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HB5973eng 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

  
  
  

 


 
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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Department of Professional Regulation Law of
5the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by
6changing Section 2105-205 as follows:
 
7    (20 ILCS 2105/2105-205)  (was 20 ILCS 2105/60.3)
8    Sec. 2105-205. Publication of disciplinary actions. The
9Department shall publish on its website, at least monthly,
10final disciplinary actions taken by the Department against a
11licensee or applicant pursuant to any licensing Act
12administered by the Department. The specific disciplinary
13action and the name of the applicant or licensee shall be
14listed.
15    With respect to licensees and applicants under the Funeral
16Directors and Embalmers Licensing Code, the Illinois Roofing
17Industry Licensing Act, and the Barber, Cosmetology,
18Esthetics, Hair Braiding, and Nail Technology Act of 1985, the
19Department shall include formal actions, including a refusal to
20issue a license to a potential licensee with a positive
21conviction history for professions covered by the license, in
22its publication of disciplinary actions. The publication of
23disciplinary actions shall include a summary of:

 

 

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1        (1) the number of potential licensees with a positive
2    conviction history;
3        (2) the rate of refusal to issue licenses for all
4    applicants with a positive conviction history;
5        (3) the average time elapsed since the latest
6    conviction of potential licensees who were refused a
7    license and of potential licensees with a positive
8    conviction history who were issued a license;
9        (4) the number of potential licensees who had a
10    Certificate of Relief from Disabilities, issuance of which
11    is authorized for the license by Section 5-5-5 of the
12    Unified Code of Corrections; and
13        (5) the number of potential licensees with a
14    Certificate of Relief from Disabilities who were refused a
15    license.
16(Source: P.A. 99-227, eff. 8-3-15.)
 
17    Section 10. The Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing
18Code is amended by changing Section 15-75 as follows:
 
19    (225 ILCS 41/15-75)
20    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)
21    Sec. 15-75. Violations; grounds for discipline; penalties.
22    (a) Each of the following acts is a Class A misdemeanor for
23the first offense, and a Class 4 felony for each subsequent
24offense. These penalties shall also apply to unlicensed owners

 

 

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1of funeral homes.
2        (1) Practicing the profession of funeral directing and
3    embalming or funeral directing, or attempting to practice
4    the profession of funeral directing and embalming or
5    funeral directing without a license as a funeral director
6    and embalmer or funeral director.
7        (2) Serving or attempting to serve as an intern under a
8    licensed funeral director and embalmer without a license as
9    a licensed funeral director and embalmer intern.
10        (3) Obtaining or attempting to obtain a license,
11    practice or business, or any other thing of value, by fraud
12    or misrepresentation.
13        (4) Permitting any person in one's employ, under one's
14    control or in or under one's service to serve as a funeral
15    director and embalmer, funeral director, or funeral
16    director and embalmer intern when the person does not have
17    the appropriate license.
18        (5) Failing to display a license as required by this
19    Code.
20        (6) Giving false information or making a false oath or
21    affidavit required by this Code.
22    (b) The Department may refuse to issue or renew, revoke,
23suspend, place on probation or administrative supervision,
24reprimand, or take other disciplinary or non-disciplinary
25action as the Department may deem appropriate, including
26imposing fines not to exceed $10,000 for each violation, with

 

 

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1regard to any license under the Code for any one or combination
2of the following:
3        (1) Fraud or any misrepresentation in applying for or
4    procuring a license under this Code or in connection with
5    applying for renewal of a license under this Code.
6        (2) Conviction by plea of guilty or nolo contendere,
7    finding of guilt, jury verdict, or entry of judgment or by
8    sentencing of any crime, including, but not limited to,
9    convictions, preceding sentences of supervision,
10    conditional discharge, or first offender probation, under
11    the laws of any jurisdiction of the United States: (i) that
12    is a felony or (ii) that is a misdemeanor, an essential
13    element of which is dishonesty, or that is directly related
14    to the practice of the profession. The Department shall not
15    deny a license to a potential licensee whose conviction
16    history is directly related to the profession for which a
17    license is sought if the Department has not considered
18    mitigating factors provided in subsection (b-5) of this
19    Section.
20        (3) Violation of the laws of this State relating to the
21    funeral, burial or disposition of deceased human bodies or
22    of the rules and regulations of the Department, or the
23    Department of Public Health.
24        (4) Directly or indirectly paying or causing to be paid
25    any sum of money or other valuable consideration for the
26    securing of business or for obtaining authority to dispose

 

 

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1    of any deceased human body.
2        (5) Professional incompetence, gross negligence,
3    malpractice, or untrustworthiness in the practice of
4    funeral directing and embalming or funeral directing.
5        (6) (Blank).
6        (7) Engaging in, promoting, selling, or issuing burial
7    contracts, burial certificates, or burial insurance
8    policies in connection with the profession as a funeral
9    director and embalmer, funeral director, or funeral
10    director and embalmer intern in violation of any laws of
11    the State of Illinois.
12        (8) Refusing, without cause, to surrender the custody
13    of a deceased human body upon the proper request of the
14    person or persons lawfully entitled to the custody of the
15    body.
16        (9) Taking undue advantage of a client or clients as to
17    amount to the perpetration of fraud.
18        (10) Engaging in funeral directing and embalming or
19    funeral directing without a license.
20        (11) Encouraging, requesting, or suggesting by a
21    licensee or some person working on his behalf and with his
22    consent for compensation that a person utilize the services
23    of a certain funeral director and embalmer, funeral
24    director, or funeral establishment unless that information
25    has been expressly requested by the person. This does not
26    prohibit general advertising or pre-need solicitation.

