103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB5649

 

Introduced 2/9/2024, by Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
225 ILCS 20/19  from Ch. 111, par. 6369
225 ILCS 20/36.5 new
225 ILCS 60/60.5 new
225 ILCS 65/70-5  was 225 ILCS 65/10-45
225 ILCS 65/70-175 new
225 ILCS 75/19  from Ch. 111, par. 3719
225 ILCS 75/20.5 new
225 ILCS 107/80
225 ILCS 107/175 new
815 ILCS 505/2EEEE new

    Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that it is an unlawful practice within the meaning of the Act for a licensed mental health professional to provide mental health services to a patient through the use of artificial intelligence without first obtaining informed consent from the patient for the use of artificial intelligence tools and disclosing the use of artificial intelligence tools to the patient before providing services through the use of artificial intelligence. Amends the Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act, the Medical Practice Act of 1987, the Nurse Practice Act, the Illinois Occupational Therapy Practice Act, and the Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional Counselor Licensing and Practice Act. Makes corresponding changes in grounds for discipline. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation may adopt rules to regulate the use of artificial intelligence tools to provide mental health services.


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A BILL FOR

 

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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 Clinical Social Work and Social Work
5Practice Act is amended by changing Section 19 and by adding
6Section 36.5 as follows:
 
7    (225 ILCS 20/19)  (from Ch. 111, par. 6369)
8    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
9    Sec. 19. Grounds for disciplinary action.
10    (1) The Department may refuse to issue or renew a license,
11or may suspend, revoke, place on probation, reprimand, or take
12any other disciplinary or non-disciplinary action deemed
13appropriate by the Department, including the imposition of
14fines not to exceed $10,000 for each violation, with regard to
15any license issued under the provisions of this Act for any one
16or a combination of the following grounds:
17        (a) material misstatements in furnishing information
18    to the Department or to any other State agency or in
19    furnishing information to any insurance company with
20    respect to a claim on behalf of a licensee or a patient;
21        (b) violations or negligent or intentional disregard
22    of this Act, or any of the rules promulgated hereunder;
23        (c) conviction of or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo

 

 

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1    contendere, finding of guilt, jury verdict, or entry of
2    judgment or sentencing, including, but not limited to,
3    convictions, preceding sentences of supervision,
4    conditional discharge, or first offender probation, under
5    the laws of any jurisdiction of the United States that is
6    (i) a felony or (ii) a misdemeanor, an essential element
7    of which is dishonesty, or that is directly related to the
8    practice of the clinical social work or social work
9    professions;
10        (d) fraud or misrepresentation in applying for or
11    procuring a license under this Act or in connection with
12    applying for renewal or restoration of a license under
13    this Act;
14        (e) professional incompetence;
15        (f) gross negligence in practice under this Act;
16        (g) aiding or assisting another person in violating
17    any provision of this Act or its rules;
18        (h) failing to provide information within 60 days in
19    response to a written request made by the Department;
20        (i) engaging in dishonorable, unethical or
21    unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
22    defraud or harm the public as defined by the rules of the
23    Department, or violating the rules of professional conduct
24    adopted by the Department;
25        (j) habitual or excessive use or abuse of drugs
26    defined in law as controlled substances, of alcohol, or of

 

 

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1    any other substances that results in the inability to
2    practice with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety;
3        (k) adverse action taken by another state or
4    jurisdiction, if at least one of the grounds for the
5    discipline is the same or substantially equivalent to
6    those set forth in this Section;
7        (l) directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from
8    any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association
9    any fee, commission, rebate or other form of compensation
10    for any professional service not actually rendered.
11    Nothing in this paragraph (l) affects any bona fide
12    independent contractor or employment arrangements among
13    health care professionals, health facilities, health care
14    providers, or other entities, except as otherwise
15    prohibited by law. Any employment arrangements may include
16    provisions for compensation, health insurance, pension, or
17    other employment benefits for the provision of services
18    within the scope of the licensee's practice under this
19    Act. Nothing in this paragraph (l) shall be construed to
20    require an employment arrangement to receive professional
21    fees for services rendered;
22        (m) a finding by the Department that the licensee,
23    after having the license placed on probationary status,
24    has violated the terms of probation or failed to comply
25    with such terms;
26        (n) abandonment, without cause, of a client;

 

 

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1        (o) willfully making or filing false records or
2    reports relating to a licensee's practice, including, but
3    not limited to, false records filed with Federal or State
4    agencies or departments;
5        (p) willfully failing to report an instance of
6    suspected child abuse or neglect as required by the Abused
7    and Neglected Child Reporting Act;
8        (q) being named as a perpetrator in an indicated
9    report by the Department of Children and Family Services
10    under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act, and
11    upon proof by clear and convincing evidence that the
12    licensee has caused a child to be an abused child or
13    neglected child as defined in the Abused and Neglected
14    Child Reporting Act;
15        (r) physical illness, mental illness, or any other
16    impairment or disability, including, but not limited to,
17    deterioration through the aging process, or loss of motor
18    skills that results in the inability to practice the
19    profession with reasonable judgment, skill or safety;
20        (s) solicitation of professional services by using
21    false or misleading advertising;
22        (t) violation of the Health Care Worker Self-Referral
23    Act;
24        (u) willfully failing to report an instance of
25    suspected abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, or
26    self-neglect of an eligible adult as defined in and

 

 

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1    required by the Adult Protective Services Act; or
2        (v) being named as an abuser in a verified report by
3    the Department on Aging under the Adult Protective
4    Services Act, and upon proof by clear and convincing
5    evidence that the licensee abused, neglected, or
6    financially exploited an eligible adult as defined in the
7    Adult Protective Services Act.
8        (w) Violating Section 2EEEE of the Consumer Fraud and
9    Deceptive Business Practices Act.
10    (2) (Blank).
11    (3) The determination by a court that a licensee is
12subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission as
13provided in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
14Code, will result in an automatic suspension of his license.
15Such suspension will end upon a finding by a court that the
16licensee is no longer subject to involuntary admission or
17judicial admission and issues an order so finding and
18discharging the patient, and upon the recommendation of the
19Board to the Secretary that the licensee be allowed to resume
20professional practice.
21    (4) The Department shall refuse to issue or renew or may
22suspend the license of a person who (i) fails to file a return,
23pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed return, or
24pay any final assessment of tax, penalty, or interest, as
25required by any tax Act administered by the Department of
26Revenue, until the requirements of the tax Act are satisfied

