Bill Text: IL SB2653 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Amends various acts to remove provisions allowing or requiring licensing authorities to deny, not renew, suspend, or revoke professional licenses for defaulting on an educational loan or scholarship provided by or guaranteed by a State agency. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2019-01-09 - Session Sine Die [SB2653 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-SB2653-Introduced.html


100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
SB2653

Introduced 2/8/2018, by Sen. Michael Connelly

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends various acts to remove provisions allowing or requiring licensing authorities to deny, not renew, suspend, or revoke professional licenses for defaulting on an educational loan or scholarship provided by or guaranteed by a State agency. 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,
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 Sections 2105-15 and 2105-207 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 sexual orientation, or national origin shall be considered
13 reputable and in 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.
25 The Department shall issue a monthly disciplinary
26 report.

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

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

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1 (7) To formulate rules and regulations necessary for
2 the enforcement of any Act administered by the Department.
3 (8) To exchange with the Department of Healthcare and
4 Family Services information that may be necessary for the
5 enforcement of child support orders entered pursuant to the
6 Illinois Public Aid Code, the Illinois Marriage and
7 Dissolution of Marriage Act, the Non-Support of Spouse and
8 Children Act, the Non-Support Punishment Act, the Revised
9 Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act, the Uniform
10 Interstate Family Support Act, the Illinois Parentage Act
11 of 1984, or the Illinois Parentage Act of 2015.
12 Notwithstanding any provisions in this Code to the
13 contrary, the Department of Professional Regulation shall
14 not be liable under any federal or State law to any person
15 for any disclosure of information to the Department of
16 Healthcare and Family Services (formerly Illinois
17 Department of Public Aid) under this paragraph (8) or for
18 any other action taken in good faith to comply with the
19 requirements of this paragraph (8).
20 (8.5) To accept continuing education credit for
21 mandated reporter training on how to recognize and report
22 child abuse offered by the Department of Children and
23 Family Services and completed by any person who holds a
24 professional license issued by the Department and who is a
25 mandated reporter under the Abused and Neglected Child
26 Reporting Act. The Department shall adopt any rules

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1 necessary to implement this paragraph.
2 (9) To perform other duties prescribed by law.
3 (a-5) Except in cases involving default on an educational
4loan or scholarship provided by or guaranteed by the Illinois
5Student Assistance Commission or any governmental agency of
6this State or in cases involving delinquency in complying with
7a child support order or violation of the Non-Support
8Punishment Act and notwithstanding anything that may appear in
9any individual licensing Act or administrative rule, no person
10or entity whose license, certificate, or authority has been
11revoked as authorized in any licensing Act administered by the
12Department may apply for restoration of that license,
13certification, or authority until 3 years after the effective
14date of the revocation.
15 (b) (Blank).
16 (c) For the purpose of securing and preparing evidence, and
17for the purchase of controlled substances, professional
18services, and equipment necessary for enforcement activities,
19recoupment of investigative costs, and other activities
20directed at suppressing the misuse and abuse of controlled
21substances, including those activities set forth in Sections
22504 and 508 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the
23Director and agents appointed and authorized by the Director
24may expend sums from the Professional Regulation Evidence Fund
25that the Director deems necessary from the amounts appropriated
26for that purpose. Those sums may be advanced to the agent when

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

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1pursuant to positive identification, the information contained
2in State files that is necessary to fulfill the request.
3 (e) The provisions of this Section do not apply to private
4business and vocational schools as defined by Section 15 of the
5Private Business and Vocational Schools Act of 2012.
6 (f) (Blank).
7 (g) Notwithstanding anything that may appear in any
8individual licensing statute or administrative rule, the
9Department shall deny any license application or renewal
10authorized under any licensing Act administered by the
11Department to any person who has failed to file a return, or to
12pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed return, or
13to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty, or interest, as
14required by any tax Act administered by the Illinois Department
15of Revenue, until such time as the requirement of any such tax
16Act are satisfied; however, the Department may issue a license
17or renewal if the person has established a satisfactory
18repayment record as determined by the Illinois Department of
19Revenue. For the purpose of this Section, "satisfactory
20repayment record" shall be defined by rule.
21 In addition, a complaint filed with the Department by the
22Illinois Department of Revenue that includes a certification,
23signed by its Director or designee, attesting to the amount of
24the unpaid tax liability or the years for which a return was
25not filed, or both, is prima facie evidence of the licensee's
26failure to comply with the tax laws administered by the

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1Illinois Department of Revenue. Upon receipt of that
2certification, the Department shall, without a hearing,
3immediately suspend all licenses held by the licensee.
4Enforcement of the Department's order shall be stayed for 60
5days. The Department shall provide notice of the suspension to
6the licensee by mailing a copy of the Department's order to the
7licensee's address of record or emailing a copy of the order to
8the licensee's email address of record. The notice shall advise
9the licensee that the suspension shall be effective 60 days
10after the issuance of the Department's order unless the
11Department receives, from the licensee, a request for a hearing
12before the Department to dispute the matters contained in the
13order.
14 Any suspension imposed under this subsection (g) shall be
15terminated by the Department upon notification from the
16Illinois Department of Revenue that the licensee is in
17compliance with all tax laws administered by the Illinois
18Department of Revenue.
19 The Department may promulgate rules for the administration
20of this subsection (g).
21 (h) The Department may grant the title "Retired", to be
22used immediately adjacent to the title of a profession
23regulated by the Department, to eligible retirees. For
24individuals licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1987,
25the title "Retired" may be used in the profile required by the
26Patients' Right to Know Act. The use of the title "Retired"

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1shall not constitute representation of current licensure,
2registration, or certification. Any person without an active
3license, registration, or certificate in a profession that
4requires licensure, registration, or certification shall not
5be permitted to practice that profession.
6 (i) Within 180 days after December 23, 2009 (the effective
7date of Public Act 96-852), the Department shall promulgate
8rules which permit a person with a criminal record, who seeks a
9license or certificate in an occupation for which a criminal
10record is not expressly a per se bar, to apply to the
11Department for a non-binding, advisory opinion to be provided
12by the Board or body with the authority to issue the license or
13certificate as to whether his or her criminal record would bar
14the individual from the licensure or certification sought,
15should the individual meet all other licensure requirements
16including, but not limited to, the successful completion of the
17relevant examinations.
18(Source: P.A. 99-85, eff. 1-1-16; 99-227, eff. 8-3-15; 99-330,
19eff. 8-10-15; 99-642, eff. 7-28-16; 99-933, eff. 1-27-17;
20100-262, eff. 8-22-17; revised 10-4-17.)
21 (20 ILCS 2105/2105-207)
22 Sec. 2105-207. Records of Department actions.
23 (a) Any licensee subject to a licensing Act administered by
24the Division of Professional Regulation and who has been
25subject to disciplinary action by the Department may file an

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1application with the Department on forms provided by the
2Department, along with the required fee of $175, to have the
3records classified as confidential, not for public release, and
4considered expunged for reporting purposes if:
5 (1) the application is submitted more than 3 years
6 after the disciplinary offense or offenses occurred or
7 after restoration of the license, whichever is later;
8 (2) the licensee has had no incidents of discipline
9 under the licensing Act since the disciplinary offense or
10 offenses identified in the application occurred;
11 (3) the Department has no pending investigations
12 against the licensee; and
13 (4) the licensee is not currently in a disciplinary
14 status.
15 (b) An application to make disciplinary records
16confidential shall only be considered by the Department for an
17offense or action relating to:
18 (1) failure to pay taxes or student loans;
19 (2) continuing education;
20 (3) failure to renew a license on time;
21 (4) failure to obtain or renew a certificate of
22 registration or ancillary license;
23 (5) advertising;
24 (5.1) discipline based on criminal charges or
25 convictions:
26 (A) that did not arise from the licensed activity

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1 and was unrelated to the licensed activity; or
2 (B) that were dismissed or for which records have
3 been sealed or expunged; .
4 (5.2) past probationary status of a license issued to
5 new applicants on the sole or partial basis of prior
6 convictions; or
7 (6) any grounds for discipline removed from the
8 licensing Act.
9 (c) An application shall be submitted to and considered by
10the Director of the Division of Professional Regulation upon
11submission of an application and the required non-refundable
12fee. The Department may establish additional requirements by
13rule. The Department is not required to report the removal of
14any disciplinary record to any national database. Nothing in
15this Section shall prohibit the Department from using a
16previous discipline for any regulatory purpose or from
17releasing records of a previous discipline upon request from
18law enforcement, or other governmental body as permitted by
19law. Classification of records as confidential shall result in
20removal of records of discipline from records kept pursuant to
21Sections 2105-200 and 2105-205 of this Act.
22 (d) Any applicant for licensure or a licensee whose
23petition for review is granted by the Department pursuant to
24subsection (a-1) of Section 2105-165 of this Law may file an
25application with the Department on forms provided by the
26Department to have records relating to his or her permanent

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1denial or permanent revocation classified as confidential and
2not for public release and considered expunged for reporting
3purposes in the same manner and under the same terms as is
4provided in this Section for the offenses listed in subsection
5(b) of this Section, except that the requirements of a 7-year
6waiting period and the $200 application fee do not apply.
7(Source: P.A. 100-262, eff. 8-22-17; 100-286, eff. 1-1-18;
8revised 10-4-17.)
9 Section 10. The Illinois Athletic Trainers Practice Act is
10amended by changing Section 16 as follows:
11 (225 ILCS 5/16) (from Ch. 111, par. 7616)
12 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
13 Sec. 16. Grounds for discipline.
14 (1) The Department may refuse to issue or renew, or may
15revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand, or take other
16disciplinary action as the Department may deem proper,
17including fines not to exceed $10,000 for each violation, with
18regard to any licensee for any one or combination of the
19following:
20 (A) Material misstatement in furnishing information to
21 the Department;
22 (B) Violations of this Act, or of the rules or
23 regulations promulgated hereunder;
24 (C) Conviction of or plea of guilty to any crime under

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1 the Criminal Code of 2012 or the laws of any jurisdiction
2 of the United States that is (i) a felony, (ii) a
3 misdemeanor, an essential element of which is dishonesty,
4 or (iii) of any crime that is directly related to the
5 practice of the profession;
6 (D) Fraud or any misrepresentation in applying for or
7 procuring a license under this Act, or in connection with
8 applying for renewal of a license under this Act;
9 (E) Professional incompetence or gross negligence;
10 (F) Malpractice;
11 (G) Aiding or assisting another person, firm,
12 partnership, or corporation in violating any provision of
13 this Act or rules;
14 (H) Failing, within 60 days, to provide information in
15 response to a written request made by the Department;
16 (I) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
17 unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
18 defraud or harm the public;
19 (J) Habitual or excessive use or abuse of drugs defined
20 in law as controlled substances, alcohol, or any other
21 substance that results in the inability to practice with
22 reasonable judgment, skill, or safety;
23 (K) Discipline by another state, unit of government,
24 government agency, the District of Columbia, territory, or
25 foreign nation, if at least one of the grounds for the
26 discipline is the same or substantially equivalent to those

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1 set forth herein;
2 (L) Directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from
3 any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association
4 any fee, commission, rebate, or other form of compensation
5 for any professional services not actually or personally
6 rendered. Nothing in this subparagraph (L) affects any bona
7 fide independent contractor or employment arrangements
8 among health care professionals, health facilities, health
9 care providers, or other entities, except as otherwise
10 prohibited by law. Any employment arrangements may include
11 provisions for compensation, health insurance, pension, or
12 other employment benefits for the provision of services
13 within the scope of the licensee's practice under this Act.
14 Nothing in this subparagraph (L) shall be construed to
15 require an employment arrangement to receive professional
16 fees for services rendered;
17 (M) A finding by the Department that the licensee after
18 having his or her license disciplined has violated the
19 terms of probation;
20 (N) Abandonment of an athlete;
21 (O) Willfully making or filing false records or reports
22 in his or her practice, including but not limited to false
23 records filed with State agencies or departments;
24 (P) Willfully failing to report an instance of
25 suspected child abuse or neglect as required by the Abused
26 and Neglected Child Reporting Act;

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1 (Q) Physical illness, including but not limited to
2 deterioration through the aging process, or loss of motor
3 skill that results in the inability to practice the
4 profession with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety;
5 (R) Solicitation of professional services other than
6 by permitted institutional policy;
7 (S) The use of any words, abbreviations, figures or
8 letters with the intention of indicating practice as an
9 athletic trainer without a valid license as an athletic
10 trainer under this Act;
11 (T) The evaluation or treatment of ailments of human
12 beings other than by the practice of athletic training as
13 defined in this Act or the treatment of injuries of
14 athletes by a licensed athletic trainer except by the
15 referral of a physician, podiatric physician, or dentist;
16 (U) Willfully violating or knowingly assisting in the
17 violation of any law of this State relating to the use of
18 habit-forming drugs;
19 (V) Willfully violating or knowingly assisting in the
20 violation of any law of this State relating to the practice
21 of abortion;
22 (W) Continued practice by a person knowingly having an
23 infectious communicable or contagious disease;
24 (X) Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated report
25 by the Department of Children and Family Services pursuant
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1 proof by clear and convincing evidence that the licensee
2 has caused a child to be an abused child or neglected child
3 as defined in the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act;
4 (Y) (Blank);
5 (Z) Failure to fulfill continuing education
6 requirements;
7 (AA) Allowing one's license under this Act to be used
8 by an unlicensed person in violation of this Act;
9 (BB) Practicing under a false or, except as provided by
10 law, assumed name;
11 (CC) Promotion of the sale of drugs, devices,
12 appliances, or goods provided in any manner to exploit the
13 client for the financial gain of the licensee;
14 (DD) Gross, willful, or continued overcharging for
15 professional services;
16 (EE) Mental illness or disability that results in the
17 inability to practice under this Act with reasonable
18 judgment, skill, or safety; or
19 (FF) Cheating on or attempting to subvert the licensing
20 examination administered under this Act.
21 All fines imposed under this Section shall be paid within
2260 days after the effective date of the order imposing the fine
23or in accordance with the terms set forth in the order imposing
24the fine.
25 (2) The determination by a circuit court that a licensee is
26subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission as

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1provided in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
2Code operates as an automatic suspension. Such suspension will
3end only upon a finding by a court that the licensee is no
4longer subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission
5and issuance of an order so finding and discharging the
6licensee.
7 (3) The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend
8without hearing, as provided for in the Code of Civil
9Procedure, the license of any person who fails to file a
10return, to pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed
11return, or to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty, or
12interest as required by any tax Act administered by the
13Illinois Department of Revenue, until such time as the
14requirements of any such tax Act are satisfied in accordance
15with subsection (a) of Section 2105-15 of the Department of
16Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of
17Illinois.
18 (4) In enforcing this Section, the Department, upon a
19showing of a possible violation, may compel any individual who
20is licensed under this Act or any individual who has applied
21for licensure to submit to a mental or physical examination or
22evaluation, or both, which may include a substance abuse or
23sexual offender evaluation, at the expense of the Department.
24The Department shall specifically designate the examining
25physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches
26or, if applicable, the multidisciplinary team involved in

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1providing the mental or physical examination and evaluation.
2The multidisciplinary team shall be led by a physician licensed
3to practice medicine in all of its branches and may consist of
4one or more or a combination of physicians licensed to practice
5medicine in all of its branches, licensed chiropractic
6physicians, licensed clinical psychologists, licensed clinical
7social workers, licensed clinical professional counselors, and
8other professional and administrative staff. Any examining
9physician or member of the multidisciplinary team may require
10any person ordered to submit to an examination and evaluation
11pursuant to this Section to submit to any additional
12supplemental testing deemed necessary to complete any
13examination or evaluation process, including, but not limited
14to, blood testing, urinalysis, psychological testing, or
15neuropsychological testing.
16 The Department may order the examining physician or any
17member of the multidisciplinary team to provide to the
18Department any and all records, including business records,
19that relate to the examination and evaluation, including any
20supplemental testing performed. The Department may order the
21examining physician or any member of the multidisciplinary team
22to present testimony concerning this examination and
23evaluation of the licensee or applicant, including testimony
24concerning any supplemental testing or documents relating to
25the examination and evaluation. No information, report,
26record, or other documents in any way related to the

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1examination and evaluation shall be excluded by reason of any
2common law or statutory privilege relating to communication
3between the licensee or applicant and the examining physician
4or any member of the multidisciplinary team. No authorization
5is necessary from the licensee or applicant ordered to undergo
6an evaluation and examination for the examining physician or
7any member of the multidisciplinary team to provide
8information, reports, records, or other documents or to provide
9any testimony regarding the examination and evaluation. The
10individual to be examined may have, at his or her own expense,
11another physician of his or her choice present during all
12aspects of the examination.
13 Failure of any individual to submit to a mental or physical
14examination or evaluation, or both, when directed, shall result
15in an automatic suspension without hearing, until such time as
16the individual submits to the examination. If the Department
17finds a licensee unable to practice because of the reasons set
18forth in this Section, the Department shall require the
19licensee to submit to care, counseling, or treatment by
20physicians approved or designated by the Department as a
21condition for continued, reinstated, or renewed licensure.
22 When the Secretary immediately suspends a license under
23this Section, a hearing upon such person's license must be
24convened by the Department within 15 days after the suspension
25and completed without appreciable delay. The Department shall
26have the authority to review the licensee's record of treatment

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1and counseling regarding the impairment to the extent permitted
2by applicable federal statutes and regulations safeguarding
3the confidentiality of medical records.
4 Individuals licensed under this Act who are affected under
5this Section shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to
6the Department that they can resume practice in compliance with
7acceptable and prevailing standards under the provisions of
8their license.
9 (5) (Blank) The Department shall deny a license or renewal
10authorized by this Act to a person who has defaulted on an
11educational loan or scholarship provided or guaranteed by the
12Illinois Student Assistance Commission or any governmental
13agency of this State in accordance with paragraph (5) of
14subsection (a) of Section 2105-15 of the Department of
15Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of
16Illinois.
17 (6) In cases where the Department of Healthcare and Family
18Services has previously determined a licensee or a potential
19licensee is more than 30 days delinquent in the payment of
20child support and has subsequently certified the delinquency to
21the Department, the Department may refuse to issue or renew or
22may revoke or suspend that person's license or may take other
23disciplinary action against that person based solely upon the
24certification of delinquency made by the Department of
25Healthcare and Family Services in accordance with paragraph (5)
26of subsection (a) of Section 2105-15 of the Department of

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1Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of
2Illinois.
3(Source: P.A. 98-214, eff. 8-9-13; 99-469, eff. 8-26-15.)
4 Section 15. The Dietitian Nutritionist Practice Act is
5amended by changing Section 95 as follows:
6 (225 ILCS 30/95) (from Ch. 111, par. 8401-95)
7 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)
8 Sec. 95. Grounds for discipline.
9 (1) The Department may refuse to issue or renew, or may
10revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand, or take other
11disciplinary or non-disciplinary action as the Department may
12deem appropriate, including imposing fines not to exceed
13$10,000 for each violation, with regard to any license or
14certificate for any one or combination of the following causes:
15 (a) Material misstatement in furnishing information to
16 the Department.
17 (b) Violations of this Act or of rules adopted under
18 this Act.
19 (c) Conviction by plea of guilty or nolo contendere,
20 finding of guilt, jury verdict, or entry of judgment or by
21 sentencing of any crime, including, but not limited to,
22 convictions, preceding sentences of supervision,
23 conditional discharge, or first offender probation, under
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1 is a felony or (ii) that is a misdemeanor, an essential
2 element of which is dishonesty, or that is directly related
3 to the practice of the profession.
4 (d) Fraud or any misrepresentation in applying for or
5 procuring a license under this Act or in connection with
6 applying for renewal of a license under this Act.
7 (e) Professional incompetence or gross negligence.
8 (f) Malpractice.
9 (g) Aiding or assisting another person in violating any
10 provision of this Act or its rules.
11 (h) Failing to provide information within 60 days in
12 response to a written request made by the Department.
13 (i) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical or
14 unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
15 defraud, or harm the public.
16 (j) Habitual or excessive use or abuse of drugs defined
17 in law as controlled substances, alcohol, or any other
18 substance that results in the inability to practice with
19 reasonable judgment, skill, or safety.
20 (k) Discipline by another state, the District of
21 Columbia, territory, country, or governmental agency if at
22 least one of the grounds for the discipline is the same or
23 substantially equivalent to those set forth in this Act.
24 (l) Charging for professional services not rendered,
25 including filing false statements for the collection of
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1 paragraph (1) affects any bona fide independent contractor
2 or employment arrangements among health care
3 professionals, health facilities, health care providers,
4 or other entities, except as otherwise prohibited by law.
5 Any employment arrangements may include provisions for
6 compensation, health insurance, pension, or other
7 employment benefits for the provision of services within
8 the scope of the licensee's practice under this Act.
9 Nothing in this paragraph (1) shall be construed to require
10 an employment arrangement to receive professional fees for
11 services rendered.
12 (m) A finding by the Department that the licensee,
13 after having his or her license placed on probationary
14 status, has violated the terms of probation.
15 (n) Willfully making or filing false records or reports
16 in his or her practice, including, but not limited to,
17 false records filed with State agencies or departments.
18 (o) Allowing one's license under this Act to be used by
19 an unlicensed person in violation of this Act.
20 (p) Practicing under a false or, except as provided by
21 law, an assumed name.
22 (q) Gross and willful overcharging for professional
23 services.
24 (r) (Blank).
25 (s) Willfully failing to report an instance of
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1 and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
2 (t) Cheating on or attempting to subvert a licensing
3 examination administered under this Act.
4 (u) Mental illness or disability that results in the
5 inability to practice under this Act with reasonable
6 judgment, skill, or safety.
7 (v) Physical illness, including, but not limited to,
8 deterioration through the aging process or loss of motor
9 skill that results in a licensee's inability to practice
10 under this Act with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety.
11 (w) Advising an individual to discontinue, reduce,
12 increase, or otherwise alter the intake of a drug
13 prescribed by a physician licensed to practice medicine in
14 all its branches or by a prescriber as defined in Section
15 102 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act.
16 (2) The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend
17without hearing, as provided for in the Code of Civil
18Procedure, the license of any person who fails to file a
19return, or pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed
20return, or pay any final assessment of the tax, penalty, or
21interest as required by any tax Act administered by the
22Illinois Department of Revenue, until such time as the
23requirements of any such tax Act are satisfied in accordance
24with subsection (g) of Section 2105-15 of the Civil
25Administrative Code of Illinois.
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1authorized by this Act to a person who has defaulted on an
2educational loan or scholarship provided or guaranteed by the
3Illinois Student Assistance Commission or any governmental
4agency of this State in accordance with item (5) of subsection
5(a) of Section 2105-15 of the Civil Administrative Code of
6Illinois.
7 (4) In cases where the Department of Healthcare and Family
8Services has previously determined a licensee or a potential
9licensee is more than 30 days delinquent in the payment of
10child support and has subsequently certified the delinquency to
11the Department, the Department may refuse to issue or renew or
12may revoke or suspend that person's license or may take other
13disciplinary action against that person based solely upon the
14certification of delinquency made by the Department of
15Healthcare and Family Services in accordance with item (5) of
16subsection (a) of Section 2105-15 of the Civil Administrative
17Code of Illinois.
18 (5) The determination by a circuit court that a licensee is
19subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission, as
20provided in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
21Code, operates as an automatic suspension. The suspension shall
22end only upon a finding by a court that the patient is no
23longer subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission
24and the issuance of an order so finding and discharging the
25patient.
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1of a possible violation, may compel an individual licensed to
2practice under this Act, or who has applied for licensure under
3this Act, to submit to a mental or physical examination, or
4both, as required by and at the expense of the Department. The
5Department may order the examining physician to present
6testimony concerning the mental or physical examination of the
7licensee or applicant. No information shall be excluded by
8reason of any common law or statutory privilege relating to
9communications between the licensee or applicant and the
10examining physician. The examining physicians shall be
11specifically designated by the Department. The individual to be
12examined may have, at his or her own expense, another physician
13of his or her choice present during all aspects of this
14examination. The examination shall be performed by a physician
15licensed to practice medicine in all its branches. Failure of
16an individual to submit to a mental or physical examination,
17when directed, shall result in an automatic suspension without
18hearing.
19 A person holding a license under this Act or who has
20applied for a license under this Act who, because of a physical
21or mental illness or disability, including, but not limited to,
22deterioration through the aging process or loss of motor skill,
23is unable to practice the profession with reasonable judgment,
24skill, or safety, may be required by the Department to submit
25to care, counseling, or treatment by physicians approved or
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1restriction for continued, reinstated, or renewed licensure to
2practice. Submission to care, counseling, or treatment as
3required by the Department shall not be considered discipline
4of a license. If the licensee refuses to enter into a care,
5counseling, or treatment agreement or fails to abide by the
6terms of the agreement, then the Department may file a
7complaint to revoke, suspend, or otherwise discipline the
8license of the individual. The Secretary may order the license
9suspended immediately, pending a hearing by the Department.
10Fines shall not be assessed in disciplinary actions involving
11physical or mental illness or impairment.
12 In instances in which the Secretary immediately suspends a
13person's license under this Section, a hearing on that person's
14license must be convened by the Department within 15 days after
15the suspension and completed without appreciable delay. The
16Department shall have the authority to review the subject
17individual's record of treatment and counseling regarding the
18impairment to the extent permitted by applicable federal
19statutes and regulations safeguarding the confidentiality of
20medical records.
21 An individual licensed under this Act and affected under
22this Section shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to
23the Department that he or she can resume practice in compliance
24with acceptable and prevailing standards under the provisions
25of his or her license.
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198-756, eff. 7-16-14.)
2 Section 20. The Environmental Health Practitioner
3Licensing Act is amended by changing Section 35 as follows:
4 (225 ILCS 37/35)
5 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2019)
6 Sec. 35. Grounds for discipline.
7 (a) The Department may refuse to issue or renew, or may
8revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand, or take other
9disciplinary action with regard to any license issued under
10this Act as the Department may consider proper, including the
11imposition of fines not to exceed $5,000 for each violation,
12for any one or combination of the following causes:
13 (1) Material misstatement in furnishing information to
14 the Department.
15 (2) Violations of this Act or its rules.
16 (3) Conviction of any felony under the laws of any U.S.
17 jurisdiction, any misdemeanor an essential element of
18 which is dishonesty, or any crime that is directly related
19 to the practice of the profession.
20 (4) Making any misrepresentation for the purpose of
21 obtaining a certificate of registration.
22 (5) Professional incompetence.
23 (6) Aiding or assisting another person in violating any
24 provision of this Act or its rules.

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1 (7) Failing to provide information within 60 days in
2 response to a written request made by the Department.
3 (8) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
4 unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
5 defraud, or harm the public as defined by rules of the
6 Department.
7 (9) Habitual or excessive use or addiction to alcohol,
8 narcotics, stimulants, or any other chemical agent or drug
9 that results in an environmental health practitioner's
10 inability to practice with reasonable judgment, skill, or
11 safety.
12 (10) Discipline by another U.S. jurisdiction or
13 foreign nation, if at least one of the grounds for a
14 discipline is the same or substantially equivalent to those
15 set forth in this Act.
16 (11) A finding by the Department that the registrant,
17 after having his or her license placed on probationary
18 status, has violated the terms of probation.
19 (12) Willfully making or filing false records or
20 reports in his or her practice, including, but not limited
21 to, false records filed with State agencies or departments.
22 (13) Physical illness, including, but not limited to,
23 deterioration through the aging process or loss of motor
24 skills that result in the inability to practice the
25 profession with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety.
26 (14) Failure to comply with rules promulgated by the

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1 Illinois Department of Public Health or other State
2 agencies related to the practice of environmental health.
3 (15) (Blank) The Department shall deny any application
4 for a license or renewal of a license under this Act,
5 without hearing, to a person who has defaulted on an
6 educational loan guaranteed by the Illinois Student
7 Assistance Commission; however, the Department may issue a
8 license or renewal of a license if the person in default
9 has established a satisfactory repayment record as
10 determined by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission.
11 (16) Solicitation of professional services by using
12 false or misleading advertising.
13 (17) A finding that the license has been applied for or
14 obtained by fraudulent means.
15 (18) Practicing or attempting to practice under a name
16 other than the full name as shown on the license or any
17 other legally authorized name.
18 (19) Gross overcharging for professional services
19 including filing statements for collection of fees or
20 moneys for which services are not rendered.
21 (b) The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend the
22license of any person who fails to (i) file a return, (ii) pay
23the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed return; or (iii)
24pay any final assessment of the tax, penalty, or interest as
25required by any tax Act administered by the Illinois Department
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1 (c) The determination by a circuit court that a licensee is
2subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission to a
3mental health facility as provided in the Mental Health and
4Developmental Disabilities Code operates as an automatic
5suspension. The suspension may end only upon a finding by a
6court that the licensee is no longer subject to involuntary
7admission or judicial admission, the issuance of an order so
8finding and discharging the patient, and the recommendation of
9the Board to the Director that the licensee be allowed to
10resume practice.
11 (d) In enforcing this Section, the Department, upon a
12showing of a possible violation, may compel any person licensed
13to practice under this Act or who has applied for licensure or
14certification pursuant to this Act to submit to a mental or
15physical examination, or both, as required by and at the
16expense of the Department. The examining physicians shall be
17those specifically designated by the Department. The
18Department may order the examining physician to present
19testimony concerning this mental or physical examination of the
20licensee or applicant. No information shall be excluded by
21reason of any common law or statutory privilege relating to
22communications between the licensee or applicant and the
23examining physician. The person to be examined may have, at his
24or her own expense, another physician of his or her choice
25present during all aspects of the examination. Failure of any
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1directed, shall be grounds for suspension of a license until
2the person submits to the examination if the Department finds,
3after notice and hearing, that the refusal to submit to the
4examination was without reasonable cause.
5 If the Department finds an individual unable to practice
6because of the reasons set forth in this Section, the
7Department may require that individual to submit to care,
8counseling, or treatment by physicians approved or designated
9by the Department, as a condition, term, or restriction for
10continued, reinstated, or renewed licensure to practice or, in
11lieu of care, counseling, or treatment, the Department may file
12a complaint to immediately suspend, revoke, or otherwise
13discipline the license of the individual.
14 Any person whose license was granted, continued,
15reinstated, renewed, disciplined, or supervised subject to
16such terms, conditions, or restrictions and who fails to comply
17with such terms, conditions, or restrictions shall be referred
18to the Director for a determination as to whether the person
19shall have his or her license suspended immediately, pending a
20hearing by the Department.
21 In instances in which the Director immediately suspends a
22person's license under this Section, a hearing on that person's
23license must be convened by the Department within 15 days after
24the suspension and completed without appreciable delay. The
25Department shall have the authority to review the subject
26person's record of treatment and counseling regarding the

