95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
SB0149

 

Introduced 1/31/2007, by Sen. Deanna Demuzio

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
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    Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act to extend the repeal date of the Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987 from January 1, 2008 to January 1, 2018. Amends the Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987. Replaces "Department of Professional Regulation" with "Department of Financial and Professional Regulation" and "Director of the Department of Professional Regulation" with "Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation" throughout the Act. Changes the amount of the civil penalty imposed for each offense of unlicensed practice and the maximum amount of fines that may be imposed for each violation of the Act from $5,000 to $10,000. Makes changes to provisions concerning the physician assistant advisory committee, supervision requirements, qualifications, fees, endorsement, grounds for disciplinary action, and hearing officers. Makes other changes. Repeals a Section concerning the issuance of a license. Effective immediately.


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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,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Regulatory Sunset Act is amended by changing
5 Section 4.18 and by adding Section 4.28 as follows:
 
6     (5 ILCS 80/4.18)
7     Sec. 4.18. Acts repealed January 1, 2008 and December 31,
8 2008.
9     (a) The following Acts are repealed on January 1, 2008:
10         The Acupuncture Practice Act.
11         The Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act.
12         The Home Medical Equipment and Services Provider
13     License Act.
14         The Nursing and Advanced Practice Nursing Act.
15         The Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
16     Practice Act.
17         The Marriage and Family Therapy Licensing Act.
18         The Nursing Home Administrators Licensing and
19     Disciplinary Act.
20         The Pharmacy Practice Act of 1987.
21         The Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987.
22         The Podiatric Medical Practice Act of 1987.
23         The Structural Pest Control Act.

 

 

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1     (b) The following Acts are repealed on December 31, 2008:
2         The Medical Practice Act of 1987.
3         The Environmental Health Practitioner Licensing Act.
4 (Source: P.A. 94-754, eff. 5-10-06; 94-1075, eff. 12-29-06;
5 94-1085, eff. 1-19-07; revised 1-22-07.)
 
6     (5 ILCS 80/4.28 new)
7     Sec. 4.28. Act repealed on January 1, 2018. The following
8 Act is repealed on January 1, 2018:
9     The Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987.
 
10     Section 10. The Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987 is
11 amended by changing Sections 3, 4, 7, 10.5, 11, 12, 14.1, 15,
12 21, 22, 22.1, 22.2, 22.5, 22.6, 22.7, 22.8, 22.9, 22.10, and
13 22.13 as follows:
 
14     (225 ILCS 95/3)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4603)
15     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)
16     Sec. 3. Administrative Procedure Act. The Illinois
17 Administrative Procedure Act is hereby expressly adopted and
18 incorporated herein as if all of the provisions of that Act
19 were included in this Act, except that the provision of
20 subsection (d) of Section 10-65 of the Illinois Administrative
21 Procedure Act that provides that at hearings the licensee has
22 the right to show compliance with all lawful requirements for
23 retention, continuation or renewal of the license is

 

 

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1 specifically excluded. For the purposes of this Act the notice
2 required under Section 10-25 of the Administrative Procedure
3 Act is deemed sufficient when mailed to the last known address
4 of a party. The Secretary Director may promulgate rules for the
5 administration and enforcement of this Act and may prescribe
6 forms to be issued in connection with this Act.
7 (Source: P.A. 88-45.)
 
8     (225 ILCS 95/4)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4604)
9     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)
10     Sec. 4. In this Act:
11     1. "Department" means the Department of Financial and
12 Professional Regulation.
13     2. "Secretary Director" means the Secretary Director of
14 Financial and Professional Regulation.
15     3. "Physician assistant" means any person not a physician
16 who has been certified as a physician assistant by the National
17 Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants or
18 equivalent successor agency and performs procedures under the
19 supervision of a physician as defined in this Act. A physician
20 assistant may perform such procedures within the specialty of
21 the supervising physician, except that such physician shall
22 exercise such direction, supervision and control over such
23 physician assistants as will assure that patients shall receive
24 quality medical care. Physician assistants shall be capable of
25 performing a variety of tasks within the specialty of medical

 

 