 

 

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1or (ii) has failed to pay any court-ordered child support as
2determined by a court order or by referral from the Department
3of Healthcare and Family Services.
4    (4.5) The Department shall not revoke, suspend, summarily
5suspend, place on prohibition, reprimand, refuse to issue or
6renew, or take any other disciplinary or non-disciplinary
7action against a license or permit issued under this Act based
8solely upon the licensed clinical social worker authorizing,
9recommending, aiding, assisting, referring for, or otherwise
10participating in any health care service, so long as the care
11was not unlawful under the laws of this State, regardless of
12whether the patient was a resident of this State or another
13state.
14    (4.10) The Department shall not revoke, suspend, summarily
15suspend, place on prohibition, reprimand, refuse to issue or
16renew, or take any other disciplinary or non-disciplinary
17action against the license or permit issued under this Act to
18practice as a licensed clinical social worker based upon the
19licensed clinical social worker's license being revoked or
20suspended, or the licensed clinical social worker being
21otherwise disciplined by any other state, if that revocation,
22suspension, or other form of discipline was based solely on
23the licensed clinical social worker violating another state's
24laws prohibiting the provision of, authorization of,
25recommendation of, aiding or assisting in, referring for, or
26participation in any health care service if that health care

 

 

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1service as provided would not have been unlawful under the
2laws of this State and is consistent with the standards of
3conduct for a licensed clinical social worker practicing in
4Illinois.
5    (4.15) The conduct specified in subsections (4.5) and
6(4.10) shall not constitute grounds for suspension under
7Section 32.
8    (4.20) An applicant seeking licensure, certification, or
9authorization pursuant to this Act who has been subject to
10disciplinary action by a duly authorized professional
11disciplinary agency of another jurisdiction solely on the
12basis of having authorized, recommended, aided, assisted,
13referred for, or otherwise participated in health care shall
14not be denied such licensure, certification, or authorization,
15unless the Department determines that such action would have
16constituted professional misconduct in this State; however,
17nothing in this Section shall be construed as prohibiting the
18Department from evaluating the conduct of such applicant and
19making a determination regarding the licensure, certification,
20or authorization to practice a profession under this Act.
21    (5)(a) In enforcing this Section, the Department or Board,
22upon a showing of a possible violation, may compel a person
23licensed to practice under this Act, or who has applied for
24licensure under this Act, to submit to a mental or physical
25examination, or both, which may include a substance abuse or
26sexual offender evaluation, as required by and at the expense

 

 

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1of the Department.
2    (b) The Department shall specifically designate the
3examining physician licensed to practice medicine in all of
4its branches or, if applicable, the multidisciplinary team
5involved in providing the mental or physical examination or
6both. The multidisciplinary team shall be led by a physician
7licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches and may
8consist of one or more or a combination of physicians licensed
9to practice medicine in all of its branches, licensed clinical
10psychologists, licensed clinical social workers, licensed
11clinical professional counselors, and other professional and
12administrative staff. Any examining physician or member of the
13multidisciplinary team may require any person ordered to
14submit to an examination pursuant to this Section to submit to
15any additional supplemental testing deemed necessary to
16complete any examination or evaluation process, including, but
17not limited to, blood testing, urinalysis, psychological
18testing, or neuropsychological testing.
19    (c) The Board or the Department may order the examining
20physician or any member of the multidisciplinary team to
21present testimony concerning this mental or physical
22examination of the licensee or applicant. No information,
23report, record, or other documents in any way related to the
24examination shall be excluded by reason of any common law or
25statutory privilege relating to communications between the
26licensee or applicant and the examining physician or any

 

 

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1member of the multidisciplinary team. No authorization is
2necessary from the licensee or applicant ordered to undergo an
3examination for the examining physician or any member of the
4multidisciplinary team to provide information, reports,
5records, or other documents or to provide any testimony
6regarding the examination and evaluation.
7    (d) The person to be examined may have, at his or her own
8expense, another physician of his or her choice present during
9all aspects of the examination. However, that physician shall
10be present only to observe and may not interfere in any way
11with the examination.
12    (e) Failure of any person to submit to a mental or physical
13examination without reasonable cause, when ordered, shall
14result in an automatic suspension of his or her license until
15the person submits to the examination.
16    (f) If the Department or Board finds a person unable to
17practice because of the reasons set forth in this Section, the
18Department or Board may require that person to submit to care,
19counseling, or treatment by physicians approved or designated
20by the Department or Board, as a condition, term, or
21restriction for continued, reinstated, or renewed licensure to
22practice; or, in lieu of care, counseling or treatment, the
23Department may file, or the Board may recommend to the
24Department to file, a complaint to immediately suspend,
25revoke, or otherwise discipline the license of the person. Any
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1renewed, disciplined or supervised subject to such terms,
2conditions or restrictions, and who fails to comply with such
3terms, conditions, or restrictions, shall be referred to the
4Secretary for a determination as to whether the person shall
5have his or her license suspended immediately, pending a
6hearing by the Department.
7    (g) All fines imposed shall be paid within 60 days after
8the effective date of the order imposing the fine or in
9accordance with the terms set forth in the order imposing the
10fine.
11    In instances in which the Secretary immediately suspends a
12person's license under this Section, a hearing on that
13person's license must be convened by the Department within 30
14days after the suspension and completed without appreciable
15delay. The Department and Board shall have the authority to
16review the subject person's record of treatment and counseling
17regarding the impairment, to the extent permitted by
18applicable federal statutes and regulations safeguarding the
19confidentiality of medical records.
20    A person licensed under this Act and affected under this
21Section shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to the
22Department or Board that he or she can resume practice in
23compliance with acceptable and prevailing standards under the
24provisions of his or her license.
25    (h) The Department may adopt rules to implement the
26changes made by this amendatory Act of the 102nd General

 

 

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1Assembly.
2(Source: P.A. 102-1117, eff. 1-13-23.)
 
3    (225 ILCS 20/36.5 new)
4    Sec. 36.5. Use of artificial intelligence. The Department
5may adopt rules to regulate the use of artificial intelligence
6tools to provide mental health services by persons licensed
7under this Act.
 