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1impairment, to the extent permitted by applicable federal
2statutes and regulations safeguarding the confidentiality of
3medical records.
4 A person licensed under this Act and affected under this
5Section shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to the
6Department that he or she can resume practice in compliance
7with acceptable and prevailing standards under the provisions
8of his or her license.
9(Source: P.A. 92-837, eff. 8-22-02.)
10 Section 25. The Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing
11Code is amended by changing Section 15-75 as follows:
12 (225 ILCS 41/15-75)
13 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)
14 Sec. 15-75. Violations; grounds for discipline; penalties.
15 (a) Each of the following acts is a Class A misdemeanor for
16the first offense, and a Class 4 felony for each subsequent
17offense. These penalties shall also apply to unlicensed owners
18of funeral homes.
19 (1) Practicing the profession of funeral directing and
20 embalming or funeral directing, or attempting to practice
21 the profession of funeral directing and embalming or
22 funeral directing without a license as a funeral director
23 and embalmer or funeral director.
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1 licensed funeral director and embalmer without a license as
2 a licensed funeral director and embalmer intern.
3 (3) Obtaining or attempting to obtain a license,
4 practice or business, or any other thing of value, by fraud
5 or misrepresentation.
6 (4) Permitting any person in one's employ, under one's
7 control or in or under one's service to serve as a funeral
8 director and embalmer, funeral director, or funeral
9 director and embalmer intern when the person does not have
10 the appropriate license.
11 (5) Failing to display a license as required by this
12 Code.
13 (6) Giving false information or making a false oath or
14 affidavit required by this Code.
15 (b) The Department may refuse to issue or renew, revoke,
16suspend, place on probation or administrative supervision,
17reprimand, or take other disciplinary or non-disciplinary
18action as the Department may deem appropriate, including
19imposing fines not to exceed $10,000 for each violation, with
20regard to any license under the Code for any one or combination
21of the following:
22 (1) Fraud or any misrepresentation in applying for or
23 procuring a license under this Code or in connection with
24 applying for renewal of a license under this Code.
25 (2) For licenses, conviction by plea of guilty or nolo
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1 judgment or by sentencing of any crime, including, but not
2 limited to, convictions, preceding sentences of
3 supervision, conditional discharge, or first offender
4 probation, under the laws of any jurisdiction of the United
5 States: (i) that is a felony or (ii) that is a misdemeanor,
6 an essential element of which is dishonesty, or that is
7 directly related to the practice of the profession and, for
8 initial applicants, convictions set forth in Section 15-72
9 of this Act.
10 (3) Violation of the laws of this State relating to the
11 funeral, burial or disposition of deceased human bodies or
12 of the rules and regulations of the Department, or the
13 Department of Public Health.
14 (4) Directly or indirectly paying or causing to be paid
15 any sum of money or other valuable consideration for the
16 securing of business or for obtaining authority to dispose
17 of any deceased human body.
18 (5) Professional incompetence, gross negligence,
19 malpractice, or untrustworthiness in the practice of
20 funeral directing and embalming or funeral directing.
21 (6) (Blank).
22 (7) Engaging in, promoting, selling, or issuing burial
23 contracts, burial certificates, or burial insurance
24 policies in connection with the profession as a funeral
25 director and embalmer, funeral director, or funeral
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1 the State of Illinois.
2 (8) Refusing, without cause, to surrender the custody
3 of a deceased human body upon the proper request of the
4 person or persons lawfully entitled to the custody of the
5 body.
6 (9) Taking undue advantage of a client or clients as to
7 amount to the perpetration of fraud.
8 (10) Engaging in funeral directing and embalming or
9 funeral directing without a license.
10 (11) Encouraging, requesting, or suggesting by a
11 licensee or some person working on his behalf and with his
12 consent for compensation that a person utilize the services
13 of a certain funeral director and embalmer, funeral
14 director, or funeral establishment unless that information
15 has been expressly requested by the person. This does not
16 prohibit general advertising or pre-need solicitation.
17 (12) Making or causing to be made any false or
18 misleading statements about the laws concerning the
19 disposition of human remains, including, but not limited
20 to, the need to embalm, the need for a casket for cremation
21 or the need for an outer burial container.
22 (13) (Blank).
23 (14) Embalming or attempting to embalm a deceased human
24 body without express prior authorization of the person
25 responsible for making the funeral arrangements for the
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1 directed by local authorities who have jurisdiction or when
2 embalming is required by State or local law. A licensee may
3 embalm without express prior authorization if a good faith
4 effort has been made to contact family members and has been
5 unsuccessful and the licensee has no reason to believe the
6 family opposes embalming.
7 (15) Making a false statement on a Certificate of Death
8 where the person making the statement knew or should have
9 known that the statement was false.
10 (16) Soliciting human bodies after death or while death
11 is imminent.
12 (17) Performing any act or practice that is a violation
13 of this Code, the rules for the administration of this
14 Code, or any federal, State or local laws, rules, or
15 regulations governing the practice of funeral directing or
16 embalming.
17 (18) Performing any act or practice that is a violation
18 of Section 2 of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business
19 Practices Act.
20 (19) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
21 unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
22 defraud or harm the public.
23 (20) Taking possession of a dead human body without
24 having first obtained express permission from the person
25 holding the right to control the disposition in accordance
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1 public agency legally authorized to direct, control or
2 permit the removal of deceased human bodies.
3 (21) Advertising in a false or misleading manner or
4 advertising using the name of an unlicensed person in
5 connection with any service being rendered in the practice
6 of funeral directing or funeral directing and embalming.
7 The use of any name of an unlicensed or unregistered person
8 in an advertisement so as to imply that the person will
9 perform services is considered misleading advertising.
10 Nothing in this paragraph shall prevent including the name
11 of any owner, officer or corporate director of a funeral
12 home, who is not a licensee, in any advertisement used by a
13 funeral home with which the individual is affiliated, if
14 the advertisement specifies the individual's affiliation
15 with the funeral home.
16 (22) Charging for professional services not rendered,
17 including filing false statements for the collection of
18 fees for which services are not rendered.
19 (23) Failing to account for or remit any monies,
20 documents, or personal property that belongs to others that
21 comes into a licensee's possession.
22 (24) Treating any person differently to his detriment
23 because of race, color, creed, gender, religion, or
24 national origin.
25 (25) Knowingly making any false statements, oral or
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1 induce others in the course of performing professional
2 services or activities.
3 (26) Willfully making or filing false records or
4 reports in the practice of funeral directing and embalming,
5 including, but not limited to, false records filed with
6 State agencies or departments.
7 (27) Failing to acquire continuing education required
8 under this Code.
9 (28) (Blank).
10 (29) Aiding or assisting another person in violating
11 any provision of this Code or rules adopted pursuant to
12 this Code.
13 (30) Failing within 10 days, to provide information in
14 response to a written request made by the Department.
15 (31) Discipline by another state, District of
16 Columbia, territory, foreign nation, or governmental
17 agency, if at least one of the grounds for the discipline
18 is the same or substantially equivalent to those set forth
19 in this Section.
20 (32) (Blank).
21 (33) Mental illness or disability which results in the
22 inability to practice the profession with reasonable
23 judgment, skill, or safety.
24 (34) Gross, willful, or continued overcharging for
25 professional services, including filing false statements
26 for collection of fees for which services are not rendered.

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1 (35) Physical illness, including, but not limited to,
2 deterioration through the aging process or loss of motor
3 skill which results in a licensee's inability to practice
4 under this Code with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety.
5 (36) Failing to comply with any of the following
6 required activities:
7 (A) When reasonably possible, a funeral director
8 licensee or funeral director and embalmer licensee or
9 anyone acting on his or her behalf shall obtain the
10 express authorization of the person or persons
11 responsible for making the funeral arrangements for a
12 deceased human body prior to removing a body from the
13 place of death or any place it may be or embalming or
14 attempting to embalm a deceased human body, unless
15 required by State or local law. This requirement is
16 waived whenever removal or embalming is directed by
17 local authorities who have jurisdiction. If the
18 responsibility for the handling of the remains
19 lawfully falls under the jurisdiction of a public
20 agency, then the regulations of the public agency shall
21 prevail.
22 (B) A licensee shall clearly mark the price of any
23 casket offered for sale or the price of any service
24 using the casket on or in the casket if the casket is
25 displayed at the funeral establishment. If the casket
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1 whether the licensee is in control of that location,
2 the casket shall be clearly marked and the registrant
3 shall use books, catalogues, brochures, or other
4 printed display aids to show the price of each casket
5 or service.
6 (C) At the time funeral arrangements are made and
7 prior to rendering the funeral services, a licensee
8 shall furnish a written statement of services to be
9 retained by the person or persons making the funeral
10 arrangements, signed by both parties, that shall
11 contain: (i) the name, address and telephone number of
12 the funeral establishment and the date on which the
13 arrangements were made; (ii) the price of the service
14 selected and the services and merchandise included for
15 that price; (iii) a clear disclosure that the person or
16 persons making the arrangement may decline and receive
17 credit for any service or merchandise not desired and
18 not required by law or the funeral director or the
19 funeral director and embalmer; (iv) the supplemental
20 items of service and merchandise requested and the
21 price of each item; (v) the terms or method of payment
22 agreed upon; and (vi) a statement as to any monetary
23 advances made by the registrant on behalf of the
24 family. The licensee shall maintain a copy of the
25 written statement of services in its permanent
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1 subject to inspection by the Department.
2 (D) In all instances where the place of final
3 disposition of a deceased human body or the cremated
4 remains of a deceased human body is a cemetery, the
5 licensed funeral director and embalmer, or licensed
6 funeral director, who has been engaged to provide
7 funeral or embalming services shall remain at the
8 cemetery and personally witness the placement of the
9 human remains in their designated grave or the sealing
10 of the above ground depository, crypt, or urn. The
11 licensed funeral director or licensed funeral director
12 and embalmer may designate a licensed funeral director
13 and embalmer intern or representative of the funeral
14 home to be his or her witness to the placement of the
15 remains. If the cemetery authority, cemetery manager,
16 or any other agent of the cemetery takes any action
17 that prevents compliance with this paragraph (D), then
18 the funeral director and embalmer or funeral director
19 shall provide written notice to the Department within 5
20 business days after failing to comply. If the
21 Department receives this notice, then the Department
22 shall not take any disciplinary action against the
23 funeral director and embalmer or funeral director for a
24 violation of this paragraph (D) unless the Department
25 finds that the cemetery authority, manager, or any
26 other agent of the cemetery did not prevent the funeral

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1 director and embalmer or funeral director from
2 complying with this paragraph (D) as claimed in the
3 written notice.
4 (E) A funeral director or funeral director and
5 embalmer shall fully complete the portion of the
6 Certificate of Death under the responsibility of the
7 funeral director or funeral director and embalmer and
8 provide all required information. In the event that any
9 reported information subsequently changes or proves
10 incorrect, a funeral director or funeral director and
11 embalmer shall immediately upon learning the correct
12 information correct the Certificate of Death.
13 (37) A finding by the Department that the licensee,
14 after having his or her license placed on probationary
15 status or subjected to conditions or restrictions,
16 violated the terms of the probation or failed to comply
17 with such terms or conditions.
18 (38) (Blank).
19 (39) Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated
20 report by the Department of Children and Family Services
21 pursuant to the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act
22 and, upon proof by clear and convincing evidence, being
23 found to have caused a child to be an abused child or
24 neglected child as defined in the Abused and Neglected
25 Child Reporting Act.
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1 defined in law as controlled substances, alcohol, or any
2 other substance which results in the inability to practice
3 with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety.
4 (41) Practicing under a false or, except as provided by
5 law, an assumed name.
6 (42) Cheating on or attempting to subvert the licensing
7 examination administered under this Code.
8 (c) The Department may refuse to issue or renew or may
9suspend without a hearing, as provided for in the Department of
10Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of
11Illinois, the license of any person who fails to file a return,
12to pay the tax, penalty or interest shown in a filed return, or
13to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty or interest as
14required by any tax Act administered by the Illinois Department
15of Revenue, until the time as the requirements of the tax Act
16are satisfied in accordance with subsection (g) of Section
172105-15 of the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the
18Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
19 (d) No action may be taken under this Code against a person
20licensed under this Code unless the action is commenced within
215 years after the occurrence of the alleged violations. A
22continuing violation shall be deemed to have occurred on the
23date when the circumstances last existed that give rise to the
24alleged violation.
25 (e) Nothing in this Section shall be construed or enforced
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1designees, authority over the operation of a cemetery or over
2cemetery employees. Nothing in this Section shall be construed
3or enforced to impose duties or penalties on cemeteries with
4respect to the timing of the placement of human remains in
5their designated grave or the sealing of the above ground
6depository, crypt, or urn due to patron safety, the allocation
7of cemetery staffing, liability insurance, a collective
8bargaining agreement, or other such reasons.
9 (f) All fines imposed under this Section shall be paid 60
10days after the effective date of the order imposing the fine.
11 (g) (Blank). The Department shall deny a license or renewal
12authorized by this Code to a person who has defaulted on an
13educational loan or scholarship provided or guaranteed by the
14Illinois Student Assistance Commission or any governmental
15agency of this State in accordance with item (5) of subsection
16(a) of Section 2105-15 of the Department of Professional
17Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
18 (h) In cases where the Department of Healthcare and Family
19Services has previously determined a licensee or a potential
20licensee is more than 30 days delinquent in the payment of
21child support and has subsequently certified the delinquency to
22the Department, the Department may refuse to issue or renew or
23may revoke or suspend that person's license or may take other
24disciplinary action against that person based solely upon the
25certification of delinquency made by the Department of
26Healthcare and Family Services in accordance with item (5) of

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1subsection (a) of Section 2105-15 of the Department of
2Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of
3Illinois.
4 (i) A person not licensed under this Code who is an owner
5of a funeral establishment or funeral business shall not aid,
6abet, assist, procure, advise, employ, or contract with any
7unlicensed person to offer funeral services or aid, abet,
8assist, or direct any licensed person contrary to or in
9violation of any rules or provisions of this Code. A person
10violating this subsection shall be treated as a licensee for
11the purposes of disciplinary action under this Section and
12shall be subject to cease and desist orders as provided in this
13Code, the imposition of a fine up to $10,000 for each violation
14and any other penalty provided by law.
15 (j) The determination by a circuit court that a licensee is
16subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission as
17provided in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
18Code, as amended, operates as an automatic suspension. The
19suspension may end only upon a finding by a court that the
20licensee is no longer subject to the involuntary admission or
21judicial admission and issues an order so finding and
22discharging the licensee, and upon the recommendation of the
23Board to the Secretary that the licensee be allowed to resume
24his or her practice.
25 (k) In enforcing this Code, the Department, upon a showing
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1practice under this Code, or who has applied for licensure
2under this Code, to submit to a mental or physical examination,
3or both, as required by and at the expense of the Department.
4The Department may order the examining physician to present
5testimony concerning the mental or physical examination of the
6licensee or applicant. No information shall be excluded by
7reason of any common law or statutory privilege relating to
8communications between the licensee or applicant and the
9examining physician. The examining physician shall be
10specifically designated by the Department. The individual to be
11examined may have, at his or her own expense, another physician
12of his or her choice present during all aspects of this
13examination. The examination shall be performed by a physician
14licensed to practice medicine in all its branches. Failure of
15an individual to submit to a mental or physical examination,
16when directed, shall result in an automatic suspension without
17hearing.
18 A person holding a license under this Code or who has
19applied for a license under this Code who, because of a
20physical or mental illness or disability, including, but not
21limited to, deterioration through the aging process or loss of
22motor skill, is unable to practice the profession with
23reasonable judgment, skill, or safety, may be required by the
24Department to submit to care, counseling, or treatment by
25physicians approved or designated by the Department as a
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1renewed licensure to practice. Submission to care, counseling,
2or treatment as required by the Department shall not be
3considered discipline of a license. If the licensee refuses to
4enter into a care, counseling, or treatment agreement or fails
5to abide by the terms of the agreement, the Department may file
6a complaint to revoke, suspend, or otherwise discipline the
7license of the individual. The Secretary may order the license
8suspended immediately, pending a hearing by the Department.
9Fines shall not be assessed in disciplinary actions involving
10physical or mental illness or impairment.
11 In instances in which the Secretary immediately suspends a
12person's license under this Section, a hearing on that person's
13license must be convened by the Department within 15 days after
14the suspension and completed without appreciable delay. The
15Department shall have the authority to review the subject
16individual's record of treatment and counseling regarding the
17impairment to the extent permitted by applicable federal
18statutes and regulations safeguarding the confidentiality of
19medical records.
20 An individual licensed under this Code and affected under
21this Section shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to
22the Department that he or she can resume practice in compliance
23with acceptable and prevailing standards under the provisions
24of his or her license.
25(Source: P.A. 99-876, eff. 1-1-17; 100-201, eff. 8-18-17.)

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1 Section 30. The Marriage and Family Therapy Licensing Act
2is amended by changing Section 85 as follows:
3 (225 ILCS 55/85) (from Ch. 111, par. 8351-85)
4 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)
5 Sec. 85. Refusal, revocation, or suspension.
6 (a) The Department may refuse to issue or renew a license,
7or may revoke, suspend, reprimand, place on probation, or take
8any other disciplinary or non-disciplinary action as the
9Department may deem proper, including the imposition of fines
10not to exceed $10,000 for each violation, with regard to any
11license issued under the provisions of this Act for any one or
12combination of the following grounds:
13 (1) Material misstatement in furnishing information to
14 the Department.
15 (2) Violation of any provision of this Act or its
16 rules.
17 (3) Conviction of or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo
18 contendere, finding of guilt, jury verdict, or entry of
19 judgment or sentencing, including, but not limited to,
20 convictions, preceding sentences of supervision,
21 conditional discharge, or first offender probation, under
22 the laws of any jurisdiction of the United States that is
23 (i) a felony or (ii) a misdemeanor, an essential element of
24 which is dishonesty or that is directly related to the
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1 (4) Fraud or misrepresentation in applying for or
2 procuring a license under this Act or in connection with
3 applying for renewal or restoration of a license under this
4 Act or its rules.
5 (5) Professional incompetence.
6 (6) Gross negligence in practice under this Act.
7 (7) Aiding or assisting another person in violating any
8 provision of this Act or its rules.
9 (8) Failing, within 60 days, to provide information in
10 response to a written request made by the Department.
11 (9) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
12 unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
13 defraud or harm the public as defined by the rules of the
14 Department, or violating the rules of professional conduct
15 adopted by the Department.
16 (10) Habitual or excessive use or abuse of drugs
17 defined in law as controlled substances, of alcohol, or any
18 other substance that results in the inability to practice
19 with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety.
20 (11) Discipline by another jurisdiction if at least one
21 of the grounds for the discipline is the same or
22 substantially equivalent to those set forth in this Act.
23 (12) Directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from
24 any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association
25 any fee, commission, rebate, or other form of compensation
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1 rendered. Nothing in this paragraph (12) affects any bona
2 fide independent contractor or employment arrangements
3 among health care professionals, health facilities, health
4 care providers, or other entities, except as otherwise
5 prohibited by law. Any employment arrangements may include
6 provisions for compensation, health insurance, pension, or
7 other employment benefits for the provision of services
8 within the scope of the licensee's practice under this Act.
9 Nothing in this paragraph (12) shall be construed to
10 require an employment arrangement to receive professional
11 fees for services rendered.
12 (13) A finding by the Department that the licensee,
13 after having his or her license placed on probationary
14 status, has violated the terms of probation or failed to
15 comply with the terms.
16 (14) Abandonment of a patient without cause.
17 (15) Willfully making or filing false records or
18 reports relating to a licensee's practice, including but
19 not limited to false records filed with State agencies or
20 departments.
21 (16) Willfully failing to report an instance of
22 suspected child abuse or neglect as required by the Abused
23 and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
24 (17) Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated
25 report by the Department of Children and Family Services
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1 proof by clear and convincing evidence that the licensee
2 has caused a child to be an abused child or neglected child
3 as defined in the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
4 (18) Physical illness or mental illness or impairment,
5 including, but not limited to, deterioration through the
6 aging process or loss of motor skill that results in the
7 inability to practice the profession with reasonable
8 judgment, skill, or safety.
9 (19) Solicitation of professional services by using
10 false or misleading advertising.
11 (20) A pattern of practice or other behavior that
12 demonstrates incapacity or incompetence to practice under
13 this Act.
14 (21) Practicing under a false or assumed name, except
15 as provided by law.
16 (22) Gross, willful, and continued overcharging for
17 professional services, including filing false statements
18 for collection of fees or moneys for which services are not
19 rendered.
20 (23) Failure to establish and maintain records of
21 patient care and treatment as required by law.
22 (24) Cheating on or attempting to subvert the licensing
23 examinations administered under this Act.
24 (25) Willfully failing to report an instance of
25 suspected abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, or
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1 required by the Adult Protective Services Act.
2 (26) Being named as an abuser in a verified report by
3 the Department on Aging and under the Adult Protective
4 Services Act and upon proof by clear and convincing
5 evidence that the licensee abused, neglected, or
6 financially exploited an eligible adult as defined in the
7 Adult Protective Services Act.
8 (b) (Blank). The Department shall deny any application for
9a license or renewal, without hearing, under this Act to any
10person who has defaulted on an educational loan guaranteed by
11the Illinois Student Assistance Commission; however, the
12Department may issue a license or renewal if the person in
13default has established a satisfactory repayment record as
14determined by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission.
15 (c) The determination by a circuit court that a licensee is
16subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission, as
17provided in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
18Code, operates as an automatic suspension. The suspension will
19terminate only upon a finding by a court that the patient is no
20longer subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission
21and the issuance of an order so finding and discharging the
22patient, and upon the recommendation of the Board to the
23Secretary that the licensee be allowed to resume his or her
24practice as a licensed marriage and family therapist or an
25associate licensed marriage and family therapist.
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1license of any person who fails to file a return, pay the tax,
2penalty, or interest shown in a filed return or pay any final
3assessment of tax, penalty, or interest, as required by any tax
4Act administered by the Illinois Department of Revenue, until
5the time the requirements of the tax Act are satisfied.
6 (e) In enforcing this Section, the Department or Board upon
7a showing of a possible violation may compel an individual
8licensed to practice under this Act, or who has applied for
9licensure under this Act, to submit to a mental or physical
10examination, or both, which may include a substance abuse or
11sexual offender evaluation, as required by and at the expense
12of the Department.
13 The Department shall specifically designate the examining
14physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches
15or, if applicable, the multidisciplinary team involved in
16providing the mental or physical examination or both. The
17multidisciplinary team shall be led by a physician licensed to
18practice medicine in all of its branches and may consist of one
19or more or a combination of physicians licensed to practice
20medicine in all of its branches, licensed clinical
21psychologists, licensed clinical social workers, licensed
22clinical professional counselors, licensed marriage and family
23therapists, and other professional and administrative staff.
24Any examining physician or member of the multidisciplinary team
25may require any person ordered to submit to an examination and
26evaluation pursuant to this Section to submit to any additional

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1supplemental testing deemed necessary to complete any
2examination or evaluation process, including, but not limited
3to, blood testing, urinalysis, psychological testing, or
4neuropsychological testing.
5 The Department may order the examining physician or any
6member of the multidisciplinary team to provide to the
7Department any and all records, including business records,
8that relate to the examination and evaluation, including any
9supplemental testing performed.
10 The Department or Board may order the examining physician
11or any member of the multidisciplinary team to present
12testimony concerning the mental or physical examination of the
13licensee or applicant. No information, report, record, or other
14documents in any way related to the examination shall be
15excluded by reason of any common law or statutory privilege
16relating to communications between the licensee or applicant
17and the examining physician or any member of the
18multidisciplinary team. No authorization is necessary from the
19licensee or applicant ordered to undergo an examination for the
20examining physician or any member of the multidisciplinary team
21to provide information, reports, records, or other documents or
22to provide any testimony regarding the examination and
23evaluation.
24 The individual to be examined may have, at his or her own
25expense, another physician of his or her choice present during
26all aspects of this examination. However, that physician shall

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1be present only to observe and may not interfere in any way
2with the examination.
3 Failure of an individual to submit to a mental or physical
4examination, when ordered, shall result in an automatic
5suspension of his or her license until the individual submits
6to the examination.
7 If the Department or Board finds an individual unable to
8practice because of the reasons set forth in this Section, the
9Department or Board may require that individual to submit to
10care, counseling, or treatment by physicians approved or
11designated by the Department or Board, as a condition, term, or
12restriction for continued, reinstated, or renewed licensure to
13practice; or, in lieu of care, counseling, or treatment, the
14Department may file, or the Board may recommend to the
15Department to file, a complaint to immediately suspend, revoke,
16or otherwise discipline the license of the individual. An
17individual whose license was granted, continued, reinstated,
18renewed, disciplined or supervised subject to such terms,
19conditions, or restrictions, and who fails to comply with such
20terms, conditions, or restrictions, shall be referred to the
21Secretary for a determination as to whether the individual
22shall have his or her license suspended immediately, pending a
23hearing by the Department.
24 In instances in which the Secretary immediately suspends a
25person's license under this Section, a hearing on that person's
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1the suspension and completed without appreciable delay. The
2Department and Board shall have the authority to review the
3subject individual's record of treatment and counseling
4regarding the impairment to the extent permitted by applicable
5federal statutes and regulations safeguarding the
6confidentiality of medical records.
7 An individual licensed under this Act and affected under
8this Section shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to
9the Department or Board that he or she can resume practice in
10compliance with acceptable and prevailing standards under the
11provisions of his or her license.
12 (f) A fine shall be paid within 60 days after the effective
13date of the order imposing the fine or in accordance with the
14terms set forth in the order imposing the fine.
15(Source: P.A. 100-372, eff. 8-25-17.)
16 Section 35. The Massage Licensing Act is amended by
17changing Section 45 as follows:
18 (225 ILCS 57/45)
19 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
20 Sec. 45. Grounds for discipline.
21 (a) The Department may refuse to issue or renew, or may
22revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand, or take other
23disciplinary or non-disciplinary action, as the Department
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1exceed $10,000 for each violation, with regard to any license
2or licensee for any one or more of the following:
3 (1) violations of this Act or of the rules adopted
4 under this Act;
5 (2) conviction by plea of guilty or nolo contendere,
6 finding of guilt, jury verdict, or entry of judgment or by
7 sentencing of any crime, including, but not limited to,
8 convictions, preceding sentences of supervision,
9 conditional discharge, or first offender probation, under
10 the laws of any jurisdiction of the United States: (i) that
11 is a felony; or (ii) that is a misdemeanor, an essential
12 element of which is dishonesty, or that is directly related
13 to the practice of the profession;
14 (3) professional incompetence;
15 (4) advertising in a false, deceptive, or misleading
16 manner;
17 (5) aiding, abetting, assisting, procuring, advising,
18 employing, or contracting with any unlicensed person to
19 practice massage contrary to any rules or provisions of
20 this Act;
21 (6) engaging in immoral conduct in the commission of
22 any act, such as sexual abuse, sexual misconduct, or sexual
23 exploitation, related to the licensee's practice;
24 (7) engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
25 unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
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1 (8) practicing or offering to practice beyond the scope
2 permitted by law or accepting and performing professional
3 responsibilities which the licensee knows or has reason to
4 know that he or she is not competent to perform;
5 (9) knowingly delegating professional responsibilities
6 to a person unqualified by training, experience, or
7 licensure to perform;
8 (10) failing to provide information in response to a
9 written request made by the Department within 60 days;
10 (11) having a habitual or excessive use of or addiction
11 to alcohol, narcotics, stimulants, or any other chemical
12 agent or drug which results in the inability to practice
13 with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety;
14 (12) having a pattern of practice or other behavior
15 that demonstrates incapacity or incompetence to practice
16 under this Act;
17 (13) discipline by another state, District of
18 Columbia, territory, or foreign nation, if at least one of
19 the grounds for the discipline is the same or substantially
20 equivalent to those set forth in this Section;
21 (14) a finding by the Department that the licensee,
22 after having his or her license placed on probationary
23 status, has violated the terms of probation;
24 (15) willfully making or filing false records or
25 reports in his or her practice, including, but not limited
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1 (16) making a material misstatement in furnishing
2 information to the Department or otherwise making
3 misleading, deceptive, untrue, or fraudulent
4 representations in violation of this Act or otherwise in
5 the practice of the profession;
6 (17) fraud or misrepresentation in applying for or
7 procuring a license under this Act or in connection with
8 applying for renewal of a license under this Act;
9 (18) inability to practice the profession with
10 reasonable judgment, skill, or safety as a result of
11 physical illness, including, but not limited to,
12 deterioration through the aging process, loss of motor
13 skill, or a mental illness or disability;
14 (19) charging for professional services not rendered,
15 including filing false statements for the collection of
16 fees for which services are not rendered;
17 (20) practicing under a false or, except as provided by
18 law, an assumed name; or
19 (21) cheating on or attempting to subvert the licensing
20 examination administered under this Act.
21 All fines shall be paid within 60 days of the effective
22date of the order imposing the fine.
23 (b) A person not licensed under this Act and engaged in the
24business of offering massage therapy services through others,
25shall not aid, abet, assist, procure, advise, employ, or
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1contrary to any rules or provisions of this Act. A person
2violating this subsection (b) shall be treated as a licensee
3for the purposes of disciplinary action under this Section and
4shall be subject to cease and desist orders as provided in
5Section 90 of this Act.
6 (c) The Department shall revoke any license issued under
7this Act of any person who is convicted of prostitution, rape,
8sexual misconduct, or any crime that subjects the licensee to
9compliance with the requirements of the Sex Offender
10Registration Act and any such conviction shall operate as a
11permanent bar in the State of Illinois to practice as a massage
12therapist.
13 (d) The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend the
14license of any person who fails to file a tax return, to pay
15the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed tax return, or
16to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty, or interest, as
17required by any tax Act administered by the Illinois Department
18of Revenue, until such time as the requirements of the tax Act
19are satisfied in accordance with subsection (g) of Section
202105-15 of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
21 (e) (Blank). The Department shall deny a license or renewal
22authorized by this Act to a person who has defaulted on an
23educational loan or scholarship provided or guaranteed by the
24Illinois Student Assistance Commission or any governmental
25agency of this State in accordance with item (5) of subsection
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1Illinois.
2 (f) In cases where the Department of Healthcare and Family
3Services has previously determined that a licensee or a
4potential licensee is more than 30 days delinquent in the
5payment of child support and has subsequently certified the
6delinquency to the Department, the Department may refuse to
7issue or renew or may revoke or suspend that person's license
8or may take other disciplinary action against that person based
9solely upon the certification of delinquency made by the
10Department of Healthcare and Family Services in accordance with
11item (5) of subsection (a) of Section 2105-15 of the Civil
12Administrative Code of Illinois.
13 (g) The determination by a circuit court that a licensee is
14subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission, as
15provided in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
16Code, operates as an automatic suspension. The suspension will
17end only upon a finding by a court that the patient is no
18longer subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission
19and the issuance of a court order so finding and discharging
20the patient.
21 (h) In enforcing this Act, the Department or Board, upon a
22showing of a possible violation, may compel an individual
23licensed to practice under this Act, or who has applied for
24licensure under this Act, to submit to a mental or physical
25examination, or both, as required by and at the expense of the
26Department. The Department or Board may order the examining

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1physician to present testimony concerning the mental or
2physical examination of the licensee or applicant. No
3information shall be excluded by reason of any common law or
4statutory privilege relating to communications between the
5licensee or applicant and the examining physician. The
6examining physicians shall be specifically designated by the
7Board or Department. The individual to be examined may have, at
8his or her own expense, another physician of his or her choice
9present during all aspects of this examination. The examination
10shall be performed by a physician licensed to practice medicine
11in all its branches. Failure of an individual to submit to a
12mental or physical examination, when directed, shall result in
13an automatic suspension without hearing.
14 A person holding a license under this Act or who has
15applied for a license under this Act who, because of a physical
16or mental illness or disability, including, but not limited to,
17deterioration through the aging process or loss of motor skill,
18is unable to practice the profession with reasonable judgment,
19skill, or safety, may be required by the Department to submit
20to care, counseling, or treatment by physicians approved or
21designated by the Department as a condition, term, or
22restriction for continued, reinstated, or renewed licensure to
23practice. Submission to care, counseling, or treatment as
24required by the Department shall not be considered discipline
25of a license. If the licensee refuses to enter into a care,
26counseling, or treatment agreement or fails to abide by the

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1terms of the agreement, the Department may file a complaint to
2revoke, suspend, or otherwise discipline the license of the
3individual. The Secretary may order the license suspended
4immediately, pending a hearing by the Department. Fines shall
5not be assessed in disciplinary actions involving physical or
6mental illness or impairment.
7 In instances in which the Secretary immediately suspends a
8person's license under this Section, a hearing on that person's
9license must be convened by the Department within 15 days after
10the suspension and completed without appreciable delay. The
11Department and Board shall have the authority to review the
12subject individual's record of treatment and counseling
13regarding the impairment to the extent permitted by applicable
14federal statutes and regulations safeguarding the
15confidentiality of medical records.
16 An individual licensed under this Act and affected under
17this Section shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to
18the Department or Board that he or she can resume practice in
19compliance with acceptable and prevailing standards under the
20provisions of his or her license.
21(Source: P.A. 97-514, eff. 8-23-11; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)
22 Section 40. The Naprapathic Practice Act is amended by
23changing Section 110 as follows:
24 (225 ILCS 63/110)

