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Public Act 101-0603 Public Act 0603 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
Public Act 101-0603 | HB1269 Enrolled | LRB101 03461 JRG 48469 b |
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| AN ACT concerning regulation.
| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| represented in the General Assembly:
| Section 5. The Medical Practice Act of 1987 is amended by | changing Section 21 as follows:
| (225 ILCS 60/21) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-21)
| (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
| Sec. 21. License renewal; reinstatement; inactive status; | disposition and
collection of fees. | (A) Renewal. The expiration date and renewal period for | each
license issued under this Act shall be set by rule. The | holder of a
license may renew the license by paying the | required fee. The
holder of a
license may also renew the | license within 90 days after its expiration by
complying with | the requirements for renewal and payment of an additional
fee. | A license renewal within 90 days after expiration shall be | effective
retroactively to the expiration date.
| The Department shall attempt to provide through electronic | means to each licensee under this Act, at least 60 days in | advance of the expiration date of his or her license, a renewal | notice. No such license shall be deemed to have lapsed until 90 | days after the expiration date and after the Department has | attempted to provide such notice as herein provided. |
| (B) Reinstatement. Any licensee who has permitted his or | her
license to lapse or who has had his or her license on | inactive
status may have his or her license reinstated by | making application
to the Department and filing proof | acceptable to the
Department of his or her fitness to have the
| license reinstated,
including evidence certifying to active | practice in another
jurisdiction satisfactory to the | Department, proof of meeting the continuing
education | requirements for one renewal period, and by paying
the required | reinstatement fee.
| If the licensee has not maintained an active practice
in | another jurisdiction satisfactory to the Department, the
| Licensing Board shall determine, by an evaluation program
| established by rule, the applicant's fitness to resume active
| status
and may require the licensee to complete a period of
| evaluated clinical experience and may require successful
| completion of a practical examination specified by the | Licensing Board.
| However, any registrant whose license has expired while
he | or she has been engaged (a) in Federal Service on active
duty
| with the Army of the United States, the United States Navy,
the | Marine Corps, the Air Force, the Coast Guard, the Public
Health | Service or the State Militia called into the service
or | training of the United States of America, or (b) in
training or | education under the supervision of the United
States | preliminary to induction into the military service,
may have |
| his or her license reinstated without paying
any lapsed renewal | fees, if within 2 years after honorable
termination of such | service, training, or education, he or she
furnishes to the | Department with satisfactory evidence to the
effect that he or | she has been so engaged and that his or
her
service, training, | or education has been so terminated.
| (C) Inactive licenses. Any licensee who notifies the
| Department, in writing on forms prescribed by the
Department, | may elect to place his or her license on an inactive
status and | shall, subject to rules of the Department, be
excused from | payment of renewal fees until he or she notifies the
Department | in writing of his or her desire to resume active
status.
| Any licensee requesting reinstatement from inactive
status | shall be required to pay the current renewal fee, provide proof | of
meeting the continuing education requirements for the period | of time the
license is inactive not to exceed one renewal | period, and
shall be required to reinstate his or her license | as provided
in
subsection (B).
| Any licensee whose license is in an inactive status
shall | not practice in the State of Illinois.
| (D) Disposition of monies collected. All monies
collected | under this Act by the Department shall be
deposited in the | Illinois State Medical Disciplinary Fund in
the State Treasury, | and used only for the following
purposes: (a) by the | Disciplinary
Board and Licensing Board in the exercise of its | powers and performance of its
duties, as such use is made by |
| the Department with full
consideration of all recommendations | of the
Disciplinary Board and Licensing Board, (b) for costs | directly related to
persons licensed under this Act, and (c) | for direct and allocable indirect
costs related to the public | purposes of the Department.
| Moneys in the Fund may be transferred to the Professions | Indirect Cost Fund
as authorized under Section 2105-300 of the | Department of Professional
Regulation Law of the Civil | Administrative Code of Illinois.
