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Rep. Angelo Saviano
Filed: 4/19/2007
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| AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 123
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| AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 123 on page 2, |
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| immediately below line 6, by inserting the following:
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| "Section 10. The Nursing Home Administrators Licensing and |
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| Disciplinary Act is amended by changing Sections 4, 5, 5.1, 6, |
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| 10.5, 11, 13, 15, 17, 18, 20, 20.1, 21, 22, 24, 24.1, 26, and 28 |
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| as follows:
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| (225 ILCS 70/4) (from Ch. 111, par. 3654)
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| (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)
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| Sec. 4. Definitions. For purposes of this Act, the |
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| following
definitions shall have the following meanings, |
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| except where the context
requires otherwise:
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| (1) "Act" means the Nursing Home Administrators |
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| Licensing and
Disciplinary Act.
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| (2) "Department" means the Department of Financial and
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| Professional
Regulation.
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| (3) "Secretary"
"Director" means the Secretary
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| Director of Financial and Professional
Regulation.
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| (4) "Board" means the Nursing Home Administrators |
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| Licensing
and Disciplinary Board appointed by the |
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| Governor.
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| (5) "Nursing home administrator" means the individual |
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| licensed
under this
Act and directly responsible for |
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| planning, organizing, directing and
supervising the |
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| operation of a nursing home, or who in fact performs such
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| functions, whether or not such functions are delegated to |
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| one or more
other persons.
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| (6) "Nursing home" or "facility" means any entity that |
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| is required to be
licensed by the Department of Public |
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| Health under the Nursing Home
Care Act, as amended, other |
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| than a sheltered care home as
defined thereunder, and |
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| includes private homes, institutions,
buildings,
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| residences, or other places, whether operated for profit or |
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| not,
irrespective of the names attributed to them, county |
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| homes for the infirm
and chronically ill operated pursuant |
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| to the County Nursing Home Act, as
amended, and any similar |
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| institutions operated by a political subdivision
of the |
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| State of Illinois that provide, though their ownership or
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| management, maintenance, personal care, and nursing for 3 |
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| or more persons,
not related to the owner by blood or |
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| marriage, or any similar facilities in
which maintenance is |
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| provided to 3 or more persons who by reason of illness
of |
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| physical infirmity require personal care and nursing.
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| (7) "Maintenance" means food, shelter and laundry.
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| (8) "Personal care" means assistance with meals, |
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| dressing,
movement,
bathing, or other personal needs, or |
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| general supervision of
the physical and
mental well-being |
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| of an individual who because of age, physical, or mental
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| disability, emotion or behavior disorder, or mental |
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| retardation is
incapable of managing his or her person, |
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| whether or not a guardian has been
appointed for such |
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| individual. For the purposes of this Act, this
definition |
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| does not include the professional services of a nurse.
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| (9) "Nursing" means professional nursing or practical |
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| nursing,
as those terms are defined in the Nursing and |
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| Advanced Practice Nursing Act,
for sick or infirm persons |
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| who are under the care
and supervision of licensed |
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| physicians or dentists.
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| (10) "Disciplinary action" means revocation, |
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| suspension,
probation, supervision, reprimand, required |
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| education, fines or
any other action taken by the |
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| Department against a person holding a
license.
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| (11) "Impaired" means the inability to practice with
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| reasonable skill and
safety due to physical or mental |
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| disabilities as evidenced by a written
determination or |
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| written consent based on clinical evidence including
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| deterioration through the aging process or loss of motor |
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| skill, or abuse of
drugs or alcohol, of sufficient degree |
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| to diminish a person's ability to
administer a nursing |
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| home.
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| (Source: P.A. 90-61, eff. 12-30-97; 90-742, eff. 8-13-98.)
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| (225 ILCS 70/5) (from Ch. 111, par. 3655)
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| (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)
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| Sec. 5. Board.
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| (a) There is hereby created the Nursing Home Administrators
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| Licensing and Disciplinary Board. The Board shall consist of 7
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| 9 members
appointed by the Governor. All shall be residents of |
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| the State of
Illinois. Two
Three members shall be |
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| representatives of the general public.
Five
Six members shall |
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| be nursing home administrators who for at least 5 years
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| to their appointments were licensed under this Act. The public
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| members shall have no responsibility for management or |
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| formation of policy
of, nor any financial interest in, nursing |
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| homes as defined in this Act,
nor any other connection with the |
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| profession. In appointing licensed
nursing home |
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| administrators, the Governor shall take into consideration the
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| recommendations of the nursing home professional associations.
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| (b) Members shall be appointed for a term of
4 years by the |
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| Governor. The Governor shall fill any vacancy
for the remainder |
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| of the unexpired term.
Any member of the Board may be removed |
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| by the Governor for cause. Each
member shall serve on the Board
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| until his or her successor is appointed and qualified. No |
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| member
of the Board shall serve more than 2 consecutive 4 year |
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| terms.