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1 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)
2 Sec. 110. Grounds for disciplinary action; refusal,
3revocation, suspension.
4 (a) The Department may refuse to issue or to renew, or may
5revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand or take other
6disciplinary or non-disciplinary action as the Department may
7deem appropriate, including imposing fines not to exceed
8$10,000 for each violation, with regard to any licensee or
9license for any one or combination of the following causes:
10 (1) Violations of this Act or of rules adopted under
11 this Act.
12 (2) Material misstatement in furnishing information to
13 the Department.
14 (3) Conviction by plea of guilty or nolo contendere,
15 finding of guilt, jury verdict, or entry of judgment, or by
16 sentencing of any crime, including, but not limited to,
17 convictions, preceding sentences of supervision,
18 conditional discharge, or first offender probation, under
19 the laws of any jurisdiction of the United States: (i) that
20 is a felony or (ii) that is a misdemeanor, an essential
21 element of which is dishonesty, or that is directly related
22 to the practice of the profession.
23 (4) Fraud or any misrepresentation in applying for or
24 procuring a license under this Act or in connection with
25 applying for renewal of a license under this Act.
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1 (6) Malpractice.
2 (7) Aiding or assisting another person in violating any
3 provision of this Act or its rules.
4 (8) Failing to provide information within 60 days in
5 response to a written request made by the Department.
6 (9) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
7 unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
8 defraud, or harm the public.
9 (10) Habitual or excessive use or abuse of drugs
10 defined in law as controlled substances, alcohol, or any
11 other substance which results in the inability to practice
12 with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety.
13 (11) Discipline by another U.S. jurisdiction or
14 foreign nation if at least one of the grounds for the
15 discipline is the same or substantially equivalent to those
16 set forth in this Act.
17 (12) Directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from
18 any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association
19 any fee, commission, rebate, or other form of compensation
20 for any professional services not actually or personally
21 rendered. This shall not be deemed to include rent or other
22 remunerations paid to an individual, partnership, or
23 corporation by a naprapath for the lease, rental, or use of
24 space, owned or controlled by the individual, partnership,
25 corporation, or association. Nothing in this paragraph
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1 employment arrangements among health care professionals,
2 health facilities, health care providers, or other
3 entities, except as otherwise prohibited by law. Any
4 employment arrangements may include provisions for
5 compensation, health insurance, pension, or other
6 employment benefits for the provision of services within
7 the scope of the licensee's practice under this Act.
8 Nothing in this paragraph (12) shall be construed to
9 require an employment arrangement to receive professional
10 fees for services rendered.
11 (13) Using the title "Doctor" or its abbreviation
12 without further clarifying that title or abbreviation with
13 the word "naprapath" or "naprapathy" or the designation
14 "D.N.".
15 (14) A finding by the Department that the licensee,
16 after having his or her license placed on probationary
17 status, has violated the terms of probation.
18 (15) Abandonment of a patient without cause.
19 (16) Willfully making or filing false records or
20 reports relating to a licensee's practice, including but
21 not limited to, false records filed with State agencies or
22 departments.
23 (17) Willfully failing to report an instance of
24 suspected child abuse or neglect as required by the Abused
25 and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
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1 including, but not limited to, deterioration through the
2 aging process or loss of motor skill that results in the
3 inability to practice the profession with reasonable
4 judgment, skill, or safety.
5 (19) Solicitation of professional services by means
6 other than permitted advertising.
7 (20) Failure to provide a patient with a copy of his or
8 her record upon the written request of the patient.
9 (21) Cheating on or attempting to subvert the licensing
10 examination administered under this Act.
11 (22) Allowing one's license under this Act to be used
12 by an unlicensed person in violation of this Act.
13 (23) (Blank).
14 (24) Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated
15 report by the Department of Children and Family Services
16 under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act and upon
17 proof by clear and convincing evidence that the licensee
18 has caused a child to be an abused child or a neglected
19 child as defined in the Abused and Neglected Child
20 Reporting Act.
21 (25) Practicing under a false or, except as provided by
22 law, an assumed name.
23 (26) Immoral conduct in the commission of any act, such
24 as sexual abuse, sexual misconduct, or sexual
25 exploitation, related to the licensee's practice.
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1 person, firm, or corporation when the naprapath knows, or
2 should know, that the person, firm, or corporation is
3 violating this Act.
4 (28) Promotion of the sale of food supplements,
5 devices, appliances, or goods provided for a client or
6 patient in such manner as to exploit the patient or client
7 for financial gain of the licensee.
8 (29) Having treated ailments of human beings other than
9 by the practice of naprapathy as defined in this Act, or
10 having treated ailments of human beings as a licensed
11 naprapath independent of a documented referral or
12 documented current and relevant diagnosis from a
13 physician, dentist, or podiatric physician, or having
14 failed to notify the physician, dentist, or podiatric
15 physician who established a documented current and
16 relevant diagnosis that the patient is receiving
17 naprapathic treatment pursuant to that diagnosis.
18 (30) Use by a registered naprapath of the word
19 "infirmary", "hospital", "school", "university", in
20 English or any other language, in connection with the place
21 where naprapathy may be practiced or demonstrated.
22 (31) Continuance of a naprapath in the employ of any
23 person, firm, or corporation, or as an assistant to any
24 naprapath or naprapaths, directly or indirectly, after his
25 or her employer or superior has been found guilty of
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1 the State of Illinois relating to the practice of
2 naprapathy when the employer or superior persists in that
3 violation.
4 (32) The performance of naprapathic service in
5 conjunction with a scheme or plan with another person,
6 firm, or corporation known to be advertising in a manner
7 contrary to this Act or otherwise violating the laws of the
8 State of Illinois concerning the practice of naprapathy.
9 (33) Failure to provide satisfactory proof of having
10 participated in approved continuing education programs as
11 determined by and approved by the Secretary. Exceptions for
12 extreme hardships are to be defined by the rules of the
13 Department.
14 (34) (Blank).
15 (35) Gross or willful overcharging for professional
16 services.
17 (36) (Blank).
18 All fines imposed under this Section shall be paid within
1960 days after the effective date of the order imposing the
20fine.
21 (b) The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend
22without hearing, as provided for in the Department of
23Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code,
24the license of any person who fails to file a return, or pay
25the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed return, or pay
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1required by any tax Act administered by the Illinois Department
2of Revenue, until such time as the requirements of any such tax
3Act are satisfied in accordance with subsection (g) of Section
42105-15 of the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the
5Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
6 (c) (Blank). The Department shall deny a license or renewal
7authorized by this Act to a person who has defaulted on an
8educational loan or scholarship provided or guaranteed by the
9Illinois Student Assistance Commission or any governmental
10agency of this State in accordance with item (5) of subsection
11(a) of Section 2105-15 of the Department of Professional
12Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
13 (d) In cases where the Department of Healthcare and Family
14Services has previously determined a licensee or a potential
15licensee is more than 30 days delinquent in the payment of
16child support and has subsequently certified the delinquency to
17the Department, the Department may refuse to issue or renew or
18may revoke or suspend that person's license or may take other
19disciplinary action against that person based solely upon the
20certification of delinquency made by the Department of
21Healthcare and Family Services in accordance with item (5) of
22subsection (a) of Section 2105-15 of the Department of
23Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of
24Illinois.
25 (e) The determination by a circuit court that a licensee is
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1provided in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
2Code, operates as an automatic suspension. The suspension shall
3end only upon a finding by a court that the patient is no
4longer subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission
5and the issuance of an order so finding and discharging the
6patient.
7 (f) In enforcing this Act, the Department, upon a showing
8of a possible violation, may compel an individual licensed to
9practice under this Act, or who has applied for licensure under
10this Act, to submit to a mental or physical examination and
11evaluation, or both, which may include a substance abuse or
12sexual offender evaluation, as required by and at the expense
13of the Department. The Department shall specifically designate
14the examining physician licensed to practice medicine in all of
15its branches or, if applicable, the multidisciplinary team
16involved in providing the mental or physical examination and
17evaluation, or both. The multidisciplinary team shall be led by
18a physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its
19branches and may consist of one or more or a combination of
20physicians licensed to practice medicine in all of its
21branches, licensed chiropractic physicians, licensed clinical
22psychologists, licensed clinical social workers, licensed
23clinical professional counselors, and other professional and
24administrative staff. Any examining physician or member of the
25multidisciplinary team may require any person ordered to submit
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1submit to any additional supplemental testing deemed necessary
2to complete any examination or evaluation process, including,
3but not limited to, blood testing, urinalysis, psychological
4testing, or neuropsychological testing.
5 The Department may order the examining physician or any
6member of the multidisciplinary team to provide to the
7Department any and all records including business records that
8relate to the examination and evaluation, including any
9supplemental testing performed. The Department may order the
10examining physician or any member of the multidisciplinary team
11to present testimony concerning the examination and evaluation
12of the licensee or applicant, including testimony concerning
13any supplemental testing or documents in any way related to the
14examination and evaluation. No information, report, record, or
15other documents in any way related to the examination and
16evaluation shall be excluded by reason of any common law or
17statutory privilege relating to communications between the
18licensee or applicant and the examining physician or any member
19of the multidisciplinary team. No authorization is necessary
20from the licensee or applicant ordered to undergo an evaluation
21and examination for the examining physician or any member of
22the multidisciplinary team to provide information, reports,
23records, or other documents or to provide any testimony
24regarding the examination and evaluation. The individual to be
25examined may have, at his or her own expense, another physician
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1examination. Failure of an individual to submit to a mental or
2physical examination and evaluation, or both, when directed,
3shall result in an automatic suspension without hearing, until
4such time as the individual submits to the examination.
5 A person holding a license under this Act or who has
6applied for a license under this Act who, because of a physical
7or mental illness or disability, including, but not limited to,
8deterioration through the aging process or loss of motor skill,
9is unable to practice the profession with reasonable judgment,
10skill, or safety, may be required by the Department to submit
11to care, counseling, or treatment by physicians approved or
12designated by the Department as a condition, term, or
13restriction for continued, reinstated, or renewed licensure to
14practice. Submission to care, counseling, or treatment as
15required by the Department shall not be considered discipline
16of a license. If the licensee refuses to enter into a care,
17counseling, or treatment agreement or fails to abide by the
18terms of the agreement, the Department may file a complaint to
19revoke, suspend, or otherwise discipline the license of the
20individual. The Secretary may order the license suspended
21immediately, pending a hearing by the Department. Fines shall
22not be assessed in disciplinary actions involving physical or
23mental illness or impairment.
24 In instances in which the Secretary immediately suspends a
25person's license under this Section, a hearing on that person's
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1the suspension and completed without appreciable delay. The
2Department shall have the authority to review the subject
3individual's record of treatment and counseling regarding the
4impairment to the extent permitted by applicable federal
5statutes and regulations safeguarding the confidentiality of
6medical records.
7 An individual licensed under this Act and affected under
8this Section shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to
9the Department that he or she can resume practice in compliance
10with acceptable and prevailing standards under the provisions
11of his or her license.
12(Source: P.A. 97-778, eff. 7-13-12; 98-214, eff. 8-9-13;
1398-463, eff. 8-16-13.)
14 Section 45. The Illinois Occupational Therapy Practice Act
15is amended by changing Section 19 as follows:
16 (225 ILCS 75/19) (from Ch. 111, par. 3719)
17 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2024)
18 Sec. 19. Grounds for discipline.
19 (a) The Department may refuse to issue or renew, or may
20revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand or take other
21disciplinary or non-disciplinary action as the Department may
22deem proper, including imposing fines not to exceed $10,000 for
23each violation and the assessment of costs as provided under
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1one or combination of the following:
2 (1) Material misstatement in furnishing information to
3 the Department;
4 (2) Violations of this Act, or of the rules promulgated
5 thereunder;
6 (3) Conviction by plea of guilty or nolo contendere,
7 finding of guilt, jury verdict, or entry of judgment or
8 sentencing of any crime, including, but not limited to,
9 convictions, preceding sentences of supervision,
10 conditional discharge, or first offender probation, under
11 the laws of any jurisdiction of the United States that is
12 (i) a felony or (ii) a misdemeanor, an essential element of
13 which is dishonesty, or that is directly related to the
14 practice of the profession;
15 (4) Fraud or any misrepresentation in applying for or
16 procuring a license under this Act, or in connection with
17 applying for renewal of a license under this Act;
18 (5) Professional incompetence;
19 (6) Aiding or assisting another person, firm,
20 partnership or corporation in violating any provision of
21 this Act or rules;
22 (7) Failing, within 60 days, to provide information in
23 response to a written request made by the Department;
24 (8) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical or
25 unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
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1 (9) Habitual or excessive use or abuse of drugs defined
2 in law as controlled substances, alcohol, or any other
3 substance that results in the inability to practice with
4 reasonable judgment, skill, or safety;
5 (10) Discipline by another state, unit of government,
6 government agency, the District of Columbia, a territory,
7 or foreign nation, if at least one of the grounds for the
8 discipline is the same or substantially equivalent to those
9 set forth herein;
10 (11) Directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from
11 any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association
12 any fee, commission, rebate or other form of compensation
13 for professional services not actually or personally
14 rendered. Nothing in this paragraph (11) affects any bona
15 fide independent contractor or employment arrangements
16 among health care professionals, health facilities, health
17 care providers, or other entities, except as otherwise
18 prohibited by law. Any employment arrangements may include
19 provisions for compensation, health insurance, pension, or
20 other employment benefits for the provision of services
21 within the scope of the licensee's practice under this Act.
22 Nothing in this paragraph (11) shall be construed to
23 require an employment arrangement to receive professional
24 fees for services rendered;
25 (12) A finding by the Department that the license
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1 the terms of the discipline;
2 (13) Wilfully making or filing false records or reports
3 in the practice of occupational therapy, including but not
4 limited to false records filed with the State agencies or
5 departments;
6 (14) Physical illness, including but not limited to,
7 deterioration through the aging process, or loss of motor
8 skill which results in the inability to practice under this
9 Act with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety;
10 (15) Solicitation of professional services other than
11 by permitted advertising;
12 (16) Allowing one's license under this Act to be used
13 by an unlicensed person in violation of this Act;
14 (17) Practicing under a false or, except as provided by
15 law, assumed name;
16 (18) Professional incompetence or gross negligence;
17 (19) Malpractice;
18 (20) Promotion of the sale of drugs, devices,
19 appliances, or goods provided for a patient in any manner
20 to exploit the client for financial gain of the licensee;
21 (21) Gross, willful, or continued overcharging for
22 professional services;
23 (22) Mental illness or disability that results in the
24 inability to practice under this Act with reasonable
25 judgment, skill, or safety;
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1 Act;
2 (24) Having treated patients other than by the practice
3 of occupational therapy as defined in this Act, or having
4 treated patients as a licensed occupational therapist
5 independent of a referral from a physician, advanced
6 practice registered nurse or physician assistant in
7 accordance with Section 3.1, dentist, podiatric physician,
8 or optometrist, or having failed to notify the physician,
9 advanced practice registered nurse, physician assistant,
10 dentist, podiatric physician, or optometrist who
11 established a diagnosis that the patient is receiving
12 occupational therapy pursuant to that diagnosis;
13 (25) Cheating on or attempting to subvert the licensing
14 examination administered under this Act; and
15 (26) Charging for professional services not rendered,
16 including filing false statements for the collection of
17 fees for which services are not rendered.
18 All fines imposed under this Section shall be paid within
1960 days after the effective date of the order imposing the fine
20or in accordance with the terms set forth in the order imposing
21the fine.
22 (b) The determination by a circuit court that a license
23holder is subject to involuntary admission or judicial
24admission as provided in the Mental Health and Developmental
25Disabilities Code, as now or hereafter amended, operates as an
26automatic suspension. Such suspension will end only upon a

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1finding by a court that the patient is no longer subject to
2involuntary admission or judicial admission and an order by the
3court so finding and discharging the patient. In any case where
4a license is suspended under this provision, the licensee shall
5file a petition for restoration and shall include evidence
6acceptable to the Department that the licensee can resume
7practice in compliance with acceptable and prevailing
8standards of their profession.
9 (c) The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend
10without hearing, as provided for in the Code of Civil
11Procedure, the license of any person who fails to file a
12return, to pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed
13return, or to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty, or
14interest as required by any tax Act administered by the
15Illinois Department of Revenue, until such time as the
16requirements of any such tax Act are satisfied in accordance
17with subsection (a) of Section 2105-15 of the Department of
18Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of
19Illinois.
20 (d) In enforcing this Section, the Department, upon a
21showing of a possible violation, may compel any individual who
22is licensed under this Act or any individual who has applied
23for licensure to submit to a mental or physical examination or
24evaluation, or both, which may include a substance abuse or
25sexual offender evaluation, at the expense of the Department.
26The Department shall specifically designate the examining

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1physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches
2or, if applicable, the multidisciplinary team involved in
3providing the mental or physical examination and evaluation.
4The multidisciplinary team shall be led by a physician licensed
5to practice medicine in all of its branches and may consist of
6one or more or a combination of physicians licensed to practice
7medicine in all of its branches, licensed chiropractic
8physicians, licensed clinical psychologists, licensed clinical
9social workers, licensed clinical professional counselors, and
10other professional and administrative staff. Any examining
11physician or member of the multidisciplinary team may require
12any person ordered to submit to an examination and evaluation
13pursuant to this Section to submit to any additional
14supplemental testing deemed necessary to complete any
15examination or evaluation process, including, but not limited
16to, blood testing, urinalysis, psychological testing, or
17neuropsychological testing.
18 The Department may order the examining physician or any
19member of the multidisciplinary team to provide to the
20Department any and all records, including business records,
21that relate to the examination and evaluation, including any
22supplemental testing performed. The Department may order the
23examining physician or any member of the multidisciplinary team
24to present testimony concerning this examination and
25evaluation of the licensee or applicant, including testimony
26concerning any supplemental testing or documents relating to

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1the examination and evaluation. No information, report,
2record, or other documents in any way related to the
3examination and evaluation shall be excluded by reason of any
4common law or statutory privilege relating to communication
5between the licensee or applicant and the examining physician
6or any member of the multidisciplinary team. No authorization
7is necessary from the licensee or applicant ordered to undergo
8an evaluation and examination for the examining physician or
9any member of the multidisciplinary team to provide
10information, reports, records, or other documents or to provide
11any testimony regarding the examination and evaluation. The
12individual to be examined may have, at his or her own expense,
13another physician of his or her choice present during all
14aspects of the examination.
15 Failure of any individual to submit to mental or physical
16examination or evaluation, or both, when directed, shall result
17in an automatic suspension without hearing, until such time as
18the individual submits to the examination. If the Department
19finds a licensee unable to practice because of the reasons set
20forth in this Section, the Department shall require the
21licensee to submit to care, counseling, or treatment by
22physicians approved or designated by the Department as a
23condition for continued, reinstated, or renewed licensure.
24 When the Secretary immediately suspends a license under
25this Section, a hearing upon such person's license must be
26convened by the Department within 15 days after the suspension

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1and completed without appreciable delay. The Department shall
2have the authority to review the licensee's record of treatment
3and counseling regarding the impairment to the extent permitted
4by applicable federal statutes and regulations safeguarding
5the confidentiality of medical records.
6 Individuals licensed under this Act that are affected under
7this Section, shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate
8to the Department that they can resume practice in compliance
9with acceptable and prevailing standards under the provisions
10of their license.
11 (e) (Blank). The Department shall deny a license or renewal
12authorized by this Act to a person who has defaulted on an
13educational loan or scholarship provided or guaranteed by the
14Illinois Student Assistance Commission or any governmental
15agency of this State in accordance with paragraph (5) of
16subsection (a) of Section 2105-15 of the Department of
17Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of
18Illinois.
19 (f) In cases where the Department of Healthcare and Family
20Services has previously determined a licensee or a potential
21licensee is more than 30 days delinquent in the payment of
22child support and has subsequently certified the delinquency to
23the Department, the Department may refuse to issue or renew or
24may revoke or suspend that person's license or may take other
25disciplinary action against that person based solely upon the
26certification of delinquency made by the Department of

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1Healthcare and Family Services in accordance with paragraph (5)
2of subsection (a) of Section 2105-15 of the Department of
3Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of
4Illinois.
5(Source: P.A. 100-513, eff. 1-1-18.)
6 Section 50. The Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics
7Practice Act is amended by changing Section 90 as follows:
8 (225 ILCS 84/90)
9 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
10 Sec. 90. Grounds for discipline.
11 (a) The Department may refuse to issue or renew a license,
12or may revoke or suspend a license, or may suspend, place on
13probation, or reprimand a licensee or take other disciplinary
14or non-disciplinary action as the Department may deem proper,
15including, but not limited to, the imposition of fines not to
16exceed $10,000 for each violation for one or any combination of
17the following:
18 (1) Making a material misstatement in furnishing
19 information to the Department or the Board.
20 (2) Violations of or negligent or intentional
21 disregard of this Act or its rules.
22 (3) Conviction of, or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo
23 contendere to any crime that is a felony under the laws of
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1 is a misdemeanor of which an essential element is
2 dishonesty, or any crime that is directly related to the
3 practice of the profession.
4 (4) Making a misrepresentation for the purpose of
5 obtaining a license.
6 (5) A pattern of practice or other behavior that
7 demonstrates incapacity or incompetence to practice under
8 this Act.
9 (6) Gross negligence under this Act.
10 (7) Aiding or assisting another person in violating a
11 provision of this Act or its rules.
12 (8) Failing to provide information within 60 days in
13 response to a written request made by the Department.
14 (9) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
15 unprofessional conduct or conduct of a character likely to
16 deceive, defraud, or harm the public.
17 (10) Inability to practice with reasonable judgment,
18 skill, or safety as a result of habitual or excessive use
19 or addiction to alcohol, narcotics, stimulants, or any
20 other chemical agent or drug.
21 (11) Discipline by another state or territory of the
22 United States, the federal government, or foreign nation,
23 if at least one of the grounds for the discipline is the
24 same or substantially equivalent to one set forth in this
25 Section.
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1 a person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association a
2 fee, commission, rebate, or other form of compensation for
3 professional services not actually or personally rendered.
4 Nothing in this paragraph (12) affects any bona fide
5 independent contractor or employment arrangements among
6 health care professionals, health facilities, health care
7 providers, or other entities, except as otherwise
8 prohibited by law. Any employment arrangements may include
9 provisions for compensation, health insurance, pension, or
10 other employment benefits for the provision of services
11 within the scope of the licensee's practice under this Act.
12 Nothing in this paragraph (12) shall be construed to
13 require an employment arrangement to receive professional
14 fees for services rendered.
15 (13) A finding by the Board that the licensee or
16 registrant, after having his or her license placed on
17 probationary status, has violated the terms of probation.
18 (14) Abandonment of a patient or client.
19 (15) Willfully making or filing false records or
20 reports in his or her practice including, but not limited
21 to, false records filed with State agencies or departments.
22 (16) Willfully failing to report an instance of
23 suspected child abuse or neglect as required by the Abused
24 and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
25 (17) Inability to practice the profession with
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1 physical illness, including, but not limited to,
2 deterioration through the aging process or loss of motor
3 skill, or a mental illness or disability.
4 (18) Solicitation of professional services using false
5 or misleading advertising.
6 (b) In enforcing this Section, the Department or Board upon
7a showing of a possible violation, may compel a licensee or
8applicant to submit to a mental or physical examination, or
9both, as required by and at the expense of the Department. The
10Department or Board may order the examining physician to
11present testimony concerning the mental or physical
12examination of the licensee or applicant. No information shall
13be excluded by reason of any common law or statutory privilege
14relating to communications between the licensee or applicant
15and the examining physician. The examining physicians shall be
16specifically designated by the Board or Department. The
17individual to be examined may have, at his or her own expense,
18another physician of his or her choice present during all
19aspects of this examination. Failure of an individual to submit
20to a mental or physical examination, when directed, shall be
21grounds for the immediate suspension of his or her license
22until the individual submits to the examination if the
23Department finds that the refusal to submit to the examination
24was without reasonable cause as defined by rule.
25 In instances in which the Secretary immediately suspends a
26person's license for his or her failure to submit to a mental

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1or physical examination, when directed, a hearing on that
2person's license must be convened by the Department within 15
3days after the suspension and completed without appreciable
4delay.
5 In instances in which the Secretary otherwise suspends a
6person's license pursuant to the results of a compelled mental
7or physical examination, a hearing on that person's license
8must be convened by the Department within 15 days after the
9suspension and completed without appreciable delay. The
10Department and Board shall have the authority to review the
11subject individual's record of treatment and counseling
12regarding the impairment to the extent permitted by applicable
13federal statutes and regulations safeguarding the
14confidentiality of medical records.
15 An individual licensed under this Act and affected under
16this Section shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to
17the Department or Board that he or she can resume practice in
18compliance with acceptable and prevailing standards under the
19provisions of his or her license.
20 (c) (Blank). The Department shall deny a license or renewal
21authorized by this Act to a person who has defaulted on an
22educational loan or scholarship provided or guaranteed by the
23Illinois Student Assistance Commission or any governmental
24agency of this State in accordance with subsection (a)(5) of
25Section 2105-15 of the Department of Professional Regulation
26Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois (20 ILCS

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12105/2105-15).
2 (d) In cases where the Department of Healthcare and Family
3Services (formerly Department of Public Aid) has previously
4determined that a licensee or a potential licensee is more than
530 days delinquent in the payment of child support and has
6subsequently certified the delinquency to the Department, the
7Department may refuse to issue or renew or may revoke or
8suspend that person's license or may take other disciplinary
9action against that person based solely upon the certification
10of delinquency made by the Department of Healthcare and Family
11Services in accordance with subsection (a)(5) of Section
122105-15 of the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the
13Civil Administrative Code of Illinois (20 ILCS 2105/2105-15).
14 (e) The Department may refuse to issue or renew a license,
15or may revoke or suspend a license, for failure to file a
16return, to pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed
17return, or to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty, or
18interest as required by any tax Act administered by the
19Department of Revenue, until such time as the requirements of
20the tax Act are satisfied in accordance with subsection (g) of
21Section 2105-15 of the Department of Professional Regulation
22Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois (20 ILCS
232105/2105-15).
24(Source: P.A. 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)
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1Professional Counselor Licensing and Practice Act is amended by
2changing Section 80 as follows:
3 (225 ILCS 107/80)
4 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)
5 Sec. 80. Grounds for discipline.
6 (a) The Department may refuse to issue, renew, or may
7revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand, or take other
8disciplinary or non-disciplinary action as the Department
9deems appropriate, including the issuance of fines not to
10exceed $10,000 for each violation, with regard to any license
11for any one or more of the following:
12 (1) Material misstatement in furnishing information to
13 the Department or to any other State agency.
14 (2) Violations or negligent or intentional disregard
15 of this Act or rules adopted under this Act.
16 (3) Conviction by plea of guilty or nolo contendere,
17 finding of guilt, jury verdict, or entry of judgment or by
18 sentencing of any crime, including, but not limited to,
19 convictions, preceding sentences of supervision,
20 conditional discharge, or first offender probation, under
21 the laws of any jurisdiction of the United States: (i) that
22 is a felony or (ii) that is a misdemeanor, an essential
23 element of which is dishonesty, or that is directly related
24 to the practice of the profession.
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1 procuring a license under this Act or in connection with
2 applying for renewal of a license under this Act.
3 (5) Professional incompetence or gross negligence in
4 the rendering of professional counseling or clinical
5 professional counseling services.
6 (6) Malpractice.
7 (7) Aiding or assisting another person in violating any
8 provision of this Act or any rules.
9 (8) Failing to provide information within 60 days in
10 response to a written request made by the Department.
11 (9) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
12 unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
13 defraud, or harm the public and violating the rules of
14 professional conduct adopted by the Department.
15 (10) Habitual or excessive use or abuse of drugs as
16 defined in law as controlled substances, alcohol, or any
17 other substance which results in inability to practice with
18 reasonable skill, judgment, or safety.
19 (11) Discipline by another jurisdiction, the District
20 of Columbia, territory, county, or governmental agency, if
21 at least one of the grounds for the discipline is the same
22 or substantially equivalent to those set forth in this
23 Section.
24 (12) Directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from
25 any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association
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1 for any professional service not actually rendered.
2 Nothing in this paragraph (12) affects any bona fide
3 independent contractor or employment arrangements among
4 health care professionals, health facilities, health care
5 providers, or other entities, except as otherwise
6 prohibited by law. Any employment arrangements may include
7 provisions for compensation, health insurance, pension, or
8 other employment benefits for the provision of services
9 within the scope of the licensee's practice under this Act.
10 Nothing in this paragraph (12) shall be construed to
11 require an employment arrangement to receive professional
12 fees for services rendered.
13 (13) A finding by the Board that the licensee, after
14 having the license placed on probationary status, has
15 violated the terms of probation.
16 (14) Abandonment of a client.
17 (15) Willfully filing false reports relating to a
18 licensee's practice, including but not limited to false
19 records filed with federal or State agencies or
20 departments.
21 (16) Willfully failing to report an instance of
22 suspected child abuse or neglect as required by the Abused
23 and Neglected Child Reporting Act and in matters pertaining
24 to suspected abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, or
25 self-neglect of adults with disabilities and older adults
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1 (17) Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated
2 report by the Department of Children and Family Services
3 pursuant to the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act,
4 and upon proof by clear and convincing evidence that the
5 licensee has caused a child to be an abused child or
6 neglected child as defined in the Abused and Neglected
7 Child Reporting Act.
8 (18) Physical or mental illness or disability,
9 including, but not limited to, deterioration through the
10 aging process or loss of abilities and skills which results
11 in the inability to practice the profession with reasonable
12 judgment, skill, or safety.
13 (19) Solicitation of professional services by using
14 false or misleading advertising.
15 (20) Allowing one's license under this Act to be used
16 by an unlicensed person in violation of this Act.
17 (21) A finding that licensure has been applied for or
18 obtained by fraudulent means.
19 (22) Practicing under a false or, except as provided by
20 law, an assumed name.
21 (23) Gross and willful overcharging for professional
22 services including filing statements for collection of
23 fees or monies for which services are not rendered.
24 (24) Rendering professional counseling or clinical
25 professional counseling services without a license or
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1 (25) Clinical supervisors failing to adequately and
2 responsibly monitor supervisees.
3 All fines imposed under this Section shall be paid within
460 days after the effective date of the order imposing the
5fine.
6 (b) (Blank). The Department shall deny, without hearing,
7any application or renewal for a license under this Act to any
8person who has defaulted on an educational loan guaranteed by
9the Illinois Student Assistance Commission or any governmental
10agency of this State in accordance with item (5) of subsection
11(a) of Section 2105-15 of the Department of Professional
12Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
13 (b-5) The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend
14without hearing, as provided for in the Code of Civil
15Procedure, the license of any person who fails to file a
16return, pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed
17return, or pay any final assessment of the tax, penalty, or
18interest as required by any tax Act administered by the
19Illinois Department of Revenue, until such time as the
20requirements of any such tax Act are satisfied in accordance
21with subsection (g) of Section 2105-15 of the Department of
22Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of
23Illinois.
24 (b-10) In cases where the Department of Healthcare and
25Family Services has previously determined a licensee or a
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1payment of child support and has subsequently certified the
2delinquency to the Department, the Department may refuse to
3issue or renew or may revoke or suspend that person's license
4or may take other disciplinary action against that person based
5solely upon the certification of delinquency made by the
6Department of Healthcare and Family Services in accordance with
7item (5) of subsection (a) of Section 2105-15 of the Department
8of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code
9of Illinois.
10 (c) The determination by a court that a licensee is subject
11to involuntary admission or judicial admission as provided in
12the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code will
13result in an automatic suspension of his or her license. The
14suspension will end upon a finding by a court that the licensee
15is no longer subject to involuntary admission or judicial
16admission, the issuance of an order so finding and discharging
17the patient, and the recommendation of the Board to the
18Secretary that the licensee be allowed to resume professional
19practice.
20 (c-5) In enforcing this Act, the Department, upon a showing
21of a possible violation, may compel an individual licensed to
22practice under this Act, or who has applied for licensure under
23this Act, to submit to a mental or physical examination, or
24both, as required by and at the expense of the Department. The
25Department may order the examining physician to present
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1licensee or applicant. No information shall be excluded by
2reason of any common law or statutory privilege relating to
3communications between the licensee or applicant and the
4examining physician. The examining physicians shall be
5specifically designated by the Department. The individual to be
6examined may have, at his or her own expense, another physician
7of his or her choice present during all aspects of this
8examination. The examination shall be performed by a physician
9licensed to practice medicine in all its branches. Failure of
10an individual to submit to a mental or physical examination,
11when directed, shall result in an automatic suspension without
12hearing.
13 A person holding a license under this Act or who has
14applied for a license under this Act who, because of a physical
15or mental illness or disability, including, but not limited to,
16deterioration through the aging process or loss of motor skill,
17is unable to practice the profession with reasonable judgment,
18skill, or safety, may be required by the Department to submit
19to care, counseling, or treatment by physicians approved or
20designated by the Department as a condition, term, or
21restriction for continued, reinstated, or renewed licensure to
22practice. Submission to care, counseling, or treatment as
23required by the Department shall not be considered discipline
24of a license. If the licensee refuses to enter into a care,
25counseling, or treatment agreement or fails to abide by the
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1revoke, suspend, or otherwise discipline the license of the
2individual. The Secretary may order the license suspended
3immediately, pending a hearing by the Department. Fines shall
4not be assessed in disciplinary actions involving physical or
5mental illness or impairment.
6 In instances in which the Secretary immediately suspends a
7person's license under this Section, a hearing on that person's
8license must be convened by the Department within 15 days after
9the suspension and completed without appreciable delay. The
10Department shall have the authority to review the subject
11individual's record of treatment and counseling regarding the
12impairment to the extent permitted by applicable federal
13statutes and regulations safeguarding the confidentiality of
14medical records.
15 An individual licensed under this Act and affected under
16this Section shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to
17the Department that he or she can resume practice in compliance
18with acceptable and prevailing standards under the provisions
19of his or her license.
20 (d) (Blank).
21(Source: P.A. 100-201, eff. 8-18-17.)
22 Section 60. The Sex Offender Evaluation and Treatment
23Provider Act is amended by changing Section 75 as follows:
24 (225 ILCS 109/75)

