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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 Illinois Athletic Trainers Practice Act is | 5 | | amended by changing Sections 3, 4, 13, and 16 as follows:
| 6 | | (225 ILCS 5/3) (from Ch. 111, par. 7603)
| 7 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
| 8 | | Sec. 3. Definitions. As used in this Act:
| 9 | | (1) "Department" means the Department of Financial and | 10 | | Professional Regulation.
| 11 | | (2) "Secretary" means the Secretary of Financial and | 12 | | Professional Regulation.
| 13 | | (3) "Board" means the Illinois Board of Athletic Trainers | 14 | | appointed by the Secretary.
| 15 | | (4) "Licensed
athletic trainer" means a person licensed to
| 16 | | practice athletic training as defined in this Act and with the | 17 | | specific
qualifications set forth in Section 9 of this Act | 18 | | who, upon
the
direction or consultation of a his or her team | 19 | | physician or consulting
physician ,
carries out the practice of | 20 | | evaluation, prevention or emergency prevention/emergency care , | 21 | | or
physical
reconditioning of injuries incurred by athletes | 22 | | participating in
an athletic program conducted by an | 23 | | educational institution,
professional athletic organization, |
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| 1 | | or sanctioned amateur athletic
organization , performing arts | 2 | | setting, clinical setting, or employment setting employing the | 3 | | athletic trainer; or a person who, under the
direction of a | 4 | | physician, carries out comparable functions for a health
| 5 | | organization-based extramural program of athletic training | 6 | | services for
athletes. Specific duties of the athletic trainer | 7 | | include , but are not limited
to:
| 8 | | A. Supervision of the selection, fitting, and | 9 | | maintenance of
protective
equipment;
| 10 | | B. Provision of assistance to the coaching staff in | 11 | | the development and
implementation of conditioning | 12 | | programs;
| 13 | | C. Counseling of athletes on nutrition and hygiene;
| 14 | | D. Supervision of athletic training facility and | 15 | | inspection of playing
facilities;
| 16 | | E. Selection and maintenance of athletic training | 17 | | equipment and supplies;
| 18 | | F. (Blank); Instruction and supervision of student | 19 | | trainer staff;
| 20 | | G. Coordination with a team physician to provide:
| 21 | | (i) pre-competition physical exam and health | 22 | | history updates,
| 23 | | (ii) game coverage or phone access to a physician | 24 | | or
paramedic,
| 25 | | (iii) follow-up injury care,
| 26 | | (iv) reconditioning programs, and
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| 1 | | (v) assistance on all matters pertaining to the | 2 | | health and
well-being of athletes ; .
| 3 | | H. Provision of on-site injury care and evaluation as | 4 | | well as
appropriate transportation, follow-up treatment | 5 | | and reconditioning rehabilitation as
necessary for all | 6 | | injuries sustained by athletes in the program;
| 7 | | I. With a physician, determination of when an athlete | 8 | | may safely
return to
full participation post-injury; and
| 9 | | J. Maintenance of complete and accurate records of all | 10 | | athlete athletic injuries
and treatments rendered ; and .
| 11 | | K. Written reports to a referring individual every 30 | 12 | | days services are provided. | 13 | | To carry out these functions the athletic trainer is | 14 | | authorized to
utilize modalities, including, but not limited | 15 | | to, heat, light, sound, cold, electricity, exercise,
or | 16 | | mechanical devices related to
care and reconditioning. An | 17 | | athletic trainer may also carry out these functions upon | 18 | | receiving a referral. A licensed athletic trainer shall use | 19 | | "LAT" or "L.A.T." in connection with the athletic trainer's | 20 | | name to denote licensure under this Act.
| 21 | | (5) "Referral" means the written authorization for | 22 | | athletic trainer services as provided in paragraph (4) | 23 | | guidance and direction
given by a the physician , physician | 24 | | assistant, advanced practice registered nurse, podiatric | 25 | | physician, or dentist , who shall maintain medical supervision | 26 | | of the athlete and makes a diagnosis or verifies that the |
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| 1 | | patient's condition is such that it may be treated by an | 2 | | athletic trainer .
| 3 | | (6) " Aide" Athletic trainer aide" means a person who has | 4 | | received on-the-job training specific to the facility in which | 5 | | he or she is employed, on either a paid or volunteer basis, but | 6 | | is not enrolled in an accredited athletic training curriculum.