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1 care under the supervision of a physician. Supervision of the
2 physician assistant shall not be construed to necessarily
3 require the personal presence of the supervising physician at
4 all times at the place where services are rendered, as long as
5 there is communication available for consultation by radio,
6 telephone or telecommunications within established guidelines
7 as determined by the physician/physician assistant team. The
8 supervising physician may delegate tasks and duties to the
9 physician assistant. Delegated tasks or duties shall be
10 consistent with physician assistant education, training, and
11 experience. The delegated tasks or duties shall be specific to
12 the practice setting and shall be implemented and reviewed
13 under guidelines established by the physician or
14 physician/physician assistant team. A physician assistant,
15 acting as an agent of the physician, shall be permitted to
16 transmit the supervising physician's orders as determined by
17 the institution's by-laws, policies, procedures, or job
18 description within which the physician/physician assistant
19 team practices. Physician assistants shall practice only
20 within the established guidelines.
21     4. "Board" means the Medical Licensing Board constituted
22 under the Medical Practice Act of 1987.
23     5. "Disciplinary Board" means the Medical Disciplinary
24 Board constituted under the Medical Practice Act of 1987.
25     6. "Physician" means, for purposes of this Act, a person
26 licensed to practice medicine in all its branches under the

 

 

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1 Medical Practice Act of 1987.
2     7. "Supervising Physician" means, for the purposes of this
3 Act, the primary supervising physician of a physician
4 assistant, who, within his specialty and expertise may delegate
5 a variety of tasks and procedures to the physician assistant.
6 Such tasks and procedures shall be delegated within established
7 guidelines. The supervising physician maintains the final
8 responsibility for the care of the patient and the performance
9 of the physician assistant.
10     8. "Alternate supervising physician" means, for the
11 purpose of this Act, any physician designated by the
12 supervising physician to provide supervision in the event that
13 he or she is unable to provide that supervision for a period
14 not to exceed 30 days unless the Department is notified in
15 writing. The Department may further define "alternate
16 supervising physician" by rule.
17     The alternate supervising physicians shall maintain all
18 the same responsibilities as the supervising physician.
19 Nothing in this Act shall be construed as relieving any
20 physician of the professional or legal responsibility for the
21 care and treatment of persons attended by him or by physician
22 assistants under his supervision. Nothing in this Act shall be
23 construed as to limit the reasonable number of alternate
24 supervising physicians, provided they are designated by the
25 supervising physician.
26 (Source: P.A. 89-361, eff. 8-17-95.)
 

 

 

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1     (225 ILCS 95/7)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4607)
2     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)
3     Sec. 7. Supervision requirements. No more than 2 physician
4 assistants shall be supervised by the supervising physician,
5 although a physician assistant shall be able to hold more than
6 one professional position. Each supervising physician shall
7 file a notice of supervision of such physician assistant
8 according to the rules of the Department. However, the
9 alternate supervising physician may supervise more than 2
10 physician assistants when the supervising physician is unable
11 to provide such supervision consistent with the definition of
12 alternate physician in Section 4. It is the responsibility of
13 the supervising physician to maintain documentation each time
14 he or she has designated an alternative supervising physician.
15 This documentation shall include the date alternate
16 supervisory control began, the date alternate supervisory
17 control ended, and any other changes. A supervising physician
18 shall provide a copy of this documentation to the Department,
19 upon request.
20     Physician assistants shall be supervised only by
21 physicians as defined in this Act who are engaged in clinical
22 practice, or in clinical practice in public health or other
23 community health facilities.
24     Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit the
25 delegation of tasks or duties by a physician to a nurse or

 

 

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1 other appropriately trained personnel.
2     Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit the
3 employment of physician assistants by a hospital, nursing home
4 or other health care facility where such physician assistants
5 function under the supervision of a supervising physician.
6     Physician assistants may be employed by the Department of
7 Corrections or the Department of Human Services (as successor
8 to the Department of Mental Health and Developmental
9 Disabilities) for service in facilities maintained by such
10 Departments and affiliated training facilities in programs
11 conducted under the authority of the Director of Corrections or
12 the Secretary of Human Services. Each physician assistant
13 employed by the Department of Corrections or the Department of
14 Human Services (as successor to the Department of Mental Health
15 and Developmental Disabilities) shall be under the supervision
16 of a physician engaged in clinical practice and direct patient
17 care. Duties of each physician assistant employed by such
18 Departments are limited to those within the scope of practice
19 of the supervising physician who is fully responsible for all
20 physician assistant activities.
21     A physician assistant may be employed by a practice group
22 or other entity employing multiple physicians at one or more
23 locations. In that case, one of the physicians practicing at a
24 location shall be designated the supervising physician. The
25 other physicians with that practice group or other entity who
26 practice in the same general type of practice or specialty as

 

 

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1 the supervising physician may supervise the physician
2 assistant with respect to their patients without being deemed
3 alternate supervising physicians for the purpose of this Act.
4 (Source: P.A. 93-149, eff. 7-10-03.)
 