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1 Sec. 75. Refusal, revocation, or suspension.
2 (a) The Department may refuse to issue or renew, or may
3revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand, or take other
4disciplinary or nondisciplinary action, as the Department
5considers appropriate, including the imposition of fines not to
6exceed $10,000 for each violation, with regard to any license
7or licensee for any one or more of the following:
8 (1) violations of this Act or of the rules adopted
9 under this Act;
10 (2) discipline by the Department under other state law
11 and rules which the licensee is subject to;
12 (3) conviction by plea of guilty or nolo contendere,
13 finding of guilt, jury verdict, or entry of judgment or by
14 sentencing for any crime, including, but not limited to,
15 convictions, preceding sentences of supervision,
16 conditional discharge, or first offender probation, under
17 the laws of any jurisdiction of the United States: (i) that
18 is a felony; or (ii) that is a misdemeanor, an essential
19 element of which is dishonesty, or that is directly related
20 to the practice of the profession;
21 (4) professional incompetence;
22 (5) advertising in a false, deceptive, or misleading
23 manner;
24 (6) aiding, abetting, assisting, procuring, advising,
25 employing, or contracting with any unlicensed person to
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1 contrary to any rules or provisions of this Act;
2 (7) engaging in immoral conduct in the commission of
3 any act, such as sexual abuse, sexual misconduct, or sexual
4 exploitation, related to the licensee's practice;
5 (8) engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
6 unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
7 defraud, or harm the public;
8 (9) practicing or offering to practice beyond the scope
9 permitted by law or accepting and performing professional
10 responsibilities which the licensee knows or has reason to
11 know that he or she is not competent to perform;
12 (10) knowingly delegating professional
13 responsibilities to a person unqualified by training,
14 experience, or licensure to perform;
15 (11) failing to provide information in response to a
16 written request made by the Department within 60 days;
17 (12) having a habitual or excessive use of or addiction
18 to alcohol, narcotics, stimulants, or any other chemical
19 agent or drug which results in the inability to practice
20 with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety;
21 (13) having a pattern of practice or other behavior
22 that demonstrates incapacity or incompetence to practice
23 under this Act;
24 (14) discipline by another state, District of
25 Columbia, territory, or foreign nation, if at least one of
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1 equivalent to those set forth in this Section;
2 (15) a finding by the Department that the licensee,
3 after having his or her license placed on probationary
4 status, has violated the terms of probation;
5 (16) willfully making or filing false records or
6 reports in his or her practice, including, but not limited
7 to, false records filed with State agencies or departments;
8 (17) making a material misstatement in furnishing
9 information to the Department or otherwise making
10 misleading, deceptive, untrue, or fraudulent
11 representations in violation of this Act or otherwise in
12 the practice of the profession;
13 (18) fraud or misrepresentation in applying for or
14 procuring a license under this Act or in connection with
15 applying for renewal of a license under this Act;
16 (19) inability to practice the profession with
17 reasonable judgment, skill, or safety as a result of
18 physical illness, including, but not limited to,
19 deterioration through the aging process, loss of motor
20 skill, or a mental illness or disability;
21 (20) charging for professional services not rendered,
22 including filing false statements for the collection of
23 fees for which services are not rendered; or
24 (21) practicing under a false or, except as provided by
25 law, an assumed name.
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1date of the order imposing the fine.
2 (b) The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend the
3license of any person who fails to file a tax return, to pay
4the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed tax return, or
5to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty, or interest, as
6required by any tax Act administered by the Illinois Department
7of Revenue, until such time as the requirements of the tax Act
8are satisfied in accordance with subsection (g) of Section
92105-15 of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
10 (c) (Blank). The Department shall deny a license or renewal
11authorized by this Act to a person who has defaulted on an
12educational loan or scholarship provided or guaranteed by the
13Illinois Student Assistance Commission or any governmental
14agency of this State in accordance with item (5) of subsection
15(a) of Section 2105-15 of the Civil Administrative Code of
16Illinois.
17 (d) In cases where the Department of Healthcare and Family
18Services has previously determined that a licensee or a
19potential licensee is more than 30 days delinquent in the
20payment of child support and has subsequently certified the
21delinquency to the Department, the Department may refuse to
22issue or renew or may revoke or suspend that person's license
23or may take other disciplinary action against that person based
24solely upon the certification of delinquency made by the
25Department of Healthcare and Family Services in accordance with
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1Administrative Code of Illinois.
2 (e) The determination by a circuit court that a licensee is
3subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission, as
4provided in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
5Code, operates as an automatic suspension. The suspension will
6end only upon a finding by a court that the patient is no
7longer subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission
8and the issuance of a court order so finding and discharging
9the patient.
10 (f) In enforcing this Act, the Department or Board, upon a
11showing of a possible violation, may compel an individual
12licensed to practice under this Act, or who has applied for
13licensure under this Act, to submit to a mental or physical
14examination, or both, as required by and at the expense of the
15Department. The Department or Board may order the examining
16physician to present testimony concerning the mental or
17physical examination of the licensee or applicant. No
18information shall be excluded by reason of any common law or
19statutory privilege relating to communications between the
20licensee or applicant and the examining physician. The
21examining physician shall be specifically designated by the
22Board or Department. The individual to be examined may have, at
23his or her own expense, another physician of his or her choice
24present during all aspects of this examination. The examination
25shall be performed by a physician licensed to practice medicine
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1mental or physical examination, when directed, shall result in
2an automatic suspension without hearing.
3 A person holding a license under this Act or who has
4applied for a license under this Act who, because of a physical
5or mental illness or disability, including, but not limited to,
6deterioration through the aging process or loss of motor skill,
7is unable to practice the profession with reasonable judgment,
8skill, or safety, may be required by the Department to submit
9to care, counseling, or treatment by physicians approved or
10designated by the Department as a condition, term, or
11restriction for continued, reinstated, or renewed licensure to
12practice. Submission to care, counseling, or treatment as
13required by the Department shall not be considered discipline
14of a license. If the licensee refuses to enter into a care,
15counseling, or treatment agreement or fails to abide by the
16terms of the agreement, the Department may file a complaint to
17revoke, suspend, or otherwise discipline the license of the
18individual. The Secretary may order the license suspended
19immediately, pending a hearing by the Department. Fines shall
20not be assessed in disciplinary actions involving physical or
21mental illness or impairment.
22 In instances in which the Secretary immediately suspends a
23person's license under this Section, a hearing on that person's
24license must be convened by the Department within 15 days after
25the suspension and completed without appreciable delay. The
26Department and Board shall have the authority to review the

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1subject individual's record of treatment and counseling
2regarding the impairment to the extent permitted by applicable
3federal statutes and regulations safeguarding the
4confidentiality of medical records.
5 An individual licensed under this Act and subject to action
6under this Section shall be afforded an opportunity to
7demonstrate to the Department or Board that he or she can
8resume practice in compliance with acceptable and prevailing
9standards under the provisions of his or her license.
10(Source: P.A. 97-1098, eff. 7-1-13; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)
11 Section 65. The Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and
12Audiology Practice Act is amended by changing Section 16 as
13follows:
14 (225 ILCS 110/16) (from Ch. 111, par. 7916)
15 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
16 Sec. 16. Refusal, revocation or suspension of licenses.
17 (1) The Department may refuse to issue or renew, or may
18revoke, suspend, place on probation, censure, reprimand or take
19other disciplinary or non-disciplinary action as the
20Department may deem proper, including fines not to exceed
21$10,000 for each violation, with regard to any license for any
22one or combination of the following causes:
23 (a) Fraud in procuring the license.
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1 (c) Willful or repeated violations of the rules of the
2 Department of Public Health.
3 (d) Division of fees or agreeing to split or divide the
4 fees received for speech-language pathology or audiology
5 services with any person for referring an individual, or
6 assisting in the care or treatment of an individual,
7 without the knowledge of the individual or his or her legal
8 representative. Nothing in this paragraph (d) affects any
9 bona fide independent contractor or employment
10 arrangements among health care professionals, health
11 facilities, health care providers, or other entities,
12 except as otherwise prohibited by law. Any employment
13 arrangements may include provisions for compensation,
14 health insurance, pension, or other employment benefits
15 for the provision of services within the scope of the
16 licensee's practice under this Act. Nothing in this
17 paragraph (d) shall be construed to require an employment
18 arrangement to receive professional fees for services
19 rendered.
20 (e) Employing, procuring, inducing, aiding or abetting
21 a person not licensed as a speech-language pathologist or
22 audiologist to engage in the unauthorized practice of
23 speech-language pathology or audiology.
24 (e-5) Employing, procuring, inducing, aiding, or
25 abetting a person not licensed as a speech-language
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1 a speech-language pathology assistant.
2 (f) Making any misrepresentations or false promises,
3 directly or indirectly, to influence, persuade or induce
4 patronage.
5 (g) Professional connection or association with, or
6 lending his or her name to another for the illegal practice
7 of speech-language pathology or audiology by another, or
8 professional connection or association with any person,
9 firm or corporation holding itself out in any manner
10 contrary to this Act.
11 (h) Obtaining or seeking to obtain checks, money, or
12 any other things of value by false or fraudulent
13 representations, including but not limited to, engaging in
14 such fraudulent practice to defraud the medical assistance
15 program of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services
16 (formerly Department of Public Aid).
17 (i) Practicing under a name other than his or her own.
18 (j) Improper, unprofessional or dishonorable conduct
19 of a character likely to deceive, defraud or harm the
20 public.
21 (k) Conviction by plea of guilty or nolo contendere,
22 finding of guilt, jury verdict, or entry of judgment or
23 sentencing, including, but not limited to, convictions,
24 preceding sentences of supervision, conditional discharge,
25 or first offender probation, under the laws of any
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1 (ii) a misdemeanor, an essential element of which is
2 dishonesty, or that is directly related to the practice of
3 the profession.
4 (1) Permitting a person under his or her supervision to
5 perform any function not authorized by this Act.
6 (m) A violation of any provision of this Act or rules
7 promulgated thereunder.
8 (n) Discipline by another state, the District of
9 Columbia, territory, or foreign nation of a license to
10 practice speech-language pathology or audiology or a
11 license to practice as a speech-language pathology
12 assistant in its jurisdiction if at least one of the
13 grounds for that discipline is the same as or the
14 equivalent of one of the grounds for discipline set forth
15 herein.
16 (o) Willfully failing to report an instance of
17 suspected child abuse or neglect as required by the Abused
18 and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
19 (p) Gross or repeated malpractice.
20 (q) Willfully making or filing false records or reports
21 in his or her practice as a speech-language pathologist,
22 speech-language pathology assistant, or audiologist,
23 including, but not limited to, false records to support
24 claims against the public assistance program of the
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1 (r) Professional incompetence as manifested by poor
2 standards of care or mental incompetence as declared by a
3 court of competent jurisdiction.
4 (s) Repeated irregularities in billing a third party
5 for services rendered to an individual. For purposes of
6 this Section, "irregularities in billing" shall include:
7 (i) reporting excessive charges for the purpose of
8 obtaining a total payment in excess of that usually
9 received by the speech-language pathologist,
10 speech-language pathology assistant, or audiologist
11 for the services rendered;
12 (ii) reporting charges for services not rendered;
13 or
14 (iii) incorrectly reporting services rendered for
15 the purpose of obtaining payment not earned.
16 (t) (Blank).
17 (u) Violation of the Health Care Worker Self-Referral
18 Act.
19 (v) Inability to practice with reasonable judgment,
20 skill, or safety as a result of habitual or excessive use
21 of or addiction to alcohol, narcotics, or stimulants or any
22 other chemical agent or drug or as a result of physical
23 illness, including, but not limited to, deterioration
24 through the aging process or loss of motor skill, mental
25 illness, or disability.
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1 Protection Act.
2 (x) Failure by a speech-language pathology assistant
3 and supervising speech-language pathologist to comply with
4 the supervision requirements set forth in Section 8.8.
5 (y) Willfully exceeding the scope of duties
6 customarily undertaken by speech-language pathology
7 assistants set forth in Section 8.7 that results in, or may
8 result in, harm to the public.
9 (z) Willfully failing to report an instance of
10 suspected abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, or
11 self-neglect of an eligible adult as defined in and
12 required by the Adult Protective Services Act.
13 (aa) Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated
14 report by the Department on Aging under the Adult
15 Protective Services Act, and upon proof by clear and
16 convincing evidence that the licensee has caused an
17 eligible adult to be abused, neglected, or financially
18 exploited as defined in the Adult Protective Services Act.
19 (bb) Violating Section 8.2 of this Act.
20 (cc) Violating Section 8.3 of this Act.
21 (2) (Blank). The Department shall deny a license or renewal
22authorized by this Act to any person who has defaulted on an
23educational loan guaranteed by the Illinois State Scholarship
24Commission; however, the Department may issue a license or
25renewal if the aforementioned persons have established a
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1State Scholarship Commission.
2 (3) The entry of an order by a circuit court establishing
3that any person holding a license under this Act is subject to
4involuntary admission or judicial admission as provided for in
5the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code,
6operates as an automatic suspension of that license. That
7person may have his or her license restored only upon the
8determination by a circuit court that the patient is no longer
9subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission and the
10issuance of an order so finding and discharging the patient,
11and upon the Board's recommendation to the Department that the
12license be restored. Where the circumstances so indicate, the
13Board may recommend to the Department that it require an
14examination prior to restoring any license automatically
15suspended under this subsection.
16 (4) The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend the
17license of any person who fails to file a return, or to pay the
18tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed return, or to pay
19any final assessment of the tax penalty or interest, as
20required by any tax Act administered by the Department of
21Revenue, until such time as the requirements of any such tax
22Act are satisfied.
23 (5) In enforcing this Section, the Board upon a showing of
24a possible violation may compel an individual licensed to
25practice under this Act, or who has applied for licensure
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1examination, or both, as required by and at the expense of the
2Department. The examining physicians or clinical psychologists
3shall be those specifically designated by the Board. The
4individual to be examined may have, at his or her own expense,
5another physician or clinical psychologist of his or her choice
6present during all aspects of this examination. Failure of any
7individual to submit to a mental or physical examination, when
8directed, shall be grounds for suspension of his or her license
9until the individual submits to the examination if the Board
10finds, after notice and hearing, that the refusal to submit to
11the examination was without reasonable cause.
12 If the Board finds an individual unable to practice because
13of the reasons set forth in this Section, the Board may require
14that individual to submit to care, counseling, or treatment by
15physicians or clinical psychologists approved or designated by
16the Board, as a condition, term, or restriction for continued,
17restored, or renewed licensure to practice; or, in lieu of
18care, counseling, or treatment, the Board may recommend to the
19Department to file a complaint to immediately suspend, revoke,
20or otherwise discipline the license of the individual. Any
21individual whose license was granted, continued, restored,
22renewed, disciplined or supervised subject to such terms,
23conditions, or restrictions, and who fails to comply with such
24terms, conditions, or restrictions, shall be referred to the
25Secretary for a determination as to whether the individual
26shall have his or her license suspended immediately, pending a

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1hearing by the Board.
2 In instances in which the Secretary immediately suspends a
3person's license under this Section, a hearing on that person's
4license must be convened by the Board within 15 days after the
5suspension and completed without appreciable delay. The Board
6shall have the authority to review the subject individual's
7record of treatment and counseling regarding the impairment to
8the extent permitted by applicable federal statutes and
9regulations safeguarding the confidentiality of medical
10records.
11 An individual licensed under this Act and affected under
12this Section shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to
13the Board that he or she can resume practice in compliance with
14acceptable and prevailing standards under the provisions of his
15or her license.
16(Source: P.A. 100-530, eff. 1-1-18.)
17 Section 70. The Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice
18Act of 2004 is amended by changing Section 25 as follows:
19 (225 ILCS 115/25) (from Ch. 111, par. 7025)
20 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2024)
21 Sec. 25. Disciplinary actions.
22 1. The Department may refuse to issue or renew, or may
23revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand, or take other
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1deem appropriate, including imposing fines not to exceed
2$10,000 for each violation and the assessment of costs as
3provided for in Section 25.3 of this Act, with regard to any
4license or certificate for any one or combination of the
5following:
6 A. Material misstatement in furnishing information to
7 the Department.
8 B. Violations of this Act, or of the rules adopted
9 pursuant to this Act.
10 C. Conviction by plea of guilty or nolo contendere,
11 finding of guilt, jury verdict, or entry of judgment or by
12 sentencing of any crime, including, but not limited to,
13 convictions, preceding sentences of supervision,
14 conditional discharge, or first offender probation, under
15 the laws of any jurisdiction of the United States that is
16 (i) a felony or (ii) a misdemeanor, an essential element of
17 which is dishonesty, or that is directly related to the
18 practice of the profession.
19 D. Fraud or any misrepresentation in applying for or
20 procuring a license under this Act or in connection with
21 applying for renewal of a license under this Act.
22 E. Professional incompetence.
23 F. Malpractice.
24 G. Aiding or assisting another person in violating any
25 provision of this Act or rules.
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1 response to a written request made by the Department.
2 I. Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
3 unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
4 defraud, or harm the public.
5 J. Habitual or excessive use or abuse of drugs defined
6 in law as controlled substances, alcohol, or any other
7 substance that results in the inability to practice with
8 reasonable judgment, skill, or safety.
9 K. Discipline by another state, unit of government,
10 government agency, District of Columbia, territory, or
11 foreign nation, if at least one of the grounds for the
12 discipline is the same or substantially equivalent to those
13 set forth herein.
14 L. Charging for professional services not rendered,
15 including filing false statements for the collection of
16 fees for which services are not rendered.
17 M. A finding by the Board that the licensee or
18 certificate holder, after having his license or
19 certificate placed on probationary status, has violated
20 the terms of probation.
21 N. Willfully making or filing false records or reports
22 in his practice, including but not limited to false records
23 filed with State agencies or departments.
24 O. Physical illness, including but not limited to,
25 deterioration through the aging process, or loss of motor
26 skill which results in the inability to practice under this

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1 Act with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety.
2 P. Solicitation of professional services other than
3 permitted advertising.
4 Q. Allowing one's license under this Act to be used by
5 an unlicensed person in violation of this Act.
6 R. Conviction of or cash compromise of a charge or
7 violation of the Harrison Act or the Illinois Controlled
8 Substances Act, regulating narcotics.
9 S. Fraud or dishonesty in applying, treating, or
10 reporting on tuberculin or other biological tests.
11 T. Failing to report, as required by law, or making
12 false report of any contagious or infectious diseases.
13 U. Fraudulent use or misuse of any health certificate,
14 shipping certificate, brand inspection certificate, or
15 other blank forms used in practice that might lead to the
16 dissemination of disease or the transportation of diseased
17 animals dead or alive; or dilatory methods, willful
18 neglect, or misrepresentation in the inspection of milk,
19 meat, poultry, and the by-products thereof.
20 V. Conviction on a charge of cruelty to animals.
21 W. Failure to keep one's premises and all equipment
22 therein in a clean and sanitary condition.
23 X. Failure to provide satisfactory proof of having
24 participated in approved continuing education programs.
25 Y. 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.
2 Z. Conviction by any court of competent jurisdiction,
3 either within or outside this State, of any violation of
4 any law governing the practice of veterinary medicine, if
5 the Department determines, after investigation, that the
6 person has not been sufficiently rehabilitated to warrant
7 the public trust.
8 AA. Promotion of the sale of drugs, devices,
9 appliances, or goods provided for a patient in any manner
10 to exploit the client for financial gain of the
11 veterinarian.
12 BB. Gross, willful, or continued overcharging for
13 professional services.
14 CC. Practicing under a false or, except as provided by
15 law, an assumed name.
16 DD. Violating state or federal laws or regulations
17 relating to controlled substances or legend drugs.
18 EE. Cheating on or attempting to subvert the licensing
19 examination administered under this Act.
20 FF. Using, prescribing, or selling a prescription drug
21 or the extra-label use of a prescription drug by any means
22 in the absence of a valid veterinarian-client-patient
23 relationship.
24 GG. Failing to report a case of suspected aggravated
25 cruelty, torture, or animal fighting pursuant to Section
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1 26-5 or 48-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal
2 Code of 2012.
3 All fines imposed under this Section shall be paid within
460 days after the effective date of the order imposing the fine
5or in accordance with the terms set forth in the order imposing
6the fine.
7 2. The determination by a circuit court that a licensee or
8certificate holder is subject to involuntary admission or
9judicial admission as provided in the Mental Health and
10Developmental Disabilities Code operates as an automatic
11suspension. The suspension will end only upon a finding by a
12court that the patient is no longer subject to involuntary
13admission or judicial admission and issues an order so finding
14and discharging the patient. In any case where a license is
15suspended under this provision, the licensee shall file a
16petition for restoration and shall include evidence acceptable
17to the Department that the licensee can resume practice in
18compliance with acceptable and prevailing standards of his or
19her profession.
20 3. All proceedings to suspend, revoke, place on
21probationary status, or take any other disciplinary action as
22the Department may deem proper, with regard to a license or
23certificate on any of the foregoing grounds, must be commenced
24within 5 years after receipt by the Department of a complaint
25alleging the commission of or notice of the conviction order
26for any of the acts described in this Section. Except for

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1proceedings brought for violations of items (CC), (DD), or
2(EE), no action shall be commenced more than 5 years after the
3date of the incident or act alleged to have violated this
4Section. In the event of the settlement of any claim or cause
5of action in favor of the claimant or the reduction to final
6judgment of any civil action in favor of the plaintiff, the
7claim, cause of action, or civil action being grounded on the
8allegation that a person licensed or certified under this Act
9was negligent in providing care, the Department shall have an
10additional period of one year from the date of the settlement
11or final judgment in which to investigate and begin formal
12disciplinary proceedings under Section 25.2 of this Act, except
13as otherwise provided by law. The time during which the holder
14of the license or certificate was outside the State of Illinois
15shall not be included within any period of time limiting the
16commencement of disciplinary action by the Department.
17 4. The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend
18without hearing, as provided for in the Illinois Code of Civil
19Procedure, the license of any person who fails to file a
20return, to pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed
21return, or to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty, or
22interest as required by any tax Act administered by the
23Illinois Department of Revenue, until such time as the
24requirements of any such tax Act are satisfied in accordance
25with subsection (g) of Section 2105-15 of the Civil
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1 5. In enforcing this Section, the Department, upon a
2showing of a possible violation, may compel any individual who
3is registered under this Act or any individual who has applied
4for registration to submit to a mental or physical examination
5or evaluation, or both, which may include a substance abuse or
6sexual offender evaluation, at the expense of the Department.
7The Department shall specifically designate the examining
8physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches
9or, if applicable, the multidisciplinary team involved in
10providing the mental or physical examination and evaluation.
11The multidisciplinary team shall be led by a physician licensed
12to practice medicine in all of its branches and may consist of
13one or more or a combination of physicians licensed to practice
14medicine in all of its branches, licensed chiropractic
15physicians, licensed clinical psychologists, licensed clinical
16social workers, licensed clinical professional counselors, and
17other professional and administrative staff. Any examining
18physician or member of the multidisciplinary team may require
19any person ordered to submit to an examination and evaluation
20pursuant to this Section to submit to any additional
21supplemental testing deemed necessary to complete any
22examination or evaluation process, including, but not limited
23to, blood testing, urinalysis, psychological testing, or
24neuropsychological testing.
25 The Department may order the examining physician or any
26member of the multidisciplinary team to provide to the

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1Department any and all records, including business records,
2that relate to the examination and evaluation, including any
3supplemental testing performed. The Department may order the
4examining physician or any member of the multidisciplinary team
5to present testimony concerning this examination and
6evaluation of the registrant or applicant, including testimony
7concerning any supplemental testing or documents relating to
8the examination and evaluation. No information, report,
9record, or other documents in any way related to the
10examination and evaluation shall be excluded by reason of any
11common law or statutory privilege relating to communication
12between the licensee or applicant and the examining physician
13or any member of the multidisciplinary team. No authorization
14is necessary from the registrant or applicant ordered to
15undergo an evaluation and examination for the examining
16physician or any member of the multidisciplinary team to
17provide information, reports, records, or other documents or to
18provide any testimony regarding the examination and
19evaluation. The individual to be examined may have, at his or
20her own expense, another physician of his or her choice present
21during all aspects of the examination.
22 Failure of any individual to submit to mental or physical
23examination or evaluation, or both, when directed, shall result
24in an automatic suspension without hearing, until such time as
25the individual submits to the examination. If the Department
26finds a registrant unable to practice because of the reasons

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1set forth in this Section, the Department shall require such
2registrant to submit to care, counseling, or treatment by
3physicians approved or designated by the Department as a
4condition for continued, reinstated, or renewed registration.
5 In instances in which the Secretary immediately suspends a
6registration under this Section, a hearing upon such person's
7registration must be convened by the Department within 15 days
8after such suspension and completed without appreciable delay.
9The Department shall have the authority to review the
10registrant's record of treatment and counseling regarding the
11impairment to the extent permitted by applicable federal
12statutes and regulations safeguarding the confidentiality of
13medical records.
14 Individuals registered under this Act who are affected
15under this Section, shall be afforded an opportunity to
16demonstrate to the Department that they can resume practice in
17compliance with acceptable and prevailing standards under the
18provisions of their registration.
19 6. (Blank). The Department shall deny a license or renewal
20authorized by this Act to a person who has defaulted on an
21educational loan or scholarship provided or guaranteed by the
22Illinois Student Assistance Commission or any governmental
23agency of this State in accordance with paragraph (5) of
24subsection (a) of Section 2105-15 of the Civil Administrative
25Code of Illinois.
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1Services has previously determined a licensee or a potential
2licensee is more than 30 days delinquent in the payment of
3child support and has subsequently certified the delinquency to
4the Department, the Department may refuse to issue or renew or
5may revoke or suspend that person's license or may take other
6disciplinary action against that person based solely upon the
7certification of delinquency made by the Department of
8Healthcare and Family Services in accordance with paragraph (5)
9of subsection (a) of Section 2105-15 of the Civil
10Administrative Code of Illinois.
11(Source: P.A. 98-339, eff. 12-31-13; 99-78, eff. 7-20-15.)
12 Section 75. The Registered Surgical Assistant and
13Registered Surgical Technologist Title Protection Act is
14amended by changing Section 75 as follows:
15 (225 ILCS 130/75)
16 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2024)
17 Sec. 75. Grounds for disciplinary action.
18 (a) The Department may refuse to issue, renew, or restore a
19registration, may revoke or suspend a registration, or may
20place on probation, reprimand, or take other disciplinary or
21non-disciplinary action with regard to a person registered
22under this Act, including but not limited to the imposition of
23fines not to exceed $10,000 for each violation and the
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1or combination of the following causes:
2 (1) Making a material misstatement in furnishing
3 information to the Department.
4 (2) Violating a provision of this Act or rules adopted
5 under this Act.
6 (3) Conviction by plea of guilty or nolo contendere,
7 finding of guilt, jury verdict, or entry of judgment or by
8 sentencing of any crime, including, but not limited to,
9 convictions, preceding sentences of supervision,
10 conditional discharge, or first offender probation, under
11 the laws of any jurisdiction of the United States that is
12 (i) a felony or (ii) a misdemeanor, an essential element of
13 which is dishonesty, or that is directly related to the
14 practice of the profession.
15 (4) Fraud or misrepresentation in applying for,
16 renewing, restoring, reinstating, or procuring a
17 registration under this Act.
18 (5) Aiding or assisting another person in violating a
19 provision of this Act or its rules.
20 (6) Failing to provide information within 60 days in
21 response to a written request made by the Department.
22 (7) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
23 unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
24 defraud, or harm the public, as defined by rule of the
25 Department.
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1 governmental agency, unit of government, or foreign
2 nation, if at least one of the grounds for discipline is
3 the same or substantially equivalent to those set forth in
4 this Section.
5 (9) Directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from
6 a person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association a
7 fee, commission, rebate, or other form of compensation for
8 professional services not actually or personally rendered.
9 Nothing in this paragraph (9) affects any bona fide
10 independent contractor or employment arrangements among
11 health care professionals, health facilities, health care
12 providers, or other entities, except as otherwise
13 prohibited by law. Any employment arrangements may include
14 provisions for compensation, health insurance, pension, or
15 other employment benefits for the provision of services
16 within the scope of the registrant's practice under this
17 Act. Nothing in this paragraph (9) shall be construed to
18 require an employment arrangement to receive professional
19 fees for services rendered.
20 (10) A finding by the Department that the registrant,
21 after having his or her registration placed on probationary
22 status, has violated the terms of probation.
23 (11) Willfully making or filing false records or
24 reports in his or her practice, including but not limited
25 to false records or reports filed with State agencies.
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1 certificate, or affidavit to induce payment.
2 (13) Willfully failing to report an instance of
3 suspected child abuse or neglect as required under the
4 Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
5 (14) Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated
6 report by the Department of Children and Family Services
7 under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act and upon
8 proof by clear and convincing evidence that the registrant
9 has caused a child to be an abused child or neglected child
10 as defined in the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
11 (15) (Blank).
12 (16) Failure to report to the Department (A) any
13 adverse final action taken against the registrant by
14 another registering or licensing jurisdiction, government
15 agency, law enforcement agency, or any court or (B)
16 liability for conduct that would constitute grounds for
17 action as set forth in this Section.
18 (17) Habitual or excessive use or abuse of drugs
19 defined in law as controlled substances, alcohol, or any
20 other substance that results in the inability to practice
21 with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety.
22 (18) Physical or mental illness, including but not
23 limited to deterioration through the aging process or loss
24 of motor skills, which results in the inability to practice
25 the profession for which he or she is registered with
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1 (19) Gross malpractice.
2 (20) Immoral conduct in the commission of an act
3 related to the registrant's practice, including but not
4 limited to sexual abuse, sexual misconduct, or sexual
5 exploitation.
6 (21) Violation of the Health Care Worker Self-Referral
7 Act.
8 (b) The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend
9without hearing the registration of a person who fails to file
10a return, to pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed
11return, or to pay a final assessment of the tax, penalty, or
12interest as required by a tax Act administered by the
13Department of Revenue, until the requirements of the tax Act
14are satisfied in accordance with subsection (g) of Section
152105-15 of the Department of Regulation Law of the Civil
16Administrative Code of Illinois.
17 (c) The determination by a circuit court that a registrant
18is subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission as
19provided in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
20Code operates as an automatic suspension. The suspension will
21end only upon (1) a finding by a court that the patient is no
22longer subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission,
23(2) issuance of an order so finding and discharging the
24patient, and (3) filing of a petition for restoration
25demonstrating fitness to practice.
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1renewal authorized by this Act to a person who has defaulted on
2an educational loan or scholarship provided or guaranteed by
3the Illinois Student Assistance Commission or any governmental
4agency of this State in accordance with paragraph (5) of
5subsection (a) of Section 2105-15 of the Department of
6Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
7 (e) In cases where the Department of Healthcare and Family
8Services has previously determined a registrant or a potential
9registrant is more than 30 days delinquent in the payment of
10child support and has subsequently certified the delinquency to
11the Department, the Department may refuse to issue or renew or
12may revoke or suspend that person's registration or may take
13other disciplinary action against that person based solely upon
14the certification of delinquency made by the Department of
15Healthcare and Family Services in accordance with paragraph (5)
16of subsection (a) of Section 2105-15 of the Department of
17Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of
18Illinois.
19 (f) In enforcing this Section, the Department, upon a
20showing of a possible violation, may compel any individual
21registered under this Act or any individual who has applied for
22registration to submit to a mental or physical examination and
23evaluation, or both, that may include a substance abuse or
24sexual offender evaluation, at the expense of the Department.
25The Department shall specifically designate the examining
26physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches

