Sen. Pamela J. Althoff

Filed: 4/1/2016

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2433

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2433 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Regulatory Sunset Act is amended by
5changing Section 4.27 and by adding Section 4.37 as follows:
 
6    (5 ILCS 80/4.27)
7    Sec. 4.27. Acts repealed on January 1, 2017. The following
8are repealed on January 1, 2017:
9    The Illinois Optometric Practice Act of 1987.
10    The Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act.
11    The Boiler and Pressure Vessel Repairer Regulation Act.
12    Articles II, III, IV, V, VI, VIIA, VIIB, VIIC, XVII, XXXI,
13XXXI 1/4, and XXXI 3/4 of the Illinois Insurance Code.
14(Source: P.A. 99-78, eff. 7-20-15.)
 
15    (5 ILCS 80/4.37 new)

 

 

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1    Sec. 4.37. Acts repealed on January 1, 2027. The following
2Act is repealed on January 1, 2027:
3    The Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act.
 
4    Section 10. The Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act is
5amended by changing Sections 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, 11, 15, 15.2, 16,
616.1, 19, 20, 21, and 23 and by adding Section 2.5 as follows:
 
7    (225 ILCS 15/2)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5352)
8    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2017)
9    Sec. 2. Definitions. As used in this Act:
10        (1) "Department" means the Department of Financial and
11    Professional Regulation.
12        (2) "Secretary" means the Secretary of Financial and
13    Professional Regulation.
14        (3) "Board" means the Clinical Psychologists Licensing
15    and Disciplinary Board appointed by the Secretary.
16        (4) (Blank). "Person" means an individual,
17    association, partnership or corporation.
18        (5) "Clinical psychology" means the independent
19    evaluation, classification, diagnosis, and treatment of
20    mental, emotional, behavioral or nervous disorders or
21    conditions, developmental disabilities, alcoholism and
22    substance abuse, disorders of habit or conduct, and the
23    psychological aspects of physical illness. The practice of
24    clinical psychology includes psychoeducational evaluation,

 

 

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1    therapy, remediation and consultation, the use of
2    psychological and neuropsychological testing, assessment,
3    psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, hypnosis, biofeedback, and
4    behavioral modification when any of these are used for the
5    purpose of preventing or eliminating psychopathology, or
6    for the amelioration of psychological disorders of
7    individuals or groups. "Clinical psychology" does not
8    include the use of hypnosis by unlicensed persons pursuant
9    to Section 3.
10        (6) A person represents himself to be a "clinical
11    psychologist" or "psychologist" within the meaning of this
12    Act when he or she holds himself out to the public by any
13    title or description of services incorporating the words
14    "psychological", "psychologic", "psychologist",
15    "psychology", or "clinical psychologist" or under such
16    title or description offers to render or renders clinical
17    psychological services as defined in paragraph (7) of this
18    Section to individuals, corporations, or the public for
19    remuneration.
20        (7) "Clinical psychological services" refers to any
21    services under paragraph (5) of this Section if the words
22    "psychological", "psychologic", "psychologist",
23    "psychology" or "clinical psychologist" are used to
24    describe such services by the person or organization
25    offering to render or rendering them.
26        (8) "Collaborating physician" means a physician

 

 

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1    licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches in
2    Illinois who generally prescribes medications for the
3    treatment of mental health disease or illness to his or her
4    patients in the normal course of his or her clinical
5    medical practice.
6        (9) "Prescribing psychologist" means a licensed,
7    doctoral level psychologist who has undergone specialized
8    training, has passed an examination as determined by rule,
9    and has received a current license granting prescriptive
10    authority under Section 4.2 of this Act that has not been
11    revoked or suspended from the Department.
12        (10) "Prescriptive authority" means the authority to
13    prescribe, administer, discontinue, or distribute drugs or
14    medicines.
15        (11) "Prescription" means an order for a drug,
16    laboratory test, or any medicines, including controlled
17    substances as defined in the Illinois Controlled
18    Substances Act.
19        (12) "Drugs" has the meaning given to that term in the
20    Pharmacy Practice Act.
21        (13) "Medicines" has the meaning given to that term in
22    the Pharmacy Practice Act.
23        (14) "Address of record" means the designated address
24    recorded by the Department in the applicant's application
25    file or the licensee's license file maintained by the
26    Department's licensure maintenance unit.

 

 

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1    This Act shall not apply to persons lawfully carrying on
2their particular profession or business under any valid
3existing regulatory Act of the State.
4(Source: P.A. 98-668, eff. 6-25-14.)
 
5    (225 ILCS 15/2.5 new)
6    Sec. 2.5. Change of address. It is the duty of the
7applicant or licensee to inform the Department of any change of
8address within 14 days after such change either through the
9Department's website or by contacting the Department's
10licensure maintenance unit.
 
