Full Text of HB4200 93rd General Assembly
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| AN ACT concerning professional regulation.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | 5 |
| Genetic Counselor Licensing Act. | 6 |
| Section 5. Declaration of public policy. The mapping of | 7 |
| the human genome continues to result in the rapid expansion of | 8 |
| genetic knowledge and a proliferation of testing for genetic | 9 |
| conditions. This has created a need for qualified genetics | 10 |
| professionals, including genetic counselors, to coordinate an | 11 |
| assessment, to deliver accurate information to families, to | 12 |
| assist the families in adjusting to the implications of their | 13 |
| diagnoses, and to help ensure that genetic information is used | 14 |
| appropriately in the delivery of medical care. Therefore, the | 15 |
| practice of genetic counseling is declared to affect the public | 16 |
| health, safety, and welfare and to be subject to regulation in | 17 |
| the public interest. The purpose of the Act is to protect and | 18 |
| benefit the public by setting standards of qualifications, | 19 |
| education, training, and experience for those who seek to | 20 |
| obtain a license and hold the title of genetic counselor, to | 21 |
| promote high standards of professional performance for those | 22 |
| licensed to practice genetic counseling in the State of | 23 |
| Illinois, and to protect the public from unprofessional conduct | 24 |
| by persons licensed to practice genetic counseling. | 25 |
| Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Act: | 26 |
| "ABGC" means the American Board of Genetic Counseling. | 27 |
| "ABMG" means the American Board of Medical Genetics. | 28 |
| "Active candidate status" is awarded to applicants who have | 29 |
| received approval from the ABGC or ABMG to sit for their | 30 |
| respective certification examinations.
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| "Department" means the Department of Professional |
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| Regulation. | 2 |
| "Director" means the Director of Professional Regulation. | 3 |
| "Genetic anomaly" means a variation in an individual's DNA | 4 |
| that has been shown to confer a genetically influenced disease | 5 |
| or predisposition to a genetically influenced disease or makes | 6 |
| a person a carrier of such variation. A "carrier" of a genetic | 7 |
| anomaly means a person who may or may not have a predisposition | 8 |
| or risk of incurring a genetically influenced condition and who | 9 |
| is at risk of having offspring with a genetically influenced | 10 |
| condition.
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| "Genetic counseling" means the provision of services to | 12 |
| individuals, couples, groups, families, and organizations by | 13 |
| one or more appropriately trained individuals to address the | 14 |
| physical and psychological issues associated with the | 15 |
| occurrence or risk of occurrence or recurrence of a genetic | 16 |
| disorder, birth defect, disease, or potentially inherited or | 17 |
| genetically influenced condition in an individual or a family.
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| "Genetic counseling" consists of the following: | 19 |
| (A) Estimating the likelihood of occurrence or | 20 |
| recurrence of a birth defect or of any potentially | 21 |
| inherited or genetically influenced condition. This | 22 |
| assessment may involve: | 23 |
| (i) obtaining and analyzing a complete health | 24 |
| history of the person and his or her family; | 25 |
| (ii) reviewing pertinent medical records; | 26 |
| (iii) evaluating the risks from exposure to | 27 |
| possible mutagens or teratogens; | 28 |
| (iv) recommending genetic testing or other | 29 |
| evaluations to diagnose a condition or determine the | 30 |
| carrier status of one or more family members; | 31 |
| (B) Helping the individual, family, health care | 32 |
| provider, or health care professional
(i) appreciate the | 33 |
| medical, psychological and social implications of a | 34 |
| disorder, including its features, variability, usual | 35 |
| course and management options, (ii) learn how genetic | 36 |
| factors contribute to the disorder and affect the chance |
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| for recurrence of the condition in other family members, | 2 |
| and (iii) understand available options for coping with, | 3 |
| preventing, or reducing the chance of
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| recurrence of a condition.
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| (C) Facilitating an individual's or family's
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| exploration of the perception of risk and burden associated | 7 |
| with the disorder and (ii) adjustment and adaptation to the | 8 |
| condition or their genetic risk by addressing needs for
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| psychological, social, and medical support.
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| "Genetic counselor" means a person licensed under this Act | 11 |
| to engage in the practice of genetic counseling. | 12 |
| "Person" means an individual, association, partnership, or | 13 |
| corporation. | 14 |
| "Qualified supervisor" means any person who is a licensed | 15 |
| genetic counselor, as defined by rule, or a physician licensed | 16 |
| to practice medicine in all its branches. A qualified | 17 |
| supervisor may be provided at the applicant's place of work, or | 18 |
| may be contracted by the applicant to provide supervision. The | 19 |
| qualified supervisor shall file written documentation to the | 20 |
| Department of employment, discharge, or supervisory control of | 21 |
| a genetic counselor at the time of employment, discharge, or | 22 |
| assumption of supervision of a genetic counselor. | 23 |
| "Supervision" means review of aspects of genetic | 24 |
| counseling and case management in a bimonthly meeting with the | 25 |
| person under supervision. | 26 |
| Section 15. Exemptions.
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| (a) This Act does not prohibit any persons legally | 28 |
| regulated in this State by any other Act from engaging in the | 29 |
| practice for which they are authorized as long as they do not | 30 |
| represent themselves by the title of "genetic counselor" or | 31 |
| "licensed genetic counselor". This Act does not prohibit the | 32 |
| practice of nonregulated professions whose practitioners are | 33 |
| engaged in the delivery of human services as long as these | 34 |
| practitioners do not represent themselves as or use the title | 35 |
| of "genetic counselor" or "licensed genetic counselor".
