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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Department of Professional Regulation Law of
5the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by
6changing Section 2105-15 as follows:
 
7    (20 ILCS 2105/2105-15)
8    Sec. 2105-15. General powers and duties.
9    (a) The Department has, subject to the provisions of the
10Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the following powers and
11duties:
12        (1) To authorize examinations in English to ascertain
13    the qualifications and fitness of applicants to exercise
14    the profession, trade, or occupation for which the
15    examination is held.
16        (2) To prescribe rules and regulations for a fair and
17    wholly impartial method of examination of candidates to
18    exercise the respective professions, trades, or
19    occupations.
20        (3) To pass upon the qualifications of applicants for
21    licenses, certificates, and authorities, whether by
22    examination, by reciprocity, or by endorsement.
23        (4) To prescribe rules and regulations defining, for

 

 

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1    the respective professions, trades, and occupations, what
2    shall constitute a school, college, or university, or
3    department of a university, or other institution,
4    reputable and in good standing, and to determine the
5    reputability and good standing of a school, college, or
6    university, or department of a university, or other
7    institution, reputable and in good standing, by reference
8    to a compliance with those rules and regulations; provided,
9    that no school, college, or university, or department of a
10    university, or other institution that refuses admittance
11    to applicants solely on account of race, color, creed, sex,
12    or national origin shall be considered reputable and in
13    good standing.
14        (5) To conduct hearings on proceedings to revoke,
15    suspend, refuse to renew, place on probationary status, or
16    take other disciplinary action as authorized in any
17    licensing Act administered by the Department with regard to
18    licenses, certificates, or authorities of persons
19    exercising the respective professions, trades, or
20    occupations and to revoke, suspend, refuse to renew, place
21    on probationary status, or take other disciplinary action
22    as authorized in any licensing Act administered by the
23    Department with regard to those licenses, certificates, or
24    authorities. The Department shall issue a monthly
25    disciplinary report. The Department shall deny any license
26    or renewal authorized by the Civil Administrative Code of

 

 

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1    Illinois to any person who has defaulted on an educational
2    loan or scholarship provided by or guaranteed by the
3    Illinois Student Assistance Commission or any governmental
4    agency of this State; however, the Department may issue a
5    license or renewal if the aforementioned persons have
6    established a satisfactory repayment record as determined
7    by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission or other
8    appropriate governmental agency of this State.
9    Additionally, beginning June 1, 1996, any license issued by
10    the Department may be suspended or revoked if the
11    Department, after the opportunity for a hearing under the
12    appropriate licensing Act, finds that the licensee has
13    failed to make satisfactory repayment to the Illinois
14    Student Assistance Commission for a delinquent or
15    defaulted loan. For the purposes of this Section,
16    "satisfactory repayment record" shall be defined by rule.
17    The Department shall refuse to issue or renew a license to,
18    or shall suspend or revoke a license of, any person who,
19    after receiving notice, fails to comply with a subpoena or
20    warrant relating to a paternity or child support
21    proceeding. However, the Department may issue a license or
22    renewal upon compliance with the subpoena or warrant.
23        The Department, without further process or hearings,
24    shall revoke, suspend, or deny any license or renewal
25    authorized by the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois to
26    a person who is certified by the Department of Healthcare

 

 

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1    and Family Services (formerly Illinois Department of
2    Public Aid) as being more than 30 days delinquent in
3    complying with a child support order or who is certified by
4    a court as being in violation of the Non-Support Punishment
5    Act for more than 60 days. The Department may, however,
6    issue a license or renewal if the person has established a
7    satisfactory repayment record as determined by the
8    Department of Healthcare and Family Services (formerly
9    Illinois Department of Public Aid) or if the person is
10    determined by the court to be in compliance with the
11    Non-Support Punishment Act. The Department may implement
12    this paragraph as added by Public Act 89-6 through the use
13    of emergency rules in accordance with Section 5-45 of the
14    Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. For purposes of the
15    Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, the adoption of
16    rules to implement this paragraph shall be considered an
17    emergency and necessary for the public interest, safety,
18    and welfare.
19        (6) To transfer jurisdiction of any realty under the
20    control of the Department to any other department of the
21    State Government or to acquire or accept federal lands when
22    the transfer, acquisition, or acceptance is advantageous
23    to the State and is approved in writing by the Governor.
24        (7) To formulate rules and regulations necessary for
25    the enforcement of any Act administered by the Department.
26        (8) To exchange with the Department of Healthcare and

 

 