8    Section 10. The Medical Practice Act of 1987 is amended by
9adding Section 60.5 as follows:
 
10    (225 ILCS 60/60.5 new)
11    Sec. 60.5. Use of artificial intelligence.
12    (a) A violation of Section 2EEEE of the Consumer Fraud and
13Deceptive Business Practices Act shall be grounds for
14discipline under this Act.
15    (b) The Department may adopt rules to regulate the use of
16artificial intelligence tools to provide mental health
17services by persons licensed under this Act.
 
18    Section 15. The Nurse Practice Act is amended by changing
19Section 70-5 and by adding Section 70-175 as follows:
 
20    (225 ILCS 65/70-5)  (was 225 ILCS 65/10-45)
21    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)

 

 

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1    Sec. 70-5. Grounds for disciplinary action.
2    (a) The Department may refuse to issue or to renew, or may
3revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand, or take other
4disciplinary or non-disciplinary action as the Department may
5deem appropriate, including fines not to exceed $10,000 per
6violation, with regard to a license for any one or combination
7of the causes set forth in subsection (b) below. All fines
8collected under this Section shall be deposited in the Nursing
9Dedicated and Professional Fund.
10    (b) Grounds for disciplinary action include the following:
11        (1) Material deception in furnishing information to
12    the Department.
13        (2) Material violations of any provision of this Act
14    or violation of the rules of or final administrative
15    action of the Secretary, after consideration of the
16    recommendation of the Board.
17        (3) Conviction by plea of guilty or nolo contendere,
18    finding of guilt, jury verdict, or entry of judgment or by
19    sentencing of any crime, including, but not limited to,
20    convictions, preceding sentences of supervision,
21    conditional discharge, or first offender probation, under
22    the laws of any jurisdiction of the United States: (i)
23    that is a felony; or (ii) that is a misdemeanor, an
24    essential element of which is dishonesty, or that is
25    directly related to the practice of the profession.
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1    demonstrates incapacity or incompetency to practice under
2    this Act.
3        (5) Knowingly aiding or assisting another person in
4    violating any provision of this Act or rules.
5        (6) Failing, within 90 days, to provide a response to
6    a request for information in response to a written request
7    made by the Department by certified or registered mail or
8    by email to the email address of record.
9        (7) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
10    unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
11    defraud, or harm the public, as defined by rule.
12        (8) Unlawful taking, theft, selling, distributing, or
13    manufacturing of any drug, narcotic, or prescription
14    device.
15        (9) Habitual or excessive use or addiction to alcohol,
16    narcotics, stimulants, or any other chemical agent or drug
17    that could result in a licensee's inability to practice
18    with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety.
19        (10) Discipline by another U.S. jurisdiction or
20    foreign nation, if at least one of the grounds for the
21    discipline is the same or substantially equivalent to
22    those set forth in this Section.
23        (11) A finding that the licensee, after having her or
24    his license placed on probationary status or subject to
25    conditions or restrictions, has violated the terms of
26    probation or failed to comply with such terms or

 

 

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1    conditions.
2        (12) Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated
3    report by the Department of Children and Family Services
4    and under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act,
5    and upon proof by clear and convincing evidence that the
6    licensee has caused a child to be an abused child or
7    neglected child as defined in the Abused and Neglected
8    Child Reporting Act.
9        (13) Willful omission to file or record, or willfully
10    impeding the filing or recording or inducing another
11    person to omit to file or record medical reports as
12    required by law.
13        (13.5) Willfully failing to report an instance of
14    suspected child abuse or neglect as required by the Abused
15    and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
16        (14) Gross negligence in the practice of practical,
17    professional, or advanced practice registered nursing.
18        (15) Holding oneself out to be practicing nursing
19    under any name other than one's own.
20        (16) Failure of a licensee to report to the Department
21    any adverse final action taken against him or her by
22    another licensing jurisdiction of the United States or any
23    foreign state or country, any peer review body, any health
24    care institution, any professional or nursing society or
25    association, any governmental agency, any law enforcement
26    agency, or any court or a nursing liability claim related

 

 

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1    to acts or conduct similar to acts or conduct that would
2    constitute grounds for action as defined in this Section.
3        (17) Failure of a licensee to report to the Department
4    surrender by the licensee of a license or authorization to
5    practice nursing or advanced practice registered nursing
6    in another state or jurisdiction or current surrender by
7    the licensee of membership on any nursing staff or in any
8    nursing or advanced practice registered nursing or
9    professional association or society while under
10    disciplinary investigation by any of those authorities or
11    bodies for acts or conduct similar to acts or conduct that
12    would constitute grounds for action as defined by this
13    Section.
14        (18) Failing, within 60 days, to provide information
15    in response to a written request made by the Department.
16        (19) Failure to establish and maintain records of
17    patient care and treatment as required by law.
18        (20) Fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation in applying
19    for or procuring a license under this Act or in connection
20    with applying for renewal of a license under this Act.
21        (21) Allowing another person or organization to use
22    the licensee's license to deceive the public.
23        (22) Willfully making or filing false records or
24    reports in the licensee's practice, including, but not
25    limited to, false records to support claims against the
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1    and Family Services (formerly Department of Public Aid)
2    under the Illinois Public Aid Code.
3        (23) Attempting to subvert or cheat on a licensing
4    examination administered under this Act.
5        (24) Immoral conduct in the commission of an act,
6    including, but not limited to, sexual abuse, sexual
7    misconduct, or sexual exploitation, related to the
8    licensee's practice.
9        (25) Willfully or negligently violating the
10    confidentiality between nurse and patient except as
11    required by law.
12        (26) Practicing under a false or assumed name, except
13    as provided by law.
14        (27) The use of any false, fraudulent, or deceptive
15    statement in any document connected with the licensee's
16    practice.
17        (28) Directly or indirectly giving to or receiving
18    from a person, firm, corporation, partnership, or
19    association a fee, commission, rebate, or other form of
20    compensation for professional services not actually or
21    personally rendered. Nothing in this paragraph (28)
22    affects any bona fide independent contractor or employment
23    arrangements among health care professionals, health
24    facilities, health care providers, or other entities,
25    except as otherwise prohibited by law. Any employment
26    arrangements may include provisions for compensation,