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| (b) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit the | 2 |
| activities and services of (i) a student, intern, resident, or | 3 |
| fellow in genetic counseling or genetics seeking to fulfill | 4 |
| educational requirements in order to qualify for a license | 5 |
| under this Act if these activities and services constitute a | 6 |
| part of the student's supervised course of study or (ii) an | 7 |
| individual seeking to fulfill the post-degree experience | 8 |
| requirements in order to qualify for licensing under this Act, | 9 |
| as long as the activities and services are supervised by a | 10 |
| qualified supervisor. A student, intern, resident, or fellow | 11 |
| must be designated by the title "intern", "resident", "fellow", | 12 |
| or any other designation of trainee status. Nothing contained | 13 |
| in this subsection shall be construed to permit students, | 14 |
| interns, residents, or fellows to offer their services as | 15 |
| genetic counselors or geneticists to any other person and to | 16 |
| accept remuneration for such genetic counseling services, | 17 |
| except as specifically provided in this subsection or | 18 |
| subsection (c).
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| (c) Corporations, partnerships, and associations may | 20 |
| employ students, interns, or post-degree candidates seeking to | 21 |
| fulfill educational requirements or the professional | 22 |
| experience requirements needed to qualify for a license under | 23 |
| this Act if their activities and services constitute a part of | 24 |
| the student's supervised course of study or post-degree | 25 |
| professional experience requirements. Nothing in this | 26 |
| subsection shall prohibit a corporation, partnership, or | 27 |
| association from contracting with a licensed health care | 28 |
| professional to provide services that they are licensed to | 29 |
| provide.
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| (d) Nothing in this Act shall prevent the employment, by a | 31 |
| genetic counselor, person, association, partnership, or | 32 |
| corporation furnishing genetic counseling services for | 33 |
| remuneration, of persons not licensed as genetic counselors | 34 |
| under this Act to perform services in various capacities as | 35 |
| needed, if these persons are not in any manner held out to the | 36 |
| public or do not hold themselves out to the public by any title |
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| or designation stating or implying that they are genetic | 2 |
| counselors.
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| (e) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit the | 4 |
| services of a person, not licensed under the provisions of this | 5 |
| Act, in the employ of a federal, State, county, or municipal | 6 |
| agency or other political subdivision or not-for-profit | 7 |
| corporation providing human services if (i) the services are a | 8 |
| part of the duties in his or her salaried position, (ii) the | 9 |
| services are performed solely on behalf of his or her employer, | 10 |
| and (iii) that person does not in any manner represent himself | 11 |
| or herself as or use the title of "genetic counselor" or | 12 |
| "licensed genetic counselor".
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| (f) Duly recognized members of any religious organization | 14 |
| shall not be restricted from functioning in their ministerial | 15 |
| capacity provided they do not represent themselves as being | 16 |
| genetic counselors or as providing genetic counseling. | 17 |
| (g) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to require or | 18 |
| prohibit any hospital, clinic, home health agency, hospice, or | 19 |
| other entity that provides health care to employ or to contract | 20 |
| with a person licensed under this Act to provide genetic | 21 |
| counseling services. | 22 |
| (h) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prevent any | 23 |
| licensed social worker, licensed clinical social worker, | 24 |
| licensed clinical psychologist, licensed professional | 25 |
| counselor, or licensed clinical professional counselor from | 26 |
| practicing professional counseling as long as that person is | 27 |
| not in any manner held out to the public as a "genetic | 28 |
| counselor" or "licensed genetic counselor" or does not hold out | 29 |
| his or her services as being genetic counseling.
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| (i) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit the | 31 |
| practice of a person not licensed under this Act who is a | 32 |
| physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches | 33 |
| under the Medical Practice Act of 1987 or intern, fellow, or | 34 |
| resident from using the title "genetic counselor" or any other | 35 |
| title tending to indicate they are a genetic counselor.
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| (j) Nothing in the Act shall prohibit a visiting ABGC or |
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| ABMG certified genetic counselor from outside the State working | 2 |
| as a consultant, or organizations from outside the State | 3 |
| employing ABGC or ABMG certified genetic counselors providing | 4 |
| occasional services, who are not licensed under this Act, from | 5 |
| engaging in the practice of genetic counseling subject to the | 6 |
| stated circumstances and limitations.
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| Section 20. Restrictions and limitations.
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| (a) Beginning on January 1, 2006, except as provided in | 9 |
| Section 15, no person shall, without a valid license as a | 10 |
| genetic counselor issued by the Department (i) in any manner | 11 |
| hold himself or herself out to the public as a genetic | 12 |
| counselor under this Act; (ii) use in connection with his or | 13 |
| her name or place of business the title "genetic counselor", | 14 |
| "licensed genetic counselor", "gene counselor", "genetic | 15 |
| consultant", or "genetic associate" or any words, letters, | 16 |
| abbreviations, or insignia indicating or implying a person has | 17 |
| met the qualifications for or has the license issued under this | 18 |
| Act; or (iii) offer to render or render to individuals, | 19 |
| corporations, or the public genetic counseling services if the | 20 |
| words "genetic counselor" or "licensed genetic counselor" are | 21 |
| used to describe the person offering to render or rendering | 22 |
| them, or "genetic counseling" is used to describe the services | 23 |
| rendered or offered to be rendered.
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| (b) Beginning on January 1, 2006, no licensed genetic | 25 |
| counselor may provide genetic counseling to individuals, | 26 |
| couples, groups, or families without a written referral from a | 27 |
| physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches, an | 28 |
| advanced practice nurse who has a collaborative agreement with | 29 |
| a collaborating physician that authorizes referrals to a | 30 |
| genetic counselor, or a physician assistant who has been | 31 |
| delegated authority to make referrals to genetic counselors. | 32 |
| The physician, advanced practice nurse, or physician assistant | 33 |
| shall maintain supervision of the patient and be provided | 34 |
| written reports on the services provided by the licensed | 35 |
| genetic counselor. Genetic testing shall be ordered by a |
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| physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches. | 2 |
| Genetic test reports shall be provided to the referring | 3 |
| physician, advanced practice nurse, or physician assistant. | 4 |
| General seminars or talks to groups or organizations on genetic | 5 |
| counseling that do not include individual, couple, or family | 6 |
| specific counseling may be conducted without a referral. | 7 |
| (c) Beginning on January 1, 2006, no association or | 8 |
| partnership shall practice genetic counseling unless every | 9 |
| member, partner, and employee of the association or partnership | 10 |
| who practices genetic counseling or who renders genetic | 11 |
| counseling services holds a valid license issued under this | 12 |
| Act. No license shall be issued to a corporation, the stated | 13 |
| purpose of which includes or which practices or which holds | 14 |
| itself out as available to practice genetic counseling, unless | 15 |
| it is organized under the Professional Service Corporation Act.
