under his supervision at any one time.
15         15. A violation of any provision of this Act or any
16     rules promulgated under this Act.
17         16. Taking impressions for or using the services of any
18     person, firm or corporation violating this Act.
19         17. Violating any provision of Section 45 relating to
20     advertising.
21         18. Discipline by another U.S. jurisdiction or foreign
22     nation, if at least one of the grounds for the discipline
23     is the same or substantially equivalent to those set forth
24     within this Act.
25         19. Willfully failing to report an instance of
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1     and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
2         20. Gross or repeated malpractice resulting in injury
3     or death of a patient.
4         21. The use or prescription for use of narcotics or
5     controlled substances or designated products as listed in
6     the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, in any way other
7     than for therapeutic purposes.
8         22. Willfully making or filing false records or reports
9     in his practice as a dentist, including, but not limited
10     to, false records to support claims against the dental
11     assistance program of the Department of Healthcare and
12     Family Services (formerly Illinois Department of Public
13     Aid).
14         23. Professional incompetence as manifested by poor
15     standards of care.
16         24. Physical or mental illness, including, but not
17     limited to, deterioration through the aging process, or
18     loss of motor skills which results in a dentist's inability
19     to practice dentistry with reasonable judgment, skill or
20     safety. In enforcing this paragraph, the Department may
21     compel a person licensed to practice under this Act to
22     submit to a mental or physical examination pursuant to the
23     terms and conditions of Section 23b.
24         25. Repeated irregularities in billing a third party
25     for services rendered to a patient. For purposes of this
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1             (a) Reporting excessive charges for the purpose of
2         obtaining a total payment in excess of that usually
3         received by the dentist for the services rendered.
4             (b) Reporting charges for services not rendered.
5             (c) Incorrectly reporting services rendered for
6         the purpose of obtaining payment not earned.
7         26. Continuing the active practice of dentistry while
8     knowingly having any infectious, communicable, or
9     contagious disease proscribed by rule or regulation of the
10     Department.
11         27. Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated report
12     by the Department of Children and Family Services pursuant
13     to the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act, and upon
14     proof by clear and convincing evidence that the licensee
15     has caused a child to be an abused child or neglected child
16     as defined in the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
17         28. Violating the Health Care Worker Self-Referral
18     Act.
19         29. Abandonment of a patient.
20         30. Mental incompetency as declared by a court of
21     competent jurisdiction.
22     All proceedings to suspend, revoke, place on probationary
23 status, or take any other disciplinary action as the Department
24 may deem proper, with regard to a license on any of the
25 foregoing grounds, must be commenced within 3 years after
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1 commission of or notice of the conviction order for any of the
2 acts described herein. Except for fraud in procuring a license,
3 no action shall be commenced more than 5 years after the date
4 of the incident or act alleged to have violated this Section.
5 The time during which the holder of the license was outside the
6 State of Illinois shall not be included within any period of
7 time limiting the commencement of disciplinary action by the
8 Department.
9     The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend the
10 license of any person who fails to file a return, or to pay the
11 tax, penalty or interest shown in a filed return, or to pay any
12 final assessment of tax, penalty or interest, as required by
13 any tax Act administered by the Illinois Department of Revenue,
14 until such time as the requirements of any such tax Act are
15 satisfied.
16 (Source: P.A. 94-1014, eff. 7-7-06.)
 
17     Section 25. The Dietetic and Nutrition Services Practice
18 Act is amended by changing Section 95 as follows:
 
19     (225 ILCS 30/95)  (from Ch. 111, par. 8401-95)
20     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
21     Sec. 95. Grounds for discipline.
22     (1) The Department may refuse to issue or renew, or may
23 revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand, or take other
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1 including fines not to exceed $1000 for each violation, with
2 regard to any license or certificate for any one or combination
3 of the following causes:
4         (a) Material misstatement in furnishing information to
5     the Department.
6         (b) Violations of this Act or its rules.
7         (c) Conviction of any crime under the laws of the
8     United States or any state or territory thereof that is (i)
9     a felony; (ii) a misdemeanor, an essential element of which
10     is dishonesty; or (iii) a crime that is directly related to
11     the practice of the profession.
12         (d) Making any misrepresentation for the purpose of
13     obtaining licensure or violating any provision of this Act.
14         (e) Professional incompetence or gross negligence.
15         (f) Malpractice.
16         (g) Aiding or assisting another person in violating any
17     provision of this Act or its rules.
18         (h) Failing to provide information within 60 days in
19     response to a written request made by the Department.
20         (i) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical or
21     unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
22     defraud, or harm the public.
23         (j) Habitual or excessive use or addiction to alcohol,
24     narcotics, stimulants, or any other chemical agent or drug
25     that results in the inability to practice with reasonable
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1         (k) Discipline by another state, territory, or country
2     if at least one of the grounds for the discipline is the
3     same or substantially equivalent to those set forth in this
4     Act.
5         (l) Directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from
6     any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association
7     any fee, commission, rebate, or other form of compensation
8     for any professional services not actually or personally
9     rendered. Nothing in this paragraph (l) prohibits
10     contractual or employment arrangements with health care
11     professionals or providers, such as physicians, physician
12     practices, hospitals, long-term care facilities, clinics,
13     or other entities, except as otherwise prohibited by law.
14     Contractual and employment arrangements with health care
15     professionals or providers may include arrangements for
16     compensation, use of space, staff, equipment, health
17     insurance, pension, or other benefits for the provision of
18     services within the scope of the licensee's practice under
19     this Act.
20         (m) A finding by the Department that the licensee,
21     after having his or her license placed on probationary
22     status, has violated the terms of probation.
23         (n) Conviction by any court of competent jurisdiction,
24     either within or outside this State, of any violation of
25     any law governing the practice of dietetics or nutrition
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1     investigation, that the person has not been sufficiently
2     rehabilitated to warrant the public trust.
3         (o) A finding that licensure has been applied for or
4     obtained by fraudulent means.
5         (p) Practicing or attempting to practice under a name
6     other than the full name as shown on the license or any
7     other legally authorized name.
8         (q) Gross and willful overcharging for professional
9     services including filing statements for collection of
10     fees or monies for which services are not rendered.
11         (r) Failure to (i) file a return, (ii) pay the tax,
12     penalty or interest shown in a filed return, or (iii) pay
13     any final assessment of tax, penalty or interest, as
14     required by any tax Act administered by the Illinois
15     Department of Revenue, until the requirements of any such
16     tax Act are satisfied.
17         (s) Willfully failing to report an instance of
18     suspected child abuse or neglect as required by the Abused
19     and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
20     (2) In enforcing this Section, the Board, upon a showing of
21 a possible violation, may compel a licensee or applicant to
22 submit to a mental or physical examination, or both, as
23 required by and at the expense of the Department. The examining
24 physician shall be specifically designated by the Board. The
25 Board or the Department may order the examining physician to
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1 examination of a licensee or applicant. No information may be
2 excluded by reason of any common law or statutory privilege
3 relating to communications between a licensee or applicant and
4 the examining physician. An individual to be examined may have,
5 at his or her own expense, another physician of his or her
6 choice present during all aspects of the examination. Failure
7 of an individual to submit to a mental or physical examination,
8 when directed, is grounds for suspension of his or her license.
9 The license must remain suspended until the time that the
10 individual submits to the examination or the Board finds, after
11 notice and a hearing, that the refusal to submit to the
12 examination was with reasonable cause. If the Board finds that
13 an individual is unable to practice because of the reasons set
14 forth in this Section, the Board must require the individual to
15 submit to care, counseling, or treatment by a physician
16 approved by the Board, as a condition, term, or restriction for
17 continued, reinstated, or renewed licensure to practice. In
18 lieu of care, counseling, or treatment, the Board may recommend
19 that the Department file a complaint to immediately suspend or
20 revoke the license of the individual or otherwise discipline
21 him or her. Any individual whose license was granted,
22 continued, reinstated, or renewed subject to conditions,
23 terms, or restrictions, as provided for in this Section, or any
24 individual who was disciplined or placed on supervision
25 pursuant to this Section must be referred to the Director for a
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1 her license suspended immediately, pending a hearing by the
2 Board.
3     The Department shall deny any license or renewal under this
4 Act to any person who has defaulted on an educational loan
5 guaranteed by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission;
6 however, the Department may issue a license or renewal if the
7 person in default has established a satisfactory repayment
8 record as determined by the Illinois Student Assistance
9 Commission.
10     The determination by a circuit court that a registrant is
11 subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission as
12 provided in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
13 Code operates as an automatic suspension. This suspension will
14 end only upon a finding by a court that the patient is no
15 longer subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission,
16 the issuance of an order so finding and discharging the
17 patient, and the recommendation of the Board to the Director
18 that the registrant be allowed to resume practice.
19 (Source: P.A. 92-642, eff. 10-31-03.)
 
20     Section 30. The Hearing Instrument Consumer Protection Act
21 is amended by changing Section 18 as follows:
 
22     (225 ILCS 50/18)  (from Ch. 111, par. 7418)
23     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)
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1 refuse to issue or renew a license or it may revoke, suspend,
2 place on probation, censure, fine, or reprimand a licensee for
3 any of the following:
4     (a) Material misstatement in furnishing information to the
5 Department or to any other State or federal agency.
6     (b) Violations of this Act, or the rules promulgated
7 hereunder.
8     (c) Conviction of any crime under the laws of the United
9 States or any state or territory thereof which is a felony or
10 misdemeanor, an essential element of dishonesty, or of any
11 crime which is directly related to the practice of the
12 profession.
13     (d) Making any misrepresentation for the purpose of
14 obtaining a license or renewing a license, including
15 falsification of the continuing education requirement.
16     (e) Professional incompetence.
17     (f) Malpractice.
18     (g) Aiding or assisting another person in violating any
19 provision of this Act or the rules promulgated hereunder.
20     (h) Failing, within 30 days, to provide in writing
21 information in response to a written request made by the
22 Department.
23     (i) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical or unprofessional
24 conduct which is likely to deceive, defraud or harm the public.
25     (j) Knowingly employing, directly or indirectly, any
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1 by this Act.
2     (k) Habitual intoxication or addiction to the use of drugs.
3     (l) Discipline by another state, the District of Columbia,
4 territory, or a foreign nation, if at least one of the grounds
5 for the discipline is the same or substantially equivalent to
6 those set forth herein.
7     (m) Directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from any
8 person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association any
9 fee, commission, rebate, or other form of compensation for any
10 service not actually rendered. Nothing in this paragraph (m)
11 prohibits contractual or employment arrangements with health
12 care professionals or providers, such as physicians, physician
13 practices, hospitals, long-term care facilities, clinics, or
14 other entities, except as otherwise prohibited by law.
15 Contractual and employment arrangements with health care
16 professionals or providers may include arrangements for
17 compensation, use of space, staff, equipment, health
18 insurance, pension, or other benefits for the provision of
19 services within the scope of the licensee's practice under this
20 Act.
21     (n) A finding by the Board that the licensee, after having
22 his or her license placed on probationary status has violated
23 the terms or probation.
24     (o) Willfully making or filing false records or reports.
25     (p) Willfully failing to report an instance of suspected
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1 Child Reporting Act.
2     (q) Physical illness, including but not limited to,
3 deterioration through the aging process, or loss of motor skill
4 which results in the inability to practice the profession with
5 reasonable judgement, skill or safety.
6     (r) Solicitation of services or products by advertising
7 that is false or misleading. An advertisement is false or
8 misleading if it:
9         (1) contains an intentional misrepresentation of fact;
10         (2) contains a false statement as to the licensee's
11     professional achievements, education, skills, or
12     qualifications in the hearing instrument dispensing
13     profession;
14         (3) makes a partial disclosure of a relevant fact,
15     including:
16             (i) the advertisement of a discounted price of an
17         item without identifying in the advertisement or at the
18         location of the item either the specific product being
19         offered at the discounted price or the usual price of
20         the item; and
21             (ii) the advertisement of the price of a
22         specifically identified hearing instrument if more
23         than one hearing instrument appears in the same
24         advertisement without an accompanying price;
25         (4) contains a representation that a product
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1     offered by the manufacturer to the general public in this
2     State not less than 12 months before the date of the
3     advertisement;
4         (5) contains any other representation, statement, or
5     claim that is inherently misleading or deceptive; or
6         (6) contains information that the licensee
7     manufactures hearing instruments at the licensee's office
8     location unless the following statement includes a
9     statement disclosing that the instruments are manufactured
10     by a specified manufacturer and assembled by the licensee.
11     (s) Participating in subterfuge or misrepresentation in
12 the fitting or servicing of a hearing instrument.
13     (t) (Blank).
14     (u) Representing that the service of a licensed physician
15 or other health professional will be used or made available in
16 the fitting, adjustment, maintenance, or repair of hearing
17 instruments when that is not true, or using the words "doctor",
18 "audiologist", "clinic", "Clinical Audiologist", "Certified
19 Hearing Aid Audiologist", "State Licensed", "State Certified",
20 "Hearing Care Professional", "Licensed Hearing Instrument
21 Dispenser", "Licensed Hearing Aid Dispenser", "Board Certified
22 Hearing Instrument Specialist", "Hearing Instrument
23 Specialist", "Licensed Audiologist", or any other term,
24 abbreviation or symbol which would give the impression that
25 service is being provided by persons who are licensed or
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1 holding the license has been recommended by a governmental
2 agency or health provider, when such is not the case.
3     (v) Advertising a manufacturer's product or using a
4 manufacturer's name or trademark implying a relationship which
5 does not exist.
6     (w) Directly or indirectly giving or offering anything of
7 value to any person who advises another in a professional
8 capacity, as an inducement to influence the purchase of a
9 product sold or offered for sale by a hearing instrument
10 dispenser or influencing persons to refrain from dealing in the
11 products of competitors.
12     (x) Conducting business while suffering from a contagious
13 disease.
14     (y) Engaging in the fitting or sale of hearing instruments
15 under a name with fraudulent intent.
16     (z) Dispensing a hearing instrument to a person who has not
17 been given tests utilizing appropriate established procedures
18 and instrumentation in the fitting of hearing instruments,
19 except where there is the replacement of a hearing instrument,
20 of the same make and model within one year of the dispensing of
21 the original hearing instrument.
22     (aa) Unavailability or unwillingness to adequately provide
23 for service or repair of hearing instruments fitted and sold by
24 the dispenser.
25     (bb) Violating the regulations of the Federal Food and Drug
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1 hearing instruments.
2     (cc) Violating any provision of the Consumer Fraud and
3 Deceptive Business Practices Act.
4     (dd) Violating the Health Care Worker Self-Referral Act.
5 The Department, with the approval of the Board, may impose a
6 fine not to exceed $1,000 plus costs for the first violation
7 and not to exceed $5,000 plus costs for each subsequent
8 violation of this Act, and the rules promulgated hereunder, on
9 any person or entity described in this Act. Such fine may be
10 imposed as an alternative to any other disciplinary measure,
11 except for probation. The imposition by the Department of a
12 fine for any violation does not bar the violation from being
13 alleged in subsequent disciplinary proceedings. Such fines
14 shall be deposited in the Fund.
15 (Source: P.A. 89-72, eff. 12-31-95.)
 