5     (225 ILCS 95/10.5)
6     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)
7     Sec. 10.5. Unlicensed practice; violation; civil penalty.
8     (a) Any person who practices, offers to practice, attempts
9 to practice, or holds oneself out to practice as a physician's
10 assistant without being licensed under this Act shall, in
11 addition to any other penalty provided by law, pay a civil
12 penalty to the Department in an amount not to exceed $10,000
13 $5,000 for each offense as determined by the Department. The
14 civil penalty shall be assessed by the Department after a
15 hearing is held in accordance with the provisions set forth in
16 this Act regarding the provision of a hearing for the
17 discipline of a licensee.
18     (b) The Department has the authority and power to
19 investigate any and all unlicensed activity.
20     (c) The civil penalty shall be paid within 60 days after
21 the effective date of the order imposing the civil penalty. The
22 order shall constitute a judgment and may be filed and
23 execution had thereon in the same manner as any judgment from
24 any court of record.
25 (Source: P.A. 89-474, eff. 6-18-96.)
 

 

 

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1     (225 ILCS 95/11)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4611)
2     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)
3     Sec. 11. Committee. There is established a physician
4 assistant advisory committee to the Medical Licensing Board.
5 The physician assistant advisory committee shall review and
6 make recommendations to the Board regarding all matters
7 relating to physician assistants. The physician assistant
8 advisory committee shall be composed of 7 members. Three of the
9 7 members shall be physicians, 2 of whom shall be members of
10 the Board and appointed to the advisory committee by the
11 chairman. One physician, not a member of the Board, shall be a
12 supervisor of a certified physician assistant and shall be
13 approved by the Governor from a list of Illinois physicians
14 supervising certified physician assistants. Three members
15 shall be physician assistants, certified under the law and
16 appointed by the Governor from a list of 10 names recommended
17 by the Board of Directors of the Illinois Academy of Physician
18 Assistants. One member, not employed or having any material
19 interest in any health care field, shall be appointed by the
20 Governor and represent the public. The chairman of the
21 physician assistant advisory committee shall be a member
22 elected by a majority vote of the physician assistant advisory
23 committee unless already a member of the Board. The physician
24 assistant advisory committee is required to meet and report to
25 the Board as physician assistant issues arise. The terms of

 

 

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1 office of each of the original 7 members shall be at staggered
2 intervals. One physician and one physician assistant shall
3 serve for a 2 year term. One physician and one physician
4 assistant shall serve a 3 year term. One physician, one
5 physician assistant and the public member shall serve a 4 year
6 term. Upon the expiration of the term of any member, his
7 successor shall be appointed for a term of 4 years in the same
8 manner as the initial appointment. No member shall serve more
9 than 2 consecutive terms.
10     The members of the physician assistant advisory committee
11 shall be reimbursed for all authorized legitimate and necessary
12 expenses incurred in attending the meetings of the committee.
13     A majority of the physician assistant advisory committee
14 members currently appointed shall constitute a quorum. A
15 vacancy in the membership of the committee shall not impair the
16 right of a quorum to perform all of the duties of the
17 committee.
18     Members of the physician assistant advisory committee
19 shall have no liability for any action based upon a
20 disciplinary proceeding or other activity performed in good
21 faith as a member of the committee.
22 (Source: P.A. 90-61, eff. 12-30-97; 91-827, eff. 6-13-00.)
 
23     (225 ILCS 95/12)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4612)
24     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)
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1 physician assistant and the Department may issue a physician
2 assistant license to a if that person who:
3     1. Has applied in writing in form and substance
4 satisfactory to the Department and has not violated any of the
5 provisions of Section 21 of this Act or the rules promulgated
6 hereunder. The Department may take into consideration any
7 felony conviction of the applicant but such conviction shall
8 not operate as an absolute bar to licensure; and
9     2. Has successfully completed the examination provided by
10 the National Commission on the Certification of Physician's
11 Assistant or its successor agency; .
12     3. Holds a certificate issued by the National Commission on
13 the Certification of Physician Assistants or an equivalent
14 successor agency; and
15     4. Complies with all applicable rules of the Department.
16 (Source: P.A. 85-981.)
 