11    (225 ILCS 15/3)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5353)
12    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2017)
13    Sec. 3. Necessity of license; corporations, professional
14limited liability companies, partnerships, and associations;
15display of license.
16    (a) No individual, partnership, association or corporation
17shall, without a valid license as a clinical psychologist
18issued by the Department, in any manner hold himself or herself
19out to the public as a psychologist or clinical psychologist
20under the provisions of this Act or render or offer to render
21clinical psychological services as defined in paragraph 7 of
22Section 2 of this Act; or attach the title "clinical
23psychologist", "psychologist" or any other name or designation
24which would in any way imply that he or she is able to practice

 

 

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1as a clinical psychologist; or offer to render or render, to
2individuals, corporations or the public, clinical
3psychological services as defined in paragraph 7 of Section 2
4of this Act.
5    No person may engage in the practice of clinical
6psychology, as defined in paragraph (5) of Section 2 of this
7Act, without a license granted under this Act, except as
8otherwise provided in this Act.
9    (b) No business organization association or partnership
10shall be granted a license and no professional limited
11liability company shall provide, attempt to provide, or offer
12to provide clinical psychological services unless every
13member, shareholder, director, officer, holder of any other
14ownership interest, agent partner, and employee of the
15association, partnership, or professional limited liability
16company who renders clinical psychological services holds a
17currently valid license issued under this Act. No license shall
18be issued by the Department to a corporation or limited
19liability company shall be created that (i) has a stated
20purpose that includes clinical psychology, or (ii) practices or
21holds itself out as available to practice clinical psychology,
22unless it is organized under the Professional Service
23Corporation Act or the Professional Limited Liability Company
24Act.
25    (c) Individuals, corporations, professional limited
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1practicum students, interns or postdoctoral candidates seeking
2to fulfill educational requirements or the professional
3experience requirements needed to qualify for a license as a
4clinical psychologist to assist in the rendering of services,
5provided that such employees function under the direct
6supervision, order, control and full professional
7responsibility of a licensed clinical psychologist in the
8corporation, professional limited liability company,
9partnership, or association. Nothing in this paragraph shall
10prohibit a corporation, professional limited liability
11company, partnership, or association from contracting with a
12licensed health care professional to provide services.
13    (c-5) Nothing in this Act shall preclude individuals
14licensed under this Act from practicing directly or indirectly
15for a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its
16branches under the Medical Practice Act of 1987 or for any
17legal entity as provided under subsection (c) of Section 22.2
18of the Medical Practice Act of 1987.
19    Nothing in this Act shall preclude individuals licensed
20under this Act from practicing directly or indirectly for any
21hospital licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act or any
22hospital affiliate as defined in Section 10.8 of the Hospital
23Licensing Act and any hospital authorized under the University
24of Illinois Hospital Act.
25    (d) Nothing in this Act shall prevent the employment, by a
26clinical psychologist, individual, association, partnership,

 

 

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1professional limited liability company, or corporation
2furnishing clinical psychological services for remuneration,
3of persons not licensed as clinical psychologists under the
4provisions of this Act to perform services in various
5capacities as needed, provided that such persons are not in any
6manner held out to the public as rendering clinical
7psychological services as defined in paragraph 7 of Section 2
8of this Act. Nothing contained in this Act shall require any
9hospital, clinic, home health agency, hospice, or other entity
10that provides health care services to employ or to contract
11with a clinical psychologist licensed under this Act to perform
12any of the activities under paragraph (5) of Section 2 of this
13Act.
14    (e) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit the
15services and use of official title on the part of a person, not
16licensed under the provisions of this Act, in the employ of a
17State, county or municipal agency or other political
18subdivision insofar that such services are a part of the duties
19in his or her salaried position, and insofar that such services
20are performed solely on behalf of his or her employer.
21    Nothing contained in this Section shall be construed as
22permitting such person to offer their services as psychologists
23to any other persons and to accept remuneration for such
24psychological services other than as specifically excepted
25herein, unless they have been licensed under the provisions of
26this Act.

 

 

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1    (f) Duly recognized members of any bonafide religious
2denomination shall not be restricted from functioning in their
3ministerial capacity provided they do not represent themselves
4as being clinical psychologists or providing clinical
5psychological services.
6    (g) Nothing in this Act shall prohibit individuals not
7licensed under the provisions of this Act who work in self-help
8groups or programs or not-for-profit organizations from
9providing services in those groups, programs, or
10organizations, provided that such persons are not in any manner
11held out to the public as rendering clinical psychological
12services as defined in paragraph 7 of Section 2 of this Act.
13    (h) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prevent a
14person from practicing hypnosis without a license issued under
15this Act provided that the person (1) does not otherwise engage
16in the practice of clinical psychology including, but not
17limited to, the independent evaluation, classification, and
18treatment of mental, emotional, behavioral, or nervous
19disorders or conditions, developmental disabilities,
20alcoholism and substance abuse, disorders of habit or conduct,
21and the psychological aspects of physical illness, (2) does not
22otherwise engage in the practice of medicine including, but not
23limited to, the diagnosis or treatment of physical or mental
24ailments or conditions, and (3) does not hold himself or
25herself out to the public by a title or description stating or
26implying that the individual is a clinical psychologist or is

 

 

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1licensed to practice clinical psychology.
2    (i) Every licensee under this Act shall prominently display
3the license at the licensee's principal office, place of
4business, or place of employment and, whenever requested by any
5representative of the Department, must exhibit the license.
6(Source: P.A. 99-227, eff. 8-3-15.)
 