16     Section 35. The Marriage and Family Therapy Licensing Act
17 is amended by changing Section 85 as follows:
 
18     (225 ILCS 55/85)  (from Ch. 111, par. 8351-85)
19     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
20     Sec. 85. Refusal, revocation, or suspension.
21     (a) The Department may refuse to issue or renew, or may
22 revoke a license, or may suspend, place on probation, fine, or
23 take any disciplinary or non-disciplinary action as the
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1 $10,000 for each violation, with regard to any licensee for any
2 one or combination of the following causes:
3         (1) Material misstatement in furnishing information to
4     the Department.
5         (2) Violations of this Act or its rules.
6         (3) Conviction of or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo
7     contendere to any crime that is a felony under the laws of
8     the United States or any state or territory thereof or a
9     misdemeanor of which an essential element is dishonesty or
10     that is directly related to the practice of the profession.
11         (4) Making any misrepresentation for the purpose of
12     obtaining a license or violating any provision of this Act
13     or its rules.
14         (5) Professional incompetence.
15         (6) Gross negligence.
16         (7) Aiding or assisting another person in violating any
17     provision of this Act or its rules.
18         (8) Failing, within 30 days, to provide information in
19     response to a written request made by the Department.
20         (9) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
21     unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
22     defraud or harm the public as defined by the rules of the
23     Department, or violating the rules of professional conduct
24     adopted by the Board and published by the Department.
25         (10) Habitual or excessive use or addiction to alcohol,
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1     that results in the inability to practice with reasonable
2     judgment, skill, or safety.
3         (11) Discipline by another state, territory, or
4     country if at least one of the grounds for the discipline
5     is the same or substantially equivalent to those set forth
6     in this Act.
7         (12) Directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from
8     any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association
9     any fee, commission, rebate, or other form of compensation
10     for any professional services not actually or personally
11     rendered. Nothing in this paragraph (12) prohibits
12     contractual or employment arrangements with health care
13     professionals or providers, such as physicians, physician
14     practices, hospitals, long-term care facilities, clinics,
15     or other entities, except as otherwise prohibited by law.
16     Contractual and employment arrangements with health care
17     professionals or providers may include arrangements for
18     compensation, use of space, staff, equipment, health
19     insurance, pension, or other benefits for the provision of
20     services within the scope of the licensee's practice under
21     this Act.
22         (13) A finding by the Department that the licensee,
23     after having his or her license placed on probationary
24     status, has violated the terms of probation.
25         (14) Abandonment of a patient without cause.
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1     reports relating to a licensee's practice, including but
2     not limited to false records filed with State agencies or
3     departments.
4         (16) Wilfully failing to report an instance of
5     suspected child abuse or neglect as required by the Abused
6     and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
7         (17) Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated
8     report by the Department of Children and Family Services
9     under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act and upon
10     proof by clear and convincing evidence that the licensee
11     has caused a child to be an abused child or neglected child
12     as defined in the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
13         (18) Physical illness or mental illness or impairment,
14     including, but not limited to, deterioration through the
15     aging process or loss of motor skill that results in the
16     inability to practice the profession with reasonable
17     judgment, skill, or safety.
18         (19) Solicitation of professional services by using
19     false or misleading advertising.
20         (20) A finding that licensure has been applied for or
21     obtained by fraudulent means.
22         (21) Practicing or attempting to practice under a name
23     other than the full name as shown on the license or any
24     other legally authorized name.
25         (22) Gross overcharging for professional services
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1     moneys for which services are not rendered.
2     (b) The Department shall deny any application for a license
3 or renewal, without hearing, under this Act to any person who
4 has defaulted on an educational loan guaranteed by the Illinois
5 Student Assistance Commission; however, the Department may
6 issue a license or renewal if the person in default has
7 established a satisfactory repayment record as determined by
8 the Illinois Student Assistance Commission.
9     (c) The determination by a circuit court that a licensee is
10 subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission, as
11 provided in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
12 Code, operates as an automatic suspension. The suspension will
13 terminate only upon a finding by a court that the patient is no
14 longer subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission
15 and the issuance of an order so finding and discharging the
16 patient, and upon the recommendation of the Board to the
17 Secretary that the licensee be allowed to resume his or her
18 practice as a licensed marriage and family therapist or an
19 associate marriage and family therapist.
20     (d) The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend the
21 license of any person who fails to file a return, pay the tax,
22 penalty, or interest shown in a filed return or pay any final
23 assessment of tax, penalty, or interest, as required by any tax
24 Act administered by the Illinois Department of Revenue, until
25 the time the requirements of the tax Act are satisfied.
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1 a showing of a possible violation may compel an individual
2 licensed to practice under this Act, or who has applied for
3 licensure under this Act, to submit to a mental or physical
4 examination, or both, as required by and at the expense of the
5 Department. The Department or Board may order the examining
6 physician to present testimony concerning the mental or
7 physical examination of the licensee or applicant. No
8 information shall be excluded by reason of any common law or
9 statutory privilege relating to communications between the
10 licensee or applicant and the examining physician. The
11 examining physicians shall be specifically designated by the
12 Board or Department. The individual to be examined may have, at
13 his or her own expense, another physician of his or her choice
14 present during all aspects of this examination. Failure of an
15 individual to submit to a mental or physical examination, when
16 directed, shall be grounds for suspension of his or her license
17 until the individual submits to the examination if the
18 Department finds, after notice and hearing, that the refusal to
19 submit to the examination was without reasonable cause.
20     If the Department or Board finds an individual unable to
21 practice because of the reasons set forth in this Section, the
22 Department or Board may require that individual to submit to
23 care, counseling, or treatment by physicians approved or
24 designated by the Department or Board, as a condition, term, or
25 restriction for continued, reinstated, or renewed licensure to
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1 Department may file, or the Board may recommend to the
2 Department to file, a complaint to immediately suspend, revoke,
3 or otherwise discipline the license of the individual. An
4 individual whose license was granted, continued, reinstated,
5 renewed, disciplined or supervised subject to such terms,
6 conditions, or restrictions, and who fails to comply with such
7 terms, conditions, or restrictions, shall be referred to the
8 Secretary for a determination as to whether the individual
9 shall have his or her license suspended immediately, pending a
10 hearing by the Department.
11     In instances in which the Secretary immediately suspends a
12 person's license under this Section, a hearing on that person's
13 license must be convened by the Department within 30 days after
14 the suspension and completed without appreciable delay. The
15 Department and Board shall have the authority to review the
16 subject individual's record of treatment and counseling
17 regarding the impairment to the extent permitted by applicable
18 federal statutes and regulations safeguarding the
19 confidentiality of medical records.
20     An individual licensed under this Act and affected under
21 this Section shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to
22 the Department or Board that he or she can resume practice in
23 compliance with acceptable and prevailing standards under the
24 provisions of his or her license.
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1     Section 40. The Medical Practice Act of 1987 is amended by
2 adding Section 22.3 as follows:
 
3     (225 ILCS 60/22.3 new)
4     Sec. 22.3. Employment of allied health care personnel.
5 Nothing in this Act prohibits physicians, physician practices,
6 or entities authorized by law to employ physicians from also
7 employing other licensed health care workers and other persons.
 
8     Section 45. The Naprapathic Practice Act is amended by
9 changing Section 110 as follows:
 
10     (225 ILCS 63/110)
11     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
12     Sec. 110. Grounds for disciplinary action; refusal,
13 revocation, suspension.
14     (a) The Department may refuse to issue or to renew, or may
15 revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand or take other
16 disciplinary action as the Department may deem proper,
17 including fines not to exceed $5,000 for each violation, with
18 regard to any licensee or license for any one or combination of
19 the following causes:
20         (1) Violations of this Act or its rules.
21         (2) Material misstatement in furnishing information to
22     the Department.
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1     jurisdiction that is (i) a felony, (ii) a misdemeanor, an
2     essential element of which is dishonesty, or (iii) directly
3     related to the practice of the profession.
4         (4) Making any misrepresentation for the purpose of
5     obtaining a license.
6         (5) Professional incompetence or gross negligence.
7         (6) Gross malpractice.
8         (7) Aiding or assisting another person in violating any
9     provision of this Act or its rules.
10         (8) Failing to provide information within 60 days in
11     response to a written request made by the Department.
12         (9) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
13     unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
14     defraud, or harm the public.
15         (10) Habitual or excessive use or addiction to alcohol,
16     narcotics, stimulants, or any other chemical agent or drug
17     that results in the inability to practice with reasonable
18     judgment, skill, or safety.
19         (11) Discipline by another U.S. jurisdiction or
20     foreign nation if at least one of the grounds for the
21     discipline is the same or substantially equivalent to those
22     set forth in this Act.
23         (12) Directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from
24     any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association
25     any fee, commission, rebate, or other form of compensation
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1     rendered. This shall not be deemed to include rent or other
2     remunerations paid to an individual, partnership, or
3     corporation by a naprapath for the lease, rental, or use of
4     space, owned or controlled by the individual, partnership,
5     corporation, or association. Nothing in this paragraph
6     (12) prohibits contractual or employment arrangements with
7     health care professionals or providers, such as
8     physicians, physician practices, hospitals, long-term care
9     facilities, clinics, or other entities, except as
10     otherwise prohibited by law. Contractual and employment
11     arrangements with health care professionals or providers
12     may include arrangements for compensation, use of space,
13     staff, equipment, health insurance, pension, or other
14     benefits for the provision of services within the scope of
15     the licensee's practice under this Act.
16         (13) Using the title "Doctor" or its abbreviation
17     without further clarifying that title or abbreviation with
18     the word "naprapath" or "naprapathy" or the designation
19     "D.N.".
20         (14) A finding by the Department that the licensee,
21     after having his or her license placed on probationary
22     status, has violated the terms of probation.
23         (15) Abandonment of a patient without cause.
24         (16) Willfully making or filing false records or
25     reports relating to a licensee's practice, including but
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1     departments.
2         (17) Willfully failing to report an instance of
3     suspected child abuse or neglect as required by the Abused
4     and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
5         (18) Physical illness, including but not limited to,
6     deterioration through the aging process or loss of motor
7     skill that results in the inability to practice the
8     profession with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety.
9         (19) Solicitation of professional services by means
10     other than permitted advertising.
11         (20) Failure to provide a patient with a copy of his or
12     her record upon the written request of the patient.
13         (21) Conviction by any court of competent
14     jurisdiction, either within or without this State, of any
15     violation of any law governing the practice of naprapathy,
16     conviction in this or another state of any crime which is a
17     felony under the laws of this State or conviction of a
18     felony in a federal court, if the Department determines,
19     after investigation, that the person has not been
20     sufficiently rehabilitated to warrant the public trust.
21         (22) A finding that licensure has been applied for or
22     obtained by fraudulent means.
23         (23) Continued practice by a person knowingly having an
24     infectious or contagious disease.
25         (24) Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated
26     report by the Department of Children and Family Services

 

 

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1     under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act and upon
2     proof by clear and convincing evidence that the licensee
3     has caused a child to be an abused child or a neglected
4     child as defined in the Abused and Neglected Child
5     Reporting Act.
6         (25) Practicing or attempting to practice under a name
7     other than the full name shown on the license.
8         (26) Immoral conduct in the commission of any act, such
9     as sexual abuse, sexual misconduct, or sexual
10     exploitation, related to the licensee's practice.
11         (27) Maintaining a professional relationship with any
12     person, firm, or corporation when the naprapath knows, or
13     should know, that the person, firm, or corporation is
14     violating this Act.
15         (28) Promotion of the sale of food supplements,
16     devices, appliances, or goods provided for a client or
17     patient in such manner as to exploit the patient or client
18     for financial gain of the licensee.
19         (29) Having treated ailments of human beings other than
20     by the practice of naprapathy as defined in this Act, or
21     having treated ailments of human beings as a licensed
22     naprapath independent of a documented referral or
23     documented current and relevant diagnosis from a
24     physician, dentist, or podiatrist, or having failed to
25     notify the physician, dentist, or podiatrist who
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1     that the patient is receiving naprapathic treatment
2     pursuant to that diagnosis.
3         (30) Use by a registered naprapath of the word
4     "infirmary", "hospital", "school", "university", in
5     English or any other language, in connection with the place
6     where naprapathy may be practiced or demonstrated.
7         (31) Continuance of a naprapath in the employ of any
8     person, firm, or corporation, or as an assistant to any
9     naprapath or naprapaths, directly or indirectly, after his
10     or her employer or superior has been found guilty of
11     violating or has been enjoined from violating the laws of
12     the State of Illinois relating to the practice of
13     naprapathy when the employer or superior persists in that
14     violation.
15         (32) The performance of naprapathic service in
16     conjunction with a scheme or plan with another person,
17     firm, or corporation known to be advertising in a manner
18     contrary to this Act or otherwise violating the laws of the
19     State of Illinois concerning the practice of naprapathy.
20         (33) Failure to provide satisfactory proof of having
21     participated in approved continuing education programs as
22     determined by the Committee and approved by the Director.
23     Exceptions for extreme hardships are to be defined by the
24     rules of the Department.
25         (34) Willfully making or filing false records or
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1     limited to, false records to support claims against the
2     medical assistance program of the Department of Healthcare
3     and Family Services (formerly Department of Public Aid)
4     under the Illinois Public Aid Code.
5         (35) Gross or willful overcharging for professional
6     services including filing false statements for collection
7     of fees for which services are not rendered, including, but
8     not limited to, filing false statements for collection of
9     monies for services not rendered from the medical
10     assistance program of the Department of Healthcare and
11     Family Services (formerly Department of Public Aid) under
12     the Illinois Public Aid Code.
13         (36) Mental illness, including, but not limited to,
14     deterioration through the aging process or loss of motor
15     skill that results in the inability to practice the
16     profession with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety.
17     The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend the
18 license of any person who fails to (i) file a return or to pay
19 the tax, penalty or interest shown in a filed return or (ii)
20 pay any final assessment of the tax, penalty, or interest as
21 required by any tax Act administered by the Illinois Department
22 of Revenue, until the time that the requirements of that tax
23 Act are satisfied.
24     (b) The determination by a circuit court that a licensee is
25 subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission as
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1 Code operates as an automatic suspension. The suspension will
2 end only upon a finding by a court that the patient is no
3 longer subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission,
4 the issuance of an order so finding and discharging the
5 patient, and the recommendation of the Committee to the
6 Director that the licensee be allowed to resume his or her
7 practice.
8     (c) In enforcing this Section, the Department, upon a
9 showing of a possible violation, may compel any person licensed
10 to practice under this Act or who has applied for licensure or
11 certification pursuant to this Act to submit to a mental or
12 physical examination, or both, as required by and at the
13 expense of the Department. The examining physicians shall be
14 those specifically designated by the Department. The
15 Department may order the examining physician to present
16 testimony concerning this mental or physical examination of the
17 licensee or applicant. No information shall be excluded by
18 reason of any common law or statutory privilege relating to
19 communications between the licensee or applicant and the
20 examining physician. The person to be examined may have, at his
21 or her own expense, another physician of his or her choice
22 present during all aspects of the examination. Failure of any
23 person to submit to a mental or physical examination, when
24 directed, shall be grounds for suspension of a license until
25 the person submits to the examination if the Department finds,
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1 examination was without reasonable cause.
2     If the Department finds an individual unable to practice
3 because of the reasons set forth in this Section, the
4 Department may require that individual to submit to care,
5 counseling, or treatment by physicians approved or designated
6 by the Department, as a condition, term, or restriction for
7 continued, reinstated, or renewed licensure to practice or, in
8 lieu of care, counseling, or treatment, the Department may file
9 a complaint to immediately suspend, revoke, or otherwise
10 discipline the license of the individual.
11     Any person whose license was granted, continued,
12 reinstated, renewed, disciplined, or supervised subject to
13 such terms, conditions, or restrictions and who fails to comply
14 with such terms, conditions, or restrictions shall be referred
15 to the Director for a determination as to whether the person
16 shall have his or her license suspended immediately, pending a
17 hearing by the Department.
18     In instances in which the Director immediately suspends a
19 person's license under this Section, a hearing on that person's
20 license must be convened by the Department within 15 days after
21 the suspension and completed without appreciable delay. The
22 Department shall have the authority to review the subject
23 person's record of treatment and counseling regarding the
24 impairment, to the extent permitted by applicable federal
25 statutes and regulations safeguarding the confidentiality of
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1     A person licensed under this Act and affected under this
2 Section shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to the
3 Department that he or she can resume practice in compliance
4 with acceptable and prevailing standards under the provisions
5 of his or her license.
6 (Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
 