 

 

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1        (12) Making or causing to be made any false or
2    misleading statements about the laws concerning the
3    disposition of human remains, including, but not limited
4    to, the need to embalm, the need for a casket for cremation
5    or the need for an outer burial container.
6        (13) (Blank).
7        (14) Embalming or attempting to embalm a deceased human
8    body without express prior authorization of the person
9    responsible for making the funeral arrangements for the
10    body. This does not apply to cases where embalming is
11    directed by local authorities who have jurisdiction or when
12    embalming is required by State or local law. A licensee may
13    embalm without express prior authorization if a good faith
14    effort has been made to contact family members and has been
15    unsuccessful and the licensee has no reason to believe the
16    family opposes embalming.
17        (15) Making a false statement on a Certificate of Death
18    where the person making the statement knew or should have
19    known that the statement was false.
20        (16) Soliciting human bodies after death or while death
21    is imminent.
22        (17) Performing any act or practice that is a violation
23    of this Code, the rules for the administration of this
24    Code, or any federal, State or local laws, rules, or
25    regulations governing the practice of funeral directing or
26    embalming.

 

 

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1        (18) Performing any act or practice that is a violation
2    of Section 2 of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business
3    Practices Act.
4        (19) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
5    unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
6    defraud or harm the public.
7        (20) Taking possession of a dead human body without
8    having first obtained express permission from the person
9    holding the right to control the disposition in accordance
10    with Section 5 of the Disposition of Remains Act or a
11    public agency legally authorized to direct, control or
12    permit the removal of deceased human bodies.
13        (21) Advertising in a false or misleading manner or
14    advertising using the name of an unlicensed person in
15    connection with any service being rendered in the practice
16    of funeral directing or funeral directing and embalming.
17    The use of any name of an unlicensed or unregistered person
18    in an advertisement so as to imply that the person will
19    perform services is considered misleading advertising.
20    Nothing in this paragraph shall prevent including the name
21    of any owner, officer or corporate director of a funeral
22    home, who is not a licensee, in any advertisement used by a
23    funeral home with which the individual is affiliated, if
24    the advertisement specifies the individual's affiliation
25    with the funeral home.
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1    including filing false statements for the collection of
2    fees for which services are not rendered.
3        (23) Failing to account for or remit any monies,
4    documents, or personal property that belongs to others that
5    comes into a licensee's possession.
6        (24) Treating any person differently to his detriment
7    because of race, color, creed, gender, religion, or
8    national origin.
9        (25) Knowingly making any false statements, oral or
10    otherwise, of a character likely to influence, persuade or
11    induce others in the course of performing professional
12    services or activities.
13        (26) Willfully making or filing false records or
14    reports in the practice of funeral directing and embalming,
15    including, but not limited to, false records filed with
16    State agencies or departments.
17        (27) Failing to acquire continuing education required
18    under this Code.
19        (28) (Blank).
20        (29) Aiding or assisting another person in violating
21    any provision of this Code or rules adopted pursuant to
22    this Code.
23        (30) Failing within 10 days, to provide information in
24    response to a written request made by the Department.
25        (31) Discipline by another state, District of
26    Columbia, territory, foreign nation, or governmental

 

 

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1    agency, if at least one of the grounds for the discipline
2    is the same or substantially equivalent to those set forth
3    in this Section.
4        (32) (Blank).
5        (33) Mental illness or disability which results in the
6    inability to practice the profession with reasonable
7    judgment, skill, or safety.
8        (34) Gross, willful, or continued overcharging for
9    professional services, including filing false statements
10    for collection of fees for which services are not rendered.
11        (35) Physical illness, including, but not limited to,
12    deterioration through the aging process or loss of motor
13    skill which results in a licensee's inability to practice
14    under this Code with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety.
15        (36) Failing to comply with any of the following
16    required activities:
17            (A) When reasonably possible, a funeral director
18        licensee or funeral director and embalmer licensee or
19        anyone acting on his or her behalf shall obtain the
20        express authorization of the person or persons
21        responsible for making the funeral arrangements for a
22        deceased human body prior to removing a body from the
23        place of death or any place it may be or embalming or
24        attempting to embalm a deceased human body, unless
25        required by State or local law. This requirement is
26        waived whenever removal or embalming is directed by

 

 

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1        local authorities who have jurisdiction. If the
2        responsibility for the handling of the remains
3        lawfully falls under the jurisdiction of a public
4        agency, then the regulations of the public agency shall
5        prevail.
6            (B) A licensee shall clearly mark the price of any
7        casket offered for sale or the price of any service
8        using the casket on or in the casket if the casket is
9        displayed at the funeral establishment. If the casket
10        is displayed at any other location, regardless of
11        whether the licensee is in control of that location,
12        the casket shall be clearly marked and the registrant
13        shall use books, catalogues, brochures, or other
14        printed display aids to show the price of each casket
15        or service.
16            (C) At the time funeral arrangements are made and
17        prior to rendering the funeral services, a licensee
18        shall furnish a written statement of services to be
19        retained by the person or persons making the funeral
20        arrangements, signed by both parties, that shall
21        contain: (i) the name, address and telephone number of
22        the funeral establishment and the date on which the
23        arrangements were made; (ii) the price of the service
24        selected and the services and merchandise included for
25        that price; (iii) a clear disclosure that the person or
26        persons making the arrangement may decline and receive

