Section 1350.116  Restoration

a)         A person seeking restoration of a license that has expired for 3 years or less shall have the license restored upon payment of all lapsed renewal fees required by Section 1350.25 of this Part.

b)         A person seeking restoration of a  license that has been placed on inactive status for 3 years or less shall have the license restored upon payment of the current renewal fee.

c)         A person seeking restoration of a license after it has expired or been placed on inactive status for more than 3 years shall file an application, on forms supplied by the Department, including the applicant's work history since the license expired and the fee required by Section 1350.25 of this Part.  The person shall also submit either:

1)         Sworn evidence of active practice in another jurisdiction.  Such evidence shall include a statement from the appropriate board or licensing authority in the other jurisdiction that the registrant was authorized to practice during the term of said active practice; or

2)         An affidavit attesting to military service as provided in Section 15 of the Act; or

3)         Successful completion of the examination administered by and proof of current certification from the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants or its successor agency.

d)         When the accuracy of any submitted documentation or the relevance or sufficiency of the course work or experience is questioned by the Department because of a lack of information, discrepancies or conflicts in information given or a need for clarification, the applicant seeking restoration of a license shall be requested to:

1)         Provide such information as may be necessary; and/or

2)         Appear for an interview before the Advisory Committee to explain such relevance or sufficiency, clarify information or clear up any discrepancies or conflict in information.  Upon the recommendation of the Licensing Board and approval by the Director, an applicant shall have the license restored or will be notified in writing of the reason for the denial of the application.

e)         A physician assistant license will be issued when the applicant meets the requirements set forth above.  However, a physician assistant may not practice until a notice of employment has been filed in accordance with Section 1350.100 of this Part.

f)          The supervising physician shall submit a notice of prescriptive authority indicating the physician assistant has been delegated prescriptive authority.  If the physician assistant is supervised by more than one physician, a separate notice of prescriptive authority shall be submitted by each supervising physician.  In addition, if prescriptive authority includes Schedule III, IV and/or V controlled substances, the physician assistant will be required to apply for a mid-level practitioner license in accordance with the Illinois Controlled Substances Act.

(Source:  Amended at 24 Ill. Reg. 16680, effective October 27, 2000)