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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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Career
5Preservation and Student Loan Repayment Act.
 
6    Section 5. License; student loan default. Notwithstanding
7any other provision of law, no governmental agency or board
8established under a statute of this State may impose or refer a
9matter to any other governmental agency to impose a denial,
10refusal to renew, suspension, revocation, or other
11disciplinary action upon a professional or occupational
12license issued under the laws of this State for a person's
13delinquency, default, or other failure to perform on an
14educational loan or scholarship provided by or guaranteed by
15the Illinois Student Assistance Commission or any governmental
16agency of this State.
 
17    Section 705. The Department of Professional Regulation Law
18of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by
19changing Sections 2105-15 and 2105-207 as follows:
 
20    (20 ILCS 2105/2105-15)
21    Sec. 2105-15. General powers and duties.

 

 

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1    (a) The Department has, subject to the provisions of the
2Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the following powers and
3duties:
4        (1) To authorize examinations in English to ascertain
5    the qualifications and fitness of applicants to exercise
6    the profession, trade, or occupation for which the
7    examination is held.
8        (2) To prescribe rules and regulations for a fair and
9    wholly impartial method of examination of candidates to
10    exercise the respective professions, trades, or
11    occupations.
12        (3) To pass upon the qualifications of applicants for
13    licenses, certificates, and authorities, whether by
14    examination, by reciprocity, or by endorsement.
15        (4) To prescribe rules and regulations defining, for
16    the respective professions, trades, and occupations, what
17    shall constitute a school, college, or university, or
18    department of a university, or other institution,
19    reputable and in good standing, and to determine the
20    reputability and good standing of a school, college, or
21    university, or department of a university, or other
22    institution, reputable and in good standing, by reference
23    to a compliance with those rules and regulations; provided,
24    that no school, college, or university, or department of a
25    university, or other institution that refuses admittance
26    to applicants solely on account of race, color, creed, sex,

 

 

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1    sexual orientation, or national origin shall be considered
2    reputable and in good standing.
3        (5) To conduct hearings on proceedings to revoke,
4    suspend, refuse to renew, place on probationary status, or
5    take other disciplinary action as authorized in any
6    licensing Act administered by the Department with regard to
7    licenses, certificates, or authorities of persons
8    exercising the respective professions, trades, or
9    occupations and to revoke, suspend, refuse to renew, place
10    on probationary status, or take other disciplinary action
11    as authorized in any licensing Act administered by the
12    Department with regard to those licenses, certificates, or
13    authorities.
14        The Department shall issue a monthly disciplinary
15    report.
16        The Department shall deny any license or renewal
17    authorized by the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois to
18    any person who has defaulted on an educational loan or
19    scholarship provided by or guaranteed by the Illinois
20    Student Assistance Commission or any governmental agency
21    of this State; however, the Department may issue a license
22    or renewal if the aforementioned persons have established a
23    satisfactory repayment record as determined by the
24    Illinois Student Assistance Commission or other
25    appropriate governmental agency of this State.
26    Additionally, beginning June 1, 1996, any license issued by

 

 

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1    the Department may be suspended or revoked if the
2    Department, after the opportunity for a hearing under the
3    appropriate licensing Act, finds that the licensee has
4    failed to make satisfactory repayment to the Illinois
5    Student Assistance Commission for a delinquent or
6    defaulted loan. For the purposes of this Section,
7    "satisfactory repayment record" shall be defined by rule.
8        The Department shall refuse to issue or renew a license
9    to, or shall suspend or revoke a license of, any person
10    who, after receiving notice, fails to comply with a
11    subpoena or warrant relating to a paternity or child
12    support proceeding. However, the Department may issue a
13    license or renewal upon compliance with the subpoena or
14    warrant.
15        The Department, without further process or hearings,
16    shall revoke, suspend, or deny any license or renewal
17    authorized by the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois to
18    a person who is certified by the Department of Healthcare
19    and Family Services (formerly Illinois Department of
20    Public Aid) as being more than 30 days delinquent in
21    complying with a child support order or who is certified by
22    a court as being in violation of the Non-Support Punishment
23    Act for more than 60 days. The Department may, however,
24    issue a license or renewal if the person has established a
25    satisfactory repayment record as determined by the
26    Department of Healthcare and Family Services (formerly

 

 

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1    Illinois Department of Public Aid) or if the person is
2    determined by the court to be in compliance with the
3    Non-Support Punishment Act. The Department may implement
4    this paragraph as added by Public Act 89-6 through the use
5    of emergency rules in accordance with Section 5-45 of the
6    Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. For purposes of the
7    Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, the adoption of
8    rules to implement this paragraph shall be considered an
9    emergency and necessary for the public interest, safety,
10    and welfare.
11        (6) To transfer jurisdiction of any realty under the
12    control of the Department to any other department of the
13    State Government or to acquire or accept federal lands when
14    the transfer, acquisition, or acceptance is advantageous
15    to the State and is approved in writing by the Governor.
16        (7) To formulate rules and regulations necessary for
17    the enforcement of any Act administered by the Department.
18        (8) To exchange with the Department of Healthcare and
19    Family Services information that may be necessary for the
20    enforcement of child support orders entered pursuant to the
21    Illinois Public Aid Code, the Illinois Marriage and
22    Dissolution of Marriage Act, the Non-Support of Spouse and
23    Children Act, the Non-Support Punishment Act, the Revised
24    Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act, the Uniform
25    Interstate Family Support Act, the Illinois Parentage Act
26    of 1984, or the Illinois Parentage Act of 2015.

 

 

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1    Notwithstanding any provisions in this Code to the
2    contrary, the Department of Professional Regulation shall
3    not be liable under any federal or State law to any person
4    for any disclosure of information to the Department of
5    Healthcare and Family Services (formerly Illinois
6    Department of Public Aid) under this paragraph (8) or for
7    any other action taken in good faith to comply with the
8    requirements of this paragraph (8).
9        (8.5) To accept continuing education credit for
10    mandated reporter training on how to recognize and report
11    child abuse offered by the Department of Children and
12    Family Services and completed by any person who holds a
13    professional license issued by the Department and who is a
14    mandated reporter under the Abused and Neglected Child
15    Reporting Act. The Department shall adopt any rules
16    necessary to implement this paragraph.
17        (9) To perform other duties prescribed by law.
18    (a-5) Except in cases involving default on an educational
19loan or scholarship provided by or guaranteed by the Illinois
20Student Assistance Commission or any governmental agency of
21this State or in cases involving delinquency in complying with
22a child support order or violation of the Non-Support
23Punishment Act and notwithstanding anything that may appear in
24any individual licensing Act or administrative rule, no person
25or entity whose license, certificate, or authority has been
26revoked as authorized in any licensing Act administered by the

 

 

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1Department may apply for restoration of that license,
2certification, or authority until 3 years after the effective
3date of the revocation.
4    (b) (Blank).
5    (c) For the purpose of securing and preparing evidence, and
6for the purchase of controlled substances, professional
7services, and equipment necessary for enforcement activities,
8recoupment of investigative costs, and other activities
9directed at suppressing the misuse and abuse of controlled
10substances, including those activities set forth in Sections
11504 and 508 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the
12Director and agents appointed and authorized by the Director
13may expend sums from the Professional Regulation Evidence Fund
14that the Director deems necessary from the amounts appropriated
15for that purpose. Those sums may be advanced to the agent when
16the Director deems that procedure to be in the public interest.
17Sums for the purchase of controlled substances, professional
18services, and equipment necessary for enforcement activities
19and other activities as set forth in this Section shall be
20advanced to the agent who is to make the purchase from the
21Professional Regulation Evidence Fund on vouchers signed by the
22Director. The Director and those agents are authorized to
23maintain one or more commercial checking accounts with any
24State banking corporation or corporations organized under or
25subject to the Illinois Banking Act for the deposit and
26withdrawal of moneys to be used for the purposes set forth in

 

 

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1this Section; provided, that no check may be written nor any
2withdrawal made from any such account except upon the written
3signatures of 2 persons designated by the Director to write
4those checks and make those withdrawals. Vouchers for those
5expenditures must be signed by the Director. All such
6expenditures shall be audited by the Director, and the audit
7shall be submitted to the Department of Central Management
8Services for approval.
9    (d) Whenever the Department is authorized or required by
10law to consider some aspect of criminal history record
11information for the purpose of carrying out its statutory
12powers and responsibilities, then, upon request and payment of
13fees in conformance with the requirements of Section 2605-400
14of the Department of State Police Law (20 ILCS 2605/2605-400),
15the Department of State Police is authorized to furnish,
16pursuant to positive identification, the information contained
17in State files that is necessary to fulfill the request.
18    (e) The provisions of this Section do not apply to private
19business and vocational schools as defined by Section 15 of the
20Private Business and Vocational Schools Act of 2012.
21    (f) (Blank).
22    (g) Notwithstanding anything that may appear in any
23individual licensing statute or administrative rule, the
24Department shall deny any license application or renewal
25authorized under any licensing Act administered by the
26Department to any person who has failed to file a return, or to

 

 

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1pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed return, or
2to pay 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 requirement of any such tax
5Act are satisfied; however, the Department may issue a license
6or renewal if the person has established a satisfactory
7repayment record as determined by the Illinois Department of
8Revenue. For the purpose of this Section, "satisfactory
9repayment record" shall be defined by rule.
10    In addition, a complaint filed with the Department by the
11Illinois Department of Revenue that includes a certification,
12signed by its Director or designee, attesting to the amount of
13the unpaid tax liability or the years for which a return was
14not filed, or both, is prima facie evidence of the licensee's
15failure to comply with the tax laws administered by the
16Illinois Department of Revenue. Upon receipt of that
17certification, the Department shall, without a hearing,
18immediately suspend all licenses held by the licensee.
19Enforcement of the Department's order shall be stayed for 60
20days. The Department shall provide notice of the suspension to
21the licensee by mailing a copy of the Department's order to the
22licensee's address of record or emailing a copy of the order to
23the licensee's email address of record. The notice shall advise
24the licensee that the suspension shall be effective 60 days
25after the issuance of the Department's order unless the
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1before the Department to dispute the matters contained in the
2order.
3    Any suspension imposed under this subsection (g) shall be
4terminated by the Department upon notification from the
5Illinois Department of Revenue that the licensee is in
6compliance with all tax laws administered by the Illinois
7Department of Revenue.
8    The Department may promulgate rules for the administration
9of this subsection (g).
10    (h) The Department may grant the title "Retired", to be
11used immediately adjacent to the title of a profession
12regulated by the Department, to eligible retirees. For
13individuals licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1987,
14the title "Retired" may be used in the profile required by the
15Patients' Right to Know Act. The use of the title "Retired"
16shall not constitute representation of current licensure,
17registration, or certification. Any person without an active
18license, registration, or certificate in a profession that
19requires licensure, registration, or certification shall not
20be permitted to practice that profession.
21    (i) Within 180 days after December 23, 2009 (the effective
22date of Public Act 96-852), the Department shall promulgate
23rules which permit a person with a criminal record, who seeks a
24license or certificate in an occupation for which a criminal
25record is not expressly a per se bar, to apply to the
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1by the Board or body with the authority to issue the license or
2certificate as to whether his or her criminal record would bar
3the individual from the licensure or certification sought,
4should the individual meet all other licensure requirements
5including, but not limited to, the successful completion of the
6relevant examinations.
7(Source: P.A. 99-85, eff. 1-1-16; 99-227, eff. 8-3-15; 99-330,
8eff. 8-10-15; 99-642, eff. 7-28-16; 99-933, eff. 1-27-17;
9100-262, eff. 8-22-17; revised 10-4-17.)
 
10    (20 ILCS 2105/2105-207)
11    Sec. 2105-207. Records of Department actions.
12    (a) Any licensee subject to a licensing Act administered by
13the Division of Professional Regulation and who has been
14subject to disciplinary action by the Department may file an
15application with the Department on forms provided by the
16Department, along with the required fee of $175, to have the
17records classified as confidential, not for public release, and
18considered expunged for reporting purposes if:
19        (1) the application is submitted more than 3 years
20    after the disciplinary offense or offenses occurred or
21    after restoration of the license, whichever is later;
22        (2) the licensee has had no incidents of discipline
23    under the licensing Act since the disciplinary offense or
24    offenses identified in the application occurred;
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1    against the licensee; and
2        (4) the licensee is not currently in a disciplinary
3    status.
4    (b) An application to make disciplinary records
5confidential shall only be considered by the Department for an
6offense or action relating to:
7        (1) failure to pay taxes or student loans;
8        (2) continuing education;
9        (3) failure to renew a license on time;
10        (4) failure to obtain or renew a certificate of
11    registration or ancillary license;
12        (5) advertising;
13        (5.1) discipline based on criminal charges or
14    convictions:
15            (A) that did not arise from the licensed activity
16        and was unrelated to the licensed activity; or
17            (B) that were dismissed or for which records have
18        been sealed or expunged; .
19        (5.2) past probationary status of a license issued to
20    new applicants on the sole or partial basis of prior
21    convictions; or
22        (6) any grounds for discipline removed from the
23    licensing Act.
24    (c) An application shall be submitted to and considered by
25the Director of the Division of Professional Regulation upon
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1fee. The Department may establish additional requirements by
2rule. The Department is not required to report the removal of
3any disciplinary record to any national database. Nothing in
4this Section shall prohibit the Department from using a
5previous discipline for any regulatory purpose or from
6releasing records of a previous discipline upon request from
7law enforcement, or other governmental body as permitted by
8law. Classification of records as confidential shall result in
9removal of records of discipline from records kept pursuant to
10Sections 2105-200 and 2105-205 of this Act.
11    (d) Any applicant for licensure or a licensee whose
12petition for review is granted by the Department pursuant to
13subsection (a-1) of Section 2105-165 of this Law may file an
14application with the Department on forms provided by the
15Department to have records relating to his or her permanent
16denial or permanent revocation classified as confidential and
17not for public release and considered expunged for reporting
18purposes in the same manner and under the same terms as is
19provided in this Section for the offenses listed in subsection
20(b) of this Section, except that the requirements of a 7-year
21waiting period and the $200 application fee do not apply.
22(Source: P.A. 100-262, eff. 8-22-17; 100-286, eff. 1-1-18;
23revised 10-4-17.)
 
24    (20 ILCS 3310/80 rep.)
25    Section 710. The Nuclear Safety Law of 2004 is amended by

 

 

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1repealing Section 80.
 
2    Section 715. The School Code is amended by changing Section
321B-75 as follows:
 
4    (105 ILCS 5/21B-75)
5    Sec. 21B-75. Suspension or revocation of license.
6    (a) As used in this Section, "teacher" means any school
7district employee regularly required to be licensed, as
8provided in this Article, in order to teach or supervise in the
9public schools.
10    (b) The State Superintendent of Education has the exclusive
11authority, in accordance with this Section and any rules
12adopted by the State Board of Education, in consultation with
13the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, to initiate
14the suspension of up to 5 calendar years or revocation of any
15license issued pursuant to this Article for abuse or neglect of
16a child, immorality, a condition of health detrimental to the
17welfare of pupils, incompetency, unprofessional conduct (which
18includes the failure to disclose on an employment application
19any previous conviction for a sex offense, as defined in
20Section 21B-80 of this Code, or any other offense committed in
21any other state or against the laws of the United States that,
22if committed in this State, would be punishable as a sex
23offense, as defined in Section 21B-80 of this Code), the
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1instance of suspected child abuse or neglect as required by the
2Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act, failure to establish
3satisfactory repayment on an educational loan guaranteed by the
4Illinois Student Assistance Commission, or other just cause.
5Unprofessional conduct shall include the refusal to attend or
6participate in institutes, teachers' meetings, or professional
7readings or to meet other reasonable requirements of the
8regional superintendent of schools or State Superintendent of
9Education. Unprofessional conduct also includes conduct that
10violates the standards, ethics, or rules applicable to the
11security, administration, monitoring, or scoring of or the
12reporting of scores from any assessment test or examination
13administered under Section 2-3.64a-5 of this Code or that is
14known or intended to produce or report manipulated or
15artificial, rather than actual, assessment or achievement
16results or gains from the administration of those tests or
17examinations. Unprofessional conduct shall also include
18neglect or unnecessary delay in the making of statistical and
19other reports required by school officers. Incompetency shall
20include, without limitation, 2 or more school terms of service
21for which the license holder has received an unsatisfactory
22rating on a performance evaluation conducted pursuant to
23Article 24A of this Code within a period of 7 school terms of
24service. In determining whether to initiate action against one
25or more licenses based on incompetency and the recommended
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1consider factors that include without limitation all of the
2following:
3        (1) Whether the unsatisfactory evaluation ratings
4    occurred prior to June 13, 2011 (the effective date of
5    Public Act 97-8).
6        (2) Whether the unsatisfactory evaluation ratings
7    occurred prior to or after the implementation date, as
8    defined in Section 24A-2.5 of this Code, of an evaluation
9    system for teachers in a school district.
10        (3) Whether the evaluator or evaluators who performed
11    an unsatisfactory evaluation met the pre-licensure and
12    training requirements set forth in Section 24A-3 of this
13    Code.
14        (4) The time between the unsatisfactory evaluation
15    ratings.
16        (5) The quality of the remediation plans associated
17    with the unsatisfactory evaluation ratings and whether the
18    license holder successfully completed the remediation
19    plans.
20        (6) Whether the unsatisfactory evaluation ratings were
21    related to the same or different assignments performed by
22    the license holder.
23        (7) Whether one or more of the unsatisfactory
24    evaluation ratings occurred in the first year of a teaching
25    or administrative assignment.
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1State Superintendent may seek required professional
2development as a sanction in lieu of or in addition to
3suspension or revocation. Any such required professional
4development must be at the expense of the license holder, who
5may use, if available and applicable to the requirements
6established by administrative or court order, training,
7coursework, or other professional development funds in
8accordance with the terms of an applicable collective
9bargaining agreement entered into after June 13, 2011 (the
10effective date of Public Act 97-8), unless that agreement
11specifically precludes use of funds for such purpose.
12    (c) The State Superintendent of Education shall, upon
13receipt of evidence of abuse or neglect of a child, immorality,
14a condition of health detrimental to the welfare of pupils,
15incompetency (subject to subsection (b) of this Section),
16unprofessional conduct, the neglect of any professional duty,
17or other just cause, further investigate and, if and as
18appropriate, serve written notice to the individual and afford
19the individual opportunity for a hearing prior to suspension,
20revocation, or other sanction; provided that the State
21Superintendent is under no obligation to initiate such an
22investigation if the Department of Children and Family Services
23is investigating the same or substantially similar allegations
24and its child protective service unit has not made its
25determination, as required under Section 7.12 of the Abused and
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1Education does not receive from an individual a request for a
2hearing within 10 days after the individual receives notice,
3the suspension, revocation, or other sanction shall
4immediately take effect in accordance with the notice. If a
5hearing is requested within 10 days after notice of an
6opportunity for hearing, it shall act as a stay of proceedings
7until the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board issues
8a decision. Any hearing shall take place in the educational
9service region where the educator is or was last employed and
10in accordance with rules adopted by the State Board of
11Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation
12and Licensure Board, and such rules shall include without
13limitation provisions for discovery and the sharing of
14information between parties prior to the hearing. The standard
15of proof for any administrative hearing held pursuant to this
16Section shall be by the preponderance of the evidence. The
17decision of the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board
18is a final administrative decision and is subject to judicial
19review by appeal of either party.
20    The State Board of Education may refuse to issue or may
21suspend the license of any person who fails to file a return or
22to pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed return or
23to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty, or interest, as
24required by any tax Act administered by the Department of
25Revenue, until such time as the requirements of any such tax
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1    The exclusive authority of the State Superintendent of
2Education to initiate suspension or revocation of a license
3pursuant to this Section does not preclude a regional
4superintendent of schools from cooperating with the State
5Superintendent or a State's Attorney with respect to an
6investigation of alleged misconduct.
7    (d) The State Superintendent of Education or his or her
8designee may initiate and conduct such investigations as may be
9reasonably necessary to establish the existence of any alleged
10misconduct. At any stage of the investigation, the State
11Superintendent may issue a subpoena requiring the attendance
12and testimony of a witness, including the license holder, and
13the production of any evidence, including files, records,
14correspondence, or documents, relating to any matter in
15question in the investigation. The subpoena shall require a
16witness to appear at the State Board of Education at a
17specified date and time and shall specify any evidence to be
18produced. The license holder is not entitled to be present, but
19the State Superintendent shall provide the license holder with
20a copy of any recorded testimony prior to a hearing under this
21Section. Such recorded testimony must not be used as evidence
22at a hearing, unless the license holder has adequate notice of
23the testimony and the opportunity to cross-examine the witness.
24Failure of a license holder to comply with a duly issued,
25investigatory subpoena may be grounds for revocation,
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1    (e) All correspondence, documentation, and other
2information so received by the regional superintendent of
3schools, the State Superintendent of Education, the State Board
4of Education, or the State Educator Preparation and Licensure
5Board under this Section is confidential and must not be
6disclosed to third parties, except (i) as necessary for the
7State Superintendent of Education or his or her designee to
8investigate and prosecute pursuant to this Article, (ii)
9pursuant to a court order, (iii) for disclosure to the license
10holder or his or her representative, or (iv) as otherwise
11required in this Article and provided that any such information
12admitted into evidence in a hearing is exempt from this
13confidentiality and non-disclosure requirement.
14    (f) The State Superintendent of Education or a person
15designated by him or her shall have the power to administer
16oaths to witnesses at any hearing conducted before the State
17Educator Preparation and Licensure Board pursuant to this
18Section. The State Superintendent of Education or a person
19designated by him or her is authorized to subpoena and bring
20before the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board any
21person in this State and to take testimony either orally or by
22deposition or by exhibit, with the same fees and mileage and in
23the same manner as prescribed by law in judicial proceedings in
24civil cases in circuit courts of this State.
25    (g) Any circuit court, upon the application of the State
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1order duly entered, require the attendance of witnesses and the
2production of relevant books and papers as part of any
3investigation or at any hearing the State Educator Preparation
4and Licensure Board is authorized to conduct pursuant to this
5Section, and the court may compel obedience to its orders by
6proceedings for contempt.
7    (h) The State Board of Education shall receive an annual
8line item appropriation to cover fees associated with the
9investigation and prosecution of alleged educator misconduct
10and hearings related thereto.
11(Source: P.A. 97-607, eff. 8-26-11; incorporates 97-8, eff.
126-13-11; 97-813, eff. 7-13-12; 98-972, eff. 8-15-14.)
 
13    Section 717. The Nursing Education Scholarship Law is
14amended by changing Section 4 as follows:
 
15    (110 ILCS 975/4)  (from Ch. 144, par. 2754)
16    Sec. 4. Functions of Department. The Department shall
17prepare and supervise the issuance of public information about
18the provisions of this Article; prescribe the form and regulate
19the submission of applications for scholarships; determine the
20eligibility of applicants; award the appropriate scholarships;
21prescribe the contracts or other acknowledgments of
22scholarship which an applicant is required to execute; and
23determine whether all or any part of a recipient's scholarship
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1repayment, and the extent of any repayment or excused
2repayment. The Department may require a recipient to reimburse
3the State for expenses, including but not limited to attorney's
4fees, incurred by the Department or other agent of the State
5for a successful legal action against the recipient for a
6breach of any provision of the scholarship contract. In a
7breach of contract, the Department may utilize referral to the
8Department of Professional Regulation to revoke, suspend,
9refuse to renew, place on probationary status, or take other
10disciplinary action concerning the recipient's credentials.
11The Department is authorized to make all necessary and proper
12rules, not inconsistent with this Article, for the efficient
13exercise of the foregoing functions.
14(Source: P.A. 92-43, eff. 1-1-02.)
 
15    Section 720. The Illinois Insurance Code is amended by
16changing Section 500-70 as follows:
 
17    (215 ILCS 5/500-70)
18    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)
19    Sec. 500-70. License denial, nonrenewal, or revocation.
20    (a) The Director may place on probation, suspend, revoke,
21or refuse to issue or renew an insurance producer's license or
22may levy a civil penalty in accordance with this Section or
23take any combination of actions, for any one or more of the
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1        (1) providing incorrect, misleading, incomplete, or
2    materially untrue information in the license application;
3        (2) violating any insurance laws, or violating any
4    rule, subpoena, or order of the Director or of another
5    state's insurance commissioner;
6        (3) obtaining or attempting to obtain a license through
7    misrepresentation or fraud;
8        (4) improperly withholding, misappropriating or
9    converting any moneys or properties received in the course
10    of doing insurance business;
11        (5) intentionally misrepresenting the terms of an
12    actual or proposed insurance contract or application for
13    insurance;
14        (6) having been convicted of a felony, unless the
15    individual demonstrates to the Director sufficient
16    rehabilitation to warrant the public trust; consideration
17    of such conviction of an applicant shall be in accordance
18    with Section 500-76;
19        (7) having admitted or been found to have committed any
20    insurance unfair trade practice or fraud;
21        (8) using fraudulent, coercive, or dishonest
22    practices, or demonstrating incompetence,
23    untrustworthiness or financial irresponsibility in the
24    conduct of business in this State or elsewhere;
25        (9) having an insurance producer license, or its
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1    state, province, district or territory;
2        (10) forging a name to an application for insurance or
3    to a document related to an insurance transaction;
4        (11) improperly using notes or any other reference
5    material to complete an examination for an insurance
6    license;
7        (12) knowingly accepting insurance business from an
8    individual who is not licensed;
9        (13) failing to comply with an administrative or court
10    order imposing a child support obligation;
11        (14) failing to pay state income tax or penalty or
12    interest or comply with any administrative or court order
13    directing payment of state income tax or failed to file a
14    return or to pay any final assessment of any tax due to the
15    Department of Revenue;
16        (15) (blank); or failing to make satisfactory
17    repayment to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission
18    for a delinquent or defaulted student loan; or
19        (16) failing to comply with any provision of the
20    Viatical Settlements Act of 2009.
21    (b) If the action by the Director is to nonrenew, suspend,
22or revoke a license or to deny an application for a license,
23the Director shall notify the applicant or licensee and advise,
24in writing, the applicant or licensee of the reason for the
25suspension, revocation, denial or nonrenewal of the
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1may make written demand upon the Director within 30 days after
2the date of mailing for a hearing before the Director to
3determine the reasonableness of the Director's action. The
4hearing must be held within not fewer than 20 days nor more
5than 30 days after the mailing of the notice of hearing and
6shall be held pursuant to 50 Ill. Adm. Code 2402.
7    (c) The license of a business entity may be suspended,
8revoked, or refused if the Director finds, after hearing, that
9an individual licensee's violation was known or should have
10been known by one or more of the partners, officers, or
11managers acting on behalf of the partnership, corporation,
12limited liability company, or limited liability partnership
13and the violation was neither reported to the Director nor
14corrective action taken.
15    (d) In addition to or instead of any applicable denial,
16suspension, or revocation of a license, a person may, after
17hearing, be subject to a civil penalty of up to $10,000 for
18each cause for denial, suspension, or revocation, however, the
19civil penalty may total no more than $100,000.
20    (e) The Director has the authority to enforce the
21provisions of and impose any penalty or remedy authorized by
22this Article against any person who is under investigation for
23or charged with a violation of this Code or rules even if the
24person's license or registration has been surrendered or has
25lapsed by operation of law.
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1license, the licensee or other person having possession or
2custody of the license shall promptly deliver it to the
3Director in person or by mail. The Director shall publish all
4suspensions, denials, or revocations after the suspensions,
5denials, or revocations become final in a manner designed to
6notify interested insurance companies and other persons.
7    (g) A person whose license is revoked or whose application
8is denied pursuant to this Section is ineligible to apply for
9any license for 3 years after the revocation or denial. A
10person whose license as an insurance producer has been revoked,
11suspended, or denied may not be employed, contracted, or
12engaged in any insurance related capacity during the time the
13revocation, suspension, or denial is in effect.
14(Source: P.A. 100-286, eff. 1-1-18.)
 