 

 

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1        credit for any service or merchandise not desired and
2        not required by law or the funeral director or the
3        funeral director and embalmer; (iv) the supplemental
4        items of service and merchandise requested and the
5        price of each item; (v) the terms or method of payment
6        agreed upon; and (vi) a statement as to any monetary
7        advances made by the registrant on behalf of the
8        family. The licensee shall maintain a copy of the
9        written statement of services in its permanent
10        records. All written statements of services are
11        subject to inspection by the Department.
12            (D) In all instances where the place of final
13        disposition of a deceased human body or the cremated
14        remains of a deceased human body is a cemetery, the
15        licensed funeral director and embalmer, or licensed
16        funeral director, who has been engaged to provide
17        funeral or embalming services shall remain at the
18        cemetery and personally witness the placement of the
19        human remains in their designated grave or the sealing
20        of the above ground depository, crypt, or urn. The
21        licensed funeral director or licensed funeral director
22        and embalmer may designate a licensed funeral director
23        and embalmer intern or representative of the funeral
24        home to be his or her witness to the placement of the
25        remains. If the cemetery authority, cemetery manager,
26        or any other agent of the cemetery takes any action

 

 

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1        that prevents compliance with this paragraph (D), then
2        the funeral director and embalmer or funeral director
3        shall provide written notice to the Department within 5
4        business days after failing to comply. If the
5        Department receives this notice, then the Department
6        shall not take any disciplinary action against the
7        funeral director and embalmer or funeral director for a
8        violation of this paragraph (D) unless the Department
9        finds that the cemetery authority, manager, or any
10        other agent of the cemetery did not prevent the funeral
11        director and embalmer or funeral director from
12        complying with this paragraph (D) as claimed in the
13        written notice.
14            (E) A funeral director or funeral director and
15        embalmer shall fully complete the portion of the
16        Certificate of Death under the responsibility of the
17        funeral director or funeral director and embalmer and
18        provide all required information. In the event that any
19        reported information subsequently changes or proves
20        incorrect, a funeral director or funeral director and
21        embalmer shall immediately upon learning the correct
22        information correct the Certificate of Death.
23        (37) A finding by the Department that the license,
24    after having his or her license placed on probationary
25    status or subjected to conditions or restrictions,
26    violated the terms of the probation or failed to comply

 

 

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1    with such terms or conditions.
2        (38) (Blank).
3        (39) Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated
4    report by the Department of Children and Family Services
5    pursuant to the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act
6    and, upon proof by clear and convincing evidence, being
7    found to have caused a child to be an abused child or
8    neglected child as defined in the Abused and Neglected
9    Child Reporting Act.
10        (40) Habitual or excessive use or abuse of drugs
11    defined in law as controlled substances, alcohol, or any
12    other substance which results in the inability to practice
13    with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety.
14        (41) Practicing under a false or, except as provided by
15    law, an assumed name.
16        (42) Cheating on or attempting to subvert the licensing
17    examination administered under this Code.
18    (b-5) When issuing a license, the Department may consider
19an applicant's conviction or convictions but a prior conviction
20or convictions alone may not be the basis for refusing to issue
21a license unless the crime for which he or she was convicted
22directly relates to the occupation for which the license is
23sought.
24    If the conviction or convictions are used as a basis for
25rejection of an application, it must be in writing and
26specifically state the evidence presented and reasons for

 

 

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1rejection, which must be directly related to the licensed
2activity. The Department must consider:
3        (1) the bearing, if any, the criminal offenses or
4    offenses for which the person was previously convicted will
5    have on his or her fitness or ability to perform one or
6    more such duties and responsibilities;
7        (2) the time which has elapsed since the occurrence of
8    the criminal offense or offenses;
9        (3) the age of the person at the time of occurrence of
10    the criminal offense or offenses;
11        (4) the seriousness of the offense or offenses; and
12        (5) any information produced by the person or produced
13    on his or her behalf in regard to his or her rehabilitation
14    and good conduct that creates a presumption of
15    rehabilitation.
16    For the purpose of issuance, renewal, or restoration of a
17license, completion of a sentence of imprisonment or discharge
18from probation, conditional discharge from probation, or
19periodic imprisonment shall be treated as evidence of
20rehabilitation so that all license rights and privileges
21granted under this Act, under consideration for issuance, or
22formerly revoked or suspended because of conviction of an
23offense are automatically restored unless the Department finds
24after investigation and consideration of guidelines provided
25in items (1) through (5) of this subsection (b-5) that
26restoration is not in the public interest.