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| (d) Nothing in this Act shall be construed as permitting | 17 |
| persons licensed as genetic counselors to engage in any manner | 18 |
| in the practice of medicine in all its branches as defined by | 19 |
| law in this State.
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| (e) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize a | 21 |
| licensed genetic counselor to diagnose, test, or treat any | 22 |
| genetic or other disease or condition. | 23 |
| (f) When, in the course of providing genetic counseling | 24 |
| services to any person, a genetic counselor licensed under this | 25 |
| Act finds any indication of a disease or condition that in his | 26 |
| or her professional judgment requires professional service | 27 |
| outside the scope of practice as defined in this Act, he or she | 28 |
| shall refer that person to a physician licensed to practice | 29 |
| medicine in all of its branches.
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| Section 25. Unlicensed practice; violation; civil penalty.
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| (a) Beginning on January 1, 2006, any person who practices, | 32 |
| offers to practice, attempts to practice, or holds himself or | 33 |
| herself out to practice as a genetic counselor without being | 34 |
| licensed or exempt under this Act shall, in addition to any | 35 |
| other penalty provided by law, pay a civil penalty to the |
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| Department in an amount not to exceed $5,000 for each offense, | 2 |
| as determined by the Department. Civil penalty shall be | 3 |
| assessed by the Department after a hearing is held in | 4 |
| accordance with the provisions set forth in this Act regarding | 5 |
| the provision of a hearing for the discipline of a licensee. | 6 |
| (b) The Department may investigate any actual, alleged, or | 7 |
| suspected unlicensed activity.
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| (c) The civil penalty shall be paid within 60 days after | 9 |
| the effective date of the order imposing the civil penalty. The | 10 |
| order shall constitute a final judgment and may be filed and | 11 |
| execution had thereon in the same manner as any judgment from | 12 |
| any court of record.
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| Section 30. Powers and duties of the Department. Subject to | 14 |
| the provisions of this Act, the Department may:
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| (a) authorize examinations to ascertain the qualifications | 16 |
| and fitness of applicants for licensing as genetic counselors | 17 |
| and pass upon the qualifications of applicants for licensure by | 18 |
| endorsement;
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| (b) conduct hearings on proceedings to refuse to issue or | 20 |
| renew or to revoke licenses or suspend, place on probation, | 21 |
| censure, or reprimand persons licensed under this Act, and to | 22 |
| refuse to issue or renew or to revoke licenses, or suspend, | 23 |
| place on probation, censure, or reprimand persons licensed | 24 |
| under this Act;
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| (c) adopt rules necessary for the administration of this | 26 |
| Act; and
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| (d) maintain rosters of the names and addresses of all | 28 |
| licensees and all persons whose licenses have been suspended, | 29 |
| revoked, or denied renewal for cause within the previous | 30 |
| calendar year. These rosters shall be available upon written | 31 |
| request and payment of the required fee. | 32 |
| Section 40. Application for original license. Applications | 33 |
| for original licenses shall be made to the Department on forms | 34 |
| prescribed by the Department and accompanied by the required |
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| fee, which is not refundable. All applications shall contain | 2 |
| such information that, in the judgment of the Department, will | 3 |
| enable the Department to pass on the qualifications of the | 4 |
| applicant for a license to practice as a genetic counselor. | 5 |
| Section 45. Social Security Number on license application. | 6 |
| In addition to any other information required to be contained | 7 |
| in the application, every application for an original, renewal, | 8 |
| or restored license under this Act shall include the | 9 |
| applicant's Social Security Number. | 10 |
| Section 50. Examination; failure or refusal to take | 11 |
| examination.
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| (a) Applicants for genetic counseling licensure must | 13 |
| provide evidence that they have successfully completed the | 14 |
| certification examination provided by the ABGC or ABMG, if they | 15 |
| are master's degree trained genetic counselors, or the ABMG, if | 16 |
| they are PhD trained medical geneticists; or successfully | 17 |
| completed the examination provided by the successor agencies of | 18 |
| the ABGC or ABMG. The examinations shall be of a character to | 19 |
| fairly test the competence and qualifications of the applicants | 20 |
| to practice genetic counseling. | 21 |
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(b) If an applicant neglects, fails, or refuses to take an | 22 |
| examination or fails to pass an examination for a license under | 23 |
| this Act within 2 exam cycles after receiving a temporary | 24 |
| license, the application will be denied. However, such | 25 |
| applicant may thereafter make a new application for license | 26 |
| only if the applicant provides documentation of passing the | 27 |
| certification examination offered through the ABGC or ABMG or | 28 |
| their successor agencies and satisfies the requirements then in | 29 |
| existence for a license.
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| Section 55. Qualifications for licensure.
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| qualified for licensure as a genetic counselor and the | 32 |
| Department shall issue a license if that person:
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| (1) has applied in writing in form and substance |
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| satisfactory to the Department; is at least 21 years of | 2 |
| age; | 3 |
| (2) has not engaged in conduct or activities which | 4 |
| would constitute grounds for discipline under this Act; | 5 |
| (3) has not violated any of the provisions of Sections | 6 |
| 20 or 25 of this Act or the rules promulgated thereunder. | 7 |
| The Department may take into consideration any felony | 8 |
| conviction of the applicant but such conviction shall not | 9 |
| operate as an absolute bar to licensure; | 10 |
| (4) has provided documentation of the successful | 11 |
| completion of the certification examination and current | 12 |
| certification provided by the American Board of Genetic | 13 |
| Counseling or the American Board of Medical Genetics, or | 14 |
| their successor agencies; and
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| (5) has paid the fees required by this Act.
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| Section 60. Temporary licensure.