15    Section 725. The Illinois Athletic Trainers Practice Act is
16amended by changing Section 16 as follows:
 
17    (225 ILCS 5/16)  (from Ch. 111, par. 7616)
18    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
19    Sec. 16. Grounds for discipline.
20    (1) The Department may refuse to issue or renew, or may
21revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand, or take other
22disciplinary action as the Department may deem proper,
23including fines not to exceed $10,000 for each violation, with
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1following:
2        (A) Material misstatement in furnishing information to
3    the Department;
4        (B) Violations of this Act, or of the rules or
5    regulations promulgated hereunder;
6        (C) Conviction of or plea of guilty to any crime under
7    the Criminal Code of 2012 or the laws of any jurisdiction
8    of the United States that is (i) a felony, (ii) a
9    misdemeanor, an essential element of which is dishonesty,
10    or (iii) of any crime that is directly related to the
11    practice of the profession;
12        (D) Fraud or any misrepresentation in applying for or
13    procuring a license under this Act, or in connection with
14    applying for renewal of a license under this Act;
15        (E) Professional incompetence or gross negligence;
16        (F) Malpractice;
17        (G) Aiding or assisting another person, firm,
18    partnership, or corporation in violating any provision of
19    this Act or rules;
20        (H) Failing, within 60 days, to provide information in
21    response to a written request made by the Department;
22        (I) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
23    unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
24    defraud or harm the public;
25        (J) Habitual or excessive use or abuse of drugs defined
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1    substance that results in the inability to practice with
2    reasonable judgment, skill, or safety;
3        (K) Discipline by another state, unit of government,
4    government agency, the District of Columbia, territory, or
5    foreign nation, if at least one of the grounds for the
6    discipline is the same or substantially equivalent to those
7    set forth herein;
8        (L) Directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from
9    any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association
10    any fee, commission, rebate, or other form of compensation
11    for any professional services not actually or personally
12    rendered. Nothing in this subparagraph (L) affects any bona
13    fide independent contractor or employment arrangements
14    among health care professionals, health facilities, health
15    care providers, or other entities, except as otherwise
16    prohibited by law. Any employment arrangements may include
17    provisions for compensation, health insurance, pension, or
18    other employment benefits for the provision of services
19    within the scope of the licensee's practice under this Act.
20    Nothing in this subparagraph (L) shall be construed to
21    require an employment arrangement to receive professional
22    fees for services rendered;
23        (M) A finding by the Department that the licensee after
24    having his or her license disciplined has violated the
25    terms of probation;
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1        (O) Willfully making or filing false records or reports
2    in his or her practice, including but not limited to false
3    records filed with State agencies or departments;
4        (P) Willfully failing to report an instance of
5    suspected child abuse or neglect as required by the Abused
6    and Neglected Child Reporting Act;
7        (Q) Physical illness, including but not limited to
8    deterioration through the aging process, or loss of motor
9    skill that results in the inability to practice the
10    profession with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety;
11        (R) Solicitation of professional services other than
12    by permitted institutional policy;
13        (S) The use of any words, abbreviations, figures or
14    letters with the intention of indicating practice as an
15    athletic trainer without a valid license as an athletic
16    trainer under this Act;
17        (T) The evaluation or treatment of ailments of human
18    beings other than by the practice of athletic training as
19    defined in this Act or the treatment of injuries of
20    athletes by a licensed athletic trainer except by the
21    referral of a physician, podiatric physician, or dentist;
22        (U) Willfully violating or knowingly assisting in the
23    violation of any law of this State relating to the use of
24    habit-forming drugs;
25        (V) Willfully violating or knowingly assisting in the
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1    of abortion;
2        (W) Continued practice by a person knowingly having an
3    infectious communicable or contagious disease;
4        (X) Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated report
5    by the Department of Children and Family Services pursuant
6    to the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act and upon
7    proof by clear and convincing evidence that the licensee
8    has caused a child to be an abused child or neglected child
9    as defined in the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act;
10        (Y) (Blank);
11        (Z) Failure to fulfill continuing education
12    requirements;
13        (AA) Allowing one's license under this Act to be used
14    by an unlicensed person in violation of this Act;
15        (BB) Practicing under a false or, except as provided by
16    law, assumed name;
17        (CC) Promotion of the sale of drugs, devices,
18    appliances, or goods provided in any manner to exploit the
19    client for the financial gain of the licensee;
20        (DD) Gross, willful, or continued overcharging for
21    professional services;
22        (EE) Mental illness or disability that results in the
23    inability to practice under this Act with reasonable
24    judgment, skill, or safety; or
25        (FF) Cheating on or attempting to subvert the licensing
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1    All fines imposed under this Section shall be paid within
260 days after the effective date of the order imposing the fine
3or in accordance with the terms set forth in the order imposing
4the fine.
5    (2) 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 licensee is no
10longer subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission
11and issuance of an order so finding and discharging the
12licensee.
13    (3) 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, 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
19Illinois Department of Revenue, until such time as the
20requirements of any such tax Act are satisfied in accordance
21with subsection (a) of Section 2105-15 of the Department of
22Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of
23Illinois.
24    (4) In enforcing this Section, the Department, upon a
25showing of a possible violation, may compel any individual who
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1for licensure to submit to a mental or physical examination or
2evaluation, or both, which may include a substance abuse or
3sexual offender evaluation, at the expense of the Department.
4The Department shall specifically designate the examining
5physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches
6or, if applicable, the multidisciplinary team involved in
7providing the mental or physical examination and evaluation.
8The multidisciplinary team shall be led by a physician licensed
9to practice medicine in all of its branches and may consist of
10one or more or a combination of physicians licensed to practice
11medicine in all of its branches, licensed chiropractic
12physicians, licensed clinical psychologists, licensed clinical
13social workers, licensed clinical professional counselors, and
14other professional and administrative staff. Any examining
15physician or member of the multidisciplinary team may require
16any person ordered to submit to an examination and evaluation
17pursuant to this Section to submit to any additional
18supplemental testing deemed necessary to complete any
19examination or evaluation process, including, but not limited
20to, blood testing, urinalysis, psychological testing, or
21neuropsychological testing.
22    The Department may order the examining physician or any
23member of the multidisciplinary team to provide to the
24Department any and all records, including business records,
25that relate to the examination and evaluation, including any
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1examining physician or any member of the multidisciplinary team
2to present testimony concerning this examination and
3evaluation of the licensee or applicant, including testimony
4concerning any supplemental testing or documents relating to
5the examination and evaluation. No information, report,
6record, or other documents in any way related to the
7examination and evaluation shall be excluded by reason of any
8common law or statutory privilege relating to communication
9between the licensee or applicant and the examining physician
10or any member of the multidisciplinary team. No authorization
11is necessary from the licensee or applicant ordered to undergo
12an evaluation and examination for the examining physician or
13any member of the multidisciplinary team to provide
14information, reports, records, or other documents or to provide
15any testimony regarding the examination and evaluation. The
16individual to be examined may have, at his or her own expense,
17another physician of his or her choice present during all
18aspects of the examination.
19    Failure of any individual to submit to a mental or physical
20examination or evaluation, or both, when directed, shall result
21in an automatic suspension without hearing, until such time as
22the individual submits to the examination. If the Department
23finds a licensee unable to practice because of the reasons set
24forth in this Section, the Department shall require the
25licensee to submit to care, counseling, or treatment by
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1condition for continued, reinstated, or renewed licensure.
2    When the Secretary immediately suspends a license under
3this Section, a hearing upon such 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 who are affected under
11this Section shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to
12the Department that they can resume practice in compliance with
13acceptable and prevailing standards under the provisions of
14their license.
15    (5) (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 paragraph (5) of
20subsection (a) of Section 2105-15 of the Department of
21Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of
22Illinois.
23    (6) 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 paragraph (5)
6of subsection (a) of Section 2105-15 of the Department of
7Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of
8Illinois.
9(Source: P.A. 98-214, eff. 8-9-13; 99-469, eff. 8-26-15.)
 
10    Section 730. The Dietitian Nutritionist Practice Act is
11amended by changing Section 95 as follows:
 
12    (225 ILCS 30/95)  (from Ch. 111, par. 8401-95)
13    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)
14    Sec. 95. Grounds for discipline.
15    (1) The Department may refuse to issue or renew, or may
16revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand, or take other
17disciplinary or non-disciplinary action as the Department may
18deem appropriate, including imposing fines not to exceed
19$10,000 for each violation, with regard to any license or
20certificate for any one or combination of the following causes:
21        (a) Material misstatement in furnishing information to
22    the Department.
23        (b) Violations of this Act or of rules adopted under
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1        (c) Conviction by plea of guilty or nolo contendere,
2    finding of guilt, jury verdict, or entry of judgment or by
3    sentencing of any crime, including, but not limited to,
4    convictions, preceding sentences of supervision,
5    conditional discharge, or first offender probation, under
6    the laws of any jurisdiction of the United States (i) that
7    is a felony or (ii) that is a misdemeanor, an essential
8    element of which is dishonesty, or that is directly related
9    to the practice of the profession.
10        (d) Fraud or any misrepresentation in applying for or
11    procuring a license under this Act or in connection with
12    applying for renewal of a license under this Act.
13        (e) Professional incompetence or gross negligence.
14        (f) Malpractice.
15        (g) Aiding or assisting another person in violating any
16    provision of this Act or its rules.
17        (h) Failing to provide information within 60 days in
18    response to a written request made by the Department.
19        (i) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical or
20    unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
21    defraud, or harm the public.
22        (j) Habitual or excessive use or abuse of drugs defined
23    in law as controlled substances, alcohol, or any other
24    substance that results in the inability to practice with
25    reasonable judgment, skill, or safety.
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1    Columbia, territory, country, or governmental agency if at
2    least one of the grounds for the discipline is the same or
3    substantially equivalent to those set forth in this Act.
4        (l) Charging for professional services not rendered,
5    including filing false statements for the collection of
6    fees for which services are not rendered. Nothing in this
7    paragraph (1) affects any bona fide independent contractor
8    or employment arrangements among health care
9    professionals, health facilities, health care providers,
10    or other entities, except as otherwise prohibited by law.
11    Any employment arrangements may include provisions for
12    compensation, health insurance, pension, or other
13    employment benefits for the provision of services within
14    the scope of the licensee's practice under this Act.
15    Nothing in this paragraph (1) shall be construed to require
16    an employment arrangement to receive professional fees for
17    services rendered.
18        (m) A finding by the Department that the licensee,
19    after having his or her license placed on probationary
20    status, has violated the terms of probation.
21        (n) Willfully making or filing false records or reports
22    in his or her practice, including, but not limited to,
23    false records filed with State agencies or departments.
24        (o) Allowing one's license under this Act to be used by
25    an unlicensed person in violation of this Act.
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1    law, an assumed name.
2        (q) Gross and willful overcharging for professional
3    services.
4        (r) (Blank).
5        (s) Willfully failing to report an instance of
6    suspected child abuse or neglect as required by the Abused
7    and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
8        (t) Cheating on or attempting to subvert a licensing
9    examination administered under this Act.
10        (u) Mental illness or disability that results in the
11    inability to practice under this Act with reasonable
12    judgment, skill, or safety.
13        (v) Physical illness, including, but not limited to,
14    deterioration through the aging process or loss of motor
15    skill that results in a licensee's inability to practice
16    under this Act with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety.
17        (w) Advising an individual to discontinue, reduce,
18    increase, or otherwise alter the intake of a drug
19    prescribed by a physician licensed to practice medicine in
20    all its branches or by a prescriber as defined in Section
21    102 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act.
22    (2) The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend
23without hearing, as provided for in the Code of Civil
24Procedure, the license of any person who fails to file a
25return, or pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed
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1interest as required by any tax Act administered by the
2Illinois Department of Revenue, until such time as the
3requirements of any such tax Act are satisfied in accordance
4with subsection (g) of Section 2105-15 of the Civil
5Administrative Code of Illinois.
6    (3) (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 Civil Administrative Code of
12Illinois.
13    (4) 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 Civil Administrative
23Code of Illinois.
24    (5) The determination by a circuit court that a licensee is
25subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission, as
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1Code, operates as an automatic suspension. The suspension shall
2end only upon a finding by a court that the patient is no
3longer subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission
4and the issuance of an order so finding and discharging the
5patient.
6    (6) In enforcing this Act, the Department, upon a showing
7of a possible violation, may compel an individual licensed to
8practice under this Act, or who has applied for licensure under
9this Act, to submit to a mental or physical examination, or
10both, as required by and at the expense of the Department. The
11Department may order the examining physician to present
12testimony concerning the mental or physical examination of the
13licensee or applicant. No information shall be excluded by
14reason of any common law or statutory privilege relating to
15communications between the licensee or applicant and the
16examining physician. The examining physicians shall be
17specifically designated by the Department. The individual to be
18examined may have, at his or her own expense, another physician
19of his or her choice present during all aspects of this
20examination. The examination shall be performed by a physician
21licensed to practice medicine in all its branches. Failure of
22an individual to submit to a mental or physical examination,
23when directed, shall result in an automatic suspension without
24hearing.
25    A person holding a license under this Act or who has
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1or mental illness or disability, including, but not limited to,
2deterioration through the aging process or loss of motor skill,
3is unable to practice the profession with reasonable judgment,
4skill, or safety, may be required by the Department to submit
5to care, counseling, or treatment by physicians approved or
6designated by the Department as a condition, term, or
7restriction for continued, reinstated, or renewed licensure to
8practice. Submission to care, counseling, or treatment as
9required by the Department shall not be considered discipline
10of a license. If the licensee refuses to enter into a care,
11counseling, or treatment agreement or fails to abide by the
12terms of the agreement, then the Department may file a
13complaint to revoke, suspend, or otherwise discipline the
14license of the individual. The Secretary may order the license
15suspended immediately, pending a hearing by the Department.
16Fines shall not be assessed in disciplinary actions involving
17physical or mental illness or impairment.
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 15 days after
21the suspension and completed without appreciable delay. The
22Department shall have the authority to review the subject
23individual's record of treatment and counseling regarding the
24impairment to the extent permitted by applicable federal
25statutes and regulations safeguarding the confidentiality of
26medical 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 that he or she can resume practice in compliance
4with acceptable and prevailing standards under the provisions
5of his or her license.
6(Source: P.A. 97-1141, eff. 12-28-12; 98-148, eff. 8-2-13;
798-756, eff. 7-16-14.)
 
8    Section 735. The Environmental Health Practitioner
9Licensing Act is amended by changing Section 35 as follows:
 
10    (225 ILCS 37/35)
11    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2019)
12    Sec. 35. Grounds for discipline.
13    (a) The Department may refuse to issue or renew, or may
14revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand, or take other
15disciplinary action with regard to any license issued under
16this Act as the Department may consider proper, including the
17imposition of fines not to exceed $5,000 for each violation,
18for any one or combination of the following causes:
19        (1) Material misstatement in furnishing information to
20    the Department.
21        (2) Violations of this Act or its rules.
22        (3) Conviction of any felony under the laws of any U.S.
23    jurisdiction, any misdemeanor an essential element of
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1    to the practice of the profession.
2        (4) Making any misrepresentation for the purpose of
3    obtaining a certificate of registration.
4        (5) Professional incompetence.
5        (6) Aiding or assisting another person in violating any
6    provision of this Act or its rules.
7        (7) Failing to provide information within 60 days in
8    response to a written request made by the Department.
9        (8) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
10    unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
11    defraud, or harm the public as defined by rules of the
12    Department.
13        (9) Habitual or excessive use or addiction to alcohol,
14    narcotics, stimulants, or any other chemical agent or drug
15    that results in an environmental health practitioner's
16    inability to practice with reasonable judgment, skill, or
17    safety.
18        (10) Discipline by another U.S. jurisdiction or
19    foreign nation, if at least one of the grounds for a
20    discipline is the same or substantially equivalent to those
21    set forth in this Act.
22        (11) A finding by the Department that the registrant,
23    after having his or her license placed on probationary
24    status, has violated the terms of probation.
25        (12) Willfully making or filing false records or
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1    to, false records filed with State agencies or departments.
2        (13) Physical illness, including, but not limited to,
3    deterioration through the aging process or loss of motor
4    skills that result in the inability to practice the
5    profession with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety.
6        (14) Failure to comply with rules promulgated by the
7    Illinois Department of Public Health or other State
8    agencies related to the practice of environmental health.
9        (15) (Blank). The Department shall deny any
10    application for a license or renewal of a license under
11    this Act, without hearing, to a person who has defaulted on
12    an educational loan guaranteed by the Illinois Student
13    Assistance Commission; however, the Department may issue a
14    license or renewal of a license if the person in default
15    has established a satisfactory repayment record as
16    determined by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission.
17        (16) Solicitation of professional services by using
18    false or misleading advertising.
19        (17) A finding that the license has been applied for or
20    obtained by fraudulent means.
21        (18) Practicing or attempting to practice under a name
22    other than the full name as shown on the license or any
23    other legally authorized name.
24        (19) Gross overcharging for professional services
25    including filing statements for collection of fees or
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1    (b) The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend the
2license of any person who fails to (i) file a return, (ii) pay
3the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed return; or (iii)
4pay any final assessment of the tax, penalty, or interest as
5required by any tax Act administered by the Illinois Department
6of Revenue until the requirements of the tax Act are satisfied.
7    (c) The determination by a circuit court that a licensee is
8subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission to a
9mental health facility as provided in the Mental Health and
10Developmental Disabilities Code operates as an automatic
11suspension. The suspension may end only upon a finding by a
12court that the licensee is no longer subject to involuntary
13admission or judicial admission, the issuance of an order so
14finding and discharging the patient, and the recommendation of
15the Board to the Director that the licensee be allowed to
16resume practice.
17    (d) In enforcing this Section, the Department, upon a
18showing of a possible violation, may compel any person licensed
19to practice under this Act or who has applied for licensure or
20certification pursuant to this Act to submit to a mental or
21physical examination, or both, as required by and at the
22expense of the Department. The examining physicians shall be
23those specifically designated by the Department. The
24Department may order the examining physician to present
25testimony concerning this mental or physical examination of the
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1reason of any common law or statutory privilege relating to
2communications between the licensee or applicant and the
3examining physician. The person to be examined may have, at his
4or her own expense, another physician of his or her choice
5present during all aspects of the examination. Failure of any
6person to submit to a mental or physical examination, when
7directed, shall be grounds for suspension of a license until
8the person submits to the examination if the Department finds,
9after notice and hearing, that the refusal to submit to the
10examination was without reasonable cause.
11    If the Department finds an individual unable to practice
12because of the reasons set forth in this Section, the
13Department may require that individual to submit to care,
14counseling, or treatment by physicians approved or designated
15by the Department, as a condition, term, or restriction for
16continued, reinstated, or renewed licensure to practice or, in
17lieu of care, counseling, or treatment, the Department may file
18a complaint to immediately suspend, revoke, or otherwise
19discipline the license of the individual.
20    Any person whose license was granted, continued,
21reinstated, renewed, disciplined, or supervised subject to
22such terms, conditions, or restrictions and who fails to comply
23with such terms, conditions, or restrictions shall be referred
24to the Director for a determination as to whether the person
25shall have his or her license suspended immediately, pending a
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1    In instances in which the Director 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
6person'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    A person licensed under this Act and affected under this
11Section shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to the
12Department 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. 92-837, eff. 8-22-02.)
 
16    Section 740. The Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing
17Code is amended by changing Section 15-75 as follows:
 
18    (225 ILCS 41/15-75)
19    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)
20    Sec. 15-75. Violations; grounds for discipline; penalties.
21    (a) Each of the following acts is a Class A misdemeanor for
22the first offense, and a Class 4 felony for each subsequent
23offense. These penalties shall also apply to unlicensed owners
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1        (1) Practicing the profession of funeral directing and
2    embalming or funeral directing, or attempting to practice
3    the profession of funeral directing and embalming or
4    funeral directing without a license as a funeral director
5    and embalmer or funeral director.
6        (2) Serving or attempting to serve as an intern under a
7    licensed funeral director and embalmer without a license as
8    a licensed funeral director and embalmer intern.
9        (3) Obtaining or attempting to obtain a license,
10    practice or business, or any other thing of value, by fraud
11    or misrepresentation.
12        (4) Permitting any person in one's employ, under one's
13    control or in or under one's service to serve as a funeral
14    director and embalmer, funeral director, or funeral
15    director and embalmer intern when the person does not have
16    the appropriate license.
17        (5) Failing to display a license as required by this
18    Code.
19        (6) Giving false information or making a false oath or
20    affidavit required by this Code.
21    (b) The Department may refuse to issue or renew, revoke,
22suspend, place on probation or administrative supervision,
23reprimand, or take other disciplinary or non-disciplinary
24action as the Department may deem appropriate, including
25imposing fines not to exceed $10,000 for each violation, with
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1of the following:
2        (1) Fraud or any misrepresentation in applying for or
3    procuring a license under this Code or in connection with
4    applying for renewal of a license under this Code.
5        (2) For licenses, conviction by plea of guilty or nolo
6    contendere, finding of guilt, jury verdict, or entry of
7    judgment or by sentencing of any crime, including, but not
8    limited to, convictions, preceding sentences of
9    supervision, conditional discharge, or first offender
10    probation, under the laws of any jurisdiction of the United
11    States: (i) that is a felony or (ii) that is a misdemeanor,
12    an essential element of which is dishonesty, or that is
13    directly related to the practice of the profession and, for
14    initial applicants, convictions set forth in Section 15-72
15    of this Act.
16        (3) Violation of the laws of this State relating to the
17    funeral, burial or disposition of deceased human bodies or
18    of the rules and regulations of the Department, or the
19    Department of Public Health.
20        (4) Directly or indirectly paying or causing to be paid
21    any sum of money or other valuable consideration for the
22    securing of business or for obtaining authority to dispose
23    of any deceased human body.
24        (5) Professional incompetence, gross negligence,
25    malpractice, or untrustworthiness in the practice of
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1        (6) (Blank).
2        (7) Engaging in, promoting, selling, or issuing burial
3    contracts, burial certificates, or burial insurance
4    policies in connection with the profession as a funeral
5    director and embalmer, funeral director, or funeral
6    director and embalmer intern in violation of any laws of
7    the State of Illinois.
8        (8) Refusing, without cause, to surrender the custody
9    of a deceased human body upon the proper request of the
10    person or persons lawfully entitled to the custody of the
11    body.
12        (9) Taking undue advantage of a client or clients as to
13    amount to the perpetration of fraud.
14        (10) Engaging in funeral directing and embalming or
15    funeral directing without a license.
16        (11) Encouraging, requesting, or suggesting by a
17    licensee or some person working on his behalf and with his
18    consent for compensation that a person utilize the services
19    of a certain funeral director and embalmer, funeral
20    director, or funeral establishment unless that information
21    has been expressly requested by the person. This does not
22    prohibit general advertising or pre-need solicitation.
23        (12) Making or causing to be made any false or
24    misleading statements about the laws concerning the
25    disposition of human remains, including, but not limited
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1    or the need for an outer burial container.
2        (13) (Blank).
3        (14) Embalming or attempting to embalm a deceased human
4    body without express prior authorization of the person
5    responsible for making the funeral arrangements for the
6    body. This does not apply to cases where embalming is
7    directed by local authorities who have jurisdiction or when
8    embalming is required by State or local law. A licensee may
9    embalm without express prior authorization if a good faith
10    effort has been made to contact family members and has been
11    unsuccessful and the licensee has no reason to believe the
12    family opposes embalming.
13        (15) Making a false statement on a Certificate of Death
14    where the person making the statement knew or should have
15    known that the statement was false.
16        (16) Soliciting human bodies after death or while death
17    is imminent.
18        (17) Performing any act or practice that is a violation
19    of this Code, the rules for the administration of this
20    Code, or any federal, State or local laws, rules, or
21    regulations governing the practice of funeral directing or
22    embalming.
23        (18) Performing any act or practice that is a violation
24    of Section 2 of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business
25    Practices Act.
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1    unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
2    defraud or harm the public.
3        (20) Taking possession of a dead human body without
4    having first obtained express permission from the person
5    holding the right to control the disposition in accordance
6    with Section 5 of the Disposition of Remains Act or a
7    public agency legally authorized to direct, control or
8    permit the removal of deceased human bodies.
9        (21) Advertising in a false or misleading manner or
10    advertising using the name of an unlicensed person in
11    connection with any service being rendered in the practice
12    of funeral directing or funeral directing and embalming.
13    The use of any name of an unlicensed or unregistered person
14    in an advertisement so as to imply that the person will
15    perform services is considered misleading advertising.
16    Nothing in this paragraph shall prevent including the name
17    of any owner, officer or corporate director of a funeral
18    home, who is not a licensee, in any advertisement used by a
19    funeral home with which the individual is affiliated, if
20    the advertisement specifies the individual's affiliation
21    with the funeral home.
22        (22) Charging for professional services not rendered,
23    including filing false statements for the collection of
24    fees for which services are not rendered.
25        (23) Failing to account for or remit any monies,
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1    comes into a licensee's possession.
2        (24) Treating any person differently to his detriment
3    because of race, color, creed, gender, religion, or
4    national origin.
5        (25) Knowingly making any false statements, oral or
6    otherwise, of a character likely to influence, persuade or
7    induce others in the course of performing professional
8    services or activities.
9        (26) Willfully making or filing false records or
10    reports in the practice of funeral directing and embalming,
11    including, but not limited to, false records filed with
12    State agencies or departments.
13        (27) Failing to acquire continuing education required
14    under this Code.
15        (28) (Blank).
16        (29) Aiding or assisting another person in violating
17    any provision of this Code or rules adopted pursuant to
18    this Code.
19        (30) Failing within 10 days, to provide information in
20    response to a written request made by the Department.
21        (31) Discipline by another state, District of
22    Columbia, territory, foreign nation, or governmental
23    agency, if at least one of the grounds for the discipline
24    is the same or substantially equivalent to those set forth
25    in this Section.
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1        (33) Mental illness or disability which results in the
2    inability to practice the profession with reasonable
3    judgment, skill, or safety.
4        (34) Gross, willful, or continued overcharging for
5    professional services, including filing false statements
6    for collection of fees for which services are not rendered.
7        (35) Physical illness, including, but not limited to,
8    deterioration through the aging process or loss of motor
9    skill which results in a licensee's inability to practice
10    under this Code with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety.
11        (36) Failing to comply with any of the following
12    required activities:
13            (A) When reasonably possible, a funeral director
14        licensee or funeral director and embalmer licensee or
15        anyone acting on his or her behalf shall obtain the
16        express authorization of the person or persons
17        responsible for making the funeral arrangements for a
18        deceased human body prior to removing a body from the
19        place of death or any place it may be or embalming or
20        attempting to embalm a deceased human body, unless
21        required by State or local law. This requirement is
22        waived whenever removal or embalming is directed by
23        local authorities who have jurisdiction. If the
24        responsibility for the handling of the remains
25        lawfully falls under the jurisdiction of a public
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1        prevail.
2            (B) A licensee shall clearly mark the price of any
3        casket offered for sale or the price of any service
4        using the casket on or in the casket if the casket is
5        displayed at the funeral establishment. If the casket
6        is displayed at any other location, regardless of
7        whether the licensee is in control of that location,
8        the casket shall be clearly marked and the registrant
9        shall use books, catalogues, brochures, or other
10        printed display aids to show the price of each casket
11        or service.
12            (C) At the time funeral arrangements are made and
13        prior to rendering the funeral services, a licensee
14        shall furnish a written statement of services to be
15        retained by the person or persons making the funeral
16        arrangements, signed by both parties, that shall
17        contain: (i) the name, address and telephone number of
18        the funeral establishment and the date on which the
19        arrangements were made; (ii) the price of the service
20        selected and the services and merchandise included for
21        that price; (iii) a clear disclosure that the person or
22        persons making the arrangement may decline and receive
23        credit for any service or merchandise not desired and
24        not required by law or the funeral director or the
25        funeral director and embalmer; (iv) the supplemental
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1        price of each item; (v) the terms or method of payment
2        agreed upon; and (vi) a statement as to any monetary
3        advances made by the registrant on behalf of the
4        family. The licensee shall maintain a copy of the
5        written statement of services in its permanent
6        records. All written statements of services are
7        subject to inspection by the Department.
8            (D) In all instances where the place of final
9        disposition of a deceased human body or the cremated
10        remains of a deceased human body is a cemetery, the
11        licensed funeral director and embalmer, or licensed
12        funeral director, who has been engaged to provide
13        funeral or embalming services shall remain at the
14        cemetery and personally witness the placement of the
15        human remains in their designated grave or the sealing
16        of the above ground depository, crypt, or urn. The
17        licensed funeral director or licensed funeral director
18        and embalmer may designate a licensed funeral director
19        and embalmer intern or representative of the funeral
20        home to be his or her witness to the placement of the
21        remains. If the cemetery authority, cemetery manager,
22        or any other agent of the cemetery takes any action
23        that prevents compliance with this paragraph (D), then
24        the funeral director and embalmer or funeral director
25        shall provide written notice to the Department within 5
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1        Department receives this notice, then the Department
2        shall not take any disciplinary action against the
3        funeral director and embalmer or funeral director for a
4        violation of this paragraph (D) unless the Department
5        finds that the cemetery authority, manager, or any
6        other agent of the cemetery did not prevent the funeral
7        director and embalmer or funeral director from
8        complying with this paragraph (D) as claimed in the
9        written notice.
10            (E) A funeral director or funeral director and
11        embalmer shall fully complete the portion of the
12        Certificate of Death under the responsibility of the
13        funeral director or funeral director and embalmer and
14        provide all required information. In the event that any
15        reported information subsequently changes or proves
16        incorrect, a funeral director or funeral director and
17        embalmer shall immediately upon learning the correct
18        information correct the Certificate of Death.
19        (37) A finding by the Department that the licensee,
20    after having his or her license placed on probationary
21    status or subjected to conditions or restrictions,
22    violated the terms of the probation or failed to comply
23    with such terms or conditions.
24        (38) (Blank).
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1    pursuant to the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act
2    and, upon proof by clear and convincing evidence, being
3    found to have caused a child to be an abused child or
4    neglected child as defined in the Abused and Neglected
5    Child Reporting Act.
6        (40) Habitual or excessive use or abuse of drugs
7    defined in law as controlled substances, alcohol, or any
8    other substance which results in the inability to practice
9    with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety.
10        (41) Practicing under a false or, except as provided by
11    law, an assumed name.
12        (42) Cheating on or attempting to subvert the licensing
13    examination administered under this Code.
14    (c) The Department may refuse to issue or renew or may
15suspend without a hearing, as provided for in the Department of
16Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of
17Illinois, the license of any person who fails to file a return,
18to pay the tax, penalty or interest shown in a filed return, or
19to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty or interest as
20required by any tax Act administered by the Illinois Department
21of Revenue, until the time as the requirements of the tax Act
22are satisfied in accordance with subsection (g) of Section
232105-15 of the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the
24Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
25    (d) No action may be taken under this Code against a person
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15 years after the occurrence of the alleged violations. A
2continuing violation shall be deemed to have occurred on the
3date when the circumstances last existed that give rise to the
4alleged violation.
5    (e) Nothing in this Section shall be construed or enforced
6to give a funeral director and embalmer, or his or her
7designees, authority over the operation of a cemetery or over
8cemetery employees. Nothing in this Section shall be construed
9or enforced to impose duties or penalties on cemeteries with
10respect to the timing of the placement of human remains in
11their designated grave or the sealing of the above ground
12depository, crypt, or urn due to patron safety, the allocation
13of cemetery staffing, liability insurance, a collective
14bargaining agreement, or other such reasons.
15    (f) All fines imposed under this Section shall be paid 60
16days after the effective date of the order imposing the fine.
17    (g) (Blank). The Department shall deny a license or renewal
18authorized by this Code to a person who has defaulted on an
19educational loan or scholarship provided or guaranteed by the
20Illinois Student Assistance Commission or any governmental
21agency of this State in accordance with item (5) of subsection
22(a) of Section 2105-15 of the Department of Professional
23Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
24    (h) In cases where the Department of Healthcare and Family
25Services has previously determined a licensee or a potential
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1child support and has subsequently certified the delinquency to
2the Department, the Department may refuse to issue or renew or
3may revoke or suspend that person's license or may take other
4disciplinary action against that person based solely upon the
5certification of delinquency made by the Department of
6Healthcare and Family Services in accordance with item (5) of
7subsection (a) of Section 2105-15 of the Department of
8Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of
9Illinois.
10    (i) A person not licensed under this Code who is an owner
11of a funeral establishment or funeral business shall not aid,
12abet, assist, procure, advise, employ, or contract with any
13unlicensed person to offer funeral services or aid, abet,
14assist, or direct any licensed person contrary to or in
15violation of any rules or provisions of this Code. A person
16violating this subsection shall be treated as a licensee for
17the purposes of disciplinary action under this Section and
18shall be subject to cease and desist orders as provided in this
19Code, the imposition of a fine up to $10,000 for each violation
20and any other penalty provided by law.
21    (j) The determination by a circuit court that a licensee is
22subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission as
23provided in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
24Code, as amended, operates as an automatic suspension. The
25suspension may end only upon a finding by a court that the
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1judicial admission and issues an order so finding and
2discharging the licensee, and upon the recommendation of the
3Board to the Secretary that the licensee be allowed to resume
4his or her practice.
5    (k) In enforcing this Code, the Department, upon a showing
6of a possible violation, may compel an individual licensed to
7practice under this Code, or who has applied for licensure
8under this Code, to submit to a mental or physical examination,
9or both, as required by and at the expense of the Department.
10The Department may order the examining physician to present
11testimony concerning the mental or physical examination of the
12licensee or applicant. No information shall be excluded by
13reason of any common law or statutory privilege relating to
14communications between the licensee or applicant and the
15examining physician. The examining physician shall be
16specifically designated by the Department. The individual to be
17examined may have, at his or her own expense, another physician
18of his or her choice present during all aspects of this
19examination. The examination shall be performed by a physician
20licensed to practice medicine in all its branches. Failure of
21an individual to submit to a mental or physical examination,
22when directed, shall result in an automatic suspension without
23hearing.
24    A person holding a license under this Code or who has
25applied for a license under this Code who, because of a
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1limited to, deterioration through the aging process or loss of
2motor skill, is unable to practice the profession with
3reasonable judgment, skill, or safety, may be required by the
4Department to submit to care, counseling, or treatment by
5physicians approved or designated by the Department as a
6condition, term, or restriction for continued, reinstated, or
7renewed licensure to practice. Submission to care, counseling,
8or treatment as required by the Department shall not be
9considered discipline of a license. If the licensee refuses to
10enter into a care, counseling, or treatment agreement or fails
11to abide by the terms of the agreement, the Department may file
12a complaint to revoke, suspend, or otherwise discipline the
13license of the individual. The Secretary may order the license
14suspended immediately, pending a hearing by the Department.
15Fines shall not be assessed in disciplinary actions involving
16physical or mental illness or impairment.
17    In instances in which the Secretary immediately suspends a
18person's license under this Section, a hearing on that person's
19license must be convened by the Department within 15 days after
20the suspension and completed without appreciable delay. The
21Department shall have the authority to review the subject
22individual's record of treatment and counseling regarding the
23impairment to the extent permitted by applicable federal
24statutes and regulations safeguarding the confidentiality of
25medical records.
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1this Section shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to
2the Department that he or she can resume practice in compliance
3with acceptable and prevailing standards under the provisions
4of his or her license.
5(Source: P.A. 99-876, eff. 1-1-17; 100-201, eff. 8-18-17.)
 