 

 

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1    The Department shall not consider non-conviction records,
2charges that did not result in conviction, or convictions that
3are not directly related to the profession for which a license
4is sought.
5    For the purposes of preliminary hearings and investigation
6in licensure determinations upon disclosure of a conviction
7history, the Department shall develop and implement policies
8that consider items (1) through (5) of this subsection (b-5),
9with suggestions as to evidence of rehabilitation provided in
10the previous paragraph of this Section.
11    (c) The Department may refuse to issue or renew or may
12suspend without a hearing, as provided for in the Department of
13Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of
14Illinois, the license of any person who fails to file a return,
15to pay the tax, penalty or interest shown in a filed return, or
16to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty or interest as
17required by any tax Act administered by the Illinois Department
18of Revenue, until the time as the requirements of the tax Act
19are satisfied in accordance with subsection (g) of Section
202105-15 of the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the
21Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
22    (d) No action may be taken under this Code against a person
23licensed under this Code unless the action is commenced within
245 years after the occurrence of the alleged violations. A
25continuing violation shall be deemed to have occurred on the
26date when the circumstances last existed that give rise to the

 

 

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1alleged violation.
2    (e) Nothing in this Section shall be construed or enforced
3to give a funeral director and embalmer, or his or her
4designees, authority over the operation of a cemetery or over
5cemetery employees. Nothing in this Section shall be construed
6or enforced to impose duties or penalties on cemeteries with
7respect to the timing of the placement of human remains in
8their designated grave or the sealing of the above ground
9depository, crypt, or urn due to patron safety, the allocation
10of cemetery staffing, liability insurance, a collective
11bargaining agreement, or other such reasons.
12    (f) All fines imposed under this Section shall be paid 60
13days after the effective date of the order imposing the fine.
14    (g) The Department shall deny a license or renewal
15authorized by this Code to a person who has defaulted on an
16educational loan or scholarship provided or guaranteed by the
17Illinois Student Assistance Commission or any governmental
18agency of this State in accordance with item (5) of subsection
19(a) of Section 2105-15 of the Department of Professional
20Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
21    (h) In cases where the Department of Healthcare and Family
22Services has previously determined a licensee or a potential
23licensee is more than 30 days delinquent in the payment of
24child support and has subsequently certified the delinquency to
25the Department, the Department may refuse to issue or renew or
26may revoke or suspend that person's license or may take other

 

 

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1disciplinary action against that person based solely upon the
2certification of delinquency made by the Department of
3Healthcare and Family Services in accordance with item (5) of
4subsection (a) of Section 2105-15 of the Department of
5Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of
6Illinois unless, upon notification, the licensee demonstrates
7an inability to pay and agrees to enter into a reasonable
8payment plan.
9    Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, the
10Department may not refuse to issue a license to a potential
11licensee who is an obligor because the obligor's child support
12arrearage equals or exceeds the amount of child support payable
13for 12 months. When an occupational license is issued to an
14applicant to whom this paragraph applies, the Department shall
15send a written notice to the obligor following the issuance of
16a license, advising the obligor that the obligor's license may
17be revoked or suspended unless within 30 days of the postmarked
18date of the notice, the obligor demonstrates the inability to
19pay and enters into a reasonable payment plan.
20    (i) A person not licensed under this Code who is an owner
21of a funeral establishment or funeral business shall not aid,
22abet, assist, procure, advise, employ, or contract with any
23unlicensed person to offer funeral services or aid, abet,
24assist, or direct any licensed person contrary to or in
25violation of any rules or provisions of this Code. A person
26violating this subsection shall be treated as a licensee for

 

 

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1the purposes of disciplinary action under this Section and
2shall be subject to cease and desist orders as provided in this
3Code, the imposition of a fine up to $10,000 for each violation
4and any other penalty provided by law.
5    (j) The determination by a circuit court that a licensee is
6subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission as
7provided in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
8Code, as amended, operates as an automatic suspension. The
9suspension may end only upon a finding by a court that the
10licensee is no longer subject to the involuntary admission or
11judicial admission and issues an order so finding and
12discharging the licensee, and upon the recommendation of the
13Board to the Secretary that the licensee be allowed to resume
14his or her practice.
15    (k) In enforcing this Code, the Department, upon a showing
16of a possible violation, may compel an individual licensed to
17practice under this Code, or who has applied for licensure
18under this Code, to submit to a mental or physical examination,
19or both, as required by and at the expense of the Department.
20The Department may order the examining physician to present
21testimony concerning the mental or physical examination of the
22licensee or applicant. No information shall be excluded by
23reason of any common law or statutory privilege relating to
24communications between the licensee or applicant and the
25examining physician. The examining physician shall be
26specifically designated by the Department. The individual to be

 

 

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1examined may have, at his or her own expense, another physician
2of his or her choice present during all aspects of this
3examination. The examination shall be performed by a physician
4licensed to practice medicine in all its branches. Failure of
5an individual to submit to a mental or physical examination,
6when directed, shall result in an automatic suspension without
7hearing.
8    A person holding a license under this Code or who has
9applied for a license under this Code who, because of a
10physical or mental illness or disability, including, but not
11limited to, deterioration through the aging process or loss of
12motor skill, is unable to practice the profession with
13reasonable judgment, skill, or safety, may be required by the
14Department to submit to care, counseling, or treatment by
15physicians approved or designated by the Department as a
16condition, term, or restriction for continued, reinstated, or
17renewed licensure to practice. Submission to care, counseling,
18or treatment as required by the Department shall not be
19considered discipline of a license. If the licensee refuses to
20enter into a care, counseling, or treatment agreement or fails
21to abide by the terms of the agreement, the Department may file
22a complaint to revoke, suspend, or otherwise discipline the
23license of the individual. The Secretary may order the license
24suspended immediately, pending a hearing by the Department.
25Fines shall not be assessed in disciplinary actions involving
26physical or mental illness or impairment.