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| In making appointments the Governor shall attempt to
insure |
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| that the various geographic regions of the
State of Illinois |
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| are properly represented.
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| (c) The Board shall annually elect one of
its members as |
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| chairperson and one as vice chairperson. No officer shall be
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| elected more than twice
in succession to the same office. Each |
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| officer shall serve
until his or her successor has been elected |
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| and qualified.
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| (d) A majority of the Board members currently appointed |
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| shall constitute a
quorum. A vacancy in the membership of
the |
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| Board shall not impair the right of a
quorum to exercise all |
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| the rights and perform all the duties
of the Board.
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| (e) Each member and member-officer of the
Board may
shall
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| receive a per diem stipend as the
Secretary
Director shall |
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| determine. Each member shall be paid their necessary
expenses |
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| while engaged in the performance of his or her duties.
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| (f) (Blank).
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| (g) (Blank).
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| (h) Members of the Board shall be immune
from suit in any |
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| action based upon any disciplinary
proceedings or other acts |
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| performed in good faith as members
of the Board.
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| (i) (Blank).
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| (j) The Secretary
Director shall give due consideration to |
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| all recommendations of
the Board. If the Secretary
Director
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| disagrees with or takes action contrary to the
recommendation |
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| of the Board, he or she shall provide the Board with a written
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| and specific explanation of his or her action.
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| (Source: P.A. 89-507, eff. 7-1-97; 90-61, eff. 12-30-97.)
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| (225 ILCS 70/5.1)
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| (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)
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| Sec. 5.1. Powers and duties; rules. The Department shall |
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| exercise the
powers and duties prescribed by
the Civil |
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| Administrative Code of Illinois for administration of |
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| licensing acts
and shall exercise such other powers and duties |
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| necessary for effectuating the
purposes of this Act. The |
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| Department shall adopt rules to implement,
interpret, or make |
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| specific the provisions and purposes of this Act and may
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| prescribe forms that shall be issued in connection with |
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| rulemaking. The
Department shall transmit the proposed |
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| rulemaking to the Board.
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| The Department may solicit the advice of the Board on any |
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| matter relating to
the administration and enforcement of this |
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| Act.
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| The Director shall employ, in conformity with the Personnel |
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| Code,
professional, technical, investigative, and clerical |
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| help on a
full-time or
part-time basis as necessary for the |
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| proper performance of its duties.
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| Upon the written request of the Department, the Department |
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| of Public Health, the Department of Human
Services or the |
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| Department of State Police may cooperate and assist in
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| investigation undertaken by the Board.
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| (Source: P.A. 90-61, eff. 12-30-97.)
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| (225 ILCS 70/6) (from Ch. 111, par. 3656)
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| (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)
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| Sec. 6. Application procedure. Applications for original |
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| licenses shall
be made to the
Department in writing on forms |
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| prescribed by the Department and shall be
accompanied by the |
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| required fee, which shall not be refundable. The
application |
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| shall require information as in the judgment of the
Department |
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| will enable the Department to pass on the
qualifications of the
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| applicant for a license.
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| Applicants have 3 years after the date of application to |
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| complete the application process. If the process has not been |
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| completed in 3 years, the application shall be denied, the fee |
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| forfeited, and the applicant must reapply and meet the |
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| requirements in effect at the time of reapplication.
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| (Source: P.A. 90-61, eff. 12-30-97.)
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| (225 ILCS 70/10.5)
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| (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)
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| Sec. 10.5. Unlicensed practice; violation; civil penalty.
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| (a) Any person who practices, offers to practice, attempts |
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| to practice, or
holds oneself out to practice as a nursing home |
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| administrator without being
licensed under this Act shall, in
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| addition to any other penalty provided by law, pay a civil |
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| penalty to the
Department in an amount not to exceed $10,000
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| $5,000 for each offense as determined by
the Department. The |
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| civil penalty shall be assessed by the Department after a
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| hearing is held in accordance with the provisions set forth in |
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| this Act
regarding the provision of a hearing for the |
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| discipline of a licensee.
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| (b) The Department has the authority and power to |
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| investigate any and all
unlicensed activity.
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| (c) The civil penalty shall be paid within 60 days after |
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| the effective date
of the order imposing the civil penalty. The |
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| order shall constitute a judgment
and may be filed and |
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| execution had thereon in the same manner as any judgment
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| any court of record.
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| (Source: P.A. 89-474, eff. 6-18-96.)
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| (225 ILCS 70/11) (from Ch. 111, par. 3661)
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| (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)
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| Sec. 11. Expiration; renewal; continuing education. The |
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| expiration date
and renewal period for each license
issued |
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| under this Act shall be set by rule.