7    (225 ILCS 15/6)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5356)
8    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2017)
9    Sec. 6. Subject to the provisions of this Act, the
10Department shall:
11    (1) Authorize examinations to ascertain the qualifications
12and fitness of applicants for licensure as clinical
13psychologists and pass upon the qualifications of applicants
14for reciprocal licensure.
15    (2) Conduct hearings on proceedings to refuse to issue or
16renew or to revoke licenses or suspend, place on probation,
17censure or reprimand persons licensed under the provisions of
18this Act, and to refuse to issue or to suspend or to revoke or
19to refuse to renew licenses or to place on probation, censure
20or reprimand such persons licensed under the provisions of this
21Act.
22    (3) Adopt Formulate rules and regulations required for the
23administration of this Act.
24    (4) Prescribe forms to be issued for the administration and
25enforcement of this Act.

 

 

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1    (5) Conduct investigations related to possible violations
2of this Act.
3(Source: P.A. 85-947.)
 
4    (225 ILCS 15/7)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5357)
5    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2017)
6    Sec. 7. Board. The Secretary shall appoint a Board that
7shall serve in an advisory capacity to the Secretary.
8    The Board shall consist of 11 persons: 4 of whom are
9licensed clinical psychologists and actively engaged in the
10practice of clinical psychology; 2 of whom are licensed
11prescribing psychologists; 2 of whom are physicians licensed to
12practice medicine in all its branches in Illinois who generally
13prescribe medications for the treatment of mental health
14disease or illness in the normal course of clinical medical
15practice, one of whom shall be a psychiatrist and the other a
16primary care or family physician; 2 of whom are licensed
17clinical psychologists and are full time faculty members of
18accredited colleges or universities who are engaged in training
19clinical psychologists; and one of whom is a public member who
20is not a licensed health care provider. In appointing members
21of the Board, the Secretary shall give due consideration to the
22adequate representation of the various fields of health care
23psychology such as clinical psychology, school psychology and
24counseling psychology. In appointing members of the Board, the
25Secretary shall give due consideration to recommendations by

 

 

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1members of the profession of clinical psychology and by the
2State-wide organizations representing the interests of
3clinical psychologists and organizations representing the
4interests of academic programs as well as recommendations by
5approved doctoral level psychology programs in the State of
6Illinois, and, with respect to the 2 physician members of the
7Board, the Secretary shall give due consideration to
8recommendations by the Statewide professional associations or
9societies representing physicians licensed to practice
10medicine in all its branches in Illinois. The members shall be
11appointed for a term of 4 years. No member shall be eligible to
12serve for more than 2 full terms. Any appointment to fill a
13vacancy shall be for the unexpired portion of the term. A
14member appointed to fill a vacancy for an unexpired term for a
15duration of 2 years or more may be reappointed for a maximum of
16one term and a member appointed to fill a vacancy for an
17unexpired term for a duration of less than 2 years may be
18reappointed for a maximum of 2 terms. The Secretary may remove
19any member for cause at any time prior to the expiration of his
20or her term.
21    The 2 initial appointees to the Board who are licensed
22prescribing psychologists may hold a medical or prescription
23license issued by another state so long as the license is
24deemed by the Secretary to be substantially equivalent to a
25prescribing psychologist license under this Act and so long as
26the appointees also maintain an Illinois clinical psychologist

 

 

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1license. Such initial appointees shall serve on the Board until
2the Department adopts rules necessary to implement licensure
3under Section 4.2 of this Act.
4    The Board shall annually elect a one of its members as
5chairperson and vice chairperson.
6    The members of the Board shall be reimbursed for all
7authorized legitimate and necessary expenses incurred in
8attending the meetings of the Board.
9    The Secretary shall give due consideration to all
10recommendations of the Board. In the event the Secretary
11disagrees with or takes action contrary to the recommendation
12of the Board, he or she shall provide the Board with a written
13and specific explanation of his or her actions.
14    The Board may make recommendations on all matters relating
15to continuing education including the number of hours necessary
16for license renewal, waivers for those unable to meet such
17requirements and acceptable course content. Such
18recommendations shall not impose an undue burden on the
19Department or an unreasonable restriction on those seeking
20license renewal.
21    The 2 licensed prescribing psychologist members of the
22Board and the 2 physician members of the Board shall only
23deliberate and make recommendations related to the licensure
24and discipline of prescribing psychologists. Four members
25shall constitute a quorum, except that all deliberations and
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1prescribing psychologists shall require a quorum of 6 members.
2A quorum is required for all Board decisions.
3    Members of the Board shall have no liability in any action
4based upon any disciplinary proceeding or other activity
5performed in good faith as a member of the Board.
6    The Secretary may terminate the appointment of any member
7for cause which in the opinion of the Secretary reasonably
8justifies such termination.
9(Source: P.A. 98-668, eff. 6-25-14.)
 