17     (225 ILCS 95/14.1)
18     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)
19     Sec. 14.1. Fees.
20     (a) Fees collected for the administration of this Act shall
21 be set by the The Department by rule shall provide by rule for
22 a schedule of fees to be paid for licenses by all applicants.
23 All fees are not refundable.
24     (b) (Blank). Except as provided in subsection (c) below,
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1 including but not limited to original licensure, renewal, and
2 restoration, shall be set by rule.
3     (c) All moneys collected under this Act by the Department
4 shall be deposited in the Illinois State Medical Disciplinary
5 Fund in the State Treasury and used (1) in the exercise of its
6 powers and performance of its duties under this Act, as such
7 use is made by the Department; (2) for costs directly related
8 to license renewal of persons licensed under this Act; and (3)
9 for the costs incurred by the physician assistant advisory
10 committee in the exercise of its powers and performance of its
11 duties under this Act, as such use is made by the Department;
12 and (4) for direct and allocable indirect costs related to the
13 public purposes of the Department of Professional Regulation.
14     All earnings received from investment of moneys in the
15 Illinois State Medical Disciplinary Fund shall be deposited
16 into the Illinois State Medical Disciplinary Fund and shall be
17 used for the same purposes as fees deposited in the Fund.
18 (Source: P.A. 90-61, eff. 12-30-97.)
 
19     (225 ILCS 95/15)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4615)
20     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)
21     Sec. 15. Endorsement. Upon payment of the required fee, the
22 Department may, in its discretion, license as a physician
23 assistant, an An applicant who is may be approved as a
24 physician assistant who has been licensed or approved in
25 another jurisdiction, if the requirements for licensure in that

 

 

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1 jurisdiction were, at the time of licensure, state which has
2 substantially equivalent to the requirements in force in this
3 State on that date or equivalent to the requirements of this
4 Act the same requirements, and to whom the applicant applies
5 and pays a fee determined by the Department.
6 (Source: P.A. 85-981.)
 
7     (225 ILCS 95/21)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4621)
8     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)
9     Sec. 21. Grounds for disciplinary action.
10     (a) The Department may refuse to issue or to renew, or may
11 revoke, suspend, place on probation, censure or reprimand, or
12 take other disciplinary or non-disciplinary action with regard
13 to any license issued under this Act as the Department may deem
14 proper, including the issuance of fines not to exceed $10,000
15 $5000 for each violation, for any one or combination of the
16 following causes:
17         (1) Material misstatement in furnishing information to
18     the Department.
19         (2) Violations of this Act, or the rules adopted under
20     this Act.
21         (3) Conviction of or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo
22     contendere to any crime that is a felony under the laws of
23     the United States or any state or territory thereof any
24     U.S. jurisdiction that is a felony or that is a
25     misdemeanor, an essential element of which is dishonesty,

 

 

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1     or of any crime that which is directly related to the
2     practice of the profession.
3         (4) Making any misrepresentation for the purpose of
4     obtaining licenses.
5         (5) Professional incompetence.
6         (6) Aiding or assisting another person in violating any
7     provision of this Act or its rules.
8         (7) Failing, within 60 days, to provide information in
9     response to a written request made by the Department.
10         (8) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
11     unprofessional conduct, as defined by rule, of a character
12     likely to deceive, defraud, or harm the public.
13         (9) Habitual or excessive use or addiction to alcohol,
14     narcotics, stimulants, or any other chemical agent or drug
15     that results in a physician assistant's inability to
16     practice with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety.
17         (10) Discipline by another U.S. jurisdiction or
18     foreign nation, if at least one of the grounds for
19     discipline is the same or substantially equivalent to those
20     set forth in this Section.
21         (11) Directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from
22     any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association
23     any fee, commission, rebate or other form of compensation
24     for any professional services not actually or personally
25     rendered.
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1     licensee, after having his or her license placed on
2     probationary status has violated the terms of probation.
3         (13) Abandonment of a patient.
4         (14) Willfully making or filing false records or
5     reports in his or her practice, including but not limited
6     to false records filed with state agencies or departments.
7         (15) Willfully failing to report an instance of
8     suspected child abuse or neglect as required by the Abused
9     and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
10         (16) Physical illness, or mental illness or impairment
11     including but not limited to deterioration through the
12     aging process, or loss of motor skill, mental illness, or
13     disability that results in the inability to practice the
14     profession with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety,
15     including, but not limited to, deterioration through the
16     aging process or loss of motor skill.
17         (17) Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated
18     report by the Department of Children and Family Services
19     under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act, and
20     upon proof by clear and convincing evidence that the
21     licensee has caused a child to be an abused child or
22     neglected child as defined in the Abused and Neglected
23     Child Reporting Act.
24         (18) (Blank). Conviction in this State or another state
25     of any crime that is a felony under the laws of this State,
26     or conviction of a felony in a federal court.