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| Each licensee shall provide proof of having obtained 36 |
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| hours of
continuing education in the 2 year period preceding |
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| the renewal date of the
license as a condition of license |
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| renewal. The continuing education
requirement may be waived in |
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| part or in whole for such good cause as may be
determined by |
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| rule.
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| Any continuing education course for nursing home |
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| administrators approved
by the National Continuing Education |
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| Review Service of the National
Association of Boards of |
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| Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators will be
accepted |
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| toward satisfaction of these requirements.
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| Any continuing education course for nursing home |
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| administrators sponsored
by the Life Services Network of |
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| Illinois, Illinois Council on
Long Term Care, County Nursing |
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| Home Association of Illinois, Illinois Health
Care |
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| Association, Illinois Chapter of American College of Health |
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| Care
Administrators, and the Illinois Nursing Home |
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| Administrators Association
will be accepted toward |
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| satisfaction of these requirements.
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| Any school, college or university, State agency, or other |
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| entity may
apply to the Department for approval as a continuing |
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| education
sponsor.
Criteria for qualification as a continuing |
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| education sponsor shall be
established by rule.
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| It shall be the responsibility of each continuing education |
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| sponsor to
maintain records, as prescribed by rule, to verify |
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| attendance.
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| The Department shall establish by rule a means for the |
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| verification of
completion of the continuing education |
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| required by this Section. This
verification may be accomplished |
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| through audits of records maintained by
registrants; by |
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| requiring the filing of continuing education certificates
with |
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| the Department; or by other means
established by the |
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| Department.
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| Any nursing home administrator who has permitted his or her |
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| license to
expire or
who has had his or her license on inactive |
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| status may have his or her
license restored by
making |
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| application to the Department and filing proof acceptable to |
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| the
Department , as defined by rule, of his or her fitness to |
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| have his or her license restored
and by paying the
required |
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| fee. Proof of fitness may include evidence certifying to active
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| lawful practice in another jurisdiction satisfactory to the |
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| Department and
by paying the required restoration fee.
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| However, any nursing home administrator whose license |
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| expired while he or
she
was (1) in federal service on active |
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| duty with the Armed Forces of the
United States, or the State |
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| Militia called into service or training, or (2)
in training or |
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| education under the supervision of the United States
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| preliminary to induction into the military services, may have |
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| his or her
license
renewed or restored without paying any |
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| lapsed renewal fees if within 2
years after honorable |
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| termination of such service, training or education,
he or she |
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| furnishes the Department with satisfactory evidence to the |
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| effect
that
he or she has been so engaged and that his or her |
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| service, training or
education has been
so terminated.
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| (Source: P.A. 90-61, eff. 12-30-97.)
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| (225 ILCS 70/13) (from Ch. 111, par. 3663)
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| (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)
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| Sec. 13. Endorsement. The Department may, in its |
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| discretion, license as a
nursing
home administrator, without |
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| examination, on payment of the required fee, an
applicant who |
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| is so licensed under the laws of another U.S. jurisdiction,
if |
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| the requirements for licensure in the other jurisdiction in |
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| which the
applicant was licensed were, at the date of his or |
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| her licensure,
substantially
equivalent to the requirements |
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| then in force in this State; or if the
applicant's |
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| qualifications were, at the date of his or her licensure in the
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| other
jurisdiction, substantially equivalent to the |
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| requirements then in force
in this State.
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| Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section, all |
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| applicants seeking
licensure under this Section shall be |
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| required to take and pass an
examination testing the |
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| applicant's knowledge of Illinois law relating to
the practice |
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| of nursing home administration.
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| Applicants have 3 years from the date of application to |
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| complete the
application process. If the process has not been |
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| completed in 3 years,
the application shall be denied, the fee |
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| shall be forfeited, and the
applicant must
reapply and meet the |
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| requirements in effect at the time of reapplication.
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| (Source: P.A. 90-61, eff. 12-30-97.)
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| (225 ILCS 70/15) (from Ch. 111, par. 3665)
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| (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)
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| Sec. 15. Returned checks; fines. Any person who delivers a |
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| check or other payment to the Department that
is returned to |
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| the Department unpaid by the financial institution upon
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| it is drawn shall pay to the Department, in addition to the |
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| amount
already owed to the Department, a fine of $50. The fines |
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| imposed by this Section are in addition
to any other discipline |
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| provided under this Act for unlicensed
practice or practice on |
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| a nonrenewed license. The Department shall notify
the person |
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| that payment of fees and fines shall be paid to the Department
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| by certified check or money order within 30 calendar days of |
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| the
notification. If, after the expiration of 30 days from the |
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| date of the
notification, the person has failed to submit the |
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| necessary remittance, the
Department shall automatically |
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| terminate the license or deny
the application, without hearing. |
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| If, after termination or denial, the
person seeks a license, he |
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| or she shall apply to the
Department for restoration or |
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| issuance of the license and
pay all fees and fines due to the |
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| Department. The Department may establish
a fee for the |
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| processing of an application for restoration of a license to |
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| pay
all expenses of processing this application. The Secretary
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| Director
may waive the fines due under this Section in |
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| individual cases where the
Secretary
Director finds that the |
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| fines would be unreasonable or unnecessarily
burdensome.