 

 

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1    health insurance, pension, or other employment benefits
2    for the provision of services within the scope of the
3    licensee's practice under this Act. Nothing in this
4    paragraph (28) shall be construed to require an employment
5    arrangement to receive professional fees for services
6    rendered.
7        (29) A violation of the Health Care Worker
8    Self-Referral Act.
9        (30) Physical illness, mental illness, or disability
10    that results in the inability to practice the profession
11    with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety.
12        (31) Exceeding the terms of a collaborative agreement
13    or the prescriptive authority delegated to a licensee by
14    his or her collaborating physician or podiatric physician
15    in guidelines established under a written collaborative
16    agreement.
17        (32) Making a false or misleading statement regarding
18    a licensee's skill or the efficacy or value of the
19    medicine, treatment, or remedy prescribed by him or her in
20    the course of treatment.
21        (33) Prescribing, selling, administering,
22    distributing, giving, or self-administering a drug
23    classified as a controlled substance (designated product)
24    or narcotic for other than medically accepted therapeutic
25    purposes.
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1    appliances, or goods provided for a patient in a manner to
2    exploit the patient for financial gain.
3        (35) Violating State or federal laws, rules, or
4    regulations relating to controlled substances.
5        (36) Willfully or negligently violating the
6    confidentiality between an advanced practice registered
7    nurse, collaborating physician, dentist, or podiatric
8    physician and a patient, except as required by law.
9        (37) Willfully failing to report an instance of
10    suspected abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, or
11    self-neglect of an eligible adult as defined in and
12    required by the Adult Protective Services Act.
13        (38) Being named as an abuser in a verified report by
14    the Department on Aging and under the Adult Protective
15    Services Act, and upon proof by clear and convincing
16    evidence that the licensee abused, neglected, or
17    financially exploited an eligible adult as defined in the
18    Adult Protective Services Act.
19        (39) A violation of any provision of this Act or any
20    rules adopted under this Act.
21        (40) Violating the Compassionate Use of Medical
22    Cannabis Program Act.
23        (41) Violating Section 2EEEE of the Consumer Fraud and
24    Deceptive Business Practices Act.
25    (b-5) The Department shall not revoke, suspend, summarily
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1renew, or take any other disciplinary or non-disciplinary
2action against the license or permit issued under this Act to
3practice as a registered nurse or an advanced practice
4registered nurse based solely upon the registered nurse or
5advanced practice registered nurse providing, authorizing,
6recommending, aiding, assisting, referring for, or otherwise
7participating in any health care service, so long as the care
8was not unlawful under the laws of this State, regardless of
9whether the patient was a resident of this State or another
10state.
11    (b-10) The Department shall not revoke, suspend, summarily
12suspend, place on prohibition, reprimand, refuse to issue or
13renew, or take any other disciplinary or non-disciplinary
14action against the license or permit issued under this Act to
15practice as a registered nurse or an advanced practice
16registered nurse based upon the registered nurse's or advanced
17practice registered nurse's license being revoked or
18suspended, or the registered nurse or advanced practice
19registered nurse being otherwise disciplined by any other
20state, if that revocation, suspension, or other form of
21discipline was based solely on the registered nurse or
22advanced practice registered nurse violating another state's
23laws prohibiting the provision of, authorization of,
24recommendation of, aiding or assisting in, referring for, or
25participation in any health care service if that health care
26service as provided would not have been unlawful under the

 

 

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1laws of this State and is consistent with the standards of
2conduct for the registered nurse or advanced practice
3registered nurse practicing in Illinois.
4    (b-15) The conduct specified in subsections (b-5) and
5(b-10) shall not trigger reporting requirements under Section
665-65 or constitute grounds for suspension under Section
770-60.
8    (b-20) An applicant seeking licensure, certification, or
9authorization under this Act who has been subject to
10disciplinary action by a duly authorized professional
11disciplinary agency of another jurisdiction solely on the
12basis of having provided, authorized, recommended, aided,
13assisted, referred for, or otherwise participated in health
14care shall not be denied such licensure, certification, or
15authorization, unless the Department determines that such
16action would have constituted professional misconduct in this
17State; however, nothing in this Section shall be construed as
18prohibiting the Department from evaluating the conduct of such
19applicant and making a determination regarding the licensure,
20certification, or authorization to practice a profession under
21this Act.
22    (c) The determination by a circuit court that a licensee
23is subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission as
24provided in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
25Code, as amended, operates as an automatic suspension. The
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1patient is no longer subject to involuntary admission or
2judicial admission and issues an order so finding and
3discharging the patient; and upon the recommendation of the
4Board to the Secretary that the licensee be allowed to resume
5his or her practice.
6    (d) The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend or
7otherwise discipline the license of any person who fails to
8file a return, or to pay the tax, penalty or interest shown in
9a filed return, or to pay any final assessment of the tax,
10penalty, or interest as required by any tax Act administered
11by the Department of Revenue, until such time as the
12requirements of any such tax Act are satisfied.
13    (e) In enforcing this Act, the Department, upon a showing
14of a possible violation, may compel an individual licensed to
15practice under this Act or who has applied for licensure under
16this Act, to submit to a mental or physical examination, or
17both, as required by and at the expense of the Department. The
18Department may order the examining physician to present
19testimony concerning the mental or physical examination of the
20licensee or applicant. No information shall be excluded by
21reason of any common law or statutory privilege relating to
22communications between the licensee or applicant and the
23examining physician. The examining physicians shall be
24specifically designated by the Department. The individual to
25be examined may have, at his or her own expense, another
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1this examination. Failure of an individual to submit to a
2mental or physical examination, when directed, shall result in
3an automatic suspension without hearing.
4    All substance-related violations shall mandate an
5automatic substance abuse assessment. Failure to submit to an
6assessment by a licensed physician who is certified as an
7addictionist or an advanced practice registered nurse with
8specialty certification in addictions may be grounds for an
9automatic suspension, as defined by rule.
10    If the Department finds an individual unable to practice
11or unfit for duty because of the reasons set forth in this
12subsection (e), the Department may require that individual to
13submit to a substance abuse evaluation or treatment by
14individuals or programs approved or designated by the
15Department, as a condition, term, or restriction for
16continued, restored, or renewed licensure to practice; or, in
17lieu of evaluation or treatment, the Department may file, or
18the Board may recommend to the Department to file, a complaint
19to immediately suspend, revoke, or otherwise discipline the
20license of the individual. An individual whose license was
21granted, continued, restored, renewed, disciplined, or
22supervised subject to such terms, conditions, or restrictions,
23and who fails to comply with such terms, conditions, or
24restrictions, shall be referred to the Secretary for a
25determination as to whether the individual shall have his or
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1Department.
2    In instances in which the Secretary immediately suspends a
3person's license under this subsection (e), a hearing on that
4person's license must be convened by the Department within 15
5days after the suspension and completed without appreciable
6delay. The Department and Board shall have the authority to
7review the subject individual's record of treatment and
8counseling regarding the impairment to the extent permitted by
9applicable federal statutes and regulations safeguarding the
10confidentiality of medical records.
11    An individual licensed under this Act and affected under
12this subsection (e) shall be afforded an opportunity to
13demonstrate to the Department that he or she can resume
14practice in compliance with nursing standards under the
15provisions of his or her license.
16    (f) The Department may adopt rules to implement the
17changes made by this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
18Assembly.
19(Source: P.A. 101-363, eff. 8-9-19; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21;
20102-1117, eff. 1-13-23.)
 