10    (225 ILCS 15/10)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5360)
11    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2017)
12    Sec. 10. Qualifications of applicants; examination. The
13Department, except as provided in Section 11 of this Act, shall
14issue a license as a clinical psychologist to any person who
15pays an application fee and who:
16        (1) is at least 21 years of age; and has not engaged in
17    conduct or activities which would constitute grounds for
18    discipline under this Act;
19        (2) (blank);
20        (3) is a graduate of a doctoral program from a college,
21    university or school accredited by the regional
22    accrediting body which is recognized by the Council on
23    Postsecondary Accreditation and is in the jurisdiction in
24    which it is located for purposes of granting the doctoral
25    degree and either:

 

 

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1            (a) is a graduate of a doctoral program in
2        clinical, school or counseling psychology either
3        accredited by the American Psychological Association
4        or the Psychological Clinical Science Accreditation
5        System or approved by the Council for the National
6        Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology or
7        other national board recognized by the Board, and has
8        completed 2 years of satisfactory supervised
9        experience in clinical, school or counseling
10        psychology at least one of which is an internship and
11        one of which is postdoctoral; or
12            (b) holds a doctoral degree from a recognized
13        college, university or school which the Department,
14        through its rules, establishes as being equivalent to a
15        clinical, school or counseling psychology program and
16        has completed at least one course in each of the
17        following 7 content areas, in actual attendance at a
18        recognized university, college or school whose
19        graduates would be eligible for licensure under this
20        Act: scientific and professional ethics, biological
21        basis of behavior, cognitive-affective basis of
22        behavior, social basis of behavior, individual
23        differences, assessment, and treatment modalities; and
24        has completed 2 years of satisfactory supervised
25        experience in clinical, school or counseling
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1        one of which is postdoctoral; or
2            (c) holds a doctorate in psychology or in a program
3        whose content is psychological in nature from an
4        accredited college, university or school not meeting
5        the standards of paragraph (a) or (b) of this
6        subsection (3) and provides evidence of the completion
7        of at least one course in each of the 7 content areas
8        specified in paragraph (b) in actual attendance at a
9        recognized university, school or college whose
10        graduate would be eligible for licensure under this
11        Act; and has completed an appropriate practicum, an
12        internship or equivalent supervised clinical
13        experience in an organized mental health care setting
14        and 2 years of satisfactory supervised experience in
15        clinical or counseling psychology, at least one of
16        which is postdoctoral; and
17        (4) has passed an examination authorized by the
18    Department to determine his or her fitness to receive a
19    license.
20Applicants for licensure under subsection (3)(a) and (3)(b) of
21this Section shall complete 2 years of satisfactory supervised
22experience, at least one of which shall be an internship and
23one of which shall be postdoctoral. A year of supervised
24experience is defined as not less than 1,750 hours obtained in
25not less than 50 weeks based on 35 hours per week for full-time
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1counted only if it is obtained in a single setting for a
2minimum of 6 months. Part-time and internship experience will
3be counted only if it is 18 hours or more a week for a minimum
4of 9 months and is in a single setting. The internship
5experience required under subsection (3)(a) and (3)(b) of this
6Section shall be a minimum of 1,750 hours completed within 24
7months.
8    Programs leading to a doctoral degree require minimally the
9equivalent of 3 full-time academic years of graduate study, at
10least 2 years of which are at the institution from which the
11degree is granted, and of which at least one year or its
12equivalent is in residence at the institution from which the
13degree is granted. Course work for which credit is given for
14life experience will not be accepted by the Department as
15fulfilling the educational requirements for licensure.
16Residence requires interaction with psychology faculty and
17other matriculated psychology students; one year's residence
18or its equivalent is defined as follows:
19        (a) 30 semester hours taken on a full-time or part-time
20    basis at the institution accumulated within 24 months, or
21        (b) a minimum of 350 hours of student-faculty contact
22    involving face-to-face individual or group courses or
23    seminars accumulated within 18 months. Such educational
24    meetings must include both faculty-student and
25    student-student interaction, be conducted by the
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1    time, be fully documented by the institution, and relate
2    substantially to the program and course content. The
3    institution must clearly document how the applicant's
4    performance is assessed and evaluated.
5    To meet the requirement for satisfactory supervised
6experience, under this Act the supervision must be performed
7pursuant to the order, control and full professional
8responsibility of a licensed clinical psychologist. The
9clients shall be the clients of the agency or supervisor rather
10than the supervisee. Supervised experience in which the
11supervisor receives monetary payment or other consideration
12from the supervisee or in which the supervisor is hired by or
13otherwise employed by the supervisee shall not be accepted by
14the Department as fulfilling the practicum, internship or 2
15years of satisfactory supervised experience requirements for
16licensure.
17    Examinations for applicants under this Act shall be held at
18the direction of the Department from time to time but not less
19than once each year. The scope and form of the examination
20shall be determined by the Department.
21    Each applicant for a license who possesses the necessary
22qualifications therefor shall be examined by the Department,
23and shall pay to the Department, or its designated testing
24service, the required examination fee, which fee shall not be
25refunded by the Department.
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1complete the application process. If the process has not been
2completed in 3 years, the application shall be denied, the fee
3shall be forfeited, and the applicant must reapply and meet the
4requirements in effect at the time of reapplication.
5    An applicant has one year from the date of notification of
6successful completion of the examination to apply to the
7Department for a license. If an applicant fails to apply within
8one year, the applicant shall be required to take and pass the
9examination again unless licensed in another jurisdiction of
10the United States within one year of passing the examination.
11(Source: P.A. 98-849, eff. 1-1-15.)
 