 

 

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1    In instances in which the Secretary immediately suspends a
2person's license under this Section, a hearing on that person's
3license must be convened by the Department within 15 days after
4the suspension and completed without appreciable delay. The
5Department shall have the authority to review the subject
6individual's record of treatment and counseling regarding the
7impairment to the extent permitted by applicable federal
8statutes and regulations safeguarding the confidentiality of
9medical records.
10    An individual licensed under this Code and affected under
11this Section shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to
12the Department that he or she can resume practice in compliance
13with acceptable and prevailing standards under the provisions
14of his or her license.
15(Source: P.A. 97-1130, eff. 8-28-12; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)
 
16    Section 15. The Illinois Roofing Industry Licensing Act is
17amended by changing Section 9.1 as follows:
 
18    (225 ILCS 335/9.1)  (from Ch. 111, par. 7509.1)
19    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
20    Sec. 9.1. Grounds for disciplinary action.
21    (1) The Department may refuse to issue or to renew, or may
22revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand or take other
23disciplinary or non-disciplinary action as the Department may
24deem proper, including fines not to exceed $10,000 for each

 

 

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1violation, with regard to any license for any one or
2combination of the following:
3        (a) violation of this Act or its rules;
4        (b) a conviction or plea of guilty or nolo contendere,
5    finding of guilt, jury verdict, or entry of judgment or
6    sentencing of any crime, including, but not limited to,
7    convictions, preceding sentences of supervision,
8    conditional discharge, or first offender probation, under
9    the laws of any jurisdiction of the United States that is
10    (i) a felony or (ii) a misdemeanor, an essential element of
11    which is dishonesty or that is directly related to the
12    practice of the profession; the Department shall not deny a
13    license to a potential licensee whose conviction history is
14    directly related to the profession for which a license is
15    sought if the Department has not considered mitigating
16    factors provided in subsection (1.5) of this Section;
17        (c) fraud or any misrepresentation in applying for or
18    procuring a license under this Act, or in connection with
19    applying for renewal of a license under this Act;
20        (d) professional incompetence or gross negligence in
21    the practice of roofing contracting, prima facie evidence
22    of which may be a conviction or judgment in any court of
23    competent jurisdiction against an applicant or licensee
24    relating to the practice of roofing contracting or the
25    construction of a roof or repair thereof that results in
26    leakage within 90 days after the completion of such work;

 

 

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1        (e) (blank);
2        (f) aiding or assisting another person in violating any
3    provision of this Act or rules;
4        (g) failing, within 60 days, to provide information in
5    response to a written request made by the Department;
6        (h) engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
7    unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
8    defraud, or harm the public;
9        (i) habitual or excessive use or abuse of controlled
10    substances, as defined by the Illinois Controlled
11    Substances Act, alcohol, or any other substance that
12    results in the inability to practice with reasonable
13    judgment, skill, or safety;
14        (j) discipline by another state, unit of government, or
15    government agency, the District of Columbia, a territory,
16    or a foreign nation, if at least one of the grounds for the
17    discipline is the same or substantially equivalent to those
18    set forth in this Section;
19        (k) directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from
20    any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association
21    any fee, commission, rebate, or other form of compensation
22    for any professional services not actually or personally
23    rendered;
24        (l) a finding by the Department that the licensee,
25    after having his or her license disciplined, has violated
26    the terms of the discipline;

 

 