21    (225 ILCS 65/70-175 new)
22    Sec. 70-175. Use of artificial intelligence.The Department
23may adopt rules to regulate the use of artificial intelligence
24tools to provide mental health services by persons licensed
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1    Section 20. The Illinois Occupational Therapy Practice Act
2is amended by changing Section 19 and by adding Section 20.5 as
3follows:
 
4    (225 ILCS 75/19)  (from Ch. 111, par. 3719)
5    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029)
6    Sec. 19. Grounds for discipline.
7    (a) The Department may refuse to issue or renew, or may
8revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand, or take other
9disciplinary or non-disciplinary action as the Department may
10deem proper, including imposing fines not to exceed $10,000
11for each violation and the assessment of costs as provided
12under Section 19.3 of this Act, with regard to any license for
13any one or combination of the following:
14        (1) Material misstatement in furnishing information to
15    the Department;
16        (2) Violations of this Act, or of the rules
17    promulgated thereunder;
18        (3) Conviction by plea of guilty or nolo contendere,
19    finding of guilt, jury verdict, or entry of judgment or
20    sentencing of any crime, including, but not limited to,
21    convictions, preceding sentences of supervision,
22    conditional discharge, or first offender probation, under
23    the laws of any jurisdiction of the United States that is
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1    of which is dishonesty, or that is directly related to the
2    practice of the profession;
3        (4) Fraud, misrepresentation, or concealment in
4    applying for or procuring a license under this Act, or in
5    connection with applying for renewal of a license under
6    this Act;
7        (5) Professional incompetence;
8        (6) Aiding or assisting another person, firm,
9    partnership or corporation in violating any provision of
10    this Act or rules;
11        (7) Failing, within 60 days, to provide information in
12    response to a written request made by the Department;
13        (8) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical or
14    unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
15    defraud or harm the public;
16        (9) Habitual or excessive use or abuse of drugs
17    defined in law as controlled substances, alcohol, or any
18    other substance that results in the inability to practice
19    with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety;
20        (10) Discipline by another state, unit of government,
21    government agency, the District of Columbia, a territory,
22    or foreign nation, if at least one of the grounds for the
23    discipline is the same or substantially equivalent to
24    those set forth herein;
25        (11) Directly or indirectly giving to or receiving
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1    association any fee, commission, rebate, or other form of
2    compensation for professional services not actually or
3    personally rendered. Nothing in this paragraph (11)
4    affects any bona fide independent contractor or employment
5    arrangements among health care professionals, health
6    facilities, health care providers, or other entities,
7    except as otherwise prohibited by law. Any employment
8    arrangements may include provisions for compensation,
9    health insurance, pension, or other employment benefits
10    for the provision of services within the scope of the
11    licensee's practice under this Act. Nothing in this
12    paragraph (11) shall be construed to require an employment
13    arrangement to receive professional fees for services
14    rendered;
15        (12) A finding by the Department that the license
16    holder, after having the license disciplined, has violated
17    the terms of the discipline;
18        (13) Willfully making or filing false records or
19    reports in the practice of occupational therapy,
20    including, but not limited to, false records filed with
21    the State agencies or departments;
22        (14) Physical illness, including, but not limited to,
23    deterioration through the aging process or loss of motor
24    skill which results in the inability to practice under
25    this Act with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety;
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1    by permitted advertising;
2        (16) Allowing one's license under this Act to be used
3    by an unlicensed person in violation of this Act;
4        (17) Practicing under a false or, except as provided
5    by law, assumed name;
6        (18) Professional incompetence or gross negligence;
7        (19) Malpractice;
8        (20) Promotion of the sale of drugs, devices,
9    appliances, or goods provided for a patient in any manner
10    to exploit the client for financial gain of the licensee;
11        (21) Gross, willful, or continued overcharging for
12    professional services;
13        (22) Mental illness or disability that results in the
14    inability to practice under this Act with reasonable
15    judgment, skill, or safety;
16        (23) Violating the Health Care Worker Self-Referral
17    Act;
18        (24) Failing to refer a patient or individual whose
19    medical condition should, at the time of evaluation or
20    treatment, be determined to be beyond the scope of
21    practice of the occupational therapist to an appropriate
22    health care professional;
23        (25) Cheating on or attempting to subvert the
24    licensing examination administered under this Act;
25        (26) Charging for professional services not rendered,
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1    fees for which services are not rendered;
2        (27) Practicing beyond the scope of the practice of
3    occupational therapy;
4        (28) Providing substandard care as an occupational
5    therapist due to a deliberate or negligent act, negligent
6    supervision of an occupational therapy assistant, or
7    failure to act regardless of whether actual injury to the
8    recipient is established;
9        (29) Providing substandard care as an occupational
10    therapy assistant, including exceeding the authority to
11    perform components of intervention selected and delegated
12    by the supervising occupational therapist regardless of
13    whether actual injury to the recipient is established;
14        (30) Knowingly delegating responsibilities to an
15    individual who does not have the knowledge, skills, or
16    abilities to perform those responsibilities; and
17        (31) Engaging in sexual misconduct. For the purposes
18    of this paragraph, sexual misconduct includes:
19            (A) engaging in or soliciting a sexual
20        relationship, whether consensual or non-consensual,
21        while an occupational therapist or occupational
22        therapy assistant with the recipient of occupational
23        therapy services; and