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| (a) A person shall be qualified for temporary licensure as | 18 |
| a genetic counselor and the Department shall issue a temporary | 19 |
| license if that person:
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| (1) has successfully completed a Master's degree in | 21 |
| genetic counseling from an
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| program or its equivalent as established by the ABGC or is | 23 |
| a physician or has a doctoral degree and has successfully | 24 |
| completed an ABMG accredited medical genetics training | 25 |
| program or its equivalent as established by the ABMG; | 26 |
| (2) has submitted evidence to the Department of active | 27 |
| candidate status for the certifying examination | 28 |
| administered by the ABGC or the ABMG or their successor | 29 |
| agencies; and
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| (3) has made application to the Department and paid the | 31 |
| required fees.
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| (b) A temporary license shall allow the applicant to | 33 |
| practice under the supervision of a qualified supervisor until | 34 |
| he or she receives certification from the ABGC or the ABMG or | 35 |
| their successor agencies or
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| whichever comes first.
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| (c) Under no circumstances shall an applicant continue to | 3 |
| practice on the temporary license for more than 30 days after | 4 |
| notification that he or she has not passed the examination | 5 |
| within 2 exam cycles after receiving the temporary license. | 6 |
| However, the applicant may thereafter make a new application to | 7 |
| the Department for a license satisfying the requirements then | 8 |
| in existence for a license.
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| Section 65. Licenses; renewal; restoration; person in | 10 |
| military service; inactive status.
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| (a) The expiration date and renewal period for each license | 12 |
| issued under this Act shall be set by rule. The licensee may | 13 |
| renew a license during the 30-day period preceding its | 14 |
| expiration date by paying the required fee and demonstrating | 15 |
| compliance with continuing education requirements established | 16 |
| by rule.
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| (b) Any person who has permitted a license to expire or who | 18 |
| has a license on inactive status may have it restored by | 19 |
| submitting an application to the Department and filing proof of | 20 |
| fitness, as defined by rule, to have the license restored, | 21 |
| including, if appropriate, evidence which is satisfactory to | 22 |
| the Department certifying the active practice of genetic | 23 |
| counseling in another jurisdiction, and by paying the required | 24 |
| fee.
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| (c) If the person has not maintained an active practice in | 26 |
| another jurisdiction that is satisfactory to the Department, | 27 |
| the Department shall determine the person's fitness to resume | 28 |
| active status. The Department may also require the person to | 29 |
| complete a specific period of evaluated genetic counseling work | 30 |
| experience under the supervision of a qualified clinical | 31 |
| supervisor and may require demonstration of completion of | 32 |
| continuing education requirements.
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| (d) Any person whose license expired while on active duty | 34 |
| with the armed forces of the United States, while called into | 35 |
| service or training with the State Militia, or while in |
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| training or education under the supervision of the United | 2 |
| States government prior to induction into military service may | 3 |
| have his license restored without paying any renewal fees if, | 4 |
| within 2 years after the termination of such service, training, | 5 |
| or education, except under conditions other than honorable, the | 6 |
| Department is furnished with satisfactory evidence that the | 7 |
| person has been so engaged and that such service, training, or | 8 |
| education has been so terminated.
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| (e) A license to practice shall not be denied any applicant | 10 |
| because of the applicant's race, religion, creed, national | 11 |
| origin, political beliefs or activities, age, sex, or physical | 12 |
| impairment.
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| Section 70. Implementation; transitional periods.
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| (a) Upon enactment of this law, qualified applicants have 6 | 15 |
| months to submit the required fees, completed application, and | 16 |
| documentation of passing the American Board of Genetic | 17 |
| Counseling or American Board Medical Genetics certification | 18 |
| examination in order to obtain a genetic counselor license that | 19 |
| will allow the applicant to practice genetic counseling; or
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| (b) Upon enactment of this law, qualified applicants have 6 | 21 |
| months to submit the required fees, completed application, and | 22 |
| documentation of active candidate status with the American | 23 |
| Board of Genetic Counseling or American Board Medical Genetics | 24 |
| in order to obtain a temporary genetic counselor license that | 25 |
| will allow the applicant to practice genetic counseling under | 26 |
| supervision as specified in this Act.
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| Section 75. Fees; deposit of fees. The fees imposed under | 28 |
| this Act shall be set by rule and are not refundable.
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| the fees collected under this Act shall be deposited into the | 30 |
| General Professions Dedicated Fund.
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| Section 80. Checks or orders dishonored. Any person who | 32 |
| issues or delivers a check or other order to the Department | 33 |
| that is returned to the Department unpaid by the financial |
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| institution upon which it is drawn shall pay to the Department, | 2 |
| in addition to the amount already owed to the Department, a | 3 |
| fine of $50. The fines imposed by this Section are in addition | 4 |
| to any other discipline provided under this Act prohibiting | 5 |
| unlicensed practice or practice on a nonrenewed license. The | 6 |
| Department shall notify the person that payment of fees and | 7 |
| fines shall be paid to the Department by certified check or | 8 |
| money order within 30 calendar days after notification. If, | 9 |
| after the expiration of 30 days from the date of the | 10 |
| notification, the person has failed to submit the necessary | 11 |
| remittance, the Department shall automatically terminate the | 12 |
| license or certification or deny the application, without | 13 |
| hearing. If, after termination or denial, the person seeks a | 14 |
| license or certificate, he or she shall apply to the Department | 15 |
| for restoration or issuance of the license or certificate and | 16 |
| pay all fees and fines due to the Department. The Department | 17 |
| may establish a fee for the processing of an application for | 18 |
| restoration of a license to pay all costs and expenses of | 19 |
| processing of this application. The Director may waive the | 20 |
| fines due under this Section in individual cases where the | 21 |
| Director finds that the fines would be unnecessarily | 22 |
| burdensome. | 23 |
| Section 85. Endorsement. The Department may issue a license | 24 |
| as a genetic counselor, to an applicant currently licensed | 25 |
| under the laws of another state or United States jurisdiction | 26 |
| whose standards, in the opinion of the Department, were | 27 |
| substantially equivalent at the date of his or her licensure in | 28 |
| the other jurisdiction to the requirements of this Act. Such an | 29 |
| applicant shall pay all of the required fees. Applicants have 6 | 30 |
| months from the date of application to complete the application | 31 |
| process. If the process has not been completed within 6 months, | 32 |
| the application shall be denied, the fee forfeited, and the | 33 |
| applicant must reapply and meet the requirements in effect at | 34 |
| the time of reapplication. |
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| Section 90. Privileged communications and exceptions.
