Rep. Michael J. Zalewski

Filed: 5/7/2013

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 532

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 532 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Regulatory Sunset Act is amended by
5changing Section 4.24 and by adding Section 4.34 as follows:
 
6    (5 ILCS 80/4.24)
7    Sec. 4.24. Acts and Section repealed on January 1, 2014.
8The following Acts and Section of an Act are repealed on
9January 1, 2014:
10    The Electrologist Licensing Act.
11    The Illinois Certified Shorthand Reporters Act of 1984.
12    The Illinois Occupational Therapy Practice Act.
13    The Illinois Public Accounting Act.
14    The Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security,
15Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004.
16    The Registered Surgical Assistant and Registered Surgical

 

 

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1Technologist Title Protection Act.
2    Section 2.5 of the Illinois Plumbing License Law.
3    The Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice Act of 2004.
4(Source: P.A. 97-1139, eff. 12-28-12.)
 
5    (5 ILCS 80/4.34 new)
6    Sec. 4.34. Act repealed on January 1, 2024. The following
7Act is repealed on January 1, 2024:
8    The Electrologist Licensing Act.
 
9    Section 10. The Electrologist Licensing Act is amended by
10changing Sections 10, 25, 32, 40, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 85, 90,
1195, 100, 105, 110, 115, 120, 125, 130, 135, 145, 155, and 162
12and by adding Section 157 as follows:
 
13    (225 ILCS 412/10)
14    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
15    Sec. 10. Definitions. In this Act:
16    "Address of Record" means the designated address recorded
17by the Department in the applicant's or licensee's application
18file or license file as maintained by the Department's
19licensure maintenance unit. It is the duty of the applicant or
20licensee to inform the Department of any change of address, and
21those changes must be made either through the Department's
22website or by contacting the Department.
23    "Department" means the Department of Financial and

 

 

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1Professional Regulation.
2    "Director" means the Director of Professional Regulation.
3    "Electrologist" means an individual licensed to practice
4electrology pursuant to the provisions of this Act.
5    "Electrology" means the practice or teaching of services
6for permanent hair removal utilizing only solid probe electrode
7type epilation, which may include thermolysis (shortwave, high
8frequency), electrolysis (galvanic), or a combination of both
9(superimposed or sequential blend).
10    "Secretary" means the Secretary of Financial and
11Professional Regulation.
12(Source: P.A. 92-750, eff. 1-1-03.)
 
13    (225 ILCS 412/25)
14    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
15    Sec. 25. Application. Applications for original licenses
16shall be made to the Department in writing on forms prescribed
17by the Department and shall be accompanied by the required fee,
18which is not refundable. The application shall require any
19information as, in the judgment of the Department, will enable
20the Department to pass on the qualifications of the applicant
21for a license. The application shall include evidence of
22passage of an examination recognized by the Department.
23    Applicants have 3 years after the date of application to
24complete the application process. If the process has not been
25completed within 3 years, the application shall be denied, the

 

 

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1fee forfeited, and the applicant must reapply and meet the
2requirements in effect at the time of reapplication.
3(Source: P.A. 92-750, eff. 1-1-03.)
 
4    (225 ILCS 412/32)
5    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
6    Sec. 32. Social Security number on license application. In
7addition to any other information required to be contained in
8the application, every application for an original license
9under this Act shall include the applicant's social security
10number, which shall be retained in the agency's records
11pertaining to the license. As soon as practical, the Department
12shall assign a customer's identification number to each
13applicant for a license.
14    Every application for a renewed, reinstated, renewal or
15restored license shall require the applicant's customer
16identification number.
17(Source: P.A. 97-400, eff. 1-1-12.)
 
18    (225 ILCS 412/40)
19    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
20    Sec. 40. Administrative Procedure Act. The Illinois
21Administrative Procedure Act is hereby expressly adopted and
22incorporated in this Act as if all of the provisions of the
23Illinois Administrative Procedure Act where included in this
24Act, except that the provision of paragraph (d) (c) of Section

 

 

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110-65 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, which
2provides that at hearings the licensee has the right to show
3compliance with all lawful requirements for retention,
4continuation, or renewal of the license, is specifically
5excluded. For the purposes of this Act, the notice required
6under Section 10-25 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure
7Act is considered to be sufficient when mailed to the
8licensee's address of record last known address of the party.
9(Source: P.A. 92-750, eff. 1-1-03.)
 