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1        (m) a finding by any court of competent jurisdiction,
2    either within or without this State, of any violation of
3    any law governing the practice of roofing contracting, if
4    the Department determines, after investigation, that such
5    person has not been sufficiently rehabilitated to warrant
6    the public trust;
7        (n) willfully making or filing false records or reports
8    in the practice of roofing contracting, including, but not
9    limited to, false records filed with the State agencies or
10    departments;
11        (o) practicing, attempting to practice, or advertising
12    under a name other than the full name as shown on the
13    license or any other legally authorized name;
14        (p) gross and willful overcharging for professional
15    services including filing false statements for collection
16    of fees or monies for which services are not rendered;
17        (q) (blank);
18        (r) (blank);
19        (s) failure to continue to meet the requirements of
20    this Act shall be deemed a violation;
21        (t) physical or mental disability, including
22    deterioration through the aging process or loss of
23    abilities and skills that result in an inability to
24    practice the profession with reasonable judgment, skill,
25    or safety;
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1    the Department or to any other State agency;
2        (v) (blank);
3        (w) advertising in any manner that is false,
4    misleading, or deceptive;
5        (x) taking undue advantage of a customer, which results
6    in the perpetration of a fraud;
7        (y) performing any act or practice that is a violation
8    of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act;
9        (z) engaging in the practice of roofing contracting, as
10    defined in this Act, with a suspended, revoked, or
11    cancelled license;
12        (aa) treating any person differently to the person's
13    detriment because of race, color, creed, gender, age,
14    religion, or national origin;
15        (bb) knowingly making any false statement, oral,
16    written, or otherwise, of a character likely to influence,
17    persuade, or induce others in the course of obtaining or
18    performing roofing contracting services;
19        (cc) violation of any final administrative action of
20    the Secretary;
21        (dd) allowing the use of his or her roofing license by
22    an unlicensed roofing contractor for the purposes of
23    providing roofing or waterproofing services; or
24        (ee) (blank);
25        (ff) cheating or attempting to subvert a licensing
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1        (gg) use of a license to permit or enable an unlicensed
2    person to provide roofing contractor services.
3    (1.5) When issuing a license, the Department may consider
4an applicant's conviction or convictions but a prior conviction
5or convictions alone may not be the basis for refusing to issue
6a license unless the crime for which he or she was convicted
7directly relates to the occupation for which the license is
8sought.
9    If the conviction or convictions are used as a basis for
10rejection of an application, it must be in writing and
11specifically state the evidence presented and reasons for
12rejection, which must be directly related to the licensed
13activity. The Department must consider:
14        (a) the bearing, if any, the criminal offenses or
15    offenses for which the person was previously convicted will
16    have on his or her fitness or ability to perform one or
17    more such duties and responsibilities;
18        (b) the time which has elapsed since the occurrence of
19    the criminal offense or offenses;
20        (c) the age of the person at the time of occurrence of
21    the criminal offense or offenses;
22        (d) the seriousness of the offense or offenses; and
23        (e) any information produced by the person or produced
24    on his or her behalf in regard to his or her rehabilitation
25    and good conduct that creates a presumption of
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1    For the purpose of issuance, renewal, or restoration of a
2license, completion of a sentence of imprisonment or discharge
3from probation, conditional discharge from probation, or
4periodic imprisonment shall be treated as evidence of
5rehabilitation so that all license rights and privileges
6granted under this Act, under consideration for issuance, or
7formerly revoked or suspended because of conviction of an
8offense are automatically restored unless the Department finds
9after investigation and consideration of guidelines provided
10in items (a) through (e) of this subsection (1.5) that
11restoration is not in the public interest.
12    The Department shall not consider non-conviction records,
13charges that did not result in conviction, or convictions that
14are not directly related to the profession for which a license
15is sought.
16    For the purposes of preliminary hearings and investigation
17in licensure determinations upon disclosure of a conviction
18history, the Department shall develop and implement policies
19that consider items (a) through (e) of this subsection (1.5)
20with suggestions as to evidence of rehabilitation provided in
21the previous paragraph of this Section.
22    (2) The determination by a circuit court that a license
23holder is subject to involuntary admission or judicial
24admission, as provided in the Mental Health and Developmental
25Disabilities Code, operates as an automatic suspension. Such
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1patient is no longer subject to involuntary admission or
2judicial admission, an order by the court so finding and
3discharging the patient, and the recommendation of the Board to
4the Director that the license holder be allowed to resume his
5or her practice.
6    (3) The Department may refuse to issue or take disciplinary
7action concerning the license of any person who fails to file a
8return, to pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed
9return, or to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty, or
10interest as required by any tax Act administered by the
11Department of Revenue, until such time as the requirements of
12any such tax Act are satisfied as determined by the Department
13of Revenue.
14    (4) In enforcing this Section, the Department, upon a
15showing of a possible violation, may compel any individual who
16is licensed under this Act or any individual who has applied
17for licensure to submit to a mental or physical examination or
18evaluation, or both, which may include a substance abuse or
19sexual offender evaluation, at the expense of the Department.
20The Department shall specifically designate the examining
21physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches
22or, if applicable, the multidisciplinary team involved in
23providing the mental or physical examination and evaluation.
24The multidisciplinary team shall be led by a physician licensed
25to practice medicine in all of its branches and may consist of
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1medicine in all of its branches, licensed chiropractic
2physicians, licensed clinical psychologists, licensed clinical
3social workers, licensed clinical professional counselors, and
4other professional and administrative staff. Any examining
5physician or member of the multidisciplinary team may require
6any person ordered to submit to an examination and evaluation
7pursuant to this Section to submit to any additional
8supplemental testing deemed necessary to complete any
9examination or evaluation process, including, but not limited
10to, blood testing, urinalysis, psychological testing, or
11neuropsychological testing.
12    (5) The Department may order the examining physician or any
13member of the multidisciplinary team to provide to the
14Department any and all records, including business records,
15that relate to the examination and evaluation, including any
16supplemental testing performed. The Department may order the
17examining physician or any member of the multidisciplinary team
18to present testimony concerning this examination and
19evaluation of the licensee or applicant, including testimony
20concerning any supplemental testing or documents relating to
21the examination and evaluation. No information, report,
22record, or other documents in any way related to the
23examination and evaluation shall be excluded by reason of any
24common law or statutory privilege relating to communication
25between the licensee or applicant and the examining physician
26or any member of the multidisciplinary team. No authorization

 

 