7     Section 50. The Nurse Practice Act is amended by changing
8 Section 70-5 as follows:
 
9     (225 ILCS 65/70-5)   (was 225 ILCS 65/10-45)
10     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
11     Sec. 70-5. Grounds for disciplinary action.
12     (a) The Department may refuse to issue or to renew, or may
13 revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand, or take other
14 disciplinary or non-disciplinary action as the Department may
15 deem appropriate, including fines not to exceed $10,000 per
16 violation, with regard to a license for any one or combination
17 of the causes set forth in subsection (b) below. All fines
18 collected under this Section shall be deposited in the Nursing
19 Dedicated and Professional Fund.
20     (b) Grounds for disciplinary action include the following:
21         (1) Material deception in furnishing information to
22     the Department.
23         (2) Material violations of any provision of this Act or
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1     the Secretary, after consideration of the recommendation
2     of the Board.
3         (3) Conviction by plea of guilty or nolo contendere,
4     finding of guilt, jury verdict, or entry of judgment or by
5     sentencing of any crime, including, but not limited to,
6     convictions, preceding sentences of supervision,
7     conditional discharge, or first offender probation, under
8     the laws of any jurisdiction of the United States: (i) that
9     is a felony; or (ii) that is a misdemeanor, an essential
10     element of which is dishonesty, or that is directly related
11     to the practice of the profession.
12         (4) A pattern of practice or other behavior which
13     demonstrates incapacity or incompetency to practice under
14     this Act.
15         (5) Knowingly aiding or assisting another person in
16     violating any provision of this Act or rules.
17         (6) Failing, within 90 days, to provide a response to a
18     request for information in response to a written request
19     made by the Department by certified mail.
20         (7) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical or
21     unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
22     defraud or harm the public, as defined by rule.
23         (8) Unlawful taking, theft, selling, distributing, or
24     manufacturing of any drug, narcotic, or prescription
25     device.
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1     narcotics, stimulants, or any other chemical agent or drug
2     that could result in a licensee's inability to practice
3     with reasonable judgment, skill or safety.
4         (10) Discipline by another U.S. jurisdiction or
5     foreign nation, if at least one of the grounds for the
6     discipline is the same or substantially equivalent to those
7     set forth in this Section.
8         (11) A finding that the licensee, after having her or
9     his license placed on probationary status or subject to
10     conditions or restrictions, has violated the terms of
11     probation or failed to comply with such terms or
12     conditions.
13         (12) Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated
14     report by the Department of Children and Family Services
15     and under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act, and
16     upon proof by clear and convincing evidence that the
17     licensee has caused a child to be an abused child or
18     neglected child as defined in the Abused and Neglected
19     Child Reporting Act.
20         (13) Willful omission to file or record, or willfully
21     impeding the filing or recording or inducing another person
22     to omit to file or record medical reports as required by
23     law or willfully failing to report an instance of suspected
24     child abuse or neglect as required by the Abused and
25     Neglected Child Reporting Act.
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1     professional, or advanced practice nursing.
2         (15) Holding oneself out to be practicing nursing under
3     any name other than one's own.
4         (16) Failure of a licensee to report to the Department
5     any adverse final action taken against him or her by
6     another licensing jurisdiction of the United States or any
7     foreign state or country, any peer review body, any health
8     care institution, any professional or nursing society or
9     association, any governmental agency, any law enforcement
10     agency, or any court or a nursing liability claim related
11     to acts or conduct similar to acts or conduct that would
12     constitute grounds for action as defined in this Section.
13         (17) Failure of a licensee to report to the Department
14     surrender by the licensee of a license or authorization to
15     practice nursing or advanced practice nursing in another
16     state or jurisdiction or current surrender by the licensee
17     of membership on any nursing staff or in any nursing or
18     advanced practice nursing or professional association or
19     society while under disciplinary investigation by any of
20     those authorities or bodies for acts or conduct similar to
21     acts or conduct that would constitute grounds for action as
22     defined by this Section.
23         (18) Failing, within 60 days, to provide information in
24     response to a written request made by the Department.
25         (19) Failure to establish and maintain records of
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1         (20) Fraud, deceit or misrepresentation in applying
2     for or procuring a license under this Act or in connection
3     with applying for renewal of a license under this Act.
4         (21) Allowing another person or organization to use the
5     licensees' license to deceive the public.
6         (22) Willfully making or filing false records or
7     reports in the licensee's practice, including but not
8     limited to false records to support claims against the
9     medical assistance program of the Department of Healthcare
10     and Family Services (formerly Department of Public Aid)
11     under the Illinois Public Aid Code.
12         (23) Attempting to subvert or cheat on a licensing
13     examination administered under this Act.
14         (24) Immoral conduct in the commission of an act,
15     including, but not limited to, sexual abuse, sexual
16     misconduct, or sexual exploitation, related to the
17     licensee's practice.
18         (25) Willfully or negligently violating the
19     confidentiality between nurse and patient except as
20     required by law.
21         (26) Practicing under a false or assumed name, except
22     as provided by law.
23         (27) The use of any false, fraudulent, or deceptive
24     statement in any document connected with the licensee's
25     practice.
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1     a person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association a
2     fee, commission, rebate, or other form of compensation for
3     professional services not actually or personally rendered.
4     Nothing in this paragraph (28) prohibits contractual or
5     employment arrangements with health care professionals or
6     providers, such as advanced practice nurses, physicians,
7     physician practices, hospitals, long-term care facilities,
8     clinics, or other entities, except as otherwise prohibited
9     by law. Contractual and employment arrangements with
10     health care professionals or providers may include
11     arrangements for compensation, use of space, staff,
12     equipment, health insurance, pension, or other benefits
13     for the provision of services within the scope of the
14     licensee's practice under this Act.
15         (29) A violation of the Health Care Worker
16     Self-Referral Act.
17         (30) Physical illness, including but not limited to
18     deterioration through the aging process or loss of motor
19     skill, mental illness, or disability that results in the
20     inability to practice the profession with reasonable
21     judgment, skill, or safety.
22         (31) Exceeding the terms of a collaborative agreement
23     or the prescriptive authority delegated to a licensee by
24     his or her collaborating physician or podiatrist in
25     guidelines established under a written collaborative
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1         (32) Making a false or misleading statement regarding a
2     licensee's skill or the efficacy or value of the medicine,
3     treatment, or remedy prescribed by him or her in the course
4     of treatment.
5         (33) Prescribing, selling, administering,
6     distributing, giving, or self-administering a drug
7     classified as a controlled substance (designated product)
8     or narcotic for other than medically accepted therapeutic
9     purposes.
10         (34) Promotion of the sale of drugs, devices,
11     appliances, or goods provided for a patient in a manner to
12     exploit the patient for financial gain.
13         (35) Violating State or federal laws, rules, or
14     regulations relating to controlled substances.
15         (36) Willfully or negligently violating the
16     confidentiality between an advanced practice nurse,
17     collaborating physician, dentist, or podiatrist and a
18     patient, except as required by law.
19         (37) A violation of any provision of this Act or any
20     rules promulgated under this Act.
21     (c) The determination by a circuit court that a licensee is
22 subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission as
23 provided in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
24 Code, as amended, operates as an automatic suspension. The
25 suspension will end only upon a finding by a court that the
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1 judicial admission and issues an order so finding and
2 discharging the patient; and upon the recommendation of the
3 Board to the Secretary that the licensee be allowed to resume
4 his or her practice.
5     (d) The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend or
6 otherwise discipline the license of any person who fails to
7 file a return, or to pay the tax, penalty or interest shown in
8 a filed return, or to pay any final assessment of the tax,
9 penalty, or interest as required by any tax Act administered by
10 the Department of Revenue, until such time as the requirements
11 of any such tax Act are satisfied.
12     (e) In enforcing this Act, the Department or Board, upon a
13 showing of a possible violation, may compel an individual
14 licensed to practice under this Act or who has applied for
15 licensure under this Act, to submit to a mental or physical
16 examination, or both, as required by and at the expense of the
17 Department. The Department or Board may order the examining
18 physician to present testimony concerning the mental or
19 physical examination of the licensee or applicant. No
20 information shall be excluded by reason of any common law or
21 statutory privilege relating to communications between the
22 licensee or applicant and the examining physician. The
23 examining physicians shall be specifically designated by the
24 Board or Department. The individual to be examined may have, at
25 his or her own expense, another physician of his or her choice
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1 individual to submit to a mental or physical examination, when
2 directed, shall result in an automatic suspension without
3 hearing.
4     All substance-related violations shall mandate an
5 automatic substance abuse assessment. Failure to submit to an
6 assessment by a licensed physician who is certified as an
7 addictionist or an advanced practice nurse with specialty
8 certification in addictions may be grounds for an automatic
9 suspension, as defined by rule.
10     If the Department or Board finds an individual unable to
11 practice or unfit for duty because of the reasons set forth in
12 this Section, the Department or Board may require that
13 individual to submit to a substance abuse evaluation or
14 treatment by individuals or programs approved or designated by
15 the Department or Board, as a condition, term, or restriction
16 for continued, reinstated, or renewed licensure to practice;
17 or, in lieu of evaluation or treatment, the Department may
18 file, or the Board may recommend to the Department to file, a
19 complaint to immediately suspend, revoke, or otherwise
20 discipline the license of the individual. An individual whose
21 license was granted, continued, reinstated, renewed,
22 disciplined or supervised subject to such terms, conditions, or
23 restrictions, and who fails to comply with such terms,
24 conditions, or restrictions, shall be referred to the Secretary
25 for a determination as to whether the individual shall have his
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1 Department.
2     In instances in which the Secretary immediately suspends a
3 person's license under this Section, a hearing on that person's
4 license must be convened by the Department within 15 days after
5 the suspension and completed without appreciable delay. The
6 Department and Board shall have the authority to review the
7 subject individual's record of treatment and counseling
8 regarding the impairment to the extent permitted by applicable
9 federal statutes and regulations safeguarding the
10 confidentiality of medical records.
11     An individual licensed under this Act and affected under
12 this Section shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to
13 the Department that he or she can resume practice in compliance
14 with nursing standards under the provisions of his or her
15 license.
16 (Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07; 95-639, eff. 10-5-07.)
 
17     Section 55. The Illinois Occupational Therapy Practice Act
18 is amended by changing Section 19 as follows:
 
19     (225 ILCS 75/19)  (from Ch. 111, par. 3719)
20     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
21     Sec. 19. (a) The Department may refuse to issue or renew,
22 or may revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand or take
23 other disciplinary action as the Department may deem proper,
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1 regard to any license for any one or combination of the
2 following:
3         (1) Material misstatement in furnishing information to
4     the Department;
5         (2) Wilfully violating this Act, or of the rules
6     promulgated thereunder;
7         (3) Conviction of any crime under the laws of the
8     United States or any state or territory thereof which is a
9     felony or which is a misdemeanor, an essential element of
10     which is dishonesty, or of any crime which is directly
11     related to the practice of occupational therapy;
12         (4) Making any misrepresentation for the purpose of
13     obtaining certification, or violating any provision of
14     this Act or the rules promulgated thereunder pertaining to
15     advertising;
16         (5) Having demonstrated unworthiness, or incompetency
17     to act as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy
18     assistant in such manner as to safeguard the interest of
19     the public;
20         (6) Wilfully aiding or assisting another person, firm,
21     partnership or corporation in violating any provision of
22     this Act or rules;
23         (7) Failing, within 60 days, to provide information in
24     response to a written request made by the Department;
25         (8) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical or
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1     defraud or harm the public;
2         (9) Habitual intoxication or addiction to the use of
3     drugs;
4         (10) Discipline by another state, the District of
5     Columbia, a territory, or foreign nation, if at least one
6     of the grounds for the discipline is the same or
7     substantially equivalent to those set forth herein;
8         (11) Directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from
9     any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association
10     any fee, commission, rebate or other form of compensation
11     for professional services not actually or personally
12     rendered. Nothing in this paragraph (11) prohibits
13     contractual or employment arrangements with health care
14     professionals or providers, such as physicians, physician
15     practices, hospitals, long-term care facilities, clinics,
16     or other entities, except as otherwise prohibited by law.
17     Contractual and employment arrangements with health care
18     professionals or providers may include arrangements for
19     compensation, use of space, staff, equipment, health
20     insurance, pension, or other benefits for the provision of
21     services within the scope of the licensee's practice under
22     this Act;
23         (12) A finding by the Department that the license
24     holder, after having his license disciplined, has violated
25     the terms of the discipline;
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1     in the practice of occupational therapy, including but not
2     limited to false records filed with the State agencies or
3     departments;
4         (14) Physical illness, including but not limited to,
5     deterioration through the aging process, or loss of motor
6     skill which results in the inability to practice the
7     profession with reasonable judgment, skill or safety;
8         (15) Solicitation of professional services other than
9     by permitted advertising;
10         (16) Wilfully exceeding the scope of practice
11     customarily undertaken by persons licensed under this Act,
12     which conduct results in, or may result in, harm to the
13     public;
14         (17) Holding one's self out to practice occupational
15     therapy under any name other than his own or impersonation
16     of any other occupational therapy licensee;
17         (18) Gross negligence;
18         (19) Malpractice;
19         (20) Obtaining a fee in money or gift in kind of any
20     other items of value or in the form of financial profit or
21     benefit as personal compensation, or as compensation, or
22     charge, profit or gain for an employer or for any other
23     person or persons, on the fraudulent misrepresentation
24     that a manifestly incurable condition of sickness, disease
25     or injury to any person can be cured;
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1     remuneration for referring persons to other professionals;
2         (22) Failure to file a return, or to pay the tax,
3     penalty or interest shown in a filed return, or to pay any
4     final assessment of tax, penalty or interest, as required
5     by any tax Act administered by the Illinois Department of
6     Revenue, until such time as the requirements of any such
7     tax Act are satisfied;
8         (23) Violating the Health Care Worker Self-Referral
9     Act; and
10         (24) Having treated patients other than by the practice
11     of occupational therapy as defined in this Act, or having
12     treated patients as a licensed occupational therapist
13     independent of a referral from a physician, advanced
14     practice nurse or physician assistant in accordance with
15     Section 3.1, dentist, podiatrist, or optometrist, or
16     having failed to notify the physician, advanced practice
17     nurse, physician assistant, dentist, podiatrist, or
18     optometrist who established a diagnosis that the patient is
19     receiving occupational therapy pursuant to that diagnosis.
20     (b) The determination by a circuit court that a license
21 holder is subject to involuntary admission or judicial
22 admission as provided in the Mental Health and Developmental
23 Disabilities Code, as now or hereafter amended, operates as an
24 automatic suspension. Such suspension will end only upon a
25 finding by a court that the patient is no longer subject to
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1 court so finding and discharging the patient, and the
2 recommendation of the Board to the Director that the license
3 holder be allowed to resume his practice.
4     (c) The Department may refuse to issue or take disciplinary
5 action concerning the license of any person who fails to file a
6 return, to pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed
7 return, or to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty, or
8 interest as required by any tax Act administered by the
9 Department of Revenue, until such time as the requirements of
10 any such tax Act are satisfied as determined by the Department
11 of Revenue.
12     (d) In enforcing this Section, the Board, upon a showing of
13 a possible violation, may compel a licensee or applicant to
14 submit to a mental or physical examination, or both, as
15 required by and at the expense of the Department. The examining
16 physicians or clinical psychologists shall be those
17 specifically designated by the Board. The Board or the
18 Department may order (i) the examining physician to present
19 testimony concerning the mental or physical examination of a
20 licensee or applicant or (ii) the examining clinical
21 psychologist to present testimony concerning the mental
22 examination of a licensee or applicant. No information shall be
23 excluded by reason of any common law or statutory privilege
24 relating to communications between a licensee or applicant and
25 the examining physician or clinical psychologist. An
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1 another physician or clinical psychologist of his or her choice
2 present during all aspects of the examination. Failure of an
3 individual to submit to a mental or physical examination, when
4 directed, is grounds for suspension of his or her license. The
5 license must remain suspended until the person submits to the
6 examination or the Board finds, after notice and hearing, that
7 the refusal to submit to the examination was with reasonable
8 cause.
9     If the Board finds an individual unable to practice because
10 of the reasons set forth in this Section, the Board must
11 require the individual to submit to care, counseling, or
12 treatment by a physician or clinical psychologist approved by
13 the Board, as a condition, term, or restriction for continued,
14 reinstated, or renewed licensure to practice. In lieu of care,
15 counseling, or treatment, the Board may recommend that the
16 Department file a complaint to immediately suspend or revoke
17 the license of the individual or otherwise discipline the
18 licensee.
19     Any individual whose license was granted, continued,
20 reinstated, or renewed subject to conditions, terms, or
21 restrictions, as provided for in this Section, or any
22 individual who was disciplined or placed on supervision
23 pursuant to this Section must be referred to the Director for a
24 determination as to whether the person shall have his or her
25 license suspended immediately, pending a hearing by the Board.
26 (Source: P.A. 93-461, eff. 8-8-03; 93-962, eff. 8-20-04.)
 