24            (B) making sexual advances, requesting sexual
25        favors, or engaging in physical contact of a sexual
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1        services.
2        (32) Violating Section 2EEEE of the Consumer Fraud and
3    Deceptive Business Practices Act.
4    All fines imposed under this Section shall be paid within
560 days after the effective date of the order imposing the fine
6or in accordance with the terms set forth in the order imposing
7the fine.
8    (b) The determination by a circuit court that a license
9holder is subject to involuntary admission or judicial
10admission as provided in the Mental Health and Developmental
11Disabilities Code, as now or hereafter amended, operates as an
12automatic suspension. Such suspension will end only upon a
13finding by a court that the patient is no longer subject to
14involuntary admission or judicial admission and an order by
15the court so finding and discharging the patient. In any case
16where a license is suspended under this provision, the
17licensee shall file a petition for restoration and shall
18include evidence acceptable to the Department that the
19licensee can resume practice in compliance with acceptable and
20prevailing standards of their profession.
21    (c) The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend
22without hearing, as provided for in the Code of Civil
23Procedure, the license of any person who fails to file a
24return, to pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed
25return, or to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty, or
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1Illinois Department of Revenue, until such time as the
2requirements of any such tax Act are satisfied in accordance
3with subsection (a) of Section 2105-15 of the Department of
4Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code
5of Illinois.
6    (d) In enforcing this Section, the Department, upon a
7showing of a possible violation, may compel any individual who
8is licensed under this Act or any individual who has applied
9for licensure to submit to a mental or physical examination or
10evaluation, or both, which may include a substance abuse or
11sexual offender evaluation, at the expense of the Department.
12The Department shall specifically designate the examining
13physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches
14or, if applicable, the multidisciplinary team involved in
15providing the mental or physical examination and evaluation.
16The multidisciplinary team shall be led by a physician
17licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches and may
18consist of one or more or a combination of physicians licensed
19to practice medicine in all of its branches, licensed
20chiropractic physicians, licensed clinical psychologists,
21licensed clinical social workers, licensed clinical
22professional counselors, and other professional and
23administrative staff. Any examining physician or member of the
24multidisciplinary team may require any person ordered to
25submit to an examination and evaluation pursuant to this
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1deemed necessary to complete any examination or evaluation
2process, including, but not limited to, blood testing,
3urinalysis, psychological testing, or neuropsychological
4testing.
5    The Department may order the examining physician or any
6member of the multidisciplinary team to provide to the
7Department any and all records, including business records,
8that relate to the examination and evaluation, including any
9supplemental testing performed. The Department may order the
10examining physician or any member of the multidisciplinary
11team to present testimony concerning this examination and
12evaluation of the licensee or applicant, including testimony
13concerning any supplemental testing or documents relating to
14the examination and evaluation. No information, report,
15record, or other documents in any way related to the
16examination and evaluation shall be excluded by reason of any
17common law or statutory privilege relating to communication
18between the licensee or applicant and the examining physician
19or any member of the multidisciplinary team. No authorization
20is necessary from the licensee or applicant ordered to undergo
21an evaluation and examination for the examining physician or
22any member of the multidisciplinary team to provide
23information, reports, records, or other documents or to
24provide any testimony regarding the examination and
25evaluation. The individual to be examined may have, at his or
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1present during all aspects of the examination.
2    Failure of any individual to submit to mental or physical
3examination or evaluation, or both, when directed, shall
4result in an automatic suspension without hearing, until such
5time as the individual submits to the examination. If the
6Department finds a licensee unable to practice because of the
7reasons set forth in this Section, the Department shall
8require the licensee to submit to care, counseling, or
9treatment by physicians approved or designated by the
10Department as a condition for continued, reinstated, or
11renewed licensure.
12    When the Secretary immediately suspends a license under
13this Section, a hearing upon such person's license must be
14convened by the Department within 15 days after the suspension
15and completed without appreciable delay. The Department shall
16have the authority to review the licensee's record of
17treatment and counseling regarding the impairment to the
18extent permitted by applicable federal statutes and
19regulations safeguarding the confidentiality of medical
20records.
21    Individuals licensed under this Act that are affected
22under this Section, shall be afforded an opportunity to
23demonstrate to the Department that they can resume practice in
24compliance with acceptable and prevailing standards under the
25provisions of their license.
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1    (f) In cases where the Department of Healthcare and Family
2Services has previously determined a licensee or a potential
3licensee is more than 30 days delinquent in the payment of
4child support and has subsequently certified the delinquency
5to the Department, the Department may refuse to issue or renew
6or may revoke or suspend that person's license or may take
7other disciplinary action against that person based solely
8upon the certification of delinquency made by the Department
9of Healthcare and Family Services in accordance with paragraph
10(5) of subsection (a) of Section 2105-15 of the Department of
11Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code
12of Illinois.
13(Source: P.A. 103-251, eff. 1-1-24.)
 
14    (225 ILCS 75/20.5 new)
15    Sec. 20.5. Use of artificial intelligence. The Department
16may adopt rules to regulate the use of artificial intelligence
17tools to provide mental health services by persons licensed
18under this Act.
 