12    (225 ILCS 15/11)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5361)
13    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2017)
14    Sec. 11. Persons licensed in other jurisdictions.
15    (a) The Department may, in its discretion, grant a license
16on payment of the required fee to any person who, at the time
17of application, is licensed by a similar board of another state
18or jurisdiction of the United States or by any of a foreign
19country or province whose standards, in the opinion of the
20Board or Department, were substantially equivalent, at the date
21of his or her licensure in the other jurisdiction, to the
22requirements of this Act or to any person who, at the time of
23his or her licensure, possessed individual qualifications that
24were substantially equivalent to the requirements then in force
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1    (b) The Department may issue a license, upon payment of the
2required fee and recommendation of the Board, to an individual
3applicant who:
4        (1) has been licensed based on a doctorate degree to
5    practice psychology in one or more other states or Canada
6    for at least 20 years;
7        (2) has had no disciplinary action taken against his or
8    her license in any other jurisdiction during the entire
9    period of licensure;
10        (3) (blank); submits the appropriate fee and
11    application;
12        (4) has not violated any provision of this Act or the
13    rules adopted under this Act; and
14        (5) complies with all additional rules promulgated
15    under this subsection.
16    The Department may promulgate rules to further define these
17licensing criteria.
18    (b-5) The endorsement process for individuals who are
19already licensed as medical or prescribing psychologists in
20another state is governed by Section 4.5 of this Act and not
21this Section.
22    (c) Applicants have 3 years from the date of application to
23complete the application process. If the process has not been
24completed in 3 years, the application shall be denied, the fee
25shall be forfeited, and the applicant must reapply and meet the
26requirements in effect at the time of reapplication.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 89-387, eff. 8-20-95; 89-626, eff. 8-9-96;
289-702, eff. 7-1-97.)
 