 

 

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1     Section 60. The Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics
2 Practice Act is amended by changing Section 90 as follows:
 
3     (225 ILCS 84/90)
4     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
5     Sec. 90. Grounds for discipline.
6     (a) The Department may refuse to issue or renew a license,
7 or may revoke or suspend a license, or may suspend, place on
8 probation, or reprimand a licensee or take other disciplinary
9 or non-disciplinary action as the Department may deem proper,
10 including, but not limited to, the imposition of fines not to
11 exceed $10,000 for each violation for one or any combination of
12 the following:
13         (1) Making a material misstatement in furnishing
14     information to the Department or the Board.
15         (2) Violations of or negligent or intentional
16     disregard of this Act or its rules.
17         (3) Conviction of, or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo
18     contendere to any crime that is a felony under the laws of
19     the United States or any state or territory thereof or that
20     is a misdemeanor of which an essential element is
21     dishonesty, or any crime that is directly related to the
22     practice of the profession.
23         (4) Making a misrepresentation for the purpose of
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1         (5) A pattern of practice or other behavior that
2     demonstrates incapacity or incompetence to practice under
3     this Act.
4         (6) Gross negligence under this Act.
5         (7) Aiding or assisting another person in violating a
6     provision of this Act or its rules.
7         (8) Failing to provide information within 60 days in
8     response to a written request made by the Department.
9         (9) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
10     unprofessional conduct or conduct of a character likely to
11     deceive, defraud, or harm the public.
12         (10) Inability to practice with reasonable judgment,
13     skill, or safety as a result of habitual or excessive use
14     or addiction to alcohol, narcotics, stimulants, or any
15     other chemical agent or drug.
16         (11) Discipline by another state or territory of the
17     United States, the federal government, or foreign nation,
18     if at least one of the grounds for the discipline is the
19     same or substantially equivalent to one set forth in this
20     Section.
21         (12) Directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from
22     a person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association a
23     fee, commission, rebate, or other form of compensation for
24     professional services not actually or personally rendered.
25     Nothing in this paragraph (12) prohibits contractual or
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1     providers, such as physicians, physician practices,
2     hospitals, long-term care facilities, clinics, or other
3     entities, except as otherwise prohibited by law.
4     Contractual and employment arrangements with health care
5     professionals or providers may include arrangements for
6     compensation, use of space, staff, equipment, health
7     insurance, pension, or other benefits for the provision of
8     services within the scope of the licensee's practice under
9     this Act.
10         (13) A finding by the Board that the licensee or
11     registrant, after having his or her license placed on
12     probationary status, has violated the terms of probation.
13         (14) Abandonment of a patient or client.
14         (15) Willfully making or filing false records or
15     reports in his or her practice including, but not limited
16     to, false records filed with State agencies or departments.
17         (16) Willfully failing to report an instance of
18     suspected child abuse or neglect as required by the Abused
19     and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
20         (17) Inability to practice the profession with
21     reasonable judgment, skill, or safety as a result of a
22     physical illness, including, but not limited to,
23     deterioration through the aging process or loss of motor
24     skill, or a mental illness or disability.
25         (18) Solicitation of professional services using false
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1     (b) In enforcing this Section, the Department or Board upon
2 a showing of a possible violation, may compel a licensee or
3 applicant to submit to a mental or physical examination, or
4 both, as required by and at the expense of the Department. The
5 Department or Board may order the examining physician to
6 present testimony concerning the mental or physical
7 examination of the licensee or applicant. No information shall
8 be excluded by reason of any common law or statutory privilege
9 relating to communications between the licensee or applicant
10 and the examining physician. The examining physicians shall be
11 specifically designated by the Board or Department. The
12 individual to be examined may have, at his or her own expense,
13 another physician of his or her choice present during all
14 aspects of this examination. Failure of an individual to submit
15 to a mental or physical examination, when directed, shall be
16 grounds for the immediate suspension of his or her license
17 until the individual submits to the examination if the
18 Department finds that the refusal to submit to the examination
19 was without reasonable cause as defined by rule.
20     In instances in which the Secretary immediately suspends a
21 person's license for his or her failure to submit to a mental
22 or physical examination, when directed, a hearing on that
23 person's license must be convened by the Department within 15
24 days after the suspension and completed without appreciable
25 delay.
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1 person's license pursuant to the results of a compelled mental
2 or physical examination, a hearing on that person's license
3 must be convened by the Department within 15 days after the
4 suspension and completed without appreciable delay. The
5 Department and Board shall have the authority to review the
6 subject individual's record of treatment and counseling
7 regarding the impairment to the extent permitted by applicable
8 federal statutes and regulations safeguarding the
9 confidentiality of medical records.
10     An individual licensed under this Act and affected under
11 this Section shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to
12 the Department or Board that he or she can resume practice in
13 compliance with acceptable and prevailing standards under the
14 provisions of his or her license.
15     (c) The Department shall deny a license or renewal
16 authorized by this Act to a person who has defaulted on an
17 educational loan or scholarship provided or guaranteed by the
18 Illinois Student Assistance Commission or any governmental
19 agency of this State in accordance with subsection (a)(5) of
20 Section 15 of the Department of Professional Regulation Law of
21 the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois (20 ILCS
22 2105/2105-15).
23     (d) In cases where the Department of Healthcare and Family
24 Services (formerly Department of Public Aid) has previously
25 determined that a licensee or a potential licensee is more than
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1 subsequently certified the delinquency to the Department, the
2 Department may refuse to issue or renew or may revoke or
3 suspend that person's license or may take other disciplinary
4 action against that person based solely upon the certification
5 of delinquency made by the Department of Healthcare and Family
6 Services in accordance with subsection (a)(5) of Section 15 of
7 the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil
8 Administrative Code of Illinois (20 ILCS 2105/2105-15).
9     (e) The Department may refuse to issue or renew a license,
10 or may revoke or suspend a license, for failure to file a
11 return, to pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed
12 return, or to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty, or
13 interest as required by any tax Act administered by the
14 Department of Revenue, until such time as the requirements of
15 the tax Act are satisfied in accordance with subsection (g) of
16 Section 15 of the Department of Professional Regulation Law of
17 the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois (20 ILCS
18 2105/2105-15).
19 (Source: P.A. 96-682, eff. 8-25-09.)
 
20     Section 65. The Pharmacy Practice Act is amended by
21 changing Section 30 as follows:
 
22     (225 ILCS 85/30)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4150)
23     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
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1     (a) The Department may refuse to issue or renew, or may
2 revoke a license or registration, or may suspend, place on
3 probation, fine, or take any disciplinary or non-disciplinary
4 action as the Department may deem proper, including fines not
5 to exceed $10,000 for each violation, with regard to any
6 licensee or registrant for any one or combination of the
7 following causes:
8         1. Material misstatement in furnishing information to
9     the Department.
10         2. Violations of this Act, or the rules promulgated
11     hereunder.
12         3. Making any misrepresentation for the purpose of
13     obtaining licenses.
14         4. A pattern of conduct which demonstrates
15     incompetence or unfitness to practice.
16         5. Aiding or assisting another person in violating any
17     provision of this Act or rules.
18         6. Failing, within 60 days, to respond to a written
19     request made by the Department for information.
20         7. Engaging in unprofessional, dishonorable, or
21     unethical conduct of a character likely to deceive, defraud
22     or harm the public.
23         8. Discipline by another U.S. jurisdiction or foreign
24     nation, if at least one of the grounds for the discipline
25     is the same or substantially equivalent to those set forth
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1         9. Directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from
2     any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association
3     any fee, commission, rebate or other form of compensation
4     for any professional services not actually or personally
5     rendered. Nothing in this item 9 prohibits contractual or
6     employment arrangements with health care professionals or
7     providers, such as physicians, physician practices,
8     pharmacies, hospitals, long-term care facilities, clinics,
9     or other entities, except as otherwise prohibited by law.
10     Contractual and employment arrangements with health care
11     professionals or providers may include arrangements for
12     compensation, use of space, staff, equipment, health
13     insurance, pension, or other benefits for the provision of
14     services within the scope of the licensee's practice under
15     this Act.
16         10. A finding by the Department that the licensee,
17     after having his license placed on probationary status has
18     violated the terms of probation.
19         11. Selling or engaging in the sale of drug samples
20     provided at no cost by drug manufacturers.
21         12. Physical illness, including but not limited to,
22     deterioration through the aging process, or loss of motor
23     skill which results in the inability to practice the
24     profession with reasonable judgment, skill or safety.
25         13. A finding that licensure or registration has been
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1         14. The applicant or licensee has been convicted in
2     state or federal court of or entered a plea of guilty, nolo
3     contendere, or the equivalent in a state or federal court
4     to any crime which is a felony or any misdemeanor related
5     to the practice of pharmacy or which an essential element
6     is dishonesty.
7         15. Habitual or excessive use or addiction to alcohol,
8     narcotics, stimulants or any other chemical agent or drug
9     which results in the inability to practice with reasonable
10     judgment, skill or safety.
11         16. Willfully making or filing false records or reports
12     in the practice of pharmacy, including, but not limited to
13     false records to support claims against the medical
14     assistance program of the Department of Healthcare and
15     Family Services (formerly Department of Public Aid) under
16     the Public Aid Code.
17         17. Gross and willful overcharging for professional
18     services including filing false statements for collection
19     of fees for which services are not rendered, including, but
20     not limited to, filing false statements for collection of
21     monies for services not rendered from the medical
22     assistance program of the Department of Healthcare and
23     Family Services (formerly Department of Public Aid) under
24     the Public Aid Code.
25         18. Dispensing prescription drugs without receiving a
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1         19. Upon a finding of a substantial discrepancy in a
2     Department audit of a prescription drug, including
3     controlled substances, as that term is defined in this Act
4     or in the Illinois Controlled Substances Act.
5         20. Physical or mental illness or any other impairment
6     or disability, including without limitation deterioration
7     through the aging process or loss of motor skills that
8     results in the inability to practice with reasonable
9     judgment, skill or safety, or mental incompetence, as
10     declared by a court of competent jurisdiction.
11         21. Violation of the Health Care Worker Self-Referral
12     Act.
13         22. Failing to sell or dispense any drug, medicine, or
14     poison in good faith. "Good faith", for the purposes of
15     this Section, has the meaning ascribed to it in subsection
16     (u) of Section 102 of the Illinois Controlled Substances
17     Act. "Good faith", as used in this item (22), shall not be
18     limited to the sale or dispensing of controlled substances,
19     but shall apply to all prescription drugs.
20         23. Interfering with the professional judgment of a
21     pharmacist by any registrant under this Act, or his or her
22     agents or employees.
23         24. Failing to report within 60 days to the Department
24     any adverse final action taken against a pharmacist,
25     pharmacist technician, or certified pharmacist technician
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1     territory of the United States or any foreign jurisdiction,
2     any governmental agency, any law enforcement agency, or any
3     court for acts or conduct similar to acts or conduct that
4     would constitute grounds for discipline as defined in this
5     Section.
6         25. Failing to comply with a subpoena issued in
7     accordance with Section 35.5 of this Act.
8         26. Disclosing protected health information in
9     violation of any State or federal law.
10     (b) The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend the
11 license or registration of any person who fails to file a
12 return, or to pay the tax, penalty or interest shown in a filed
13 return, or to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty or
14 interest, as required by any tax Act administered by the
15 Illinois Department of Revenue, until such time as the
16 requirements of any such tax Act are satisfied.
17     (c) The Department shall revoke the license or certificate
18 of registration issued under the provisions of this Act or any
19 prior Act of this State of any person who has been convicted a
20 second time of committing any felony under the Illinois
21 Controlled Substances Act, or who has been convicted a second
22 time of committing a Class 1 felony under Sections 8A-3 and
23 8A-6 of the Illinois Public Aid Code. A person whose license or
24 certificate of registration issued under the provisions of this
25 Act or any prior Act of this State is revoked under this
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1 practice of pharmacy in this State.
2     (d) Fines may be imposed in conjunction with other forms of
3 disciplinary action, but shall not be the exclusive disposition
4 of any disciplinary action arising out of conduct resulting in
5 death or injury to a patient. Fines shall be paid within 60
6 days or as otherwise agreed to by the Department. Any funds
7 collected from such fines shall be deposited in the Illinois
8 State Pharmacy Disciplinary Fund.
9     (e) The entry of an order or judgment by any circuit court
10 establishing that any person holding a license or certificate
11 under this Act is a person in need of mental treatment operates
12 as a suspension of that license. A licensee may resume his or
13 her practice only upon the entry of an order of the Department
14 based upon a finding by the Board that he or she has been
15 determined to be recovered from mental illness by the court and
16 upon the Board's recommendation that the licensee be permitted
17 to resume his or her practice.
18     (f) The Department shall issue quarterly to the Board a
19 status of all complaints related to the profession received by
20 the Department.
21     (g) In enforcing this Section, the Board or the Department,
22 upon a showing of a possible violation, may compel any licensee
23 or applicant for licensure under this Act to submit to a mental
24 or physical examination or both, as required by and at the
25 expense of the Department. The examining physician, or
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1 mental examinations led by a physician consisting of one or a
2 combination of licensed physicians, licensed clinical
3 psychologists, licensed clinical social workers, licensed
4 clinical professional counselors, and other professional and
5 administrative staff, shall be those specifically designated
6 by the Department. The Board or the Department may order the
7 examining physician or any member of the multidisciplinary team
8 to present testimony concerning this mental or physical
9 examination of the licensee or applicant. No information,
10 report, or other documents in any way related to the
11 examination shall be excluded by reason of any common law or
12 statutory privilege relating to communication between the
13 licensee or applicant and the examining physician or any member
14 of the multidisciplinary team. The individual to be examined
15 may have, at his or her own expense, another physician of his
16 or her choice present during all aspects of the examination.
17 Failure of any individual to submit to a mental or physical
18 examination when directed shall be grounds for suspension of
19 his or her license until such time as the individual submits to
20 the examination if the Board finds, after notice and hearing,
21 that the refusal to submit to the examination was without
22 reasonable cause. If the Board finds a pharmacist, certified
23 pharmacy technician, or pharmacy technician unable to practice
24 because of the reasons set forth in this Section, the Board
25 shall require such pharmacist, certified pharmacy technician,
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1 treatment by physicians or other appropriate health care
2 providers approved or designated by the Board as a condition
3 for continued, reinstated, or renewed licensure to practice.
4 Any pharmacist, certified pharmacy technician, or pharmacy
5 technician whose license was granted, continued, reinstated,
6 renewed, disciplined, or supervised, subject to such terms,
7 conditions, or restrictions, and who fails to comply with such
8 terms, conditions, or restrictions or to complete a required
9 program of care, counseling, or treatment, as determined by the
10 chief pharmacy coordinator or a deputy pharmacy coordinator,
11 shall be referred to the Secretary for a determination as to
12 whether the licensee shall have his or her license suspended
13 immediately, pending a hearing by the Board. In instances in
14 which the Secretary immediately suspends a license under this
15 subsection (g), a hearing upon such person's license must be
16 convened by the Board within 15 days after such suspension and
17 completed without appreciable delay. The Board shall have the
18 authority to review the subject pharmacist's, certified
19 pharmacy technician's, or pharmacy technician's record of
20 treatment and counseling regarding the impairment.
21 (Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07; 95-689, eff. 10-29-07;
22 96-673, eff. 1-1-10.)
 