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| (Source: P.A. 92-146, eff. 1-1-02.)
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| (225 ILCS 70/17) (from Ch. 111, par. 3667)
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| (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)
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| Sec. 17. Grounds for disciplinary action.
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| (a) The Department may impose fines not to exceed $10,000
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| $1,000, or may
refuse to issue or to renew, or may revoke, |
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| suspend, place on probation,
censure, reprimand or take other |
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| disciplinary or non-disciplinary action with regard to the
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| license of any person, for any one or combination
of the |
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| following causes:
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| (1) Intentional material misstatement in furnishing |
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| information
to
the Department.
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| (2) Conviction of or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo |
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| contendere to any crime that is a felony under the laws of |
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| the United States
or any
state or territory thereof that is |
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| a felony or
a misdemeanor of which an
essential element is |
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| dishonesty , or of any crime that is directly
related to the |
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| practice of the profession of nursing home administration.
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| (3) Making any misrepresentation for the purpose of |
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| obtaining
a license,
or violating any provision of this |
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| Act.
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| (4) Immoral conduct in the commission of any act, such |
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| as
sexual abuse or
sexual misconduct, related to the |
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| licensee's practice.
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| (5) Failing to respond within 30
60 days, to a
written |
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| request made by the Department for information.
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| (6) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical or |
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| unprofessional
conduct of a
character likely to deceive, |
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| defraud or harm the public.
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| (7) Habitual use or addiction to alcohol, narcotics,
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| stimulants, or any
other chemical agent or drug which |
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| results in the inability to practice
with reasonable |
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| judgment, skill or safety.
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| (8) Discipline by another U.S. jurisdiction if at
least |
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| one of the grounds for the discipline is the same or |
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| substantially
equivalent to those set forth herein.
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| (9) A finding by the Department that the licensee, |
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| after having
his or her license
placed on probationary |
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| status has violated the terms of probation.
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| (10) Willfully making or filing false records or |
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| reports in
his or her
practice,
including but not limited |
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| to false records filed with State agencies or
departments.
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| (11) Physical illness, mental illness, or other |
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| impairment or disability, including , but not limited to,
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| deterioration
through the aging process, or loss of motor |
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| skill that results in
the
inability to practice the |
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| profession with reasonable judgment, skill or safety.
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| (12) Disregard or violation of this Act or of any rule
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| issued pursuant to this Act.
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| (13) Aiding or abetting another in the violation of |
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| this Act
or any rule
or regulation issued pursuant to this |
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| Act.
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| (14) Allowing one's license to be used by an unlicensed
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| person.
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| (15) (Blank).
Conviction of any crime an essential |
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| element of which is
misstatement, fraud or dishonesty, or |
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| conviction in this State or another
state
of any crime that |
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| is a felony under the laws of this State or
conviction
of a |
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| felony in a federal court.
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| (16) Professional incompetence in the practice of |
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| nursing
home administration.
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| (17) Conviction of a violation of Section 12-19 of the
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| Criminal Code of
1961 for the abuse and gross neglect of a |
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| long term care facility resident.
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| (18) Violation of the Nursing Home Care Act or of any |
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| rule
issued under the Nursing Home Care Act.
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| All proceedings to suspend, revoke, place on
probationary |
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| status, or take any other disciplinary action
as the Department |
14 |
| may deem proper, with regard to a license
on any of the |
15 |
| foregoing grounds, must be commenced within
3 years next after |
16 |
| receipt by the Department of (i) a
complaint
alleging the |
17 |
| commission of or notice of the conviction order
for any of the |
18 |
| acts described herein or (ii) a referral for investigation
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19 |
| under
Section 3-108 of the Nursing Home Care Act.
|
20 |
| The entry of an order or judgment by any circuit court |
21 |
| establishing that
any person holding a license under this Act |
22 |
| is a person in need of mental
treatment operates as a |
23 |
| suspension of that license. That person may resume
their |
24 |
| practice only upon the entry of a Department order based upon a
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25 |
| finding by the Board that they have been determined to
be |
26 |
| recovered from mental illness by the court and upon the
Board's |
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| recommendation that they be permitted to resume their practice.