6    Section 745. The Marriage and Family Therapy Licensing Act
7is amended by changing Section 85 as follows:
 
8    (225 ILCS 55/85)  (from Ch. 111, par. 8351-85)
9    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)
10    Sec. 85. Refusal, revocation, or suspension.
11    (a) The Department may refuse to issue or renew a license,
12or may revoke, suspend, reprimand, place on probation, or take
13any other disciplinary or non-disciplinary action as the
14Department may deem proper, including the imposition of fines
15not to exceed $10,000 for each violation, with regard to any
16license issued under the provisions of this Act for any one or
17combination of the following grounds:
18        (1) Material misstatement in furnishing information to
19    the Department.
20        (2) Violation of any provision of this Act or its
21    rules.
22        (3) Conviction of or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo
23    contendere, finding of guilt, jury verdict, or entry of
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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 that is
4    (i) a felony or (ii) a misdemeanor, an essential element of
5    which is dishonesty or that is directly related to the
6    practice of the profession.
7        (4) Fraud or misrepresentation in applying for or
8    procuring a license under this Act or in connection with
9    applying for renewal or restoration of a license under this
10    Act or its rules.
11        (5) Professional incompetence.
12        (6) Gross negligence in practice under this Act.
13        (7) Aiding or assisting another person in violating any
14    provision of this Act or its rules.
15        (8) Failing, within 60 days, to provide information in
16    response to a written request made by the Department.
17        (9) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
18    unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
19    defraud or harm the public as defined by the rules of the
20    Department, or violating the rules of professional conduct
21    adopted by the Department.
22        (10) Habitual or excessive use or abuse of drugs
23    defined in law as controlled substances, of alcohol, or any
24    other substance that results in the inability to practice
25    with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety.
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1    of the grounds for the discipline is the same or
2    substantially equivalent to those set forth in this Act.
3        (12) Directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from
4    any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association
5    any fee, commission, rebate, or other form of compensation
6    for any professional services not actually or personally
7    rendered. Nothing in this paragraph (12) affects any bona
8    fide independent contractor or employment arrangements
9    among health care professionals, health facilities, health
10    care providers, or other entities, except as otherwise
11    prohibited by law. Any employment arrangements may include
12    provisions for compensation, health insurance, pension, or
13    other employment benefits for the provision of services
14    within the scope of the licensee's practice under this Act.
15    Nothing in this paragraph (12) shall be construed to
16    require an employment arrangement to receive professional
17    fees for services rendered.
18        (13) A finding by the Department that the licensee,
19    after having his or her license placed on probationary
20    status, has violated the terms of probation or failed to
21    comply with the terms.
22        (14) Abandonment of a patient without cause.
23        (15) Willfully making or filing false records or
24    reports relating to a licensee's practice, including but
25    not limited to false records filed with State agencies or
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1        (16) Willfully failing to report an instance of
2    suspected child abuse or neglect as required by the Abused
3    and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
4        (17) Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated
5    report by the Department of Children and Family Services
6    under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act and upon
7    proof by clear and convincing evidence that the licensee
8    has caused a child to be an abused child or neglected child
9    as defined in the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
10        (18) Physical illness or mental illness or impairment,
11    including, but not limited to, deterioration through the
12    aging process or loss of motor skill that results in the
13    inability to practice the profession with reasonable
14    judgment, skill, or safety.
15        (19) Solicitation of professional services by using
16    false or misleading advertising.
17        (20) A pattern of practice or other behavior that
18    demonstrates incapacity or incompetence to practice under
19    this Act.
20        (21) Practicing under a false or assumed name, except
21    as provided by law.
22        (22) Gross, willful, and continued overcharging for
23    professional services, including filing false statements
24    for collection of fees or moneys for which services are not
25    rendered.
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1    patient care and treatment as required by law.
2        (24) Cheating on or attempting to subvert the licensing
3    examinations administered under this Act.
4        (25) Willfully failing to report an instance of
5    suspected abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, or
6    self-neglect of an eligible adult as defined in and
7    required by the Adult Protective Services Act.
8        (26) Being named as an abuser in a verified report by
9    the Department on Aging and under the Adult Protective
10    Services Act and upon proof by clear and convincing
11    evidence that the licensee abused, neglected, or
12    financially exploited an eligible adult as defined in the
13    Adult Protective Services Act.
14    (b) (Blank). The Department shall deny any application for
15a license or renewal, without hearing, under this Act to any
16person who has defaulted on an educational loan guaranteed by
17the Illinois Student Assistance Commission; however, the
18Department may issue a license or renewal if the person in
19default has established a satisfactory repayment record as
20determined by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission.
21    (c) The determination by a circuit court that a licensee is
22subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission, as
23provided in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
24Code, operates as an automatic suspension. The suspension will
25terminate only upon a finding by a court that the patient is no
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1and the issuance of an order so finding and discharging the
2patient, and upon the recommendation of the Board to the
3Secretary that the licensee be allowed to resume his or her
4practice as a licensed marriage and family therapist or an
5associate licensed marriage and family therapist.
6    (d) The Department shall refuse to issue or may suspend the
7license of any person who fails to file a return, pay the tax,
8penalty, or interest shown in a filed return or pay any final
9assessment of tax, penalty, or interest, as required by any tax
10Act administered by the Illinois Department of Revenue, until
11the time the requirements of the tax Act are satisfied.
12    (e) In enforcing this Section, the Department or Board upon
13a showing of a possible violation may compel an individual
14licensed to practice under this Act, or who has applied for
15licensure under this Act, to submit to a mental or physical
16examination, or both, which may include a substance abuse or
17sexual offender evaluation, as required by and at the expense
18of the Department.
19    The Department shall specifically designate the examining
20physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches
21or, if applicable, the multidisciplinary team involved in
22providing the mental or physical examination or both. The
23multidisciplinary team shall be led by a physician licensed to
24practice medicine in all of its branches and may consist of one
25or more or a combination of physicians licensed to practice
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1psychologists, licensed clinical social workers, licensed
2clinical professional counselors, licensed marriage and family
3therapists, and other professional and administrative staff.
4Any examining physician or member of the multidisciplinary team
5may require any person ordered to submit to an examination and
6evaluation pursuant to this Section to submit to any additional
7supplemental testing deemed necessary to complete any
8examination or evaluation process, including, but not limited
9to, blood testing, urinalysis, psychological testing, or
10neuropsychological testing.
11    The Department may order the examining physician or any
12member of the multidisciplinary team to provide to the
13Department any and all records, including business records,
14that relate to the examination and evaluation, including any
15supplemental testing performed.
16    The Department or Board may order the examining physician
17or any member of the multidisciplinary team to present
18testimony concerning the mental or physical examination of the
19licensee or applicant. No information, report, record, or other
20documents in any way related to the examination shall be
21excluded by reason of any common law or statutory privilege
22relating to communications between the licensee or applicant
23and the examining physician or any member of the
24multidisciplinary team. No authorization is necessary from the
25licensee or applicant ordered to undergo an examination for the
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1to provide information, reports, records, or other documents or
2to provide any testimony regarding the examination and
3evaluation.
4    The individual to be examined may have, at his or her own
5expense, another physician of his or her choice present during
6all aspects of this examination. However, that physician shall
7be present only to observe and may not interfere in any way
8with the examination.
9     Failure of an individual to submit to a mental or physical
10examination, when ordered, shall result in an automatic
11suspension of his or her license until the individual submits
12to the examination.
13    If the Department or Board finds an individual unable to
14practice because of the reasons set forth in this Section, the
15Department or Board may require that individual to submit to
16care, counseling, or treatment by physicians approved or
17designated by the Department or Board, as a condition, term, or
18restriction for continued, reinstated, or renewed licensure to
19practice; or, in lieu of care, counseling, or treatment, the
20Department may file, or the Board may recommend to the
21Department to file, a complaint to immediately suspend, revoke,
22or otherwise discipline the license of the individual. An
23individual whose license was granted, continued, reinstated,
24renewed, disciplined or supervised subject to such terms,
25conditions, or restrictions, and who fails to comply with such
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1Secretary for a determination as to whether the individual
2shall have his or her license suspended immediately, pending a
3hearing by the Department.
4    In instances in which the Secretary immediately suspends a
5person's license under this Section, a hearing on that person's
6license must be convened by the Department within 30 days after
7the suspension and completed without appreciable delay. The
8Department and Board shall have the authority to review the
9subject individual's record of treatment and counseling
10regarding the impairment to the extent permitted by applicable
11federal statutes and regulations safeguarding the
12confidentiality of medical records.
13    An individual licensed under this Act and affected under
14this Section shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to
15the Department or Board that he or she can resume practice in
16compliance with acceptable and prevailing standards under the
17provisions of his or her license.
18    (f) A fine shall be paid within 60 days after the effective
19date of the order imposing the fine or in accordance with the
20terms set forth in the order imposing the fine.
21(Source: P.A. 100-372, eff. 8-25-17.)
 
22    Section 750. The Massage Licensing Act is amended by
23changing Section 45 as follows:
 
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1    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
2    Sec. 45. Grounds for discipline.
3    (a) The Department may refuse to issue or renew, or may
4revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand, or take other
5disciplinary or non-disciplinary action, as the Department
6considers appropriate, including the imposition of fines not to
7exceed $10,000 for each violation, with regard to any license
8or licensee for any one or more of the following:
9        (1) violations of this Act or of the rules adopted
10    under this Act;
11        (2) 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, under
16    the laws of any jurisdiction of the United States: (i) that
17    is a felony; or (ii) that is a misdemeanor, an essential
18    element of which is dishonesty, or that is directly related
19    to the practice of the profession;
20        (3) professional incompetence;
21        (4) advertising in a false, deceptive, or misleading
22    manner;
23        (5) aiding, abetting, assisting, procuring, advising,
24    employing, or contracting with any unlicensed person to
25    practice massage contrary to any rules or provisions of
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1        (6) engaging in immoral conduct in the commission of
2    any act, such as sexual abuse, sexual misconduct, or sexual
3    exploitation, related to the licensee's practice;
4        (7) engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
5    unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
6    defraud, or harm the public;
7        (8) practicing or offering to practice beyond the scope
8    permitted by law or accepting and performing professional
9    responsibilities which the licensee knows or has reason to
10    know that he or she is not competent to perform;
11        (9) knowingly delegating professional responsibilities
12    to a person unqualified by training, experience, or
13    licensure to perform;
14        (10) failing to provide information in response to a
15    written request made by the Department within 60 days;
16        (11) having a habitual or excessive use of or addiction
17    to alcohol, narcotics, stimulants, or any other chemical
18    agent or drug which results in the inability to practice
19    with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety;
20        (12) having a pattern of practice or other behavior
21    that demonstrates incapacity or incompetence to practice
22    under this Act;
23        (13) discipline by another state, District of
24    Columbia, territory, or foreign nation, if at least one of
25    the grounds for the discipline is the same or substantially
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1        (14) a finding by the Department that the licensee,
2    after having his or her license placed on probationary
3    status, has violated the terms of probation;
4        (15) willfully making or filing false records or
5    reports in his or her practice, including, but not limited
6    to, false records filed with State agencies or departments;
7        (16) making a material misstatement in furnishing
8    information to the Department or otherwise making
9    misleading, deceptive, untrue, or fraudulent
10    representations in violation of this Act or otherwise in
11    the practice of the profession;
12        (17) fraud or misrepresentation in applying for or
13    procuring a license under this Act or in connection with
14    applying for renewal of a license under this Act;
15        (18) inability to practice the profession with
16    reasonable judgment, skill, or safety as a result of
17    physical illness, including, but not limited to,
18    deterioration through the aging process, loss of motor
19    skill, or a mental illness or disability;
20        (19) charging for professional services not rendered,
21    including filing false statements for the collection of
22    fees for which services are not rendered;
23        (20) practicing under a false or, except as provided by
24    law, an assumed name; or
25        (21) cheating on or attempting to subvert the licensing
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1    All fines shall be paid within 60 days of the effective
2date of the order imposing the fine.
3    (b) A person not licensed under this Act and engaged in the
4business of offering massage therapy services through others,
5shall not aid, abet, assist, procure, advise, employ, or
6contract with any unlicensed person to practice massage therapy
7contrary to any rules or provisions of this Act. A person
8violating this subsection (b) shall be treated as a licensee
9for the purposes of disciplinary action under this Section and
10shall be subject to cease and desist orders as provided in
11Section 90 of this Act.
12    (c) The Department shall revoke any license issued under
13this Act of any person who is convicted of prostitution, rape,
14sexual misconduct, or any crime that subjects the licensee to
15compliance with the requirements of the Sex Offender
16Registration Act and any such conviction shall operate as a
17permanent bar in the State of Illinois to practice as a massage
18therapist.
19    (d) The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend the
20license of any person who fails to file a tax return, to pay
21the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed tax return, or
22to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty, or interest, as
23required by any tax Act administered by the Illinois Department
24of Revenue, until such time as the requirements of the tax Act
25are satisfied in accordance with subsection (g) of Section
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1    (e) (Blank). The Department shall deny a license or renewal
2authorized by this Act to a person who has defaulted on an
3educational loan or scholarship provided or guaranteed by the
4Illinois Student Assistance Commission or any governmental
5agency of this State in accordance with item (5) of subsection
6(a) of Section 2105-15 of the Civil Administrative Code of
7Illinois.
8    (f) In cases where the Department of Healthcare and Family
9Services has previously determined that a licensee or a
10potential licensee is more than 30 days delinquent in the
11payment of child support and has subsequently certified the
12delinquency to the Department, the Department may refuse to
13issue or renew or may revoke or suspend that person's license
14or may take other disciplinary action against that person based
15solely upon the certification of delinquency made by the
16Department of Healthcare and Family Services in accordance with
17item (5) of subsection (a) of Section 2105-15 of the Civil
18Administrative Code of Illinois.
19    (g) The determination by a circuit court that a licensee is
20subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission, as
21provided in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
22Code, operates as an automatic suspension. The suspension will
23end only upon a finding by a court that the patient is no
24longer subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission
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1    (h) In enforcing this Act, the Department or Board, upon a
2showing of a possible violation, may compel an individual
3licensed to practice under this Act, or who has applied for
4licensure under this Act, to submit to a mental or physical
5examination, or both, as required by and at the expense of the
6Department. The Department or Board may order the examining
7physician to present testimony concerning the mental or
8physical examination of the licensee or applicant. No
9information shall be excluded by reason of any common law or
10statutory privilege relating to communications between the
11licensee or applicant and the examining physician. The
12examining physicians shall be specifically designated by the
13Board or Department. The individual to be examined may have, at
14his or her own expense, another physician of his or her choice
15present during all aspects of this examination. The examination
16shall be performed by a physician licensed to practice medicine
17in all its branches. Failure of an individual to submit to a
18mental or physical examination, when directed, shall result in
19an automatic suspension without hearing.
20    A person holding a license under this Act or who has
21applied for a license under this Act who, because of a physical
22or mental illness or disability, including, but not limited to,
23deterioration through the aging process or loss of motor skill,
24is unable to practice the profession with reasonable judgment,
25skill, or safety, may be required by the Department to submit
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1designated by the Department as a condition, term, or
2restriction for continued, reinstated, or renewed licensure to
3practice. Submission to care, counseling, or treatment as
4required by the Department shall not be considered discipline
5of a license. If the licensee refuses to enter into a care,
6counseling, or treatment agreement or fails to abide by the
7terms of the agreement, the Department may file a complaint to
8revoke, suspend, or otherwise discipline the license of the
9individual. The Secretary may order the license suspended
10immediately, pending a hearing by the Department. Fines shall
11not be assessed in disciplinary actions involving physical or
12mental illness or impairment.
13    In instances in which the Secretary immediately suspends a
14person's license under this Section, a hearing on that person's
15license must be convened by the Department within 15 days after
16the suspension and completed without appreciable delay. The
17Department and Board shall have the authority to review the
18subject individual's record of treatment and counseling
19regarding the impairment to the extent permitted by applicable
20federal statutes and regulations safeguarding the
21confidentiality of medical records.
22    An individual licensed under this Act and affected under
23this Section shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to
24the Department or Board that he or she can resume practice in
25compliance with acceptable and prevailing standards under the
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1(Source: P.A. 97-514, eff. 8-23-11; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)
 
2    Section 755. The Naprapathic Practice Act is amended by
3changing Section 110 as follows:
 
4    (225 ILCS 63/110)
5    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)
6    Sec. 110. Grounds for disciplinary action; refusal,
7revocation, suspension.
8    (a) The Department may refuse to issue or to renew, or may
9revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand or take other
10disciplinary or non-disciplinary action as the Department may
11deem appropriate, including imposing fines not to exceed
12$10,000 for each violation, with regard to any licensee or
13license for any one or combination of the following causes:
14        (1) Violations of this Act or of rules adopted under
15    this Act.
16        (2) Material misstatement in furnishing information to
17    the Department.
18        (3) Conviction by plea of guilty or nolo contendere,
19    finding of guilt, jury verdict, or entry of judgment, or by
20    sentencing of any crime, including, but not limited to,
21    convictions, preceding sentences of supervision,
22    conditional discharge, or first offender probation, under
23    the laws of any jurisdiction of the United States: (i) that
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1    element of which is dishonesty, or that is directly related
2    to the practice of the profession.
3        (4) Fraud or any misrepresentation in applying for or
4    procuring a license under this Act or in connection with
5    applying for renewal of a license under this Act.
6        (5) Professional incompetence or gross negligence.
7        (6) Malpractice.
8        (7) Aiding or assisting another person in violating any
9    provision of this Act or its rules.
10        (8) Failing to provide information within 60 days in
11    response to a written request made by the Department.
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 abuse of drugs
16    defined in law as controlled substances, alcohol, or any
17    other substance which results in the inability to practice
18    with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety.
19        (11) Discipline by another U.S. jurisdiction or
20    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 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. This shall not be deemed to include rent or other
2    remunerations paid to an individual, partnership, or
3    corporation by a naprapath for the lease, rental, or use of
4    space, owned or controlled by the individual, partnership,
5    corporation, or association. Nothing in this paragraph
6    (12) affects any bona fide independent contractor or
7    employment arrangements among health care professionals,
8    health facilities, health care providers, or other
9    entities, except as otherwise prohibited by law. Any
10    employment arrangements may include provisions for
11    compensation, health insurance, pension, or other
12    employment benefits for the provision of services within
13    the scope of the licensee's practice under this Act.
14    Nothing in this paragraph (12) shall be construed to
15    require an employment arrangement to receive professional
16    fees for services rendered.
17        (13) Using the title "Doctor" or its abbreviation
18    without further clarifying that title or abbreviation with
19    the word "naprapath" or "naprapathy" or the designation
20    "D.N.".
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) Abandonment of a patient without cause.
25        (16) Willfully making or filing false records or
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1    not limited to, false records filed with State agencies or
2    departments.
3        (17) Willfully failing to report an instance of
4    suspected child abuse or neglect as required by the Abused
5    and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
6        (18) Physical or mental illness or disability,
7    including, but not limited to, deterioration through the
8    aging process or loss of motor skill that results in the
9    inability to practice the profession with reasonable
10    judgment, skill, or safety.
11        (19) Solicitation of professional services by means
12    other than permitted advertising.
13        (20) Failure to provide a patient with a copy of his or
14    her record upon the written request of the patient.
15        (21) Cheating on or attempting to subvert the licensing
16    examination administered under this Act.
17        (22) Allowing one's license under this Act to be used
18    by an unlicensed person in violation of this Act.
19        (23) (Blank).
20        (24) Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated
21    report by the Department of Children and Family Services
22    under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act and upon
23    proof by clear and convincing evidence that the licensee
24    has caused a child to be an abused child or a neglected
25    child as defined in the Abused and Neglected Child
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1        (25) Practicing under a false or, except as provided by
2    law, an assumed name.
3        (26) Immoral conduct in the commission of any act, such
4    as sexual abuse, sexual misconduct, or sexual
5    exploitation, related to the licensee's practice.
6        (27) Maintaining a professional relationship with any
7    person, firm, or corporation when the naprapath knows, or
8    should know, that the person, firm, or corporation is
9    violating this Act.
10        (28) Promotion of the sale of food supplements,
11    devices, appliances, or goods provided for a client or
12    patient in such manner as to exploit the patient or client
13    for financial gain of the licensee.
14        (29) Having treated ailments of human beings other than
15    by the practice of naprapathy as defined in this Act, or
16    having treated ailments of human beings as a licensed
17    naprapath independent of a documented referral or
18    documented current and relevant diagnosis from a
19    physician, dentist, or podiatric physician, or having
20    failed to notify the physician, dentist, or podiatric
21    physician who established a documented current and
22    relevant diagnosis that the patient is receiving
23    naprapathic treatment pursuant to that diagnosis.
24        (30) Use by a registered naprapath of the word
25    "infirmary", "hospital", "school", "university", in
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1    where naprapathy may be practiced or demonstrated.
2        (31) Continuance of a naprapath in the employ of any
3    person, firm, or corporation, or as an assistant to any
4    naprapath or naprapaths, directly or indirectly, after his
5    or her employer or superior has been found guilty of
6    violating or has been enjoined from violating the laws of
7    the State of Illinois relating to the practice of
8    naprapathy when the employer or superior persists in that
9    violation.
10        (32) The performance of naprapathic service in
11    conjunction with a scheme or plan with another person,
12    firm, or corporation known to be advertising in a manner
13    contrary to this Act or otherwise violating the laws of the
14    State of Illinois concerning the practice of naprapathy.
15        (33) Failure to provide satisfactory proof of having
16    participated in approved continuing education programs as
17    determined by and approved by the Secretary. Exceptions for
18    extreme hardships are to be defined by the rules of the
19    Department.
20        (34) (Blank).
21        (35) Gross or willful overcharging for professional
22    services.
23        (36) (Blank).
24    All fines imposed under this Section shall be paid within
2560 days after the effective date of the order imposing the
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1    (b) The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend
2without hearing, as provided for in the Department of
3Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code,
4the license of any person who fails to file a return, or pay
5the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed return, or pay
6any final assessment of the tax, penalty, or interest as
7required by any tax Act administered by the Illinois Department
8of Revenue, until such time as the requirements of any such tax
9Act are satisfied in accordance with subsection (g) of Section
102105-15 of the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the
11Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
12    (c) (Blank). The Department shall deny a license or renewal
13authorized by this Act to a person who has defaulted on an
14educational loan or scholarship provided or guaranteed by the
15Illinois Student Assistance Commission or any governmental
16agency of this State in accordance with item (5) of subsection
17(a) of Section 2105-15 of the Department of Professional
18Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
19    (d) 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
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1Healthcare and Family Services in accordance with item (5) of
2subsection (a) of Section 2105-15 of the Department of
3Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of
4Illinois.
5    (e) 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. The suspension shall
9end only upon a finding by a court that the patient is no
10longer subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission
11and the issuance of an order so finding and discharging the
12patient.
13    (f) In enforcing this Act, the Department, upon a showing
14of a possible violation, may compel an individual licensed to
15practice under this Act, or who has applied for licensure under
16this Act, to submit to a mental or physical examination and
17evaluation, or both, which may include a substance abuse or
18sexual offender evaluation, as required by and at the expense
19of the Department. The Department shall specifically designate
20the examining physician licensed to practice medicine in all of
21its branches or, if applicable, the multidisciplinary team
22involved in providing the mental or physical examination and
23evaluation, or both. The multidisciplinary team shall be led by
24a physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its
25branches and may consist of one or more or a combination of
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1branches, licensed chiropractic physicians, licensed clinical
2psychologists, licensed clinical social workers, licensed
3clinical professional counselors, and other professional and
4administrative staff. Any examining physician or member of the
5multidisciplinary team may require any person ordered to submit
6to an examination and evaluation pursuant to this Section to
7submit to any additional supplemental testing deemed necessary
8to complete any examination or evaluation process, including,
9but not limited to, blood testing, urinalysis, psychological
10testing, or neuropsychological testing.
11    The Department may order the examining physician or any
12member of the multidisciplinary team to provide to the
13Department any and all records including business records that
14relate to the examination and evaluation, including any
15supplemental testing performed. The Department may order the
16examining physician or any member of the multidisciplinary team
17to present testimony concerning the examination and evaluation
18of the licensee or applicant, including testimony concerning
19any supplemental testing or documents in any way related to the
20examination and evaluation. No information, report, record, or
21other documents in any way related to the examination and
22evaluation shall be excluded by reason of any common law or
23statutory privilege relating to communications between the
24licensee or applicant and the examining physician or any member
25of the multidisciplinary team. No authorization is necessary
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1and examination for the examining physician or any member of
2the multidisciplinary team to provide information, reports,
3records, or other documents or to provide any testimony
4regarding the examination and evaluation. The individual to be
5examined may have, at his or her own expense, another physician
6of his or her choice present during all aspects of this
7examination. Failure of an individual to submit to a mental or
8physical examination and evaluation, or both, when directed,
9shall result in an automatic suspension without hearing, until
10such time as the individual submits to the examination.
11    A person holding a license under this Act or who has
12applied for a license under this Act who, because of a physical
13or mental illness or disability, including, but not limited to,
14deterioration through the aging process or loss of motor skill,
15is unable to practice the profession with reasonable judgment,
16skill, or safety, may be required by the Department to submit
17to care, counseling, or treatment by physicians approved or
18designated by the Department as a condition, term, or
19restriction for continued, reinstated, or renewed licensure to
20practice. Submission to care, counseling, or treatment as
21required by the Department shall not be considered discipline
22of a license. If the licensee refuses to enter into a care,
23counseling, or treatment agreement or fails to abide by the
24terms of the agreement, the Department may file a complaint to
25revoke, suspend, or otherwise discipline the license of the
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1immediately, pending a hearing by the Department. Fines shall
2not be assessed in disciplinary actions involving physical or
3mental illness or impairment.
4    In instances in which the Secretary immediately suspends a
5person's license under this Section, a hearing on that person's
6license must be convened by the Department within 15 days after
7the suspension and completed without appreciable delay. The
8Department shall have the authority to review the subject
9individual's record of treatment and counseling regarding the
10impairment to the extent permitted by applicable federal
11statutes and regulations safeguarding the confidentiality of
12medical records.
13    An individual licensed under this Act and affected under
14this Section shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to
15the Department that he or she can resume practice in compliance
16with acceptable and prevailing standards under the provisions
17of his or her license.
18(Source: P.A. 97-778, eff. 7-13-12; 98-214, eff. 8-9-13;
1998-463, eff. 8-16-13.)
 