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1     (225 ILCS 90/17)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4267)
2     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)
3     Sec. 17. (1) The Department may refuse to issue or to
4 renew, or may revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand,
5 or take other disciplinary action as the Department deems
6 appropriate, including the issuance of fines not to exceed
7 $5000, with regard to a license for any one or a combination of
8 the following:
9         A. Material misstatement in furnishing information to
10     the Department or otherwise making misleading, deceptive,
11     untrue, or fraudulent representations in violation of this
12     Act or otherwise in the practice of the profession;
13         B. Violations of this Act, or of the rules or
14     regulations promulgated hereunder;
15         C. Conviction of any crime under the laws of the United
16     States or any state or territory thereof which is a felony
17     or which is a misdemeanor, an essential element of which is
18     dishonesty, or of any crime which is directly related to
19     the practice of the profession; conviction, as used in this
20     paragraph, shall include a finding or verdict of guilty, an
21     admission of guilt or a plea of nolo contendere;
22         D. Making any misrepresentation for the purpose of
23     obtaining licenses, or violating any provision of this Act
24     or the rules promulgated thereunder pertaining to
25     advertising;
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1     demonstrates incapacity or incompetency to practice under
2     this Act;
3         F. Aiding or assisting another person in violating any
4     provision of this Act or Rules;
5         G. Failing, within 60 days, to provide information in
6     response to a written request made by the Department;
7         H. Engaging in dishonorable, unethical or
8     unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
9     defraud or harm the public. Unprofessional conduct shall
10     include any departure from or the failure to conform to the
11     minimal standards of acceptable and prevailing physical
12     therapy practice, in which proceeding actual injury to a
13     patient need not be established;
14         I. Unlawful distribution of any drug or narcotic, or
15     unlawful conversion of any drug or narcotic not belonging
16     to the person for such person's own use or benefit or for
17     other than medically accepted therapeutic purposes;
18         J. Habitual or excessive use or addiction to alcohol,
19     narcotics, stimulants, or any other chemical agent or drug
20     which results in a physical therapist's or physical
21     therapist assistant's inability to practice with
22     reasonable judgment, skill or safety;
23         K. Revocation or suspension of a license to practice
24     physical therapy as a physical therapist or physical
25     therapist assistant or the taking of other disciplinary
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1     territory or country;
2         L. Directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from
3     any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association
4     any fee, commission, rebate or other form of compensation
5     for any professional services not actually or personally
6     rendered. Nothing contained in this paragraph prohibits
7     persons holding valid and current licenses under this Act
8     from practicing physical therapy in partnership under a
9     partnership agreement, including a limited liability
10     partnership, a limited liability company, or a corporation
11     under the Professional Service Corporation Act or from
12     pooling, sharing, dividing, or apportioning the fees and
13     monies received by them or by the partnership, company, or
14     corporation in accordance with the partnership agreement
15     or the policies of the company or professional corporation.
16     Nothing in this paragraph (L) prohibits contractual or
17     employment arrangements with health care professionals or
18     providers, such as physicians, physician practices,
19     hospitals, long-term care facilities, clinics, or other
20     entities, except as otherwise prohibited by law.
21     Contractual and employment arrangements with health care
22     professionals or providers may include arrangements for
23     compensation, use of space, staff, equipment, health
24     insurance, pension, or other benefits for the provision of
25     services within the scope of the licensee's practice under
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1         M. A finding by the Board that the licensee after
2     having his or her license placed on probationary status has
3     violated the terms of probation;
4         N. Abandonment of a patient;
5         O. Willfully failing to report an instance of suspected
6     child abuse or neglect as required by the Abused and
7     Neglected Child Reporting Act;
8         P. Willfully failing to report an instance of suspected
9     elder abuse or neglect as required by the Elder Abuse
10     Reporting Act;
11         Q. Physical illness, including but not limited to,
12     deterioration through the aging process, or loss of motor
13     skill which results in the inability to practice the
14     profession with reasonable judgement, skill or safety;
15         R. The use of any words (such as physical therapy,
16     physical therapist physiotherapy or physiotherapist),
17     abbreviations, figures or letters with the intention of
18     indicating practice as a licensed physical therapist
19     without a valid license as a physical therapist issued
20     under this Act;
21         S. The use of the term physical therapist assistant, or
22     abbreviations, figures, or letters with the intention of
23     indicating practice as a physical therapist assistant
24     without a valid license as a physical therapist assistant
25     issued under this Act;
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1     violation of any law of this State relating to the practice
2     of abortion;
3         U. Continued practice by a person knowingly having an
4     infectious, communicable or contagious disease;
5         V. Having treated ailments of human beings otherwise
6     than by the practice of physical therapy as defined in this
7     Act, or having treated ailments of human beings as a
8     licensed physical therapist independent of a documented
9     referral or a documented current and relevant diagnosis
10     from a physician, dentist, advanced practice nurse,
11     physician assistant, or podiatrist, or having failed to
12     notify the physician, dentist, advanced practice nurse,
13     physician assistant, or podiatrist who established a
14     documented current and relevant diagnosis that the patient
15     is receiving physical therapy pursuant to that diagnosis;
16         W. Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated report
17     by the Department of Children and Family Services pursuant
18     to the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act, and upon
19     proof by clear and convincing evidence that the licensee
20     has caused a child to be an abused child or neglected child
21     as defined in the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act;
22         X. Interpretation of referrals, performance of
23     evaluation procedures, planning or making major
24     modifications of patient programs by a physical therapist
25     assistant;
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1     supervising physical therapist to maintain continued
2     contact, including periodic personal supervision and
3     instruction, to insure safety and welfare of patients;
4         Z. Violation of the Health Care Worker Self-Referral
5     Act.
6     (2) The determination by a circuit court that a licensee is
7 subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission as
8 provided in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
9 Code operates as an automatic suspension. Such suspension will
10 end only upon a finding by a court that the patient is no
11 longer subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission
12 and the issuance of an order so finding and discharging the
13 patient; and upon the recommendation of the Board to the
14 Director that the licensee be allowed to resume his practice.
15     (3) The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend the
16 license of any person who fails to file a return, or to pay the
17 tax, penalty or interest shown in a filed return, or to pay any
18 final assessment of tax, penalty or interest, as required by
19 any tax Act administered by the Illinois Department of Revenue,
20 until such time as the requirements of any such tax Act are
21 satisfied.
22 (Source: P.A. 93-1010, eff. 8-24-04; 94-651, eff. 1-1-06.)
 
23     Section 75. The Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987 is
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1     (225 ILCS 95/21)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4621)
2     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
3     Sec. 21. Grounds for disciplinary action.
4     (a) The Department may refuse to issue or to renew, or may
5 revoke, suspend, place on probation, censure or reprimand, or
6 take other disciplinary or non-disciplinary action with regard
7 to any license issued under this Act as the Department may deem
8 proper, including the issuance of fines not to exceed $10,000
9 for each violation, for any one or combination of the following
10 causes:
11         (1) Material misstatement in furnishing information to
12     the Department.
13         (2) Violations of this Act, or the rules adopted under
14     this Act.
15         (3) Conviction of or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo
16     contendere to any crime that is a felony under the laws of
17     the United States or any state or territory thereof or that
18     is a misdemeanor of which an essential element is
19     dishonesty or that is directly related to the practice of
20     the profession.
21         (4) Making any misrepresentation for the purpose of
22     obtaining licenses.
23         (5) Professional incompetence.
24         (6) Aiding or assisting another person in violating any
25     provision of this Act or its rules.
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1     response to a written request made by the Department.
2         (8) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
3     unprofessional conduct, as defined by rule, of a character
4     likely to deceive, defraud, or harm the public.
5         (9) Habitual or excessive use or addiction to alcohol,
6     narcotics, stimulants, or any other chemical agent or drug
7     that results in a physician assistant's inability to
8     practice with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety.
9         (10) Discipline by another U.S. jurisdiction or
10     foreign nation, if at least one of the grounds for
11     discipline is the same or substantially equivalent to those
12     set forth in this Section.
13         (11) Directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from
14     any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association
15     any fee, commission, rebate or other form of compensation
16     for any professional services not actually or personally
17     rendered. Nothing in this paragraph (11) prohibits
18     contractual or employment arrangements, which may include
19     compensation, use of space, staff, equipment, health
20     insurance, pension, or other benefits, with persons or
21     entities authorized under this Act for the provision of
22     services within the licensee's scope of practice under this
23     Act.
24         (12) A finding by the Disciplinary Board that the
25     licensee, after having his or her license placed on
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1         (13) Abandonment of a patient.
2         (14) Willfully making or filing false records or
3     reports in his or her practice, including but not limited
4     to false records filed with state agencies or departments.
5         (15) Willfully failing to report an instance of
6     suspected child abuse or neglect as required by the Abused
7     and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
8         (16) Physical illness, or mental illness or impairment
9     that results in the inability to practice the profession
10     with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety, including, but
11     not limited to, deterioration through the aging process or
12     loss of motor skill.
13         (17) Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated
14     report by the Department of Children and Family Services
15     under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act, and
16     upon proof by clear and convincing evidence that the
17     licensee has caused a child to be an abused child or
18     neglected child as defined in the Abused and Neglected
19     Child Reporting Act.
20         (18) (Blank).
21         (19) Gross negligence resulting in permanent injury or
22     death of a patient.
23         (20) Employment of fraud, deception or any unlawful
24     means in applying for or securing a license as a physician
25     assistant.
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1     his or her supervising physician in a written supervision
2     agreement.
3         (22) Immoral conduct in the commission of any act, such
4     as sexual abuse, sexual misconduct or sexual exploitation
5     related to the licensee's practice.
6         (23) Violation of the Health Care Worker Self-Referral
7     Act.
8         (24) Practicing under a false or assumed name, except
9     as provided by law.
10         (25) Making a false or misleading statement regarding
11     his or her skill or the efficacy or value of the medicine,
12     treatment, or remedy prescribed by him or her in the course
13     of treatment.
14         (26) Allowing another person to use his or her license
15     to practice.
16         (27) Prescribing, selling, administering,
17     distributing, giving, or self-administering a drug
18     classified as a controlled substance (designated product)
19     or narcotic for other than medically-accepted therapeutic
20     purposes.
21         (28) Promotion of the sale of drugs, devices,
22     appliances, or goods provided for a patient in a manner to
23     exploit the patient for financial gain.
24         (29) A pattern of practice or other behavior that
25     demonstrates incapacity or incompetence to practice under
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1         (30) Violating State or federal laws or regulations
2     relating to controlled substances or other legend drugs.
3         (31) Exceeding the prescriptive authority delegated by
4     the supervising physician or violating the written
5     supervision agreement delegating that authority.
6         (32) Practicing without providing to the Department a
7     notice of supervision or delegation of prescriptive
8     authority.
9     (b) The Department may, without a hearing, refuse to issue
10 or renew or may suspend the license of any person who fails to
11 file a return, or to pay the tax, penalty or interest shown in
12 a filed return, or to pay any final assessment of the tax,
13 penalty, or interest as required by any tax Act administered by
14 the Illinois Department of Revenue, until such time as the
15 requirements of any such tax Act are satisfied.
16     (c) The determination by a circuit court that a licensee is
17 subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission as
18 provided in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
19 Code operates as an automatic suspension. The suspension will
20 end only upon a finding by a court that the patient is no
21 longer subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission
22 and issues an order so finding and discharging the patient, and
23 upon the recommendation of the Disciplinary Board to the
24 Secretary that the licensee be allowed to resume his or her
25 practice.
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1 showing of a possible violation may compel an individual
2 licensed to practice under this Act, or who has applied for
3 licensure under this Act, to submit to a mental or physical
4 examination, or both, as required by and at the expense of the
5 Department. The Department may order the examining physician to
6 present testimony concerning the mental or physical
7 examination of the licensee or applicant. No information shall
8 be excluded by reason of any common law or statutory privilege
9 relating to communications between the licensee or applicant
10 and the examining physician. The examining physicians shall be
11 specifically designated by the Department. The individual to be
12 examined may have, at his or her own expense, another physician
13 of his or her choice present during all aspects of this
14 examination. Failure of an individual to submit to a mental or
15 physical examination, when directed, shall be grounds for
16 suspension of his or her license until the individual submits
17 to the examination if the Department finds, after notice and
18 hearing, that the refusal to submit to the examination was
19 without reasonable cause.
20     If the Department finds an individual unable to practice
21 because of the reasons set forth in this Section, the
22 Department may require that individual to submit to care,
23 counseling, or treatment by physicians approved or designated
24 by the Department, as a condition, term, or restriction for
25 continued, reinstated, or renewed licensure to practice; or, in
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1 a complaint to immediately suspend, revoke, or otherwise
2 discipline the license of the individual. An individual whose
3 license was granted, continued, reinstated, renewed,
4 disciplined, or supervised subject to such terms, conditions,
5 or restrictions, and who fails to comply with such terms,
6 conditions, or restrictions, shall be referred to the Secretary
7 for a determination as to whether the individual shall have his
8 or her license suspended immediately, pending a hearing by the
9 Department.
10     In instances in which the Secretary immediately suspends a
11 person's license under this Section, a hearing on that person's
12 license must be convened by the Department within 30 days after
13 the suspension and completed without appreciable delay. The
14 Department shall have the authority to review the subject
15 individual's record of treatment and counseling regarding the
16 impairment to the extent permitted by applicable federal
17 statutes and regulations safeguarding the confidentiality of
18 medical records.
19     An individual licensed under this Act and affected under
20 this Section shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to
21 the Department that he or she can resume practice in compliance
22 with acceptable and prevailing standards under the provisions
23 of his or her license.
24 (Source: P.A. 95-703, eff. 12-31-07; 96-268, eff. 8-11-09.)
 
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1 amended by changing Section 24 as follows:
 