 

 

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1         (19) Gross negligence malpractice resulting in
2     permanent injury or death of a patient.
3         (20) Employment of fraud, deception or any unlawful
4     means in applying for or securing a license as a physician
5     assistant.
6         (21) Exceeding the authority delegated to him or her by
7     his or her supervising physician in guidelines established
8     by the physician/physician assistant team.
9         (22) Immoral conduct in the commission of any act, such
10     as sexual abuse, sexual misconduct or sexual exploitation
11     related to the licensee's practice.
12         (23) Violation of the Health Care Worker Self-Referral
13     Act.
14         (24) Practicing under a false or assumed name, except
15     as provided by law.
16         (25) Making a false or misleading statement regarding
17     his or her skill or the efficacy or value of the medicine,
18     treatment, or remedy prescribed by him or her in the course
19     of treatment.
20         (26) Allowing another person to use his or her license
21     to practice.
22         (27) Prescribing, selling, administering,
23     distributing, giving, or self-administering a drug
24     classified as a controlled substance (designated product)
25     or narcotic for other than medically-accepted therapeutic
26     purposes.

 

 

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1         (28) Promotion of the sale of drugs, devices,
2     appliances, or goods provided for a patient in a manner to
3     exploit the patient for financial gain.
4         (29) A pattern of practice or other behavior that
5     demonstrates incapacity or incompetence to practice under
6     this Act.
7         (30) Violating State or federal laws or regulations
8     relating to controlled substances or other legend drugs.
9         (31) Exceeding the limited prescriptive authority
10     delegated by the supervising physician or violating the
11     written guidelines delegating that authority.
12         (32) Practicing without providing to the Department a
13     notice of supervision or delegation of prescriptive
14     authority.
15     (b) The Department may, without a hearing, refuse to issue
16 or renew or may suspend the license of any person who fails to
17 file a return, or to pay the tax, penalty or interest shown in
18 a filed return, or to pay any final assessment of the tax,
19 penalty, or interest as required by any tax Act administered by
20 the Illinois Department of Revenue, until such time as the
21 requirements of any such tax Act are satisfied.
22     (c) The determination by a circuit court that a licensee is
23 subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission as
24 provided in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
25 Code operates as an automatic suspension. The suspension will
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1 longer subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission
2 and issues an order so finding and discharging the patient, and
3 upon the recommendation of the Disciplinary Board to the
4 Secretary Director that the licensee be allowed to resume his
5 or her practice.
6     (d) In enforcing this Section, the Department upon a
7 showing of a possible violation may compel an individual
8 licensed to practice under this Act, or who has applied for
9 licensure under this Act, to submit to a mental or physical
10 examination, or both, as required by and at the expense of the
11 Department. The Department may order the examining physician to
12 present testimony concerning the mental or physical
13 examination of the licensee or applicant. No information shall
14 be excluded by reason of any common law or statutory privilege
15 relating to communications between the licensee or applicant
16 and the examining physician. The examining physicians shall be
17 specifically designated by the Department. The individual to be
18 examined may have, at his or her own expense, another physician
19 of his or her choice present during all aspects of this
20 examination. Failure of an individual to submit to a mental or
21 physical examination, when directed, shall be grounds for
22 suspension of his or her license until the individual submits
23 to the examination if the Department finds, after notice and
24 hearing, that the refusal to submit to the examination was
25 without reasonable cause.
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1 because of the reasons set forth in this Section, the
2 Department may require that individual to submit to care,
3 counseling, or treatment by physicians approved or designated
4 by the Department, as a condition, term, or restriction for
5 continued, reinstated, or renewed licensure to practice; or, in
6 lieu of care, counseling, or treatment, the Department may file
7 a complaint to immediately suspend, revoke, or otherwise
8 discipline the license of the individual. An individual whose
9 license was granted, continued, reinstated, renewed,
10 disciplined, or supervised subject to such terms, conditions,
11 or restrictions, and who fails to comply with such terms,
12 conditions, or restrictions, shall be referred to the Secretary
13 Director for a determination as to whether the individual shall
14 have his or her license suspended immediately, pending a
15 hearing by the Department.
16     In instances in which the Secretary Director immediately
17 suspends a person's license under this Section, a hearing on
18 that person's license must be convened by the Department within
19 15 days after the suspension and completed without appreciable
20 delay. The Department shall have the authority to review the
21 subject individual's record of treatment and counseling
22 regarding the impairment to the extent permitted by applicable
23 federal statutes and regulations safeguarding the
24 confidentiality of medical records.
25     An individual licensed under this Act and affected under
26 this Section shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to