20    Section 760. The Illinois Occupational Therapy Practice
21Act is amended by changing Section 19 as follows:
 
22    (225 ILCS 75/19)  (from Ch. 111, par. 3719)
23    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2024)
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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 imposing fines not to exceed $10,000 for
5each violation and the assessment of costs as provided under
6Section 19.3 of this Act, with regard to any license for any
7one or combination of the following:
8        (1) Material misstatement in furnishing information to
9    the Department;
10        (2) Violations of this Act, or of the rules promulgated
11    thereunder;
12        (3) Conviction by plea of guilty or nolo contendere,
13    finding of guilt, jury verdict, or entry of judgment or
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 that is
18    (i) a felony or (ii) a misdemeanor, an essential element of
19    which is dishonesty, or that is directly related to the
20    practice of the profession;
21        (4) Fraud or any misrepresentation in applying for or
22    procuring a license under this Act, or in connection with
23    applying for renewal of a license under this Act;
24        (5) Professional incompetence;
25        (6) Aiding or assisting another person, firm,
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1    this Act or rules;
2        (7) Failing, within 60 days, to provide information in
3    response to a written request made by the Department;
4        (8) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical or
5    unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
6    defraud or harm the public;
7        (9) Habitual or excessive use or abuse of drugs defined
8    in law as controlled substances, alcohol, or any other
9    substance that results in the inability to practice with
10    reasonable judgment, skill, or safety;
11        (10) Discipline by another state, unit of government,
12    government agency, the District of Columbia, a territory,
13    or foreign nation, if at least one of the grounds for the
14    discipline is the same or substantially equivalent to those
15    set forth herein;
16        (11) Directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from
17    any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association
18    any fee, commission, rebate or other form of compensation
19    for professional services not actually or personally
20    rendered. Nothing in this paragraph (11) affects any bona
21    fide independent contractor or employment arrangements
22    among health care professionals, health facilities, health
23    care providers, or other entities, except as otherwise
24    prohibited by law. Any employment arrangements may include
25    provisions for compensation, health insurance, pension, or
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1    within the scope of the licensee's practice under this Act.
2    Nothing in this paragraph (11) shall be construed to
3    require an employment arrangement to receive professional
4    fees for services rendered;
5        (12) A finding by the Department that the license
6    holder, after having his license disciplined, has violated
7    the terms of the discipline;
8        (13) Wilfully making or filing false records or reports
9    in the practice of occupational therapy, including but not
10    limited to false records filed with the State agencies or
11    departments;
12        (14) Physical illness, including but not limited to,
13    deterioration through the aging process, or loss of motor
14    skill which results in the inability to practice under this
15    Act with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety;
16        (15) Solicitation of professional services other than
17    by permitted advertising;
18        (16) Allowing one's license under this Act to be used
19    by an unlicensed person in violation of this Act;
20        (17) Practicing under a false or, except as provided by
21    law, assumed name;
22        (18) Professional incompetence or gross negligence;
23        (19) Malpractice;
24        (20) Promotion of the sale of drugs, devices,
25    appliances, or goods provided for a patient in any manner
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1        (21) Gross, willful, or continued overcharging for
2    professional services;
3        (22) Mental illness or disability that results in the
4    inability to practice under this Act with reasonable
5    judgment, skill, or safety;
6        (23) Violating the Health Care Worker Self-Referral
7    Act;
8        (24) Having treated patients other than by the practice
9    of occupational therapy as defined in this Act, or having
10    treated patients as a licensed occupational therapist
11    independent of a referral from a physician, advanced
12    practice registered nurse or physician assistant in
13    accordance with Section 3.1, dentist, podiatric physician,
14    or optometrist, or having failed to notify the physician,
15    advanced practice registered nurse, physician assistant,
16    dentist, podiatric physician, or optometrist who
17    established a diagnosis that the patient is receiving
18    occupational therapy pursuant to that diagnosis;
19        (25) Cheating on or attempting to subvert the licensing
20    examination administered under this Act; and
21        (26) Charging for professional services not rendered,
22    including filing false statements for the collection of
23    fees for which services are not rendered.
24    All fines imposed under this Section shall be paid within
2560 days after the effective date of the order imposing the fine
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1the fine.
2    (b) The determination by a circuit court that a license
3holder is subject to involuntary admission or judicial
4admission as provided in the Mental Health and Developmental
5Disabilities Code, as now or hereafter amended, operates as an
6automatic suspension. Such suspension will end only upon a
7finding by a court that the patient is no longer subject to
8involuntary admission or judicial admission and an order by the
9court so finding and discharging the patient. In any case where
10a license is suspended under this provision, the licensee shall
11file a petition for restoration and shall include evidence
12acceptable to the Department that the licensee can resume
13practice in compliance with acceptable and prevailing
14standards of their profession.
15    (c) 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
18return, to pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed
19return, 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 any such tax Act are satisfied in accordance
23with subsection (a) of Section 2105-15 of the Department of
24Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of
25Illinois.
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1showing of a possible violation, may compel any individual who
2is licensed under this Act or any individual who has applied
3for licensure to submit to a mental or physical examination or
4evaluation, or both, which may include a substance abuse or
5sexual offender evaluation, at the expense of the Department.
6The Department shall specifically designate the examining
7physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches
8or, if applicable, the multidisciplinary team involved in
9providing the mental or physical examination and evaluation.
10The multidisciplinary team shall be led by a physician licensed
11to practice medicine in all of its branches and may consist of
12one or more or a combination of physicians licensed to practice
13medicine in all of its branches, licensed chiropractic
14physicians, licensed clinical psychologists, licensed clinical
15social workers, licensed clinical professional counselors, and
16other professional and administrative staff. Any examining
17physician or member of the multidisciplinary team may require
18any person ordered to submit to an examination and evaluation
19pursuant to this Section to submit to any additional
20supplemental testing deemed necessary to complete any
21examination or evaluation process, including, but not limited
22to, blood testing, urinalysis, psychological testing, or
23neuropsychological testing.
24    The Department may order the examining physician or any
25member of the multidisciplinary team to provide to the
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1that relate to the examination and evaluation, including any
2supplemental testing performed. The Department may order the
3examining physician or any member of the multidisciplinary team
4to present testimony concerning this examination and
5evaluation of the licensee or applicant, including testimony
6concerning any supplemental testing or documents relating to
7the examination and evaluation. No information, report,
8record, or other documents in any way related to the
9examination and evaluation shall be excluded by reason of any
10common law or statutory privilege relating to communication
11between the licensee or applicant and the examining physician
12or any member of the multidisciplinary team. No authorization
13is necessary from the licensee or applicant ordered to undergo
14an evaluation and examination for the examining physician or
15any member of the multidisciplinary team to provide
16information, reports, records, or other documents or to provide
17any testimony regarding the examination and evaluation. The
18individual to be examined may have, at his or her own expense,
19another physician of his or her choice present during all
20aspects of the examination.
21    Failure of any individual to submit to mental or physical
22examination or evaluation, or both, when directed, shall result
23in an automatic suspension without hearing, until such time as
24the individual submits to the examination. If the Department
25finds a licensee unable to practice because of the reasons set
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1licensee to submit to care, counseling, or treatment by
2physicians approved or designated by the Department as a
3condition for continued, reinstated, or renewed licensure.
4    When the Secretary immediately suspends a license under
5this Section, a hearing upon such person's license must be
6convened by the Department within 15 days after the suspension
7and completed without appreciable delay. The Department shall
8have the authority to review the licensee's record of treatment
9and counseling regarding the impairment to the extent permitted
10by applicable federal statutes and regulations safeguarding
11the confidentiality of medical records.
12    Individuals licensed under this Act that are affected under
13this Section, shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate
14to the Department that they can resume practice in compliance
15with acceptable and prevailing standards under the provisions
16of their license.
17    (e) (Blank). The Department shall deny a license or renewal
18authorized by this Act to a person who has defaulted on an
19educational loan or scholarship provided or guaranteed by the
20Illinois Student Assistance Commission or any governmental
21agency of this State in accordance with paragraph (5) of
22subsection (a) of Section 2105-15 of the Department of
23Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of
24Illinois.
25    (f) In cases where the Department of Healthcare and Family
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1licensee is more than 30 days delinquent in the payment of
2child support and has subsequently certified the delinquency to
3the Department, the Department may refuse to issue or renew or
4may revoke or suspend that person's license or may take other
5disciplinary action against that person based solely upon the
6certification of delinquency made by the Department of
7Healthcare and Family Services in accordance with paragraph (5)
8of subsection (a) of Section 2105-15 of the Department of
9Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of
10Illinois.
11(Source: P.A. 100-513, eff. 1-1-18.)
 
12    Section 765. The Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics
13Practice Act is amended by changing Section 90 as follows:
 
14    (225 ILCS 84/90)
15    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
16    Sec. 90. Grounds for discipline.
17    (a) The Department may refuse to issue or renew a license,
18or may revoke or suspend a license, or may suspend, place on
19probation, or reprimand a licensee or take other disciplinary
20or non-disciplinary action as the Department may deem proper,
21including, but not limited to, the imposition of fines not to
22exceed $10,000 for each violation for one or any combination of
23the following:
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1    information to the Department or the Board.
2        (2) Violations of or negligent or intentional
3    disregard of this Act or its rules.
4        (3) Conviction of, or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo
5    contendere to any crime that is a felony under the laws of
6    the United States or any state or territory thereof or that
7    is a misdemeanor of which an essential element is
8    dishonesty, or any crime that is directly related to the
9    practice of the profession.
10        (4) Making a misrepresentation for the purpose of
11    obtaining a license.
12        (5) A pattern of practice or other behavior that
13    demonstrates incapacity or incompetence to practice under
14    this Act.
15        (6) Gross negligence under this Act.
16        (7) Aiding or assisting another person in violating a
17    provision of this Act or its rules.
18        (8) Failing to provide information within 60 days in
19    response to a written request made by the Department.
20        (9) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
21    unprofessional conduct or conduct of a character likely to
22    deceive, defraud, or harm the public.
23        (10) Inability to practice with reasonable judgment,
24    skill, or safety as a result of habitual or excessive use
25    or addiction to alcohol, narcotics, stimulants, or any
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1        (11) Discipline by another state or territory of the
2    United States, the federal government, or foreign nation,
3    if at least one of the grounds for the discipline is the
4    same or substantially equivalent to one set forth in this
5    Section.
6        (12) Directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from
7    a person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association a
8    fee, commission, rebate, or other form of compensation for
9    professional services not actually or personally rendered.
10    Nothing in this paragraph (12) affects any bona fide
11    independent contractor or employment arrangements among
12    health care professionals, health facilities, health care
13    providers, or other entities, except as otherwise
14    prohibited by law. Any employment arrangements may include
15    provisions for compensation, health insurance, pension, or
16    other employment benefits for the provision of services
17    within the scope of the licensee's practice under this Act.
18    Nothing in this paragraph (12) shall be construed to
19    require an employment arrangement to receive professional
20    fees for services rendered.
21        (13) A finding by the Board that the licensee or
22    registrant, after having his or her license placed on
23    probationary status, has violated the terms of probation.
24        (14) Abandonment of a patient or client.
25        (15) Willfully making or filing false records or
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1    to, false records filed with State agencies or departments.
2        (16) Willfully failing to report an instance of
3    suspected child abuse or neglect as required by the Abused
4    and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
5        (17) Inability to practice the profession with
6    reasonable judgment, skill, or safety as a result of a
7    physical illness, including, but not limited to,
8    deterioration through the aging process or loss of motor
9    skill, or a mental illness or disability.
10        (18) Solicitation of professional services using false
11    or misleading advertising.
12    (b) In enforcing this Section, the Department or Board upon
13a showing of a possible violation, may compel a licensee or
14applicant to submit to a mental or physical examination, or
15both, as required by and at the expense of the Department. The
16Department or Board may order the examining physician to
17present testimony concerning the mental or physical
18examination of the licensee or applicant. No information shall
19be excluded by reason of any common law or statutory privilege
20relating to communications between the licensee or applicant
21and the examining physician. The examining physicians shall be
22specifically designated by the Board or Department. The
23individual to be examined may have, at his or her own expense,
24another physician of his or her choice present during all
25aspects of this examination. Failure of an individual to submit
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1grounds for the immediate suspension of his or her license
2until the individual submits to the examination if the
3Department finds that the refusal to submit to the examination
4was without reasonable cause as defined by rule.
5    In instances in which the Secretary immediately suspends a
6person's license for his or her failure to submit to a mental
7or physical examination, when directed, a hearing on that
8person's license must be convened by the Department within 15
9days after the suspension and completed without appreciable
10delay.
11    In instances in which the Secretary otherwise suspends a
12person's license pursuant to the results of a compelled mental
13or physical examination, a hearing on that person's license
14must be convened by the Department within 15 days after the
15suspension and completed without appreciable delay. The
16Department and Board shall have the authority to review the
17subject individual's record of treatment and counseling
18regarding the impairment to the extent permitted by applicable
19federal statutes and regulations safeguarding the
20confidentiality of medical records.
21    An individual licensed under this Act and affected under
22this Section shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to
23the Department or Board that he or she can resume practice in
24compliance with acceptable and prevailing standards under the
25provisions of his or her license.
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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 subsection (a)(5) of
5Section 2105-15 of the Department of Professional Regulation
6Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois (20 ILCS
72105/2105-15).
8    (d) In cases where the Department of Healthcare and Family
9Services (formerly Department of Public Aid) has previously
10determined that a licensee or a potential licensee is more than
1130 days delinquent in the payment of child support and has
12subsequently certified the delinquency to the Department, the
13Department may refuse to issue or renew or may revoke or
14suspend that person's license or may take other disciplinary
15action against that person based solely upon the certification
16of delinquency made by the Department of Healthcare and Family
17Services in accordance with subsection (a)(5) of Section
182105-15 of the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the
19Civil Administrative Code of Illinois (20 ILCS 2105/2105-15).
20    (e) The Department may refuse to issue or renew a license,
21or may revoke or suspend a license, for failure to file a
22return, to pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed
23return, or to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty, or
24interest as required by any tax Act administered by the
25Department of Revenue, until such time as the requirements of
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1Section 2105-15 of the Department of Professional Regulation
2Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois (20 ILCS
32105/2105-15).
4(Source: P.A. 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)
 
5    Section 770. The Professional Counselor and Clinical
6Professional Counselor Licensing and Practice Act is amended by
7changing Section 80 as follows:
 
8    (225 ILCS 107/80)
9    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)
10    Sec. 80. Grounds for discipline.
11    (a) The Department may refuse to issue, renew, or may
12revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand, or take other
13disciplinary or non-disciplinary action as the Department
14deems appropriate, including the issuance of fines not to
15exceed $10,000 for each violation, with regard to any license
16for any one or more of the following:
17        (1) Material misstatement in furnishing information to
18    the Department or to any other State agency.
19        (2) Violations or negligent or intentional disregard
20    of this Act or rules adopted under this Act.
21        (3) Conviction by plea of guilty or nolo contendere,
22    finding of guilt, jury verdict, or entry of judgment or by
23    sentencing of any crime, including, but not limited to,
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1    conditional discharge, or first offender probation, under
2    the laws of any jurisdiction of the United States: (i) that
3    is a felony or (ii) that is a misdemeanor, an essential
4    element of which is dishonesty, or that is directly related
5    to the practice of the profession.
6        (4) 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        (5) Professional incompetence or gross negligence in
10    the rendering of professional counseling or clinical
11    professional counseling services.
12        (6) Malpractice.
13        (7) Aiding or assisting another person in violating any
14    provision of this Act or any rules.
15        (8) Failing to provide information within 60 days in
16    response to a written request made by the Department.
17        (9) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
18    unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
19    defraud, or harm the public and violating the rules of
20    professional conduct adopted by the Department.
21        (10) Habitual or excessive use or abuse of drugs as
22    defined in law as controlled substances, alcohol, or any
23    other substance which results in inability to practice with
24    reasonable skill, judgment, or safety.
25        (11) Discipline by another jurisdiction, the District
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1    at least one of the grounds for the discipline is the same
2    or substantially equivalent to those set forth in this
3    Section.
4        (12) Directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from
5    any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association
6    any fee, commission, rebate or other form of compensation
7    for any professional service not actually rendered.
8    Nothing in this paragraph (12) affects any bona fide
9    independent contractor or employment arrangements among
10    health care professionals, health facilities, health care
11    providers, or other entities, except as otherwise
12    prohibited by law. Any employment arrangements may include
13    provisions for compensation, health insurance, pension, or
14    other employment benefits for the provision of services
15    within the scope of the licensee's practice under this Act.
16    Nothing in this paragraph (12) shall be construed to
17    require an employment arrangement to receive professional
18    fees for services rendered.
19        (13) A finding by the Board that the licensee, after
20    having the license placed on probationary status, has
21    violated the terms of probation.
22        (14) Abandonment of a client.
23        (15) Willfully filing false reports relating to a
24    licensee's practice, including but not limited to false
25    records filed with federal or State agencies or
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1        (16) Willfully failing to report an instance of
2    suspected child abuse or neglect as required by the Abused
3    and Neglected Child Reporting Act and in matters pertaining
4    to suspected abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, or
5    self-neglect of adults with disabilities and older adults
6    as set forth in the Adult Protective Services Act.
7        (17) Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated
8    report by the Department of Children and Family Services
9    pursuant to the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act,
10    and upon proof by clear and convincing evidence that the
11    licensee has caused a child to be an abused child or
12    neglected child as defined in the Abused and Neglected
13    Child Reporting Act.
14        (18) Physical or mental illness or disability,
15    including, but not limited to, deterioration through the
16    aging process or loss of abilities and skills which results
17    in the inability to practice the profession with reasonable
18    judgment, skill, or safety.
19        (19) Solicitation of professional services by using
20    false or misleading advertising.
21        (20) Allowing one's license under this Act to be used
22    by an unlicensed person in violation of this Act.
23        (21) A finding that licensure has been applied for or
24    obtained by fraudulent means.
25        (22) Practicing under a false or, except as provided by
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1        (23) Gross and willful overcharging for professional
2    services including filing statements for collection of
3    fees or monies for which services are not rendered.
4        (24) Rendering professional counseling or clinical
5    professional counseling services without a license or
6    practicing outside the scope of a license.
7        (25) Clinical supervisors failing to adequately and
8    responsibly monitor supervisees.
9    All fines imposed under this Section shall be paid within
1060 days after the effective date of the order imposing the
11fine.
12    (b) (Blank). The Department shall deny, without hearing,
13any application or renewal for a license under this Act to any
14person who has defaulted on an educational loan guaranteed by
15the Illinois Student Assistance Commission or any governmental
16agency of this State in accordance with item (5) of subsection
17(a) of Section 2105-15 of the Department of Professional
18Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
19    (b-5) The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend
20without hearing, as provided for in the Code of Civil
21Procedure, the license of any person who fails to file a
22return, pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed
23return, or pay any final assessment of the tax, penalty, or
24interest as required by any tax Act administered by the
25Illinois Department of Revenue, until such time as the
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1with subsection (g) of Section 2105-15 of the Department of
2Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of
3Illinois.
4    (b-10) In cases where the Department of Healthcare and
5Family Services has previously determined a licensee or a
6potential licensee is more than 30 days delinquent in the
7payment of child support and has subsequently certified the
8delinquency to the Department, the Department may refuse to
9issue or renew or may revoke or suspend that person's license
10or may take other disciplinary action against that person based
11solely upon the certification of delinquency made by the
12Department of Healthcare and Family Services in accordance with
13item (5) of subsection (a) of Section 2105-15 of the Department
14of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code
15of Illinois.
16    (c) The determination by a court that a licensee is subject
17to involuntary admission or judicial admission as provided in
18the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code will
19result in an automatic suspension of his or her license. The
20suspension will end upon a finding by a court that the licensee
21is no longer subject to involuntary admission or judicial
22admission, the issuance of an order so finding and discharging
23the patient, and the recommendation of the Board to the
24Secretary that the licensee be allowed to resume professional
25practice.
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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, the Department may file a complaint to
7revoke, suspend, or otherwise discipline the license of the
8individual. The Secretary may order the license suspended
9immediately, pending a hearing by the Department. Fines shall
10not be assessed in disciplinary actions involving physical or
11mental 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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1(Source: P.A. 100-201, eff. 8-18-17.)
 
2    Section 775. The Sex Offender Evaluation and Treatment
3Provider Act is amended by changing Section 75 as follows:
 
4    (225 ILCS 109/75)
5    Sec. 75. Refusal, revocation, or suspension.
6    (a) The Department may refuse to issue or renew, or may
7revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand, or take other
8disciplinary or nondisciplinary action, as the Department
9considers appropriate, including the imposition of fines not to
10exceed $10,000 for each violation, with regard to any license
11or licensee for any one or more of the following:
12        (1) violations of this Act or of the rules adopted
13    under this Act;
14        (2) discipline by the Department under other state law
15    and rules which the licensee is subject to;
16        (3) conviction by plea of guilty or nolo contendere,
17    finding of guilt, jury verdict, or entry of judgment or by
18    sentencing for 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
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1        (4) professional incompetence;
2        (5) advertising in a false, deceptive, or misleading
3    manner;
4        (6) aiding, abetting, assisting, procuring, advising,
5    employing, or contracting with any unlicensed person to
6    provide sex offender evaluation or treatment services
7    contrary to any rules or provisions of this Act;
8        (7) engaging in immoral conduct in the commission of
9    any act, such as sexual abuse, sexual misconduct, or sexual
10    exploitation, related to the licensee's practice;
11        (8) engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
12    unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
13    defraud, or harm the public;
14        (9) practicing or offering to practice beyond the scope
15    permitted by law or accepting and performing professional
16    responsibilities which the licensee knows or has reason to
17    know that he or she is not competent to perform;
18        (10) knowingly delegating professional
19    responsibilities to a person unqualified by training,
20    experience, or licensure to perform;
21        (11) failing to provide information in response to a
22    written request made by the Department within 60 days;
23        (12) having a habitual or excessive use of or addiction
24    to alcohol, narcotics, stimulants, or any other chemical
25    agent or drug which results in the inability to practice
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1        (13) having a pattern of practice or other behavior
2    that demonstrates incapacity or incompetence to practice
3    under this Act;
4        (14) discipline by another state, District of
5    Columbia, territory, or foreign nation, if at least one of
6    the grounds for the discipline is the same or substantially
7    equivalent to those set forth in this Section;
8        (15) a finding by the Department that the licensee,
9    after having his or her license placed on probationary
10    status, has violated the terms of probation;
11        (16) willfully making or filing false records or
12    reports in his or her practice, including, but not limited
13    to, false records filed with State agencies or departments;
14        (17) making a material misstatement in furnishing
15    information to the Department or otherwise making
16    misleading, deceptive, untrue, or fraudulent
17    representations in violation of this Act or otherwise in
18    the practice of the profession;
19        (18) fraud or 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        (19) inability to practice the profession with
23    reasonable judgment, skill, or safety as a result of
24    physical illness, including, but not limited to,
25    deterioration through the aging process, loss of motor
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1        (20) charging for professional services not rendered,
2    including filing false statements for the collection of
3    fees for which services are not rendered; or
4        (21) practicing under a false or, except as provided by
5    law, an assumed name.
6    All fines shall be paid within 60 days of the effective
7date of the order imposing the fine.
8    (b) The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend the
9license of any person who fails to file a tax return, to pay
10the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed tax return, or
11to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty, or interest, as
12required by any tax Act administered by the Illinois Department
13of Revenue, until such time as the requirements of the 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 has previously determined that a licensee or a
25potential licensee is more than 30 days delinquent in the
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1delinquency to the Department, the Department may refuse to
2issue or renew or may revoke or suspend that person's license
3or may take other disciplinary action against that person based
4solely upon the certification of delinquency made by the
5Department of Healthcare and Family Services in accordance with
6item (5) of subsection (a) of Section 2105-15 of the Civil
7Administrative Code of Illinois.
8    (e) The determination by a circuit court that a licensee is
9subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission, as
10provided in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
11Code, operates as an automatic suspension. The suspension will
12end only upon a finding by a court that the patient is no
13longer subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission
14and the issuance of a court order so finding and discharging
15the patient.
16    (f) In enforcing this Act, the Department or Board, upon a
17showing of a possible violation, may compel an individual
18licensed to practice under this Act, or who has applied for
19licensure under this Act, to submit to a mental or physical
20examination, or both, as required by and at the expense of the
21Department. The Department or Board may order the examining
22physician to present testimony concerning the mental or
23physical examination of the licensee or applicant. No
24information shall be excluded by reason of any common law or
25statutory privilege relating to communications between the
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1examining physician shall be specifically designated by the
2Board or Department. The individual to be examined may have, at
3his or her own expense, another physician of his or her choice
4present during all aspects of this examination. The examination
5shall be performed by a physician licensed to practice medicine
6in all its branches. Failure of an individual to submit to a
7mental or physical examination, when directed, shall result in
8an automatic suspension without hearing.
9    A person holding a license under this Act or who has
10applied for a license under this Act who, because of a physical
11or mental illness or disability, including, but not limited to,
12deterioration through the aging process or loss of motor skill,
13is unable to practice the profession with reasonable judgment,
14skill, or safety, may be required by the Department to submit
15to care, counseling, or treatment by physicians approved or
16designated by the Department as a condition, term, or
17restriction for continued, reinstated, or renewed licensure to
18practice. Submission to care, counseling, or treatment as
19required by the Department shall not be considered discipline
20of a license. If the licensee refuses to enter into a care,
21counseling, or treatment agreement or fails to abide by the
22terms of the agreement, the Department may file a complaint to
23revoke, suspend, or otherwise discipline the license of the
24individual. The Secretary may order the license suspended
25immediately, pending a hearing by the Department. Fines shall
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1mental illness or impairment.
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 Department within 15 days after
5the suspension and completed without appreciable delay. The
6Department and Board shall have the authority to review the
7subject individual's record of treatment and counseling
8regarding the impairment to the extent permitted by applicable
9federal statutes and regulations safeguarding the
10confidentiality of medical records.
11    An individual licensed under this Act and subject to action
12under this Section shall be afforded an opportunity to
13demonstrate to the Department or Board that he or she can
14resume practice in compliance with acceptable and prevailing
15standards under the provisions of his or her license.
16(Source: P.A. 97-1098, eff. 7-1-13; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)
 