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1or, if applicable, the multidisciplinary team involved in
2providing the mental or physical examination and evaluation, or
3both. The multidisciplinary team shall be led by a physician
4licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches and may
5consist of one or more or a combination of physicians licensed
6to practice medicine in all of its branches, licensed
7chiropractic physicians, licensed clinical psychologists,
8licensed clinical social workers, licensed clinical
9professional counselors, and other professional and
10administrative staff. Any examining physician or member of the
11multidisciplinary team may require any person ordered to submit
12to an examination and evaluation pursuant to this Section to
13submit to any additional supplemental testing deemed necessary
14to complete any examination or evaluation process, including,
15but not limited to, blood testing, urinalysis, psychological
16testing, or neuropsychological testing.
17 The Department may order the examining physician or any
18member of the multidisciplinary team to provide to the
19Department any and all records, including business records,
20that relate to the examination and evaluation, including any
21supplemental testing performed. The Department may order the
22examining physician or any member of the multidisciplinary team
23to present testimony concerning this examination and
24evaluation of the registrant or applicant, including testimony
25concerning any supplemental testing or documents relating to
26the examination and evaluation. No information, report,

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1record, or other documents in any way related to the
2examination and evaluation shall be excluded by reason of any
3common law or statutory privilege relating to communication
4between the registrant or applicant and the examining physician
5or any member of the multidisciplinary team. No authorization
6is necessary from the registrant or applicant ordered to
7undergo an evaluation and examination for the examining
8physician or any member of the multidisciplinary team to
9provide information, reports, records, or other documents or to
10provide any testimony regarding the examination and
11evaluation. The individual to be examined may have, at his or
12her own expense, another physician of his or her choice present
13during all aspects of the examination.
14 Failure of any individual to submit to mental or physical
15examination and evaluation, or both, when directed, shall
16result in an automatic suspension without a hearing until such
17time as the individual submits to the examination. If the
18Department finds a registrant unable to practice because of the
19reasons set forth in this Section, the Department shall require
20such registrant to submit to care, counseling, or treatment by
21physicians approved or designated by the Department as a
22condition for continued, reinstated, or renewed registration.
23 When the Secretary immediately suspends a registration
24under this Section, a hearing upon such person's registration
25must be convened by the Department within 15 days after such
26suspension and completed without appreciable delay. The

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1Department shall have the authority to review the registrant's
2record of treatment and counseling regarding the impairment to
3the extent permitted by applicable federal statutes and
4regulations safeguarding the confidentiality of medical
5records.
6 Individuals registered under this Act and affected under
7this Section shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to
8the Department that they can resume practice in compliance with
9acceptable and prevailing standards under the provisions of
10their registration.
11 (g) All fines imposed under this Section shall be paid
12within 60 days after the effective date of the order imposing
13the fine or in accordance with the terms set forth in the order
14imposing the fine.
15(Source: P.A. 98-364, eff. 12-31-13.)
16 Section 80. The Genetic Counselor Licensing Act is amended
17by changing Section 95 as follows:
18 (225 ILCS 135/95)
19 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025)
20 Sec. 95. Grounds for discipline.
21 (a) The Department may refuse to issue, renew, or may
22revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand, or take other
23disciplinary or non-disciplinary action as the Department
24deems appropriate, including the issuance of fines not to

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1exceed $10,000 for each violation, with regard to any license
2for any one or more of the following:
3 (1) Material misstatement in furnishing information to
4 the Department or to any other State agency.
5 (2) Violations or negligent or intentional disregard
6 of this Act, or any of its rules.
7 (3) Conviction by plea of guilty or nolo contendere,
8 finding of guilt, jury verdict, or entry of judgment or
9 sentencing, including, but not limited to, convictions,
10 preceding sentences of supervision, conditional discharge,
11 or first offender probation, under the laws of any
12 jurisdiction of the United States: (i) that is a felony or
13 (ii) that is a misdemeanor, an essential element of which
14 is dishonesty, or that is directly related to the practice
15 of genetic counseling.
16 (4) Making any misrepresentation for the purpose of
17 obtaining a license, or violating any provision of this Act
18 or its rules.
19 (5) Negligence in the rendering of genetic counseling
20 services.
21 (6) Failure to provide genetic testing results and any
22 requested information to a referring physician licensed to
23 practice medicine in all its branches, advanced practice
24 registered nurse, or physician assistant.
25 (7) Aiding or assisting another person in violating any
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1 (8) Failing to provide information within 60 days in
2 response to a written request made by the Department.
3 (9) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
4 unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
5 defraud, or harm the public and violating the rules of
6 professional conduct adopted by the Department.
7 (10) Failing to maintain the confidentiality of any
8 information received from a client, unless otherwise
9 authorized or required by law.
10 (10.5) Failure to maintain client records of services
11 provided and provide copies to clients upon request.
12 (11) Exploiting a client for personal advantage,
13 profit, or interest.
14 (12) Habitual or excessive use or addiction to alcohol,
15 narcotics, stimulants, or any other chemical agent or drug
16 which results in inability to practice with reasonable
17 skill, judgment, or safety.
18 (13) Discipline by another governmental agency or unit
19 of government, by any jurisdiction of the United States, or
20 by a foreign nation, if at least one of the grounds for the
21 discipline is the same or substantially equivalent to those
22 set forth in this Section.
23 (14) Directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from
24 any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association
25 any fee, commission, rebate, or other form of compensation
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1 Nothing in this paragraph (14) affects any bona fide
2 independent contractor or employment arrangements among
3 health care professionals, health facilities, health care
4 providers, or other entities, except as otherwise
5 prohibited by law. Any employment arrangements may include
6 provisions for compensation, health insurance, pension, or
7 other employment benefits for the provision of services
8 within the scope of the licensee's practice under this Act.
9 Nothing in this paragraph (14) shall be construed to
10 require an employment arrangement to receive professional
11 fees for services rendered.
12 (15) A finding by the Department that the licensee,
13 after having the license placed on probationary status has
14 violated the terms of probation.
15 (16) Failing to refer a client to other health care
16 professionals when the licensee is unable or unwilling to
17 adequately support or serve the client.
18 (17) Willfully filing false reports relating to a
19 licensee's practice, including but not limited to false
20 records filed with federal or State agencies or
21 departments.
22 (18) Willfully failing to report an instance of
23 suspected child abuse or neglect as required by the Abused
24 and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
25 (19) Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated
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1 pursuant to the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act,
2 and upon proof by clear and convincing evidence that the
3 licensee has caused a child to be an abused child or
4 neglected child as defined in the Abused and Neglected
5 Child Reporting Act.
6 (20) Physical or mental disability, including
7 deterioration through the aging process or loss of
8 abilities and skills which results in the inability to
9 practice the profession with reasonable judgment, skill,
10 or safety.
11 (21) Solicitation of professional services by using
12 false or misleading advertising.
13 (22) Failure to file a return, or to pay the tax,
14 penalty of interest shown in a filed return, or to pay any
15 final assessment of tax, penalty or interest, as required
16 by any tax Act administered by the Illinois Department of
17 Revenue or any successor agency or the Internal Revenue
18 Service or any successor agency.
19 (23) Fraud or making any misrepresentation in applying
20 for or procuring a license under this Act or in connection
21 with applying for renewal of a license under this Act.
22 (24) Practicing or attempting to practice under a name
23 other than the full name as shown on the license or any
24 other legally authorized name.
25 (25) Gross overcharging for professional services,
26 including filing statements for collection of fees or

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1 monies for which services are not rendered.
2 (26) (Blank).
3 (27) Charging for professional services not rendered,
4 including filing false statements for the collection of
5 fees for which services are not rendered.
6 (28) Allowing one's license under this Act to be used
7 by an unlicensed person in violation of this Act.
8 (b) (Blank). The Department shall deny, without hearing,
9any application or renewal for a license under this Act to any
10person who has defaulted on an educational loan guaranteed by
11the Illinois Student Assistance Commission; however, the
12Department may issue a license or renewal if the person in
13default has established a satisfactory repayment record as
14determined by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission.
15 (c) The determination by a court that a licensee is subject
16to involuntary admission or judicial admission as provided in
17the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code will
18result in an automatic suspension of his or her license. The
19suspension will end upon a finding by a court that the licensee
20is no longer subject to involuntary admission or judicial
21admission, the issuance of an order so finding and discharging
22the patient, and the determination of the Secretary that the
23licensee be allowed to resume professional practice.
24 (d) The Department may refuse to issue or renew or may
25suspend without hearing the license of any person who fails to
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1filed return, or to pay any final assessment of the tax,
2penalty, or interest as required by any Act regarding the
3payment of taxes administered by the Illinois Department of
4Revenue until the requirements of the Act are satisfied in
5accordance with subsection (g) of Section 2105-15 of the Civil
6Administrative Code of Illinois.
7 (e) In cases where the Department of Healthcare and Family
8Services has previously determined that a licensee or a
9potential licensee is more than 30 days delinquent in the
10payment of child support and has subsequently certified the
11delinquency to the Department, the Department may refuse to
12issue or renew or may revoke or suspend that person's license
13or may take other disciplinary action against that person based
14solely upon the certification of delinquency made by the
15Department of Healthcare and Family Services in accordance with
16item (5) of subsection (a) of Section 2105-15 of the Department
17of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code
18of Illinois.
19 (f) All fines or costs imposed under this Section shall be
20paid within 60 days after the effective date of the order
21imposing the fine or costs or in accordance with the terms set
22forth in the order imposing the fine.
23(Source: P.A. 99-173, eff. 7-29-15; 99-633, eff. 1-1-17;
24100-201, eff. 8-18-17; 100-513, eff. 1-1-18.)
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1is amended by changing Section 22 as follows:
2 (225 ILCS 305/22) (from Ch. 111, par. 1322)
3 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
4 Sec. 22. Refusal, suspension and revocation of licenses;
5causes.
6 (a) The Department may, singularly or in combination,
7refuse to issue, renew or restore, or may suspend, revoke,
8place on probation, or take other disciplinary or
9non-disciplinary action as deemed appropriate, including, but
10not limited to, the imposition of fines not to exceed $10,000
11for each violation, as the Department may deem proper, with
12regard to a license for any one or combination of the following
13causes:
14 (1) material misstatement in furnishing information to
15 the Department;
16 (2) negligence, incompetence or misconduct in the
17 practice of architecture;
18 (3) failure to comply with any of the provisions of
19 this Act or any of the rules;
20 (4) making any misrepresentation for the purpose of
21 obtaining licensure;
22 (5) purposefully making false statements or signing
23 false statements, certificates or affidavits to induce
24 payment;
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1 to any crime that is a felony under the laws of the United
2 States or any state or territory thereof or that is a
3 misdemeanor, an essential element of which is dishonesty,
4 or any crime that is directly related to the practice of
5 the profession of architecture;
6 (7) aiding or assisting another person in violating any
7 provision of this Act or its rules;
8 (8) signing, affixing the architect's seal or
9 permitting the architect's seal to be affixed to any
10 technical submission not prepared by the architect or under
11 that architect's responsible control;
12 (9) engaging in dishonorable, unethical or
13 unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
14 defraud or harm the public;
15 (10) habitual or excessive use or addiction to alcohol,
16 narcotics, stimulants, or any other chemical agent or drug
17 that results in the inability to practice with reasonable
18 judgment, skill, or safety;
19 (11) making a statement of compliance pursuant to the
20 Environmental Barriers Act that technical submissions
21 prepared by the architect or prepared under the architect's
22 responsible control for construction or alteration of an
23 occupancy required to be in compliance with the
24 Environmental Barriers Act are in compliance with the
25 Environmental Barriers Act when such technical submissions
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1 (12) a finding by the Board that an applicant or
2 registrant has failed to pay a fine imposed by the
3 Department or a registrant, whose license has been placed
4 on probationary status, has violated the terms of
5 probation;
6 (13) discipline by another state, territory, foreign
7 country, the District of Columbia, the United States
8 government, or any other governmental agency, if at least
9 one of the grounds for discipline is the same or
10 substantially equivalent to those set forth herein;
11 (14) failure to provide information in response to a
12 written request made by the Department within 30 days after
13 the receipt of such written request;
14 (15) physical illness, including, but not limited to,
15 deterioration through the aging process or loss of motor
16 skill, mental illness, or disability which results in the
17 inability to practice the profession with reasonable
18 judgment, skill, and safety, including without limitation
19 deterioration through the aging process, mental illness,
20 or disability.
21 (a-5) In enforcing this Section, the Department or Board,
22upon a showing of a possible violation, may order a licensee or
23applicant to submit to a mental or physical examination, or
24both, at the expense of the Department. The Department or Board
25may order the examining physician to present testimony
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1No information shall be excluded by reason of any common law or
2statutory privilege relating to communications between the
3licensee or applicant and the examining physician. The
4examining physicians shall be specifically designated by the
5Board or Department. The licensee or applicant may have, at his
6or her own expense, another physician of his or her choice
7present during all aspects of the examination. Failure of a
8licensee or applicant to submit to any such examination when
9directed, without reasonable cause as defined by rule, shall be
10grounds for either the immediate suspension of his or her
11license or immediate denial of his or her application.
12 If the Secretary immediately suspends the license of a
13licensee for his or her failure to submit to a mental or
14physical examination when directed, a hearing must be convened
15by the Department within 15 days after the suspension and
16completed without appreciable delay.
17 If the Secretary otherwise suspends a license pursuant to
18the results of the licensee's mental or physical examination, a
19hearing must be convened by the Department within 15 days after
20the suspension and completed without appreciable delay. The
21Department and Board shall have the authority to review the
22licensee's record of treatment and counseling regarding the
23relevant impairment or impairments to the extent permitted by
24applicable federal statutes and regulations safeguarding the
25confidentiality of medical records.
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1afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to the Department or
2Board that he or she can resume practice in compliance with the
3acceptable and prevailing standards under the provisions of his
4or her license.
5 (b) The determination by a circuit court that a licensee is
6subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission, as
7provided in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
8Code, operates as an automatic suspension. Such suspension will
9end only upon a finding by a court that the patient is no
10longer subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission,
11the issuance of an order so finding and discharging the
12patient, and the recommendation of the Board to the Secretary
13that the licensee be allowed to resume practice.
14 (c) (Blank). The Department shall deny a license or renewal
15authorized by this Act to a person who has defaulted on an
16educational loan or scholarship provided or guaranteed by the
17Illinois Student Assistance Commission or any governmental
18agency of this State in accordance with subdivision (a)(5) of
19Section 2105-15 of the Department of Professional Regulation
20Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
21 (d) In cases where the Department of Healthcare and Family
22Services (formerly the Department of Public Aid) has previously
23determined that a licensee or a potential licensee is more than
2430 days delinquent in the payment of child support and has
25subsequently certified the delinquency to the Department, the
26Department shall refuse to issue or renew or shall revoke or

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1suspend that person's license or shall take other disciplinary
2action against that person based solely upon the certification
3of delinquency made by the Department of Healthcare and Family
4Services in accordance with subdivision (a)(5) of Section
52105-15 of the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the
6Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
7 (e) The Department shall deny a license or renewal
8authorized by this Act to a person who has failed to file a
9return, to pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed
10return, or to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty, or
11interest as required by any tax Act administered by the
12Department of Revenue, until such time as the requirements of
13the tax Act are satisfied in accordance with subsection (g) of
14Section 2105-15 of the Department of Professional Regulation
15Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
16 (f) Persons who assist the Department as consultants or
17expert witnesses in the investigation or prosecution of alleged
18violations of the Act, licensure matters, restoration
19proceedings, or criminal prosecutions, shall not be liable for
20damages in any civil action or proceeding as a result of such
21assistance, except upon proof of actual malice. The attorney
22general shall defend such persons in any such action or
23proceeding.
24(Source: P.A. 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)
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1changing Section 13 as follows:
2 (225 ILCS 310/13) (from Ch. 111, par. 8213)
3 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
4 Sec. 13. Refusal, revocation or suspension of
5registration. The Department may refuse to issue, renew, or
6restore or may revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand
7or take other disciplinary action as the Department may deem
8proper, including fines not to exceed $5,000 for each
9violation, with regard to any registration for any one or
10combination of the following causes:
11 (a) Fraud in procuring the certificate of
12 registration.
13 (b) Habitual intoxication or addiction to the use of
14 drugs.
15 (c) Making any misrepresentations or false promises,
16 directly or indirectly, to influence, persuade, or induce
17 patronage.
18 (d) Professional connection or association with, or
19 lending his or her name, to another for illegal use of the
20 title "registered interior designer", or professional
21 connection or association with any person, firm, or
22 corporation holding itself out in any manner contrary to
23 this Act.
24 (e) Obtaining or seeking to obtain checks, money, or
25 any other items of value by false or fraudulent

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1 representations.
2 (f) Use of the title under a name other than his or her
3 own.
4 (g) Improper, unprofessional, or dishonorable conduct
5 of a character likely to deceive, defraud, or harm the
6 public.
7 (h) Conviction in this or another state, or federal
8 court, of any crime which is a felony, if the Department
9 determines, after investigation, that such person has not
10 been sufficiently rehabilitated to warrant the public
11 trust.
12 (i) A violation of any provision of this Act or its
13 rules.
14 (j) Revocation by another state, the District of
15 Columbia, territory, or foreign nation of an interior
16 design or residential interior design registration if at
17 least one of the grounds for that revocation is the same as
18 or the equivalent of one of the grounds for revocation set
19 forth in this Act.
20 (k) Mental incompetence as declared by a court of
21 competent jurisdiction.
22 (l) Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated report
23 by the Department of Children and Family Services pursuant
24 to the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act, and upon
25 proof by clear and convincing evidence that the registrant
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1 as defined in the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
2 The Department shall deny a registration or renewal
3authorized by this Act to any person who has defaulted on an
4educational loan guaranteed by the Illinois Student Assistance
5Commission; however, the Department may issue a certificate of
6registration or renewal if such person has established a
7satisfactory repayment record as determined by the Illinois
8Student Assistance Commission.
9 The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend the
10registration of any person who fails to file a return, or to
11pay the tax, penalty, or interest showing in a filed return, or
12to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty, or interest, as
13required by any tax Act administered by the Illinois Department
14of Revenue, until such time as the requirements of any such tax
15Act are satisfied.
16 The entry of a decree by any circuit court establishing
17that any person holding a certificate of registration under
18this Act is a person subject to involuntary admission under the
19Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code shall
20operate as a suspension of that registration. That person may
21resume using the title "registered interior designer" only upon
22a finding by the Board that he or she has been determined to be
23no longer subject to involuntary admission by the court and
24upon the Board's recommendation to the Director that he or she
25be permitted to resume using the title "registered interior
26designer".

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1(Source: P.A. 95-1023, eff. 6-1-09; 96-1334, eff. 7-27-10.)
2 Section 95. The Professional Engineering Practice Act of
31989 is amended by changing Section 24 as follows:
4 (225 ILCS 325/24) (from Ch. 111, par. 5224)
5 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
6 Sec. 24. Rules of professional conduct; disciplinary or
7administrative action.
8 (a) The Department shall adopt rules setting standards of
9professional conduct and establish appropriate penalties for
10the breach of such rules.
11 (a-1) The Department may, singularly or in combination,
12refuse to issue, renew, or restore a license or may revoke,
13suspend, place on probation, reprimand, or take other
14disciplinary or non-disciplinary action with regard to a person
15licensed under this Act, including but not limited to, the
16imposition of a fine not to exceed $10,000 per violation upon
17any person, corporation, partnership, or professional design
18firm licensed or registered under this Act, for any one or
19combination of the following causes:
20 (1) Material misstatement in furnishing information to
21 the Department.
22 (2) Violations of this Act or any of its rules.
23 (3) Conviction of or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo
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1 the United States or any state or territory thereof, or
2 that is a misdemeanor, an essential element of which is
3 dishonesty, or any crime that is directly related to the
4 practice of engineering.
5 (4) Making any misrepresentation for the purpose of
6 obtaining, renewing, or restoring a license or violating
7 any provision of this Act or the rules promulgated under
8 this Act pertaining to advertising.
9 (5) Willfully making or signing a false statement,
10 certificate, or affidavit to induce payment.
11 (6) Negligence, incompetence or misconduct in the
12 practice of professional engineering as a licensed
13 professional engineer or in working as an engineer intern.
14 (7) Aiding or assisting another person in violating any
15 provision of this Act or its rules.
16 (8) Failing to provide information in response to a
17 written request made by the Department within 30 days after
18 receipt of such written request.
19 (9) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical or
20 unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
21 defraud or harm the public.
22 (10) Inability to practice the profession with
23 reasonable judgment, skill, or safety as a result of a
24 physical illness, including, but not limited to,
25 deterioration through the aging process or loss of motor
26 skill, or mental illness or disability.

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1 (11) Discipline by the United States Government,
2 another state, District of Columbia, territory, foreign
3 nation or government agency, if at least one of the grounds
4 for the discipline is the same or substantially equivalent
5 to those set forth in this Act.
6 (12) Directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from
7 any person, firm, corporation, partnership or association
8 any fee, commission, rebate or other form of compensation
9 for any professional services not actually or personally
10 rendered.
11 (13) A finding by the Department that an applicant or
12 registrant has failed to pay a fine imposed by the
13 Department, a registrant whose license has been placed on
14 probationary status has violated the terms of probation, or
15 a registrant has practiced on an expired, inactive,
16 suspended, or revoked license.
17 (14) Signing, affixing the professional engineer's
18 seal or permitting the professional engineer's seal to be
19 affixed to any technical submissions not prepared as
20 required by Section 14 or completely reviewed by the
21 professional engineer or under the professional engineer's
22 direct supervision.
23 (15) Inability to practice the profession with
24 reasonable judgment, skill or safety as a result of
25 habitual or excessive use or addiction to alcohol,
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1 (16) The making of a statement pursuant to the
2 Environmental Barriers Act that a plan for construction or
3 alteration of a public facility or for construction of a
4 multi-story housing unit is in compliance with the
5 Environmental Barriers Act when such plan is not in
6 compliance.
7 (17) (Blank).
8 (a-2) The Department shall deny a license or renewal
9authorized by this Act to a person who has failed to file a
10return, to pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed
11return, or to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty, or
12interest as required by any tax Act administered by the
13Department of Revenue, until such time as the requirements of
14the tax Act are satisfied in accordance with subsection (g) of
15Section 2105-15 of the Department of Professional Regulation
16Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois (20 ILCS
172105/2105-15).
18 (a-3) (Blank). The Department shall deny a license or
19renewal authorized by this Act to a person who has defaulted on
20an educational loan or scholarship provided or guaranteed by
21the Illinois Student Assistance Commission or any governmental
22agency of this State in accordance with subdivision (a)(5) of
23Section 2105-15 of the Department of Professional Regulation
24Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois (20 ILCS
252105/2105-15).
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1Family Services (formerly the Department of Public Aid) has
2previously determined that a licensee or a potential licensee
3is more than 30 days delinquent in the payment of child support
4and has subsequently certified the delinquency to the
5Department, the Department shall refuse to issue or renew or
6shall revoke or suspend that person's license or shall take
7other disciplinary action against that person based solely upon
8the certification of delinquency made by the Department of
9Healthcare and Family Services in accordance with subdivision
10(a)(5) of Section 2105-15 of the Department of Professional
11Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois (20
12ILCS 2105/2105-15).
13 (a-5) In enforcing this Section, the Department or Board,
14upon a showing of a possible violation, may order a licensee or
15applicant to submit to a mental or physical examination, or
16both, at the expense of the Department. The Department or Board
17may order the examining physician to present testimony
18concerning his or her examination of the licensee or applicant.
19No information shall be excluded by reason of any common law or
20statutory privilege relating to communications between the
21licensee or applicant and the examining physician. The
22examining physicians shall be specifically designated by the
23Board or Department. The licensee or applicant may have, at his
24or her own expense, another physician of his or her choice
25present during all aspects of the examination. Failure of a
26licensee or applicant to submit to any such examination when

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1directed, without reasonable cause as defined by rule, shall be
2grounds for either the immediate suspension of his or her
3license or immediate denial of his or her application.
4 If the Secretary immediately suspends the license of a
5licensee for his or her failure to submit to a mental or
6physical examination when directed, a hearing must be convened
7by the Department within 15 days after the suspension and
8completed without appreciable delay.
9 If the Secretary otherwise suspends a license pursuant to
10the results of the licensee's mental or physical examination, a
11hearing must be convened by the Department within 15 days after
12the suspension and completed without appreciable delay. The
13Department and Board shall have the authority to review the
14licensee's record of treatment and counseling regarding the
15relevant impairment or impairments to the extent permitted by
16applicable federal statutes and regulations safeguarding the
17confidentiality of medical records.
18 Any licensee suspended under this subsection (a-5) shall be
19afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to the Department or
20Board that he or she can resume practice in compliance with the
21acceptable and prevailing standards under the provisions of his
22or her license.
23 (b) The determination by a circuit court that a registrant
24is subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission as
25provided in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
26Code, as now or hereafter amended, operates as an automatic

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1suspension. Such suspension will end only upon a finding by a
2court that the patient is no longer subject to involuntary
3admission or judicial admission, the issuance of an order so
4finding and discharging the patient, and the recommendation of
5the Board to the Director that the registrant be allowed to
6resume practice.
7(Source: P.A. 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)
8 Section 100. The Illinois Professional Land Surveyor Act of
91989 is amended by changing Section 27 as follows:
10 (225 ILCS 330/27) (from Ch. 111, par. 3277)
11 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
12 Sec. 27. Grounds for disciplinary action.
13 (a) The Department may refuse to issue or renew a license,
14or may place on probation or administrative supervision,
15suspend, or revoke any license, or may reprimand or take any
16disciplinary or non-disciplinary action as the Department may
17deem proper, including the imposition of fines not to exceed
18$10,000 per violation, upon any person, corporation,
19partnership, or professional land surveying firm licensed or
20registered under this Act for any of the following reasons:
21 (1) material misstatement in furnishing information to
22 the Department;
23 (2) violation, including, but not limited to, neglect
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1 (3) conviction of, or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo
2 contendere to, any crime that is a felony under the laws of
3 the United States or any state or territory thereof or that
4 is a misdemeanor of which an essential element is
5 dishonesty, or any crime that is directly related to the
6 practice of the profession;
7 (4) making any misrepresentation for the purpose of
8 obtaining a license, or in applying for restoration or
9 renewal, or the practice of any fraud or deceit in taking
10 any examination to qualify for licensure under this Act;
11 (5) purposefully making false statements or signing
12 false statements, certificates, or affidavits to induce
13 payment;
14 (6) proof of carelessness, incompetence, negligence,
15 or misconduct in practicing land surveying;
16 (7) aiding or assisting another person in violating any
17 provision of this Act or its rules;
18 (8) failing to provide information in response to a
19 written request made by the Department within 30 days after
20 receipt of such written request;
21 (9) engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
22 unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
23 defraud, or harm the public;
24 (10) inability to practice with reasonable judgment,
25 skill, or safety as a result of habitual or excessive use
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1 other chemical agent or drug;
2 (11) discipline by the United States government,
3 another state, District of Columbia, territory, foreign
4 nation or government agency if at least one of the grounds
5 for the discipline is the same or substantially equivalent
6 to those set forth in this Act;
7 (12) directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from
8 any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association
9 any fee, commission, rebate, or other form of compensation
10 for any professional services not actually or personally
11 rendered;
12 (12.5) issuing a map or plat of survey where the fee
13 for professional services is contingent on a real estate
14 transaction closing;
15 (13) a finding by the Department that an applicant or
16 licensee has failed to pay a fine imposed by the Department
17 or a licensee whose license has been placed on probationary
18 status has violated the terms of probation;
19 (14) practicing on an expired, inactive, suspended, or
20 revoked license;
21 (15) signing, affixing the Professional Land
22 Surveyor's seal or permitting the Professional Land
23 Surveyor's seal to be affixed to any map or plat of survey
24 not prepared by the Professional Land Surveyor or under the
25 Professional Land Surveyor's direct supervision and
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1 (16) inability to practice the profession with
2 reasonable judgment, skill, or safety as a result of
3 physical illness, including, but not limited to,
4 deterioration through the aging process or loss of motor
5 skill or a mental illness or disability;
6 (17) (blank); or
7 (18) failure to adequately supervise or control land
8 surveying operations being performed by subordinates.
9 (a-5) In enforcing this Section, the Department or Board,
10upon a showing of a possible violation, may compel a person
11licensed to practice under this Act, or who has applied for
12licensure or certification pursuant to this Act, to submit to a
13mental or physical examination, or both, as required by and at
14the expense of the Department. The Department or Board may
15order the examining physician to present testimony concerning
16the mental or physical examination of the licensee or
17applicant. No information shall be excluded by reason of any
18common law or statutory privilege relating to communications
19between the licensee or applicant and the examining physician.
20The examining physicians shall be specifically designated by
21the Board or Department. The individual to be examined may
22have, at his or her own expense, another physician of his or
23her choice present during all aspects of the examination.
24Failure of an individual to submit to a mental or physical
25examination when directed shall be grounds for the immediate
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1to the examination if the Department finds that the refusal to
2submit to the examination was without reasonable cause as
3defined by rule.
4 If the Secretary immediately suspends the license of a
5licensee for his or her failure to submit to a mental or
6physical examination when directed, a hearing must be convened
7by the Department within 15 days after the suspension and
8completed without appreciable delay.
9 If the Secretary otherwise suspends a person's license
10pursuant to the results of a compelled mental or physical
11examination, a hearing on that person's license must be
12convened by the Department within 15 days after the suspension
13and completed without appreciable delay. The Department and
14Board shall have the authority to review the subject
15individual's record of treatment and counseling regarding
16impairment to the extent permitted by applicable federal
17statutes and regulations safeguarding the confidentiality of
18medical records.
19 Any licensee suspended under this subsection (a-5) shall be
20afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to the Department or
21Board that he or she can resume practice in compliance with the
22acceptable and prevailing standards under the provisions of his
23or her license.
24 (b) The determination by a circuit court that a licensee is
25subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission as
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1Code, as now or hereafter amended, operates as an automatic
2license suspension. Such suspension will end only upon a
3finding by a court that the patient is no longer subject to
4involuntary admission or judicial admission and the issuance of
5an order so finding and discharging the patient and upon the
6recommendation of the Board to the Director that the licensee
7be allowed to resume his or her practice.
8 (c) (Blank). The Department shall deny a license or renewal
9authorized by this Act to a person who has defaulted on an
10educational loan or scholarship provided or guaranteed by the
11Illinois Student Assistance Commission or any governmental
12agency of this State in accordance with subdivision (a)(5) of
13Section 2105-15 of the Department of Professional Regulation
14Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois (20 ILCS
152105/2105-15).
16 (d) In cases where the Department of Healthcare and Family
17Services (formerly the Department of Public Aid) has previously
18determined that a licensee or a potential licensee is more than
1930 days delinquent in the payment of child support and has
20subsequently certified the delinquency to the Department, the
21Department shall refuse to issue or renew or shall revoke or
22suspend that person's license or shall take other disciplinary
23action against that person based solely upon the certification
24of delinquency made by the Department of Healthcare and Family
25Services in accordance with subdivision (a)(5) of Section
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1Civil Administrative Code of Illinois (20 ILCS 2105/2105-15).
2 (e) The Department shall refuse to issue or renew or shall
3revoke or suspend a person's license or shall take other
4disciplinary action against that person for his or her failure
5to file a return, to pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in
6a filed return, or to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty,
7or interest as required by any tax Act administered by the
8Department of Revenue, until such time as the requirements of
9the tax Act are satisfied in accordance with subsection (g) of
10Section 2105-15 of the Department of Professional Regulation
11Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois (20 ILCS
122105/2105-15).
13(Source: P.A. 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)
14 Section 105. The Illinois Roofing Industry Licensing Act is
15amended by changing Section 9.1 as follows:
16 (225 ILCS 335/9.1) (from Ch. 111, par. 7509.1)
17 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
18 Sec. 9.1. Grounds for disciplinary action.
19 (1) The Department may refuse to issue or to renew, or may
20revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand or take other
21disciplinary or non-disciplinary action as the Department may
22deem proper, including fines not to exceed $10,000 for each
23violation, with regard to any license for any one or
24combination of the following:

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1 (a) violation of this Act or its rules;
2 (b) for licensees, conviction or plea of guilty or nolo
3 contendere, finding of guilt, jury verdict, or entry of
4 judgment or sentencing of any crime, including, but not
5 limited to, convictions, preceding sentences of
6 supervision, conditional discharge, or first offender
7 probation, under the laws of any jurisdiction of the United
8 States that is (i) a felony or (ii) a misdemeanor, an
9 essential element of which is dishonesty or that is
10 directly related to the practice of the profession and, for
11 initial applicants, convictions set forth in Section 7.1 of
12 this Act;
13 (c) fraud or any misrepresentation in applying for or
14 procuring a license under this Act, or in connection with
15 applying for renewal of a license under this Act;
16 (d) professional incompetence or gross negligence in
17 the practice of roofing contracting, prima facie evidence
18 of which may be a conviction or judgment in any court of
19 competent jurisdiction against an applicant or licensee
20 relating to the practice of roofing contracting or the
21 construction of a roof or repair thereof that results in
22 leakage within 90 days after the completion of such work;
23 (e) (blank);
24 (f) aiding or assisting another person in violating any
25 provision of this Act or rules;
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1 response to a written request made by the Department;
2 (h) engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
3 unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
4 defraud, or harm the public;
5 (i) habitual or excessive use or abuse of controlled
6 substances, as defined by the Illinois Controlled
7 Substances Act, alcohol, or any other substance that
8 results in the inability to practice with reasonable
9 judgment, skill, or safety;
10 (j) discipline by another state, unit of government, or
11 government agency, the District of Columbia, a territory,
12 or a foreign nation, if at least one of the grounds for the
13 discipline is the same or substantially equivalent to those
14 set forth in this Section;
15 (k) directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from
16 any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association
17 any fee, commission, rebate, or other form of compensation
18 for any professional services not actually or personally
19 rendered;
20 (l) a finding by the Department that the licensee,
21 after having his or her license disciplined, has violated
22 the terms of the discipline;
23 (m) a finding by any court of competent jurisdiction,
24 either within or without this State, of any violation of
25 any law governing the practice of roofing contracting, if
26 the Department determines, after investigation, that such

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1 person has not been sufficiently rehabilitated to warrant
2 the public trust;
3 (n) willfully making or filing false records or reports
4 in the practice of roofing contracting, including, but not
5 limited to, false records filed with the State agencies or
6 departments;
7 (o) practicing, attempting to practice, or advertising
8 under a name other than the full name as shown on the
9 license or any other legally authorized name;
10 (p) gross and willful overcharging for professional
11 services including filing false statements for collection
12 of fees or monies for which services are not rendered;
13 (q) (blank);
14 (r) (blank);
15 (s) failure to continue to meet the requirements of
16 this Act shall be deemed a violation;
17 (t) physical or mental disability, including
18 deterioration through the aging process or loss of
19 abilities and skills that result in an inability to
20 practice the profession with reasonable judgment, skill,
21 or safety;
22 (u) material misstatement in furnishing information to
23 the Department or to any other State agency;
24 (v) (blank);
25 (w) advertising in any manner that is false,
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1 (x) taking undue advantage of a customer, which results
2 in the perpetration of a fraud;
3 (y) performing any act or practice that is a violation
4 of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act;
5 (z) engaging in the practice of roofing contracting, as
6 defined in this Act, with a suspended, revoked, or
7 cancelled license;
8 (aa) treating any person differently to the person's
9 detriment because of race, color, creed, gender, age,
10 religion, or national origin;
11 (bb) knowingly making any false statement, oral,
12 written, or otherwise, of a character likely to influence,
13 persuade, or induce others in the course of obtaining or
14 performing roofing contracting services;
15 (cc) violation of any final administrative action of
16 the Secretary;
17 (dd) allowing the use of his or her roofing license by
18 an unlicensed roofing contractor for the purposes of
19 providing roofing or waterproofing services; or
20 (ee) (blank);
21 (ff) cheating or attempting to subvert a licensing
22 examination administered under this Act; or
23 (gg) use of a license to permit or enable an unlicensed
24 person to provide roofing contractor services.
25 (2) The determination by a circuit court that a license
26holder is subject to involuntary admission or judicial

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1admission, as provided in the Mental Health and Developmental
2Disabilities Code, operates as an automatic suspension. Such
3suspension will end only upon a finding by a court that the
4patient is no longer subject to involuntary admission or
5judicial admission, an order by the court so finding and
6discharging the patient, and the recommendation of the Board to
7the Director that the license holder be allowed to resume his
8or her practice.
9 (3) The Department may refuse to issue or take disciplinary
10action concerning the license of any person who fails to file a
11return, to pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed
12return, or to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty, or
13interest as required by any tax Act administered by the
14Department of Revenue, until such time as the requirements of
15any such tax Act are satisfied as determined by the Department
16of Revenue.
17 (4) In enforcing this Section, the Department, upon a
18showing of a possible violation, may compel any individual who
19is licensed under this Act or any individual who has applied
20for licensure to submit to a mental or physical examination or
21evaluation, or both, which may include a substance abuse or
22sexual offender evaluation, at the expense of the Department.
23The Department shall specifically designate the examining
24physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches
25or, if applicable, the multidisciplinary team involved in
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1The multidisciplinary team shall be led by a physician licensed
2to practice medicine in all of its branches and may consist of
3one or more or a combination of physicians licensed to practice
4medicine in all of its branches, licensed chiropractic
5physicians, licensed clinical psychologists, licensed clinical
6social workers, licensed clinical professional counselors, and
7other professional and administrative staff. Any examining
8physician or member of the multidisciplinary team may require
9any person ordered to submit to an examination and evaluation
10pursuant to this Section to submit to any additional
11supplemental testing deemed necessary to complete any
12examination or evaluation process, including, but not limited
13to, blood testing, urinalysis, psychological testing, or
14neuropsychological testing.
15 (5) The Department may order the examining physician or any
16member of the multidisciplinary team to provide to the
17Department any and all records, including business records,
18that relate to the examination and evaluation, including any
19supplemental testing performed. The Department may order the
20examining physician or any member of the multidisciplinary team
21to present testimony concerning this examination and
22evaluation of the licensee or applicant, including testimony
23concerning any supplemental testing or documents relating to
24the examination and evaluation. No information, report,
25record, or other documents in any way related to the
26examination and evaluation shall be excluded by reason of any

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1common law or statutory privilege relating to communication
2between the licensee or applicant and the examining physician
3or any member of the multidisciplinary team. No authorization
4is necessary from the licensee or applicant ordered to undergo
5an evaluation and examination for the examining physician or
6any member of the multidisciplinary team to provide
7information, reports, records, or other documents or to provide
8any testimony regarding the examination and evaluation. The
9individual to be examined may have, at his or her own expense,
10another physician of his or her choice present during all
11aspects of the examination.
12 (6) Failure of any individual to submit to mental or
13physical examination or evaluation, or both, when directed,
14shall result in an automatic suspension without hearing until
15such time as the individual submits to the examination. If the
16Department finds a licensee unable to practice because of the
17reasons set forth in this Section, the Department shall require
18the licensee to submit to care, counseling, or treatment by
19physicians approved or designated by the Department as a
20condition for continued, reinstated, or renewed licensure.
21 (7) When the Secretary immediately suspends a license under
22this Section, a hearing upon such person's license must be
23convened by the Department within 15 days after the suspension
24and completed without appreciable delay. The Department shall
25have the authority to review the licensee's record of treatment
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1by applicable federal statutes and regulations safeguarding
2the confidentiality of medical records.
3 (8) Licensees affected under this Section shall be afforded
4an opportunity to demonstrate to the Department that they can
5resume practice in compliance with acceptable and prevailing
6standards under the provisions of their license.
7 (9) (Blank). The Department shall deny a license or renewal
8authorized by this Act to a person who has defaulted on an
9educational loan or scholarship provided or guaranteed by the
10Illinois Student Assistance Commission or any governmental
11agency of this State in accordance with paragraph (5) of
12subsection (a) of Section 2105-15 of the Department of
13Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of
14Illinois.
15 (10) In cases where the Department of Healthcare and Family
16Services has previously determined a licensee or a potential
17licensee is more than 30 days delinquent in the payment of
18child support and has subsequently certified the delinquency to
19the Department, the Department may refuse to issue or renew or
20may revoke or suspend that person's license or may take other
21disciplinary action against that person based solely upon the
22certification of delinquency made by the Department of
23Healthcare and Family Services in accordance with paragraph (5)
24of subsection (a) of Section 2105-15 of the Department of
25Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of
26Illinois.

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1 The changes to this Act made by this amendatory Act of 1997
2apply only to disciplinary actions relating to events occurring
3after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997.
4(Source: P.A. 99-469, eff. 8-26-15; 99-876, eff. 1-1-17.)
5 Section 110. The Structural Engineering Practice Act of
61989 is amended by changing Section 20 as follows:
7 (225 ILCS 340/20) (from Ch. 111, par. 6620)
8 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
9 Sec. 20. Refusal; revocation; suspension.
10 (a) The Department may refuse to issue or renew, or may
11revoke a license, or may suspend, place on probation, fine, or
12take any disciplinary or non-disciplinary action as the
13Department may deem proper, including a fine not to exceed
14$10,000 for each violation, with regard to any licensee for any
15one or combination of the following reasons:
16 (1) Material misstatement in furnishing information to
17 the Department;
18 (2) Negligence, incompetence or misconduct in the
19 practice of structural engineering;
20 (3) Making any misrepresentation for the purpose of
21 obtaining licensure;
22 (4) The affixing of a licensed structural engineer's
23 seal to any plans, specifications or drawings which have
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1 supervision of that licensed structural engineer or
2 reviewed as provided in this Act;
3 (5) Conviction of, or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo
4 contendere to, any crime that is a felony under the laws of
5 the United States or of any state or territory thereof, or
6 that is a misdemeanor an essential element of which is
7 dishonesty, or any crime that is directly related to the
8 practice of the profession;
9 (6) Making a statement of compliance pursuant to the
10 Environmental Barriers Act, as now or hereafter amended,
11 that a plan for construction or alteration of a public
12 facility or for construction of a multi-story housing unit
13 is in compliance with the Environmental Barriers Act when
14 such plan is not in compliance;
15 (7) Failure to comply with any of the provisions of
16 this Act or its rules;
17 (8) Aiding or assisting another person in violating any
18 provision of this Act or its rules;
19 (9) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical or
20 unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
21 defraud or harm the public, as defined by rule;
22 (10) Habitual or excessive use or addiction to alcohol,
23 narcotics, stimulants, or any other chemical agent or drug
24 that results in the inability to practice with reasonable
25 judgment, skill, or safety;
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1 imposed by the Department or a licensee whose license has
2 been placed on probationary status has violated the terms
3 of probation;
4 (12) Discipline by another state, territory, foreign
5 country, the District of Columbia, the United States
6 government, or any other governmental agency, if at least
7 one of the grounds for discipline is the same or
8 substantially equivalent to those set forth in this
9 Section;
10 (13) Failure to provide information in response to a
11 written request made by the Department within 30 days after
12 the receipt of such written request; or
13 (14) Physical illness, including but not limited to,
14 deterioration through the aging process or loss of motor
15 skill, mental illness, or disability which results in the
16 inability to practice the profession of structural
17 engineering with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety.
18 (a-5) In enforcing this Section, the Department or Board,
19upon a showing of a possible violation, may order a licensee or
20applicant to submit to a mental or physical examination, or
21both, at the expense of the Department. The Department or Board
22may order the examining physician to present testimony
23concerning his or her examination of the licensee or applicant.
24No information shall be excluded by reason of any common law or
25statutory privilege relating to communications between the
26licensee or applicant and the examining physician. The

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1examining physicians shall be specifically designated by the
2Board or Department. The licensee or applicant may have, at his
3or her own expense, another physician of his or her choice
4present during all aspects of the examination. Failure of a
5licensee or applicant to submit to any such examination when
6directed, without reasonable cause as defined by rule, shall be
7grounds for either the immediate suspension of his or her
8license or immediate denial of his or her application.
9 If the Secretary immediately suspends the license of a
10licensee for his or her failure to submit to a mental or
11physical examination when directed, a hearing must be convened
12by the Department within 15 days after the suspension and
13completed without appreciable delay.
14 If the Secretary otherwise suspends a license pursuant to
15the results of the licensee's mental or physical examination, a
16hearing must be convened by the Department within 15 days after
17the suspension and completed without appreciable delay. The
18Department and Board shall have the authority to review the
19licensee's record of treatment and counseling regarding the
20relevant impairment or impairments to the extent permitted by
21applicable federal statutes and regulations safeguarding the
22confidentiality of medical records.
23 Any licensee suspended under this subsection (a-5) shall be
24afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to the Department or
25Board that he or she can resume practice in compliance with the
26acceptable and prevailing standards under the provisions of his

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1or her license.
2 (b) The determination by a circuit court that a licensee is
3subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission, as
4provided in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
5Code, operates as an automatic suspension. Such suspension will
6end only upon a finding by a court that the patient is no
7longer subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission,
8the issuance of an order so finding and discharging the
9patient, and the recommendation of the Board to the Secretary
10that the licensee be allowed to resume practice.
11 (c) (Blank). The Department shall deny a license or renewal
12authorized by this Act to a person who has defaulted on an
13educational loan or scholarship provided or guaranteed by the
14Illinois Student Assistance Commission or any governmental
15agency of this State in accordance with subdivision (a)(5) of
16Section 2105-15 of the Department of Professional Regulation
17Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
18 (d) In cases where the Department of Healthcare and Family
19Services (formerly the Department of Public Aid) has previously
20determined that a licensee or a potential licensee is more than
2130 days delinquent in the payment of child support and has
22subsequently certified the delinquency to the Department, the
23Department shall refuse to issue or renew or shall revoke or
24suspend that person's license or shall take other disciplinary
25action against that person based solely upon the certification
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1Services in accordance with subdivision (a)(5) of Section
22105-15 of the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the
3Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
4 (e) The Department shall deny a license or renewal
5authorized by this Act to a person who has failed to file a
6return, to pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed
7return, or to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty, or
8interest as required by any tax Act administered by the
9Department of Revenue, until such time as the requirements of
10the tax Act are satisfied in accordance with subsection (g) of
11Section 2105-15 of the Department of Professional Regulation
12Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
13 (f) Persons who assist the Department as consultants or
14expert witnesses in the investigation or prosecution of alleged
15violations of the Act, licensure matters, restoration
16proceedings, or criminal prosecutions, are not liable for
17damages in any civil action or proceeding as a result of such
18assistance, except upon proof of actual malice. The Attorney
19General of the State of Illinois shall defend such persons in
20any such action or proceeding.
21(Source: P.A. 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)
22 Section 115. The Auction License Act is amended by changing
23Section 20-20 as follows:
24 (225 ILCS 407/20-20)

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1 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
2 Sec. 20-20. Termination without hearing for failure to pay
3taxes or , child support, or a student loan. The Department may
4terminate or otherwise discipline any license issued under this
5Act without hearing if the appropriate administering agency
6provides adequate information and proof that the licensee has:
7 (1) failed to file a return, to pay the tax, penalty,
8 or interest shown in a filed return, or to pay any final
9 assessment of tax, penalty, or interest, as required by any
10 tax act administered by the Illinois Department of Revenue
11 until the requirements of the tax act are satisfied;
12 (2) failed to pay any court ordered child support as
13 determined by a court order or by referral from the
14 Department of Healthcare and Family Services (formerly
15 Illinois Department of Public Aid); or
16 (3) (blank). failed to repay any student loan or
17 assistance as determined by the Illinois Student
18 Assistance Commission.
19 If a license is terminated or otherwise disciplined
20pursuant to this Section, the licensee may request a hearing as
21provided by this Act within 30 days of notice of termination or
22discipline.
23(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07; 95-572, eff. 6-1-08.)
24 Section 120. The Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair
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1changing Section 4-7 as follows:
2 (225 ILCS 410/4-7) (from Ch. 111, par. 1704-7)
3 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
4 Sec. 4-7. Refusal, suspension and revocation of licenses;
5causes; disciplinary action.
6 (1) The Department may refuse to issue or renew, and may
7suspend, revoke, place on probation, reprimand or take any
8other disciplinary or non-disciplinary action as the
9Department may deem proper, including civil penalties not to
10exceed $500 for each violation, with regard to any license for
11any one, or any combination, of the following causes:
12 a. For licensees, conviction of any crime under the
13 laws of the United States or any state or territory thereof
14 that is (i) a felony, (ii) a misdemeanor, an essential
15 element of which is dishonesty, or (iii) a crime which is
16 related to the practice of the profession and, for initial
17 applicants, convictions set forth in Section 4-6.1 of this
18 Act.
19 b. Conviction of any of the violations listed in
20 Section 4-20.
21 c. Material misstatement in furnishing information to
22 the Department.
23 d. Making any misrepresentation for the purpose of
24 obtaining a license or violating any provision of this Act
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1 e. Aiding or assisting another person in violating any
2 provision of this Act or its rules.
3 f. Failing, within 60 days, to provide information in
4 response to a written request made by the Department.
5 g. Discipline by another state, territory, or country
6 if at least one of the grounds for the discipline is the
7 same as or substantially equivalent to those set forth in
8 this Act.
9 h. Practice in the barber, nail technology, esthetics,
10 hair braiding, or cosmetology profession, or an attempt to
11 practice in those professions, by fraudulent
12 misrepresentation.
13 i. Gross malpractice or gross incompetency.
14 j. Continued practice by a person knowingly having an
15 infectious or contagious disease.
16 k. Solicitation of professional services by using
17 false or misleading advertising.
18 l. A finding by the Department that the licensee, after
19 having his or her license placed on probationary status,
20 has violated the terms of probation.
21 m. 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 adopted pursuant to this Act.
2 o. Willfully making or filing false records or reports
3 relating to a licensee's practice, including but not
4 limited to, false records filed with State agencies or
5 departments.
6 p. Habitual or excessive use or addiction to alcohol,
7 narcotics, stimulants, or any other chemical agent or drug
8 that results in the inability to practice with reasonable
9 judgment, skill or safety.
10 q. Engaging in dishonorable, unethical or
11 unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
12 defraud, or harm the public as may be defined by rules of
13 the Department, or violating the rules of professional
14 conduct which may be adopted by the Department.
15 r. Permitting any person to use for any unlawful or
16 fraudulent purpose one's diploma or license or certificate
17 of registration as a cosmetologist, nail technician,
18 esthetician, hair braider, or barber or cosmetology, nail
19 technology, esthetics, hair braiding, or barber teacher or
20 salon or shop or cosmetology clinic teacher.
21 s. Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated report
22 by the Department of Children and Family Services under the
23 Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act and upon proof by
24 clear and convincing evidence that the licensee has caused
25 a child to be an abused child or neglected child as defined
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1 t. Operating a salon or shop without a valid
2 registration.
3 u. Failure to complete required continuing education
4 hours.
5 (2) In rendering an order, the Secretary shall take into
6consideration the facts and circumstances involving the type of
7acts or omissions in paragraph (1) of this Section including,
8but not limited to:
9 (a) the extent to which public confidence in the
10 cosmetology, nail technology, esthetics, hair braiding, or
11 barbering profession was, might have been, or may be,
12 injured;
13 (b) the degree of trust and dependence among the
14 involved parties;
15 (c) the character and degree of harm which did result
16 or might have resulted;
17 (d) the intent or mental state of the licensee at the
18 time of the acts or omissions.
19 (3) The Department may reissue the license or registration
20upon certification by the Board that the disciplined licensee
21or registrant has complied with all of the terms and conditions
22set forth in the final order or has been sufficiently
23rehabilitated to warrant the public trust.
24 (4) The Department shall refuse to issue or renew or
25suspend without hearing the license or certificate of
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1pay the tax, penalty or interest shown in a filed return, or to
2pay any final assessment of tax, penalty or interest, as
3required by any tax Act administered by the Illinois Department
4of Revenue, until such time as the requirements of any such tax
5Act are satisfied as determined by the Department of Revenue.
6 (5) (Blank). The Department shall deny without hearing any
7application for a license or renewal of a license under this
8Act by a person who has defaulted on an educational loan
9guaranteed by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission;
10however, the Department may issue or renew a license if the
11person in default has established a satisfactory repayment
12record as determined by the Illinois Student Assistance
13Commission.
14 (6) All fines imposed under this Section shall be paid
15within 60 days after the effective date of the order imposing
16the fine or in accordance with the terms set forth in the order
17imposing the fine.
18(Source: P.A. 98-911, eff. 1-1-15; 99-427, eff. 8-21-15;
1999-876, eff. 1-1-17.)
20 Section 125. The Electrologist Licensing Act is amended by
21changing Section 75 as follows:
22 (225 ILCS 412/75)
23 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2024)
24 Sec. 75. Grounds for discipline.

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1 (a) The Department may refuse to issue or renew and may
2revoke or suspend a license under this Act, and may place on
3probation, reprimand, or take other disciplinary or
4non-disciplinary action with regard to any licensee under this
5Act, as the Department may consider appropriate, including
6imposing fines not to exceed $10,000 for each violation and
7assess costs as provided for under Section 95 of this Act, for
8one or any combination of the following causes:
9 (1) Material misstatement in furnishing information to
10 the Department.
11 (2) Violation of this Act or rules adopted under this
12 Act.
13 (3) Conviction by plea of guilty or nolo contendere,
14 finding of guilt, jury verdict, or entry of judgment or
15 sentencing, including, but not limited to, convictions,
16 preceding sentences of supervision, conditional discharge,
17 or first offender probation, under the laws of any
18 jurisdiction of the United States that is (i) a felony or
19 (ii) a misdemeanor, an essential element of which is
20 dishonesty, or that is directly related to the practice of
21 electrology.
22 (4) Fraud or misrepresentation in applying for or
23 procuring a license under this Act, or in connection with
24 applying for renewal of a license under this Act.
25 (5) Aiding or assisting another person in violating any
26 provision of this Act or its rules.

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1 (6) Failing to provide information within 60 days in
2 response to a written request made by the Department.
3 (7) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
4 unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
5 defraud, or harm the public.
6 (8) Habitual or excessive use or abuse of drugs defined
7 in law as controlled substances, alcohol, or any other
8 substance that results in an electrologist's inability to
9 practice with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety.
10 (9) Discipline by another governmental agency, unit of
11 government, U.S. jurisdiction, or foreign nation if at
12 least one of the grounds for discipline is the same as or
13 substantially equivalent to any of those set forth in this
14 Act.
15 (10) Directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from
16 any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association
17 any fee, commission, rebate, or other form of compensation
18 for any professional services not actually or personally
19 rendered. Nothing in this paragraph (10) affects any bona
20 fide independent contractor or employment arrangements
21 among health care professionals, health facilities, health
22 care providers, or other entities, except as otherwise
23 prohibited by law. Any employment arrangements with health
24 care providers may include provisions for compensation,
25 health insurance, pension, or other employment benefits
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1 licensee's practice under this Act. Nothing in this
2 paragraph (10) shall be construed to require an employment
3 arrangement to receive professional fees for services
4 rendered.
5 (11) A finding by the Department that the licensee,
6 after having his or her license placed on probationary
7 status, has violated the terms of probation.
8 (12) Abandonment of a patient.
9 (13) Willfully making or filing false records or
10 reports in the licensee's practice, including, but not
11 limited to, false records filed with State agencies or
12 departments.
13 (14) Mental or physical illness or disability,
14 including, but not limited to, deterioration through the
15 aging process or loss of motor skill that results in the
16 inability to practice the profession with reasonable
17 judgment, skill, or safety.
18 (15) Negligence in his or her practice under this Act.
19 (16) Use of fraud, deception, or any unlawful means in
20 applying for and securing a license as an electrologist.
21 (17) Immoral conduct in the commission of any act, such
22 as sexual abuse, sexual misconduct, or sexual
23 exploitation, related to the licensee's practice.
24 (18) Failure to comply with standards of sterilization
25 and sanitation as defined in the rules of the Department.
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1 including filing false statements for the collection of
2 fees for which services are not rendered.
3 (20) Allowing one's license under this Act to be used
4 by an unlicensed person in violation of this Act.
5 (b) The Department may refuse to issue or renew or may
6suspend without hearing the license of any person who fails to
7file a return, to pay the tax, penalty or interest shown in a
8filed return, or to pay any final assessment of the tax,
9penalty, or interest as required by any tax Act administered by
10the Illinois Department of Revenue until the requirements of
11the tax Act are satisfied in accordance with subsection (g) of
12Section 2105-15 of the Department of Professional Regulation
13Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
14 (c) The determination by a circuit court that a licensee is
15subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission as
16provided in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
17Code operates as an automatic suspension. The suspension will
18end only upon a finding by a court that the patient is no
19longer subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission,
20the issuance of an order so finding and discharging the
21patient, and the filing of a petition for restoration
22demonstrating fitness to practice.
23 (d) In enforcing this Section, the Department, upon a
24showing of a possible violation, may compel any individual who
25is licensed to practice under this Act or any individual who
26has applied for licensure to submit to a mental or physical

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1examination and evaluation, or both, that may include a
2substance abuse or sexual offender evaluation, at the expense
3of the Department. The Department shall specifically designate
4the examining physician licensed to practice medicine in all of
5its branches or, if applicable, the multidisciplinary team
6involved in providing the mental or physical examination and
7evaluation, or both. The multidisciplinary team shall be led by
8a physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its
9branches and may consist of one or more or a combination of
10physicians licensed to practice medicine in all of its
11branches, licensed chiropractic physicians, licensed clinical
12psychologists, licensed clinical social workers, licensed
13clinical professional counselors, and other professional and
14administrative staff. Any examining physician or member of the
15multidisciplinary team may require any person ordered to submit
16to an examination and evaluation pursuant to this Section to
17submit to any additional supplemental testing deemed necessary
18to complete any examination or evaluation process, including,
19but not limited to, blood testing, urinalysis, psychological
20testing, or neuropsychological testing.
21 The Department may order the examining physician or any
22member of the multidisciplinary team to provide to the
23Department any and all records, including business records,
24that relate to the examination and evaluation, including any
25supplemental testing performed. The Department may order the
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1to present testimony concerning this examination and
2evaluation of the licensee, permit holder, or applicant,
3including testimony concerning any supplemental testing or
4documents relating to the examination and evaluation. No
5information, report, record, or other documents in any way
6related to the examination and evaluation shall be excluded by
7reason of any common law or statutory privilege relating to
8communication between the licensee or applicant and the
9examining physician or any member of the multidisciplinary
10team. No authorization is necessary from the licensee or
11applicant ordered to undergo an evaluation and examination for
12the examining physician or any member of the multidisciplinary
13team to provide information, reports, records, or other
14documents or to provide any testimony regarding the examination
15and evaluation. The individual to be examined may have, at his
16or her own expense, another physician of his or her choice
17present during all aspects of the examination.
18 Failure of any individual to submit to mental or physical
19examination and evaluation, or both, when directed, shall
20result in an automatic suspension without hearing, until such
21time as the individual submits to the examination. If the
22Department finds a licensee unable to practice because of the
23reasons set forth in this Section, the Department shall require
24the licensee to submit to care, counseling, or treatment by
25physicians approved or designated by the Department as a
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1practice.
2 When the Secretary immediately suspends a license under
3this Section, a hearing upon the person's license must be
4convened by the Department within 15 days after the suspension
5and completed without appreciable delay. The Department shall
6have the authority to review the licensee's record of treatment
7and counseling regarding the impairment to the extent permitted
8by applicable federal statutes and regulations safeguarding
9the confidentiality of medical records.
10 Individuals licensed under this Act affected under this
11Section shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to the
12Department that they can resume practice in compliance with
13acceptable and prevailing standards under the provisions of
14their license.
15 (e) (Blank). The Department shall deny a license or renewal
16authorized by this Act to a person who has defaulted on an
17educational loan or scholarship provided or guaranteed by the
18Illinois Student Assistance Commission or any governmental
19agency of this State in accordance with item (5) of subsection
20(a) of Section 2105-15 of the Department of Professional
21Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
22 (f) In cases where the Department of Healthcare and Family
23Services has previously determined a licensee or a potential
24licensee is more than 30 days delinquent in the payment of
25child support and has subsequently certified the delinquency to
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1may revoke or suspend that person's license or may take other
2disciplinary action against that person based solely upon the
3certification of delinquency made by the Department of
4Healthcare and Family Services in accordance with item (5) of
5subsection (a) of Section 2105-15 of the Department of
6Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of
7Illinois.
8 (g) All fines or costs imposed under this Section shall be
9paid within 60 days after the effective date of the order
10imposing the fine or costs or in accordance with the terms set
11forth in the order imposing the fine.
12(Source: P.A. 98-363, eff. 8-16-13.)
13 Section 130. The Illinois Certified Shorthand Reporters
14Act of 1984 is amended by changing Section 23 as follows:
15 (225 ILCS 415/23) (from Ch. 111, par. 6223)
16 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2024)
17 Sec. 23. Grounds for disciplinary action.
18 (a) The Department may refuse to issue or renew, or may
19revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand or take other
20disciplinary or non-disciplinary action as the Department may
21deem appropriate, including imposing fines not to exceed
22$10,000 for each violation and the assessment of costs as
23provided for in Section 23.3 of this Act, with regard to any
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1 (1) Material misstatement in furnishing information to
2 the Department;
3 (2) Violations of this Act, or of the rules promulgated
4 thereunder;
5 (3) Conviction by plea of guilty or nolo contendere,
6 finding of guilt, jury verdict, or entry of judgment or by
7 sentencing of any crime, including, but not limited to,
8 convictions, preceding sentences of supervision,
9 conditional discharge, or first offender probation under
10 the laws of any jurisdiction of the United States: (i) that
11 is a felony or (ii) that is a misdemeanor, an essential
12 element of which is dishonesty, or that is directly related
13 to the practice of the profession;
14 (4) Fraud or any misrepresentation in applying for or
15 procuring a license under this Act or in connection with
16 applying for renewal of a license under this Act;
17 (5) Professional incompetence;
18 (6) Aiding or assisting another person, firm,
19 partnership or corporation in violating any provision of
20 this Act or rules;
21 (7) Failing, within 60 days, to provide information in
22 response to a written request made by the Department;
23 (8) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical or
24 unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
25 defraud or harm the public;
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1 in law as controlled substances, alcohol, or any other
2 substances that results in the inability to practice with
3 reasonable judgment, skill, or safety;
4 (10) Discipline by another state, unit of government,
5 government agency, the District of Columbia, a territory,
6 or foreign nation, if at least one of the grounds for the
7 discipline is the same or substantially equivalent to those
8 set forth herein;
9 (11) Charging for professional services not rendered,
10 including filing false statements for the collection of
11 fees for which services were not rendered, or giving,
12 directly or indirectly, any gift or anything of value to
13 attorneys or their staff or any other persons or entities
14 associated with any litigation, that exceeds $100 total per
15 year; for the purposes of this Section, pro bono services,
16 as defined by State law, are permissible in any amount;
17 (12) A finding by the Board that the certificate
18 holder, after having his certificate placed on
19 probationary status, has violated the terms of probation;
20 (13) Willfully making or filing false records or
21 reports in the practice of shorthand reporting, including
22 but not limited to false records filed with State agencies
23 or departments;
24 (14) Physical illness, including but not limited to,
25 deterioration through the aging process, or loss of motor
26 skill which results in the inability to practice under this