| 7 | | (7) "Address of record" means the designated address | 8 | | recorded by the Department in the applicant's or licensee's | 9 | | application file or license file as maintained by the | 10 | | Department's licensure maintenance unit. It is the duty of the | 11 | | applicant or licensee to inform the Department of any change | 12 | | of address, and those changes must be made either through the | 13 | | Department's website or by contacting the Department. | 14 | | (8) "Board of Certification" means the Board of | 15 | | Certification for the Athletic Trainer. | 16 | | (9) "Athlete" means a person participating in an activity | 17 | | that requires a level of strength, endurance, flexibility, | 18 | | range of motion, speed, or agility which may include exercise, | 19 | | sports, recreation, wellness, or employment activity. | 20 | | (10) "Physician assistant" means a physician assistant | 21 | | licensed to practice under the Physician Assistant Practice | 22 | | Act of 1987 in accordance with a written collaborative | 23 | | agreement with a physician licensed to practice medicine in | 24 | | all of its branches. | 25 | | (11) "Advanced practice registered nurse" means an | 26 | | advanced practice registered nurse licensed to practice under |
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| 1 | | the Nurse Practice Act. | 2 | | (Source: P.A. 99-469, eff. 8-26-15.)
| 3 | | (225 ILCS 5/4) (from Ch. 111, par. 7604)
| 4 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
| 5 | | Sec. 4. Licensure; exempt activities. No
person
shall | 6 | | provide any of the services set forth in subsection (4) of | 7 | | Section 3
of this Act, or use the title "athletic trainer" or
| 8 | | "certified athletic trainer" or "athletic trainer certified" | 9 | | or "licensed athletic trainer" or the letters "LAT", "L.A.T.",
| 10 | | "A.T.", "C.A.T.", "A.T.C.", "A.C.T.", or
"I.A.T.L." after the | 11 | | athletic trainer's his or her name, unless licensed
under this | 12 | | Act.
| 13 | | Nothing in this Act shall be construed as preventing or | 14 | | restricting the
practice, services, or activities of:
| 15 | | (1) Any person licensed or registered in this State by | 16 | | any other law
from engaging in the profession or | 17 | | occupation for which he or she is
licensed or
registered.
| 18 | | (2) Any person employed as an athletic trainer by the | 19 | | Government of the
United States, if such person provides | 20 | | athletic training solely under the
direction or control of | 21 | | the organization by which he or she is employed.
| 22 | | (3) Any person pursuing a course of study leading to a | 23 | | degree or
certificate in athletic training at an | 24 | | accredited educational
program if such activities and | 25 | | services constitute a part of a supervised
course of study |
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| 1 | | involving daily personal or verbal contact at the site of | 2 | | supervision between the athletic training student and the | 3 | | licensed athletic trainer who plans, directs, advises, and | 4 | | evaluates the student's athletic training clinical | 5 | | education. The supervising licensed athletic trainer must | 6 | | be on-site where the athletic training clinical education | 7 | | is being obtained.
A person meeting the criteria under | 8 | | this paragraph (3) must be designated by a title which | 9 | | clearly
indicates his or her status as a student or
| 10 | | trainee .
| 11 | | (4) (Blank).
| 12 | | (5) The practice of athletic training under the | 13 | | supervision of a licensed athletic trainer by one who has | 14 | | applied in writing
to the Department for
licensure and has | 15 | | complied with all the provisions
of Section 9 except the | 16 | | passing of the examination to be eligible to receive
such | 17 | | license. This temporary right to act as an athletic | 18 | | trainer shall expire 3 months after the filing of his or | 19 | | her written application to the Department; when the | 20 | | applicant has been notified of his or her failure to pass | 21 | | the examination authorized by the Department; when the | 22 | | applicant has withdrawn his or her application; when the | 23 | | applicant has received a license from the Department after | 24 | | successfully passing the examination authorized by the | 25 | | Department; or when the applicant has been notified by the | 26 | | Department to cease and desist from practicing, whichever |
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| 1 | | occurs first. This provision shall not apply to an | 2 | | applicant who has previously failed the examination.