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1is necessary from the licensee or applicant ordered to undergo
2an evaluation and examination for the examining physician or
3any member of the multidisciplinary team to provide
4information, reports, records, or other documents or to provide
5any testimony regarding the examination and evaluation. The
6individual to be examined may have, at his or her own expense,
7another physician of his or her choice present during all
8aspects of the examination.
9    (6) Failure of any individual to submit to mental or
10physical examination or evaluation, or both, when directed,
11shall result in an automatic suspension without hearing until
12such time as the individual submits to the examination. If the
13Department finds a licensee unable to practice because of the
14reasons set forth in this Section, the Department shall require
15the licensee to submit to care, counseling, or treatment by
16physicians approved or designated by the Department as a
17condition for continued, reinstated, or renewed licensure.
18    (7) When the Secretary immediately suspends a license under
19this Section, a hearing upon such person's license must be
20convened by the Department within 15 days after the suspension
21and completed without appreciable delay. The Department shall
22have the authority to review the licensee's record of treatment
23and counseling regarding the impairment to the extent permitted
24by applicable federal statutes and regulations safeguarding
25the confidentiality of medical records.
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1an opportunity to demonstrate to the Department that they can
2resume practice in compliance with acceptable and prevailing
3standards under the provisions of their license.
4    (9) The Department shall deny a license or renewal
5authorized by this Act to a person who has defaulted on an
6educational loan or scholarship provided or guaranteed by the
7Illinois Student Assistance Commission or any governmental
8agency of this State in accordance with paragraph (5) of
9subsection (a) of Section 2105-15 of the Department of
10Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of
11Illinois.
12    (10) In cases where the Department of Healthcare and Family
13Services has previously determined a licensee or a potential
14licensee is more than 30 days delinquent in the payment of
15child support and has subsequently certified the delinquency to
16the Department, the Department may refuse to issue or renew or
17may revoke or suspend that person's license or may take other
18disciplinary action against that person based solely upon the
19certification of delinquency made by the Department of
20Healthcare and Family Services in accordance with paragraph (5)
21of subsection (a) of Section 2105-15 of the Department of
22Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of
23Illinois unless, upon notification, the licensee demonstrates
24the inability to pay and agrees to enter into a reasonable
25payment plan.
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1Department may not refuse to issue a license to a potential
2licensee who is an obligor because the obligor's child support
3arrearage equals or exceeds the amount of child support payable
4for 12 months. When an occupational license is issued to an
5applicant to whom this paragraph applies, the Department shall
6send a written notice to the obligor following the issuance of
7a license, advising the obligor that the obligor's license may
8be revoked or suspended unless within 30 days of the postmarked
9date of the notice, the obligor demonstrates the inability to
10pay and enters into a reasonable payment plan.
11    The changes to this Act made by this amendatory Act of 1997
12apply only to disciplinary actions relating to events occurring
13after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997.
14(Source: P.A. 99-469, eff. 8-26-15.)
 
15    Section 20. The Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair
16Braiding, and Nail Technology Act of 1985 is amended by
17changing Section 4-7 as follows:
 