3    (225 ILCS 15/15)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5365)
4    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2017)
5    Sec. 15. Disciplinary action; grounds. The Department may
6refuse to issue, refuse to renew, suspend, or revoke any
7license, or may place on probation, censure, reprimand, or take
8other disciplinary or non-disciplinary action deemed
9appropriate by the Department, including the imposition of
10fines not to exceed $10,000 for each violation, with regard to
11any license issued under the provisions of this Act for any one
12or a combination of the following reasons:
13        (1) Conviction of, or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo
14    contendere to, any crime that is a felony under the laws of
15    the United States or any state or territory thereof or that
16    is a misdemeanor of which an essential element is
17    dishonesty, or any crime that is directly related to the
18    practice of the profession.
19        (2) Gross negligence in the rendering of clinical
20    psychological services.
21        (3) Using fraud or making any misrepresentation in
22    applying for a license or in passing the examination
23    provided for in this Act.
24        (4) Aiding or abetting or conspiring to aid or abet a
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1    Act, in representing himself or herself as so licensed or
2    in applying for a license under this Act.
3        (5) Violation of any provision of this Act or the rules
4    promulgated thereunder.
5        (6) Professional connection or association with any
6    person, firm, association, partnership or corporation
7    holding himself, herself, themselves, or itself out in any
8    manner contrary to this Act.
9        (7) Unethical, unauthorized or unprofessional conduct
10    as defined by rule. In establishing those rules, the
11    Department shall consider, though is not bound by, the
12    ethical standards for psychologists promulgated by
13    recognized national psychology associations.
14        (8) Aiding or assisting another person in violating any
15    provisions of this Act or the rules promulgated thereunder.
16        (9) Failing to provide, within 60 days, information in
17    response to a written request made by the Department.
18        (10) Habitual or excessive use or addiction to alcohol,
19    narcotics, stimulants, or any other chemical agent or drug
20    that results in a clinical psychologist's inability to
21    practice with reasonable judgment, skill or safety.
22        (11) Discipline by another state, territory, the
23    District of Columbia or foreign country, if at least one of
24    the grounds for the discipline is the same or substantially
25    equivalent to those set forth herein.
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1    any person, firm, corporation, association or partnership
2    any fee, commission, rebate, or other form of compensation
3    for any professional service not actually or personally
4    rendered. Nothing in this paragraph (12) affects any bona
5    fide independent contractor or employment arrangements
6    among health care professionals, health facilities, health
7    care providers, or other entities, except as otherwise
8    prohibited by law. Any employment arrangements may include
9    provisions for compensation, health insurance, pension, or
10    other employment benefits for the provision of services
11    within the scope of the licensee's practice under this Act.
12    Nothing in this paragraph (12) shall be construed to
13    require an employment arrangement to receive professional
14    fees for services rendered.
15        (13) A finding by the Board that the licensee, after
16    having his or her license placed on probationary status has
17    violated the terms of probation.
18        (14) Willfully making or filing false records or
19    reports, including but not limited to, false records or
20    reports filed with State agencies or departments.
21        (15) Physical illness, including but not limited to,
22    deterioration through the aging process, mental illness or
23    disability that results in the inability to practice the
24    profession with reasonable judgment, skill and safety.
25        (16) Willfully failing to report an instance of
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1    and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
2        (17) Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated
3    report by the Department of Children and Family Services
4    pursuant to the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act,
5    and upon proof by clear and convincing evidence that the
6    licensee has caused a child to be an abused child or
7    neglected child as defined in the Abused and Neglected
8    Child Reporting Act.
9        (18) Violation of the Health Care Worker Self-Referral
10    Act.
11        (19) Making a material misstatement in furnishing
12    information to the Department, any other State or federal
13    agency, or any other entity.
14        (20) Failing to report to the Department any adverse
15    judgment, settlement, or award arising from a liability
16    claim related to an act or conduct similar to an act or
17    conduct that would constitute grounds for action as set
18    forth in this Section.
19        (21) Failing to report to the Department any adverse
20    final action taken against a licensee or applicant by
21    another licensing jurisdiction, including any other state
22    or territory of the United States or any foreign state or
23    country, or any peer review body, health care institution,
24    professional society or association related to the
25    profession, governmental agency, law enforcement agency,
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1    that would constitute grounds for disciplinary action as
2    set forth in this Section.
3        (22) Prescribing, selling, administering,
4    distributing, giving, or self-administering (A) any drug
5    classified as a controlled substance (designated product)
6    for other than medically accepted therapeutic purposes or
7    (B) any narcotic drug.
8        (23) Violating state or federal laws or regulations
9    relating to controlled substances, legend drugs, or
10    ephedra as defined in the Ephedra Prohibition Act.
11        (24) Exceeding the terms of a collaborative agreement
12    or the prescriptive authority delegated to a licensee by
13    his or her collaborating physician or established under a
14    written collaborative agreement.
15    The entry of an order by any circuit court establishing
16that any person holding a license under this Act is subject to
17involuntary admission or judicial admission as provided for in
18the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code,
19operates as an automatic suspension of that license. That
20person may have his or her license restored only upon the
21determination by a circuit court that the patient is no longer
22subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission and the
23issuance of an order so finding and discharging the patient and
24upon the Board's recommendation to the Department that the
25license be restored. Where the circumstances so indicate, the
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1examination prior to restoring any license so automatically
2suspended.
3    The Department shall may refuse to issue or may suspend the
4license of any person who fails to file a return, or to pay the
5tax, penalty or interest shown in a filed return, or to pay any
6final assessment of the tax penalty or interest, as required by
7any tax Act administered by the Illinois Department of Revenue,
8until such time as the requirements of any such tax Act are
9satisfied.
10    In enforcing this Section, the Department or Board upon a
11showing of a possible violation may compel any person licensed
12to practice under this Act, or who has applied for licensure or
13certification pursuant to this Act, to submit to a mental or
14physical examination, or both, as required by and at the
15expense of the Department. The examining physicians or clinical
16psychologists shall be those specifically designated by the
17Department Board. The Board or the Department may order the
18examining physician or clinical psychologist to present
19testimony concerning this mental or physical examination of the
20licensee or applicant. No information shall be excluded by
21reason of any common law or statutory privilege relating to
22communications between the licensee or applicant and the
23examining physician or clinical psychologist. The person to be
24examined may have, at his or her own expense, another physician
25or clinical psychologist of his or her choice present during
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1to a mental or physical examination, when directed, shall be
2grounds for suspension of a license until the person submits to
3the examination if the Department or Board finds, after notice
4and hearing, that the refusal to submit to the examination was
5without reasonable cause.
6    If the Department or Board finds a person unable to
7practice because of the reasons set forth in this Section, the
8Department or Board may require that person to submit to care,
9counseling or treatment by physicians or clinical
10psychologists approved or designated by the Department Board,
11as a condition, term, or restriction for continued, reinstated,
12or renewed licensure to practice; or, in lieu of care,
13counseling or treatment, the Board may recommend to the
14Department to file or the Department may file a complaint to
15immediately suspend, revoke or otherwise discipline the
16license of the person. Any person whose license was granted,
17continued, reinstated, renewed, disciplined or supervised
18subject to such terms, conditions or restrictions, and who
19fails to comply with such terms, conditions or restrictions,
20shall be referred to the Secretary for a determination as to
21whether the person shall have his or her license suspended
22immediately, pending a hearing by the Board.
23    In instances in which the Secretary immediately suspends a
24person's license under this Section, a hearing on that person's
25license must be convened by the Board within 15 days after the
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1shall have the authority to review the subject person's record
2of treatment and counseling regarding the impairment, to the
3extent permitted by applicable federal statutes and
4regulations safeguarding the confidentiality of medical
5records.
6    A person licensed under this Act and affected under this
7Section shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to the
8Board that he or she can resume practice in compliance with
9acceptable and prevailing standards under the provisions of his
10or her license.
11(Source: P.A. 98-668, eff. 6-25-14.)
 