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1 Act with reasonable judgment, skill or safety;
2 (15) Solicitation of professional services other than
3 by permitted advertising;
4 (16) Willful failure to take full and accurate
5 stenographic notes of any proceeding;
6 (17) Willful alteration of any stenographic notes
7 taken at any proceeding;
8 (18) Willful failure to accurately transcribe verbatim
9 any stenographic notes taken at any proceeding;
10 (19) Willful alteration of a transcript of
11 stenographic notes taken at any proceeding;
12 (20) Affixing one's signature to any transcript of his
13 stenographic notes or certifying to its correctness unless
14 the transcript has been prepared by him or under his
15 immediate supervision;
16 (21) Willful failure to systematically retain
17 stenographic notes or transcripts on paper or any
18 electronic media for 10 years from the date that the notes
19 or transcripts were taken;
20 (22) Failure to deliver transcripts in a timely manner
21 or in accordance with contractual agreements;
22 (23) Establishing contingent fees as a basis of
23 compensation;
24 (24) Mental illness or disability that results in the
25 inability to practice under this Act with reasonable
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1 (25) Practicing under a false or assumed name, except
2 as provided by law;
3 (26) Cheating on or attempting to subvert the licensing
4 examination administered under this Act;
5 (27) Allowing one's license under this Act to be used
6 by an unlicensed person in violation of this Act.
7 All fines imposed under this Section shall be paid within
860 days after the effective date of the order imposing the fine
9or in accordance with the terms set forth in the order imposing
10the fine.
11 (b) The determination by a circuit court that a certificate
12holder is subject to involuntary admission or judicial
13admission as provided in the Mental Health and Developmental
14Disabilities Code, operates as an automatic suspension. Such
15suspension will end only upon a finding by a court that the
16patient is no longer subject to involuntary admission or
17judicial admission, an order by the court so finding and
18discharging the patient. In any case where a license is
19suspended under this Section, the licensee may file a petition
20for restoration and shall include evidence acceptable to the
21Department that the licensee can resume practice in compliance
22with acceptable and prevailing standards of the profession.
23 (c) In cases where the Department of Healthcare and Family
24Services has previously determined a licensee or a potential
25licensee is more than 30 days delinquent in the payment of
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1the Department, the Department may refuse to issue or renew or
2may revoke or suspend that person's license or may take other
3disciplinary action against that person based solely upon the
4certification of delinquency made by the Department of
5Healthcare and Family Services in accordance with item (5) of
6subsection (a) of Section 2105-15 of the Civil Administrative
7Code of Illinois.
8 (d) In enforcing this Section, the Department, upon a
9showing of a possible violation, may compel any individual who
10is certified under this Act or any individual who has applied
11for certification under this Act to submit to a mental or
12physical examination and evaluation, or both, which may include
13a substance abuse or sexual offender evaluation, at the expense
14of the Department. The Department shall specifically designate
15the examining physician licensed to practice medicine in all of
16its branches or, if applicable, the multidisciplinary team
17involved in providing the mental or physical examination and
18evaluation, or both. The multidisciplinary team shall be led by
19a physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its
20branches and may consist of one or more or a combination of
21physicians licensed to practice medicine in all of its
22branches, licensed chiropractic physicians, licensed clinical
23psychologists, licensed clinical social workers, licensed
24clinical professional counselors, and other professional and
25administrative staff. Any examining physician or member of the
26multidisciplinary team may require any person ordered to submit

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1to an examination and evaluation pursuant to this Section to
2submit to any additional supplemental testing deemed necessary
3to complete any examination or evaluation process, including,
4but not limited to, blood testing, urinalysis, psychological
5testing, or neuropsychological testing.
6 The Department may order the examining physician or any
7member of the multidisciplinary team to provide to the
8Department any and all records, including business records,
9that relate to the examination and evaluation, including any
10supplemental testing performed. The Department may order the
11examining physician or any member of the multidisciplinary team
12to present testimony concerning this examination and
13evaluation of the certified shorthand reporter or applicant,
14including testimony concerning any supplemental testing or
15documents relating to the examination and evaluation. No
16information, report, record, or other documents in any way
17related to the examination and evaluation shall be excluded by
18reason of any common law or statutory privilege relating to
19communication between the licensee or applicant and the
20examining physician or any member of the multidisciplinary
21team. No authorization is necessary from the certified
22shorthand reporter or applicant ordered to undergo an
23evaluation and examination for the examining physician or any
24member of the multidisciplinary team to provide information,
25reports, records, or other documents or to provide any
26testimony regarding the examination and evaluation. The

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1individual to be examined may have, at his or her own expense,
2another physician of his or her choice present during all
3aspects of the examination.
4 Failure of any individual to submit to mental or physical
5examination and evaluation, or both, when directed, shall
6result in an automatic suspension, without hearing, until such
7time as the individual submits to the examination. If the
8Department finds a certified shorthand reporter unable to
9practice because of the reasons set forth in this Section, the
10Department shall require the certified shorthand reporter to
11submit to care, counseling, or treatment by physicians approved
12or designated by the Department, as a condition for continued,
13reinstated, or renewed certification.
14 When the Secretary immediately suspends a certificate
15under this Section, a hearing upon the person's certificate
16must be convened by the Department within 15 days after the
17suspension and completed without appreciable delay. The
18Department shall have the authority to review the certified
19shorthand reporter's record of treatment and counseling
20regarding the impairment, to the extent permitted by applicable
21federal statutes and regulations safeguarding the
22confidentiality of medical records.
23 Individuals certified under this Act, affected under this
24Section, shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to the
25Department that they can resume practice in compliance with
26acceptable and prevailing standards under the provisions of

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1their certification.
2 (e) (Blank). The Department shall deny a license or renewal
3authorized by this Act to a person who has defaulted on an
4educational loan or scholarship provided or guaranteed by the
5Illinois Student Assistance Commission or any governmental
6agency of this State in accordance with item (5) of subsection
7(a) of Section 2105-15 of the Civil Administrative Code of
8Illinois.
9 (f) The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend
10without hearing, as provided for in the Code of Civil
11Procedure, the license of any person who fails to file a
12return, to pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed
13return, or to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty, or
14interest as required by any tax Act administered by the
15Illinois Department of Revenue, until such time as the
16requirements of any such tax Act are satisfied in accordance
17with subsection (g) of Section 2105-15 of the Civil
18Administrative Code of Illinois.
19(Source: P.A. 98-445, eff. 12-31-13; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)
20 Section 135. The Collection Agency Act is amended by
21changing Section 9 as follows:
22 (225 ILCS 425/9) (from Ch. 111, par. 2012)
23 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
24 Sec. 9. Disciplinary actions.

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1 (a) The Department may refuse to issue or renew, or may
2revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand or take other
3disciplinary or non-disciplinary action as the Department may
4deem proper, including fines not to exceed $10,000 per
5violation, for any one or any combination of the following
6causes:
7 (1) Material misstatement in furnishing information to
8 the Department.
9 (2) Violations of this Act or of the rules promulgated
10 hereunder.
11 (3) Conviction by plea of guilty or nolo contendere,
12 finding of guilt, jury verdict, or entry of judgment or by
13 sentencing of any crime, including, but not limited to,
14 convictions, preceding sentences of supervision,
15 conditional discharge, or first offender probation of the
16 collection agency or any of the officers or owners of more
17 than 10% interest of the agency of any crime under the laws
18 of any U.S. jurisdiction that (i) is a felony, (ii) is a
19 misdemeanor, an essential element of which is dishonesty,
20 or (iii) is directly related to the practice of a
21 collection agency.
22 (4) Fraud or misrepresentation in applying for, or
23 procuring, a license under this Act or in connection with
24 applying for renewal of a license under this Act.
25 (5) Aiding or assisting another person in violating any
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1 (6) Failing, within 60 days, to provide information in
2 response to a written request made by the Department.
3 (7) Habitual or excessive use or addiction to alcohol,
4 narcotics, stimulants or any other chemical agent or drug
5 which results in the inability to practice with reasonable
6 judgment, skill, or safety by any of the officers or owners
7 of 10% or more interest of a collection agency.
8 (8) Discipline by another state, the District of
9 Columbia, a territory of the United States, or a foreign
10 nation, if at least one of the grounds for the discipline
11 is the same or substantially equivalent to those set forth
12 in this Act.
13 (9) A finding by the Department that the licensee,
14 after having his license placed on probationary status, has
15 violated the terms of probation.
16 (10) Willfully making or filing false records or
17 reports in his or her practice, including, but not limited
18 to, false records filed with State agencies or departments.
19 (11) Practicing or attempting to practice under a false
20 or, except as provided by law, an assumed name.
21 (12) A finding by the Federal Trade Commission that a
22 licensee violated the federal Fair Debt Collection
23 Practices Act or its rules.
24 (13) Failure to file a return, or to pay the tax,
25 penalty or interest shown in a filed return, or to pay any
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1 by any tax Act administered by the Illinois Department of
2 Revenue until such time as the requirements of any such tax
3 Act are satisfied.
4 (14) Using or threatening to use force or violence to
5 cause physical harm to a debtor, his or her family or his
6 or her property.
7 (15) Threatening to instigate an arrest or criminal
8 prosecution where no basis for a criminal complaint
9 lawfully exists.
10 (16) Threatening the seizure, attachment or sale of a
11 debtor's property where such action can only be taken
12 pursuant to court order without disclosing that prior court
13 proceedings are required.
14 (17) Disclosing or threatening to disclose information
15 adversely affecting a debtor's reputation for credit
16 worthiness with knowledge the information is false.
17 (18) Initiating or threatening to initiate
18 communication with a debtor's employer unless there has
19 been a default of the payment of the obligation for at
20 least 30 days and at least 5 days prior written notice, to
21 the last known address of the debtor, of the intention to
22 communicate with the employer has been given to the
23 employee, except as expressly permitted by law or court
24 order.
25 (19) Communicating with the debtor or any member of
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1 such frequency as to constitute harassment of the debtor or
2 any member of the debtor's family. For purposes of this
3 Section the following conduct shall constitute harassment:
4 (A) Communicating with the debtor or any member of
5 his or her family in connection with the collection of
6 any debt without the prior consent of the debtor given
7 directly to the debt collector, or the express
8 permission of a court of competent jurisdiction, at any
9 unusual time or place or a time or place known or which
10 should be known to be inconvenient to the debtor. In
11 the absence of knowledge of circumstances to the
12 contrary, a debt collector shall assume that the
13 convenient time for communicating with a consumer is
14 after 8 o'clock a.m. and before 9 o'clock p.m. local
15 time at the debtor's location.
16 (B) The threat of publication or publication of a
17 list of consumers who allegedly refuse to pay debts,
18 except to a consumer reporting agency.
19 (C) The threat of advertisement or advertisement
20 for sale of any debt to coerce payment of the debt.
21 (D) Causing a telephone to ring or engaging any
22 person in telephone conversation repeatedly or
23 continuously with intent to annoy, abuse, or harass any
24 person at the called number.
25 (20) Using profane, obscene or abusive language in
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1 (21) Disclosing or threatening to disclose information
2 relating to a debtor's debt to any other person except
3 where such other person has a legitimate business need for
4 the information or except where such disclosure is
5 permitted by law.
6 (22) Disclosing or threatening to disclose information
7 concerning the existence of a debt which the collection
8 agency knows to be disputed by the debtor without
9 disclosing the fact that the debtor disputes the debt.
10 (23) Engaging in any conduct that is intended to cause
11 and did cause mental or physical illness to the debtor or
12 his or her family.
13 (24) Attempting or threatening to enforce a right or
14 remedy with knowledge or reason to know that the right or
15 remedy does not exist.
16 (25) Failing to disclose to the debtor or his or her
17 family the corporate, partnership or proprietary name, or
18 other trade or business name, under which the collection
19 agency is engaging in debt collections and which he or she
20 is legally authorized to use.
21 (26) Using any form of communication which simulates
22 legal or judicial process or which gives the appearance of
23 being authorized, issued or approved by a governmental
24 agency or official or by an attorney at law when it is not.
25 (27) Using any badge, uniform, or other indicia of any
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1 law.
2 (28) Conducting business under any name or in any
3 manner which suggests or implies that the collection agency
4 is a branch of or is affiliated in any way with a
5 governmental agency or court if such collection agency is
6 not.
7 (29) Failing to disclose, at the time of making any
8 demand for payment, the name of the person to whom the debt
9 is owed and at the request of the debtor, the address where
10 payment is to be made and the address of the person to whom
11 the debt is owed.
12 (30) Misrepresenting the amount of the debt alleged to
13 be owed.
14 (31) Representing that an existing debt may be
15 increased by the addition of attorney's fees,
16 investigation fees or any other fees or charges when such
17 fees or charges may not legally be added to the existing
18 debt.
19 (32) Representing that the collection agency is an
20 attorney at law or an agent for an attorney if he or she is
21 not.
22 (33) Collecting or attempting to collect any interest
23 or other charge or fee in excess of the actual debt unless
24 such interest or other charge or fee is expressly
25 authorized by the agreement creating the debt unless
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1 transaction such interest or other charge or fee is
2 expressly authorized in a subsequent agreement. If a
3 contingency or hourly fee arrangement (i) is established
4 under an agreement between a collection agency and a
5 creditor to collect a debt and (ii) is paid by a debtor
6 pursuant to a contract between the debtor and the creditor,
7 then that fee arrangement does not violate this Section
8 unless the fee is unreasonable. The Department shall
9 determine what constitutes a reasonable collection fee.
10 (34) Communicating or threatening to communicate with
11 a debtor when the collection agency is informed in writing
12 by an attorney that the attorney represents the debtor
13 concerning the debt. If the attorney fails to respond
14 within a reasonable period of time, the collector may
15 communicate with the debtor. The collector may communicate
16 with the debtor when the attorney gives his or her consent.
17 (35) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
18 unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
19 defraud, or harm the public.
20 (b) The Department shall deny any license or renewal
21authorized by this Act to any person who has defaulted on an
22educational loan guaranteed by the Illinois State Scholarship
23Commission; however, the Department may issue a license or
24renewal if the person in default has established a satisfactory
25repayment record as determined by the Illinois State
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1or attempting to collect a debt shall engage in any of the Acts
2specified in this Section, each of which shall be unlawful
3practice.
4(Source: P.A. 99-227, eff. 8-3-15.)
5 Section 140. The Community Association Manager Licensing
6and Disciplinary Act is amended by changing Section 85 as
7follows:
8 (225 ILCS 427/85)
9 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
10 Sec. 85. Grounds for discipline; refusal, revocation, or
11suspension.
12 (a) The Department may refuse to issue or renew a license,
13or may place on probation, reprimand, suspend, or revoke any
14license, or take any other disciplinary or non-disciplinary
15action as the Department may deem proper and impose a fine not
16to exceed $10,000 for each violation upon any licensee or
17applicant under this Act or any person or entity who holds
18himself, herself, or itself out as an applicant or licensee for
19any one or combination of the following causes:
20 (1) Material misstatement in furnishing information to
21 the Department.
22 (2) Violations of this Act or its rules.
23 (3) Conviction of or entry of a plea of guilty or plea
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1 laws of the United States, any state, or any other
2 jurisdiction or entry of an administrative sanction by a
3 government agency in this State or any other jurisdiction.
4 Action taken under this paragraph (3) for a misdemeanor or
5 an administrative sanction is limited to a misdemeanor or
6 administrative sanction that has as an essential element
7 dishonesty or fraud, that involves larceny, embezzlement,
8 or obtaining money, property, or credit by false pretenses
9 or by means of a confidence game, or that is directly
10 related to the practice of the profession.
11 (4) Making any misrepresentation for the purpose of
12 obtaining a license or violating any provision of this Act
13 or its rules.
14 (5) Professional incompetence.
15 (6) Gross negligence.
16 (7) Aiding or assisting another person in violating any
17 provision of this Act or its rules.
18 (8) Failing, within 30 days, to provide information in
19 response to a request made by the Department.
20 (9) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
21 unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
22 defraud or harm the public as defined by the rules of the
23 Department, or violating the rules of professional conduct
24 adopted by the Department.
25 (10) Habitual or excessive use or addiction to alcohol,
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1 that results in the inability to practice with reasonable
2 judgment, skill, or safety.
3 (11) Having been disciplined by another state, the
4 District of Columbia, a territory, a foreign nation, or a
5 governmental agency authorized to impose discipline if at
6 least one of the grounds for the discipline is the same or
7 substantially equivalent of one of the grounds for which a
8 licensee may be disciplined under this Act. A certified
9 copy of the record of the action by the other state or
10 jurisdiction shall be prima facie evidence thereof.
11 (12) Directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from
12 any person, firm, corporation, partnership or association
13 any fee, commission, rebate, or other form of compensation
14 for any professional services not actually or personally
15 rendered.
16 (13) A finding by the Department that the licensee,
17 after having his, her, or its license placed on
18 probationary status, has violated the terms of probation.
19 (14) Willfully making or filing false records or
20 reports relating to a licensee's practice, including but
21 not limited to false records filed with any State or
22 federal agencies or departments.
23 (15) Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated
24 report by the Department of Children and Family Services
25 under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act and upon
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1 has caused a child to be an abused child or neglected child
2 as defined in the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
3 (16) Physical illness or mental illness or impairment,
4 including, but not limited to, deterioration through the
5 aging process or loss of motor skill that results in the
6 inability to practice the profession with reasonable
7 judgment, skill, or safety.
8 (17) Solicitation of professional services by using
9 false or misleading advertising.
10 (18) A finding that licensure has been applied for or
11 obtained by fraudulent means.
12 (19) Practicing or attempting to practice under a name
13 other than the full name as shown on the license or any
14 other legally authorized name.
15 (20) Gross overcharging for professional services
16 including, but not limited to, (i) collection of fees or
17 moneys for services that are not rendered; and (ii)
18 charging for services that are not in accordance with the
19 contract between the licensee and the community
20 association.
21 (21) Improper commingling of personal and client funds
22 in violation of this Act or any rules promulgated thereto.
23 (22) Failing to account for or remit any moneys or
24 documents coming into the licensee's possession that
25 belong to another person or entity.
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1 to that person's detriment because of race, color, creed,
2 sex, religion, or national origin.
3 (24) Performing and charging for services without
4 reasonable authorization to do so from the person or entity
5 for whom service is being provided.
6 (25) Failing to make available to the Department, upon
7 request, any books, records, or forms required by this Act.
8 (26) Purporting to be a supervising community
9 association manager of a firm without active participation
10 in the firm.
11 (27) Failing to make available to the Department at the
12 time of the request any indicia of licensure or
13 registration issued under this Act.
14 (28) Failing to maintain and deposit funds belonging to
15 a community association in accordance with subsection (b)
16 of Section 55 of this Act.
17 (29) Violating the terms of a disciplinary order issued
18 by the Department.
19 (b) (Blank). In accordance with subdivision (a)(5) of
20Section 2105-15 of the Department of Professional Regulation
21Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois (20 ILCS
222105/2105-15), the Department shall deny a license or renewal
23authorized by this Act to a person who has defaulted on an
24educational loan or scholarship provided or guaranteed by the
25Illinois Student Assistance Commission or any governmental
26agency of this State.

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1 (c) The determination by a circuit court that a licensee is
2subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission, as
3provided in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
4Code, operates as an automatic suspension. The suspension will
5terminate only upon a finding by a court that the patient is no
6longer subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission
7and the issuance of an order so finding and discharging the
8patient, and upon the recommendation of the Board to the
9Secretary that the licensee be allowed to resume his or her
10practice as a licensed community association manager.
11 (d) In accordance with subsection (g) of Section 2105-15 of
12the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil
13Administrative Code of Illinois (20 ILCS 2105/2105-15), the
14Department may refuse to issue or renew or may suspend the
15license of any person who fails to file a return, to pay the
16tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed return, or to pay
17any final assessment of tax, penalty, or interest, as required
18by any tax Act administered by the Department of Revenue, until
19such time as the requirements of that tax Act are satisfied.
20 (e) In accordance with subdivision (a)(5) of Section
212105-15 of the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the
22Civil Administrative Code of Illinois (20 ILCS 2105/2105-15)
23and in cases where the Department of Healthcare and Family
24Services (formerly Department of Public Aid) has previously
25determined that a licensee or a potential licensee is more than
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1subsequently certified the delinquency to the Department may
2refuse to issue or renew or may revoke or suspend that person's
3license or may take other disciplinary action against that
4person based solely upon the certification of delinquency made
5by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services.
6 (f) In enforcing this Section, the Department or Board upon
7a showing of a possible violation may compel a licensee or an
8individual licensed to practice under this Act, or who has
9applied for licensure under this Act, to submit to a mental or
10physical examination, or both, as required by and at the
11expense of the Department. The Department or Board may order
12the examining physician to present testimony concerning the
13mental or physical examination of the licensee or applicant. No
14information shall be excluded by reason of any common law or
15statutory privilege relating to communications between the
16licensee or applicant and the examining physician. The
17examining physicians shall be specifically designated by the
18Board or Department. The individual to be examined may have, at
19his or her own expense, another physician of his or her choice
20present during all aspects of this examination. Failure of an
21individual to submit to a mental or physical examination, when
22directed, shall be grounds for suspension of his or her license
23or denial of his or her application or renewal until the
24individual submits to the examination if the Department finds,
25after notice and hearing, that the refusal to submit to the
26examination was without reasonable cause.

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1 If the Department or Board finds an individual unable to
2practice because of the reasons set forth in this Section, the
3Department or Board may require that individual to submit to
4care, counseling, or treatment by physicians approved or
5designated by the Department or Board, as a condition, term, or
6restriction for continued, reinstated, or renewed licensure to
7practice; or, in lieu of care, counseling, or treatment, the
8Department may file, or the Board may recommend to the
9Department to file, a complaint to immediately suspend, revoke,
10deny, or otherwise discipline the license of the individual. An
11individual whose license was granted, continued, reinstated,
12renewed, disciplined or supervised subject to such terms,
13conditions, or restrictions, and who fails to comply with such
14terms, conditions, or restrictions, shall be referred to the
15Secretary for a determination as to whether the individual
16shall have his or her license suspended immediately, pending a
17hearing by the Department.
18 In instances in which the Secretary immediately suspends a
19person's license under this Section, a hearing on that person's
20license must be convened by the Department within 30 days after
21the suspension and completed without appreciable delay. The
22Department and Board shall have the authority to review the
23subject individual's record of treatment and counseling
24regarding the impairment to the extent permitted by applicable
25federal statutes and regulations safeguarding the
26confidentiality of medical records.

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1 An individual licensed under this Act and affected under
2this Section shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to
3the Department or Board that he or she can resume practice in
4compliance with acceptable and prevailing standards under the
5provisions of his or her license.
6(Source: P.A. 97-333, eff. 8-12-11; 98-365, eff. 1-1-14;
798-756, eff. 7-16-14.)
8 Section 145. The Detection of Deception Examiners Act is
9amended by changing Section 14 as follows:
10 (225 ILCS 430/14) (from Ch. 111, par. 2415)
11 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
12 Sec. 14. (a) The Department may refuse to issue or renew or
13may revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand, or take
14other disciplinary or non-disciplinary action as the
15Department may deem appropriate, including imposing fines not
16to exceed $10,000 for each violation, with regard to any
17license for any one or a combination of the following:
18 (1) Material misstatement in furnishing information to
19 the Department.
20 (2) Violations of this Act, or of the rules adopted
21 under this Act.
22 (3) Conviction by plea of guilty or nolo contendere,
23 finding of guilt, jury verdict, or entry of judgment or by
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1 convictions, preceding sentences of supervision,
2 conditional discharge, or first offender probation, under
3 the laws of any jurisdiction of the United States: (i) that
4 is a felony or (ii) that is a misdemeanor, an essential
5 element of which is dishonesty, or that is directly related
6 to the practice of the profession.
7 (4) Making any misrepresentation for the purpose of
8 obtaining licensure or violating any provision of this Act
9 or the rules adopted under this Act pertaining to
10 advertising.
11 (5) Professional incompetence.
12 (6) Allowing one's license under this Act to be used by
13 an unlicensed person in violation of this Act.
14 (7) Aiding or assisting another person in violating
15 this Act or any rule adopted under this Act.
16 (8) Where the license holder has been adjudged mentally
17 ill, mentally deficient or subject to involuntary
18 admission as provided in the Mental Health and
19 Developmental Disabilities Code.
20 (9) Failing, within 60 days, to provide information in
21 response to a written request made by the Department.
22 (10) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
23 unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
24 defraud, or harm the public.
25 (11) Inability to practice with reasonable judgment,
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1 or addiction to alcohol, narcotics, stimulants, or any
2 other chemical agent or drug.
3 (12) Discipline by another state, District of
4 Columbia, territory, or foreign nation, if at least one of
5 the grounds for the discipline is the same or substantially
6 equivalent to those set forth in this Section.
7 (13) A finding by the Department that the licensee,
8 after having his or her license placed on probationary
9 status, has violated the terms of probation.
10 (14) Willfully making or filing false records or
11 reports in his or her practice, including, but not limited
12 to, false records filed with State agencies or departments.
13 (15) Inability to practice the profession with
14 reasonable judgment, skill, or safety as a result of a
15 physical illness, including, but not limited to,
16 deterioration through the aging process or loss of motor
17 skill, or a mental illness or disability.
18 (16) Charging for professional services not rendered,
19 including filing false statements for the collection of
20 fees for which services are not rendered.
21 (17) Practicing under a false or, except as provided by
22 law, an assumed name.
23 (18) Fraud or misrepresentation in applying for, or
24 procuring, a license under this Act or in connection with
25 applying for renewal of a license under this Act.
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1 examination administered under this Act.
2 All fines imposed under this Section shall be paid within
360 days after the effective date of the order imposing the
4fine.
5 (b) The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend
6without hearing, as provided for in the Code of Civil
7Procedure, the license of any person who fails to file a
8return, or pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed
9return, or pay any final assessment of the tax, penalty, or
10interest as required by any tax Act administered by the
11Illinois Department of Revenue, until such time as the
12requirements of any such tax Act are satisfied in accordance
13with subsection (g) of Section 2105-15 of the Civil
14Administrative Code of Illinois.
15 (c) (Blank). The Department shall deny a license or renewal
16authorized by this Act to a person who has defaulted on an
17educational loan or scholarship provided or guaranteed by the
18Illinois Student Assistance Commission or any governmental
19agency of this State in accordance with item (5) of subsection
20(a) of Section 2105-15 of the Civil Administrative Code of
21Illinois.
22 (d) In cases where the Department of Healthcare and Family
23Services has previously determined a licensee or a potential
24licensee is more than 30 days delinquent in the payment of
25child support and has subsequently certified the delinquency to
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1may revoke or suspend that person's license or may take other
2disciplinary action against that person based solely upon the
3certification of delinquency made by the Department of
4Healthcare and Family Services in accordance with item (5) of
5subsection (a) of Section 2105-15 of the Civil Administrative
6Code of Illinois.
7 (e) The determination by a circuit court that a licensee is
8subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission, as
9provided in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
10Code, operates as an automatic suspension. The suspension will
11end only upon a finding by a court that the patient is no
12longer subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission
13and the issuance of an order so finding and discharging the
14patient.
15 (f) In enforcing this Act, the Department, upon a showing
16of a possible violation, may compel an individual licensed to
17practice under this Act, or who has applied for licensure under
18this Act, to submit to a mental or physical examination, or
19both, as required by and at the expense of the Department. The
20Department may order the examining physician to present
21testimony concerning the mental or physical examination of the
22licensee or applicant. No information shall be excluded by
23reason of any common law or statutory privilege relating to
24communications between the licensee or applicant and the
25examining physician. The examining physicians shall be
26specifically designated by the Department. The individual to be

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1examined may have, at his or her own expense, another physician
2of his or her choice present during all aspects of this
3examination. The examination shall be performed by a physician
4licensed to practice medicine in all its branches. Failure of
5an individual to submit to a mental or physical examination,
6when directed, shall result in an automatic suspension without
7hearing.
8 A person holding a license under this Act or who has
9applied for a license under this Act who, because of a physical
10or mental illness or disability, including, but not limited to,
11deterioration through the aging process or loss of motor skill,
12is unable to practice the profession with reasonable judgment,
13skill, or safety, may be required by the Department to submit
14to care, counseling, or treatment by physicians approved or
15designated by the Department as a condition, term, or
16restriction for continued, reinstated, or renewed licensure to
17practice. Submission to care, counseling, or treatment as
18required by the Department shall not be considered discipline
19of a license. If the licensee refuses to enter into a care,
20counseling, or treatment agreement or fails to abide by the
21terms of the agreement, the Department may file a complaint to
22revoke, suspend, or otherwise discipline the license of the
23individual. The Secretary may order the license suspended
24immediately, pending a hearing by the Department. Fines shall
25not be assessed in disciplinary actions involving physical or
26mental illness or impairment.

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1 In instances in which the Secretary immediately suspends a
2person's license under this Section, a hearing on that person's
3license must be convened by the Department within 15 days after
4the suspension and completed without appreciable delay. The
5Department shall have the authority to review the subject
6individual's record of treatment and counseling regarding the
7impairment to the extent permitted by applicable federal
8statutes and regulations safeguarding the confidentiality of
9medical records.
10 An individual licensed under this Act and affected under
11this Section shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to
12the Department that he or she can resume practice in compliance
13with acceptable and prevailing standards under the provisions
14of his or her license.
15(Source: P.A. 97-168, eff. 7-22-11; 98-463, eff. 8-16-13;
1698-756, eff. 7-16-14.)
17 Section 150. The Home Inspector License Act is amended by
18changing Section 15-10 as follows:
19 (225 ILCS 441/15-10)
20 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
21 Sec. 15-10. Grounds for disciplinary action.
22 (a) The Department may refuse to issue or renew, or may
23revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand, or take other
24disciplinary or non-disciplinary action as the Department may

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1deem appropriate, including imposing fines not to exceed
2$25,000 for each violation, with regard to any license for any
3one or combination of the following:
4 (1) Fraud or misrepresentation in applying for, or
5 procuring a license under this Act or in connection with
6 applying for renewal of a license under this Act.
7 (2) Failing to meet the minimum qualifications for
8 licensure as a home inspector established by this Act.
9 (3) Paying money, other than for the fees provided for
10 by this Act, or anything of value to an employee of the
11 Department to procure licensure under this Act.
12 (4) Conviction by plea of guilty or nolo contendere,
13 finding of guilt, jury verdict, or entry of judgment or by
14 sentencing of any crime, including, but not limited to,
15 convictions, preceding sentences of supervision,
16 conditional discharge, or first offender probation, under
17 the laws of any jurisdiction of the United States: (i) that
18 is a felony; (ii) that is a misdemeanor, an essential
19 element of which is dishonesty, or that is directly related
20 to the practice of the profession; or (iii) that is a crime
21 that subjects the licensee to compliance with the
22 requirements of the Sex Offender Registration Act.
23 (5) Committing an act or omission involving
24 dishonesty, fraud, or misrepresentation with the intent to
25 substantially benefit the licensee or another person or
26 with the intent to substantially injure another person.