18    (225 ILCS 410/4-7)  (from Ch. 111, par. 1704-7)
19    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
20    Sec. 4-7. Refusal, suspension and revocation of licenses;
21causes; disciplinary action.
22    (1) The Department may refuse to issue or renew, and may
23suspend, revoke, place on probation, reprimand or take any
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1Department may deem proper, including civil penalties not to
2exceed $500 for each violation, with regard to any license for
3any one, or any combination, of the following causes:
4        a. Conviction of any crime under the laws of the United
5    States or any state or territory thereof that is (i) a
6    felony, (ii) a misdemeanor, an essential element of which
7    is dishonesty, or that (iii) a crime which is directly
8    related to the practice of the profession. The Department
9    shall not deny a license to a potential licensee whose
10    conviction history is directly related to the profession
11    for which a license is sought if the Department has not
12    considered mitigating factors provided in subsection (1.5)
13    of this Section.
14        b. Conviction of any of the violations listed in
15    Section 4-20.
16        c. Material misstatement in furnishing information to
17    the Department.
18        d. Making any misrepresentation for the purpose of
19    obtaining a license or violating any provision of this Act
20    or its rules.
21        e. Aiding or assisting another person in violating any
22    provision of this Act or its rules.
23        f. Failing, within 60 days, to provide information in
24    response to a written request made by the Department.
25        g. Discipline by another state, territory, or country
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1    same as or substantially equivalent to those set forth in
2    this Act.
3        h. Practice in the barber, nail technology, esthetics,
4    hair braiding, or cosmetology profession, or an attempt to
5    practice in those professions, by fraudulent
6    misrepresentation.
7        i. Gross malpractice or gross incompetency.
8        j. Continued practice by a person knowingly having an
9    infectious or contagious disease.
10        k. Solicitation of professional services by using
11    false or misleading advertising.
12        l. A finding by the Department that the licensee, after
13    having his or her license placed on probationary status,
14    has violated the terms of probation.
15        m. Directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from
16    any person, firm, corporation, partnership or association
17    any fee, commission, rebate, or other form of compensation
18    for any professional services not actually or personally
19    rendered.
20        n. Violating any of the provisions of this Act or rules
21    adopted pursuant to this Act.
22        o. Willfully making or filing false records or reports
23    relating to a licensee's practice, including but not
24    limited to, false records filed with State agencies or
25    departments.
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1    narcotics, stimulants, or any other chemical agent or drug
2    that results in the inability to practice with reasonable
3    judgment, skill or safety.
4        q. Engaging in dishonorable, unethical or
5    unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
6    defraud, or harm the public as may be defined by rules of
7    the Department, or violating the rules of professional
8    conduct which may be adopted by the Department.
9        r. Permitting any person to use for any unlawful or
10    fraudulent purpose one's diploma or license or certificate
11    of registration as a cosmetologist, nail technician,
12    esthetician, hair braider, or barber or cosmetology, nail
13    technology, esthetics, hair braiding, or barber teacher or
14    salon or shop or cosmetology clinic teacher.
15        s. Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated report
16    by the Department of Children and Family Services under the
17    Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act and upon proof by
18    clear and convincing evidence that the licensee has caused
19    a child to be an abused child or neglected child as defined
20    in the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
21        t. Operating a salon or shop without a valid
22    registration.
23        u. Failure to complete required continuing education
24    hours.
25    (1.5) When issuing a license, the Department may consider
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1or convictions alone may not be the basis for refusing to issue
2a license unless the crime for which he or she was convicted
3directly relates to the occupation for which the license is
4sought.
5    If the conviction or convictions are used as a basis for
6rejection of an application, it must be in writing and
7specifically state the evidence presented and reasons for
8rejection, which must be directly related to the licensed
9activity. The Department must consider:
10        (a) the bearing, if any, the criminal offenses or
11    offenses for which the person was previously convicted will
12    have on his or her fitness or ability to perform one or
13    more such duties and responsibilities;
14        (b) the time which has elapsed since the occurrence of
15    the criminal offense or offenses;
16        (c) the age of the person at the time of occurrence of
17    the criminal offense or offenses;
18        (d) the seriousness of the offense or offenses; and
19        (e) any information produced by the person or produced
20    on his or her behalf in regard to his or her rehabilitation
21    and good conduct that creates a presumption of
22    rehabilitation.
23    For the purpose of issuance, renewal, or restoration of a
24license, completion of a sentence of imprisonment or discharge
25from probation, conditional discharge from probation, or
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1rehabilitation so that all license rights and privileges
2granted under this Act, under consideration for issuance, or
3formerly revoked or suspended because of conviction of an
4offense are automatically restored unless the Department finds
5after investigation and consideration of guidelines provided
6in items (a) through (e) of this subsection (1.5) that
7restoration is not in the public interest.
8    The Department shall not consider non-conviction records,
9charges that did not result in conviction, or convictions that
10are not directly related to the profession for which a license
11is sought.
12    For the purposes of preliminary hearings and investigation
13in licensure determinations upon disclosure of a conviction
14history, the Department shall develop and implement policies
15that consider items (a) through (e) of this subsection (1.5)
16with suggestions as to evidence of rehabilitation provided in
17the previous paragraph of this Section.
18    (2) In rendering an order, the Secretary shall take into
19consideration the facts and circumstances involving the type of
20acts or omissions in paragraph (1) of this Section including,
21but not limited to:
22        (a) the extent to which public confidence in the
23    cosmetology, nail technology, esthetics, hair braiding, or
24    barbering profession was, might have been, or may be,
25    injured;
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1    involved parties;
2        (c) the character and degree of harm which did result
3    or might have resulted;
4        (d) the intent or mental state of the licensee at the
5    time of the acts or omissions.
6    (3) The Department may reissue the license or registration
7upon certification by the Board that the disciplined licensee
8or registrant has complied with all of the terms and conditions
9set forth in the final order or has been sufficiently
10rehabilitated to warrant the public trust.
11    (4) The Department shall refuse to issue or renew or
12suspend without hearing the license or certificate of
13registration of any person who fails to file a return, or to
14pay the tax, penalty or interest shown in a filed return, or to
15pay any final assessment of tax, penalty or interest, as
16required by any tax Act administered by the Illinois Department
17of Revenue, until such time as the requirements of any such tax
18Act are satisfied as determined by the Department of Revenue.
19    (5) The Department shall deny without hearing any
20application for a license or renewal of a license under this
21Act by a person who has defaulted on an educational loan
22guaranteed by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission;
23however, the Department may issue or renew a license if the
24person in default has established a satisfactory repayment
25record as determined by the Illinois Student Assistance
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1    (6) All fines imposed under this Section shall be paid
2within 60 days after the effective date of the order imposing
3the fine or in accordance with the terms set forth in the order
4imposing the fine.
5    (7) In cases where the Department of Healthcare and Family
6Services (formerly Department of Public Aid) has previously
7determined that a licensee is more than 30 days delinquent in
8the payment of child support and has subsequently certified the
9delinquency to the Department, the Department may refuse to
10renew or may revoke or suspend that person's license or may
11take other disciplinary or non-disciplinary action against
12that person based upon the certification of delinquency made by
13the Department of Healthcare and Family Services in accordance
14with item (5) of subsection (a) of Section 2105-15 of the
15Department of Professional Law of the Civil Administrative Code
16of Illinois unless, upon notification, the licensee
17demonstrates an inability to pay and agrees to enter into a
18reasonable payment plan.
19    Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection (7), the
20Department may not refuse to issue a license to a potential
21licensee who is an obligor because the obligor's child support
22arrearage equals or exceeds the amount of child support payable
23for 12 months. When an occupational license is issued to an
24applicant to whom this paragraph applies, the Department shall
25send a written notice to the obligor following the issuance of
26a license, advising the obligor that the obligor's license may

 

 

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1be revoked or suspended unless within 30 days of the postmarked
2date of the notice, the obligor demonstrates the inability to
3pay and enters into a reasonable payment plan.
4(Source: P.A. 98-911, eff. 1-1-15; 99-427, eff. 8-21-15.)