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| The Department, upon the recommendation of the
Board, may
|
3 |
| shall adopt rules which set forth
standards to be used in |
4 |
| determining what constitutes:
|
5 |
| (i)
(a) when a person will be deemed sufficiently
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6 |
| rehabilitated to warrant the public trust;
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7 |
| (ii)
(b) dishonorable, unethical or
unprofessional |
8 |
| conduct of a character likely to deceive,
defraud, or harm |
9 |
| the public;
|
10 |
| (iii)
(c) immoral conduct in the commission
of any act |
11 |
| related to the licensee's practice; and
|
12 |
| (iv)
(d) professional incompetence in the practice
of |
13 |
| nursing home administration.
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14 |
| However, no such rule shall be admissible into evidence
in |
15 |
| any civil action except for review of a licensing or
other |
16 |
| disciplinary action under this Act.
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17 |
| In enforcing this Section, the Department or Board, upon a |
18 |
| showing of a
possible
violation,
may compel any individual |
19 |
| licensed to practice under this
Act, or who has applied for |
20 |
| licensure
pursuant to this Act, to submit to a mental or |
21 |
| physical
examination, or both, as required by and at the |
22 |
| expense of
the Department. The examining physician or |
23 |
| physicians shall
be those specifically designated by the |
24 |
| Department or Board.
The Department or Board may order the |
25 |
| examining physician to present
testimony
concerning this |
26 |
| mental or physical examination of the licensee or applicant. No
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| information shall be excluded by reason of any common law or |
2 |
| statutory
privilege relating to communications between the |
3 |
| licensee or applicant and the
examining physician.
The |
4 |
| individual to be examined may have, at his or her own
expense, |
5 |
| another physician of his or her choice present
during all |
6 |
| aspects of the examination. Failure of any
individual to submit |
7 |
| to mental or physical examination, when
directed, shall be |
8 |
| grounds for suspension of his or her
license until such time as |
9 |
| the individual submits to the
examination if the Department |
10 |
| finds, after notice
and hearing, that the refusal to submit to |
11 |
| the examination
was without reasonable cause.
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12 |
| If the Department or Board
finds an individual unable to |
13 |
| practice
because of the reasons
set forth in this Section, the |
14 |
| Department or Board shall
require such individual to submit to |
15 |
| care, counseling, or
treatment by physicians approved or |
16 |
| designated by the
Department or Board, as a condition, term, or |
17 |
| restriction for
continued,
reinstated, or renewed licensure to |
18 |
| practice; or in lieu of care, counseling,
or
treatment, the |
19 |
| Department may file, or the Board may recommend to the
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20 |
| Department to
file, a complaint to
immediately suspend, revoke, |
21 |
| or otherwise discipline the license of the
individual.
Any |
22 |
| individual whose license was granted pursuant to
this Act or |
23 |
| continued, reinstated, renewed,
disciplined or supervised, |
24 |
| subject to such terms, conditions
or restrictions who shall |
25 |
| fail to comply with such terms,
conditions or restrictions
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26 |
| shall be referred to the Secretary
Director for a
determination |
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| as to whether the licensee shall have his or her
license |
2 |
| suspended immediately, pending a hearing by the
Department. In |
3 |
| instances in which the Secretary
Director
immediately suspends |
4 |
| a license under this Section, a hearing
upon such person's |
5 |
| license must be convened by the
Board within 30
15 days after |
6 |
| such suspension and
completed without appreciable delay. The |
7 |
| Department and Board
shall have the authority to review the |
8 |
| subject administrator's
record of treatment and counseling |
9 |
| regarding the impairment,
to the extent permitted by applicable |
10 |
| federal statutes and
regulations safeguarding the |
11 |
| confidentiality of medical records.
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12 |
| An individual licensed under this Act, affected under
this |
13 |
| Section, shall be afforded an opportunity to
demonstrate to the |
14 |
| Department or Board that he or she can
resume
practice in |
15 |
| compliance with acceptable and prevailing
standards under the |
16 |
| provisions of his or her license.
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17 |
| (b) Any individual or
organization acting in good faith, |
18 |
| and not in a wilful and
wanton manner, in complying with this |
19 |
| Act by providing any
report or other information to the |
20 |
| Department, or
assisting in the investigation or preparation of |
21 |
| such
information, or by participating in proceedings of the
|
22 |
| Department, or by serving as a member of the
Board, shall not, |
23 |
| as a result of such actions,
be subject to criminal prosecution |
24 |
| or civil damages.
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25 |
| (c) Members of the Board, and persons
retained under |
26 |
| contract to assist and advise in an investigation,
shall be |
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| indemnified by the State for any actions
occurring within the |
2 |
| scope of services on or for the Board, done in good
faith
and |
3 |
| not wilful and wanton in
nature. The Attorney General shall |
4 |
| defend all such actions
unless he or she determines either that |
5 |
| there would be a
conflict of interest in such representation or |
6 |
| that the
actions complained of were not in good faith or were |
7 |
| wilful and wanton.