19    Section 25. The Professional Counselor and Clinical
20Professional Counselor Licensing and Practice Act is amended
21by changing Section 80 and by adding Section 175 as follows:
 
22    (225 ILCS 107/80)
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1    Sec. 80. Grounds for discipline.
2    (a) The Department may refuse to issue, renew, or may
3revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand, or take other
4disciplinary or non-disciplinary action as the Department
5deems appropriate, including the issuance of fines not to
6exceed $10,000 for each violation, with regard to any license
7for any one or more of the following:
8        (1) Material misstatement in furnishing information to
9    the Department or to any other State agency.
10        (2) Violations or negligent or intentional disregard
11    of this Act or rules adopted under this Act.
12        (3) Conviction by plea of guilty or nolo contendere,
13    finding of guilt, jury verdict, or entry of judgment or by
14    sentencing of any crime, including, but not limited to,
15    convictions, preceding sentences of supervision,
16    conditional discharge, or first offender probation, under
17    the laws of any jurisdiction of the United States: (i)
18    that is a felony or (ii) that is a misdemeanor, an
19    essential element of which is dishonesty, or that is
20    directly related to the practice of the profession.
21        (4) Fraud or any misrepresentation in applying for or
22    procuring a license under this Act or in connection with
23    applying for renewal of a license under this Act.
24        (5) Professional incompetence or gross negligence in
25    the rendering of professional counseling or clinical
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1        (6) Malpractice.
2        (7) Aiding or assisting another person in violating
3    any provision of this Act or any rules.
4        (8) Failing to provide information within 60 days in
5    response to a written request made by the Department.
6        (9) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
7    unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
8    defraud, or harm the public and violating the rules of
9    professional conduct adopted by the Department.
10        (10) Habitual or excessive use or abuse of drugs as
11    defined in law as controlled substances, alcohol, or any
12    other substance which results in inability to practice
13    with reasonable skill, judgment, or safety.
14        (11) Discipline by another jurisdiction, the District
15    of Columbia, territory, county, or governmental agency, if
16    at least one of the grounds for the discipline is the same
17    or substantially equivalent to those set forth in this
18    Section.
19        (12) Directly or indirectly giving to or receiving
20    from any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or
21    association any fee, commission, rebate or other form of
22    compensation for any professional service not actually
23    rendered. Nothing in this paragraph (12) affects any bona
24    fide independent contractor or employment arrangements
25    among health care professionals, health facilities, health
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1    prohibited by law. Any employment arrangements may include
2    provisions for compensation, health insurance, pension, or
3    other employment benefits for the provision of services
4    within the scope of the licensee's practice under this
5    Act. Nothing in this paragraph (12) shall be construed to
6    require an employment arrangement to receive professional
7    fees for services rendered.
8        (13) A finding by the Board that the licensee, after
9    having the license placed on probationary status, has
10    violated the terms of probation.
11        (14) Abandonment of a client.
12        (15) Willfully filing false reports relating to a
13    licensee's practice, including but not limited to false
14    records filed with federal or State agencies or
15    departments.
16        (16) Willfully failing to report an instance of
17    suspected child abuse or neglect as required by the Abused
18    and Neglected Child Reporting Act and in matters
19    pertaining to suspected abuse, neglect, financial
20    exploitation, or self-neglect of adults with disabilities
21    and older adults as set forth in the Adult Protective
22    Services Act.
23        (17) Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated
24    report by the Department of Children and Family Services
25    pursuant to the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act,
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1    licensee has caused a child to be an abused child or
2    neglected child as defined in the Abused and Neglected
3    Child Reporting Act.
4        (18) Physical or mental illness or disability,
5    including, but not limited to, deterioration through the
6    aging process or loss of abilities and skills which
7    results in the inability to practice the profession with
8    reasonable judgment, skill, or safety.
9        (19) Solicitation of professional services by using
10    false or misleading advertising.
11        (20) Allowing one's license under this Act to be used
12    by an unlicensed person in violation of this Act.
13        (21) A finding that licensure has been applied for or
14    obtained by fraudulent means.
15        (22) Practicing under a false or, except as provided
16    by law, an assumed name.
17        (23) Gross and willful overcharging for professional
18    services including filing statements for collection of
19    fees or monies for which services are not rendered.
20        (24) Rendering professional counseling or clinical
21    professional counseling services without a license or
22    practicing outside the scope of a license.
23        (25) Clinical supervisors failing to adequately and
24    responsibly monitor supervisees.
25        (26) Violating Section 2EEEE of the Consumer Fraud and
26    Deceptive Business Practices Act.

 

 