17    Section 780. The Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and
18Audiology Practice Act is amended by changing Section 16 as
19follows:
 
20    (225 ILCS 110/16)  (from Ch. 111, par. 7916)
21    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
22    Sec. 16. Refusal, revocation or suspension of licenses.
23    (1) The Department may refuse to issue or renew, or may
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1other disciplinary or non-disciplinary action as the
2Department may deem proper, including fines not to exceed
3$10,000 for each violation, with regard to any license for any
4one or combination of the following causes:
5        (a) Fraud in procuring the license.
6        (b) (Blank).
7        (c) Willful or repeated violations of the rules of the
8    Department of Public Health.
9        (d) Division of fees or agreeing to split or divide the
10    fees received for speech-language pathology or audiology
11    services with any person for referring an individual, or
12    assisting in the care or treatment of an individual,
13    without the knowledge of the individual or his or her legal
14    representative. Nothing in this paragraph (d) affects any
15    bona fide independent contractor or employment
16    arrangements among health care professionals, health
17    facilities, health care providers, or other entities,
18    except as otherwise prohibited by law. Any employment
19    arrangements may include provisions for compensation,
20    health insurance, pension, or other employment benefits
21    for the provision of services within the scope of the
22    licensee's practice under this Act. Nothing in this
23    paragraph (d) shall be construed to require an employment
24    arrangement to receive professional fees for services
25    rendered.
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1    a person not licensed as a speech-language pathologist or
2    audiologist to engage in the unauthorized practice of
3    speech-language pathology or audiology.
4        (e-5) Employing, procuring, inducing, aiding, or
5    abetting a person not licensed as a speech-language
6    pathology assistant to perform the functions and duties of
7    a speech-language pathology assistant.
8        (f) Making any misrepresentations or false promises,
9    directly or indirectly, to influence, persuade or induce
10    patronage.
11        (g) Professional connection or association with, or
12    lending his or her name to another for the illegal practice
13    of speech-language pathology or audiology by another, or
14    professional connection or association with any person,
15    firm or corporation holding itself out in any manner
16    contrary to this Act.
17        (h) Obtaining or seeking to obtain checks, money, or
18    any other things of value by false or fraudulent
19    representations, including but not limited to, engaging in
20    such fraudulent practice to defraud the medical assistance
21    program of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services
22    (formerly Department of Public Aid).
23        (i) Practicing under a name other than his or her own.
24        (j) Improper, unprofessional or dishonorable conduct
25    of a character likely to deceive, defraud or harm the
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1        (k) Conviction by plea of guilty or nolo contendere,
2    finding of guilt, jury verdict, or entry of judgment or
3    sentencing, including, but not limited to, convictions,
4    preceding sentences of supervision, conditional discharge,
5    or first offender probation, under the laws of any
6    jurisdiction of the United States that is (i) a felony or
7    (ii) a misdemeanor, an essential element of which is
8    dishonesty, or that is directly related to the practice of
9    the profession.
10        (1) Permitting a person under his or her supervision to
11    perform any function not authorized by this Act.
12        (m) A violation of any provision of this Act or rules
13    promulgated thereunder.
14        (n) Discipline by another state, the District of
15    Columbia, territory, or foreign nation of a license to
16    practice speech-language pathology or audiology or a
17    license to practice as a speech-language pathology
18    assistant in its jurisdiction if at least one of the
19    grounds for that discipline is the same as or the
20    equivalent of one of the grounds for discipline set forth
21    herein.
22        (o) 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        (p) Gross or repeated malpractice.
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1    in his or her practice as a speech-language pathologist,
2    speech-language pathology assistant, or audiologist,
3    including, but not limited to, false records to support
4    claims against the public assistance program of the
5    Department of Healthcare and Family Services (formerly
6    Illinois Department of Public Aid).
7        (r) Professional incompetence as manifested by poor
8    standards of care or mental incompetence as declared by a
9    court of competent jurisdiction.
10        (s) Repeated irregularities in billing a third party
11    for services rendered to an individual. For purposes of
12    this Section, "irregularities in billing" shall include:
13            (i) reporting excessive charges for the purpose of
14        obtaining a total payment in excess of that usually
15        received by the speech-language pathologist,
16        speech-language pathology assistant, or audiologist
17        for the services rendered;
18            (ii) reporting charges for services not rendered;
19        or
20            (iii) incorrectly reporting services rendered for
21        the purpose of obtaining payment not earned.
22        (t) (Blank).
23        (u) Violation of the Health Care Worker Self-Referral
24    Act.
25        (v) Inability to practice with reasonable judgment,
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1    of or addiction to alcohol, narcotics, or stimulants or any
2    other chemical agent or drug or as a result of physical
3    illness, including, but not limited to, deterioration
4    through the aging process or loss of motor skill, mental
5    illness, or disability.
6        (w) Violation of the Hearing Instrument Consumer
7    Protection Act.
8        (x) Failure by a speech-language pathology assistant
9    and supervising speech-language pathologist to comply with
10    the supervision requirements set forth in Section 8.8.
11        (y) Willfully exceeding the scope of duties
12    customarily undertaken by speech-language pathology
13    assistants set forth in Section 8.7 that results in, or may
14    result in, harm to the public.
15        (z) Willfully failing to report an instance of
16    suspected abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, or
17    self-neglect of an eligible adult as defined in and
18    required by the Adult Protective Services Act.
19        (aa) Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated
20    report by the Department on Aging under the Adult
21    Protective Services Act, and upon proof by clear and
22    convincing evidence that the licensee has caused an
23    eligible adult to be abused, neglected, or financially
24    exploited as defined in the Adult Protective Services Act.
25        (bb) Violating Section 8.2 of this Act.
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1    (2) (Blank). The Department shall deny a license or renewal
2authorized by this Act to any person who has defaulted on an
3educational loan guaranteed by the Illinois State Scholarship
4Commission; however, the Department may issue a license or
5renewal if the aforementioned persons have established a
6satisfactory repayment record as determined by the Illinois
7State Scholarship Commission.
8    (3) The entry of an order by a circuit court establishing
9that any person holding a license under this Act is subject to
10involuntary admission or judicial admission as provided for in
11the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code,
12operates as an automatic suspension of that license. That
13person may have his or her license restored only upon the
14determination by a circuit court that the patient is no longer
15subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission and the
16issuance of an order so finding and discharging the patient,
17and upon the Board's recommendation to the Department that the
18license be restored. Where the circumstances so indicate, the
19Board may recommend to the Department that it require an
20examination prior to restoring any license automatically
21suspended under this subsection.
22    (4) The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend the
23license of any person who fails to file a return, or to pay the
24tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed return, or to pay
25any final assessment of the tax penalty or interest, as
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1Revenue, until such time as the requirements of any such tax
2Act are satisfied.
3    (5) In enforcing this Section, the Board upon a showing of
4a possible violation may compel an individual licensed to
5practice under this Act, or who has applied for licensure
6pursuant to this Act, to submit to a mental or physical
7examination, or both, as required by and at the expense of the
8Department. The examining physicians or clinical psychologists
9shall be those specifically designated by the Board. The
10individual to be examined may have, at his or her own expense,
11another physician or clinical psychologist of his or her choice
12present during all aspects of this examination. Failure of any
13individual to submit to a mental or physical examination, when
14directed, shall be grounds for suspension of his or her license
15until the individual submits to the examination if the Board
16finds, after notice and hearing, that the refusal to submit to
17the examination was without reasonable cause.
18    If the Board finds an individual unable to practice because
19of the reasons set forth in this Section, the Board may require
20that individual to submit to care, counseling, or treatment by
21physicians or clinical psychologists approved or designated by
22the Board, as a condition, term, or restriction for continued,
23restored, or renewed licensure to practice; or, in lieu of
24care, counseling, or treatment, the Board may recommend to the
25Department to file a complaint to immediately suspend, revoke,
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1individual whose license was granted, continued, restored,
2renewed, disciplined or supervised subject to such terms,
3conditions, or restrictions, and who fails to comply with such
4terms, conditions, or restrictions, shall be referred to the
5Secretary for a determination as to whether the individual
6shall have his or her license suspended immediately, pending a
7hearing by the Board.
8    In instances in which the Secretary immediately suspends a
9person's license under this Section, a hearing on that person's
10license must be convened by the Board within 15 days after the
11suspension and completed without appreciable delay. The Board
12shall have the authority to review the subject individual's
13record of treatment and counseling regarding the impairment to
14the extent permitted by applicable federal statutes and
15regulations safeguarding the confidentiality of medical
16records.
17    An individual licensed under this Act and affected under
18this Section shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to
19the Board that he or she can resume practice in compliance with
20acceptable and prevailing standards under the provisions of his
21or her license.
22(Source: P.A. 100-530, eff. 1-1-18.)
 
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1    (225 ILCS 115/25)  (from Ch. 111, par. 7025)
2    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2024)
3    Sec. 25. Disciplinary actions.
4    1. The Department may refuse to issue or 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 and the assessment of costs as
9provided for in Section 25.3 of this Act, with regard to any
10license or certificate for any one or combination of the
11following:
12        A. Material misstatement in furnishing information to
13    the Department.
14        B. Violations of this Act, or of the rules adopted
15    pursuant to this Act.
16        C. 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 that is
22    (i) a felony or (ii) a misdemeanor, an essential element of
23    which is dishonesty, or that is directly related to the
24    practice of the profession.
25        D. Fraud or any misrepresentation in applying for or
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1    applying for renewal of a license under this Act.
2        E. Professional incompetence.
3        F. Malpractice.
4        G. Aiding or assisting another person in violating any
5    provision of this Act or rules.
6        H. Failing, within 60 days, to provide information in
7    response to a written request made by the Department.
8        I. Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
9    unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
10    defraud, or harm the public.
11        J. Habitual or excessive use or abuse of drugs defined
12    in law as controlled substances, alcohol, or any other
13    substance that results in the inability to practice with
14    reasonable judgment, skill, or safety.
15        K. Discipline by another state, unit of government,
16    government agency, District of Columbia, territory, or
17    foreign nation, if at least one of the grounds for the
18    discipline is the same or substantially equivalent to those
19    set forth herein.
20        L. Charging for professional services not rendered,
21    including filing false statements for the collection of
22    fees for which services are not rendered.
23        M. A finding by the Board that the licensee or
24    certificate holder, after having his license or
25    certificate placed on probationary status, has violated
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1        N. Willfully making or filing false records or reports
2    in his practice, including but not limited to false records
3    filed with State agencies or departments.
4        O. Physical illness, including but not limited to,
5    deterioration through the aging process, or loss of motor
6    skill which results in the inability to practice under this
7    Act with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety.
8        P. Solicitation of professional services other than
9    permitted advertising.
10        Q. Allowing one's license under this Act to be used by
11    an unlicensed person in violation of this Act.
12        R. Conviction of or cash compromise of a charge or
13    violation of the Harrison Act or the Illinois Controlled
14    Substances Act, regulating narcotics.
15        S. Fraud or dishonesty in applying, treating, or
16    reporting on tuberculin or other biological tests.
17        T. Failing to report, as required by law, or making
18    false report of any contagious or infectious diseases.
19        U. Fraudulent use or misuse of any health certificate,
20    shipping certificate, brand inspection certificate, or
21    other blank forms used in practice that might lead to the
22    dissemination of disease or the transportation of diseased
23    animals dead or alive; or dilatory methods, willful
24    neglect, or misrepresentation in the inspection of milk,
25    meat, poultry, and the by-products thereof.
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1        W. Failure to keep one's premises and all equipment
2    therein in a clean and sanitary condition.
3        X. Failure to provide satisfactory proof of having
4    participated in approved continuing education programs.
5        Y. Mental illness or disability that results in the
6    inability to practice under this Act with reasonable
7    judgment, skill, or safety.
8        Z. Conviction by any court of competent jurisdiction,
9    either within or outside this State, of any violation of
10    any law governing the practice of veterinary medicine, if
11    the Department determines, after investigation, that the
12    person has not been sufficiently rehabilitated to warrant
13    the public trust.
14        AA. Promotion of the sale of drugs, devices,
15    appliances, or goods provided for a patient in any manner
16    to exploit the client for financial gain of the
17    veterinarian.
18        BB. Gross, willful, or continued overcharging for
19    professional services.
20        CC. Practicing under a false or, except as provided by
21    law, an assumed name.
22        DD. Violating state or federal laws or regulations
23    relating to controlled substances or legend drugs.
24        EE. Cheating on or attempting to subvert the licensing
25    examination administered under this Act.
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1    or the extra-label use of a prescription drug by any means
2    in the absence of a valid veterinarian-client-patient
3    relationship.
4        GG. Failing to report a case of suspected aggravated
5    cruelty, torture, or animal fighting pursuant to Section
6    3.07 or 4.01 of the Humane Care for Animals Act or Section
7    26-5 or 48-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal
8    Code of 2012.
9    All fines imposed under this Section shall be paid within
1060 days after the effective date of the order imposing the fine
11or in accordance with the terms set forth in the order imposing
12the fine.
13    2. The determination by a circuit court that a licensee or
14certificate holder is subject to involuntary admission or
15judicial admission as provided in the Mental Health and
16Developmental Disabilities Code operates as an automatic
17suspension. The suspension will end only upon a finding by a
18court that the patient is no longer subject to involuntary
19admission or judicial admission and issues an order so finding
20and discharging the patient. In any case where a license is
21suspended under this provision, the licensee shall file a
22petition for restoration and shall include evidence acceptable
23to the Department that the licensee can resume practice in
24compliance with acceptable and prevailing standards of his or
25her profession.
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1probationary status, or take any other disciplinary action as
2the Department may deem proper, with regard to a license or
3certificate on any of the foregoing grounds, must be commenced
4within 5 years after receipt by the Department of a complaint
5alleging the commission of or notice of the conviction order
6for any of the acts described in this Section. Except for
7proceedings brought for violations of items (CC), (DD), or
8(EE), no action shall be commenced more than 5 years after the
9date of the incident or act alleged to have violated this
10Section. In the event of the settlement of any claim or cause
11of action in favor of the claimant or the reduction to final
12judgment of any civil action in favor of the plaintiff, the
13claim, cause of action, or civil action being grounded on the
14allegation that a person licensed or certified under this Act
15was negligent in providing care, the Department shall have an
16additional period of one year from the date of the settlement
17or final judgment in which to investigate and begin formal
18disciplinary proceedings under Section 25.2 of this Act, except
19as otherwise provided by law. The time during which the holder
20of the license or certificate was outside the State of Illinois
21shall not be included within any period of time limiting the
22commencement of disciplinary action by the Department.
23    4. The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend
24without hearing, as provided for in the Illinois Code of Civil
25Procedure, the license of any person who fails to file a
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1return, or to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty, or
2interest as required by any tax Act administered by the
3Illinois Department of Revenue, until such time as the
4requirements of any such tax Act are satisfied in accordance
5with subsection (g) of Section 2105-15 of the Civil
6Administrative Code of Illinois.
7    5. In enforcing this Section, the Department, upon a
8showing of a possible violation, may compel any individual who
9is registered under this Act or any individual who has applied
10for registration to submit to a mental or physical examination
11or evaluation, or both, which may include a substance abuse or
12sexual offender evaluation, at the expense of the Department.
13The 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 and evaluation.
17The multidisciplinary team shall be led by a physician licensed
18to practice medicine in all of its branches and may consist of
19one or more or a combination of physicians licensed to practice
20medicine in all of its branches, licensed chiropractic
21physicians, licensed clinical psychologists, licensed clinical
22social workers, licensed clinical professional counselors, and
23other professional and administrative staff. Any examining
24physician or member of the multidisciplinary team may require
25any person ordered to submit to an examination and evaluation
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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. The Department may order the
10examining physician or any member of the multidisciplinary team
11to present testimony concerning this examination and
12evaluation of the registrant or applicant, including testimony
13concerning any supplemental testing or documents relating to
14the examination and evaluation. No information, report,
15record, or other documents in any way related to the
16examination and evaluation shall be excluded by reason of any
17common law or statutory privilege relating to communication
18between the licensee or applicant and the examining physician
19or any member of the multidisciplinary team. No authorization
20is necessary from the registrant or applicant ordered to
21undergo an evaluation and examination for the examining
22physician or any member of the multidisciplinary team to
23provide information, reports, records, or other documents or to
24provide any testimony regarding the examination and
25evaluation. The individual to be examined may have, at his or
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1during all aspects of the examination.
2    Failure of any individual to submit to mental or physical
3examination or evaluation, or both, when directed, shall result
4in an automatic suspension without hearing, until such time as
5the individual submits to the examination. If the Department
6finds a registrant unable to practice because of the reasons
7set forth in this Section, the Department shall require such
8registrant to submit to care, counseling, or treatment by
9physicians approved or designated by the Department as a
10condition for continued, reinstated, or renewed registration.
11    In instances in which the Secretary immediately suspends a
12registration under this Section, a hearing upon such person's
13registration must be convened by the Department within 15 days
14after such suspension and completed without appreciable delay.
15The Department shall have the authority to review the
16registrant'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    Individuals registered under this Act who are affected
21under this Section, shall be afforded an opportunity to
22demonstrate to the Department that they can resume practice in
23compliance with acceptable and prevailing standards under the
24provisions of their registration.
25    6. (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 paragraph (5) of
4subsection (a) of Section 2105-15 of the Civil Administrative
5Code of Illinois.
6    7. In cases where the Department of Healthcare and Family
7Services has previously determined a licensee or a potential
8licensee is more than 30 days delinquent in the payment of
9child support and has subsequently certified the delinquency to
10the Department, the Department may refuse to issue or renew or
11may revoke or suspend that person's license or may take other
12disciplinary action against that person based solely upon the
13certification of delinquency made by the Department of
14Healthcare and Family Services in accordance with paragraph (5)
15of subsection (a) of Section 2105-15 of the Civil
16Administrative Code of Illinois.
17(Source: P.A. 98-339, eff. 12-31-13; 99-78, eff. 7-20-15.)
 
18    Section 790. The Registered Surgical Assistant and
19Registered Surgical Technologist Title Protection Act is
20amended by changing Section 75 as follows:
 
21    (225 ILCS 130/75)
22    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2024)
23    Sec. 75. Grounds for disciplinary action.
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1registration, may revoke or suspend a registration, or may
2place on probation, reprimand, or take other disciplinary or
3non-disciplinary action with regard to a person registered
4under this Act, including but not limited to the imposition of
5fines not to exceed $10,000 for each violation and the
6assessment of costs as provided for in Section 90, for any one
7or combination of the following causes:
8        (1) Making a material misstatement in furnishing
9    information to the Department.
10        (2) Violating a provision of this Act or rules adopted
11    under this Act.
12        (3) 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 that is
18    (i) a felony or (ii) a misdemeanor, an essential element of
19    which is dishonesty, or that is directly related to the
20    practice of the profession.
21        (4) Fraud or misrepresentation in applying for,
22    renewing, restoring, reinstating, or procuring a
23    registration under this Act.
24        (5) Aiding or assisting another person in violating a
25    provision of this Act or its rules.
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1    response to a written request made by the Department.
2        (7) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
3    unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
4    defraud, or harm the public, as defined by rule of the
5    Department.
6        (8) Discipline by another United States jurisdiction,
7    governmental agency, unit of government, or foreign
8    nation, if at least one of the grounds for discipline is
9    the same or substantially equivalent to those set forth in
10    this Section.
11        (9) Directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from
12    a person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association a
13    fee, commission, rebate, or other form of compensation for
14    professional services not actually or personally rendered.
15    Nothing in this paragraph (9) affects any bona fide
16    independent contractor or employment arrangements among
17    health care professionals, health facilities, health care
18    providers, or other entities, except as otherwise
19    prohibited by law. Any employment arrangements may include
20    provisions for compensation, health insurance, pension, or
21    other employment benefits for the provision of services
22    within the scope of the registrant's practice under this
23    Act. Nothing in this paragraph (9) shall be construed to
24    require an employment arrangement to receive professional
25    fees for services rendered.
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1    after having his or her registration placed on probationary
2    status, has violated the terms of probation.
3        (11) Willfully making or filing false records or
4    reports in his or her practice, including but not limited
5    to false records or reports filed with State agencies.
6        (12) Willfully making or signing a false statement,
7    certificate, or affidavit to induce payment.
8        (13) Willfully failing to report an instance of
9    suspected child abuse or neglect as required under the
10    Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
11        (14) Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated
12    report by the Department of Children and Family Services
13    under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act and upon
14    proof by clear and convincing evidence that the registrant
15    has caused a child to be an abused child or neglected child
16    as defined in the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
17        (15) (Blank).
18        (16) Failure to report to the Department (A) any
19    adverse final action taken against the registrant by
20    another registering or licensing jurisdiction, government
21    agency, law enforcement agency, or any court or (B)
22    liability for conduct that would constitute grounds for
23    action as set forth in this Section.
24        (17) Habitual or excessive use or abuse of drugs
25    defined in law as controlled substances, alcohol, or any
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1    with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety.
2        (18) Physical or mental illness, including but not
3    limited to deterioration through the aging process or loss
4    of motor skills, which results in the inability to practice
5    the profession for which he or she is registered with
6    reasonable judgment, skill, or safety.
7        (19) Gross malpractice.
8        (20) Immoral conduct in the commission of an act
9    related to the registrant's practice, including but not
10    limited to sexual abuse, sexual misconduct, or sexual
11    exploitation.
12        (21) Violation of the Health Care Worker Self-Referral
13    Act.
14    (b) The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend
15without hearing the registration of a person who fails to file
16a return, to pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed
17return, or to pay a final assessment of the tax, penalty, or
18interest as required by a tax Act administered by the
19Department of Revenue, until the requirements of the tax Act
20are satisfied in accordance with subsection (g) of Section
212105-15 of the Department of Regulation Law of the Civil
22Administrative Code of Illinois.
23    (c) 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
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1end only upon (1) a finding by a court that the patient is no
2longer subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission,
3(2) issuance of an order so finding and discharging the
4patient, and (3) filing of a petition for restoration
5demonstrating fitness to practice.
6    (d) (Blank). The Department shall deny a registration or
7renewal authorized by this Act to a person who has defaulted on
8an educational loan or scholarship provided or guaranteed by
9the Illinois Student Assistance Commission or any governmental
10agency of this State in accordance with paragraph (5) of
11subsection (a) of Section 2105-15 of the Department of
12Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
13    (e) In cases where the Department of Healthcare and Family
14Services has previously determined a registrant or a potential
15registrant 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 registration or may take
19other disciplinary action against that person based solely upon
20the certification of delinquency made by the Department of
21Healthcare and Family Services in accordance with paragraph (5)
22of subsection (a) of Section 2105-15 of the Department of
23Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of
24Illinois.
25    (f) In enforcing this Section, the Department, upon a
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1registered under this Act or any individual who has applied for
2registration to submit to a mental or physical examination and
3evaluation, or both, that may include a substance abuse or
4sexual offender evaluation, at the expense of the Department.
5The Department shall specifically designate the examining
6physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches
7or, if applicable, the multidisciplinary team involved in
8providing the mental or physical examination and evaluation, or
9both. The multidisciplinary team shall be led by a physician
10licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches and may
11consist of one or more or a combination of physicians licensed
12to practice medicine in all of its branches, licensed
13chiropractic physicians, licensed clinical psychologists,
14licensed clinical social workers, licensed clinical
15professional counselors, and other professional and
16administrative staff. Any examining physician or member of the
17multidisciplinary team may require any person ordered to submit
18to an examination and evaluation pursuant to this Section to
19submit to any additional supplemental testing deemed necessary
20to complete any examination or evaluation process, including,
21but not limited to, blood testing, urinalysis, psychological
22testing, or neuropsychological testing.
23    The Department may order the examining physician or any
24member of the multidisciplinary team to provide to the
25Department any and all records, including business records,
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1supplemental testing performed. The Department may order the
2examining physician or any member of the multidisciplinary team
3to present testimony concerning this examination and
4evaluation of the registrant or applicant, including testimony
5concerning any supplemental testing or documents relating to
6the examination and evaluation. No information, report,
7record, or other documents in any way related to the
8examination and evaluation shall be excluded by reason of any
9common law or statutory privilege relating to communication
10between the registrant or applicant and the examining physician
11or any member of the multidisciplinary team. No authorization
12is necessary from the registrant or applicant ordered to
13undergo an evaluation and examination for the examining
14physician or any member of the multidisciplinary team to
15provide information, reports, records, or other documents or to
16provide any testimony regarding the examination and
17evaluation. The individual to be examined may have, at his or
18her own expense, another physician of his or her choice present
19during all aspects of the examination.
20    Failure of any individual to submit to mental or physical
21examination and evaluation, or both, when directed, shall
22result in an automatic suspension without a hearing until such
23time as the individual submits to the examination. If the
24Department finds a registrant unable to practice because of the
25reasons set forth in this Section, the Department shall require
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1physicians approved or designated by the Department as a
2condition for continued, reinstated, or renewed registration.
3    When the Secretary immediately suspends a registration
4under this Section, a hearing upon such person's registration
5must be convened by the Department within 15 days after such
6suspension and completed without appreciable delay. The
7Department shall have the authority to review the registrant's
8record of treatment and counseling regarding the impairment to
9the extent permitted by applicable federal statutes and
10regulations safeguarding the confidentiality of medical
11records.
12    Individuals registered under this Act and affected under
13this Section shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to
14the Department that they can resume practice in compliance with
15acceptable and prevailing standards under the provisions of
16their registration.
17    (g) All fines imposed under this Section shall be paid
18within 60 days after the effective date of the order imposing
19the fine or in accordance with the terms set forth in the order
20imposing the fine.
21(Source: P.A. 98-364, eff. 12-31-13.)
 