10    (225 ILCS 412/55)
11    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
12    Sec. 55. Endorsement. Pursuant to the rules of the
13Department, upon payment of the required fee, an applicant who
14has been licensed in another state that has substantially the
15same requirements as those required for licensure under the
16provisions of this Act may be granted a license as an
17electrologist.
18    Applicants for licensure by endorsement have 3 years after
19the date of application to complete the application process. If
20the process has not been completed within 3 years, the
21application shall be denied, the fee forfeited, and the
22applicant must reapply and meet the requirements in effect at
23the time of reapplication.
24(Source: P.A. 92-750, eff. 1-1-03.)
 

 

 

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1    (225 ILCS 412/60)
2    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
3    Sec. 60. Renewal; armed service duty. The expiration date
4and renewal period for each license issued under this Act shall
5be set by rule. Renewal shall be conditioned on paying the
6required fee and meeting other requirements as may be
7established by rule. All renewal applicants shall provide proof
8of having met the continuing education requirements in
9accordance with rules established by the Department, approved
10by the Department consisting of the equivalent of 30 hours of
11continuing education every 24 months. The continuing education
12requirement may be waived in part or in whole for such good
13cause, including but not limited to illness or hardship, as may
14be determined by rule.
15    Any electrologist who has permitted a license to expire or
16who has a license on inactive status may have the license
17restored by submitting an application to the Department, filing
18proof acceptable to the Department of fitness to have the
19license restored, and paying the required fees. Proof of
20fitness may include sworn evidence certifying to active lawful
21practice in another jurisdiction.
22    The Department shall determine, by an evaluation process
23established by rule, a person's fitness for restoration of a
24license and shall establish procedures and requirements for
25restoration.
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1duty with the Armed Forces of the United States, or the State
2Militia called into service or training, or (ii) in training or
3education under the supervision of the United States
4preliminary to induction into the military service, may have
5the license restored without paying any lapsed renewal fees if,
6within 2 years after honorable termination of service, training
7or education, the licensee furnishes the Department with
8satisfactory evidence to the effect that the licensee has been
9so engaged and that the service, training, or education has
10been so terminated.
11(Source: P.A. 92-750, eff. 1-1-03.)
 
12    (225 ILCS 412/65)
13    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
14    Sec. 65. Inactive status; restoration.
15    (a) Any electrologist who notifies the Department in
16writing on forms prescribed by the Department may elect to
17place a license on inactive status and shall, subject to rules
18of the Department, be excused from payment of renewal fees
19until the Department is notified in writing of the intention to
20restore the license.
21    (b) Any electrologist who has permitted a license to expire
22or who has a license on inactive status may have the license
23restored by submitting an application to the Department, filing
24proof acceptable to the Department of fitness to have the
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1fitness may include sworn evidence certifying to active lawful
2practice in another jurisdiction. The Department shall
3determine, by an evaluation process established by rule, a
4person's fitness for restoration of a license and shall
5establish procedures and requirements for restoration.
6    (c) Any electrologist whose license expired while (i) on
7active duty with the Armed Forces of the United States or the
8State Militia called into service or training, or (ii) in
9training or education under the supervision of the United
10States preliminary to induction into the military service, may
11have the license restored without paying any lapsed renewal
12fees if, within 2 years after honorable termination of service,
13training, or education, the licensee furnishes the Department
14with satisfactory evidence that the licensee has been so
15engaged and that the service, training, or education has been
16so terminated.
17    (d) An electrologist requesting restoration from inactive
18status shall be required to pay the current renewal fee and
19shall be required to follow procedures to restore the license
20as provided in this Section Section 60 of this Act.
21    (e) An electrologist whose license is on inactive or
22non-renewed status shall not practice in the State of Illinois.
23    A licensee who engages in practice with an inactive or
24non-renewed a lapsed license or a license on inactive status
25shall be considered to be practicing without a license, which
26shall be grounds for discipline under Section 75 of this Act.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 92-750, eff. 1-1-03.)
 