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1    Family Services information that may be necessary for the
2    enforcement of child support orders entered pursuant to the
3    Illinois Public Aid Code, the Illinois Marriage and
4    Dissolution of Marriage Act, the Non-Support of Spouse and
5    Children Act, the Non-Support Punishment Act, the Revised
6    Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act, the Uniform
7    Interstate Family Support Act, or the Illinois Parentage
8    Act of 1984. Notwithstanding any provisions in this Code to
9    the contrary, the Department of Professional Regulation
10    shall not be liable under any federal or State law to any
11    person for any disclosure of information to the Department
12    of Healthcare and Family Services (formerly Illinois
13    Department of Public Aid) under this paragraph (8) or for
14    any other action taken in good faith to comply with the
15    requirements of this paragraph (8).
16        (8.5) To accept continuing education credit for
17    mandated reporter training on how to recognize and report
18    child abuse offered by the Department of Children and
19    Family Services and completed by any person who holds a
20    professional license issued by the Department and who is a
21    mandated reporter under the Abused and Neglected Child
22    Reporting Act. The Department shall adopt any rules
23    necessary to implement this paragraph.
24        (9) To perform other duties prescribed by law.
25    (a-5) Except in cases involving default on an educational
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1Student Assistance Commission or any governmental agency of
2this State or in cases involving delinquency in complying with
3a child support order or violation of the Non-Support
4Punishment Act, no person or entity whose license, certificate,
5or authority has been revoked as authorized in any licensing
6Act administered by the Department may apply for restoration of
7that license, certification, or authority until 3 years after
8the effective date of the revocation.
9    (b) The Department may, when a fee is payable to the
10Department for a wall certificate of registration provided by
11the Department of Central Management Services, require that
12portion of the payment for printing and distribution costs be
13made directly or through the Department to the Department of
14Central Management Services for deposit into the Paper and
15Printing Revolving Fund. The remainder shall be deposited into
16the General Revenue Fund.
17    (c) For the purpose of securing and preparing evidence, and
18for the purchase of controlled substances, professional
19services, and equipment necessary for enforcement activities,
20recoupment of investigative costs, and other activities
21directed at suppressing the misuse and abuse of controlled
22substances, including those activities set forth in Sections
23504 and 508 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the
24Director and agents appointed and authorized by the Director
25may expend sums from the Professional Regulation Evidence Fund
26that the Director deems necessary from the amounts appropriated

 

 

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1for that purpose. Those sums may be advanced to the agent when
2the Director deems that procedure to be in the public interest.
3Sums for the purchase of controlled substances, professional
4services, and equipment necessary for enforcement activities
5and other activities as set forth in this Section shall be
6advanced to the agent who is to make the purchase from the
7Professional Regulation Evidence Fund on vouchers signed by the
8Director. The Director and those agents are authorized to
9maintain one or more commercial checking accounts with any
10State banking corporation or corporations organized under or
11subject to the Illinois Banking Act for the deposit and
12withdrawal of moneys to be used for the purposes set forth in
13this Section; provided, that no check may be written nor any
14withdrawal made from any such account except upon the written
15signatures of 2 persons designated by the Director to write
16those checks and make those withdrawals. Vouchers for those
17expenditures must be signed by the Director. All such
18expenditures shall be audited by the Director, and the audit
19shall be submitted to the Department of Central Management
20Services for approval.
21    (d) Whenever the Department is authorized or required by
22law to consider some aspect of criminal history record
23information for the purpose of carrying out its statutory
24powers and responsibilities, then, upon request and payment of
25fees in conformance with the requirements of Section 2605-400
26of the Department of State Police Law (20 ILCS 2605/2605-400),

 

 

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1the Department of State Police is authorized to furnish,
2pursuant to positive identification, the information contained
3in State files that is necessary to fulfill the request.
4    (e) The provisions of this Section do not apply to private
5business and vocational schools as defined by Section 15 of the
6Private Business and Vocational Schools Act of 2012.
7    (f) Beginning July 1, 1995, this Section does not apply to
8those professions, trades, and occupations licensed under the
9Real Estate License Act of 2000, nor does it apply to any
10permits, certificates, or other authorizations to do business
11provided for in the Land Sales Registration Act of 1989 or the
12Illinois Real Estate Time-Share Act.
13    (g) Notwithstanding anything that may appear in any
14individual licensing statute or administrative rule, the
15Department shall deny any license application or renewal
16authorized under any licensing Act administered by the
17Department to any person who has failed to file a return, or to
18pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed return, or
19to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty, or interest, as
20required by any tax Act administered by the Illinois Department
21of Revenue, until such time as the requirement of any such tax
22Act are satisfied; however, the Department may issue a license
23or renewal if the person has established a satisfactory
24repayment record as determined by the Illinois Department of
25Revenue. For the purpose of this Section, "satisfactory
26repayment record" shall be defined by rule.

 

 