22    Section 795. The Genetic Counselor Licensing Act is amended
23by changing Section 95 as follows:
 
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1    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025)
2    Sec. 95. Grounds for discipline.
3    (a) The Department may refuse to issue, renew, or may
4revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand, or take other
5disciplinary or non-disciplinary action as the Department
6deems appropriate, including the issuance of fines not to
7exceed $10,000 for each violation, with regard to any license
8for any one or more of the following:
9        (1) Material misstatement in furnishing information to
10    the Department or to any other State agency.
11        (2) Violations or negligent or intentional disregard
12    of this Act, or any of its rules.
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: (i) that is a felony or
19    (ii) that is a misdemeanor, an essential element of which
20    is dishonesty, or that is directly related to the practice
21    of genetic counseling.
22        (4) Making any misrepresentation for the purpose of
23    obtaining a license, or violating any provision of this Act
24    or its rules.
25        (5) Negligence in the rendering of genetic counseling
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1        (6) Failure to provide genetic testing results and any
2    requested information to a referring physician licensed to
3    practice medicine in all its branches, advanced practice
4    registered nurse, or physician assistant.
5        (7) Aiding or assisting another person in violating any
6    provision of this Act or any rules.
7        (8) Failing to provide information within 60 days in
8    response to a written request made by the Department.
9        (9) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
10    unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
11    defraud, or harm the public and violating the rules of
12    professional conduct adopted by the Department.
13        (10) Failing to maintain the confidentiality of any
14    information received from a client, unless otherwise
15    authorized or required by law.
16        (10.5) Failure to maintain client records of services
17    provided and provide copies to clients upon request.
18        (11) Exploiting a client for personal advantage,
19    profit, or interest.
20        (12) Habitual or excessive use or addiction to alcohol,
21    narcotics, stimulants, or any other chemical agent or drug
22    which results in inability to practice with reasonable
23    skill, judgment, or safety.
24        (13) Discipline by another governmental agency or unit
25    of government, by any jurisdiction of the United States, or
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1    discipline is the same or substantially equivalent to those
2    set forth in this Section.
3        (14) Directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from
4    any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association
5    any fee, commission, rebate, or other form of compensation
6    for any professional service not actually rendered.
7    Nothing in this paragraph (14) affects any bona fide
8    independent contractor or employment arrangements among
9    health care professionals, health facilities, health care
10    providers, or other entities, except as otherwise
11    prohibited by law. Any employment arrangements may include
12    provisions for compensation, health insurance, pension, or
13    other employment benefits for the provision of services
14    within the scope of the licensee's practice under this Act.
15    Nothing in this paragraph (14) shall be construed to
16    require an employment arrangement to receive professional
17    fees for services rendered.
18        (15) A finding by the Department that the licensee,
19    after having the license placed on probationary status has
20    violated the terms of probation.
21        (16) Failing to refer a client to other health care
22    professionals when the licensee is unable or unwilling to
23    adequately support or serve the client.
24        (17) Willfully filing false reports relating to a
25    licensee's practice, including but not limited to false
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1    departments.
2        (18) Willfully failing to report an instance of
3    suspected child abuse or neglect as required by the Abused
4    and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
5        (19) Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated
6    report by the Department of Children and Family Services
7    pursuant to the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act,
8    and upon proof by clear and convincing evidence that the
9    licensee has caused a child to be an abused child or
10    neglected child as defined in the Abused and Neglected
11    Child Reporting Act.
12        (20) Physical or mental disability, including
13    deterioration through the aging process or loss of
14    abilities and skills which results in the inability to
15    practice the profession with reasonable judgment, skill,
16    or safety.
17        (21) Solicitation of professional services by using
18    false or misleading advertising.
19        (22) Failure to file a return, or to pay the tax,
20    penalty of interest shown in a filed return, or to pay any
21    final assessment of tax, penalty or interest, as required
22    by any tax Act administered by the Illinois Department of
23    Revenue or any successor agency or the Internal Revenue
24    Service or any successor agency.
25        (23) Fraud or making any misrepresentation in applying
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1    with applying for renewal of a license under this Act.
2        (24) Practicing or attempting to practice under a name
3    other than the full name as shown on the license or any
4    other legally authorized name.
5        (25) Gross overcharging for professional services,
6    including filing statements for collection of fees or
7    monies for which services are not rendered.
8        (26) (Blank).
9        (27) Charging for professional services not rendered,
10    including filing false statements for the collection of
11    fees for which services are not rendered.
12        (28) Allowing one's license under this Act to be used
13    by an unlicensed person in violation of this Act.
14    (b) (Blank). The Department shall deny, without hearing,
15any application or renewal for a license under this Act to any
16person who has defaulted on an educational loan guaranteed by
17the Illinois Student Assistance Commission; however, the
18Department may issue a license or renewal if the person in
19default has established a satisfactory repayment record as
20determined by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission.
21    (c) The determination by a court that a licensee is subject
22to involuntary admission or judicial admission as provided in
23the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code will
24result in an automatic suspension of his or her license. The
25suspension will end upon a finding by a court that the licensee
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1admission, the issuance of an order so finding and discharging
2the patient, and the determination of the Secretary that the
3licensee be allowed to resume professional practice.
4    (d) The Department may refuse to issue or renew or may
5suspend without hearing the license of any person who fails to
6file a return, to pay the tax penalty or interest shown in a
7filed return, or to pay any final assessment of the tax,
8penalty, or interest as required by any Act regarding the
9payment of taxes administered by the Illinois Department of
10Revenue until the requirements of the Act are satisfied in
11accordance with subsection (g) of Section 2105-15 of the Civil
12Administrative Code of Illinois.
13    (e) In cases where the Department of Healthcare and Family
14Services has previously determined that a licensee or a
15potential licensee is more than 30 days delinquent in the
16payment of child support and has subsequently certified the
17delinquency to the Department, the Department may refuse to
18issue or renew or may revoke or suspend that person's license
19or may take other disciplinary action against that person based
20solely upon the certification of delinquency made by the
21Department of Healthcare and Family Services in accordance with
22item (5) of subsection (a) of Section 2105-15 of the Department
23of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code
24of Illinois.
25    (f) All fines or costs imposed under this Section shall be
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1imposing the fine or costs or in accordance with the terms set
2forth in the order imposing the fine.
3(Source: P.A. 99-173, eff. 7-29-15; 99-633, eff. 1-1-17;
4100-201, eff. 8-18-17; 100-513, eff. 1-1-18.)
 
5    Section 800. The Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989
6is amended by changing Section 22 as follows:
 
7    (225 ILCS 305/22)  (from Ch. 111, par. 1322)
8    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
9    Sec. 22. Refusal, suspension and revocation of licenses;
10causes.
11    (a) The Department may, singularly or in combination,
12refuse to issue, renew or restore, or may suspend, revoke,
13place on probation, or take other disciplinary or
14non-disciplinary action as deemed appropriate, including, but
15not limited to, the imposition of fines not to exceed $10,000
16for each violation, as the Department may deem proper, with
17regard to a license for any one or combination of the following
18causes:
19        (1) material misstatement in furnishing information to
20    the Department;
21        (2) negligence, incompetence or misconduct in the
22    practice of architecture;
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1        (4) making any misrepresentation for the purpose of
2    obtaining licensure;
3        (5) purposefully making false statements or signing
4    false statements, certificates or affidavits to induce
5    payment;
6        (6) conviction of or plea of guilty or nolo contendere
7    to any crime that is a felony under the laws of the United
8    States or any state or territory thereof or that is a
9    misdemeanor, an essential element of which is dishonesty,
10    or any crime that is directly related to the practice of
11    the profession of architecture;
12        (7) aiding or assisting another person in violating any
13    provision of this Act or its rules;
14        (8) signing, affixing the architect's seal or
15    permitting the architect's seal to be affixed to any
16    technical submission not prepared by the architect or under
17    that architect's responsible control;
18        (9) engaging in dishonorable, unethical or
19    unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
20    defraud or harm the public;
21        (10) habitual or excessive use or addiction to alcohol,
22    narcotics, stimulants, or any other chemical agent or drug
23    that results in the inability to practice with reasonable
24    judgment, skill, or safety;
25        (11) making a statement of compliance pursuant to the
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1    prepared by the architect or prepared under the architect's
2    responsible control for construction or alteration of an
3    occupancy required to be in compliance with the
4    Environmental Barriers Act are in compliance with the
5    Environmental Barriers Act when such technical submissions
6    are not in compliance;
7        (12) a finding by the Board that an applicant or
8    registrant has failed to pay a fine imposed by the
9    Department or a registrant, whose license has been placed
10    on probationary status, has violated the terms of
11    probation;
12        (13) discipline by another state, territory, foreign
13    country, the District of Columbia, the United States
14    government, or any other governmental agency, if at least
15    one of the grounds for discipline is the same or
16    substantially equivalent to those set forth herein;
17        (14) failure to provide information in response to a
18    written request made by the Department within 30 days after
19    the receipt of such written request;
20        (15) physical illness, including, but not limited to,
21    deterioration through the aging process or loss of motor
22    skill, mental illness, or disability which results in the
23    inability to practice the profession with reasonable
24    judgment, skill, and safety, including without limitation
25    deterioration through the aging process, mental illness,
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1    (a-5) In enforcing this Section, the Department or Board,
2upon a showing of a possible violation, may order a licensee or
3applicant to submit to a mental or physical examination, or
4both, at the expense of the Department. The Department or Board
5may order the examining physician to present testimony
6concerning his or her examination of the licensee or applicant.
7No information shall be excluded by reason of any common law or
8statutory privilege relating to communications between the
9licensee or applicant and the examining physician. The
10examining physicians shall be specifically designated by the
11Board or Department. The licensee or applicant may have, at his
12or her own expense, another physician of his or her choice
13present during all aspects of the examination. Failure of a
14licensee or applicant to submit to any such examination when
15directed, without reasonable cause as defined by rule, shall be
16grounds for either the immediate suspension of his or her
17license or immediate denial of his or her application.
18    If the Secretary immediately suspends the license of a
19licensee for his or her failure to submit to a mental or
20physical examination when directed, a hearing must be convened
21by the Department within 15 days after the suspension and
22completed without appreciable delay.
23    If the Secretary otherwise suspends a license pursuant to
24the results of the licensee's mental or physical examination, a
25hearing must be convened by the Department within 15 days after
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1Department and Board shall have the authority to review the
2licensee's record of treatment and counseling regarding the
3relevant impairment or impairments to the extent permitted by
4applicable federal statutes and regulations safeguarding the
5confidentiality of medical records.
6    Any licensee suspended under this subsection (a-5) shall be
7afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to the Department or
8Board that he or she can resume practice in compliance with the
9acceptable and prevailing standards under the provisions of his
10or her license.
11    (b) The determination by a circuit court that a licensee is
12subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission, as
13provided in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
14Code, operates as an automatic suspension. Such suspension will
15end only upon a finding by a court that the patient is no
16longer subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission,
17the issuance of an order so finding and discharging the
18patient, and the recommendation of the Board to the Secretary
19that the licensee be allowed to resume practice.
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 subdivision (a)(5) of
25Section 2105-15 of the Department of Professional Regulation
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1    (d) In cases where the Department of Healthcare and Family
2Services (formerly the Department of Public Aid) has previously
3determined that a licensee or a potential licensee is more than
430 days delinquent in the payment of child support and has
5subsequently certified the delinquency to the Department, the
6Department shall refuse to issue or renew or shall revoke or
7suspend that person's license or shall take other disciplinary
8action against that person based solely upon the certification
9of delinquency made by the Department of Healthcare and Family
10Services in accordance with subdivision (a)(5) of Section
112105-15 of the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the
12Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
13    (e) The Department shall deny a license or renewal
14authorized by this Act to a person who has failed to file a
15return, to pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed
16return, or to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty, or
17interest as required by any tax Act administered by the
18Department of Revenue, until such time as the requirements of
19the tax Act are satisfied in accordance with subsection (g) of
20Section 2105-15 of the Department of Professional Regulation
21Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
22    (f) Persons who assist the Department as consultants or
23expert witnesses in the investigation or prosecution of alleged
24violations of the Act, licensure matters, restoration
25proceedings, or criminal prosecutions, shall not be liable for
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1assistance, except upon proof of actual malice. The attorney
2general shall defend such persons in any such action or
3proceeding.
4(Source: P.A. 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)
 
5    Section 805. The Interior Design Title Act is amended by
6changing Section 13 as follows:
 
7    (225 ILCS 310/13)  (from Ch. 111, par. 8213)
8    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
9    Sec. 13. Refusal, revocation or suspension of
10registration. The Department may refuse to issue, renew, or
11restore or may revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand
12or take other disciplinary action as the Department may deem
13proper, including fines not to exceed $5,000 for each
14violation, with regard to any registration for any one or
15combination of the following causes:
16        (a) Fraud in procuring the certificate of
17    registration.
18        (b) Habitual intoxication or addiction to the use of
19    drugs.
20        (c) Making any misrepresentations or false promises,
21    directly or indirectly, to influence, persuade, or induce
22    patronage.
23        (d) Professional connection or association with, or
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1    title "registered interior designer", or professional
2    connection or association with any person, firm, or
3    corporation holding itself out in any manner contrary to
4    this Act.
5        (e) Obtaining or seeking to obtain checks, money, or
6    any other items of value by false or fraudulent
7    representations.
8        (f) Use of the title under a name other than his or her
9    own.
10        (g) Improper, unprofessional, or dishonorable conduct
11    of a character likely to deceive, defraud, or harm the
12    public.
13        (h) Conviction in this or another state, or federal
14    court, of any crime which is a felony, if the Department
15    determines, after investigation, that such person has not
16    been sufficiently rehabilitated to warrant the public
17    trust.
18        (i) A violation of any provision of this Act or its
19    rules.
20        (j) Revocation by another state, the District of
21    Columbia, territory, or foreign nation of an interior
22    design or residential interior design registration if at
23    least one of the grounds for that revocation is the same as
24    or the equivalent of one of the grounds for revocation set
25    forth in this Act.
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1    competent jurisdiction.
2        (l) Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated report
3    by the Department of Children and Family Services pursuant
4    to the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act, and upon
5    proof by clear and convincing evidence that the registrant
6    has caused a child to be an abused child or neglected child
7    as defined in the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
8    The Department shall deny a registration or renewal
9authorized by this Act to any person who has defaulted on an
10educational loan guaranteed by the Illinois Student Assistance
11Commission; however, the Department may issue a certificate of
12registration or renewal if such person has established a
13satisfactory repayment record as determined by the Illinois
14Student Assistance Commission.
15    The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend the
16registration of any person who fails to file a return, or to
17pay the tax, penalty, or interest showing in a filed return, or
18to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty, or interest, as
19required by any tax Act administered by the Illinois Department
20of Revenue, until such time as the requirements of any such tax
21Act are satisfied.
22    The entry of a decree by any circuit court establishing
23that any person holding a certificate of registration under
24this Act is a person subject to involuntary admission under the
25Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code shall
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1resume using the title "registered interior designer" only upon
2a finding by the Board that he or she has been determined to be
3no longer subject to involuntary admission by the court and
4upon the Board's recommendation to the Director that he or she
5be permitted to resume using the title "registered interior
6designer".
7(Source: P.A. 95-1023, eff. 6-1-09; 96-1334, eff. 7-27-10.)
 
8    Section 810. The Professional Engineering Practice Act of
91989 is amended by changing Section 24 as follows:
 
10    (225 ILCS 325/24)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5224)
11    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
12    Sec. 24. Rules of professional conduct; disciplinary or
13administrative action.
14    (a) The Department shall adopt rules setting standards of
15professional conduct and establish appropriate penalties for
16the breach of such rules.
17    (a-1) The Department may, singularly or in combination,
18refuse to issue, renew, or restore a license or may revoke,
19suspend, place on probation, reprimand, or take other
20disciplinary or non-disciplinary action with regard to a person
21licensed under this Act, including but not limited to, the
22imposition of a fine not to exceed $10,000 per violation upon
23any person, corporation, partnership, or professional design
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1combination of the following causes:
2        (1) Material misstatement in furnishing information to
3    the Department.
4        (2) Violations of this Act or any of its rules.
5        (3) Conviction of or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo
6    contendere to any crime that is a felony under the laws of
7    the United States or any state or territory thereof, or
8    that is a misdemeanor, an essential element of which is
9    dishonesty, or any crime that is directly related to the
10    practice of engineering.
11        (4) Making any misrepresentation for the purpose of
12    obtaining, renewing, or restoring a license or violating
13    any provision of this Act or the rules promulgated under
14    this Act pertaining to advertising.
15        (5) Willfully making or signing a false statement,
16    certificate, or affidavit to induce payment.
17        (6) Negligence, incompetence or misconduct in the
18    practice of professional engineering as a licensed
19    professional engineer or in working as an engineer intern.
20        (7) Aiding or assisting another person in violating any
21    provision of this Act or its rules.
22        (8) Failing to provide information in response to a
23    written request made by the Department within 30 days after
24    receipt of such written request.
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1    defraud or harm the public.
2        (10) Inability to practice the profession with
3    reasonable judgment, skill, or safety as a result of a
4    physical illness, including, but not limited to,
5    deterioration through the aging process or loss of motor
6    skill, or mental illness or disability.
7        (11) Discipline by the United States Government,
8    another state, District of Columbia, territory, foreign
9    nation or government agency, if at least one of the grounds
10    for the discipline is the same or substantially equivalent
11    to those set forth in this Act.
12        (12) Directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from
13    any person, firm, corporation, partnership or association
14    any fee, commission, rebate or other form of compensation
15    for any professional services not actually or personally
16    rendered.
17        (13) A finding by the Department that an applicant or
18    registrant has failed to pay a fine imposed by the
19    Department, a registrant whose license has been placed on
20    probationary status has violated the terms of probation, or
21    a registrant has practiced on an expired, inactive,
22    suspended, or revoked license.
23        (14) Signing, affixing the professional engineer's
24    seal or permitting the professional engineer's seal to be
25    affixed to any technical submissions not prepared as
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1    professional engineer or under the professional engineer's
2    direct supervision.
3        (15) Inability to practice the profession with
4    reasonable judgment, skill or safety as a result of
5    habitual or excessive use or addiction to alcohol,
6    narcotics, stimulants, or any other chemical agent or drug.
7        (16) The making of a statement pursuant to the
8    Environmental Barriers Act that a plan for construction or
9    alteration of a public facility or for construction of a
10    multi-story housing unit is in compliance with the
11    Environmental Barriers Act when such plan is not in
12    compliance.
13        (17) (Blank).
14    (a-2) The Department shall deny a license or renewal
15authorized by this Act to a person who has failed 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    (a-3) (Blank). The Department shall deny a license or
25renewal authorized by this Act to a person who has defaulted on
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1the Illinois Student Assistance Commission or any governmental
2agency of this State in accordance with subdivision (a)(5) of
3Section 2105-15 of the Department of Professional Regulation
4Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois (20 ILCS
52105/2105-15).
6    (a-4) In cases where the Department of Healthcare and
7Family Services (formerly the Department of Public Aid) has
8previously determined that a licensee or a potential licensee
9is more than 30 days delinquent in the payment of child support
10and has subsequently certified the delinquency to the
11Department, the Department shall refuse to issue or renew or
12shall revoke or suspend that person's license or shall 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 subdivision
16(a)(5) of Section 2105-15 of the Department of Professional
17Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois (20
18ILCS 2105/2105-15).
19    (a-5) In enforcing this Section, the Department or Board,
20upon a showing of a possible violation, may order a licensee or
21applicant to submit to a mental or physical examination, or
22both, at the expense of the Department. The Department or Board
23may order the examining physician to present testimony
24concerning his or her examination of the licensee or applicant.
25No information shall be excluded by reason of any common law or
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1licensee or applicant and the examining physician. The
2examining physicians shall be specifically designated by the
3Board or Department. The licensee or applicant may have, at his
4or her own expense, another physician of his or her choice
5present during all aspects of the examination. Failure of a
6licensee or applicant to submit to any such examination when
7directed, without reasonable cause as defined by rule, shall be
8grounds for either the immediate suspension of his or her
9license or immediate denial of his or her application.
10    If the Secretary immediately suspends the license of a
11licensee for his or her failure to submit to a mental or
12physical examination when directed, a hearing must be convened
13by the Department within 15 days after the suspension and
14completed without appreciable delay.
15    If the Secretary otherwise suspends a license pursuant to
16the results of the licensee's mental or physical examination, a
17hearing must be convened by the Department within 15 days after
18the suspension and completed without appreciable delay. The
19Department and Board shall have the authority to review the
20licensee's record of treatment and counseling regarding the
21relevant impairment or impairments to the extent permitted by
22applicable federal statutes and regulations safeguarding the
23confidentiality of medical records.
24    Any licensee suspended under this subsection (a-5) shall be
25afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to the Department or
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1acceptable and prevailing standards under the provisions of his
2or her license.
3    (b) The determination by a circuit court that a registrant
4is subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission as
5provided in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
6Code, as now or hereafter amended, operates as an automatic
7suspension. Such suspension will end only upon a finding by a
8court that the patient is no longer subject to involuntary
9admission or judicial admission, the issuance of an order so
10finding and discharging the patient, and the recommendation of
11the Board to the Director that the registrant be allowed to
12resume practice.
13(Source: P.A. 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)
 
14    Section 815. The Illinois Professional Land Surveyor Act of
151989 is amended by changing Section 27 as follows:
 
16    (225 ILCS 330/27)  (from Ch. 111, par. 3277)
17    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
18    Sec. 27. Grounds for disciplinary action.
19    (a) The Department may refuse to issue or renew a license,
20or may place on probation or administrative supervision,
21suspend, or revoke any license, or may reprimand or take any
22disciplinary or non-disciplinary action as the Department may
23deem proper, including the imposition of fines not to exceed
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1partnership, or professional land surveying firm licensed or
2registered under this Act for any of the following reasons:
3        (1) material misstatement in furnishing information to
4    the Department;
5        (2) violation, including, but not limited to, neglect
6    or intentional disregard, of this Act, or its rules;
7        (3) conviction of, or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo
8    contendere to, any crime that is a felony under the laws of
9    the United States or any state or territory thereof or that
10    is a misdemeanor of which an essential element is
11    dishonesty, or any crime that is directly related to the
12    practice of the profession;
13        (4) making any misrepresentation for the purpose of
14    obtaining a license, or in applying for restoration or
15    renewal, or the practice of any fraud or deceit in taking
16    any examination to qualify for licensure under this Act;
17        (5) purposefully making false statements or signing
18    false statements, certificates, or affidavits to induce
19    payment;
20        (6) proof of carelessness, incompetence, negligence,
21    or misconduct in practicing land surveying;
22        (7) aiding or assisting another person in violating any
23    provision of this Act or its rules;
24        (8) failing to provide information in response to a
25    written request made by the Department within 30 days after
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1        (9) engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
2    unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
3    defraud, or harm the public;
4        (10) inability to practice with reasonable judgment,
5    skill, or safety as a result of habitual or excessive use
6    of, or addiction to, alcohol, narcotics, stimulants or any
7    other chemical agent or drug;
8        (11) discipline by the United States government,
9    another state, District of Columbia, territory, foreign
10    nation or government agency if at least one of the grounds
11    for the discipline is the same or substantially equivalent
12    to those set forth in this Act;
13        (12) directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from
14    any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association
15    any fee, commission, rebate, or other form of compensation
16    for any professional services not actually or personally
17    rendered;
18        (12.5) issuing a map or plat of survey where the fee
19    for professional services is contingent on a real estate
20    transaction closing;
21        (13) a finding by the Department that an applicant or
22    licensee has failed to pay a fine imposed by the Department
23    or a licensee whose license has been placed on probationary
24    status has violated the terms of probation;
25        (14) practicing on an expired, inactive, suspended, or
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1        (15) signing, affixing the Professional Land
2    Surveyor's seal or permitting the Professional Land
3    Surveyor's seal to be affixed to any map or plat of survey
4    not prepared by the Professional Land Surveyor or under the
5    Professional Land Surveyor's direct supervision and
6    control;
7        (16) inability to practice the profession with
8    reasonable judgment, skill, or safety as a result of
9    physical illness, including, but not limited to,
10    deterioration through the aging process or loss of motor
11    skill or a mental illness or disability;
12        (17) (blank); or
13        (18) failure to adequately supervise or control land
14    surveying operations being performed by subordinates.
15    (a-5) In enforcing this Section, the Department or Board,
16upon a showing of a possible violation, may compel a person
17licensed to practice under this Act, or who has applied for
18licensure or certification pursuant to this Act, to submit to a
19mental or physical examination, or both, as required by and at
20the expense of the Department. The Department or Board may
21order the examining physician to present testimony concerning
22the mental or physical examination of the licensee or
23applicant. No information shall be excluded by reason of any
24common law or statutory privilege relating to communications
25between the licensee or applicant and the examining physician.
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1the Board or Department. The individual to be examined may
2have, at his or her own expense, another physician of his or
3her choice present during all aspects of the examination.
4Failure of an individual to submit to a mental or physical
5examination when directed shall be grounds for the immediate
6suspension of his or her license until the individual submits
7to the examination if the Department finds that the refusal to
8submit to the examination was without reasonable cause as
9defined by rule.
10    If the Secretary immediately suspends the license of a
11licensee for his or her failure to submit to a mental or
12physical examination when directed, a hearing must be convened
13by the Department within 15 days after the suspension and
14completed without appreciable delay.
15    If the Secretary otherwise suspends a person's license
16pursuant to the results of a compelled mental or physical
17examination, a hearing on that person's license must be
18convened by the Department within 15 days after the suspension
19and completed without appreciable delay. The Department and
20Board shall have the authority to review the subject
21individual's record of treatment and counseling regarding
22impairment to the extent permitted by applicable federal
23statutes and regulations safeguarding the confidentiality of
24medical records.
25    Any licensee suspended under this subsection (a-5) shall be
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1Board that he or she can resume practice in compliance with the
2acceptable and prevailing standards under the provisions of his
3or her license.
4    (b) The determination by a circuit court that a licensee is
5subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission as
6provided in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
7Code, as now or hereafter amended, operates as an automatic
8license suspension. Such suspension will end only upon a
9finding by a court that the patient is no longer subject to
10involuntary admission or judicial admission and the issuance of
11an order so finding and discharging the patient and upon the
12recommendation of the Board to the Director that the licensee
13be allowed to resume his or her 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 (20 ILCS
212105/2105-15).
22    (d) In cases where the Department of Healthcare and Family
23Services (formerly the Department of Public Aid) has previously
24determined that a licensee or a potential licensee is more than
2530 days delinquent in the payment of child support and has
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1Department shall refuse to issue or renew or shall revoke or
2suspend that person's license or shall take other disciplinary
3action against that person based solely upon the certification
4of delinquency made by the Department of Healthcare and Family
5Services in accordance with subdivision (a)(5) of Section
62105-15 of the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the
7Civil Administrative Code of Illinois (20 ILCS 2105/2105-15).
8    (e) The Department shall refuse to issue or renew or shall
9revoke or suspend a person's license or shall take other
10disciplinary action against that person for his or her failure
11to file a return, to pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in
12a filed return, or to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty,
13or interest as required by any tax Act administered by the
14Department of Revenue, until such time as the requirements of
15the tax Act are satisfied in accordance with subsection (g) of
16Section 2105-15 of the Department of Professional Regulation
17Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois (20 ILCS
182105/2105-15).
19(Source: P.A. 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)
 