 

 

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1 the Department that he or she can resume practice in compliance
2 with acceptable and prevailing standards under the provisions
3 of his or her license.
4 (Source: P.A. 90-61, eff. 12-30-97; 90-116, eff. 7-14-97;
5 90-655, eff. 7-30-98.)
 
6     (225 ILCS 95/22)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4622)
7     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)
8     Sec. 22. Returned checks; fines. Any person who delivers a
9 check or other payment to the Department that is returned to
10 the Department unpaid by the financial institution upon which
11 it is drawn shall pay to the Department, in addition to the
12 amount already owed to the Department, a fine of $50. The fines
13 imposed by this Section are in addition to any other discipline
14 provided under this Act for unlicensed practice or practice on
15 a nonrenewed license. The Department shall notify the person
16 that payment of fees and fines shall be paid to the Department
17 by certified check or money order within 30 calendar days of
18 the notification. If, after the expiration of 30 days from the
19 date of the notification, the person has failed to submit the
20 necessary remittance, the Department shall automatically
21 terminate the license or certificate or deny the application,
22 without hearing. If, after termination or denial, the person
23 seeks a license or certificate, he or she shall apply to the
24 Department for restoration or issuance of the license or
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1 The Department may establish a fee for the processing of an
2 application for restoration of a license or certificate to pay
3 all expenses of processing this application. The Secretary
4 Director may waive the fines due under this Section in
5 individual cases where the Secretary Director finds that the
6 fines would be unreasonable or unnecessarily burdensome.
7 (Source: P.A. 92-146, eff. 1-1-02.)
 
8     (225 ILCS 95/22.1)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4622.1)
9     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)
10     Sec. 22.1. Injunction.
11     (a) If any person violates the provision of this Act, the
12 Secretary Director may, in the name of the People of the State
13 of Illinois, through the Attorney General of the State of
14 Illinois, or the State's Attorney of any county in which the
15 action is brought, petition for an order enjoining the
16 violation or for an order enforcing compliance with this Act.
17 Upon the filing of a verified petition in court, the court may
18 issue a temporary restraining order, without notice or bond,
19 and may preliminarily and permanently enjoin such violation,
20 and if it is established that such person has violated or is
21 violating the injunction, the Court may punish the offender for
22 contempt of court. Proceedings under this Section shall be in
23 addition to, and not in lieu of, all other remedies and
24 penalties provided by this Act.
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1 or hold himself or herself out as a physician assistant without
2 being licensed under the provisions of this Act, then any
3 licensed physician assistant, any interested party or any
4 person injured thereby may, in addition to the Secretary
5 Director, petition for relief as provided in subsection (a) of
6 this Section.
7     (c) Whenever in the opinion of the Department any person
8 violates any provision of this Act, the Department may issue a
9 rule to show cause why an order to cease and desist should not
10 be entered against him. The rule shall clearly set forth the
11 grounds relied upon by the Department and shall provide a
12 period of 7 days from the date of the rule to file an answer to
13 the satisfaction of the Department. Failure to answer to the
14 satisfaction of the Department shall cause an order to cease
15 and desist to be issued forthwith.
16 (Source: P.A. 90-61, eff. 12-30-97.)
 