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1    In addition, a complaint filed with the Department by the
2Illinois Department of Revenue that includes a certification,
3signed by its Director or designee, attesting to the amount of
4the unpaid tax liability or the years for which a return was
5not filed, or both, is prima facie evidence of the licensee's
6failure to comply with the tax laws administered by the
7Illinois Department of Revenue. Upon receipt of that
8certification, the Department shall, without a hearing,
9immediately suspend all licenses held by the licensee.
10Enforcement of the Department's order shall be stayed for 60
11days. The Department shall provide notice of the suspension to
12the licensee by mailing a copy of the Department's order by
13certified and regular mail to the licensee's last known address
14as registered with the Department. The notice shall advise the
15licensee that the suspension shall be effective 60 days after
16the issuance of the Department's order unless the Department
17receives, from the licensee, a request for a hearing before the
18Department to dispute the matters contained in the order.
19    Any suspension imposed under this subsection (g) shall be
20terminated by the Department upon notification from the
21Illinois Department of Revenue that the licensee is in
22compliance with all tax laws administered by the Illinois
23Department of Revenue.
24    The Department shall promulgate rules for the
25administration of this subsection (g).
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1used immediately adjacent to the title of a profession
2regulated by the Department, to eligible retirees. For
3individuals licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1987,
4the title "Retired" may be used in the profile required by the
5Patients' Right to Know Act. The use of the title "Retired"
6shall not constitute representation of current licensure,
7registration, or certification. Any person without an active
8license, registration, or certificate in a profession that
9requires licensure, registration, or certification shall not
10be permitted to practice that profession.
11    (i) Within 180 days after December 23, 2009 (the effective
12date of Public Act 96-852), the Department shall promulgate
13rules which permit a person with a criminal record, who seeks a
14license or certificate in an occupation for which a criminal
15record is not expressly a per se bar, to apply to the
16Department for a non-binding, advisory opinion to be provided
17by the Board or body with the authority to issue the license or
18certificate as to whether his or her criminal record would bar
19the individual from the licensure or certification sought,
20should the individual meet all other licensure requirements
21including, but not limited to, the successful completion of the
22relevant examinations.
23(Source: P.A. 97-650, eff. 2-1-12; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14;
2498-850, eff. 1-1-15.)
 
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1changing Section 10 as follows:
 
2    (225 ILCS 61/10)
3    Sec. 10. Physician profiles. The Department shall make
4available to the public a profile of each physician. The
5Department shall make this information available through an
6Internet web site and, if requested, in writing. Except as
7otherwise provided in this Section, the The physician profile
8shall contain the following information:
9        (1) the full name of the physician;
10        (2) a description of any criminal convictions for
11    felonies and Class A misdemeanors, as determined by the
12    Department, within the most recent 10 years. For the
13    purposes of this Section, a person shall be deemed to be
14    convicted of a crime if he or she pleaded guilty or if he
15    was found or adjudged guilty by a court of competent
16    jurisdiction;
17        (3) a description of any final Department disciplinary
18    actions within the most recent 10 years;
19        (4) a description of any final disciplinary actions by
20    licensing boards in other states within the most recent 10
21    years;
22        (5) a description of revocation or involuntary
23    restriction of hospital privileges for reasons related to
24    competence or character that have been taken by the
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1    hospital after procedural due process has been afforded, or
2    the resignation from or nonrenewal of medical staff
3    membership or the restriction of privileges at a hospital
4    taken in lieu of or in settlement of a pending disciplinary
5    case related to competence or character in that hospital.
6    Only cases which have occurred within the most recent 10
7    years shall be disclosed by the Department to the public;
8        (6) all medical malpractice court judgments and all
9    medical malpractice arbitration awards in which a payment
10    was awarded to a complaining party during the most recent
11    10 years and all settlements of medical malpractice claims
12    in which a payment was made to a complaining party within
13    the most recent 10 years. A medical malpractice judgment or
14    award that has been appealed shall be identified
15    prominently as "Under Appeal" on the profile within 20 days
16    of formal written notice to the Department. Information
17    concerning all settlements shall be accompanied by the
18    following statement: "Settlement of a claim may occur for a
19    variety of reasons which do not necessarily reflect
20    negatively on the professional competence or conduct of the
21    physician. A payment in settlement of a medical malpractice
22    action or claim should not be construed as creating a
23    presumption that medical malpractice has occurred."
24    Nothing in this subdivision (6) shall be construed to limit
25    or prevent the Disciplinary Board from providing further
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1    categories in which settlements are reported. Pending
2    malpractice claims shall not be disclosed by the Department
3    to the public. Nothing in this subdivision (6) shall be
4    construed to prevent the Disciplinary Board from
5    investigating and the Department from disciplining a
6    physician on the basis of medical malpractice claims that
7    are pending;
8        (7) names of medical schools attended, dates of
9    attendance, and date of graduation;
10        (8) graduate medical education;
11        (9) specialty board certification. The toll-free
12    number of the American Board of Medical Specialties shall
13    be included to verify current board certification status;
14        (10) number of years in practice and locations;
15        (11) names of the hospitals where the physician has
16    privileges;
17        (12) appointments to medical school faculties and
18    indication as to whether a physician has a responsibility
19    for graduate medical education within the most recent 10
20    years;
21        (13) information regarding publications in
22    peer-reviewed medical literature within the most recent 10
23    years;
24        (14) information regarding professional or community
25    service activities and awards;
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1    setting;
2        (16) identification of any translating services that
3    may be available at the physician's primary practice
4    location; and
5        (17) an indication of whether the physician
6    participates in the Medicaid program.
7    A physician who has retired from active practice may use
8the title "Retired" in his or her physician profile. If the
9physician uses that title in his or her profile, he or she is
10not required to provide office addresses and other practice
11specific information.
12(Source: P.A. 97-280, eff. 8-9-11; 98-210, eff. 1-1-14.)
 
13    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
14becoming law.