2    (225 ILCS 412/70)
3    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
4    Sec. 70. Fees; returned checks.
5    (a) The Department shall provide by rule for a schedule of
6fees for the administration and enforcement of this Act,
7including but not limited to original licensure, renewal, and
8restoration. The fees shall be nonrefundable.
9    (b) All fees collected under this Act shall be deposited
10into the General Professions Dedicated Fund and shall be
11appropriated to the Department for the ordinary and contingent
12expenses of the Department in the administration of this Act.
13    (c) A person who delivers a check or other payment to the
14Department that is returned to the Department unpaid by the
15financial institution upon which it is drawn shall pay to the
16Department, in addition to the amount already owed to the
17Department, a fine of $50. The fines imposed by this Section
18are in addition to any other discipline provided under this Act
19for unlicensed practice or practice on a nonrenewed license.
20The Department shall notify the person that fees and fines
21shall be paid to the Department by certified check or money
22order within 30 calendar days of the notification. If, after
23the expiration of 30 days from the date of the notification,
24the person has failed to submit the necessary remittance, the
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1the application without a hearing. If the person seeks a
2license after termination or denial, he or she shall apply to
3the Department for restoration or issuance of the license and
4pay all fees and fines due to the Department. The Department
5may establish a fee for the processing of an application for
6restoration of a license to defray the expenses of processing
7the application. The Secretary Director may waive the fines due
8under this Section in individual cases if the Secretary
9Director finds that the fines would be unreasonable or
10unnecessarily burdensome.
11(Source: P.A. 92-750, eff. 1-1-03.)
 
12    (225 ILCS 412/75)
13    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
14    Sec. 75. Grounds for discipline.
15    (a) The Department may refuse to issue or renew and may
16revoke or suspend a license under this Act, and may place on
17probation, censure, reprimand, or take other disciplinary or
18non-disciplinary action with regard to any licensee under this
19Act, as the Department may consider appropriate proper,
20including imposing the issuance of fines not to exceed $10,000
21$5,000 for each violation and assess costs as provided for
22under Section 95 of this Act, for one or any combination of the
23following causes:
24        (1) Material misstatement in furnishing information to
25    the Department.

 

 

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1        (2) Violation of this Act or its rules adopted under
2    this Act.
3        (3) Conviction by plea of guilty or nolo contendere,
4    finding of guilt, jury verdict, or entry of judgment or
5    sentencing, including, but not limited to, convictions,
6    preceding sentences of supervision, conditional discharge,
7    or first offender probation, under the laws of any
8    jurisdiction of the United States that is (i) a felony or
9    (ii) a misdemeanor, an essential element of which is
10    dishonesty, or that is directly related to the practice of
11    electrology of any felony under the laws of any U.S.
12    jurisdiction, any misdemeanor an essential element of
13    which is dishonesty, or any crime that is directly related
14    to the practice of the profession.
15        (4) Fraud or Making any misrepresentation in applying
16    for or procuring a license under this Act, or in connection
17    with applying for renewal of a license under this Act for
18    the purpose of obtaining a license.
19        (5) Aiding or assisting another person in violating any
20    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.
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1    in law as controlled substances, addiction to alcohol,
2    narcotics, stimulants, or any other substance chemical
3    agent or drug that results in an electrologist's inability
4    to practice with reasonable judgment judgement, skill, or
5    safety.
6        (9) Discipline by another governmental agency, unit of
7    government, U.S. jurisdiction, or foreign nation if at
8    least one of the grounds for discipline is the same as or
9    substantially equivalent to any of those set forth in this
10    Act.
11        (10) 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 services not actually or personally
15    rendered. Nothing in this paragraph (10) affects any bona
16    fide independent contractor or employment arrangements
17    among health care professionals, health facilities, health
18    care providers, or other entities, except as otherwise
19    prohibited by law. Any employment arrangements with health
20    care providers may include provisions for compensation,
21    health insurance, pension, or other employment benefits
22    for the provision of services within the scope of the
23    licensee's practice under this Act. Nothing in this
24    paragraph (10) shall be construed to require an employment
25    arrangement to receive professional fees for services
26    rendered.