20    Section 820. The Illinois Roofing Industry Licensing Act is
21amended by changing Section 9.1 as follows:
 
22    (225 ILCS 335/9.1)  (from Ch. 111, par. 7509.1)
23    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
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1    (1) The Department may refuse to issue or to 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 for each
5violation, with regard to any license for any one or
6combination of the following:
7        (a) violation of this Act or its rules;
8        (b) for licensees, conviction or plea of guilty or nolo
9    contendere, finding of guilt, jury verdict, or entry of
10    judgment or sentencing of any crime, including, but not
11    limited to, convictions, preceding sentences of
12    supervision, conditional discharge, or first offender
13    probation, under the laws of any jurisdiction of the United
14    States that is (i) a felony or (ii) a misdemeanor, an
15    essential element of which is dishonesty or that is
16    directly related to the practice of the profession and, for
17    initial applicants, convictions set forth in Section 7.1 of
18    this Act;
19        (c) 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        (d) professional incompetence or gross negligence in
23    the practice of roofing contracting, prima facie evidence
24    of which may be a conviction or judgment in any court of
25    competent jurisdiction against an applicant or licensee
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1    construction of a roof or repair thereof that results in
2    leakage within 90 days after the completion of such work;
3        (e) (blank);
4        (f) aiding or assisting another person in violating any
5    provision of this Act or rules;
6        (g) failing, within 60 days, to provide information in
7    response to a written request made by the Department;
8        (h) engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
9    unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
10    defraud, or harm the public;
11        (i) habitual or excessive use or abuse of controlled
12    substances, as defined by the Illinois Controlled
13    Substances Act, alcohol, or any other substance that
14    results in the inability to practice with reasonable
15    judgment, skill, or safety;
16        (j) discipline by another state, unit of government, or
17    government agency, the District of Columbia, a territory,
18    or a foreign nation, if at least one of the grounds for the
19    discipline is the same or substantially equivalent to those
20    set forth in this Section;
21        (k) 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    after having his or her license disciplined, has violated
2    the terms of the discipline;
3        (m) a finding by any court of competent jurisdiction,
4    either within or without this State, of any violation of
5    any law governing the practice of roofing contracting, if
6    the Department determines, after investigation, that such
7    person has not been sufficiently rehabilitated to warrant
8    the public trust;
9        (n) willfully making or filing false records or reports
10    in the practice of roofing contracting, including, but not
11    limited to, false records filed with the State agencies or
12    departments;
13        (o) practicing, attempting to practice, or advertising
14    under a name other than the full name as shown on the
15    license or any other legally authorized name;
16        (p) gross and willful overcharging for professional
17    services including filing false statements for collection
18    of fees or monies for which services are not rendered;
19        (q) (blank);
20        (r) (blank);
21        (s) failure to continue to meet the requirements of
22    this Act shall be deemed a violation;
23        (t) physical or mental disability, including
24    deterioration through the aging process or loss of
25    abilities and skills that result in an inability to
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1    or safety;
2        (u) material misstatement in furnishing information to
3    the Department or to any other State agency;
4        (v) (blank);
5        (w) advertising in any manner that is false,
6    misleading, or deceptive;
7        (x) taking undue advantage of a customer, which results
8    in the perpetration of a fraud;
9        (y) performing any act or practice that is a violation
10    of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act;
11        (z) engaging in the practice of roofing contracting, as
12    defined in this Act, with a suspended, revoked, or
13    cancelled license;
14        (aa) treating any person differently to the person's
15    detriment because of race, color, creed, gender, age,
16    religion, or national origin;
17        (bb) knowingly making any false statement, oral,
18    written, or otherwise, of a character likely to influence,
19    persuade, or induce others in the course of obtaining or
20    performing roofing contracting services;
21        (cc) violation of any final administrative action of
22    the Secretary;
23        (dd) allowing the use of his or her roofing license by
24    an unlicensed roofing contractor for the purposes of
25    providing roofing or waterproofing services; or
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1        (ff) cheating or attempting to subvert a licensing
2    examination administered under this Act; or
3        (gg) use of a license to permit or enable an unlicensed
4    person to provide roofing contractor services.
5    (2) The determination by a circuit court that a license
6holder is subject to involuntary admission or judicial
7admission, as provided in the Mental Health and Developmental
8Disabilities Code, operates as an automatic suspension. Such
9suspension will end only upon a finding by a court that the
10patient is no longer subject to involuntary admission or
11judicial admission, an order by the court so finding and
12discharging the patient, and the recommendation of the Board to
13the Director that the license holder be allowed to resume his
14or her practice.
15    (3) The Department may refuse to issue or take disciplinary
16action concerning the license of any person who fails to file a
17return, to pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed
18return, or to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty, or
19interest as required by any tax Act administered by the
20Department of Revenue, until such time as the requirements of
21any such tax Act are satisfied as determined by the Department
22of Revenue.
23    (4) In enforcing this Section, the Department, upon a
24showing of a possible violation, may compel any individual who
25is licensed under this Act or any individual who has applied
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1evaluation, or both, which may include a substance abuse or
2sexual offender evaluation, at the expense of the Department.
3The Department shall specifically designate the examining
4physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches
5or, if applicable, the multidisciplinary team involved in
6providing the mental or physical examination and evaluation.
7The multidisciplinary team shall be led by a physician licensed
8to practice medicine in all of its branches and may consist of
9one or more or a combination of physicians licensed to practice
10medicine in all of its branches, licensed chiropractic
11physicians, licensed clinical psychologists, licensed clinical
12social workers, licensed clinical professional counselors, and
13other professional and administrative staff. Any examining
14physician or member of the multidisciplinary team may require
15any person ordered to submit to an examination and evaluation
16pursuant to this Section to submit to any additional
17supplemental testing deemed necessary to complete any
18examination or evaluation process, including, but not limited
19to, blood testing, urinalysis, psychological testing, or
20neuropsychological testing.
21    (5) 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 or applicant, including testimony
3concerning any supplemental testing or documents relating to
4the examination and evaluation. No information, report,
5record, or other documents in any way related to the
6examination and evaluation shall be excluded by reason of any
7common law or statutory privilege relating to communication
8between the licensee or applicant and the examining physician
9or any member of the multidisciplinary team. No authorization
10is necessary from the licensee or applicant ordered to undergo
11an evaluation and examination for the examining physician or
12any member of the multidisciplinary team to provide
13information, reports, records, or other documents or to provide
14any testimony regarding the examination and evaluation. The
15individual to be examined may have, at his or her own expense,
16another physician of his or her choice present during all
17aspects of the examination.
18    (6) Failure of any individual to submit to mental or
19physical examination or evaluation, or both, when directed,
20shall result in an automatic suspension without hearing until
21such time 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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1    (7) When the Secretary immediately suspends a license under
2this Section, a hearing upon such person's license must be
3convened by the Department within 15 days after the suspension
4and completed without appreciable delay. The Department shall
5have the authority to review the licensee's record of treatment
6and counseling regarding the impairment to the extent permitted
7by applicable federal statutes and regulations safeguarding
8the confidentiality of medical records.
9    (8) Licensees affected under this Section shall be afforded
10an opportunity to demonstrate to the Department that they can
11resume practice in compliance with acceptable and prevailing
12standards under the provisions of their license.
13    (9) (Blank). The Department shall deny a license or renewal
14authorized by this Act to a person who has defaulted on an
15educational loan or scholarship provided or guaranteed by the
16Illinois Student Assistance Commission or any governmental
17agency of this State in accordance with paragraph (5) of
18subsection (a) of Section 2105-15 of the Department of
19Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of
20Illinois.
21    (10) In cases where the Department of Healthcare and Family
22Services has previously determined a licensee or a potential
23licensee is more than 30 days delinquent in the payment of
24child support and has subsequently certified the delinquency to
25the Department, the Department may refuse to issue or renew or
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1disciplinary action against that person based solely upon the
2certification of delinquency made by the Department of
3Healthcare and Family Services in accordance with paragraph (5)
4of subsection (a) of Section 2105-15 of the Department of
5Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of
6Illinois.
7    The changes to this Act made by this amendatory Act of 1997
8apply only to disciplinary actions relating to events occurring
9after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997.
10(Source: P.A. 99-469, eff. 8-26-15; 99-876, eff. 1-1-17.)
 
11    Section 825. The Structural Engineering Practice Act of
121989 is amended by changing Section 20 as follows:
 
13    (225 ILCS 340/20)  (from Ch. 111, par. 6620)
14    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
15    Sec. 20. Refusal; revocation; suspension.
16    (a) The Department may refuse to issue or renew, or may
17revoke a license, or may suspend, place on probation, fine, or
18take any disciplinary or non-disciplinary action as the
19Department may deem proper, including a fine not to exceed
20$10,000 for each violation, with regard to any licensee for any
21one or combination of the following reasons:
22        (1) Material misstatement in furnishing information to
23    the Department;
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1    practice of structural engineering;
2        (3) Making any misrepresentation for the purpose of
3    obtaining licensure;
4        (4) The affixing of a licensed structural engineer's
5    seal to any plans, specifications or drawings which have
6    not been prepared by or under the immediate personal
7    supervision of that licensed structural engineer or
8    reviewed as provided in this Act;
9        (5) Conviction of, or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo
10    contendere to, any crime that is a felony under the laws of
11    the United States or of any state or territory thereof, or
12    that is a misdemeanor an essential element of which is
13    dishonesty, or any crime that is directly related to the
14    practice of the profession;
15        (6) Making a statement of compliance pursuant to the
16    Environmental Barriers Act, as now or hereafter amended,
17    that a plan for construction or alteration of a public
18    facility or for construction of a multi-story housing unit
19    is in compliance with the Environmental Barriers Act when
20    such plan is not in compliance;
21        (7) Failure to comply with any of the provisions of
22    this Act or its rules;
23        (8) Aiding or assisting another person in violating any
24    provision of this Act or its rules;
25        (9) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical or
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1    defraud or harm the public, as defined by rule;
2        (10) Habitual or excessive use or addiction to alcohol,
3    narcotics, stimulants, or any other chemical agent or drug
4    that results in the inability to practice with reasonable
5    judgment, skill, or safety;
6        (11) Failure of an applicant or licensee to pay a fine
7    imposed by the Department or a licensee whose license has
8    been placed on probationary status has violated the terms
9    of probation;
10        (12) Discipline by another state, territory, foreign
11    country, the District of Columbia, the United States
12    government, or any other governmental agency, if at least
13    one of the grounds for discipline is the same or
14    substantially equivalent to those set forth in this
15    Section;
16        (13) Failure to provide information in response to a
17    written request made by the Department within 30 days after
18    the receipt of such written request; or
19        (14) Physical illness, including but not limited to,
20    deterioration through the aging process or loss of motor
21    skill, mental illness, or disability which results in the
22    inability to practice the profession of structural
23    engineering with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety.
24    (a-5) In enforcing this Section, the Department or Board,
25upon a showing of a possible violation, may order a licensee or
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1both, at the expense of the Department. The Department or Board
2may order the examining physician to present testimony
3concerning his or her examination of the licensee or applicant.
4No information shall be excluded by reason of any common law or
5statutory privilege relating to communications between the
6licensee or applicant and the examining physician. The
7examining physicians shall be specifically designated by the
8Board or Department. The licensee or applicant may have, at his
9or her own expense, another physician of his or her choice
10present during all aspects of the examination. Failure of a
11licensee or applicant to submit to any such examination when
12directed, without reasonable cause as defined by rule, shall be
13grounds for either the immediate suspension of his or her
14license or immediate denial of his or her application.
15    If the Secretary immediately suspends the license of a
16licensee for his or her failure to submit to a mental or
17physical examination when directed, a hearing must be convened
18by the Department within 15 days after the suspension and
19completed without appreciable delay.
20    If the Secretary otherwise suspends a license pursuant to
21the results of the licensee's mental or physical examination, a
22hearing must be convened by the Department within 15 days after
23the suspension and completed without appreciable delay. The
24Department and Board shall have the authority to review the
25licensee's record of treatment and counseling regarding the
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1applicable federal statutes and regulations safeguarding the
2confidentiality of medical records.
3    Any licensee suspended under this subsection (a-5) shall be
4afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to the Department or
5Board that he or she can resume practice in compliance with the
6acceptable and prevailing standards under the provisions of his
7or her license.
8    (b) The determination by a circuit court that a licensee is
9subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission, as
10provided in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
11Code, operates as an automatic suspension. Such suspension will
12end only upon a finding by a court that the patient is no
13longer subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission,
14the issuance of an order so finding and discharging the
15patient, and the recommendation of the Board to the Secretary
16that the licensee be allowed to resume practice.
17    (c) (Blank). The Department shall deny a license or renewal
18authorized by this Act to a person who has defaulted on an
19educational loan or scholarship provided or guaranteed by the
20Illinois Student Assistance Commission or any governmental
21agency of this State in accordance with subdivision (a)(5) of
22Section 2105-15 of the Department of Professional Regulation
23Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
24    (d) In cases where the Department of Healthcare and Family
25Services (formerly the Department of Public Aid) has previously
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130 days delinquent in the payment of child support and has
2subsequently certified the delinquency to the Department, the
3Department shall refuse to issue or renew or shall revoke or
4suspend that person's license or shall take other disciplinary
5action against that person based solely upon the certification
6of delinquency made by the Department of Healthcare and Family
7Services in accordance with subdivision (a)(5) of Section
82105-15 of the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the
9Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
10    (e) The Department shall deny a license or renewal
11authorized by this Act to a person who has failed 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
15Department of Revenue, until such time as the requirements of
16the tax Act are satisfied in accordance with subsection (g) of
17Section 2105-15 of the Department of Professional Regulation
18Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
19    (f) Persons who assist the Department as consultants or
20expert witnesses in the investigation or prosecution of alleged
21violations of the Act, licensure matters, restoration
22proceedings, or criminal prosecutions, are not liable for
23damages in any civil action or proceeding as a result of such
24assistance, except upon proof of actual malice. The Attorney
25General of the State of Illinois shall defend such persons in
26any such action or proceeding.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)
 
2    Section 830. The Auction License Act is amended by changing
3Section 20-20 as follows:
 
4    (225 ILCS 407/20-20)
5    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
6    Sec. 20-20. Termination without hearing for failure to pay
7taxes or , child support, or a student loan. The Department may
8terminate or otherwise discipline any license issued under this
9Act without hearing if the appropriate administering agency
10provides adequate information and proof that the licensee has:
11        (1) failed to file a return, to pay the tax, penalty,
12    or interest shown in a filed return, or to pay any final
13    assessment of tax, penalty, or interest, as required by any
14    tax act administered by the Illinois Department of Revenue
15    until the requirements of the tax act are satisfied;
16        (2) failed to pay any court ordered child support as
17    determined by a court order or by referral from the
18    Department of Healthcare and Family Services (formerly
19    Illinois Department of Public Aid); or
20        (3) (blank). failed to repay any student loan or
21    assistance as determined by the Illinois Student
22    Assistance Commission.
23    If a license is terminated or otherwise disciplined
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1provided by this Act within 30 days of notice of termination or
2discipline.
3(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07; 95-572, eff. 6-1-08.)
 
4    Section 835. The Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair
5Braiding, and Nail Technology Act of 1985 is amended by
6changing Section 4-7 as follows:
 
7    (225 ILCS 410/4-7)  (from Ch. 111, par. 1704-7)
8    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
9    Sec. 4-7. Refusal, suspension and revocation of licenses;
10causes; disciplinary action.
11    (1) The Department may refuse to issue or renew, and may
12suspend, revoke, place on probation, reprimand or take any
13other disciplinary or non-disciplinary action as the
14Department may deem proper, including civil penalties not to
15exceed $500 for each violation, with regard to any license for
16any one, or any combination, of the following causes:
17        a. For licensees, conviction of any crime under the
18    laws of the United States or any state or territory thereof
19    that is (i) a felony, (ii) a misdemeanor, an essential
20    element of which is dishonesty, or (iii) a crime which is
21    related to the practice of the profession and, for initial
22    applicants, convictions set forth in Section 4-6.1 of this
23    Act.
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1    Section 4-20.
2        c. Material misstatement in furnishing information to
3    the Department.
4        d. Making any misrepresentation for the purpose of
5    obtaining a license or violating any provision of this Act
6    or its rules.
7        e. Aiding or assisting another person in violating any
8    provision of this Act or its rules.
9        f. Failing, within 60 days, to provide information in
10    response to a written request made by the Department.
11        g. Discipline by another state, territory, or country
12    if at least one of the grounds for the discipline is the
13    same as or substantially equivalent to those set forth in
14    this Act.
15        h. Practice in the barber, nail technology, esthetics,
16    hair braiding, or cosmetology profession, or an attempt to
17    practice in those professions, by fraudulent
18    misrepresentation.
19        i. Gross malpractice or gross incompetency.
20        j. Continued practice by a person knowingly having an
21    infectious or contagious disease.
22        k. Solicitation of professional services by using
23    false or misleading advertising.
24        l. A finding by the Department that the licensee, after
25    having his or her license placed on probationary status,
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1        m. Directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from
2    any person, firm, corporation, partnership or association
3    any fee, commission, rebate, or other form of compensation
4    for any professional services not actually or personally
5    rendered.
6        n. Violating any of the provisions of this Act or rules
7    adopted pursuant to this Act.
8        o. Willfully making or filing false records or reports
9    relating to a licensee's practice, including but not
10    limited to, false records filed with State agencies or
11    departments.
12        p. Habitual or excessive use or addiction to alcohol,
13    narcotics, stimulants, or any other chemical agent or drug
14    that results in the inability to practice with reasonable
15    judgment, skill or safety.
16        q. Engaging in dishonorable, unethical or
17    unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
18    defraud, or harm the public as may be defined by rules of
19    the Department, or violating the rules of professional
20    conduct which may be adopted by the Department.
21        r. Permitting any person to use for any unlawful or
22    fraudulent purpose one's diploma or license or certificate
23    of registration as a cosmetologist, nail technician,
24    esthetician, hair braider, or barber or cosmetology, nail
25    technology, esthetics, hair braiding, or barber teacher or
26    salon or shop or cosmetology clinic teacher.

 

 

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1        s. Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated report
2    by the Department of Children and Family Services under the
3    Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act and upon proof by
4    clear and convincing evidence that the licensee has caused
5    a child to be an abused child or neglected child as defined
6    in the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
7        t. Operating a salon or shop without a valid
8    registration.
9        u. Failure to complete required continuing education
10    hours.
11    (2) In rendering an order, the Secretary shall take into
12consideration the facts and circumstances involving the type of
13acts or omissions in paragraph (1) of this Section including,
14but not limited to:
15        (a) the extent to which public confidence in the
16    cosmetology, nail technology, esthetics, hair braiding, or
17    barbering profession was, might have been, or may be,
18    injured;
19        (b) the degree of trust and dependence among the
20    involved parties;
21        (c) the character and degree of harm which did result
22    or might have resulted;
23        (d) the intent or mental state of the licensee at the
24    time of the acts or omissions.
25    (3) The Department may reissue the license or registration
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1or registrant has complied with all of the terms and conditions
2set forth in the final order or has been sufficiently
3rehabilitated to warrant the public trust.
4    (4) The Department shall refuse to issue or renew or
5suspend without hearing the license or certificate of
6registration of any person who fails to file a return, or to
7pay the tax, penalty or interest shown in a filed return, or to
8pay any final assessment of tax, penalty or interest, as
9required by any tax Act administered by the Illinois Department
10of Revenue, until such time as the requirements of any such tax
11Act are satisfied as determined by the Department of Revenue.
12    (5) (Blank). The Department shall deny without hearing any
13application for a license or renewal of a license under this
14Act by a person who has defaulted on an educational loan
15guaranteed by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission;
16however, the Department may issue or renew a license if the
17person in default has established a satisfactory repayment
18record as determined by the Illinois Student Assistance
19Commission.
20    (6) All fines imposed under this Section shall be paid
21within 60 days after the effective date of the order imposing
22the fine or in accordance with the terms set forth in the order
23imposing the fine.
24(Source: P.A. 98-911, eff. 1-1-15; 99-427, eff. 8-21-15;
2599-876, eff. 1-1-17.)
 

 

 

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1    Section 840. The Electrologist Licensing Act is amended by
2changing Section 75 as follows:
 
3    (225 ILCS 412/75)
4    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2024)
5    Sec. 75. Grounds for discipline.
6    (a) The Department may refuse to issue or renew and may
7revoke or suspend a license under this Act, and may place on
8probation, reprimand, or take other disciplinary or
9non-disciplinary action with regard to any licensee under this
10Act, as the Department may consider appropriate, including
11imposing fines not to exceed $10,000 for each violation and
12assess costs as provided for under Section 95 of this Act, for
13one or any combination of the following causes:
14        (1) Material misstatement in furnishing information to
15    the Department.
16        (2) Violation of this Act or rules adopted under this
17    Act.
18        (3) Conviction by plea of guilty or nolo contendere,
19    finding of guilt, jury verdict, or entry of judgment or
20    sentencing, including, but not limited to, convictions,
21    preceding sentences of supervision, conditional discharge,
22    or first offender probation, under the laws of any
23    jurisdiction of the United States that is (i) a felony or
24    (ii) a misdemeanor, an essential element of which is
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1    electrology.
2        (4) Fraud or misrepresentation in applying for or
3    procuring a license under this Act, or in connection with
4    applying for renewal of a license under this Act.
5        (5) Aiding or assisting another person in violating any
6    provision of this Act or its rules.
7        (6) Failing to provide information within 60 days in
8    response to a written request made by the Department.
9        (7) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
10    unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
11    defraud, or harm the public.
12        (8) Habitual or excessive use or abuse of drugs defined
13    in law as controlled substances, alcohol, or any other
14    substance that results in an electrologist's inability to
15    practice with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety.
16        (9) Discipline by another governmental agency, unit of
17    government, U.S. jurisdiction, or foreign nation if at
18    least one of the grounds for discipline is the same as or
19    substantially equivalent to any of those set forth in this
20    Act.
21        (10) 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. Nothing in this paragraph (10) affects any bona
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1    among health care professionals, health facilities, health
2    care providers, or other entities, except as otherwise
3    prohibited by law. Any employment arrangements with health
4    care providers may include provisions for compensation,
5    health insurance, pension, or other employment benefits
6    for the provision of services within the scope of the
7    licensee's practice under this Act. Nothing in this
8    paragraph (10) shall be construed to require an employment
9    arrangement to receive professional fees for services
10    rendered.
11        (11) A finding by the Department that the licensee,
12    after having his or her license placed on probationary
13    status, has violated the terms of probation.
14        (12) Abandonment of a patient.
15        (13) Willfully making or filing false records or
16    reports in the licensee's practice, including, but not
17    limited to, false records filed with State agencies or
18    departments.
19        (14) Mental or physical illness or disability,
20    including, but not limited to, deterioration through the
21    aging process or loss of motor skill that results in the
22    inability to practice the profession with reasonable
23    judgment, skill, or safety.
24        (15) Negligence in his or her practice under this Act.
25        (16) Use of fraud, deception, or any unlawful means in
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1        (17) Immoral conduct in the commission of any act, such
2    as sexual abuse, sexual misconduct, or sexual
3    exploitation, related to the licensee's practice.
4        (18) Failure to comply with standards of sterilization
5    and sanitation as defined in the rules of the Department.
6        (19) Charging for professional services not rendered,
7    including filing false statements for the collection of
8    fees for which services are not rendered.
9        (20) Allowing one's license under this Act to be used
10    by an unlicensed person in violation of this Act.
11    (b) The Department may refuse to issue or renew or may
12suspend without hearing the license of any person who fails to
13file a return, to pay the tax, penalty or interest shown in a
14filed return, or to pay any final assessment of the tax,
15penalty, or interest as required by any tax Act administered by
16the Illinois Department of Revenue until the requirements of
17the tax Act are satisfied in accordance with subsection (g) of
18Section 2105-15 of the Department of Professional Regulation
19Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
20    (c) The determination by a circuit court that a licensee is
21subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission as
22provided in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
23Code operates as an automatic suspension. The suspension will
24end only upon a finding by a court that the patient is no
25longer subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission,
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1patient, and the filing of a petition for restoration
2demonstrating fitness to practice.
3    (d) In enforcing this Section, the Department, upon a
4showing of a possible violation, may compel any individual who
5is licensed to practice under this Act or any individual who
6has applied for licensure to submit to a mental or physical
7examination and evaluation, or both, that may include a
8substance abuse or sexual offender evaluation, at the expense
9of the Department. The Department shall specifically designate
10the examining physician licensed to practice medicine in all of
11its branches or, if applicable, the multidisciplinary team
12involved in providing the mental or physical examination and
13evaluation, or both. The multidisciplinary team shall be led by
14a physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its
15branches and may consist of one or more or a combination of
16physicians licensed to practice medicine in all of its
17branches, licensed chiropractic physicians, licensed clinical
18psychologists, licensed clinical social workers, licensed
19clinical professional counselors, and other professional and
20administrative staff. Any examining physician or member of the
21multidisciplinary team may require any person ordered to submit
22to an examination and evaluation pursuant to this Section to
23submit to any additional supplemental testing deemed necessary
24to complete any examination or evaluation process, including,
25but not limited to, blood testing, urinalysis, psychological
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1    The Department may order the examining physician or any
2member of the multidisciplinary team to provide to the
3Department any and all records, including business records,
4that relate to the examination and evaluation, including any
5supplemental testing performed. The Department may order the
6examining physician or any member of the multidisciplinary team
7to present testimony concerning this examination and
8evaluation of the licensee, permit holder, or applicant,
9including testimony concerning any supplemental testing or
10documents relating to the examination and evaluation. No
11information, report, record, or other documents in any way
12related to the examination and evaluation shall be excluded by
13reason of any common law or statutory privilege relating to
14communication between the licensee or applicant and the
15examining physician or any member of the multidisciplinary
16team. No authorization is necessary from the licensee or
17applicant ordered to undergo an evaluation and examination for
18the examining physician or any member of the multidisciplinary
19team to provide information, reports, records, or other
20documents or to provide any testimony regarding the examination
21and evaluation. The individual to be examined may have, at his
22or her own expense, another physician of his or her choice
23present during all aspects of the examination.
24    Failure of any individual to submit to mental or physical
25examination and evaluation, or both, when directed, shall
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1time as the individual submits to the examination. If the
2Department finds a licensee unable to practice because of the
3reasons set forth in this Section, the Department shall require
4the licensee to submit to care, counseling, or treatment by
5physicians approved or designated by the Department as a
6condition for continued, reinstated, or renewed licensure to
7practice.
8    When the Secretary immediately suspends a license under
9this Section, a hearing upon the person's license must be
10convened by the Department within 15 days after the suspension
11and completed without appreciable delay. The Department shall
12have the authority to review the licensee's record of treatment
13and counseling regarding the impairment to the extent permitted
14by applicable federal statutes and regulations safeguarding
15the confidentiality of medical records.
16    Individuals licensed under this Act affected under this
17Section shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to the
18Department that they can resume practice in compliance with
19acceptable and prevailing standards under the provisions of
20their license.
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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1Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
2    (f) 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 action against that person based solely upon the
9certification of delinquency made by the Department of
10Healthcare and Family Services in accordance with item (5) of
11subsection (a) of Section 2105-15 of the Department of
12Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of
13Illinois.
14    (g) All fines or costs imposed under this Section shall be
15paid within 60 days after the effective date of the order
16imposing the fine or costs or in accordance with the terms set
17forth in the order imposing the fine.
18(Source: P.A. 98-363, eff. 8-16-13.)
 
19    Section 845. The Illinois Certified Shorthand Reporters
20Act of 1984 is amended by changing Section 23 as follows:
 
21    (225 ILCS 415/23)  (from Ch. 111, par. 6223)
22    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2024)
23    Sec. 23. Grounds for disciplinary action.
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1revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand or take other
2disciplinary or non-disciplinary action as the Department may
3deem appropriate, including imposing fines not to exceed
4$10,000 for each violation and the assessment of costs as
5provided for in Section 23.3 of this Act, with regard to any
6license for any one or combination of the following:
7        (1) Material misstatement in furnishing information to
8    the Department;
9        (2) Violations of this Act, or of the rules promulgated
10    thereunder;
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 under
16    the laws of any jurisdiction of the United States: (i) that
17    is a felony or (ii) that is a misdemeanor, an essential
18    element of which is dishonesty, or that is directly related
19    to the practice of the profession;
20        (4) Fraud or any misrepresentation in applying for or
21    procuring a license under this Act or in connection with
22    applying for renewal of a license under this Act;
23        (5) Professional incompetence;
24        (6) Aiding or assisting another person, firm,
25    partnership or corporation in violating any provision of
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1        (7) Failing, within 60 days, to provide information 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;
6        (9) Habitual or excessive use or abuse of drugs defined
7    in law as controlled substances, alcohol, or any other
8    substances that results in the inability to practice with
9    reasonable judgment, skill, or safety;
10        (10) Discipline by another state, unit of government,
11    government agency, the District of Columbia, a territory,
12    or foreign nation, if at least one of the grounds for the
13    discipline is the same or substantially equivalent to those
14    set forth herein;
15        (11) Charging for professional services not rendered,
16    including filing false statements for the collection of
17    fees for which services were not rendered, or giving,
18    directly or indirectly, any gift or anything of value to
19    attorneys or their staff or any other persons or entities
20    associated with any litigation, that exceeds $100 total per
21    year; for the purposes of this Section, pro bono services,
22    as defined by State law, are permissible in any amount;
23        (12) A finding by the Board that the certificate
24    holder, after having his certificate placed on
25    probationary status, has violated the terms of probation;
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1    reports in the practice of shorthand reporting, including
2    but not limited to false records filed with State agencies
3    or departments;
4        (14) Physical illness, including but not limited to,
5    deterioration through the aging process, or loss of motor
6    skill which results in the inability to practice under this
7    Act with reasonable judgment, skill or safety;
8        (15) Solicitation of professional services other than
9    by permitted advertising;
10        (16) Willful failure to take full and accurate
11    stenographic notes of any proceeding;
12        (17) Willful alteration of any stenographic notes
13    taken at any proceeding;
14        (18) Willful failure to accurately transcribe verbatim
15    any stenographic notes taken at any proceeding;
16        (19) Willful alteration of a transcript of
17    stenographic notes taken at any proceeding;
18        (20) Affixing one's signature to any transcript of his
19    stenographic notes or certifying to its correctness unless
20    the transcript has been prepared by him or under his
21    immediate supervision;
22        (21) Willful failure to systematically retain
23    stenographic notes or transcripts on paper or any
24    electronic media for 10 years from the date that the notes
25    or transcripts were taken;
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1    or in accordance with contractual agreements;
2        (23) Establishing contingent fees as a basis of
3    compensation;
4        (24) Mental illness or disability that results in the
5    inability to practice under this Act with reasonable
6    judgment, skill, or safety;
7        (25) Practicing under a false or assumed name, except
8    as provided by law;
9        (26) Cheating on or attempting to subvert the licensing
10    examination administered under this Act;
11        (27) Allowing one's license under this Act to be used
12    by an unlicensed person in violation of this Act.
13    All fines imposed under this Section shall be paid within
1460 days after the effective date of the order imposing the fine
15or in accordance with the terms set forth in the order imposing
16the fine.
17    (b) The determination by a circuit court that a certificate
18holder is subject to involuntary admission or judicial
19admission as provided in the Mental Health and Developmental
20Disabilities Code, operates as an automatic suspension. Such
21suspension will end only upon a finding by a court that the
22patient is no longer subject to involuntary admission or
23judicial admission, an order by the court so finding and
24discharging the patient. In any case where a license is
25suspended under this Section, the licensee may file a petition
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1Department that the licensee can resume practice in compliance
2with acceptable and prevailing standards of the profession.
3    (c) In cases where the Department of Healthcare and Family
4Services has previously determined a licensee or a potential
5licensee is more than 30 days delinquent in the payment of
6child support and has subsequently certified the delinquency to
7the Department, the Department may refuse to issue or renew or
8may revoke or suspend that person's license or may take other
9disciplinary action against that person based solely upon the
10certification of delinquency made by the Department of
11Healthcare and Family Services in accordance with item (5) of
12subsection (a) of Section 2105-15 of the Civil Administrative
13Code of Illinois.
14    (d) In enforcing this Section, the Department, upon a
15showing of a possible violation, may compel any individual who
16is certified under this Act or any individual who has applied
17for certification under this Act to submit to a mental or
18physical examination and evaluation, or both, which may include
19a substance abuse or sexual offender evaluation, at the expense
20of the Department. The Department shall specifically designate
21the examining physician licensed to practice medicine in all of
22its branches or, if applicable, the multidisciplinary team
23involved in providing the mental or physical examination and
24evaluation, or both. The multidisciplinary team shall be led by
25a physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its
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1physicians licensed to practice medicine in all of its
2branches, licensed chiropractic physicians, licensed clinical
3psychologists, licensed clinical social workers, licensed
4clinical professional counselors, and other professional and
5administrative staff. Any examining physician or member of the
6multidisciplinary team may require any person ordered to submit
7to an examination and evaluation pursuant to this Section to
8submit to any additional supplemental testing deemed necessary
9to complete any examination or evaluation process, including,
10but not limited to, blood testing, urinalysis, psychological
11testing, or neuropsychological testing.
12    The Department may order the examining physician or any
13member of the multidisciplinary team to provide to the
14Department any and all records, including business records,
15that relate to the examination and evaluation, including any
16supplemental testing performed. The Department may order the
17examining physician or any member of the multidisciplinary team
18to present testimony concerning this examination and
19evaluation of the certified shorthand reporter or applicant,
20including testimony concerning any supplemental testing or
21documents relating to the examination and evaluation. No
22information, report, record, or other documents in any way
23related to the examination and evaluation shall be excluded by
24reason of any common law or statutory privilege relating to
25communication between the licensee or applicant and the
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1team. No authorization is necessary from the certified
2shorthand reporter or applicant ordered to undergo an
3evaluation and examination for the examining physician or any
4member of the multidisciplinary team to provide information,
5reports, records, or other documents or to provide any
6testimony regarding the examination and evaluation. The
7individual to be examined may have, at his or her own expense,
8another physician of his or her choice present during all
9aspects of the examination.
10    Failure of any individual to submit to mental or physical
11examination and evaluation, or both, when directed, shall
12result in an automatic suspension, without hearing, until such
13time as the individual submits to the examination. If the
14Department finds a certified shorthand reporter unable to
15practice because of the reasons set forth in this Section, the
16Department shall require the certified shorthand reporter to
17submit to care, counseling, or treatment by physicians approved
18or designated by the Department, as a condition for continued,
19reinstated, or renewed certification.
20    When the Secretary immediately suspends a certificate
21under this Section, a hearing upon the person's certificate
22must be convened by the Department within 15 days after the
23suspension and completed without appreciable delay. The
24Department shall have the authority to review the certified
25shorthand reporter's record of treatment and counseling
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1federal statutes and regulations safeguarding the
2confidentiality of medical records.
3    Individuals certified under this Act, affected under this
4Section, shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to the
5Department that they can resume practice in compliance with
6acceptable and prevailing standards under the provisions of
7their certification.
8    (e) (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 item (5) of subsection
13(a) of Section 2105-15 of the Civil Administrative Code of
14Illinois.
15    (f) 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
18return, to pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed
19return, 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 any such tax Act are satisfied in accordance
23with subsection (g) of Section 2105-15 of the Civil
24Administrative Code of Illinois.
25(Source: P.A. 98-445, eff. 12-31-13; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)
 