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8 |
| Should the Attorney General decline representation,
a |
9 |
| person entitled to indemnification under this Section shall |
10 |
| have the
right to employ counsel of his or her
choice, whose |
11 |
| fees shall be provided by the State, after
approval by the |
12 |
| Attorney General, unless there is a
determination by a court |
13 |
| that the member's actions were not
in good faith or were wilful |
14 |
| and wanton.
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15 |
| A person entitled to indemnification under this
Section |
16 |
| must notify the Attorney General within 7
days of receipt of |
17 |
| notice of the initiation of any action
involving services of |
18 |
| the Board. Failure to so
notify the Attorney General shall |
19 |
| constitute an absolute
waiver of the right to a defense and |
20 |
| indemnification.
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21 |
| The Attorney General shall determine within 7 days
after |
22 |
| receiving such notice, whether he or she will undertake to |
23 |
| represent
a
person entitled to indemnification under this |
24 |
| Section.
|
25 |
| (d) The determination by a circuit court that a licensee is |
26 |
| subject to
involuntary admission or judicial admission as |
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Health and Developmental Disabilities |
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| Code, as amended, operates as an
automatic suspension. Such |
3 |
| suspension will end only upon a finding by a
court that the |
4 |
| patient is no longer subject to involuntary admission or
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5 |
| judicial admission and issues an order so finding and |
6 |
| discharging the
patient; and upon the recommendation of the |
7 |
| Board to the Secretary
Director that
the licensee be allowed to |
8 |
| resume his or her practice.
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9 |
| (e) The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend the |
10 |
| license of
any person who fails to file a return, or to pay the |
11 |
| tax, penalty or
interest shown in a filed return, or to pay any |
12 |
| final assessment of tax,
penalty or interest, as required by |
13 |
| any tax Act administered by the Department of Revenue, until |
14 |
| such time as the requirements of any
such tax Act are |
15 |
| satisfied.
|
16 |
| (f) The Department of Public Health shall transmit to the
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17 |
| Department a list of those facilities which receive an "A" |
18 |
| violation as
defined in Section 1-129 of the Nursing Home Care |
19 |
| Act.
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20 |
| (Source: P.A. 89-197, eff. 7-21-95; 90-61, eff. 12-30-97.)
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21 |
| (225 ILCS 70/18) (from Ch. 111, par. 3668)
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22 |
| (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)
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23 |
| Sec. 18. Cease and desist order.
|
24 |
| (a) If any person who is not a licensed nursing home |
25 |
| administrator
violates a provision of this Act, the
Secretary
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2 |
| Illinois, through
the Attorney General of the State of Illinois |
3 |
| or the State's Attorney of
any county in which the action is |
4 |
| brought, petition for an order enjoining
such violation or for |
5 |
| an order enforcing compliance with this Act. Upon
the filing of |
6 |
| a verified petition in court, the court may issue a temporary
|
7 |
| restraining order, without notice or bond, and may |
8 |
| preliminarily and
permanently enjoin such violation. If it is |
9 |
| established that such
person has violated or is violating the |
10 |
| injunction, the Court may punish
the offender for contempt of |
11 |
| court. Proceedings under this Section shall
be in addition to, |
12 |
| and not in lieu of, all other remedies and penalties
provided |
13 |
| by this Act.
|
14 |
| (b) If any person shall practice as a nursing home |
15 |
| administrator or hold
himself or herself out as a nursing home |
16 |
| administrator without being
licensed under
the provisions of |
17 |
| this Act, then any licensed nursing home administrator,
any |
18 |
| interested party, or any person injured thereby may, in |
19 |
| addition to the Secretary
Director , petition for relief as |
20 |
| provided in subsection (a) of this Section.
|
21 |
| Whoever knowingly practices or offers to practice nursing |
22 |
| home
administration in this State without being licensed for |
23 |
| that purpose shall
be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and for |
24 |
| each subsequent conviction
shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony.
|
25 |
| (c) Whenever in the opinion of the Department any person |
26 |
| not licensed in
good standing violates any provision of this |
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a rule to show cause why an order |
2 |
| to cease and desist should not be entered
against him or her. |
3 |
| The rule shall clearly set forth the grounds relied
upon by
the |
4 |
| Department and shall provide a period of 7 working days from |
5 |
| the date
of the rule to file an answer to the satisfaction of |
6 |
| the Department.
Failure to answer to the satisfaction of the |
7 |
| Department shall cause an
order to cease and desist to be |
8 |
| issued immediately.
|
9 |
| (Source: P.A. 90-61, eff. 12-30-97.)