2     (225 ILCS 100/24)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4824)
3     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
4     Sec. 24. Grounds for disciplinary action. The Department
5 may refuse to issue, may refuse to renew, may refuse to
6 restore, may suspend, or may revoke any license, or may place
7 on probation, reprimand or take other disciplinary or
8 non-disciplinary action as the Department may deem proper,
9 including fines not to exceed $10,000 for each violation upon
10 anyone licensed under this Act for any of the following
11 reasons:
12         (1) Making a material misstatement in furnishing
13     information to the Department.
14         (2) Violations of this Act, or of the rules or
15     regulations promulgated hereunder.
16         (3) Conviction of or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo
17     contendere to any crime that is a felony under the laws of
18     the United States or any state or territory of the United
19     States that is a misdemeanor, of which an essential element
20     is dishonesty, or of any crime that is directly related to
21     the practice of the profession.
22         (4) Making any misrepresentation for the purpose of
23     obtaining licenses, or violating any provision of this Act
24     or the rules promulgated thereunder pertaining to
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1         (5) Professional incompetence.
2         (6) Gross or repeated malpractice or negligence.
3         (7) Aiding or assisting another person in violating any
4     provision of this Act or rules.
5         (8) Failing, within 30 days, to provide information in
6     response to a written request made by the Department.
7         (9) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical or
8     unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
9     defraud or harm the public.
10         (10) Habitual or excessive use of alcohol, narcotics,
11     stimulants or other chemical agent or drug that results in
12     the inability to practice podiatric medicine with
13     reasonable judgment, skill or safety.
14         (11) Discipline by another United States jurisdiction
15     if at least one of the grounds for the discipline is the
16     same or substantially equivalent to those set forth in this
17     Section.
18         (12) Directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from
19     any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association
20     any fee, commission, rebate or other form of compensation
21     for any professional services not actually or personally
22     rendered. This shall not be deemed to include rent or other
23     remunerations paid to an individual, partnership, or
24     corporation, by a licensee, for the lease, rental or use of
25     space, owned or controlled, by the individual, partnership
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1     contractual or employment arrangements with health care
2     professionals or providers, such as physicians, physician
3     practices, hospitals, long-term care facilities, clinics,
4     or other entities, except as otherwise prohibited by law.
5     Contractual and employment arrangements with health care
6     professionals or providers may include arrangements for
7     compensation, use of space, staff, equipment, health
8     insurance, pension, or other benefits for the provision of
9     services within the scope of the licensee's practice under
10     this Act.
11         (13) A finding by the Podiatric Medical Licensing Board
12     that the licensee, after having his or her license placed
13     on probationary status, has violated the terms of
14     probation.
15         (14) Abandonment of a patient.
16         (15) Willfully making or filing false records or
17     reports in his or her practice, including but not limited
18     to false records filed with state agencies or departments.
19         (16) Willfully failing to report an instance of
20     suspected child abuse or neglect as required by the Abused
21     and Neglected Child Report Act.
22         (17) Physical illness, mental illness, or other
23     impairment, including but not limited to, deterioration
24     through the aging process, or loss of motor skill that
25     results in the inability to practice the profession with
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1         (18) Solicitation of professional services other than
2     permitted advertising.
3         (19) The determination by a circuit court that a
4     licensed podiatric physician is subject to involuntary
5     admission or judicial admission as provided in the Mental
6     Health and Developmental Disabilities Code operates as an
7     automatic suspension. Such suspension will end only upon a
8     finding by a court that the patient is no longer subject to
9     involuntary admission or judicial admission and issues an
10     order so finding and discharging the patient; and upon the
11     recommendation of the Podiatric Medical Licensing Board to
12     the Secretary that the licensee be allowed to resume his or
13     her practice.
14         (20) Holding oneself out to treat human ailments under
15     any name other than his or her own, or the impersonation of
16     any other physician.
17         (21) Revocation or suspension or other action taken
18     with respect to a podiatric medical license in another
19     jurisdiction that would constitute disciplinary action
20     under this Act.
21         (22) Promotion of the sale of drugs, devices,
22     appliances or goods provided for a patient in such manner
23     as to exploit the patient for financial gain of the
24     podiatric physician.
25         (23) Gross, willful, and continued overcharging for
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1     for collection of fees for those services, including, but
2     not limited to, filing false statement for collection of
3     monies for services not rendered from the medical
4     assistance program of the Department of Healthcare and
5     Family Services (formerly Department of Public Aid) under
6     the Illinois Public Aid Code or other private or public
7     third party payor.
8         (24) Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated
9     report by the Department of Children and Family Services
10     under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act, and
11     upon proof by clear and convincing evidence that the
12     licensee has caused a child to be an abused child or
13     neglected child as defined in the Abused and Neglected
14     Child Reporting Act.
15         (25) Willfully making or filing false records or
16     reports in the practice of podiatric medicine, including,
17     but not limited to, false records to support claims against
18     the medical assistance program of the Department of
19     Healthcare and Family Services (formerly Department of
20     Public Aid) under the Illinois Public Aid Code.
21         (26) (Blank).
22         (27) Immoral conduct in the commission of any act
23     including, sexual abuse, sexual misconduct, or sexual
24     exploitation, related to the licensee's practice.
25         (28) Violation of the Health Care Worker Self-Referral
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1         (29) Failure to report to the Department any adverse
2     final action taken against him or her by another licensing
3     jurisdiction (another state or a territory of the United
4     States or a foreign state or country) by a peer review
5     body, by any health care institution, by a professional
6     society or association related to practice under this Act,
7     by a governmental agency, by a law enforcement agency, or
8     by a court for acts or conduct similar to acts or conduct
9     that would constitute grounds for action as defined in this
10     Section.
11     The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend the
12 license of any person who fails to file a return, or to pay the
13 tax, penalty or interest shown in a filed return, or to pay any
14 final assessment of tax, penalty or interest, as required by
15 any tax Act administered by the Illinois Department of Revenue,
16 until such time as the requirements of any such tax Act are
17 satisfied.
18     Upon receipt of a written communication from the Secretary
19 of Human Services, the Director of Healthcare and Family
20 Services (formerly Director of Public Aid), or the Director of
21 Public Health that continuation of practice of a person
22 licensed under this Act constitutes an immediate danger to the
23 public, the Secretary may immediately suspend the license of
24 such person without a hearing. In instances in which the
25 Secretary immediately suspends a license under this Section, a
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1 Board within 15 days after such suspension and completed
2 without appreciable delay, such hearing held to determine
3 whether to recommend to the Secretary that the person's license
4 be revoked, suspended, placed on probationary status or
5 reinstated, or such person be subject to other disciplinary
6 action. In such hearing, the written communication and any
7 other evidence submitted therewith may be introduced as
8 evidence against such person; provided, however, the person or
9 his counsel shall have the opportunity to discredit or impeach
10 such evidence and submit evidence rebutting the same.
11     Except for fraud in procuring a license, all proceedings to
12 suspend, revoke, place on probationary status, or take any
13 other disciplinary action as the Department may deem proper,
14 with regard to a license on any of the foregoing grounds, must
15 be commenced within 5 years after receipt by the Department of
16 a complaint alleging the commission of or notice of the
17 conviction order for any of the acts described in this Section.
18 Except for the grounds set forth in items (8), (9), (26), and
19 (29) of this Section, no action shall be commenced more than 10
20 years after the date of the incident or act alleged to have
21 been a violation of this Section. In the event of the
22 settlement of any claim or cause of action in favor of the
23 claimant or the reduction to final judgment of any civil action
24 in favor of the plaintiff, such claim, cause of action, or
25 civil action being grounded on the allegation that a person
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1 Department shall have an additional period of 2 years from the
2 date of notification to the Department under Section 26 of this
3 Act of such settlement or final judgment in which to
4 investigate and commence formal disciplinary proceedings under
5 Section 24 of this Act, except as otherwise provided by law.
6 The time during which the holder of the license was outside the
7 State of Illinois shall not be included within any period of
8 time limiting the commencement of disciplinary action by the
9 Department.
10     In enforcing this Section, the Department or Board upon a
11 showing of a possible violation may compel an individual
12 licensed to practice under this Act, or who has applied for
13 licensure under this Act, to submit to a mental or physical
14 examination, or both, as required by and at the expense of the
15 Department. The Department or Board may order the examining
16 physician to present testimony concerning the mental or
17 physical examination of the licensee or applicant. No
18 information shall be excluded by reason of any common law or
19 statutory privilege relating to communications between the
20 licensee or applicant and the examining physician. The
21 examining physicians shall be specifically designated by the
22 Board or Department. The individual to be examined may have, at
23 his or her own expense, another physician of his or her choice
24 present during all aspects of this examination. Failure of an
25 individual to submit to a mental or physical examination, when
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1 until the individual submits to the examination if the
2 Department finds, after notice and hearing, that the refusal to
3 submit to the examination was without reasonable cause.
4     If the Department or Board finds an individual unable to
5 practice because of the reasons set forth in this Section, the
6 Department or Board may require that individual to submit to
7 care, counseling, or treatment by physicians approved or
8 designated by the Department or Board, as a condition, term, or
9 restriction for continued, reinstated, or renewed licensure to
10 practice; or, in lieu of care, counseling, or treatment, the
11 Department may file, or the Board may recommend to the
12 Department to file, a complaint to immediately suspend, revoke,
13 or otherwise discipline the license of the individual. An
14 individual whose license was granted, continued, reinstated,
15 renewed, disciplined or supervised subject to such terms,
16 conditions, or restrictions, and who fails to comply with such
17 terms, conditions, or restrictions, shall be referred to the
18 Secretary for a determination as to whether the individual
19 shall have his or her license suspended immediately, pending a
20 hearing by the Department.
21     In instances in which the Secretary immediately suspends a
22 person's license under this Section, a hearing on that person's
23 license must be convened by the Department within 30 days after
24 the suspension and completed without appreciable delay. The
25 Department and Board shall have the authority to review the
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1 regarding the impairment to the extent permitted by applicable
2 federal statutes and regulations safeguarding the
3 confidentiality of medical records.
4     An individual licensed under this Act and affected under
5 this Section shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to
6 the Department or Board that he or she can resume practice in
7 compliance with acceptable and prevailing standards under the
8 provisions of his or her license.
9 (Source: P.A. 95-235, eff. 8-17-07; 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
 
10     Section 85. The Respiratory Care Practice Act is amended by
11 changing Section 95 as follows:
 
12     (225 ILCS 106/95)
13     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)
14     Sec. 95. Grounds for discipline.
15     (a) The Department may refuse to issue, renew, or may
16 revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand, or take other
17 disciplinary action as the Department considers appropriate,
18 including the issuance of fines not to exceed $5,000 for each
19 violation, with regard to any license for any one or more of
20 the following:
21         (1) Material misstatement in furnishing information to
22     the Department or to any other State or federal agency.
23         (2) Violations of this Act, or any of its rules.
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1     United States or any state or territory thereof that is a
2     felony or a misdemeanor, an essential element of which is
3     dishonesty, or of any crime that is directly related to the
4     practice of the profession.
5         (4) Making any misrepresentation for the purpose of
6     obtaining a license.
7         (5) Professional incompetence or negligence in the
8     rendering of respiratory care services.
9         (6) Malpractice.
10         (7) Aiding or assisting another person in violating any
11     rules or provisions of this Act.
12         (8) Failing to provide information within 60 days in
13     response to a written request made by the Department.
14         (9) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
15     unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
16     defraud, or harm the public.
17         (10) Violating the rules of professional conduct
18     adopted by the Department.
19         (11) Discipline by another jurisdiction, if at least
20     one of the grounds for the discipline is the same or
21     substantially equivalent to those set forth in this Act.
22         (12) Directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from
23     any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association
24     any fee, commission, rebate, or other form of compensation
25     for any professional services not actually rendered.
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1     employment arrangements with health care professionals or
2     providers, such as physicians, physician practices,
3     hospitals, long-term care facilities, clinics, or other
4     entities, except as otherwise prohibited by law.
5     Contractual and employment arrangements with health care
6     professionals or providers may include arrangements for
7     compensation, use of space, staff, equipment, health
8     insurance, pension, or other benefits for the provision of
9     services within the scope of the licensee's practice under
10     this Act.
11         (13) A finding by the Department that the licensee,
12     after having the license placed on probationary status, has
13     violated the terms of the probation.
14         (14) Abandonment of a patient.
15         (15) Willfully filing false reports relating to a
16     licensee's practice including, but not limited to, false
17     records filed with a federal or State agency or department.
18         (16) Willfully failing to report an instance of
19     suspected child abuse or neglect as required by the Abused
20     and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
21         (17) Providing respiratory care, other than pursuant
22     to an order.
23         (18) Physical or mental disability including, but not
24     limited to, deterioration through the aging process or loss
25     of motor skills that results in the inability to practice
26     the profession with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety.

 

 

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1         (19) Solicitation of professional services by using
2     false or misleading advertising.
3         (20) Failure to file a tax return, or to pay the tax,
4     penalty, or interest shown in a filed return, or to pay any
5     final assessment of tax penalty, or interest, as required
6     by any tax Act administered by the Illinois Department of
7     Revenue or any successor agency or the Internal Revenue
8     Service or any successor agency.
9         (21) Irregularities in billing a third party for
10     services rendered or in reporting charges for services not
11     rendered.
12         (22) Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated
13     report by the Department of Children and Family Services
14     under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act, and
15     upon proof by clear and convincing evidence that the
16     licensee has caused a child to be an abused child or
17     neglected child as defined in the Abused and Neglected
18     Child Reporting Act.
19         (23) Habitual or excessive use or addiction to alcohol,
20     narcotics, stimulants, or any other chemical agent or drug
21     that results in an inability to practice with reasonable
22     skill, judgment, or safety.
23         (24) Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated
24     report by the Department on Aging under the Elder Abuse and
25     Neglect Act, and upon proof by clear and convincing
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1     be abused or neglected as defined in the Elder Abuse and
2     Neglect Act.
3         (25) Willfully failing to report an instance of
4     suspected elder abuse or neglect as required by the Elder
5     Abuse and Neglect Act.
6     (b) The determination by a court that a licensee is subject
7 to involuntary admission or judicial admission as provided in
8 the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code will
9 result in an automatic suspension of his or her license. The
10 suspension will end upon a finding by a court that the licensee
11 is no longer subject to involuntary admission or judicial
12 admission, the issuance of an order so finding and discharging
13 the patient, and the recommendation of the Board to the
14 Director that the licensee be allowed to resume his or her
15 practice.
16 (Source: P.A. 94-523, eff. 1-1-06.)
 
17     Section 90. The Professional Counselor and Clinical
18 Professional Counselor Licensing Act is amended by changing
19 Section 80 as follows:
 
20     (225 ILCS 107/80)
21     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
22     Sec. 80. Grounds for discipline.
23     (a) The Department may refuse to issue, renew, or may
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1 disciplinary action as the Department deems appropriate,
2 including the issuance of fines not to exceed $1000 for each
3 violation, with regard to any license for any one or more of
4 the following:
5         (1) Material misstatement in furnishing information to
6     the Department or to any other State agency.
7         (2) Violations or negligent or intentional disregard
8     of this Act, or any of its rules.
9         (3) Conviction of any crime under the laws of the
10     United States or any state or territory thereof that is a
11     felony, or that is a misdemeanor, an essential element of
12     which is dishonesty, or of any crime which is directly
13     related to the practice of the profession.
14         (4) Making any misrepresentation 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 addiction to alcohol,
4     narcotics, stimulants, or any other chemical agent or drug
5     which results in inability to practice with reasonable
6     skill, judgment, or safety.
7         (11) Discipline by another jurisdiction, if at least
8     one of the grounds for the discipline is the same or
9     substantially equivalent to those set forth in this
10     Section.
11         (12) Directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from
12     any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association
13     any fee, commission, rebate or other form of compensation
14     for any professional service not actually rendered.
15     Nothing in this paragraph (12) prohibits contractual or
16     employment arrangements with health care professionals or
17     providers, such as physicians, physician practices,
18     hospitals, long-term care facilities, clinics, or other
19     entities, except as otherwise prohibited by law.
20     Contractual and employment arrangements with health care
21     professionals or providers may include arrangements for
22     compensation, use of space, staff, equipment, health
23     insurance, pension, or other benefits for the provision of
24     services within the scope of the licensee's practice under
25     this Act.
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1     having the license placed on probationary status, has
2     violated the terms of probation.
3         (14) Abandonment of a client.
4         (15) Willfully filing false reports relating to a
5     licensee's practice, including but not limited to false
6     records filed with federal or State agencies or
7     departments.
8         (16) Willfully failing to report an instance of
9     suspected child abuse or neglect as required by the Abused
10     and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
11         (17) Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated
12     report by the Department of Children and Family Services
13     pursuant to the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act,
14     and upon proof by clear and convincing evidence that the
15     licensee has caused a child to be an abused child or
16     neglected child as defined in the Abused and Neglected
17     Child Reporting Act.
18         (18) Physical or mental disability, including
19     deterioration through the aging process or loss of
20     abilities and skills which results in the inability to
21     practice the profession with reasonable judgment, skill,
22     or safety.
23         (19) Solicitation of professional services by using
24     false or misleading advertising.
25         (20) Failure to file a return, or to pay the tax,
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1     final assessment of tax, penalty or interest, as required
2     by any tax Act administered by the Illinois Department of
3     Revenue or any successor agency or the Internal Revenue
4     Service or any successor agency.
5         (21) A finding that licensure has been applied for or
6     obtained by fraudulent means.
7         (22) Practicing or attempting to practice under a name
8     other than the full name as shown on the license or any
9     other legally authorized name.
10         (23) Gross overcharging for professional services
11     including filing statements for collection of fees or
12     monies for which services are not rendered.
13         (24) Rendering professional counseling or clinical
14     professional counseling services without a license or
15     practicing outside the scope of a license.
16         (25) Clinical supervisors failing to adequately and
17     responsibly monitor supervisees.
18     (b) The Department shall deny, without hearing, any
19 application or renewal for a license under this Act to any
20 person who has defaulted on an educational loan guaranteed by
21 the Illinois State Assistance Commission; however, the
22 Department may issue a license or renewal if the person in
23 default has established a satisfactory repayment record as
24 determined by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission.
25     (c) The determination by a court that a licensee is subject
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1 the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code will
2 result in an automatic suspension of his or her license. The
3 suspension will end upon a finding by a court that the licensee
4 is no longer subject to involuntary admission or judicial
5 admission, the issuance of an order so finding and discharging
6 the patient, and the recommendation of the Board to the
7 Director that the licensee be allowed to resume professional
8 practice.
9     (d) In enforcing this Section, the Board, upon a showing of
10 a possible violation, may compel a licensee or applicant to
11 submit to a mental or physical examination, or both, as
12 required by and at the expense of the Department. The examining
13 physicians or clinical psychologists shall be those
14 specifically designated by the Board. The Board or the
15 Department may order (i) the examining physician to present
16 testimony concerning the mental or physical examination of a
17 licensee or applicant or (ii) the examining clinical
18 psychologist to present testimony concerning the mental
19 examination of a licensee or applicant. No information shall be
20 excluded by reason of any common law or statutory privilege
21 relating to communications between a licensee or applicant and
22 the examining physician or clinical psychologist. An
23 individual to be examined may have, at his or her own expense,
24 another physician or clinical psychologist of his or her choice
25 present during all aspects of the examination. Failure of an
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1 directed, is grounds for suspension of his or her license. The
2 license must remain suspended until the person submits to the
3 examination or the Board finds, after notice and hearing, that
4 the refusal to submit to the examination was with reasonable
5 cause.
6     If the Board finds an individual unable to practice because
7 of the reasons set forth in this Section, the Board must
8 require the individual to submit to care, counseling, or
9 treatment by a physician or clinical psychologist approved by
10 the Board, as a condition, term, or restriction for continued,
11 reinstated, or renewed licensure to practice. In lieu of care,
12 counseling, or treatment, the Board may recommend that the
13 Department file a complaint to immediately suspend or revoke
14 the license of the individual or otherwise discipline the
15 licensee.
16     Any individual whose license was granted, continued,
17 reinstated, or renewed subject to conditions, terms, or
18 restrictions, as provided for in this Section, or any
19 individual who was disciplined or placed on supervision
20 pursuant to this Section must be referred to the Director for a
21 determination as to whether the person shall have his or her
22 license suspended immediately, pending a hearing by the Board.
23 (Source: P.A. 92-719, eff. 7-25-02.)
 