 

 

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1        (11) A finding by the Department that the licensee,
2    after having his or her license placed on probationary
3    status, has violated the terms of probation.
4        (12) Abandonment of a patient.
5        (13) Willfully making or filing false records or
6    reports in the licensee's practice, including, but not
7    limited to, false records filed with State agencies or
8    departments.
9        (14) Mental or physical Physical illness or
10    disability, including, but not limited to, deterioration
11    through the aging process or loss of motor skill that
12    results in the inability to practice the profession with
13    reasonable judgment, skill, or safety.
14        (15) Negligence Gross negligence in his or her practice
15    under this Act.
16        (16) Use of fraud, deception, or any unlawful means in
17    applying for and securing a license as an electrologist.
18        (17) Immoral conduct in the commission of any act, such
19    as sexual abuse, sexual misconduct, or sexual
20    exploitation, related to the licensee's practice.
21        (18) Failure to comply with standards of sterilization
22    and sanitation as defined in the rules of the Department.
23        (19) Charging for professional services not rendered,
24    including filing false statements for the collection of
25    fees for which services are not rendered.
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1    by an unlicensed person in violation of this Act.
2    (b) The Department may refuse to issue or renew or may
3suspend without hearing the license of any person who fails to
4file a return, to pay the tax, penalty or interest shown in a
5filed return, or to pay any final assessment of the tax,
6penalty, or interest as required by any tax Act administered by
7the Illinois Department of Revenue until the requirements of
8the tax Act are satisfied in accordance with subsection (g) of
9Section 2105-15 of the Department of Professional Regulation
10Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
11    (c) The determination by a circuit court that a licensee is
12subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission as
13provided in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
14Code operates as an automatic suspension. The suspension will
15end only upon a finding by a court that the patient is no
16longer subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission,
17the issuance of an order so finding and discharging the
18patient, and the filing of a petition for restoration
19demonstrating fitness to practice the recommendation of the
20Committee to the Director that the licensee be allowed to
21resume his or her practice.
22    (d) In enforcing this Section, the Department, upon a
23showing of a possible violation, may compel any individual who
24is licensed to practice under this Act or any individual who
25has applied for licensure to submit to a mental or physical
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1substance abuse or sexual offender evaluation, at the expense
2of the Department. The Department shall specifically designate
3the examining physician licensed to practice medicine in all of
4its branches or, if applicable, the multidisciplinary team
5involved in providing the mental or physical examination and
6evaluation, or both. The multidisciplinary team shall be led by
7a physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its
8branches and may consist of one or more or a combination of
9physicians licensed to practice medicine in all of its
10branches, licensed chiropractic physicians, licensed clinical
11psychologists, licensed clinical social workers, licensed
12clinical professional counselors, and other professional and
13administrative staff. Any examining physician or member of the
14multidisciplinary team may require any person ordered to submit
15to an examination and evaluation pursuant to this Section to
16submit to any additional supplemental testing deemed necessary
17to complete any examination or evaluation process, including,
18but not limited to, blood testing, urinalysis, psychological
19testing, or neuropsychological testing person licensed to
20practice under this Act or who has applied for licensure or
21certification pursuant to this Act to submit to a mental or
22physical examination, or both, as required by and at the
23expense of the Department. The examining physicians shall be
24those specifically designated by the Department. The
25Department may order the examining physician to present
26testimony concerning this mental or physical examination of the

 

 

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1licensee or applicant. No information shall be excluded by
2reason of any common law or statutory privilege relating to
3communications between the licensee or applicant and the
4examining physician. The person to be examined may have, at his
5or her own expense, another physician of his or her choice
6present during all aspects of the examination. Failure of any
7person to submit to a mental or physical examination, when
8directed, shall be grounds for suspension of a license until
9the person submits to the examination if the Department finds,
10after notice and hearing, that the refusal to submit to the
11examination was without reasonable cause.
12    The Department may order the examining physician or any
13member of the multidisciplinary team to provide to the
14Department any and all records, including business records,
15that relate to the examination and evaluation, including any
16supplemental testing performed. The Department may order the
17examining physician or any member of the multidisciplinary team
18to present testimony concerning this examination and
19evaluation of the licensee, permit holder, or applicant,
20including testimony concerning any supplemental testing or
21documents relating to the examination and evaluation. No
22information, report, record, or other documents in any way
23related to the examination and evaluation shall be excluded by
24reason of any common law or statutory privilege relating to
25communication between the licensee or applicant and the
26examining physician or any member of the multidisciplinary