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| (a) No licensed genetic counselor shall disclose any | 3 |
| information acquired from persons consulting the counselor in a | 4 |
| professional capacity, except that which may be voluntarily | 5 |
| disclosed under any of the following circumstances:
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| (1) In the course of formally reporting, conferring, or | 7 |
| consulting with administrative superiors, colleagues, or | 8 |
| consultants who share professional responsibility, in | 9 |
| which instance all recipients of the information are | 10 |
| similarly bound to regard the communication as privileged.
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| (2) With the written consent of the person who provided | 12 |
| the information and about whom the information concerns.
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| (3) In the case of death or disability, with the | 14 |
| written consent of a personal representative. | 15 |
| (4) When a communication reveals the intended | 16 |
| commission of a crime or harmful act and such disclosure is | 17 |
| judged necessary in the professional judgment of the | 18 |
| licensed genetic counselor to protect any person from a | 19 |
| clear risk of serious mental or physical harm or injury or | 20 |
| to forestall a serious threat to the public safety. | 21 |
| (5) When the person waives the privilege by bringing | 22 |
| any public charges or filing a lawsuit against the | 23 |
| licensee. | 24 |
| (b) Any person having access to records or anyone who | 25 |
| participates in providing genetic counseling services, or in | 26 |
| providing any human services, or is supervised by a licensed | 27 |
| genetic counselor is similarly bound to regard all information | 28 |
| and communications as privileged in accord with this Section.
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| (c) The Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities | 30 |
| Confidentiality Act is incorporated herein as if all of its | 31 |
| provisions were included in this Act. In the event of a | 32 |
| conflict between the application of this Section and the Mental | 33 |
| Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act to a | 34 |
| specific situation, the provisions of the Mental Health and | 35 |
| Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act shall control.
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| Section 95. Grounds for discipline.
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| (a) The Department may refuse to issue, renew, or may | 3 |
| revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand, or take other | 4 |
| disciplinary action as the Department deems appropriate, | 5 |
| including the issuance of fines not to exceed $1,000 for each | 6 |
| violation, with regard to any license for any one or more of | 7 |
| the following: | 8 |
| (1) Material misstatement in furnishing information to | 9 |
| the Department or to any other State agency.
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| (2) Violations or negligent or intentional disregard | 11 |
| of this Act, or any of its rules.
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| (3) Conviction of any crime under the laws of the | 13 |
| United States or any state or territory thereof that is a | 14 |
| felony, a misdemeanor, an essential element of which is | 15 |
| dishonesty, or a crime that is directly related to the | 16 |
| practice of the profession.
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| (4) Making any misrepresentation for the purpose of | 18 |
| obtaining a license, or violating any provision of this Act | 19 |
| or its rules. | 20 |
| (5) Professional incompetence or gross negligence in | 21 |
| the rendering of genetic counseling services.
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| (6) Gross or repeated negligence.
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| (7) Aiding or assisting another person in violating any | 24 |
| provision of this Act or any rules.
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| (8) Failing to provide information within 60 days in | 26 |
| response to a written request made by the Department.
| 27 |
| (9) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or | 28 |
| unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive, | 29 |
| defraud, or harm the public and violating the rules of | 30 |
| professional conduct adopted by the Department.
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| (10) Failing to maintain the confidentiality of any | 32 |
| information received from a client, unless otherwise | 33 |
| authorized or required by law.
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| (11) Exploiting a client for personal advantage, | 35 |
| profit, or interest.
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| (12) Habitual or excessive use or addiction to alcohol, |
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| narcotics, stimulants, or any other chemical agent or drug | 2 |
| which results in inability to practice with reasonable | 3 |
| skill, judgment, or safety.
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| (13) Discipline by another jurisdiction, if at least | 5 |
| one of the grounds for the discipline is the same or | 6 |
| substantially equivalent to those set forth in this | 7 |
| Section.
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| (14) Directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from | 9 |
| any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association | 10 |
| any fee, commission, rebate, or other form of compensation | 11 |
| for any professional service not actually rendered.
| 12 |
| (15) A finding by the Department that the licensee, | 13 |
| after having the license placed on probationary status has | 14 |
| violated the terms of probation.
| 15 |
| (16) Failing to refer a client to other health care | 16 |
| professionals when the licensee is unable or unwilling to | 17 |
| adequately support or serve the client.
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| (17) Willfully filing false reports relating to a | 19 |
| licensee's practice, including but not limited to false | 20 |
| records filed with federal or State agencies or | 21 |
| departments.
| 22 |
| (18) Willfully failing to report an instance of | 23 |
| suspected child abuse or neglect as required by the Abused | 24 |
| and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
| 25 |
| (19) Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated | 26 |
| report by the Department of Children and Family Services | 27 |
| pursuant to the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act, | 28 |
| and upon proof by clear and convincing evidence that the | 29 |
| licensee has caused a child to be an abused child or | 30 |
| neglected child as defined in the Abused and Neglected | 31 |
| Child Reporting Act.
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| (20) Physical or mental disability, including | 33 |
| deterioration through the aging process or loss of | 34 |
| abilities and skills which results in the inability to | 35 |
| practice the profession with reasonable judgment, skill, | 36 |
| or safety.
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| (21) Solicitation of professional services by using | 2 |
| false or misleading advertising.
| 3 |
| (22) Failure to file a return, or to pay the tax, | 4 |
| penalty of interest shown in a filed return, or to pay any | 5 |
| final assessment of tax, penalty or interest, as required | 6 |
| by any tax Act administered by the Illinois Department of | 7 |
| Revenue or any successor agency or the Internal Revenue | 8 |
| Service or any successor agency.
| 9 |
| (23) A finding that licensure has been applied for or | 10 |
| obtained by fraudulent means.
| 11 |
| (24) Practicing or attempting to practice under a name | 12 |
| other than the full name as shown on the license or any | 13 |
| other legally authorized name.
| 14 |
| (25) Gross overcharging for professional services, | 15 |
| including filing statements for collection of fees or | 16 |
| monies for which services are not rendered.