24     Section 95. The Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and
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1 follows:
 
2     (225 ILCS 110/16)  (from Ch. 111, par. 7916)
3     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
4     Sec. 16. Refusal, revocation or suspension of licenses.
5     (1) The Department may refuse to issue or renew, or may
6 revoke, suspend, place on probation, censure, reprimand or take
7 other disciplinary or non-disciplinary action as the
8 Department may deem proper, including fines not to exceed
9 $10,000 for each violation, with regard to any license for any
10 one or combination of the following causes:
11         (a) Fraud in procuring the license.
12         (b) (Blank).
13         (c) Willful or repeated violations of the rules of the
14     Department of Public Health.
15         (d) Division of fees or agreeing to split or divide the
16     fees received for speech-language pathology or audiology
17     services with any person for referring an individual, or
18     assisting in the care or treatment of an individual,
19     without the knowledge of the individual or his or her legal
20     representative. Nothing in this paragraph (d) prohibits
21     contractual or employment arrangements with health care
22     professionals or providers, such as physicians, physician
23     practices, hospitals, long-term care facilities, clinics,
24     or other entities, except as otherwise prohibited by law.
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1     professionals or providers may include arrangements for
2     compensation, use of space, staff, equipment, health
3     insurance, pension, or other benefits for the provision of
4     services within the scope of the licensee's practice under
5     this Act.
6         (e) Employing, procuring, inducing, aiding or abetting
7     a person not licensed as a speech-language pathologist or
8     audiologist to engage in the unauthorized practice of
9     speech-language pathology or audiology.
10         (e-5) Employing, procuring, inducing, aiding, or
11     abetting a person not licensed as a speech-language
12     pathology assistant to perform the functions and duties of
13     a speech-language pathology assistant.
14         (f) Making any misrepresentations or false promises,
15     directly or indirectly, to influence, persuade or induce
16     patronage.
17         (g) Professional connection or association with, or
18     lending his or her name to another for the illegal practice
19     of speech-language pathology or audiology by another, or
20     professional connection or association with any person,
21     firm or corporation holding itself out in any manner
22     contrary to this Act.
23         (h) Obtaining or seeking to obtain checks, money, or
24     any other things of value by false or fraudulent
25     representations, including but not limited to, engaging in
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1     program of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services
2     (formerly Department of Public Aid).
3         (i) Practicing under a name other than his or her own.
4         (j) Improper, unprofessional or dishonorable conduct
5     of a character likely to deceive, defraud or harm the
6     public.
7         (k) Conviction of or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo
8     contendere to any crime that is a felony under the laws of
9     the United States or any state or territory thereof, or
10     that is a misdemeanor of which an essential element is
11     dishonesty, or that is directly related to the practice of
12     the profession.
13         (1) Permitting a person under his or her supervision to
14     perform any function not authorized by this Act.
15         (m) A violation of any provision of this Act or rules
16     promulgated thereunder.
17         (n) Discipline by another state, the District of
18     Columbia, territory, or foreign nation of a license to
19     practice speech-language pathology or audiology or a
20     license to practice as a speech-language pathology
21     assistant in its jurisdiction if at least one of the
22     grounds for that discipline is the same as or the
23     equivalent of one of the grounds for discipline set forth
24     herein.
25         (o) Willfully failing to report an instance of
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1     and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
2         (p) Gross or repeated malpractice.
3         (q) Willfully making or filing false records or reports
4     in his or her practice as a speech-language pathologist,
5     speech-language pathology assistant, or audiologist,
6     including, but not limited to, false records to support
7     claims against the public assistance program of the
8     Department of Healthcare and Family Services (formerly
9     Illinois Department of Public Aid).
10         (r) Professional incompetence as manifested by poor
11     standards of care or mental incompetence as declared by a
12     court of competent jurisdiction.
13         (s) Repeated irregularities in billing a third party
14     for services rendered to an individual. For purposes of
15     this Section, "irregularities in billing" shall include:
16             (i) reporting excessive charges for the purpose of
17         obtaining a total payment in excess of that usually
18         received by the speech-language pathologist,
19         speech-language pathology assistant, or audiologist
20         for the services rendered;
21             (ii) reporting charges for services not rendered;
22         or
23             (iii) incorrectly reporting services rendered for
24         the purpose of obtaining payment not earned.
25         (t) (Blank).
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1     Act.
2         (v) Inability to practice with reasonable judgment,
3     skill, or safety as a result of habitual or excessive use
4     of or addiction to alcohol, narcotics, or stimulants or any
5     other chemical agent or drug or as a result of physical
6     illness, including, but not limited to, deterioration
7     through the aging process or loss of motor skill, mental
8     illness, or disability.
9         (w) Violation of the Hearing Instrument Consumer
10     Protection Act.
11         (x) Failure by a speech-language pathology assistant
12     and supervising speech-language pathologist to comply with
13     the supervision requirements set forth in Section 8.8.
14         (y) Wilfully exceeding the scope of duties customarily
15     undertaken by speech-language pathology assistants set
16     forth in Section 8.7 that results in, or may result in,
17     harm to the public.
18     (2) The Department shall deny a license or renewal
19 authorized by this Act to any person who has defaulted on an
20 educational loan guaranteed by the Illinois State Scholarship
21 Commission; however, the Department may issue a license or
22 renewal if the aforementioned persons have established a
23 satisfactory repayment record as determined by the Illinois
24 State Scholarship Commission.
25     (3) The entry of an order by a circuit court establishing
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1 involuntary admission or judicial admission as provided for in
2 the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code,
3 operates as an automatic suspension of that license. That
4 person may have his or her license restored only upon the
5 determination by a circuit court that the patient is no longer
6 subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission and the
7 issuance of an order so finding and discharging the patient,
8 and upon the Board's recommendation to the Department that the
9 license be restored. Where the circumstances so indicate, the
10 Board may recommend to the Department that it require an
11 examination prior to restoring any license automatically
12 suspended under this subsection.
13     (4) The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend the
14 license of any person who fails to file a return, or to pay the
15 tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed return, or to pay
16 any final assessment of the tax penalty or interest, as
17 required by any tax Act administered by the Department of
18 Revenue, until such time as the requirements of any such tax
19 Act are satisfied.
20     (5) In enforcing this Section, the Board upon a showing of
21 a possible violation may compel an individual licensed to
22 practice under this Act, or who has applied for licensure
23 pursuant to this Act, to submit to a mental or physical
24 examination, or both, as required by and at the expense of the
25 Department. The examining physicians or clinical psychologists
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1 individual to be examined may have, at his or her own expense,
2 another physician or clinical psychologist of his or her choice
3 present during all aspects of this examination. Failure of any
4 individual to submit to a mental or physical examination, when
5 directed, shall be grounds for suspension of his or her license
6 until the individual submits to the examination if the Board
7 finds, after notice and hearing, that the refusal to submit to
8 the examination was without reasonable cause.
9     If the Board finds an individual unable to practice because
10 of the reasons set forth in this Section, the Board may require
11 that individual to submit to care, counseling, or treatment by
12 physicians or clinical psychologists approved or designated by
13 the Board, as a condition, term, or restriction for continued,
14 reinstated, or renewed licensure to practice; or, in lieu of
15 care, counseling, or treatment, the Board may recommend to the
16 Department to file a complaint to immediately suspend, revoke,
17 or otherwise discipline the license of the individual. Any
18 individual whose license was granted, continued, reinstated,
19 renewed, disciplined or supervised subject to such terms,
20 conditions, or restrictions, and who fails to comply with such
21 terms, conditions, or restrictions, shall be referred to the
22 Secretary for a determination as to whether the individual
23 shall have his or her license suspended immediately, pending a
24 hearing by the Board.
25     In instances in which the Secretary immediately suspends a
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1 license must be convened by the Board within 15 days after the
2 suspension and completed without appreciable delay. The Board
3 shall have the authority to review the subject individual's
4 record of treatment and counseling regarding the impairment to
5 the extent permitted by applicable federal statutes and
6 regulations safeguarding the confidentiality of medical
7 records.
8     An individual licensed under this Act and affected under
9 this Section shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to
10 the Board that he or she can resume practice in compliance with
11 acceptable and prevailing standards under the provisions of his
12 or her license.
13 (Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07; 95-465, eff. 8-27-07.)
 
14     Section 100. The Perfusionist Practice Act is amended by
15 changing Section 105 as follows:
 
16     (225 ILCS 125/105)
17     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
18     Sec. 105. Disciplinary actions.
19     (a) The Department may refuse to issue, renew, or restore a
20 license, or may revoke or suspend a license, or may place on
21 probation, reprimand, or take other disciplinary or
22 non-disciplinary action with regard to a person licensed under
23 this Act, including but not limited to the imposition of fines
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1 combination of the following causes:
2         (1) Making a material misstatement in furnishing
3     information to the Department.
4         (2) Violation of this Act or any rule promulgated under
5     this Act.
6         (3) Conviction of, or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo
7     contendere to, any crime that is a felony under the laws of
8     the United States or any state or territory thereof, or any
9     crime that is a misdemeanor of which an essential element
10     is dishonesty, or any crime that is directly related to the
11     practice as a perfusionist.
12         (4) Making a misrepresentation for the purpose of
13     obtaining, renewing, or restoring a license.
14         (5) Aiding or assisting another person in violating a
15     provision of this Act or its rules.
16         (6) Failing to provide information within 60 days in
17     response to a written request made by the Department.
18         (7) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
19     unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
20     defraud, or harm the public, as defined by rule of the
21     Department.
22         (8) Discipline by another state, the District of
23     Columbia, or territory, or a foreign nation, if at least
24     one of the grounds for discipline is the same or
25     substantially equivalent to those set forth in this
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1         (9) Directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from
2     a person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association a
3     fee, commission, rebate, or other form of compensation for
4     professional services not actually or personally rendered.
5     Nothing in this paragraph (9) prohibits contractual or
6     employment arrangements with health care professionals or
7     providers, such as physicians, physician practices,
8     hospitals, long-term care facilities, clinics, or other
9     entities, except as otherwise prohibited by law.
10     Contractual and employment arrangements with health care
11     professionals or providers may include arrangements for
12     compensation, use of space, staff, equipment, health
13     insurance, pension, or other benefits for the provision of
14     services within the scope of the licensee's practice under
15     this Act.
16         (10) A finding by the Board that the licensee, after
17     having his or her license placed on probationary status,
18     has violated the terms of probation.
19         (11) Wilfully making or filing false records or reports
20     in his or her practice, including but not limited to false
21     records or reports filed with State agencies or
22     departments.
23         (12) Wilfully making or signing a false statement,
24     certificate, or affidavit to induce payment.
25         (13) Wilfully failing to report an instance of
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1     Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
2         (14) Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated
3     report by the Department of Children and Family Services
4     under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act and upon
5     proof by clear and convincing evidence that the licensee
6     has caused a child to be an abused child or neglected child
7     as defined in the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
8         (15) Employment of fraud, deception, or any unlawful
9     means in applying for or securing a license as a
10     perfusionist.
11         (16) Allowing another person to use his or her license
12     to practice.
13         (17) Failure to report to the Department (A) any
14     adverse final action taken against the licensee by another
15     licensing jurisdiction, government agency, law enforcement
16     agency, or any court or (B) liability for conduct that
17     would constitute grounds for action as set forth in this
18     Section.
19         (18) Inability to practice the profession with
20     reasonable judgment, skill or safety as a result of a
21     physical illness, including but not limited to
22     deterioration through the aging process or loss of motor
23     skill, or a mental illness or disability.
24         (19) Inability to practice the profession for which he
25     or she is licensed with reasonable judgment, skill, or
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1     addiction to alcohol, narcotics, stimulants, or any other
2     chemical agent or drug.
3         (20) Gross malpractice.
4         (21) Immoral conduct in the commission of an act
5     related to the licensee's practice, including but not
6     limited to sexual abuse, sexual misconduct, or sexual
7     exploitation.
8         (22) Violation of the Health Care Worker Self-Referral
9     Act.
10         (23) Solicitation of business or professional
11     services, other than permitted advertising.
12         (24) Conviction of or cash compromise of a charge or
13     violation of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act.
14         (25) Gross, willful, or continued overcharging for
15     professional services, including filing false statements
16     for collection of fees for which services are not rendered.
17         (26) Practicing under a false name or, except as
18     allowed by law, an assumed name.
19         (27) Violating any provision of this Act or the rules
20     promulgated under this Act, including, but not limited to,
21     advertising.
22     (b) A licensee or applicant who, because of a physical or
23 mental illness or disability, including, but not limited to,
24 deterioration through the aging process or loss of motor skill,
25 is unable to practice the profession with reasonable judgment,
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1 to care, counseling or treatment by physicians approved or
2 designated by the Department, as a condition, term, or
3 restriction for continued, reinstated, or renewed licensure to
4 practice. Submission to care, counseling or treatment as
5 required by the Department shall not be considered discipline
6 of the licensee. If the licensee refuses to enter into a care,
7 counseling or treatment agreement or fails to abide by the
8 terms of the agreement the Department may file a complaint to
9 suspend or revoke the license or otherwise discipline the
10 licensee. The Secretary may order the license suspended
11 immediately, pending a hearing by the Department. Fines shall
12 not be assessed in the disciplinary actions involving physical
13 or mental illness or impairment.
14     (b-5) The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend,
15 without a hearing as provided for in the Civil Administrative
16 Code of Illinois, the license of a person who fails to file a
17 return, to pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed
18 return, or to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty, or
19 interest as required by any tax Act administered by the
20 Department of Revenue, until such time as the requirements of
21 the tax Act are satisfied in accordance with subsection (g) of
22 Section 15 of the Department of Professional Regulation Law of
23 the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois (20 ILCS
24 2105/2105-15).
25     (c) The determination by a circuit court that a licensee is
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1 provided in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
2 Code, as amended, operates as an automatic suspension. The
3 suspension will end only upon a finding by a court that the
4 licensee is no longer subject to the involuntary admission or
5 judicial admission and issues an order so finding and
6 discharging the licensee; and upon the recommendation of the
7 Board to the Secretary that the licensee be allowed to resume
8 his or her practice.
9     (d) In enforcing this Section, the Department or Board,
10 upon a showing of a possible violation, may order a licensee or
11 applicant to submit to a mental or physical examination, or
12 both, at the expense of the Department. The Department or Board
13 may order the examining physician to present testimony
14 concerning his or her examination of the licensee or applicant.
15 No information shall be excluded by reason of any common law or
16 statutory privilege relating to communications between the
17 licensee or applicant and the examining physician. The
18 examining physicians shall be specifically designated by the
19 Board or Department. The licensee or applicant may have, at his
20 or her own expense, another physician of his or her choice
21 present during all aspects of the examination. Failure of a
22 licensee or applicant to submit to any such examination when
23 directed, without reasonable cause as defined by rule, shall be
24 grounds for either the immediate suspension of his or her
25 license or immediate denial of his or her application.
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1 licensee for his or her failure to submit to a mental or
2 physical examination when directed, a hearing must be convened
3 by the Department within 15 days after the suspension and
4 completed without appreciable delay.
5     If the Secretary otherwise suspends a license pursuant to
6 the results of the licensee's mental or physical examination, a
7 hearing must be convened by the Department within 15 days after
8 the suspension and completed without appreciable delay. The
9 Department and Board shall have the authority to review the
10 licensee's record of treatment and counseling regarding the
11 relevant impairment or impairments to the extent permitted by
12 applicable federal statutes and regulations safeguarding the
13 confidentiality of medical records.
14     Any licensee suspended or otherwise affected under this
15 subsection (d) shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate
16 to the Department or Board that he or she can resume practice
17 in compliance with the acceptable and prevailing standards
18 under the provisions of his or her license.
19 (Source: P.A. 96-682, eff. 8-25-09.)
 