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1    All fines imposed under this Section shall be paid within
260 days after the effective date of the order imposing the
3fine.
4    (b) (Blank).
5    (b-5) The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend
6without hearing, as provided for in the Code of Civil
7Procedure, the license of any person who fails to file a
8return, pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed
9return, or pay any final assessment of the tax, penalty, or
10interest as required by any tax Act administered by the
11Illinois Department of Revenue, until such time as the
12requirements of any such tax Act are satisfied in accordance
13with subsection (g) of Section 2105-15 of the Department of
14Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code
15of Illinois.
16    (b-10) In cases where the Department of Healthcare and
17Family Services has previously determined a licensee or a
18potential licensee is more than 30 days delinquent in the
19payment of child support and has subsequently certified the
20delinquency to the Department, the Department may refuse to
21issue or renew or may revoke or suspend that person's license
22or may take other disciplinary action against that person
23based solely upon the certification of delinquency made by the
24Department of Healthcare and Family Services in accordance
25with item (5) of subsection (a) of Section 2105-15 of the
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1Administrative Code of Illinois.
2    (c) The determination by a court that a licensee is
3subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission as
4provided in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
5Code will result in an automatic suspension of his or her
6license. The suspension will end upon a finding by a court that
7the licensee is no longer subject to involuntary admission or
8judicial admission, the issuance of an order so finding and
9discharging the patient, and the recommendation of the Board
10to the Secretary that the licensee be allowed to resume
11professional practice.
12    (c-1) The Department shall not revoke, suspend, summarily
13suspend, place on prohibition, reprimand, refuse to issue or
14renew, or take any other disciplinary or non-disciplinary
15action against the license or permit issued under this Act to
16practice as a professional counselor or clinical professional
17counselor based solely upon the professional counselor or
18clinical professional counselor authorizing, recommending,
19aiding, assisting, referring for, or otherwise participating
20in any health care service, so long as the care was not
21unlawful under the laws of this State, regardless of whether
22the patient was a resident of this State or another state.
23    (c-2) The Department shall not revoke, suspend, summarily
24suspend, place on prohibition, reprimand, refuse to issue or
25renew, or take any other disciplinary or non-disciplinary
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1practice as a professional counselor or clinical professional
2counselor based upon the professional counselor's or clinical
3professional counselor's license being revoked or suspended,
4or the professional counselor or clinical professional
5counselor being otherwise disciplined by any other state, if
6that revocation, suspension, or other form of discipline was
7based solely on the professional counselor or clinical
8professional counselor violating another state's laws
9prohibiting the provision of, authorization of, recommendation
10of, aiding or assisting in, referring for, or participation in
11any health care service if that health care service as
12provided would not have been unlawful under the laws of this
13State and is consistent with the standards of conduct for a
14professional counselor or clinical professional counselor
15practicing in Illinois.
16    (c-3) The conduct specified in subsections (c-1) and (c-2)
17shall not constitute grounds for suspension under Section 145.
18    (c-4) An applicant seeking licensure, certification, or
19authorization pursuant to this Act who has been subject to
20disciplinary action by a duly authorized professional
21disciplinary agency of another jurisdiction solely on the
22basis of having authorized, recommended, aided, assisted,
23referred for, or otherwise participated in health care shall
24not be denied such licensure, certification, or authorization,
25unless the Department determines that such action would have
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1nothing in this Section shall be construed as prohibiting the
2Department from evaluating the conduct of such applicant and
3making a determination regarding the licensure, certification,
4or authorization to practice a profession under this Act.
5    (c-5) In enforcing this Act, the Department, upon a
6showing of a possible violation, may compel an individual
7licensed to practice under this Act, or who has applied for
8licensure under this Act, to submit to a mental or physical
9examination, or both, as required by and at the expense of the
10Department. The Department may order the examining physician
11to present testimony concerning the mental or physical
12examination of the licensee or applicant. No information shall
13be excluded by reason of any common law or statutory privilege
14relating to communications between the licensee or applicant
15and the examining physician. The examining physicians shall be
16specifically designated by the Department. The individual to
17be examined may have, at his or her own expense, another
18physician of his or her choice present during all aspects of
19this examination. The examination shall be performed by a
20physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches.
21Failure of an individual to submit to a mental or physical
22examination, when directed, shall result in an automatic
23suspension without hearing.
24    All substance-related violations shall mandate an
25automatic substance abuse assessment. Failure to submit to an
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1addictionist or an advanced practice registered nurse with
2specialty certification in addictions may be grounds for an
3automatic suspension.
4    If the Department finds an individual unable to practice
5or unfit for duty because of the reasons set forth in this
6subsection (c-5), the Department may require that individual
7to submit to a substance abuse evaluation or treatment by
8individuals or programs approved or designated by the
9Department, as a condition, term, or restriction for
10continued, restored, or renewed licensure to practice; or, in
11lieu of evaluation or treatment, the Department may file, or
12the Board may recommend to the Department to file, a complaint
13to immediately suspend, revoke, or otherwise discipline the
14license of the individual. An individual whose license was
15granted, continued, restored, renewed, disciplined, or
16supervised subject to such terms, conditions, or restrictions,
17and who fails to comply with such terms, conditions, or
18restrictions, shall be referred to the Secretary for a
19determination as to whether the individual shall have his or
20her license suspended immediately, pending a hearing by the
21Department.
22    A person holding a license under this Act or who has
23applied for a license under this Act who, because of a physical
24or mental illness or disability, including, but not limited
25to, deterioration through the aging process or loss of motor
26skill, is unable to practice the profession with reasonable

 

 

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1judgment, skill, or safety, may be required by the Department
2to submit to care, counseling, or treatment by physicians
3approved or designated by the Department as a condition, term,
4or restriction for continued, reinstated, or renewed licensure
5to practice. Submission to care, counseling, or treatment as
6required by the Department shall not be considered discipline
7of a license. If the licensee refuses to enter into a care,
8counseling, or treatment agreement or fails to abide by the
9terms of the agreement, the Department may file a complaint to
10revoke, suspend, or otherwise discipline the license of the
11individual. The Secretary may order the license suspended
12immediately, pending a hearing by the Department. Fines shall
13not be assessed in disciplinary actions involving physical or
14mental illness or impairment.
15    In instances in which the Secretary immediately suspends a
16person's license under this Section, a hearing on that
17person's license must be convened by the Department within 15
18days after the suspension and completed without appreciable
19delay. The Department shall have the authority to review the
20subject individual's record of treatment and counseling
21regarding the impairment to the extent permitted by applicable
22federal statutes and regulations safeguarding the
23confidentiality of medical records.
24    An individual licensed under this Act and affected under
25this Section shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate
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1compliance with acceptable and prevailing standards under the
2provisions of his or her license.
3    (d) (Blank).
4    (e) The Department may adopt rules to implement the
5changes made by this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
6Assembly.
7(Source: P.A. 102-878, eff. 1-1-23; 102-1117, eff. 1-13-23.)
 
8    (225 ILCS 107/175 new)
9    Sec. 175. Use of artificial intelligence. The Department
10may adopt rules to regulate the use of artificial intelligence
11tools to provide mental health services by persons licensed
12under this Act.
 
13    Section 30. The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business
14Practices Act is amended by adding Section 2EEEE as follows:
 
15    (815 ILCS 505/2EEEE new)
16    Sec. 2EEEE. Use of artificial intelligence in mental
17health services.
18    (a) As used in this Section:
19    "Artificial intelligence" means any technology that can
20simulate human intelligence, including, but not limited to,
21natural language processing, training language models, and
22reinforcement learning from human feedback and machine
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1    "Licensed mental health professional" means:
2        (1) a licensed social worker or licensed clinical
3    social worker licensed under the Clinical Social Work and
4    Social Work Practice Act;
5        (2) a licensed professional counselor licensed under
6    the Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional
7    Counselor Licensing and Practice Act;
8        (3) a registered nurse licensed under the Nurse
9    Practice Act that specializes in psychiatric nursing;
10        (4) an occupational therapist licensed under the
11    Illinois Occupational Therapy Practice Act that works in a
12    mental health setting; or
13        (5) a psychiatrist licensed under the Medical Practice
14    Act of 1987.
15    "Mental health services" means any service provided by a
16licensed mental health professional for the purpose of
17diagnosing, treating, or preventing mental illness or
18emotional or behavioral disorders.
19    (b) It is an unlawful practice within the meaning of this
20Act for a licensed mental health professional to provide
21mental health services to a patient through the use of
22artificial intelligence without first obtaining informed
23consent from the patient for the use of artificial
24intelligence tools and disclosing the use of artificial
25intelligence tools to the patient before providing services
26through the use of artificial intelligence.