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| (225 ILCS 70/20) (from Ch. 111, par. 3670)
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| (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)
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12 |
| Sec. 20. Board hearing; recommendation. At the time and |
13 |
| place fixed in
the
notice, the Board
shall proceed to hear the |
14 |
| charges and the parties
both the accused
person and the |
15 |
| complainant shall be accorded ample
opportunity to present in |
16 |
| person, or by counsel, such
statements, testimony, evidence and |
17 |
| argument as may be
pertinent to the charges or to any defense |
18 |
| thereto. The
Board may continue such hearing from time to
time. |
19 |
| If the Board is not sitting at the time
and place fixed in the |
20 |
| notice or at the time and place to
which the hearing has been |
21 |
| continued, the Department shall
continue such hearing for a |
22 |
| period not to exceed 30 days.
|
23 |
| In case the accused person, after receiving notice,
fails |
24 |
| to file an answer, the Board may recommend that his or her |
25 |
| license
be suspended, revoked or placed on probationary status, |
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may recommend whatever disciplinary action as it |
2 |
| may deem
proper, without a hearing, if the act or acts charged |
3 |
| constitute sufficient
grounds for such action under this Act.
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4 |
| The Board has the authority to recommend
to the Secretary
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5 |
| Director that probation be granted or that other
disciplinary |
6 |
| action be taken as it
deems proper. If disciplinary action, |
7 |
| other than suspension
or revocation, is taken the Board may |
8 |
| recommend
that the Secretary
Director impose reasonable |
9 |
| limitations and
requirements upon the accused to insure
|
10 |
| compliance with the terms of the probation or other
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11 |
| disciplinary action, including but not limited to regular
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12 |
| reporting by the accused to the Department of their actions,
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13 |
| placing themselves under the care of a qualified physician
for |
14 |
| treatment, or limiting their practice in such manner as
the |
15 |
| Secretary
Director may require.
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| (Source: P.A. 90-61, eff. 12-30-97.)
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| (225 ILCS 70/20.1)
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18 |
| (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)
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19 |
| Sec. 20.1. Summary suspension. The Secretary
Director
may |
20 |
| summarily
suspend the license of a nursing home administrator |
21 |
| without a hearing,
simultaneously with the institution of |
22 |
| proceedings for a
hearing provided under this Act
Section if |
23 |
| the Secretary
Director finds
that evidence in his or her |
24 |
| possession indicates that an
administrator's continuation in |
25 |
| practice would constitute an
immediate danger to the public.
If |
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Director summarily suspends the license of an |
2 |
| administrator without a
hearing, a hearing shall
be held within |
3 |
| 30 days after the suspension has occurred.
|
4 |
| (Source: P.A. 90-61, eff. 12-30-97.)
|
5 |
| (225 ILCS 70/21) (from Ch. 111, par. 3671)
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| (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)
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| Sec. 21. Appointment of hearing officer. The Secretary
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8 |
| Director shall have the
authority to
appoint an attorney duly |
9 |
| licensed to practice law in the
State of Illinois to serve as |
10 |
| the hearing officer in any
action for refusal to issue, renew, |
11 |
| or discipline a license.
The hearing officer shall have full |
12 |
| authority to conduct the
hearing. There shall be present at |
13 |
| least one member of the Board at any
such hearing. The hearing |
14 |
| officer shall report his or her findings of
fact, conclusions |
15 |
| of law, and
recommendations to the Board. The Board shall
have |
16 |
| 60 days after receipt of the report to review the
report
of the |
17 |
| hearing officer and present its findings of fact,
conclusions |
18 |
| of law, and recommendations to the Secretary
Director .
If the |
19 |
| Board fails to present its report to the Secretary
within the |
20 |
| 60 day period ,
the
Secretary
Director may issue an order based |
21 |
| on the report of the hearing officer.
However, if the Board |
22 |
| does present its report within the specified 60 days,
the |
23 |
| Director's order shall be based upon the report of the Board.
|
24 |
| If the Secretary
Director disagrees with the recommendation of |
25 |
| the Board or the hearing
officer, the Secretary
Director may |
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report. The |
2 |
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Director shall promptly provide a written |
3 |
| explanation to the Board
on any such disagreement.
|
4 |
| (Source: P.A. 90-61, eff. 12-30-97.)
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| (225 ILCS 70/22) (from Ch. 111, par. 3672)
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6 |
| (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)
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7 |
| Sec. 22. Subpoena power. The Board or Department has
power |
8 |
| to subpoena and bring before it any person in this
State and to |
9 |
| take testimony either orally or by deposition,
or both, with |
10 |
| the same fees and mileage and in the same
manner as is |
11 |
| prescribed by law for judicial proceedings in civil cases.