| All earnings received from investment of monies in the
| Illinois State Medical Disciplinary Fund shall be deposited
in | the Illinois State Medical Disciplinary Fund and shall be
used | for the same purposes as fees deposited in such Fund.
| (E) Fees. The following fees are nonrefundable.
| (1) Applicants for any examination shall be required
to | pay, either to the Department or to the designated
testing | service, a fee covering the cost of determining the
| applicant's eligibility and providing the examination.
| Failure to appear for the examination on the scheduled | date,
at the time and place specified, after the | applicant's
application for examination has been received | and
acknowledged by the Department or the designated | testing
service, shall result in the forfeiture of the | examination
fee.
| (2) Before July 1, 2018, the fee for a license under | Section 9 of this Act
is $700. Beginning on July 1, 2018, |
| the fee for a license under Section 9 of this Act is $500.
| (3) Before July 1, 2018, the fee for a license under | Section 19 of this Act
is $700. Beginning on July 1, 2018, | the fee for a license under Section 19 of this Act is $500.
| (4) Before July 1, 2018, the fee for the renewal of a | license for a resident of Illinois
shall be calculated at | the rate of $230 per year, and beginning on July 1, 2018 | and until January 1, 2020 , the fee for the renewal of a | license shall be $167, except for licensees
who were issued | a license within 12 months of the expiration date of the
| license, before July 1, 2018, the fee for the renewal shall | be $230, and beginning on July 1, 2018 and until January 1, | 2020 that fee will be $167. Before July 1, 2018, the fee | for the renewal
of a license for a nonresident shall be | calculated at the rate of $460 per
year, and beginning on | July 1, 2018 and until January 1, 2020 , the fee for the | renewal of a license for a nonresident shall be $250, | except for licensees
who were issued a license within 12 | months of the expiration date of the
license, before July | 1, 2018, the fee for the renewal shall be $460, and | beginning on July 1, 2018 and until January 1, 2020 that | fee will be $250. Beginning on January 1, 2020, the fee for | renewal of a license for a resident or nonresident is $181 | per year.
| (5) The fee for the reinstatement of a license other
| than from inactive status, is $230. In addition, payment of |
| all
lapsed renewal fees not to exceed $1,400 is required.
| (6) The fee for a 3-year temporary license under
| Section 17 is $230.
| (7) The fee for the issuance of a duplicate license,
| for the issuance of a replacement license for a license
| which has been lost or destroyed, or for the issuance of a
| license with a change of name or address other than during
| the renewal period is $20. No fee is required for name and
| address changes on Department records when no updated | duplicate
license is issued.
| (8) The fee to be paid for a license record for any
| purpose is $20.
| (9) The fee to be paid to have the scoring of an
| examination, administered by the Department, reviewed and
| verified, is $20 plus any fees charged by the applicable
| testing service.
| (F) Any person who delivers a check or other payment to the | Department that
is returned to the Department unpaid by the | financial institution upon
which it is drawn shall pay to the | Department, in addition to the amount
already owed to the | Department, a fine of $50. The fines imposed by this Section | are in addition
to any other discipline provided under this Act | for unlicensed
practice or practice on a nonrenewed license. | The Department shall notify
the person that payment of fees and | fines shall be paid to the Department
by certified check or | money order within 30 calendar days of the
notification. If, |
| after the expiration of 30 days from the date of the
| notification, the person has failed to submit the necessary | remittance, the
Department shall automatically terminate the | license or permit or deny
the application, without hearing. If, | after termination or denial, the
person seeks a license or | permit, he or she shall apply to the
Department for | reinstatement or issuance of the license or permit and
pay all | fees and fines due to the Department. The Department may | establish
a fee for the processing of an application for | reinstatement of a license or permit
to pay all expenses of | processing this application. The Secretary
may waive the fines | due under this Section in individual cases where the
Secretary | finds that the fines would be unreasonable or unnecessarily
| burdensome.
| (Source: P.A. 101-316, eff. 8-9-19.)
| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January | 1, 2020.
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Effective Date: 1/1/2020
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