 

 

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1team. No authorization is necessary from the licensee or
2applicant ordered to undergo an evaluation and examination for
3the examining physician or any member of the multidisciplinary
4team to provide information, reports, records, or other
5documents or to provide any testimony regarding the examination
6and evaluation. The individual to be examined may have, at his
7or her own expense, another physician of his or her choice
8present during all aspects of the examination.
9    Failure of any individual to submit to mental or physical
10examination and evaluation, or both, when directed, shall
11result in an automatic suspension without hearing, until such
12time as the individual submits to the examination. If the
13Department finds a licensee unable to practice because of the
14reasons set forth in this Section, the Department shall require
15the licensee to submit to care, counseling, or treatment by
16physicians approved or designated by the Department as a
17condition for continued, reinstated, or renewed licensure to
18practice.
19    When the Secretary immediately suspends a license under
20this Section, a hearing upon the person's license must be
21convened by the Department within 15 days after the suspension
22and completed without appreciable delay. The Department shall
23have the authority to review the licensee's record of treatment
24and counseling regarding the impairment to the extent permitted
25by applicable federal statutes and regulations safeguarding
26the confidentiality of medical records.

 

 

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1    Individuals licensed under this Act affected under this
2Section shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to the
3Department that they can resume practice in compliance with
4acceptable and prevailing standards under the provisions of
5their license.
6    (e) The Department shall deny a license or renewal
7authorized by this Act to a person who has defaulted on an
8educational loan or scholarship provided or guaranteed by the
9Illinois Student Assistance Commission or any governmental
10agency of this State in accordance with item (5) of subsection
11(a) of Section 2105-15 of the Department of Professional
12Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
13    (f) In cases where the Department of Healthcare and Family
14Services has previously determined a licensee or a potential
15licensee is more than 30 days delinquent in the payment of
16child support and has subsequently certified the delinquency to
17the Department, the Department may refuse to issue or renew or
18may revoke or suspend that person's license or may take other
19disciplinary action against that person based solely upon the
20certification of delinquency made by the Department of
21Healthcare and Family Services in accordance with item (5) of
22subsection (a) of Section 2105-15 of the Department of
23Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of
24Illinois.
25    (g) All fines or costs imposed under this Section shall be
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1imposing the fine or costs or in accordance with the terms set
2forth in the order imposing the fine.
3    If the Department finds an individual unable to practice
4because of the reasons set forth in this Section, the
5Department may require that individual to submit to care,
6counseling, or treatment by physicians approved or designated
7by the Department, as a condition, term, or restriction for
8continued, reinstated, or renewed licensure to practice; or, in
9lieu of care, counseling, or treatment, the Department may file
10a complaint to immediately suspend, revoke, or otherwise
11discipline the license of the individual.
12    Any person whose license was granted, continued,
13reinstated, renewed, disciplined or supervised subject to such
14terms, conditions or restrictions, and who fails to comply with
15such terms, conditions or restrictions, shall be referred to
16the Director for a determination as to whether the person shall
17have his or her license suspended immediately, pending a
18hearing by the Department.
19    In instances in which the Director immediately suspends a
20person's license under this Section, a hearing on that person's
21license must be convened by the Department within 15 days after
22the suspension and completed without appreciable delay. The
23Department shall have the authority to review the subject
24person's record of treatment and counseling regarding the
25impairment, to the extent permitted by applicable federal
26statutes and regulations safeguarding the confidentiality of

 

 

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1medical records.
2    A person licensed under this Act and affected under this
3Section shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to the
4Department that he or she can resume practice in compliance
5with acceptable and prevailing standards under the provisions
6of his or her license.
7(Source: P.A. 96-1482, eff. 11-29-10.)
 