| 3 | | (6) Any person in a coaching position from rendering | 4 | | emergency care on an
as
needed basis to the athletes under | 5 | | his or her supervision when a licensed athletic trainer is | 6 | | not available.
| 7 | | (7) Any person who is an athletic trainer from another | 8 | | state or territory of the United States or another nation, | 9 | | state, or
territory
acting as an athletic trainer while | 10 | | performing
his or her duties for his or her respective | 11 | | non-Illinois based team or
organization, so long as he or | 12 | | she restricts his or her duties to his
or her team or | 13 | | organization during the course of his or her team's or
| 14 | | organization's stay in this State. For the purposes of | 15 | | this Act, a team shall be considered based in Illinois if | 16 | | its home contests are held in Illinois, regardless of the | 17 | | location of the team's administrative offices.
| 18 | | (8) The practice of athletic training by persons | 19 | | licensed in another state who have applied in writing to | 20 | | the Department for licensure by endorsement. This | 21 | | temporary right to act as an athletic trainer shall expire | 22 | | 6 months after the filing of his or her written | 23 | | application to the Department; upon the withdrawal of the | 24 | | application for licensure under this Act; upon delivery of | 25 | | a notice of intent to deny the application from the | 26 | | Department; or upon the denial of the application by the |
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| 1 | | Department, whichever occurs first. | 2 | | (9) The practice of athletic training by one who has | 3 | | applied in writing to the Department for licensure and has | 4 | | complied with all the provisions of Section 9. This | 5 | | temporary right to act as an athletic trainer shall expire | 6 | | 6 months after the filing of his or her written | 7 | | application to the Department; upon the withdrawal of the | 8 | | application for licensure under this Act; upon delivery of | 9 | | a notice of intent to deny the application from the | 10 | | Department; or upon the denial of the application by the | 11 | | Department, whichever occurs first. | 12 | | (10) The practice of athletic training by persons | 13 | | actively licensed as an athletic trainer in another state | 14 | | or territory of the United States or another country, or | 15 | | currently certified by the Board of Certification, or its | 16 | | successor entity, at a special athletic tournament or | 17 | | event conducted by a sanctioned amateur athletic | 18 | | organization , including, but not limited to, the Prairie | 19 | | State Games and the Special Olympics, for no more than 14 | 20 | | days. This shall not include contests or events that are | 21 | | part of a scheduled series of regular season events. | 22 | | (11) Aides Athletic trainer aides from performing | 23 | | patient care activities under the on-site supervision of a | 24 | | licensed athletic trainer. These patient care activities | 25 | | shall not include interpretation of referrals or | 26 | | evaluation procedures, planning or major modifications of |
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| 1 | | patient programs, administration of medication, or solo | 2 | | practice or event coverage without immediate access to a | 3 | | licensed athletic trainer.
| 4 | | (12) Persons or entities practicing the specified | 5 | | occupations set forth in subsection (a) of, and pursuant | 6 | | to a licensing exemption granted in subsection (b) or (d) | 7 | | of, Section 2105-350 of the Department of Professional | 8 | | Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of | 9 | | Illinois, but only for so long as the 2016 Olympic and | 10 | | Paralympic Games Professional Licensure Exemption Law is | 11 | | operable. | 12 | | (Source: P.A. 99-469, eff. 8-26-15.)
| 13 | | (225 ILCS 5/13) (from Ch. 111, par. 7613)
| 14 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
| 15 | | Sec. 13. Endorsement. The Department may, at its | 16 | | discretion, license as an athletic trainer, without | 17 | | examination, on payment of the required
fee, an
applicant for | 18 | | licensure who is an athletic trainer
registered or licensed | 19 | | under the laws of another jurisdiction if the requirements
| 20 | | pertaining to
athletic trainers in such jurisdiction were at | 21 | | the date of his or her registration
or licensure substantially | 22 | | equal to the requirements in force in Illinois on
that date or | 23 | | equivalent to the requirements of this Act.
| 24 | | An applicant for endorsement who has practiced for 10 | 25 | | consecutive years in another jurisdiction shall meet the |
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| 1 | | requirements for licensure by endorsement upon filing an | 2 | | application on forms provided by the Department, paying the | 3 | | required fee, and showing proof of licensure in another | 4 | | jurisdiction for at least 10 consecutive years without | 5 | | discipline by certified verification of licensure from the | 6 | | jurisdiction in which the applicant practiced. | 7 | | Applicants have 3 years from the date of application to | 8 | | complete the
application process. If the process has not been | 9 | | completed in 3
years, the application shall be denied, the fee | 10 | | forfeited and the
applicant must reapply and meet the | 11 | | requirements in effect at the time of
reapplication.