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| (b) The Department shall deny, without hearing, any | 18 |
| application or renewal for a license under this Act to any | 19 |
| person who has defaulted on an educational loan guaranteed by | 20 |
| the Illinois State Assistance Commission; however, the | 21 |
| Department may issue a license or renewal if the person in | 22 |
| default has established a satisfactory repayment record as | 23 |
| determined by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission.
| 24 |
| (c) The determination by a court that a licensee is subject | 25 |
| to involuntary admission or judicial admission as provided in | 26 |
| the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code will | 27 |
| result in an automatic suspension of his or her license. The | 28 |
| suspension will end upon a finding by a court that the licensee | 29 |
| is no longer subject to involuntary admission or judicial | 30 |
| admission, the issuance of an order so finding and discharging | 31 |
| the patient, and the determination of the Director that the | 32 |
| licensee be allowed to resume professional practice.
| 33 |
| Section 100. Violations; injunction; cease and desist | 34 |
| order.
| 35 |
| (a) If any person violates the provisions of this Act, the |
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| Director may, in the name of the People of the State of | 2 |
| Illinois, through the Attorney General, petition for an order | 3 |
| enjoining the violation or for an order enforcing compliance | 4 |
| with this Act. Upon the filing of a verified petition, the | 5 |
| court with appropriate jurisdiction may issue a temporary | 6 |
| restraining order without notice or bond, and may preliminarily | 7 |
| and permanently enjoin the violation. If it is established that | 8 |
| the person has violated or is violating the injunction, the | 9 |
| court may punish the offender for contempt of court. | 10 |
| Proceedings under this Section are in addition to all other | 11 |
| remedies and penalties provided by this Act.
| 12 |
| (b) If any person holds himself or herself out as being a | 13 |
| licensed genetic counselor under this Act and is not licensed | 14 |
| to do so, then any licensed genetic counselor, interested | 15 |
| party, or any person injured thereby may petition for relief as | 16 |
| provided in subsection (a) of this Section.
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| (c) Whenever, in the opinion of the Department, a person | 18 |
| violates any provision of this Act, the Department may issue a | 19 |
| rule to show cause why an order to cease and desist should not | 20 |
| be entered against that person. The rule shall clearly set | 21 |
| forth the grounds relied upon by the
Department and shall allow | 22 |
| at least 7 days from the date of the rule to file an answer | 23 |
| satisfactory to the Department. Failure to answer to the | 24 |
| satisfaction of the Department shall cause an order to cease | 25 |
| and desist to be issued.
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| Section 105. Investigations; notice and hearing. The | 27 |
| Department may investigate the actions of any applicant or any | 28 |
| person holding or claiming to hold a license. The Department | 29 |
| shall, before revoking, suspending, placing on probation, | 30 |
| reprimanding, or taking any other disciplinary action under | 31 |
| Section 95 of this Act, at least 30 days prior to the date set | 32 |
| for the hearing, (i) notify the accused, in writing, of any | 33 |
| charges made and the time and place for the hearing on the | 34 |
| charges,
(ii) direct him or her to file a written answer to the | 35 |
| charges with the Department under oath within 20 days after |
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| service of the notice, and (iii) inform the accused that, if he | 2 |
| or she fails to answer, default will be taken against him or | 3 |
| her or that his or her license or certificate may be suspended, | 4 |
| revoked, placed on probationary status, or other disciplinary | 5 |
| action taken with regard to the license, including limiting the | 6 |
| scope, nature, or extent of his or her practice, as the | 7 |
| Department may deem proper. In case the person, after receiving | 8 |
| notice, fails to file an answer, his or her license may, in the | 9 |
| discretion of the Department, be suspended, revoked, placed on | 10 |
| probationary status, or the Department may take whatever | 11 |
| disciplinary action deemed proper, including limiting the | 12 |
| scope, nature, or extent of the person's practice or the | 13 |
| imposition of a fine, without a hearing, if the act or acts | 14 |
| charged constitute sufficient grounds for such action under | 15 |
| this Act. The written notice may be served by personal delivery | 16 |
| or certified mail to the address specified by the accused in | 17 |
| his or her last notification to the Department.