8    (225 ILCS 412/85)
9    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
10    Sec. 85. Violations; injunctions.
11    (a) If any person violates any provision of this Act, the
12Secretary Director may, in the name of the People of the State
13of Illinois through the Attorney General of the State of
14Illinois or the State's Attorney of any county in which the
15violation is alleged to have occurred action is brought,
16petition for an order enjoining the violation or for an order
17enforcing compliance with this Act. Upon the filing of a
18verified petition in court, the court may issue a temporary
19restraining order, without notice or bond, and may
20preliminarily and permanently enjoin the violation. If it is
21established that the person has violated or is violating the
22injunction, the Court may punish the offender for contempt of
23court. Proceedings under this Section shall be in addition to,
24and not in lieu of, all other remedies and penalties provided
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1    (b) If a person practices as an electrologist or holds
2himself or herself out as an electrologist without being
3licensed under the provisions of this Act, then any licensed
4electrologist, any interested party, or any person injured
5thereby may, in addition to the Secretary Director, petition
6for relief as provided in subsection (a) of this Section.
7    (c) Whenever, in the opinion of the Department, a person
8violates any provision of this Act, the Department may issue a
9rule to show cause why an order to cease and desist should not
10be entered against that person. The rule shall clearly set
11forth the grounds relied upon by the Department and shall
12provide a period of 7 days after the date of the rule to file an
13answer to the satisfaction of the Department. Failure to answer
14to the satisfaction of the Department shall cause an order to
15cease and desist to be issued immediately.
16(Source: P.A. 92-750, eff. 1-1-03.)
 
17    (225 ILCS 412/90)
18    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
19    Sec. 90. Investigations; notice and hearing.
20    (a) The Department may investigate the actions of an
21applicant or a person holding or claiming to hold a license.
22    (b) Before refusing to issue or renew a license or take any
23disciplinary or non-disciplinary action against disciplining a
24licensed electrologist pursuant to Section 75 of this Act, the
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1licensee of the nature of the charges and that a hearing will
2be held on the date designated, which shall be at least 30 days
3after the date of the notice. The Department shall direct the
4applicant or licensee to file a written answer to the
5Department under oath within 20 days after the service of the
6notice and inform the applicant or licensee that failure to
7file an answer will result in default being taken against the
8applicant or licensee and that the license may be suspended,
9revoked, placed on probationary status, or other disciplinary
10or non-disciplinary action may be taken, including limiting the
11scope, nature, or extent of business as the Secretary Director
12may deem proper. Written notice may be served by personal
13delivery or certified or registered mail sent to the licensee's
14address of record respondent at the most recent address on
15record with the Department.
16    If the applicant or licensee fails to file an answer after
17receiving notice, the license may, in the discretion of the
18Department, be suspended, revoked, or placed on probationary
19status, or the Department may take whatever disciplinary action
20considered it deems proper including limiting the scope,
21nature, or extent of the person's practice or the imposition of
22a fine imposing a civil penalty, without a hearing if the act
23or acts charged constitute sufficient grounds ground for such
24action under this Act.
25    At the time and place fixed in the notice, the Department
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1counsel shall be accorded ample opportunity to present any
2pertinent such statements, testimony, evidence, and argument
3as may be pertinent to the charges or to their defense. The
4Department may continue a hearing from time to time.
5(Source: P.A. 92-750, eff. 1-1-03.)
 
6    (225 ILCS 412/95)
7    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
8    Sec. 95. Record of proceedings Stenographer; transcript.
9The Department, at its expense, shall preserve a record of all
10proceedings at the formal hearing of any case involving the
11refusal to issue or renew a license or the discipline of a
12licensed electrologist. Any licensee who is found to have
13violated this Act or who fails to appear for a hearing to
14refuse to issue, restore, or renew a license or to discipline a
15licensee may be required by the Department to pay for the costs
16of the proceeding. These costs are limited to costs for court
17reporters, transcripts, and witness attendance and mileage
18fees. All costs imposed under this Section shall be paid within
1960 days after the effective date of the order imposing the
20fine. The notice of hearing, complaint, and all other documents
21in the nature of pleadings, written motions filed in the
22proceedings, the transcript of testimony, the report of the
23hearing officer, and the order of the Department shall be the
24record of the proceeding.
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1    (225 ILCS 412/100)
2    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
3    Sec. 100. Required testimony. Upon application of the
4Department or its designee, or of the person against whom
5proceedings pursuant to Section 75 of this Act are pending, any
6circuit court may enter an order requiring the attendance and
7testimony of witnesses and their testimony, and the production
8of relevant documents, paper, files, books, and records in
9connection with any hearing or investigation. The court may
10compel obedience to its order by proceedings for contempt.
11(Source: P.A. 92-750, eff. 1-1-03.)
 