12    (225 ILCS 15/15.2)
13    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2017)
14    Sec. 15.2. Administrative Procedure Act. The Illinois
15Administrative Procedure Act is hereby expressly adopted and
16incorporated herein as if all of the provisions of that Act
17were included in this Act, except that the provision of
18subsection (d) of Section 10-65 of the Illinois Administrative
19Procedure Act that provides that at hearings the licensee has
20the right to show compliance with all lawful requirements for
21retention, or continuation or renewal of the license, is
22specifically excluded. For the purposes of this Act, the notice
23required under Section 10-25 of the Illinois Administrative
24Procedure Act is deemed sufficient when mailed to the last
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1(Source: P.A. 89-702, eff. 7-1-97.)
 
2    (225 ILCS 15/16)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5366)
3    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2017)
4    Sec. 16. Investigations; notice; hearing.
5    (a) The Department may investigate the actions of any
6applicant or of any person or persons holding or claiming to
7hold a license or registration under this Act.
8    (b) The Department shall, before disciplining an applicant
9or licensee, at least 30 days before the date set for the
10hearing, (i) notify the accused in writing of the charges made
11and the time and place for the hearing on the charges, (ii)
12direct him or her to file a written answer to the charges under
13oath within 20 days after service, and (iii) inform the
14applicant or licensee that failure to answer will result in a
15default being entered against the applicant or licensee.
16    (c) At the time and place fixed in the notice, the Board or
17hearing officer appointed by the Secretary shall proceed to
18hear the charges, and the parties or their counsel shall be
19accorded ample opportunity to present any pertinent
20statements, testimony, evidence, and arguments. The Board or
21hearing officer may continue the hearing from time to time. In
22case the person, after receiving the notice, fails to file an
23answer, his or her license may, in the discretion of the
24Secretary, having first received the recommendation of the
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1or be subject to whatever disciplinary action the Secretary
2considers proper, including limiting the scope, nature, or
3extent of the person's practice or the imposition of a fine,
4without hearing, if the act or acts charged constitute
5sufficient grounds for that action under this Act.
6    (d) The written notice and any notice in the subsequent
7proceeding may be served by regular or certified mail to the
8applicant's or licensee's address of record. Licenses may be
9refused, revoked, or suspended in the manner provided by this
10Act and not otherwise. The Department may upon its own motion
11and shall upon the verified complaint in writing of any person
12setting forth facts that if proven would constitute grounds for
13refusal to issue, suspend or revoke under this Act investigate
14the actions of any person applying for, holding or claiming to
15hold a license. The Department shall, before refusing to issue,
16renew, suspend or revoke any license or take other disciplinary
17action pursuant to Section 15 of this Act, and at least 30 days
18prior to the date set for the hearing, notify in writing the
19applicant for or the holder of such license of any charges
20made, shall afford such accused person an opportunity to be
21heard in person or by counsel in reference thereto, and direct
22the applicant or licensee to file a written answer to the Board
23under oath within 20 days after the service of the notice and
24inform the applicant or licensee that failure to file an answer
25will result in default being taken against the applicant or
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1revoked, placed on probationary status, or other disciplinary
2action may be taken, including limiting the scope, nature or
3extent of practice, as the Secretary may deem proper. Written
4notice may be served by delivery of the same personally to the
5accused person, or by mailing the same by certified mail to his
6or her last known place of residence or to the place of
7business last theretofore specified by the accused person in
8his or her last notification to the Department. In case the
9person fails to file an answer after receiving notice, his or
10her license or certificate may, in the discretion of the
11Department, be suspended, revoked, or placed on probationary
12status, or the Department may take whatever disciplinary action
13deemed proper, including limiting the scope, nature, or extent
14of the person's practice or the imposition of a fine, without a
15hearing, if the act or acts charged constitute sufficient
16grounds for such action under this Act. At the time and place
17fixed in the notice, the Board shall proceed to hearing of the
18charges and both the accused person and the complainant shall
19be accorded ample opportunity to present, in person or by
20counsel, any statements, testimony, evidence and arguments as
21may be pertinent to the charges or to their defense. The Board
22may continue such hearing from time to time. If the Board shall
23not be sitting at the time and place fixed in the notice or at
24the time and place to which the hearing shall have been
25continued, the Department shall continue such hearing for a
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1(Source: P.A. 94-870, eff. 6-16-06.)
 