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| Section 110. Record of proceedings; transcript. The | 19 |
| Department, at its expense, shall preserve a record of all | 20 |
| proceedings at the formal hearing of any case. The notice of | 21 |
| hearing, complaint, all other documents in the nature of | 22 |
| pleadings, written motions filed in the proceedings, the | 23 |
| transcript of testimony, the report of the hearing officer and | 24 |
| orders of the Department shall be in the record of such | 25 |
| proceeding. The Department shall furnish a transcript of the | 26 |
| record to any person interested in the hearing upon payment of | 27 |
| the fee required under Section 2105-115 of the Department of | 28 |
| Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of | 29 |
| Illinois. | 30 |
| Section 115. Subpoenas; depositions; oaths. The Department | 31 |
| has the power to subpoena and to bring before it any person and | 32 |
| to take testimony either orally or by deposition, or both, with | 33 |
| the same fees and mileage and in the same manner as prescribed | 34 |
| in civil cases in the courts of this State. The Director and |
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| the designated hearing officer has the power to administer | 2 |
| oaths to witnesses at any hearing which the Department is | 3 |
| authorized to conduct, and any other oaths authorized in any | 4 |
| Act administered by the Department. | 5 |
| Section 120. Compelling testimony. Any court, upon | 6 |
| application of the Department, designated hearing officer, or | 7 |
| the applicant or licensee against whom proceedings under | 8 |
| Section 95 of this Act are pending, may enter an order | 9 |
| requiring the attendance of witnesses and their testimony and | 10 |
| the production of documents, papers, files, books, and records | 11 |
| in connection with any hearing or investigation. The court may | 12 |
| compel obedience to its order by proceedings for contempt. | 13 |
| Section 125. Findings and recommendations. At the | 14 |
| conclusion of the hearing, the hearing officer shall present to | 15 |
| the Director a written report of its findings of fact, | 16 |
| conclusions of law, and recommendations. The report shall | 17 |
| contain a finding whether the licensee violated this Act or | 18 |
| failed to comply with the conditions required in this Act. The | 19 |
| hearing officer shall specify the nature of the violation or | 20 |
| failure to comply, and shall make its recommendations to the | 21 |
| Director. The report of findings of fact, conclusions of law, | 22 |
| and recommendation of the hearing officer shall be the basis | 23 |
| for the Department's order for refusal or for the granting of | 24 |
| the license. If the Director disagrees with the recommendations | 25 |
| of the hearing officer, the Director may issue an order in | 26 |
| contravention of the hearing officer's recommendations. The | 27 |
| finding is not admissible in evidence against the person in a | 28 |
| criminal prosecution brought for the violation of this Act, but | 29 |
| the hearing and findings are not a bar to a criminal | 30 |
| prosecution brought for the violation of this Act. | 31 |
| Section 135. Director; rehearing. Whenever the Director | 32 |
| believes justice has not been done in the revocation, | 33 |
| suspension, or refusal to issue or renew a license or the |
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| discipline of a licensee, he or she may order a rehearing. | 2 |
| Section 140. Appointment of a hearing officer. The Director | 3 |
| has the authority to appoint any attorney licensed to practice | 4 |
| law in the State of Illinois to serve as the hearing officer in | 5 |
| any action for refusal to issue or renew a license or permit or | 6 |
| to discipline a licensee. The hearing officer has full | 7 |
| authority to conduct the hearing. The hearing officer shall | 8 |
| report his findings of fact, conclusions of law, and | 9 |
| recommendations to the Director. | 10 |
| Section 145. Order or certified copy; prima facie proof.
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| An order or certified copy thereof, over the seal of the | 12 |
| Department and purporting to be signed by the Director, is | 13 |
| prima facie proof that:
| 14 |
| (1) the signature is the genuine signature of the Director;
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| and | 16 |
| (2) the Director is duly appointed and qualified.
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| Section 150. Restoration of suspended or revoked license. | 18 |
| At any time after the suspension or revocation of any license, | 19 |
| the Department may restore it to the licensee, unless after an | 20 |
| investigation and hearing the Director determines that | 21 |
| restoration is not in the public interest. | 22 |
| Section 155. Surrender of license. Upon the revocation or | 23 |
| suspension of a license, the licensee shall immediately | 24 |
| surrender his or her license to the Department. If the licensee | 25 |
| fails to do so, the Department has the right to seize the | 26 |
| license. | 27 |
| Section 160. Summary suspension of license. The Director | 28 |
| may summarily suspend the license of a genetic counselor | 29 |
| without a hearing, simultaneously with the institution of | 30 |
| proceedings for a hearing provided for in Section 105 of this | 31 |
| Act, if the Director finds that evidence in the possession of |
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| the Director indicates that the continuation of practice by the | 2 |
| genetic counselor would constitute an imminent danger to the | 3 |
| public. In the event that the Director summarily suspends the | 4 |
| license of an individual without a hearing, a hearing must be | 5 |
| held within 30 days after the suspension has occurred. | 6 |
| Section 165. Administrative review; venue.
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| (a) All final administrative decisions of the Department | 8 |
| are subject to judicial review pursuant to the Administrative | 9 |
| Review Law and its rules. The term "administrative decision" is | 10 |
| defined as in Section 3-101 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
| 11 |
| (b) Proceedings for judicial review shall be commenced in | 12 |
| the circuit court of the county in which the party applying for | 13 |
| review resides, but if the party is not a resident of Illinois, | 14 |
| the venue shall be in Sangamon County.
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| Section 170. Certification of record; costs. The | 16 |
| Department shall not be required to certify any record to the | 17 |
| court, to file an answer in court, or to otherwise appear in | 18 |
| any court in a judicial review proceeding, unless there is | 19 |
| filed in the court, with the complaint, a receipt from the | 20 |
| Department acknowledging payment of the costs of furnishing and | 21 |
| certifying the record. Failure on the part of the plaintiff to | 22 |
| file the receipt in court is grounds for dismissal of the | 23 |
| action. | 24 |
| Section 175. Violations. Unless otherwise specified, any | 25 |
| person found to have violated any provision of this Act is | 26 |
| guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. | 27 |
| Section 180. Administrative Procedure Act; application. | 28 |
| The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is hereby expressly | 29 |
| adopted and incorporated in this Act as if all of the | 30 |
| provisions of such Act were included in this Act. | 31 |
| Section 185. Home rule. The regulation and licensing of |
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| genetic counselors are exclusive powers and functions of the | 2 |
| State. A home rule unit may not regulate or license genetic | 3 |
| counselors. This Section is a denial and limitation of home | 4 |
| rule powers and functions under subsection (h) of Section 6 of | 5 |
| Article VII of the Illinois Constitution.
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| Section 900. The Regulatory Sunset Act is amended by adding | 7 |
| Section
4.25 as follows:
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| (5 ILCS 80/4.25 new)
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| Sec. 4.25. Act repealed on January 1, 2015. The following | 10 |
| Act is repealed on January 1, 2015:
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| The Genetic Counselor Licensing Act.