| 12 | | (Source: P.A. 99-469, eff. 8-26-15.)
| 13 | | (225 ILCS 5/16) (from Ch. 111, par. 7616)
| 14 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
| 15 | | Sec. 16. Grounds for discipline. | 16 | | (1) The
Department may refuse to issue or renew, or may | 17 | | revoke, suspend,
place on probation, reprimand, or take other | 18 | | disciplinary
action as the Department may deem proper, | 19 | | including fines not to exceed $10,000
for each violation, with | 20 | | regard to any licensee for any one or
combination of the | 21 | | following:
| 22 | | (A) Material misstatement in furnishing information to | 23 | | the
Department;
| 24 | | (B) Violations of this Act, or of
the rules or | 25 | | regulations promulgated hereunder;
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| 1 | | (C) Conviction of or plea of guilty to any crime under | 2 | | the Criminal Code of 2012 or the laws of any jurisdiction | 3 | | of the United States that is (i) a felony, (ii) a
| 4 | | misdemeanor, an essential element of which is dishonesty, | 5 | | or (iii) of any crime
that is
directly related to the | 6 | | practice of the profession;
| 7 | | (D) Fraud or any misrepresentation in applying for or | 8 | | procuring a license under this Act, or in connection with | 9 | | applying for renewal of a license under this Act;
| 10 | | (E) Professional incompetence or gross negligence;
| 11 | | (F) Malpractice;
| 12 | | (G) Aiding or assisting another person, firm, | 13 | | partnership, or corporation in violating any provision of | 14 | | this
Act or rules;
| 15 | | (H) Failing, within 60 days, to provide information in | 16 | | response to a written
request made by the Department;
| 17 | | (I) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or | 18 | | unprofessional conduct of a
character likely to deceive, | 19 | | defraud or harm the public;
| 20 | | (J) Habitual or excessive use or abuse of drugs | 21 | | defined in law as controlled substances, alcohol, or any | 22 | | other substance that results in the inability to practice | 23 | | with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety;
| 24 | | (K) Discipline by another state, unit of government, | 25 | | government agency, the District of Columbia, territory, or | 26 | | foreign
nation, if at least one of the grounds for the |
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| 1 | | discipline is the same
or substantially equivalent to | 2 | | those set forth herein;
| 3 | | (L) Directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from | 4 | | any person, firm,
corporation, partnership, or association | 5 | | any fee, commission, rebate,
or other form of compensation | 6 | | for any professional services not actually or
personally | 7 | | rendered. Nothing in this subparagraph (L) affects any | 8 | | bona fide independent contractor or employment | 9 | | arrangements among health care professionals, health | 10 | | facilities, health care providers, or other entities, | 11 | | except as otherwise prohibited by law. Any employment | 12 | | arrangements may include provisions for compensation, | 13 | | health insurance, pension, or other employment benefits | 14 | | for the provision of services within the scope of the | 15 | | licensee's practice under this Act. Nothing in this | 16 | | subparagraph (L) shall be construed to require an | 17 | | employment arrangement to receive professional fees for | 18 | | services rendered;
| 19 | | (M) A finding by the Department that the
licensee | 20 | | after having his or her license disciplined has violated | 21 | | the terms of probation;
| 22 | | (N) Abandonment of an athlete;
| 23 | | (O) Willfully making or filing false records or | 24 | | reports in his or her
practice, including but not limited | 25 | | to false records filed with State agencies
or
departments;
| 26 | | (P) Willfully failing to report an instance of |
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| 1 | | suspected child abuse or
neglect as required by the Abused | 2 | | and Neglected Child Reporting
