Section 693.35  Fines and Penalties

a)         The Department, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, may fine any physician, laboratory or blood bank that violates the provisions of Section 693.30 of this Part or Section 4 of the Act.  Such fine shall be $500.00 for each violation.  Based upon the evidence presented at the hearing, fines shall be imposed based upon malicious intent, negligence and incompetence.  Following service of a Notice of Violation by the Department, the respondent physician, laboratory or blood bank shall have ten (10) days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and State holidays, in which to request a hearing.  All proceedings under this Subsection shall be governed by the Department's Rules of Practice and Procedure in Administrative Hearings. (77 Ill. Adm. Code 100.)

b)         The Department shall report each violation of Section 4 of the Act or Section 693.30 of this Part to the regulatory agency responsible for licensing a Health care professional or laboratory to which these provisions apply.  (Section 4 (d) of the Act.)