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| Section 905. The Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act | 13 |
| is amended by changing Section 4 as follows:
| 14 |
| (325 ILCS 5/4) (from Ch. 23, par. 2054)
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| Sec. 4. Persons required to report; privileged | 16 |
| communications;
transmitting false report. Any physician, | 17 |
| resident, intern, hospital,
hospital administrator
and | 18 |
| personnel engaged in examination, care and treatment of | 19 |
| persons, surgeon,
dentist, dentist hygienist, osteopath, | 20 |
| chiropractor, podiatrist, physician
assistant, substance abuse | 21 |
| treatment personnel, funeral home
director or employee, | 22 |
| coroner, medical examiner, emergency medical technician,
| 23 |
| acupuncturist, crisis line or hotline personnel, school | 24 |
| personnel, educational
advocate assigned to a child pursuant to | 25 |
| the School Code, truant officers,
social worker, social | 26 |
| services administrator,
domestic violence program personnel, | 27 |
| registered nurse, licensed
practical nurse, genetic counselor,
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| respiratory care practitioner, advanced practice nurse, home
| 29 |
| health aide, director or staff
assistant of a nursery school or | 30 |
| a child day care center, recreational program
or facility | 31 |
| personnel, law enforcement officer, licensed professional
| 32 |
| counselor, licensed clinical professional counselor, |
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| registered psychologist
and
assistants working under the | 2 |
| direct supervision of a psychologist,
psychiatrist, or field | 3 |
| personnel of the Illinois Department of Public Aid,
Public | 4 |
| Health, Human Services (acting as successor to the Department | 5 |
| of Mental
Health and Developmental Disabilities, | 6 |
| Rehabilitation Services, or Public Aid),
Corrections, Human | 7 |
| Rights, or Children and Family Services, supervisor and
| 8 |
| administrator of general assistance under the Illinois Public | 9 |
| Aid Code,
probation officer, or any other foster parent, | 10 |
| homemaker or child care worker
having reasonable cause to | 11 |
| believe a child known to them in their professional
or official | 12 |
| capacity may be an abused child or a neglected child shall
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| immediately report or cause a report to be made to the | 14 |
| Department.
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| Any member of the clergy having reasonable cause to believe | 16 |
| that a child
known to that member of the clergy in his or her | 17 |
| professional capacity may be
an abused child as defined in item | 18 |
| (c) of the definition of "abused child" in
Section 3 of this | 19 |
| Act shall immediately report or cause a report to be made to
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| the Department.
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| Whenever
such person is required to report under this Act | 22 |
| in his capacity as a member of
the staff of a medical or other | 23 |
| public or private institution, school, facility
or agency, or | 24 |
| as a member of the clergy, he shall
make report immediately to | 25 |
| the Department in accordance
with the provisions of this Act | 26 |
| and may also notify the person in charge of
such institution, | 27 |
| school, facility or agency, or church, synagogue, temple,
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| mosque, or other religious institution, or his
designated agent | 29 |
| that such
report has been made. Under no circumstances shall | 30 |
| any person in charge of
such institution, school, facility or | 31 |
| agency, or church, synagogue, temple,
mosque, or other | 32 |
| religious institution, or his
designated agent to whom
such | 33 |
| notification has been made, exercise any control, restraint, | 34 |
| modification
or other change in the report or the forwarding of | 35 |
| such report to the
Department.
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| The privileged quality of communication between any |
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| professional
person required to report
and his patient or | 2 |
| client shall not apply to situations involving abused or
| 3 |
| neglected children and shall not constitute grounds for failure | 4 |
| to report
as required by this Act.
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| A member of the clergy may claim the privilege under | 6 |
| Section 8-803 of the
Code of Civil Procedure.
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| In addition to the above persons required to
report | 8 |
| suspected cases of abused or neglected children, any other | 9 |
| person
may make a report if such person has reasonable cause to | 10 |
| believe a child
may be an abused child or a neglected child.
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| Any person who enters into
employment on and after July 1, | 12 |
| 1986 and is mandated by virtue of that
employment to report | 13 |
| under this Act, shall sign a statement on a form
prescribed by | 14 |
| the Department, to the effect that the employee has knowledge
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| and understanding of the reporting requirements of this Act. | 16 |
| The statement
shall be signed prior to commencement of the | 17 |
| employment. The signed
statement shall be retained by the | 18 |
| employer. The cost of printing,
distribution, and filing of the | 19 |
| statement shall be borne by the employer.
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| The Department shall provide copies of this Act, upon | 21 |
| request, to all
employers employing persons who shall be | 22 |
| required under the provisions of
this Section to report under | 23 |
| this Act.
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| Any person who knowingly transmits a false report to the | 25 |
| Department
commits the offense of disorderly conduct under | 26 |
| subsection (a)(7) of
Section 26-1 of the "Criminal Code of | 27 |
| 1961". Any person who violates this
provision a second or | 28 |
| subsequent time shall be guilty of a Class 3
felony.
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| Any person who knowingly and willfully violates any | 30 |
| provision of this
Section other than a second or subsequent | 31 |
| violation of transmitting a
false report as described in the
| 32 |
| preceding paragraph, is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for
a | 33 |
| first violation and a Class 4 felony for a
second or subsequent | 34 |
| violation; except that if the person acted as part
of a plan or | 35 |
| scheme having as its object the
prevention of discovery of an | 36 |
| abused or neglected child by lawful authorities
for the
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| of protecting or insulating any person or entity from arrest or
| 2 |
| prosecution, the
person is guilty of a Class 4 felony for a | 3 |
| first offense and a Class 3 felony
for a second or
subsequent | 4 |
| offense (regardless of whether the second or subsequent offense
| 5 |
| involves any
of the same facts or persons as the first or other | 6 |
| prior offense).
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| A child whose parent, guardian or custodian in good faith | 8 |
| selects and depends
upon spiritual means through prayer alone | 9 |
| for the treatment or cure of
disease or remedial care may be | 10 |
| considered neglected or abused, but not for
the sole reason | 11 |
| that his parent, guardian or custodian accepts and
practices | 12 |
| such beliefs.
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| A child shall not be considered neglected or abused solely | 14 |
| because the
child is not attending school in accordance with | 15 |
| the requirements of
Article 26 of the School Code, as amended.
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| (Source: P.A. 92-16, eff. 6-28-01; 92-801, eff. 8-16-02; | 17 |
| 93-137, eff.
7-10-03; 93-356, eff. 7-24-03; 93-431, eff. | 18 |
| 8-5-03; revised 9-12-03.)
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| Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 20 |
| becoming law.
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