12    (225 ILCS 412/105)
13    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
14    Sec. 105. Subpoena power; oaths. The Department may has
15power to subpoena and bring before it any person in this State
16and to take the oral or written testimony or compel the
17production of any books, papers, records, or any other
18documents that the Secretary or his or her designee deems
19relevant or material to any investigation or hearing conducted
20by the Department either orally, by deposition, or both, with
21the same fees and mileage and in the same manner as prescribed
22by law in judicial proceedings in civil cases in circuit courts
23of this State.
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1hearing officers may administer oaths to witnesses at any
2hearing that the Department conducts is authorized to conduct
3under this Act and any other oaths required or authorized to be
4administered by the Department. Notwithstanding any other
5statute or Department rule to the contrary, all requests for
6testimony, production of documents, or records shall be in
7accordance with this Act.
8(Source: P.A. 92-750, eff. 1-1-03.)
 
9    (225 ILCS 412/110)
10    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
11    Sec. 110. Findings and recommendations. At the conclusion
12of the hearing, the hearing officer shall present to the
13Secretary Director a written report of its findings of fact,
14conclusions of law, and recommendations. The report shall
15contain a finding of whether or not the accused applicant or
16licensee violated this Act or failed to comply with the
17conditions required in this Act. The hearing officer shall
18specify the nature of the violation or failure to comply, and
19shall make its recommendations to the Secretary Director.
20    The report of the findings and recommendations of the
21hearing officer shall be the basis for the Department's order
22for refusing to issue, restore, or renew a license, or
23otherwise disciplining a licensee if of refusal or for the
24granting of licensure unless the Secretary Director determines
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1weight of the evidence, in which case the Secretary Director
2may issue an order in contravention of the hearing officer's
3report. The finding is not admissible in evidence against the
4applicant or licensee in a criminal prosecution brought for the
5violation of this Act, but the hearing and finding are not a
6bar to a criminal prosecution brought for the violation of this
7Act.
8(Source: P.A. 92-750, eff. 1-1-03.)
 
9    (225 ILCS 412/115)
10    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
11    Sec. 115. Hearing officer. The Secretary Director has the
12authority to appoint an attorney duly licensed to practice law
13in this State to serve as the hearing officer in an action for
14refusal to issue or renew a license or for the discipline of a
15licensed electrologist. The hearing officer shall have full
16authority to conduct the hearing. The hearing officer shall
17report his or her findings and recommendations to the Secretary
18Director.
19(Source: P.A. 92-750, eff. 1-1-03.)
 
20    (225 ILCS 412/120)
21    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
22    Sec. 120. Motion for rehearing. In any case involving the
23refusal to issue or renew a license, or the discipline of a
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1served upon the respondent by the Department, either personally
2or as provided in this Act for the service of the notice of
3hearing. Within 20 days after service, the respondent may
4present to the Department a motion in writing for a rehearing
5which shall specify the particular grounds for rehearing. If no
6motion for rehearing is filed, then upon the expiration of the
7time specified for filing a motion, or if a motion for
8rehearing is denied, then upon denial, the Secretary Director
9may enter an order in accordance with the recommendation of the
10hearing officer. If the respondent orders from the reporting
11service, and pays for a transcript of the record within the
12time for filing a motion for rehearing, the 20-day period
13within which a motion may be filed shall commence upon the
14delivery of the transcript to the respondent.
15(Source: P.A. 92-750, eff. 1-1-03.)
 
16    (225 ILCS 412/125)
17    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
18    Sec. 125. Order for rehearing Rehearing on order of
19Director. Whenever the Secretary Director is not satisfied that
20substantial justice has been done in the revocation,
21suspension, or refusal to issue or renew a license, the
22Secretary Director may order a rehearing.
23(Source: P.A. 92-750, eff. 1-1-03.)
 