Act;
| 3 | | (Q) Physical illness, including but not limited to | 4 | | deterioration
through
the aging process, or loss of motor | 5 | | skill that results in the
inability to practice the | 6 | | profession with reasonable judgment, skill, or
safety;
| 7 | | (R) Solicitation of professional services other than | 8 | | by permitted
institutional policy;
| 9 | | (S) The use of any words, abbreviations, figures or | 10 | | letters with the
intention of indicating practice as an | 11 | | athletic trainer without a valid
license as an athletic | 12 | | trainer under this Act;
| 13 | | (T) The evaluation or treatment of ailments of human | 14 | | beings other than by the practice of athletic training as | 15 | | defined in this Act or the treatment of injuries of | 16 | | athletes by a licensed
athletic trainer except by the | 17 | | referral of a physician , physician assistant, advanced | 18 | | practice registered nurse , podiatric physician,
or | 19 | | dentist;
| 20 | | (U) Willfully violating or knowingly assisting in the | 21 | | violation of any
law of this State relating to the use of | 22 | | habit-forming drugs;
| 23 | | (V) Willfully violating or knowingly assisting in the | 24 | | violation of any
law
of this State relating to the | 25 | | practice of abortion;
| 26 | | (W) Continued practice by a person knowingly having an |
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| 1 | | infectious
communicable or contagious disease;
| 2 | | (X) Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated | 3 | | report by the
Department of Children and Family Services | 4 | | pursuant to the Abused and
Neglected Child Reporting Act | 5 | | and upon
proof by clear and convincing evidence that the | 6 | | licensee has
caused a child to be an abused child or | 7 | | neglected child as defined in the
Abused and Neglected | 8 | | Child Reporting Act;
| 9 | | (X-5) Failure to provide a monthly report on the | 10 | | patient's progress to the referring physician, physician | 11 | | assistant, advanced practice registered nurse, podiatric | 12 | | physician, or dentist; | 13 | | (Y) (Blank);
| 14 | | (Z) Failure to fulfill continuing education | 15 | | requirements;
| 16 | | (AA) Allowing one's license under this Act to be used | 17 | | by an unlicensed person in violation of this Act; | 18 | | (BB) Practicing under a false or, except as provided | 19 | | by law, assumed name; | 20 | | (CC) Promotion of the sale of drugs, devices, | 21 | | appliances, or goods provided in any manner to exploit the | 22 | | client for the financial gain of the licensee; | 23 | | (DD) Gross, willful, or continued overcharging for | 24 | | professional services; | 25 | | (EE) Mental illness or disability that results in the | 26 | | inability to practice under this Act with reasonable |
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| 1 | | judgment, skill, or safety; or | 2 | | (FF) Cheating on or attempting to subvert the | 3 | | licensing examination administered under this Act ; . | 4 | | (GG) Violation of the Health Care Worker Self-Referral | 5 | | Act; or | 6 | | (HH) Failure by a supervising athletic trainer of an | 7 | | aide to maintain contact, including personal supervision | 8 | | and instruction, to ensure the safety and welfare of an | 9 | | athlete. | 10 | | All fines imposed under this Section shall be paid within | 11 | | 60 days after the effective date of the order imposing the fine | 12 | | or in accordance with the terms set forth in the order imposing | 13 | | the fine. | 14 | | (2) The determination by a circuit court that a
licensee | 15 | | is subject to
involuntary admission or judicial admission as | 16 | | provided in the Mental Health
and Developmental Disabilities | 17 | | Code operates as an automatic suspension. Such
suspension will | 18 | | end only upon a finding by a court that the licensee is no | 19 | | longer subject to involuntary admission or judicial
admission | 20 | | and issuance of an order so finding and discharging the | 21 | | licensee.