20     Section 105. The Registered Surgical Assistant and
21 Registered Surgical Technologist Title Protection Act is
22 amended by changing Section 75 as follows:
 
23     (225 ILCS 130/75)
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1     Sec. 75. Grounds for disciplinary action.
2     (a) The Department may refuse to issue, renew, or restore a
3 registration, may revoke or suspend a registration, or may
4 place on probation, censure, reprimand, or take other
5 disciplinary action with regard to a person registered under
6 this Act, including but not limited to the imposition of fines
7 not to exceed $5,000 for each violation, for any one or
8 combination of the following causes:
9         (1) Making a material misstatement in furnishing
10     information to the Department.
11         (2) Violating a provision of this Act or its rules.
12         (3) Conviction under the laws of a United States
13     jurisdiction of a crime that is a felony or a misdemeanor,
14     an essential element of which is dishonesty, or of a crime
15     that is directly related to the practice as a surgical
16     assistant or surgical technologist.
17         (4) Making a misrepresentation for the purpose of
18     obtaining, renewing, or restoring a registration.
19         (5) Wilfully aiding or assisting another person in
20     violating a provision of this Act or its rules.
21         (6) Failing to provide information within 60 days in
22     response to a written request made by the Department.
23         (7) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
24     unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
25     defraud, or harm the public, as defined by rule of the
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1         (8) Discipline by another United States jurisdiction
2     or foreign nation, if at least one of the grounds for
3     discipline is the same or substantially equivalent to those
4     set forth in this Section.
5         (9) Directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from
6     a person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association a
7     fee, commission, rebate, or other form of compensation for
8     professional services not actually or personally rendered.
9     Nothing in this paragraph (9) prohibits contractual or
10     employment arrangements with health care professionals or
11     providers, such as physicians, physician practices,
12     hospitals, long-term care facilities, clinics, or other
13     entities, except as otherwise prohibited by law.
14     Contractual and employment arrangements with health care
15     professionals or providers may include arrangements for
16     compensation, use of space, staff, equipment, health
17     insurance, pension, or other benefits for the provision of
18     services within the scope of the licensee's practice under
19     this Act.
20         (10) A finding by the Department that the registrant,
21     after having his or her registration placed on probationary
22     status, has violated the terms of probation.
23         (11) Wilfully making or filing false records or reports
24     in his or her practice, including but not limited to false
25     records or reports filed with State agencies.
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1     certificate, or affidavit to induce payment.
2         (13) Wilfully failing to report an instance of
3     suspected child abuse or neglect as required under the
4     Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
5         (14) Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated
6     report by the Department of Children and Family Services
7     under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act and upon
8     proof by clear and convincing evidence that the licensee
9     has caused a child to be an abused child or neglected child
10     as defined in the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
11         (15) Employment of fraud, deception, or any unlawful
12     means in applying for or securing a license as a surgical
13     assistant.
14         (16) Failure to report to the Department (A) any
15     adverse final action taken against the registrant by
16     another registering or licensing jurisdiction, government
17     agency, law enforcement agency, or any court or (B)
18     liability for conduct that would constitute grounds for
19     action as set forth in this Section.
20         (17) Habitual intoxication or addiction to the use of
21     drugs.
22         (18) Physical illness, including but not limited to
23     deterioration through the aging process or loss of motor
24     skills, which results in the inability to practice the
25     profession for which he or she is registered with
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1         (19) Gross malpractice resulting in permanent injury
2     or death of a patient.
3         (20) Immoral conduct in the commission of an act
4     related to the registrant's practice, including but not
5     limited to sexual abuse, sexual misconduct, or sexual
6     exploitation.
7         (21) Violation of the Health Care Worker Self-Referral
8     Act.
9     (b) The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend the
10 registration of a person who fails to file a return, to pay the
11 tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed return, or to pay a
12 final assessment of the tax, penalty, or interest as required
13 by a tax Act administered by the Department of Revenue, until
14 the requirements of the tax Act are satisfied.
15     (c) The determination by a circuit court that a registrant
16 is subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission as
17 provided in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
18 Code operates as an automatic suspension. The suspension will
19 end only upon (1) a finding by a court that the patient is no
20 longer subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission,
21 (2) issuance of an order so finding and discharging the
22 patient, and (3) the recommendation of the Department to the
23 Director that the registrant be allowed to resume his or her
24 practice.
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1     Section 110. The Genetic Counselor Licensing Act is amended
2 by changing Section 95 as follows:
 
3     (225 ILCS 135/95)
4     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2015)
5     Sec. 95. Grounds for discipline.
6     (a) The Department may refuse to issue, renew, or may
7 revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand, or take other
8 disciplinary action as the Department deems appropriate,
9 including the issuance of fines not to exceed $1,000 for each
10 violation, with regard to any license for any one or more of
11 the following:
12         (1) Material misstatement in furnishing information to
13     the Department or to any other State agency.
14         (2) Violations or negligent or intentional disregard
15     of this Act, or any of its rules.
16         (3) Conviction of any crime under the laws of the
17     United States or any state or territory thereof that is a
18     felony, a misdemeanor, an essential element of which is
19     dishonesty, or a crime that is directly related to the
20     practice of the profession.
21         (4) Making any misrepresentation for the purpose of
22     obtaining a license, or violating any provision of this Act
23     or its rules.
24         (5) Professional incompetence or gross negligence in
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1         (6) Gross or repeated negligence.
2         (7) Aiding or assisting another person in violating any
3     provision of this Act or any rules.
4         (8) Failing to provide information within 60 days in
5     response to a written request made by the Department.
6         (9) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
7     unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
8     defraud, or harm the public and violating the rules of
9     professional conduct adopted by the Department.
10         (10) Failing to maintain the confidentiality of any
11     information received from a client, unless otherwise
12     authorized or required by law.
13         (11) Exploiting a client for personal advantage,
14     profit, or interest.
15         (12) Habitual or excessive use or addiction to alcohol,
16     narcotics, stimulants, or any other chemical agent or drug
17     which results in inability to practice with reasonable
18     skill, judgment, or safety.
19         (13) Discipline by another jurisdiction, if at least
20     one of the grounds for the discipline is the same or
21     substantially equivalent to those set forth in this
22     Section.
23         (14) Directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from
24     any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association
25     any fee, commission, rebate, or other form of compensation
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1     Nothing in this paragraph (14) prohibits contractual or
2     employment arrangements with health care professionals or
3     providers, such as physicians, physician practices,
4     hospitals, long-term care facilities, clinics, or other
5     entities, except as otherwise prohibited by law.
6     Contractual and employment arrangements with health care
7     professionals or providers may include arrangements for
8     compensation, use of space, staff, equipment, health
9     insurance, pension, or other benefits for the provision of
10     services within the scope of the licensee's practice under
11     this Act.
12         (15) A finding by the Department that the licensee,
13     after having the license placed on probationary status has
14     violated the terms of probation.
15         (16) Failing to refer a client to other health care
16     professionals when the licensee is unable or unwilling to
17     adequately support or serve the client.
18         (17) Willfully filing false reports relating to a
19     licensee's practice, including but not limited to false
20     records filed with federal or State agencies or
21     departments.
22         (18) Willfully failing to report an instance of
23     suspected child abuse or neglect as required by the Abused
24     and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
25         (19) Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated
26     report by the Department of Children and Family Services

 

 

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1     pursuant to the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act,
2     and upon proof by clear and convincing evidence that the
3     licensee has caused a child to be an abused child or
4     neglected child as defined in the Abused and Neglected
5     Child Reporting Act.
6         (20) Physical or mental disability, including
7     deterioration through the aging process or loss of
8     abilities and skills which results in the inability to
9     practice the profession with reasonable judgment, skill,
10     or safety.
11         (21) Solicitation of professional services by using
12     false or misleading advertising.
13         (22) Failure to file a return, or to pay the tax,
14     penalty of interest shown in a filed return, or to pay any
15     final assessment of tax, penalty or interest, as required
16     by any tax Act administered by the Illinois Department of
17     Revenue or any successor agency or the Internal Revenue
18     Service or any successor agency.
19         (23) A finding that licensure has been applied for or
20     obtained by fraudulent means.
21         (24) Practicing or attempting to practice under a name
22     other than the full name as shown on the license or any
23     other legally authorized name.
24         (25) Gross overcharging for professional services,
25     including filing statements for collection of fees or
26     monies for which services are not rendered.

 

 

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1         (26) Providing genetic counseling services to
2     individuals, couples, groups, or families without a
3     referral from either a physician licensed to practice
4     medicine in all its branches, an advanced practice nurse
5     who has a collaborative agreement with a collaborating
6     physician that authorizes the advanced practice nurse to
7     make referrals to a genetic counselor, or a physician
8     assistant who has been delegated authority to make
9     referrals to genetic counselors.
10     (b) The Department shall deny, without hearing, any
11 application or renewal for a license under this Act to any
12 person who has defaulted on an educational loan guaranteed by
13 the Illinois State Assistance Commission; however, the
14 Department may issue a license or renewal if the person in
15 default has established a satisfactory repayment record as
16 determined by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission.
17     (c) The determination by a court that a licensee is subject
18 to involuntary admission or judicial admission as provided in
19 the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code will
20 result in an automatic suspension of his or her license. The
21 suspension will end upon a finding by a court that the licensee
22 is no longer subject to involuntary admission or judicial
23 admission, the issuance of an order so finding and discharging
24 the patient, and the determination of the Director that the
25 licensee be allowed to resume professional practice.
26 (Source: P.A. 93-1041, eff. 9-29-04; 94-661, eff. 1-1-06.)
 

 

 

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1     Section 115. The Electrologist Licensing Act is amended by
2 changing Section 75 as follows:
 
3     (225 ILCS 412/75)
4     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
5     Sec. 75. Grounds for discipline.
6     (a) The Department may refuse to issue or renew and may
7 revoke or suspend a license under this Act, and may place on
8 probation, censure, reprimand, or take other disciplinary
9 action with regard to any licensee under this Act, as the
10 Department may consider proper, including the issuance of fines
11 not to exceed $5,000 for each violation, for one or any
12 combination of the following causes:
13         (1) Material misstatement in furnishing information to
14     the Department.
15         (2) Violation of this Act or its rules.
16         (3) Conviction of any felony under the laws of any U.S.
17     jurisdiction, any misdemeanor an essential element of
18     which is dishonesty, or any crime that is directly related
19     to the practice of the profession.
20         (4) Making any misrepresentation for the purpose of
21     obtaining a license.
22         (5) Aiding or assisting another person in violating any
23     provision of this Act or its rules.
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1     response to a written request made by the Department.
2         (7) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
3     unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
4     defraud, or harm the public.
5         (8) Habitual or excessive use or addiction to alcohol,
6     narcotics, stimulants, or any other chemical agent or drug
7     that results in an electrologist's inability to practice
8     with reasonable judgement, skill, or safety.
9         (9) Discipline by another U.S. jurisdiction or foreign
10     nation if at least one of the grounds for discipline is the
11     same as or substantially equivalent to any of those set
12     forth in this Act.
13         (10) Directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from
14     any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association
15     any fee, commission, rebate, or other form of compensation
16     for any professional services not actually or personally
17     rendered. Nothing in this paragraph (10) prohibits
18     contractual or employment arrangements with health care
19     providers, such as physicians, physician practices,
20     hospitals, or clinics and as permitted by law. Contractual
21     and employment arrangements with health care providers may
22     include compensation, use of space, staff, equipment,
23     health insurance, pension, or other benefits for the
24     provision of services within the scope of the licensee's
25     practice under this Act.
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1     after having his or her license placed on probationary
2     status, has violated the terms of probation.
3         (12) Abandonment of a patient.
4         (13) Willfully making or filing false records or
5     reports in the licensee's practice, including, but not
6     limited to, false records filed with State agencies or
7     departments.
8         (14) Physical illness, including, but not limited to,
9     deterioration through the aging process or loss of motor
10     skill that results in the inability to practice the
11     profession with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety.
12         (15) Gross negligence in his or her practice under this
13     Act.
14         (16) Use of fraud, deception, or any unlawful means in
15     applying for and securing a license as an electrologist.
16         (17) Immoral conduct in the commission of any act, such
17     as sexual abuse, sexual misconduct, or sexual
18     exploitation, related to the licensee's practice.
19         (18) Failure to comply with standards of sterilization
20     and sanitation as defined in the rules of the Department.
21     (b) The Department may refuse to issue or renew or may
22 suspend the license of any person who fails to file a return,
23 to pay the tax, penalty or interest shown in a filed return, or
24 to pay any final assessment of the tax, penalty, or interest as
25 required by any tax Act administered by the Illinois Department
26 of Revenue until the requirements of the tax Act are satisfied.

 

 

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1     (c) The determination by a circuit court that a licensee is
2 subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission as
3 provided in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
4 Code operates as an automatic suspension. The suspension will
5 end only upon a finding by a court that the patient is no
6 longer subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission,
7 the issuance of an order so finding and discharging the
8 patient, and the recommendation of the Committee to the
9 Director that the licensee be allowed to resume his or her
10 practice.
11     (d) In enforcing this Section, the Department upon a
12 showing of a possible violation may compel any person licensed
13 to practice under this Act or who has applied for licensure or
14 certification pursuant to this Act to submit to a mental or
15 physical examination, or both, as required by and at the
16 expense of the Department. The examining physicians shall be
17 those specifically designated by the Department. The
18 Department may order the examining physician to present
19 testimony concerning this mental or physical examination of the
20 licensee or applicant. No information shall be excluded by
21 reason of any common law or statutory privilege relating to
22 communications between the licensee or applicant and the
23 examining physician. The person to be examined may have, at his
24 or her own expense, another physician of his or her choice
25 present during all aspects of the examination. Failure of any
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1 directed, shall be grounds for suspension of a license until
2 the person submits to the examination if the Department finds,
3 after notice and hearing, that the refusal to submit to the
4 examination was without reasonable cause.
5     If the Department finds an individual unable to practice
6 because of the reasons set forth in this Section, the
7 Department may require that individual to submit to care,
8 counseling, or treatment by physicians approved or designated
9 by the Department, as a condition, term, or restriction for
10 continued, reinstated, or renewed licensure to practice; or, in
11 lieu of care, counseling, or treatment, the Department may file
12 a complaint to immediately suspend, revoke, or otherwise
13 discipline the license of the individual.
14     Any person whose license was granted, continued,
15 reinstated, renewed, disciplined or supervised subject to such
16 terms, conditions or restrictions, and who fails to comply with
17 such terms, conditions or restrictions, shall be referred to
18 the Director for a determination as to whether the person shall
19 have his or her license suspended immediately, pending a
20 hearing by the Department.
21     In instances in which the Director immediately suspends a
22 person's license under this Section, a hearing on that person's
23 license must be convened by the Department within 15 days after
24 the suspension and completed without appreciable delay. The
25 Department shall have the authority to review the subject
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1 impairment, to the extent permitted by applicable federal
2 statutes and regulations safeguarding the confidentiality of
3 medical records.
4     A person licensed under this Act and affected under this
5 Section shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to the
6 Department that he or she can resume practice in compliance
7 with acceptable and prevailing standards under the provisions
8 of his or her license.
9 (Source: P.A. 92-750, eff. 1-1-03.)
 
10     Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
11 becoming law.

 

 

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1 INDEX
2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
3     225 ILCS 5/16 from Ch. 111, par. 7616
4     225 ILCS 15/15 from Ch. 111, par. 5365
5     225 ILCS 20/19 from Ch. 111, par. 6369
6     225 ILCS 25/23 from Ch. 111, par. 2323
7     225 ILCS 30/95 from Ch. 111, par. 8401-95
8     225 ILCS 50/18 from Ch. 111, par. 7418
9     225 ILCS 55/85 from Ch. 111, par. 8351-85
10     225 ILCS 60/22.3 new
11     225 ILCS 63/110
12     225 ILCS 65/70-5was 225 ILCS 65/10-45
13     225 ILCS 75/19 from Ch. 111, par. 3719
14     225 ILCS 84/90
15     225 ILCS 85/30 from Ch. 111, par. 4150
16     225 ILCS 90/17 from Ch. 111, par. 4267
17     225 ILCS 95/21 from Ch. 111, par. 4621
18     225 ILCS 100/24 from Ch. 111, par. 4824
19     225 ILCS 106/95
20     225 ILCS 107/80
21     225 ILCS 110/16 from Ch. 111, par. 7916
22     225 ILCS 125/105
23     225 ILCS 130/75
24     225 ILCS 135/95
25     225 ILCS 412/75