|
12 |
| The Department, upon a determination that
probable cause |
13 |
| exists that a violation of one or more of the
grounds for |
14 |
| discipline listed in Section 17 has occurred or
is occurring, |
15 |
| may subpoena the records
of an individual licensed under this
|
16 |
| Act provided that prior to the submission of such records
to |
17 |
| the Board, all information indicating the
identity of any |
18 |
| resident shall be removed and deleted. The
use of such records |
19 |
| shall be restricted to members of the
Board and
appropriate |
20 |
| staff of the Department for the
purpose of determining the |
21 |
| existence of one or more grounds
for discipline of the nursing |
22 |
| home administrator as provided for by Section
17 of this Act. |
23 |
| Any such review of individual residents'
records shall be |
24 |
| conducted by the Board in
strict confidentiality, provided that |
25 |
| such resident records
shall be admissible in a disciplinary |
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Department, when necessary to substantiate |
2 |
| the
grounds for discipline alleged against the administrator
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3 |
| licensed under this Act, and provided further that nothing
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4 |
| herein shall be deemed to supersede the provisions of Part
21 |
5 |
| of Article VIII of the Code of Civil Procedure, as now
or |
6 |
| hereafter amended, to the extent applicable.
|
7 |
| The Secretary
Director , the designated hearing officer, |
8 |
| and any member of the Board have the power to administer oaths |
9 |
| at any hearing that the Department is authorized to conduct and |
10 |
| any other
oaths authorized in an Act administered by the |
11 |
| Department.
|
12 |
| (Source: P.A. 90-61, eff. 12-30-97.)
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13 |
| (225 ILCS 70/24) (from Ch. 111, par. 3674)
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14 |
| (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)
|
15 |
| Sec. 24. Motion for rehearing. The Board shall present to
|
16 |
| the Secretary
Director a written report of its findings and
|
17 |
| recommendations. A copy of such report shall be served upon
the |
18 |
| accused person, either personally or by
certified mail. Within |
19 |
| 20 days after such service, the
accused person may present to |
20 |
| the Department a motion,
in writing, for a rehearing, which |
21 |
| shall
specify the particular grounds for rehearing. If the
|
22 |
| accused
person orders and pays for a transcript of the record |
23 |
| as
provided in Section 23, the time elapsing thereafter and
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24 |
| before such transcript is ready for delivery to them shall
not |
25 |
| be counted as part of such 30 days.
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| (Source: P.A. 90-61, eff. 12-30-97.)
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| (225 ILCS 70/24.1)
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3 |
| (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)
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4 |
| Sec. 24.1. Surrender of license; record; list of |
5 |
| disciplined licensees
disciplinees . Upon the suspension,
|
6 |
| revocation, placement on probationary status, or the taking
of |
7 |
| any other disciplinary action deemed
proper by the Board with |
8 |
| regard to a license, the accused shall
surrender his or her |
9 |
| license to the Department, if ordered to do
so by the |
10 |
| Department, and upon his or her failure or refusal
to do so, |
11 |
| the Department may seize the license.
|
12 |
| Each order of revocation, suspension, or
other |
13 |
| disciplinary action shall contain a brief, concise
statement of |
14 |
| the ground or grounds upon which the
Department's action is |
15 |
| based, as well as the specific terms
and conditions of such |
16 |
| action. This document shall be
retained as a permanent record |
17 |
| by the Board and the Secretary
Director .
|
18 |
| The Department shall at least annually publish a list
of |
19 |
| the names of all persons disciplined under this Act in
the |
20 |
| preceding 12 months. Such lists shall be mailed by the
|
21 |
| Department to any person in the State upon request.
|
22 |
| In those instances where an order of revocation,
|
23 |
| suspension, or other disciplinary action has been rendered
by |
24 |
| virtue of a nursing home administrator's physical illness, |
25 |
| including but
not limited to deterioration through the aging |
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| process, or
loss of motor skill that results in an inability
to |
2 |
| practice with reasonable judgment, skill, or
safety, the |
3 |
| Department shall only permit this document, and
the record of |
4 |
| the hearing incident thereto, to be observed,
inspected, |
5 |
| viewed, or copied pursuant to court order.
|
6 |
| (Source: P.A. 90-61, eff. 12-30-97.)
|
7 |
| (225 ILCS 70/26) (from Ch. 111, par. 3676)
|
8 |
| (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)
|
9 |
| Sec. 26. An order of revocation, suspension, placing the |
10 |
| license on
probationary status, or other formal
disciplinary |
11 |
| action as the Department may deem proper, or a
certified copy |
12 |
| thereof, over the seal of the Department and
purporting to be |
13 |
| signed by the Secretary
Director , is prima facie proof that:
|
14 |
| (a) Such signature is the genuine signature of the |
15 |
| Secretary
Director ;
|
16 |
| (b) The Secretary
Director is duly appointed and qualified; |
17 |
| and
|
18 |
| (c) The Board and the members thereof are qualified.
|
19 |
| Such proof may be rebutted.
|
20 |
| (Source: P.A. 85-932.)
|
21 |
| (225 ILCS 70/28) (from Ch. 111, par. 3678)
|
22 |
| (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)
|
23 |
| Sec. 28. Rehearing on order of Secretary
Director . Whenever |
24 |
| the Secretary
Director believes
justice has
not been done in |