| 22 | | (3) The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend | 23 | | without hearing, as provided for in the Code of Civil | 24 | | Procedure, the license of any person who fails to file a | 25 | | return, to pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed | 26 | | return, or to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty, or |
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| 1 | | interest as required by any tax Act administered by the | 2 | | Illinois Department of Revenue, until such time as the | 3 | | requirements of any such tax Act are satisfied in accordance | 4 | | with subsection (a) of Section 2105-15 of the Department of | 5 | | Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code | 6 | | of Illinois. | 7 | | (4) In enforcing this Section, the Department, upon a | 8 | | showing of a possible violation, may compel any individual who | 9 | | is licensed under this Act or any individual who has applied | 10 | | for licensure to submit to a mental or physical examination or | 11 | | evaluation, or both, which may include a substance abuse or | 12 | | sexual offender evaluation, at the expense of the Department. | 13 | | The Department shall specifically designate the examining | 14 | | physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches | 15 | | or, if applicable, the multidisciplinary team involved in | 16 | | providing the mental or physical examination and evaluation. | 17 | | The multidisciplinary team shall be led by a physician | 18 | | licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches and may | 19 | | consist of one or more or a combination of physicians licensed | 20 | | to practice medicine in all of its branches, licensed | 21 | | chiropractic physicians, licensed clinical psychologists, | 22 | | licensed clinical social workers, licensed clinical | 23 | | professional counselors, and other professional and | 24 | | administrative staff. Any examining physician or member of the | 25 | | multidisciplinary team may require any person ordered to | 26 | | submit to an examination and evaluation pursuant to this |
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| 1 | | Section to submit to any additional supplemental testing | 2 | | deemed necessary to complete any examination or evaluation | 3 | | process, including, but not limited to, blood testing, | 4 | | urinalysis, psychological testing, or neuropsychological | 5 | | testing. | 6 | | The Department may order the examining physician or any | 7 | | member of the multidisciplinary team to provide to the | 8 | | Department any and all records, including business records, | 9 | | that relate to the examination and evaluation, including any | 10 | | supplemental testing performed. The Department may order the | 11 | | examining physician or any member of the multidisciplinary | 12 | | team to present testimony concerning this examination and | 13 | | evaluation of the licensee or applicant, including testimony | 14 | | concerning any supplemental testing or documents relating to | 15 | | the examination and evaluation. No information, report, | 16 | | record, or other documents in any way related to the | 17 | | examination and evaluation shall be excluded by reason of any | 18 | | common law or statutory privilege relating to communication | 19 | | between the licensee or applicant and the examining physician | 20 | | or any member of the multidisciplinary team. No authorization | 21 | | is necessary from the licensee or applicant ordered to undergo | 22 | | an evaluation and examination for the examining physician or | 23 | | any member of the multidisciplinary team to provide | 24 | | information, reports, records, or other documents or to | 25 | | provide any testimony regarding the examination and | 26 | | evaluation. The individual to be examined may have, at his or |
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| 1 | | her own expense, another physician of his or her choice | 2 | | present during all aspects of the examination. | 3 | | Failure of any individual to submit to a mental or | 4 | | physical examination or evaluation, or both, when directed, | 5 | | shall result in an automatic suspension without hearing, until | 6 | | such time as the individual submits to the examination. If the | 7 | | Department finds a licensee unable to practice because of the | 8 | | reasons set forth in this Section, the Department shall | 9 | | require the licensee to submit to care, counseling, or | 10 | | treatment by physicians approved or designated by the | 11 | | Department as a condition for continued, reinstated, or | 12 | | renewed licensure. | 13 | | When the Secretary immediately suspends a license under | 14 | | this Section, a hearing upon such person's license must be | 15 | | convened by the Department within 15 days after the suspension | 16 | | and completed without appreciable delay. The Department shall | 17 | | have the authority to review the licensee's record of | 18 | | treatment and counseling regarding the impairment to the | 19 | | extent permitted by applicable federal statutes and | 20 | | regulations safeguarding the confidentiality of medical | 21 | | records. | 22 | | Individuals licensed under this Act who are affected under | 23 | | this Section shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate | 24 | | to the Department that they can resume practice in compliance | 25 | | with acceptable and prevailing standards under the provisions | 26 | | of their license. |
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| 1 | | (5) (Blank). | 2 | | (6) In cases where the Department of Healthcare and Family | 3 | | Services has previously determined a licensee or a potential | 4 | | licensee is more than 30 days delinquent in the payment of | 5 | | child support and has subsequently certified the delinquency | 6 | | to the Department, the Department may refuse to issue or renew | 7 | | or may revoke or suspend that person's license or may take | 8 | | other disciplinary action against that person based solely | 9 | | upon the certification of delinquency made by the Department | 10 | | of Healthcare and Family Services in accordance with paragraph | 11 | | (5) of subsection (a) of Section 2105-15 of the Department of | 12 | | Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code | 13 | | of Illinois. | 14 | | (Source: P.A. 99-469, eff. 8-26-15; 100-872, eff. 8-14-18.)
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