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1 (6) Violating a provision or standard for the
2 development or communication of home inspections as
3 provided in Section 10-5 of this Act or as defined in the
4 rules.
5 (7) Failing or refusing to exercise reasonable
6 diligence in the development, reporting, or communication
7 of a home inspection report, as defined by this Act or the
8 rules.
9 (8) Violating a provision of this Act or the rules.
10 (9) Having been disciplined by another state, the
11 District of Columbia, a territory, a foreign nation, a
12 governmental agency, or any other entity authorized to
13 impose discipline if at least one of the grounds for that
14 discipline is the same as or substantially equivalent to
15 one of the grounds for which a licensee may be disciplined
16 under this Act.
17 (10) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
18 unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
19 defraud, or harm the public.
20 (11) Accepting an inspection assignment when the
21 employment itself is contingent upon the home inspector
22 reporting a predetermined analysis or opinion, or when the
23 fee to be paid is contingent upon the analysis, opinion, or
24 conclusion reached or upon the consequences resulting from
25 the home inspection assignment.
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1 conclusions based on the race, color, religion, sex,
2 national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, family
3 status, physical or mental disability, or unfavorable
4 military discharge, as defined under the Illinois Human
5 Rights Act, of the prospective or present owners or
6 occupants of the area or property under home inspection.
7 (13) Being adjudicated liable in a civil proceeding on
8 grounds of fraud, misrepresentation, or deceit. In a
9 disciplinary proceeding based upon a finding of civil
10 liability, the home inspector shall be afforded an
11 opportunity to present mitigating and extenuating
12 circumstances, but may not collaterally attack the civil
13 adjudication.
14 (14) Being adjudicated liable in a civil proceeding for
15 violation of a State or federal fair housing law.
16 (15) Engaging in misleading or untruthful advertising
17 or using a trade name or insignia of membership in a home
18 inspection organization of which the licensee is not a
19 member.
20 (16) Failing, within 30 days, to provide information in
21 response to a written request made by the Department.
22 (17) Failing to include within the home inspection
23 report the home inspector's license number and the date of
24 expiration of the license. All home inspectors providing
25 significant contribution to the development and reporting
26 of a home inspection must be disclosed in the home

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1 inspection report. It is a violation of this Act for a home
2 inspector to sign a home inspection report knowing that a
3 person providing a significant contribution to the report
4 has not been disclosed in the home inspection report.
5 (18) Advising a client as to whether the client should
6 or should not engage in a transaction regarding the
7 residential real property that is the subject of the home
8 inspection.
9 (19) Performing a home inspection in a manner that
10 damages or alters the residential real property that is the
11 subject of the home inspection without the consent of the
12 owner.
13 (20) Performing a home inspection when the home
14 inspector is providing or may also provide other services
15 in connection with the residential real property or
16 transaction, or has an interest in the residential real
17 property, without providing prior written notice of the
18 potential or actual conflict and obtaining the prior
19 consent of the client as provided by rule.
20 (21) Aiding or assisting another person in violating
21 any provision of this Act or rules adopted under this Act.
22 (22) Inability to practice with reasonable judgment,
23 skill, or safety as a result of habitual or excessive use
24 or addiction to alcohol, narcotics, stimulants, or any
25 other chemical agent or drug.
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1 after having his or her license placed on probationary
2 status, has violated the terms of probation.
3 (24) Willfully making or filing false records or
4 reports in his or her practice, including, but not limited
5 to, false records filed with State agencies or departments.
6 (25) Charging for professional services not rendered,
7 including filing false statements for the collection of
8 fees for which services are not rendered.
9 (26) Practicing under a false or, except as provided by
10 law, an assumed name.
11 (27) Cheating on or attempting to subvert the licensing
12 examination administered under this Act.
13 (b) The Department may suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue
14or renew an education provider's license, may reprimand, place
15on probation, or otherwise discipline an education provider
16licensee, and may suspend or revoke the course approval of any
17course offered by an education provider, for any of the
18following:
19 (1) Procuring or attempting to procure licensure by
20 knowingly making a false statement, submitting false
21 information, making any form of fraud or
22 misrepresentation, or refusing to provide complete
23 information in response to a question in an application for
24 licensure.
25 (2) Failing to comply with the covenants certified to
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1 (3) Committing an act or omission involving
2 dishonesty, fraud, or misrepresentation or allowing any
3 such act or omission by any employee or contractor under
4 the control of the education provider.
5 (4) Engaging in misleading or untruthful advertising.
6 (5) Failing to retain competent instructors in
7 accordance with rules adopted under this Act.
8 (6) Failing to meet the topic or time requirements for
9 course approval as the provider of a pre-license curriculum
10 course or a continuing education course.
11 (7) Failing to administer an approved course using the
12 course materials, syllabus, and examinations submitted as
13 the basis of the course approval.
14 (8) Failing to provide an appropriate classroom
15 environment for presentation of courses, with
16 consideration for student comfort, acoustics, lighting,
17 seating, workspace, and visual aid material.
18 (9) Failing to maintain student records in compliance
19 with the rules adopted under this Act.
20 (10) Failing to provide a certificate, transcript, or
21 other student record to the Department or to a student as
22 may be required by rule.
23 (11) Failing to fully cooperate with a Department
24 investigation by knowingly making a false statement,
25 submitting false or misleading information, or refusing to
26 provide complete information in response to written

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1 interrogatories or a written request for documentation
2 within 30 days of the request.
3 (c) In appropriate cases, the Department may resolve a
4complaint against a licensee through the issuance of a Consent
5to Administrative Supervision order. A licensee subject to a
6Consent to Administrative Supervision order shall be
7considered by the Department as an active licensee in good
8standing. This order shall not be reported as or considered by
9the Department to be a discipline of the licensee. The records
10regarding an investigation and a Consent to Administrative
11Supervision order shall be considered confidential and shall
12not be released by the Department except as mandated by law.
13The complainant shall be notified that his or her complaint has
14been resolved by a Consent to Administrative Supervision order.
15 (d) The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend
16without hearing, as provided for in the Code of Civil
17Procedure, the license of any person who fails to file a tax
18return, to pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed
19tax return, or to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty, or
20interest, as required by any tax Act administered by the
21Illinois Department of Revenue, until such time as the
22requirements of the tax Act are satisfied in accordance with
23subsection (g) of Section 2105-15 of the Civil Administrative
24Code of Illinois.
25 (e) (Blank). The Department shall deny a license or renewal
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1educational loan or scholarship provided or guaranteed by the
2Illinois Student Assistance Commission or any governmental
3agency of this State in accordance with item (5) of subsection
4(a) of Section 2105-15 of the Civil Administrative Code of
5Illinois.
6 (f) In cases where the Department of Healthcare and Family
7Services has previously determined that a licensee or a
8potential licensee is more than 30 days delinquent in the
9payment of child support and has subsequently certified the
10delinquency to the Department, the Department may refuse to
11issue or renew or may revoke or suspend that person's license
12or may take other disciplinary action against that person based
13solely upon the certification of delinquency made by the
14Department of Healthcare and Family Services in accordance with
15item (5) of subsection (a) of Section 2105-15 of the Civil
16Administrative Code of Illinois.
17 (g) The determination by a circuit court that a licensee is
18subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission, as
19provided in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
20Code, operates as an automatic suspension. The suspension will
21end only upon a finding by a court that the patient is no
22longer subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission
23and the issuance of a court order so finding and discharging
24the patient.
25 (h) In enforcing this Act, the Department, upon a showing
26of a possible violation, may compel an individual licensed to

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1practice under this Act, or who has applied for licensure under
2this Act, to submit to a mental or physical examination, or
3both, as required by and at the expense of the Department. The
4Department may order the examining physician to present
5testimony concerning the mental or physical examination of the
6licensee or applicant. No information shall be excluded by
7reason of any common law or statutory privilege relating to
8communications between the licensee or applicant and the
9examining physician. The examining physician shall be
10specifically designated by the Department. The individual to be
11examined may have, at his or her own expense, another physician
12of his or her choice present during all aspects of this
13examination. The examination shall be performed by a physician
14licensed to practice medicine in all its branches. Failure of
15an individual to submit to a mental or physical examination,
16when directed, shall result in an automatic suspension without
17hearing.
18 A person holding a license under this Act or who has
19applied for a license under this Act, who, because of a
20physical or mental illness or disability, including, but not
21limited to, deterioration through the aging process or loss of
22motor skill, is unable to practice the profession with
23reasonable judgment, skill, or safety, may be required by the
24Department to submit to care, counseling, or treatment by
25physicians approved or designated by the Department as a
26condition, term, or restriction for continued, reinstated, or

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1renewed licensure to practice. Submission to care, counseling,
2or treatment as required by the Department shall not be
3considered discipline of a license. If the licensee refuses to
4enter into a care, counseling, or treatment agreement or fails
5to abide by the terms of the agreement, the Department may file
6a complaint to revoke, suspend, or otherwise discipline the
7license of the individual. The Secretary may order the license
8suspended immediately, pending a hearing by the Department.
9Fines shall not be assessed in disciplinary actions involving
10physical or mental illness or impairment.
11 In instances in which the Secretary immediately suspends a
12person's license under this Section, a hearing on that person's
13license must be convened by the Department within 15 days after
14the suspension and completed without appreciable delay. The
15Department shall have the authority to review the subject
16individual's record of treatment and counseling regarding the
17impairment to the extent permitted by applicable federal
18statutes and regulations safeguarding the confidentiality of
19medical records.
20 An individual licensed under this Act and affected under
21this Section shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to
22the Department that he or she can resume practice in compliance
23with acceptable and prevailing standards under the provisions
24of his or her license.
25(Source: P.A. 97-226, eff. 7-28-11; 97-877, eff. 8-2-12;
2698-756, eff. 7-16-14.)

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1 (225 ILCS 447/40-35 rep.)
2 Section 155. The Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private
3Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004 is
4amended by repealing Section 40-35.
5 Section 160. The Illinois Public Accounting Act is amended
6by changing Section 20.01 as follows:
7 (225 ILCS 450/20.01) (from Ch. 111, par. 5521.01)
8 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2024)
9 Sec. 20.01. Grounds for discipline; license or
10registration.
11 (a) The Department may refuse to issue or renew, or may
12revoke, suspend, or reprimand any registration or registrant,
13any license or licensee, place a licensee or registrant on
14probation for a period of time subject to any conditions the
15Department may specify including requiring the licensee or
16registrant to attend continuing education courses or to work
17under the supervision of another licensee or registrant, impose
18a fine not to exceed $10,000 for each violation, restrict the
19authorized scope of practice, require a licensee or registrant
20to undergo a peer review program, assess costs as provided for
21under Section 20.4, or take other disciplinary or
22non-disciplinary action for any one or more of the following:
23 (1) Violation of any provision of this Act or rule

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1 adopted by the Department under this Act or violation of
2 professional standards.
3 (2) Dishonesty, fraud, or deceit in obtaining,
4 reinstating, or restoring a license or registration.
5 (3) Cancellation, revocation, suspension, denial of
6 licensure or registration, or refusal to renew a license or
7 privileges under Section 5.2 for disciplinary reasons in
8 any other U.S. jurisdiction, unit of government, or
9 government agency for any cause.
10 (4) Failure, on the part of a licensee under Section 13
11 or registrant under Section 16, to maintain compliance with
12 the requirements for issuance or renewal of a license or
13 registration or to report changes to the Department.
14 (5) Revocation or suspension of the right to practice
15 by or before any state or federal regulatory authority or
16 by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
17 (6) Dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or gross negligence in
18 the performance of services as a licensee or registrant or
19 individual granted privileges under Section 5.2.
20 (7) Conviction by plea of guilty or nolo contendere,
21 finding of guilt, jury verdict, or entry of judgment or
22 sentencing, including, but not limited to, convictions,
23 preceding sentences of supervision, conditional discharge,
24 or first offender probation, under the laws of any
25 jurisdiction of the United States that is (i) a felony or
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1 dishonesty, or that is directly related to the practice of
2 public accounting.
3 (8) Performance of any fraudulent act while holding a
4 license or privilege issued under this Act or prior law.
5 (9) Practicing on a revoked, suspended, or inactive
6 license or registration.
7 (10) Making or filing a report or record that the
8 registrant or licensee knows to be false, willfully failing
9 to file a report or record required by State or federal
10 law, willfully impeding or obstructing the filing or
11 inducing another person to impede or obstruct only those
12 that are signed in the capacity of a licensed CPA or a
13 registered CPA.
14 (11) Aiding or assisting another person in violating
15 any provision of this Act or rules promulgated hereunder.
16 (12) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
17 unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
18 defraud, or harm the public.
19 (13) Habitual or excessive use or abuse of drugs,
20 alcohol, narcotics, stimulants, or any other substance
21 that results in the inability to practice with reasonable
22 skill, judgment, or safety.
23 (14) Directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from
24 any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association
25 any fee, commission, rebate, or other form of compensation
26 for any professional service not actually rendered.

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1 (15) Physical illness, including, but not limited to,
2 deterioration through the aging process or loss of motor
3 skill that results in the licensee or registrant's
4 inability to practice under this Act with reasonable
5 judgment, skill, or safety.
6 (16) Solicitation of professional services by using
7 false or misleading advertising.
8 (17) Any conduct reflecting adversely upon the
9 licensee's fitness to perform services while a licensee or
10 individual granted privileges under Section 5.2.
11 (18) Practicing or attempting to practice under a name
12 other than the full name as shown on the license or
13 registration or any other legally authorized name.
14 (19) A finding by the Department that a licensee or
15 registrant has not complied with a provision of any lawful
16 order issued by the Department.
17 (20) Making a false statement to the Department
18 regarding compliance with continuing professional
19 education or peer review requirements.
20 (21) Failing to make a substantive response to a
21 request for information by the Department within 30 days of
22 the request.
23 (b) (Blank).
24 (b-5) All fines or costs imposed under this Section shall
25be paid within 60 days after the effective date of the order
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1forth in the order imposing the fine or cost.
2 (c) In cases where the Department of Healthcare and Family
3Services has previously determined a licensee or a potential
4licensee is more than 30 days delinquent in the payment of
5child support and has subsequently certified the delinquency to
6the Department, the Department may refuse to issue or renew or
7may revoke or suspend that person's license or may take other
8disciplinary or non-disciplinary action against that person
9based solely upon the certification of delinquency made by the
10Department of Healthcare and Family Services in accordance with
11item (5) of subsection (a) of Section 2105-15 of the Department
12of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code
13of Illinois.
14 (d) The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend
15without hearing, as provided for in the Code of Civil
16Procedure, the license or registration of any person who fails
17to file a return, to pay a tax, penalty, or interest shown in a
18filed return, or to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty,
19or interest, as required by any tax Act administered by the
20Illinois Department of Revenue, until such time as the
21requirements of any such tax Act are satisfied in accordance
22with subsection (g) of Section 2105-15 of the Department of
23Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of
24Illinois.
25 (e) (Blank). The Department shall deny any application for
26a license, registration, or renewal, without hearing, to any

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1person who has defaulted on an educational loan guaranteed by
2the Illinois Student Assistance Commission; however, the
3Department may issue a license, registration, or renewal if the
4person in default has established a satisfactory repayment
5record as determined by the Illinois Student Assistance
6Commission.
7 (f) The determination by a court that a licensee or
8registrant is subject to involuntary admission or judicial
9admission as provided in the Mental Health and Developmental
10Disabilities Code will result in the automatic suspension of
11his or her license or registration. The licensee or registrant
12shall be responsible for notifying the Department of the
13determination by the court that the licensee or registrant is
14subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission as
15provided in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
16Code. The suspension shall end only upon a finding by a court
17that the patient is no longer subject to involuntary admission
18or judicial admission, the issuance of an order so finding and
19discharging the patient, and the filing of a petition for
20restoration demonstrating fitness to practice.
21 (g) In enforcing this Section, the Department, upon a
22showing of a possible violation, may compel, any licensee or
23registrant or any individual who has applied for licensure
24under this Act, to submit to a mental or physical examination
25and evaluation, or both, which may include a substance abuse or
26sexual offender evaluation, at the expense of the Department.

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1The Department shall specifically designate the examining
2physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches
3or, if applicable, the multidisciplinary team involved in
4providing the mental or physical examination and evaluation, or
5both. The multidisciplinary team shall be led by a physician
6licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches and may
7consist of one or more or a combination of physicians licensed
8to practice medicine in all of its branches, licensed
9chiropractic physicians, licensed clinical psychologists,
10licensed clinical social workers, licensed clinical
11professional counselors, and other professional and
12administrative staff. Any examining physician or member of the
13multidisciplinary team may require any person ordered to submit
14to an examination and evaluation under this Section to submit
15to any additional supplemental testing deemed necessary to
16complete any examination or evaluation process, including, but
17not limited to, blood testing, urinalysis, psychological
18testing, or neuropsychological testing. The Department may
19order the examining physician or any member of the
20multidisciplinary team to provide to the Department any and all
21records, including business records, that relate to the
22examination and evaluation, including any supplemental testing
23performed. The Department may order the examining physician or
24any member of the multidisciplinary team to present testimony
25concerning this examination and evaluation of the licensee,
26registrant, or applicant, including testimony concerning any

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1supplemental testing or documents relating to the examination
2and evaluation. No information, report, record, or other
3documents in any way related to the examination and evaluation
4shall be excluded by reason of any common law or statutory
5privilege relating to communication between the licensee,
6registrant, or applicant and the examining physician or any
7member of the multidisciplinary team. No authorization is
8necessary from the individual ordered to undergo an evaluation
9and examination for the examining physician or any member of
10the multidisciplinary team to provide information, reports,
11records, or other documents or to provide any testimony
12regarding the examination and evaluation.
13 The individual to be examined may have, at his or her own
14expense, another physician of his or her choice present during
15all aspects of the examination. Failure of any individual to
16submit to mental or physical examination and evaluation, or
17both, when directed, shall result in an automatic suspension,
18without hearing, until such time as the individual submits to
19the examination. If the Department finds a licensee,
20registrant, or applicant unable to practice because of the
21reasons set forth in this Section, the Department shall require
22such licensee, registrant, or applicant to submit to care,
23counseling, or treatment by physicians approved or designated
24by the Department, as a condition for continued, reinstated, or
25renewed licensure to practice.
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1registration under this Section, a hearing upon such person's
2license or registration must be convened by the Department
3within 15 days after such suspension and completed without
4appreciable delay. The Department shall have the authority to
5review the subject's record of treatment and counseling
6regarding the impairment, to the extent permitted by applicable
7federal statutes and regulations safeguarding the
8confidentiality of medical records.
9 Individuals licensed or registered under this Act,
10affected under this Section, shall be afforded an opportunity
11to demonstrate to the Department that they can resume practice
12in compliance with acceptable and prevailing standards under
13the provisions of their license or registration.
14(Source: P.A. 98-254, eff. 8-9-13.)
15 Section 165. The Real Estate License Act of 2000 is amended
16by changing Section 20-20 as follows:
17 (225 ILCS 454/20-20)
18 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
19 Sec. 20-20. Grounds for discipline.
20 (a) The Department may refuse to issue or renew a license,
21may place on probation, suspend, or revoke any license,
22reprimand, or take any other disciplinary or non-disciplinary
23action as the Department may deem proper and impose a fine not
24to exceed $25,000 upon any licensee or applicant under this Act

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1or any person who holds himself or herself out as an applicant
2or licensee or against a licensee in handling his or her own
3property, whether held by deed, option, or otherwise, for any
4one or any combination of the following causes:
5 (1) Fraud or misrepresentation in applying for, or
6 procuring, a license under this Act or in connection with
7 applying for renewal of a license under this Act.
8 (2) The conviction of or plea of guilty or plea of nolo
9 contendere to a felony or misdemeanor in this State or any
10 other jurisdiction; or the entry of an administrative
11 sanction by a government agency in this State or any other
12 jurisdiction. Action taken under this paragraph (2) for a
13 misdemeanor or an administrative sanction is limited to a
14 misdemeanor or administrative sanction that has as an
15 essential element dishonesty or fraud or involves larceny,
16 embezzlement, or obtaining money, property, or credit by
17 false pretenses or by means of a confidence game.
18 (3) Inability to practice the profession with
19 reasonable judgment, skill, or safety as a result of a
20 physical illness, including, but not limited to,
21 deterioration through the aging process or loss of motor
22 skill, or a mental illness or disability.
23 (4) Practice under this Act as a licensee in a retail
24 sales establishment from an office, desk, or space that is
25 not separated from the main retail business by a separate
26 and distinct area within the establishment.

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1 (5) Having been disciplined by another state, the
2 District of Columbia, a territory, a foreign nation, or a
3 governmental agency authorized to impose discipline if at
4 least one of the grounds for that discipline is the same as
5 or the equivalent of one of the grounds for which a
6 licensee may be disciplined under this Act. A certified
7 copy of the record of the action by the other state or
8 jurisdiction shall be prima facie evidence thereof.
9 (6) Engaging in the practice of real estate brokerage
10 without a license or after the licensee's license or
11 temporary permit was expired or while the license was
12 inoperative.
13 (7) Cheating on or attempting to subvert the Real
14 Estate License Exam or continuing education exam.
15 (8) Aiding or abetting an applicant to subvert or cheat
16 on the Real Estate License Exam or continuing education
17 exam administered pursuant to this Act.
18 (9) Advertising that is inaccurate, misleading, or
19 contrary to the provisions of the Act.
20 (10) Making any substantial misrepresentation or
21 untruthful advertising.
22 (11) Making any false promises of a character likely to
23 influence, persuade, or induce.
24 (12) Pursuing a continued and flagrant course of
25 misrepresentation or the making of false promises through
26 licensees, employees, agents, advertising, or otherwise.

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1 (13) Any misleading or untruthful advertising, or
2 using any trade name or insignia of membership in any real
3 estate organization of which the licensee is not a member.
4 (14) Acting for more than one party in a transaction
5 without providing written notice to all parties for whom
6 the licensee acts.
7 (15) Representing or attempting to represent a broker
8 other than the sponsoring broker.
9 (16) Failure to account for or to remit any moneys or
10 documents coming into his or her possession that belong to
11 others.
12 (17) Failure to maintain and deposit in a special
13 account, separate and apart from personal and other
14 business accounts, all escrow moneys belonging to others
15 entrusted to a licensee while acting as a broker, escrow
16 agent, or temporary custodian of the funds of others or
17 failure to maintain all escrow moneys on deposit in the
18 account until the transactions are consummated or
19 terminated, except to the extent that the moneys, or any
20 part thereof, shall be:
21 (A) disbursed prior to the consummation or
22 termination (i) in accordance with the written
23 direction of the principals to the transaction or their
24 duly authorized agents, (ii) in accordance with
25 directions providing for the release, payment, or
26 distribution of escrow moneys contained in any written

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1 contract signed by the principals to the transaction or
2 their duly authorized agents, or (iii) pursuant to an
3 order of a court of competent jurisdiction; or
4 (B) deemed abandoned and transferred to the Office
5 of the State Treasurer to be handled as unclaimed
6 property pursuant to the Revised Uniform Unclaimed
7 Property Act. Escrow moneys may be deemed abandoned
8 under this subparagraph (B) only: (i) in the absence of
9 disbursement under subparagraph (A); (ii) in the
10 absence of notice of the filing of any claim in a court
11 of competent jurisdiction; and (iii) if 6 months have
12 elapsed after the receipt of a written demand for the
13 escrow moneys from one of the principals to the
14 transaction or the principal's duly authorized agent.
15 The account shall be noninterest bearing, unless the
16 character of the deposit is such that payment of interest
17 thereon is otherwise required by law or unless the
18 principals to the transaction specifically require, in
19 writing, that the deposit be placed in an interest bearing
20 account.
21 (18) Failure to make available to the Department all
22 escrow records and related documents maintained in
23 connection with the practice of real estate within 24 hours
24 of a request for those documents by Department personnel.
25 (19) Failing to furnish copies upon request of
26 documents relating to a real estate transaction to a party

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1 who has executed that document.
2 (20) Failure of a sponsoring broker to timely provide
3 information, sponsor cards, or termination of licenses to
4 the Department.
5 (21) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
6 unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
7 defraud, or harm the public.
8 (22) Commingling the money or property of others with
9 his or her own money or property.
10 (23) Employing any person on a purely temporary or
11 single deal basis as a means of evading the law regarding
12 payment of commission to nonlicensees on some contemplated
13 transactions.
14 (24) Permitting the use of his or her license as a
15 broker to enable a leasing agent or unlicensed person to
16 operate a real estate business without actual
17 participation therein and control thereof by the broker.
18 (25) Any other conduct, whether of the same or a
19 different character from that specified in this Section,
20 that constitutes dishonest dealing.
21 (26) Displaying a "for rent" or "for sale" sign on any
22 property without the written consent of an owner or his or
23 her duly authorized agent or advertising by any means that
24 any property is for sale or for rent without the written
25 consent of the owner or his or her authorized agent.
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1 Department, or otherwise respond to that request, within 30
2 days of the request.
3 (28) Advertising by means of a blind advertisement,
4 except as otherwise permitted in Section 10-30 of this Act.
5 (29) Offering guaranteed sales plans, as defined in
6 clause (A) of this subdivision (29), except to the extent
7 hereinafter set forth:
8 (A) A "guaranteed sales plan" is any real estate
9 purchase or sales plan whereby a licensee enters into a
10 conditional or unconditional written contract with a
11 seller, prior to entering into a brokerage agreement
12 with the seller, by the terms of which a licensee
13 agrees to purchase a property of the seller within a
14 specified period of time at a specific price in the
15 event the property is not sold in accordance with the
16 terms of a brokerage agreement to be entered into
17 between the sponsoring broker and the seller.
18 (B) A licensee offering a guaranteed sales plan
19 shall provide the details and conditions of the plan in
20 writing to the party to whom the plan is offered.
21 (C) A licensee offering a guaranteed sales plan
22 shall provide to the party to whom the plan is offered
23 evidence of sufficient financial resources to satisfy
24 the commitment to purchase undertaken by the broker in
25 the plan.
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1 shall undertake to market the property of the seller
2 subject to the plan in the same manner in which the
3 broker would market any other property, unless the
4 agreement with the seller provides otherwise.
5 (E) The licensee cannot purchase seller's property
6 until the brokerage agreement has ended according to
7 its terms or is otherwise terminated.
8 (F) Any licensee who fails to perform on a
9 guaranteed sales plan in strict accordance with its
10 terms shall be subject to all the penalties provided in
11 this Act for violations thereof and, in addition, shall
12 be subject to a civil fine payable to the party injured
13 by the default in an amount of up to $25,000.
14 (30) Influencing or attempting to influence, by any
15 words or acts, a prospective seller, purchaser, occupant,
16 landlord, or tenant of real estate, in connection with
17 viewing, buying, or leasing real estate, so as to promote
18 or tend to promote the continuance or maintenance of
19 racially and religiously segregated housing or so as to
20 retard, obstruct, or discourage racially integrated
21 housing on or in any street, block, neighborhood, or
22 community.
23 (31) Engaging in any act that constitutes a violation
24 of any provision of Article 3 of the Illinois Human Rights
25 Act, whether or not a complaint has been filed with or
26 adjudicated by the Human Rights Commission.

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1 (32) Inducing any party to a contract of sale or lease
2 or brokerage agreement to break the contract of sale or
3 lease or brokerage agreement for the purpose of
4 substituting, in lieu thereof, a new contract for sale or
5 lease or brokerage agreement with a third party.
6 (33) Negotiating a sale, exchange, or lease of real
7 estate directly with any person if the licensee knows that
8 the person has an exclusive brokerage agreement with
9 another broker, unless specifically authorized by that
10 broker.
11 (34) When a licensee is also an attorney, acting as the
12 attorney for either the buyer or the seller in the same
13 transaction in which the licensee is acting or has acted as
14 a managing broker or broker.
15 (35) Advertising or offering merchandise or services
16 as free if any conditions or obligations necessary for
17 receiving the merchandise or services are not disclosed in
18 the same advertisement or offer. These conditions or
19 obligations include without limitation the requirement
20 that the recipient attend a promotional activity or visit a
21 real estate site. As used in this subdivision (35), "free"
22 includes terms such as "award", "prize", "no charge", "free
23 of charge", "without charge", and similar words or phrases
24 that reasonably lead a person to believe that he or she may
25 receive or has been selected to receive something of value,
26 without any conditions or obligations on the part of the

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1 recipient.
2 (36) (Blank).
3 (37) Violating the terms of a disciplinary order issued
4 by the Department.
5 (38) Paying or failing to disclose compensation in
6 violation of Article 10 of this Act.
7 (39) Requiring a party to a transaction who is not a
8 client of the licensee to allow the licensee to retain a
9 portion of the escrow moneys for payment of the licensee's
10 commission or expenses as a condition for release of the
11 escrow moneys to that party.
12 (40) Disregarding or violating any provision of this
13 Act or the published rules promulgated by the Department to
14 enforce this Act or aiding or abetting any individual,
15 partnership, registered limited liability partnership,
16 limited liability company, or corporation in disregarding
17 any provision of this Act or the published rules
18 promulgated by the Department to enforce this Act.
19 (41) Failing to provide the minimum services required
20 by Section 15-75 of this Act when acting under an exclusive
21 brokerage agreement.
22 (42) Habitual or excessive use or addiction to alcohol,
23 narcotics, stimulants, or any other chemical agent or drug
24 that results in a managing broker, broker, or leasing
25 agent's inability to practice with reasonable skill or
26 safety.

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1 (43) Enabling, aiding, or abetting an auctioneer, as
2 defined in the Auction License Act, to conduct a real
3 estate auction in a manner that is in violation of this
4 Act.
5 (44) Permitting any leasing agent or temporary leasing
6 agent permit holder to engage in activities that require a
7 broker's or managing broker's license.
8 (b) The Department may refuse to issue or renew or may
9suspend the license of any person who fails to file a return,
10pay the tax, penalty or interest shown in a filed return, or
11pay any final assessment of tax, penalty, or interest, as
12required by any tax Act administered by the Department of
13Revenue, until such time as the requirements of that tax Act
14are satisfied in accordance with subsection (g) of Section
152105-15 of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
16 (c) (Blank). The Department shall deny a license or renewal
17authorized by this Act to a person who has defaulted on an
18educational loan or scholarship provided or guaranteed by the
19Illinois Student Assistance Commission or any governmental
20agency of this State in accordance with item (5) of subsection
21(a) of Section 2105-15 of the Civil Administrative Code of
22Illinois.
23 (d) In cases where the Department of Healthcare and Family
24Services (formerly Department of Public Aid) has previously
25determined that a licensee or a potential licensee is more than
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1subsequently certified the delinquency to the Department may
2refuse to issue or renew or may revoke or suspend that person's
3license or may take other disciplinary action against that
4person based solely upon the certification of delinquency made
5by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services in
6accordance with item (5) of subsection (a) of Section 2105-15
7of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
8 (e) In enforcing this Section, the Department or Board upon
9a showing of a possible violation may compel an individual
10licensed to practice under this Act, or who has applied for
11licensure under this Act, to submit to a mental or physical
12examination, or both, as required by and at the expense of the
13Department. The Department or Board may order the examining
14physician to present testimony concerning the mental or
15physical examination of the licensee or applicant. No
16information shall be excluded by reason of any common law or
17statutory privilege relating to communications between the
18licensee or applicant and the examining physician. The
19examining physicians shall be specifically designated by the
20Board or Department. The individual to be examined may have, at
21his or her own expense, another physician of his or her choice
22present during all aspects of this examination. Failure of an
23individual to submit to a mental or physical examination, when
24directed, shall be grounds for suspension of his or her license
25until the individual submits to the examination if the
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1submit to the examination was without reasonable cause.
2 If the Department or Board finds an individual unable to
3practice because of the reasons set forth in this Section, the
4Department or Board may require that individual to submit to
5care, counseling, or treatment by physicians approved or
6designated by the Department or Board, as a condition, term, or
7restriction for continued, reinstated, or renewed licensure to
8practice; or, in lieu of care, counseling, or treatment, the
9Department may file, or the Board may recommend to the
10Department to file, a complaint to immediately suspend, revoke,
11or otherwise discipline the license of the individual. An
12individual whose license was granted, continued, reinstated,
13renewed, disciplined or supervised subject to such terms,
14conditions, or restrictions, and who fails to comply with such
15terms, conditions, or restrictions, shall be referred to the
16Secretary for a determination as to whether the individual
17shall have his or her license suspended immediately, pending a
18hearing by the Department.
19 In instances in which the Secretary immediately suspends a
20person's license under this Section, a hearing on that person's
21license must be convened by the Department within 30 days after
22the suspension and completed without appreciable delay. The
23Department and Board shall have the authority to review the
24subject individual's record of treatment and counseling
25regarding the impairment to the extent permitted by applicable
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1confidentiality of medical records.
2 An individual licensed under this Act and affected under
3this Section shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to
4the Department or Board that he or she can resume practice in
5compliance with acceptable and prevailing standards under the
6provisions of his or her license.
7(Source: P.A. 99-227, eff. 8-3-15; 100-22, eff. 1-1-18;
8100-188, eff. 1-1-18; 100-534, eff. 9-22-17; revised 10-2-17.)
9 (225 ILCS 458/15-45 rep.)
10 Section 170. The Real Estate Appraiser Licensing Act of
112002 is amended by repealing Section 15-45.
12 Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
13becoming law.

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1 INDEX
2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
3 20 ILCS 2105/2105-15
4 20 ILCS 2105/2105-207
5 225 ILCS 5/16from Ch. 111, par. 7616
6 225 ILCS 30/95from Ch. 111, par. 8401-95
7 225 ILCS 37/35
8 225 ILCS 41/15-75
9 225 ILCS 55/85from Ch. 111, par. 8351-85
10 225 ILCS 57/45
11 225 ILCS 63/110
12 225 ILCS 75/19from Ch. 111, par. 3719
13 225 ILCS 84/90
14 225 ILCS 107/80
15 225 ILCS 109/75
16 225 ILCS 110/16from Ch. 111, par. 7916
17 225 ILCS 115/25from Ch. 111, par. 7025
18 225 ILCS 130/75
19 225 ILCS 135/95
20 225 ILCS 305/22from Ch. 111, par. 1322
21 225 ILCS 310/13from Ch. 111, par. 8213
22 225 ILCS 325/24from Ch. 111, par. 5224
23 225 ILCS 330/27from Ch. 111, par. 3277
24 225 ILCS 335/9.1from Ch. 111, par. 7509.1
25 225 ILCS 340/20from Ch. 111, par. 6620

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