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1    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
2    Sec. 130. Order or certified copy as prima facie proof. An
3order or a certified copy thereof, over the seal of the
4Department and purporting to be signed by the Secretary
5Director, shall be prima facie proof:
6        (1) that the signature is the genuine signature of the
7    Secretary Director; and
8        (2) that the Secretary Director is duly appointed and
9    qualified.
10    This proof may be rebutted.
11(Source: P.A. 92-750, eff. 1-1-03.)
 
12    (225 ILCS 412/135)
13    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
14    Sec. 135. Restoration of license from discipline License
15restoration. At any time after the successful completion of a
16term of indefinite probation, suspension, or revocation of a
17license, the Department may restore the license to active
18status, unless, after an investigation and a hearing, the
19Secretary determines that restoration is not in the public
20interest. No person whose license has been revoked as
21authorized in this Act may apply for restoration of that
22license until such time as provided for in the Civil
23Administrative Code of Illinois. At any time after the
24suspension or revocation of a license the Department may
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1and a hearing the Department determines that restoration is not
2in the public interest.
3(Source: P.A. 92-750, eff. 1-1-03.)
 
4    (225 ILCS 412/145)
5    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
6    Sec. 145. Summary Temporary suspension. The Secretary
7Director may summarily temporarily suspend the license of an
8electrologist without a hearing, simultaneously with the
9institution of proceedings for a hearing under Section 90 of
10this Act, if the Secretary Director finds that the evidence in
11his or her possession indicates that continuation in practice
12would constitute an imminent danger to the public. In the event
13that the Secretary summarily Director temporarily suspends a
14license without a hearing, a hearing by the Department shall
15must be held within 30 days after the suspension has occurred,
16and shall be concluded as expeditiously as possible concluded
17without appreciable delay.
18(Source: P.A. 92-750, eff. 1-1-03.)
 
19    (225 ILCS 412/155)
20    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
21    Sec. 155. Certification of record. The Department shall not
22be required to certify any record to the court, file any answer
23in court, or otherwise appear in any court in a judicial review
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1the plaintiff there is filed in the court, with the complaint,
2a receipt from the Department acknowledging payment of the
3costs of furnishing and certifying the record, which costs
4shall be determined by the Department. Failure on the part of
5the plaintiff to file a receipt in court is grounds for
6dismissal of the action.
7(Source: P.A. 92-750, eff. 1-1-03.)
 
8    (225 ILCS 412/157 new)
9    Sec. 157. Confidentiality. All information collected by
10the Department in the course of an examination or investigation
11of a licensee or applicant, including, but not limited to, any
12complaint against a licensee filed with the Department and
13information collected to investigate any such complaint, shall
14be maintained for the confidential use of the Department and
15shall not be disclosed. The Department shall not disclose the
16information to anyone other than law enforcement officials,
17regulatory agencies that have an appropriate regulatory
18interest as determined by the Secretary, or a party presenting
19a lawful subpoena to the Department. Information and documents
20disclosed to a federal, State, county, or local law enforcement
21agency shall not be disclosed by the agency for any purpose to
22any other agency or person. A formal complaint filed against a
23licensee or registrant by the Department or any order issued by
24the Department against a licensee, registrant, or applicant
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1law.
 
2    (225 ILCS 412/162)
3    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
4    Sec. 162. Unlicensed practice; violation; civil penalty.
5    (a) Any person who practices, offers to practice, attempts
6to practice, or holds oneself out to practice electrology
7without being licensed under this Act shall, in addition to any
8other penalty provided by law, pay a civil penalty to the
9Department in an amount not to exceed $10,000 $5,000 for each
10offense as determined by the Department. The civil penalty
11shall be assessed by the Department after a hearing is held in
12accordance with the provisions set forth in this Act regarding
13the provision of a hearing for the discipline of a licensee.
14    (b) The Department has the authority and power to
15investigate any and all unlicensed activity.
16    (c) The civil penalty shall be paid within 60 days after
17the effective date of the order imposing the civil penalty. The
18order shall constitute a judgment and may be filed and
19execution had thereon in the same manner as any judgment from
20any court of record.
21(Source: P.A. 92-750, eff. 1-1-03.)
 
22    (225 ILCS 412/33 rep.)
23    Section 15. The Electrologist Licensing Act is amended by
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1    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
2becoming law.".