17     (225 ILCS 95/22.2)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4622.2)
18     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)
19     Sec. 22.2. Investigation; notice; hearing. The Department
20 may investigate the actions of any applicant or of any person
21 or persons holding or claiming to hold a license. The
22 Department shall, before suspending, revoking, placing on
23 probationary status, or taking any other disciplinary action as
24 the Department may deem proper with regard to any license, at
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1 applicant or licensee in writing of any charges made and the
2 time and place for a hearing of the charges before the
3 Disciplinary Board, direct him or her to file his or her
4 written answer thereto to the Disciplinary Board under oath
5 within 20 days after the service on him or her of such notice
6 and inform him or her that if he or she fails to file such
7 answer default will be taken against him or her and his or her
8 license may be suspended, revoked, placed on probationary
9 status, or have other disciplinary action, including limiting
10 the scope, nature or extent of his or her practice, as the
11 Department may deem proper taken with regard thereto. Such
12 written notice may be served by personal delivery or certified
13 or registered mail at the last address of his or her last
14 notification to the Department. At the time and place fixed in
15 the notice, the Department shall proceed to hear the charges
16 and the parties or their counsel shall be accorded ample
17 opportunity to present such statements, testimony, evidence,
18 and argument as may be pertinent to the charges or to the
19 defense thereto. The Department may continue such hearing from
20 time to time. In case the applicant or licensee, after
21 receiving notice, fails to file an answer, his or her license
22 may in the discretion of the Secretary Director, having
23 received first the recommendation of the Disciplinary Board, be
24 suspended, revoked, placed on probationary status, or the
25 Secretary Director may take whatever disciplinary action as he
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1 or extent of such person's practice, without a hearing, if the
2 act or acts charged constitute sufficient grounds for such
3 action under this Act.
4 (Source: P.A. 90-61, eff. 12-30-97.)
 
5     (225 ILCS 95/22.5)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4622.5)
6     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)
7     Sec. 22.5. Subpoena power; oaths. The Department shall have
8 power to subpoena and bring before it any person and to take
9 testimony either orally or by deposition or both, with the same
10 fees and mileage and in the same manner as prescribed by law in
11 judicial proceedings in civil cases in circuit courts of this
12 State.
13     The Secretary Director, the designated hearing officer,
14 and any member of the Disciplinary Board designated by the
15 Secretary Director shall each have power to administer oaths to
16 witnesses at any hearing which the Department is authorized to
17 conduct under this Act and any other oaths required or
18 authorized to be administered by the Department under this Act.
19 (Source: P.A. 90-61, eff. 12-30-97.)
 
20     (225 ILCS 95/22.6)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4622.6)
21     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)
22     Sec. 22.6. At the conclusion of the hearing the
23 Disciplinary Board shall present to the Secretary Director a
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1 recommendations. The report shall contain a finding whether or
2 not the accused person violated this Act or failed to comply
3 with the conditions required in this Act. The Disciplinary
4 Board shall specify the nature of the violation or failure to
5 comply, and shall make its recommendations to the Secretary
6 Director.
7     The report of findings of fact, conclusions of law and
8 recommendation of the Disciplinary Board shall be the basis for
9 the Department's order or refusal or for the granting of a
10 license or permit. If the Secretary Director disagrees in any
11 regard with the report of the Disciplinary Board, the Secretary
12 Director may issue an order in contravention thereof. The
13 Secretary Director shall provide a written report to the
14 Disciplinary Board on any deviation, and shall specify with
15 particularity the reasons for such action in the final order.
16 The finding is not admissible in evidence against the person in
17 a criminal prosecution brought for the violation of this Act,
18 but the hearing and finding are not a bar to a criminal
19 prosecution brought for the violation of this Act.
20 (Source: P.A. 85-981.)
 
21     (225 ILCS 95/22.7)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4622.7)
22     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)
23     Sec. 22.7. Hearing officer. Notwithstanding the provisions
24 of Section 22.2 of this Act, the Secretary Director shall have
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1 law in the State of Illinois to serve as the hearing officer in
2 any action for refusal to issue or renew, or for discipline of,
3 a license. The Secretary Director shall notify the Disciplinary
4 Board of any such appointment. The hearing officer shall have
5 full authority to conduct the hearing. The hearing officer
6 shall report his or her findings of fact, conclusions of law,
7 and recommendations to the Disciplinary Board and the Secretary
8 Director. The Disciplinary Board shall have 60 days from
9 receipt of the report to review the report of the hearing
10 officer and present their findings of fact, conclusions of law,
11 and recommendations to the Secretary Director. If the
12 Disciplinary Board fails to present its report within the 60
13 day period, the Secretary may Director shall issue an order
14 based on the report of the hearing officer. If the Secretary
15 Director disagrees in any regard with the report of the
16 Disciplinary Board or hearing officer, he or she may issue an
17 order in contravention thereof. The Secretary Director shall
18 provide a written explanation to the Disciplinary Board on any
19 such deviation, and shall specify with particularity the
20 reasons for such action in the final order.
21 (Source: P.A. 90-61, eff. 12-30-97.)
 