2    (225 ILCS 15/16.1)
3    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2017)
4    Sec. 16.1. Appointment of hearing officer. Notwithstanding
5any other provision of this Act, the Secretary shall have the
6authority to appoint any attorney duly licensed to practice law
7in the State of Illinois to serve as the hearing officer in any
8action for refusal to issue, renew or discipline a license. The
9hearing officer shall have full authority to conduct the
10hearing. The hearing officer shall report his or her findings
11of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendations to the Board
12and the Secretary. The Board shall have 60 days after receipt
13of the report to review the report of the hearing officer and
14to present its findings of fact, conclusions of law and
15recommendations to the Secretary. If the Board fails to present
16its report within the 60 day period, the Secretary may issue an
17order based on the report of the hearing officer. If the
18Secretary disagrees with the recommendations of the Board or
19hearing officer, the Secretary may issue an order in
20contravention of the Board's report. The Secretary shall
21promptly provide a written explanation to the Board on any such
22disagreement.
23(Source: P.A. 94-870, eff. 6-16-06.)
 
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1    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2017)
2    Sec. 19. Record of proceedings; transcript. The
3Department, at its expense, shall preserve a record of all
4proceedings at any formal hearing of any case. The notice of
5hearing, complaint and all other documents in the nature of
6pleadings and written motions filed in the proceedings, the
7transcript of testimony, the report of the Board and the orders
8of the Department shall be the record of the proceedings. The
9Department shall furnish a copy transcript of the record to any
10person upon payment of the fee required under Section 2105-115
11of the Department of Professional Regulation Law (20 ILCS
122105/2105-115).
13(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)
 
14    (225 ILCS 15/20)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5370)
15    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2017)
16    Sec. 20. Hearing Report; motion for rehearing.
17    (a) The Board or the hearing officer appointed by the
18Secretary shall hear evidence in support of the formal charges
19and evidence produced by the licensee. At the conclusion of the
20hearing, the Board shall present to the Secretary a written
21report of its findings of fact, conclusions of law, and
22recommendations.
23    (b) At the conclusion of the hearing, a copy of the Board
24or hearing officer's report shall be served upon the applicant
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1in this Act for the service of a notice of hearing. Within 20
2calendar days after service, the applicant or licensee may
3present to the Department a motion in writing for a rehearing,
4which shall specify the particular grounds for rehearing. The
5Department may respond to the motion for rehearing within 20
6calendar days after its service on the Department. If no motion
7for rehearing is filed, then upon the expiration of the time
8specified for filing such or motion, or upon denial of a motion
9for rehearing, the Secretary may enter an order in accordance
10with the recommendation of the Board or hearing officer. If the
11applicant or licensee orders from the reporting service and
12pays for a transcript of the record within the time for filing
13a motion for rehearing, the 20-day period within which a motion
14may be filed shall commence upon the delivery of the transcript
15to the applicant or licensee.
16    (c) If the Secretary disagrees in any regard with the
17report of the Board, the Secretary may issue an order contrary
18to the report.
19    (d) Whenever the Secretary is not satisfied that
20substantial justice has been done, the Secretary may order a
21rehearing by the same or another hearing officer.
22    (e) At any point in any investigation or disciplinary
23proceeding provided for in this Act, both parties may agree to
24a negotiated consent order. The consent order shall be final
25upon signature of the Secretary.
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1the effective date of the order imposing the fine. The Board
2shall present to the Secretary its written report of its
3findings and recommendations. A copy of such report shall be
4served upon the applicant or licensee, either personally or by
5certified mail. Within 20 days after such service, the
6applicant or licensee may present to the Department a motion in
7writing for a rehearing, that shall specify the particular
8grounds for the rehearing. If no motion for a rehearing is
9filed, then upon the expiration of the time specified for
10filing such a motion, or if a motion for rehearing is denied,
11then upon such denial, the Secretary may enter an order in
12accordance with recommendations of the Board, except as
13provided in Section 16.1 of this Act. If the applicant or
14licensee requests and pays for a transcript of the record
15within the time for filing a motion for rehearing, the 20 day
16period within which a motion may be filed shall commence upon
17the delivery of the transcript.
18(Source: P.A. 94-870, eff. 6-16-06.)
 
19    (225 ILCS 15/21)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5371)
20    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2017)
21    Sec. 21. Restoration of license. At any time after the
22suspension or revocation of any license, the Department may
23restore it to the licensee upon the written recommendation of
24the Board unless after an investigation and hearing the Board
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1interest. Where circumstances of suspension or revocation so
2indicate, the Department may require an examination of the
3accused person prior to restoring his or her license.
4(Source: P.A. 89-702, eff. 7-1-97.)
 
5    (225 ILCS 15/23)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5373)
6    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2017)
7    Sec. 23. Certification of record. The Department shall not
8be required to certify any record to the court, file any answer
9in court or otherwise appear in any court in a judicial review
10proceedings, unless and until the Department has received from
11the plaintiff there is filed in the court with the complaint a
12receipt from the Department acknowledging payment of the costs
13of furnishing and certifying the record, which costs shall be
14determined by the Department. Failure on the part of the
15plaintiff to file a receipt in court shall be grounds for
16dismissal of the action.
17(Source: P.A. 89-702, eff. 7-1-97.)
 
18    (225 ILCS 15/15.4 rep.)
19    Section 15. The Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act is
20amended by repealing Section 15.4.
 
21    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
22becoming law.".