22     (225 ILCS 95/22.8)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4622.8)
23     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)
24     Sec. 22.8. In any case involving the refusal to issue,
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1 Board's report shall be served upon the respondent by the
2 Department, either personally or as provided in this Act for
3 the service of the notice of hearing. Within 20 days after such
4 service, the respondent may present to the Department a motion
5 in writing for a rehearing, which motion shall specify the
6 particular grounds therefor. If no motion for rehearing is
7 filed, then upon the expiration of the time specified for
8 filing such a motion, or if a motion for rehearing is denied,
9 then upon such denial the Secretary Director may enter an order
10 in accordance with recommendations of the Disciplinary Board
11 except as provided in Section 22.6 or 22.7 of this Act. If the
12 respondent shall order from the reporting service, and pay for
13 a transcript of the record within the time for filing a motion
14 for rehearing, the 20 day period within which such a motion may
15 be filed shall commence upon the delivery of the transcript to
16 the respondent.
17 (Source: P.A. 85-981.)
 
18     (225 ILCS 95/22.9)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4622.9)
19     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)
20     Sec. 22.9. Whenever the Secretary Director is satisfied
21 that substantial justice has not been done in the revocation,
22 suspension or refusal to issue or renew a license, the
23 Secretary Director may order a rehearing by the same or another
24 hearing officer or Disciplinary Board.
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1     (225 ILCS 95/22.10)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4622.10)
2     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)
3     Sec. 22.10. Order or certified copy; prima facie proof. An
4 order or a certified copy thereof, over the seal of the
5 Department and purporting to be signed by the Secretary
6 Director, shall be prima facie proof that:
7         (a) the signature is the genuine signature of the
8     Secretary Director;
9         (b) the Secretary Director is duly appointed and
10     qualified; and
11         (c) the Disciplinary Board and the members thereof are
12     qualified to act.
13 (Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)
 
14     (225 ILCS 95/22.13)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4622.13)
15     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)
16     Sec. 22.13. The Secretary Director may temporarily suspend
17 the license of a physician assistant without a hearing,
18 simultaneously with the institution of proceedings for a
19 hearing provided for in Section 22.2 of this Act, if the
20 Secretary Director finds that evidence in his possession
21 indicates that continuation in practice would constitute an
22 imminent danger to the public. In the event that the Secretary
23 Director suspends, temporarily, this license without a
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1 days after such suspension has occurred, and concluded without
2 appreciable delay.
3 (Source: P.A. 85-981.)
 
4     (225 ILCS 95/14 rep.)
5     Section 15. The Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987 is
6 amended by repealing Section 14.
 
7     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
8 becoming law.

 

 

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1 INDEX
2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
3     5 ILCS 80/4.18
4     5 ILCS 80/4.28 new
5     225 ILCS 95/3 from Ch. 111, par. 4603
6     225 ILCS 95/4 from Ch. 111, par. 4604
7     225 ILCS 95/7 from Ch. 111, par. 4607
8     225 ILCS 95/10.5
9     225 ILCS 95/11 from Ch. 111, par. 4611
10     225 ILCS 95/12 from Ch. 111, par. 4612
11     225 ILCS 95/14.1
12     225 ILCS 95/15 from Ch. 111, par. 4615
13     225 ILCS 95/21 from Ch. 111, par. 4621
14     225 ILCS 95/22 from Ch. 111, par. 4622
15     225 ILCS 95/22.1 from Ch. 111, par. 4622.1
16     225 ILCS 95/22.2 from Ch. 111, par. 4622.2
17     225 ILCS 95/22.5 from Ch. 111, par. 4622.5
18     225 ILCS 95/22.6 from Ch. 111, par. 4622.6
19     225 ILCS 95/22.7 from Ch. 111, par. 4622.7
20     225 ILCS 95/22.8 from Ch. 111, par. 4622.8
21     225 ILCS 95/22.9 from Ch. 111, par. 4622.9
22     225 ILCS 95/22.10 from Ch. 111, par. 4622.10
23     225 ILCS 95/22.13 from Ch. 111, par. 4622.13
24     225 ILCS 95/14 rep.