 

 

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1    Section 850. The Collection Agency Act is amended by
2changing Section 9 as follows:
 
3    (225 ILCS 425/9)  (from Ch. 111, par. 2012)
4    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
5    Sec. 9. Disciplinary actions.
6    (a) The Department may refuse to issue or renew, or may
7revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand or take other
8disciplinary or non-disciplinary action as the Department may
9deem proper, including fines not to exceed $10,000 per
10violation, for any one or any combination of the following
11causes:
12        (1) Material misstatement in furnishing information to
13    the Department.
14        (2) Violations of this Act or of the rules promulgated
15    hereunder.
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 of the
21    collection agency or any of the officers or owners of more
22    than 10% interest of the agency of any crime under the laws
23    of any U.S. jurisdiction that (i) is a felony, (ii) is a
24    misdemeanor, an essential element of which is dishonesty,
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1    collection agency.
2        (4) Fraud or misrepresentation in applying for, or
3    procuring, a license under this Act or in connection with
4    applying for renewal of a license under this Act.
5        (5) Aiding or assisting another person in violating any
6    provision of this Act or rules adopted under this Act.
7        (6) Failing, within 60 days, to provide information in
8    response to a written request made by the Department.
9        (7) Habitual or excessive use or addiction to alcohol,
10    narcotics, stimulants or any other chemical agent or drug
11    which results in the inability to practice with reasonable
12    judgment, skill, or safety by any of the officers or owners
13    of 10% or more interest of a collection agency.
14        (8) Discipline by another state, the District of
15    Columbia, a territory of the United States, or a foreign
16    nation, if at least one of the grounds for the discipline
17    is the same or substantially equivalent to those set forth
18    in this Act.
19        (9) A finding by the Department that the licensee,
20    after having his license placed on probationary status, has
21    violated the terms of probation.
22        (10) Willfully making or filing false records or
23    reports in his or her practice, including, but not limited
24    to, false records filed with State agencies or departments.
25        (11) Practicing or attempting to practice under a false
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1        (12) A finding by the Federal Trade Commission that a
2    licensee violated the federal Fair Debt Collection
3    Practices Act or its rules.
4        (13) Failure to file a return, or to pay the tax,
5    penalty or interest shown in a filed return, or to pay any
6    final assessment of tax, penalty or interest, as required
7    by any tax Act administered by the Illinois Department of
8    Revenue until such time as the requirements of any such tax
9    Act are satisfied.
10        (14) Using or threatening to use force or violence to
11    cause physical harm to a debtor, his or her family or his
12    or her property.
13        (15) Threatening to instigate an arrest or criminal
14    prosecution where no basis for a criminal complaint
15    lawfully exists.
16        (16) Threatening the seizure, attachment or sale of a
17    debtor's property where such action can only be taken
18    pursuant to court order without disclosing that prior court
19    proceedings are required.
20        (17) Disclosing or threatening to disclose information
21    adversely affecting a debtor's reputation for credit
22    worthiness with knowledge the information is false.
23        (18) Initiating or threatening to initiate
24    communication with a debtor's employer unless there has
25    been a default of the payment of the obligation for at
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1    the last known address of the debtor, of the intention to
2    communicate with the employer has been given to the
3    employee, except as expressly permitted by law or court
4    order.
5         (19) Communicating with the debtor or any member of
6    the debtor's family at such a time of day or night and with
7    such frequency as to constitute harassment of the debtor or
8    any member of the debtor's family. For purposes of this
9    Section the following conduct shall constitute harassment:
10             (A) Communicating with the debtor or any member of
11        his or her family in connection with the collection of
12        any debt without the prior consent of the debtor given
13        directly to the debt collector, or the express
14        permission of a court of competent jurisdiction, at any
15        unusual time or place or a time or place known or which
16        should be known to be inconvenient to the debtor. In
17        the absence of knowledge of circumstances to the
18        contrary, a debt collector shall assume that the
19        convenient time for communicating with a consumer is
20        after 8 o'clock a.m. and before 9 o'clock p.m. local
21        time at the debtor's location.
22             (B) The threat of publication or publication of a
23        list of consumers who allegedly refuse to pay debts,
24        except to a consumer reporting agency.
25            (C) The threat of advertisement or advertisement
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1            (D) Causing a telephone to ring or engaging any
2        person in telephone conversation repeatedly or
3        continuously with intent to annoy, abuse, or harass any
4        person at the called number.
5        (20) Using profane, obscene or abusive language in
6    communicating with a debtor, his or her family or others.
7        (21) Disclosing or threatening to disclose information
8    relating to a debtor's debt to any other person except
9    where such other person has a legitimate business need for
10    the information or except where such disclosure is
11    permitted by law.
12        (22) Disclosing or threatening to disclose information
13    concerning the existence of a debt which the collection
14    agency knows to be disputed by the debtor without
15    disclosing the fact that the debtor disputes the debt.
16        (23) Engaging in any conduct that is intended to cause
17    and did cause mental or physical illness to the debtor or
18    his or her family.
19        (24) Attempting or threatening to enforce a right or
20    remedy with knowledge or reason to know that the right or
21    remedy does not exist.
22        (25) Failing to disclose to the debtor or his or her
23    family the corporate, partnership or proprietary name, or
24    other trade or business name, under which the collection
25    agency is engaging in debt collections and which he or she
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1        (26) Using any form of communication which simulates
2    legal or judicial process or which gives the appearance of
3    being authorized, issued or approved by a governmental
4    agency or official or by an attorney at law when it is not.
5        (27) Using any badge, uniform, or other indicia of any
6    governmental agency or official except as authorized by
7    law.
8        (28) Conducting business under any name or in any
9    manner which suggests or implies that the collection agency
10    is a branch of or is affiliated in any way with a
11    governmental agency or court if such collection agency is
12    not.
13        (29) Failing to disclose, at the time of making any
14    demand for payment, the name of the person to whom the debt
15    is owed and at the request of the debtor, the address where
16    payment is to be made and the address of the person to whom
17    the debt is owed.
18        (30) Misrepresenting the amount of the debt alleged to
19    be owed.
20        (31) Representing that an existing debt may be
21    increased by the addition of attorney's fees,
22    investigation fees or any other fees or charges when such
23    fees or charges may not legally be added to the existing
24    debt.
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1    not.
2        (33) Collecting or attempting to collect any interest
3    or other charge or fee in excess of the actual debt unless
4    such interest or other charge or fee is expressly
5    authorized by the agreement creating the debt unless
6    expressly authorized by law or unless in a commercial
7    transaction such interest or other charge or fee is
8    expressly authorized in a subsequent agreement. If a
9    contingency or hourly fee arrangement (i) is established
10    under an agreement between a collection agency and a
11    creditor to collect a debt and (ii) is paid by a debtor
12    pursuant to a contract between the debtor and the creditor,
13    then that fee arrangement does not violate this Section
14    unless the fee is unreasonable. The Department shall
15    determine what constitutes a reasonable collection fee.
16        (34) Communicating or threatening to communicate with
17    a debtor when the collection agency is informed in writing
18    by an attorney that the attorney represents the debtor
19    concerning the debt. If the attorney fails to respond
20    within a reasonable period of time, the collector may
21    communicate with the debtor. The collector may communicate
22    with the debtor when the attorney gives his or her consent.
23        (35) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
24    unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
25    defraud, or harm the public.
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1authorized by this Act to any person who has defaulted on an
2educational loan guaranteed by the Illinois State Scholarship
3Commission; however, the Department may issue a license or
4renewal if the person in default has established a satisfactory
5repayment record as determined by the Illinois State
6Scholarship Commission. No collection agency while collecting
7or attempting to collect a debt shall engage in any of the Acts
8specified in this Section, each of which shall be unlawful
9practice.
10(Source: P.A. 99-227, eff. 8-3-15.)
 
11    Section 855. The Community Association Manager Licensing
12and Disciplinary Act is amended by changing Section 85 as
13follows:
 
14    (225 ILCS 427/85)
15    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
16    Sec. 85. Grounds for discipline; refusal, revocation, or
17suspension.
18    (a) The Department may refuse to issue or renew a license,
19or may place on probation, reprimand, suspend, or revoke any
20license, or take any other disciplinary or non-disciplinary
21action as the Department may deem proper and impose a fine not
22to exceed $10,000 for each violation upon any licensee or
23applicant under this Act or any person or entity who holds
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1any one or combination of the following causes:
2        (1) Material misstatement in furnishing information to
3    the Department.
4        (2) Violations of this Act or its rules.
5        (3) Conviction of or entry of a plea of guilty or plea
6    of nolo contendere to a felony or a misdemeanor under the
7    laws of the United States, any state, or any other
8    jurisdiction or entry of an administrative sanction by a
9    government agency in this State or any other jurisdiction.
10    Action taken under this paragraph (3) for a misdemeanor or
11    an administrative sanction is limited to a misdemeanor or
12    administrative sanction that has as an essential element
13    dishonesty or fraud, that involves larceny, embezzlement,
14    or obtaining money, property, or credit by false pretenses
15    or by means of a confidence game, or that is directly
16    related to the practice of the profession.
17        (4) Making any misrepresentation for the purpose of
18    obtaining a license or violating any provision of this Act
19    or its rules.
20        (5) Professional incompetence.
21        (6) Gross negligence.
22        (7) Aiding or assisting another person in violating any
23    provision of this Act or its rules.
24        (8) Failing, within 30 days, to provide information in
25    response to a request made by the Department.
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1    unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
2    defraud or harm the public as defined by the rules of the
3    Department, or violating the rules of professional conduct
4    adopted by the Department.
5        (10) Habitual or excessive use or addiction to alcohol,
6    narcotics, stimulants, or any other chemical agent or drug
7    that results in the inability to practice with reasonable
8    judgment, skill, or safety.
9        (11) Having been disciplined by another state, the
10    District of Columbia, a territory, a foreign nation, or a
11    governmental agency authorized to impose discipline if at
12    least one of the grounds for the discipline is the same or
13    substantially equivalent of one of the grounds for which a
14    licensee may be disciplined under this Act. A certified
15    copy of the record of the action by the other state or
16    jurisdiction shall be prima facie evidence thereof.
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.
22        (13) A finding by the Department that the licensee,
23    after having his, her, or its license placed on
24    probationary status, has violated the terms of probation.
25        (14) Willfully making or filing false records or
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1    not limited to false records filed with any State or
2    federal agencies or departments.
3        (15) Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated
4    report by the Department of Children and Family Services
5    under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act and upon
6    proof by clear and convincing evidence that the licensee
7    has caused a child to be an abused child or neglected child
8    as defined in the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
9        (16) Physical illness or mental illness or impairment,
10    including, but not limited to, deterioration through the
11    aging process or loss of motor skill that results in the
12    inability to practice the profession with reasonable
13    judgment, skill, or safety.
14        (17) Solicitation of professional services by using
15    false or misleading advertising.
16        (18) A finding that licensure has been applied for or
17    obtained by fraudulent means.
18        (19) Practicing or attempting to practice under a name
19    other than the full name as shown on the license or any
20    other legally authorized name.
21        (20) Gross overcharging for professional services
22    including, but not limited to, (i) collection of fees or
23    moneys for services that are not rendered; and (ii)
24    charging for services that are not in accordance with the
25    contract between the licensee and the community
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1        (21) Improper commingling of personal and client funds
2    in violation of this Act or any rules promulgated thereto.
3        (22) Failing to account for or remit any moneys or
4    documents coming into the licensee's possession that
5    belong to another person or entity.
6        (23) Giving differential treatment to a person that is
7    to that person's detriment because of race, color, creed,
8    sex, religion, or national origin.
9        (24) Performing and charging for services without
10    reasonable authorization to do so from the person or entity
11    for whom service is being provided.
12        (25) Failing to make available to the Department, upon
13    request, any books, records, or forms required by this Act.
14        (26) Purporting to be a supervising community
15    association manager of a firm without active participation
16    in the firm.
17        (27) Failing to make available to the Department at the
18    time of the request any indicia of licensure or
19    registration issued under this Act.
20        (28) Failing to maintain and deposit funds belonging to
21    a community association in accordance with subsection (b)
22    of Section 55 of this Act.
23        (29) Violating the terms of a disciplinary order issued
24    by the Department.
25    (b) (Blank). In accordance with subdivision (a)(5) of
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1Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois (20 ILCS
22105/2105-15), 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.
7    (c) 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
11terminate 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, and upon the recommendation of the Board to the
15Secretary that the licensee be allowed to resume his or her
16practice as a licensed community association manager.
17    (d) In accordance with subsection (g) of Section 2105-15 of
18the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil
19Administrative Code of Illinois (20 ILCS 2105/2105-15), the
20Department may refuse to issue or renew or may suspend the
21license of any person who fails to file a return, to pay the
22tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed return, or to pay
23any final assessment of tax, penalty, or interest, as required
24by any tax Act administered by the Department of Revenue, until
25such time as the requirements of that tax Act are satisfied.
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12105-15 of the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the
2Civil Administrative Code of Illinois (20 ILCS 2105/2105-15)
3and in cases where the Department of Healthcare and Family
4Services (formerly Department of Public Aid) has previously
5determined that a licensee or a potential licensee is more than
630 days delinquent in the payment of child support and has
7subsequently certified the delinquency to the Department may
8refuse to issue or renew or may revoke or suspend that person's
9license or may take other disciplinary action against that
10person based solely upon the certification of delinquency made
11by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services.
12    (f) In enforcing this Section, the Department or Board upon
13a showing of a possible violation may compel a licensee or an
14individual licensed to practice under this Act, or who has
15applied for licensure under this Act, to submit to a mental or
16physical examination, or both, as required by and at the
17expense of the Department. The Department or Board may order
18the examining physician to present testimony concerning the
19mental or physical examination of the licensee or applicant. No
20information shall be excluded by reason of any common law or
21statutory privilege relating to communications between the
22licensee or applicant and the examining physician. The
23examining physicians shall be specifically designated by the
24Board or Department. The individual to be examined may have, at
25his or her own expense, another physician of his or her choice
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1individual to submit to a mental or physical examination, when
2directed, shall be grounds for suspension of his or her license
3or denial of his or her application or renewal until the
4individual submits to the examination if the Department finds,
5after notice and hearing, that the refusal to submit to the
6examination was without reasonable cause.
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,
16deny, or 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(Source: P.A. 97-333, eff. 8-12-11; 98-365, eff. 1-1-14;
1398-756, eff. 7-16-14.)
 
14    Section 860. The Detection of Deception Examiners Act is
15amended by changing Section 14 as follows:
 
16    (225 ILCS 430/14)  (from Ch. 111, par. 2415)
17    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
18    Sec. 14. (a) The Department may refuse to issue or renew or
19may revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand, or take
20other disciplinary or non-disciplinary action as the
21Department may deem appropriate, including imposing fines not
22to exceed $10,000 for each violation, with regard to any
23license for any one or a combination of the following:
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1    the Department.
2        (2) Violations of this Act, or of the rules adopted
3    under this Act.
4        (3) Conviction by plea of guilty or nolo contendere,
5    finding of guilt, jury verdict, or entry of judgment or by
6    sentencing of any crime, including, but not limited to,
7    convictions, preceding sentences of supervision,
8    conditional discharge, or first offender probation, under
9    the laws of any jurisdiction of the United States: (i) that
10    is a felony or (ii) that is a misdemeanor, an essential
11    element of which is dishonesty, or that is directly related
12    to the practice of the profession.
13        (4) Making any misrepresentation for the purpose of
14    obtaining licensure or violating any provision of this Act
15    or the rules adopted under this Act pertaining to
16    advertising.
17        (5) Professional incompetence.
18        (6) Allowing one's license under this Act to be used by
19    an unlicensed person in violation of this Act.
20        (7) Aiding or assisting another person in violating
21    this Act or any rule adopted under this Act.
22        (8) Where the license holder has been adjudged mentally
23    ill, mentally deficient or subject to involuntary
24    admission as provided in the Mental Health and
25    Developmental Disabilities Code.
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1    response to a written request made by the Department.
2        (10) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
3    unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
4    defraud, or harm the public.
5        (11) Inability to practice with reasonable judgment,
6    skill, or safety as a result of habitual or excessive use
7    or addiction to alcohol, narcotics, stimulants, or any
8    other chemical agent or drug.
9        (12) Discipline by another state, District of
10    Columbia, territory, or foreign nation, if at least one of
11    the grounds for the discipline is the same or substantially
12    equivalent to those set forth in this Section.
13        (13) A finding by the Department that the licensee,
14    after having his or her license placed on probationary
15    status, has violated the terms of probation.
16        (14) 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        (15) Inability to practice the profession with
20    reasonable judgment, skill, or safety as a result of a
21    physical illness, including, but not limited to,
22    deterioration through the aging process or loss of motor
23    skill, or a mental illness or disability.
24        (16) Charging for professional services not rendered,
25    including filing false statements for the collection of
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1        (17) Practicing under a false or, except as provided by
2    law, an assumed name.
3        (18) Fraud or misrepresentation in applying for, or
4    procuring, a license under this Act or in connection with
5    applying for renewal of a license under this Act.
6        (19) Cheating on or attempting to subvert the licensing
7    examination administered under this Act.
8    All fines imposed under this Section shall be paid within
960 days after the effective date of the order imposing the
10fine.
11    (b) The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend
12without hearing, as provided for in the Code of Civil
13Procedure, the license of any person who fails to file a
14return, or pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed
15return, or pay any final assessment of the tax, penalty, or
16interest as required by any tax Act administered by the
17Illinois Department of Revenue, until such time as the
18requirements of any such tax Act are satisfied in accordance
19with subsection (g) of Section 2105-15 of the Civil
20Administrative Code of Illinois.
21    (c) (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    (d) 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 action against that person based solely upon the
9certification of delinquency made by the Department of
10Healthcare and Family Services in accordance with item (5) of
11subsection (a) of Section 2105-15 of the Civil Administrative
12Code of Illinois.
13    (e) 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 an order so finding and discharging the
20patient.
21    (f) In enforcing this Act, the Department, upon a showing
22of a possible violation, may compel an individual licensed to
23practice under this Act, or who has applied for licensure under
24this Act, to submit to a mental or physical examination, or
25both, as required by and at the expense of the Department. The
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1testimony concerning the mental or physical examination of the
2licensee or applicant. No information shall be excluded by
3reason of any common law or statutory privilege relating to
4communications between the licensee or applicant and the
5examining physician. The examining physicians shall be
6specifically designated by the Department. The individual to be
7examined may have, at his or her own expense, another physician
8of his or her choice present during all aspects of this
9examination. The examination shall be performed by a physician
10licensed to practice medicine in all its branches. Failure of
11an individual to submit to a mental or physical examination,
12when directed, shall result in an automatic suspension without
13hearing.
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,
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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 shall have the authority to review the subject
12individual's record of treatment and counseling regarding the
13impairment to the extent permitted by applicable federal
14statutes and regulations safeguarding the confidentiality of
15medical records.
16    An individual licensed under this Act and affected under
17this Section shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to
18the Department that he or she can resume practice in compliance
19with acceptable and prevailing standards under the provisions
20of his or her license.
21(Source: P.A. 97-168, eff. 7-22-11; 98-463, eff. 8-16-13;
2298-756, eff. 7-16-14.)
 
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1    (225 ILCS 441/15-10)
2    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
3    Sec. 15-10. Grounds for disciplinary action.
4    (a) The Department may refuse to issue or 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$25,000 for each violation, with regard to any license for any
9one or combination of the following:
10        (1) Fraud or misrepresentation in applying for, or
11    procuring a license under this Act or in connection with
12    applying for renewal of a license under this Act.
13        (2) Failing to meet the minimum qualifications for
14    licensure as a home inspector established by this Act.
15        (3) Paying money, other than for the fees provided for
16    by this Act, or anything of value to an employee of the
17    Department to procure licensure under this Act.
18        (4) Conviction by plea of guilty or nolo contendere,
19    finding of guilt, jury verdict, or entry of judgment or by
20    sentencing of any crime, including, but not limited to,
21    convictions, preceding sentences of supervision,
22    conditional discharge, or first offender probation, under
23    the laws of any jurisdiction of the United States: (i) that
24    is a felony; (ii) that is a misdemeanor, an essential
25    element of which is dishonesty, or that is directly related
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1    that subjects the licensee to compliance with the
2    requirements of the Sex Offender Registration Act.
3        (5) Committing an act or omission involving
4    dishonesty, fraud, or misrepresentation with the intent to
5    substantially benefit the licensee or another person or
6    with the intent to substantially injure another person.
7        (6) Violating a provision or standard for the
8    development or communication of home inspections as
9    provided in Section 10-5 of this Act or as defined in the
10    rules.
11        (7) Failing or refusing to exercise reasonable
12    diligence in the development, reporting, or communication
13    of a home inspection report, as defined by this Act or the
14    rules.
15        (8) Violating a provision of this Act or the rules.
16        (9) Having been disciplined by another state, the
17    District of Columbia, a territory, a foreign nation, a
18    governmental agency, or any other entity authorized to
19    impose discipline if at least one of the grounds for that
20    discipline is the same as or substantially equivalent to
21    one of the grounds for which a licensee may be disciplined
22    under this Act.
23        (10) 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    employment itself is contingent upon the home inspector
2    reporting a predetermined analysis or opinion, or when the
3    fee to be paid is contingent upon the analysis, opinion, or
4    conclusion reached or upon the consequences resulting from
5    the home inspection assignment.
6        (12) Developing home inspection opinions or
7    conclusions based on the race, color, religion, sex,
8    national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, family
9    status, physical or mental disability, or unfavorable
10    military discharge, as defined under the Illinois Human
11    Rights Act, of the prospective or present owners or
12    occupants of the area or property under home inspection.
13        (13) Being adjudicated liable in a civil proceeding on
14    grounds of fraud, misrepresentation, or deceit. In a
15    disciplinary proceeding based upon a finding of civil
16    liability, the home inspector shall be afforded an
17    opportunity to present mitigating and extenuating
18    circumstances, but may not collaterally attack the civil
19    adjudication.
20        (14) Being adjudicated liable in a civil proceeding for
21    violation of a State or federal fair housing law.
22        (15) Engaging in misleading or untruthful advertising
23    or using a trade name or insignia of membership in a home
24    inspection organization of which the licensee is not a
25    member.
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1    response to a written request made by the Department.
2        (17) Failing to include within the home inspection
3    report the home inspector's license number and the date of
4    expiration of the license. All home inspectors providing
5    significant contribution to the development and reporting
6    of a home inspection must be disclosed in the home
7    inspection report. It is a violation of this Act for a home
8    inspector to sign a home inspection report knowing that a
9    person providing a significant contribution to the report
10    has not been disclosed in the home inspection report.
11        (18) Advising a client as to whether the client should
12    or should not engage in a transaction regarding the
13    residential real property that is the subject of the home
14    inspection.
15        (19) Performing a home inspection in a manner that
16    damages or alters the residential real property that is the
17    subject of the home inspection without the consent of the
18    owner.
19        (20) Performing a home inspection when the home
20    inspector is providing or may also provide other services
21    in connection with the residential real property or
22    transaction, or has an interest in the residential real
23    property, without providing prior written notice of the
24    potential or actual conflict and obtaining the prior
25    consent of the client as provided by rule.
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1    any provision of this Act or rules adopted under this Act.
2        (22) Inability to practice with reasonable judgment,
3    skill, or safety as a result of habitual or excessive use
4    or addiction to alcohol, narcotics, stimulants, or any
5    other chemical agent or drug.
6        (23) A finding by the Department that the licensee,
7    after having his or her license placed on probationary
8    status, has violated the terms of probation.
9        (24) Willfully making or filing false records or
10    reports in his or her practice, including, but not limited
11    to, false records filed with State agencies or departments.
12        (25) Charging for professional services not rendered,
13    including filing false statements for the collection of
14    fees for which services are not rendered.
15        (26) Practicing under a false or, except as provided by
16    law, an assumed name.
17        (27) Cheating on or attempting to subvert the licensing
18    examination administered under this Act.
19    (b) The Department may suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue
20or renew an education provider's license, may reprimand, place
21on probation, or otherwise discipline an education provider
22licensee, and may suspend or revoke the course approval of any
23course offered by an education provider, for any of the
24following:
25        (1) Procuring or attempting to procure licensure by
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1    information, making any form of fraud or
2    misrepresentation, or refusing to provide complete
3    information in response to a question in an application for
4    licensure.
5        (2) Failing to comply with the covenants certified to
6    on the application for licensure as an education provider.
7        (3) Committing an act or omission involving
8    dishonesty, fraud, or misrepresentation or allowing any
9    such act or omission by any employee or contractor under
10    the control of the education provider.
11        (4) Engaging in misleading or untruthful advertising.
12        (5) Failing to retain competent instructors in
13    accordance with rules adopted under this Act.
14        (6) Failing to meet the topic or time requirements for
15    course approval as the provider of a pre-license curriculum
16    course or a continuing education course.
17        (7) Failing to administer an approved course using the
18    course materials, syllabus, and examinations submitted as
19    the basis of the course approval.
20        (8) Failing to provide an appropriate classroom
21    environment for presentation of courses, with
22    consideration for student comfort, acoustics, lighting,
23    seating, workspace, and visual aid material.
24        (9) Failing to maintain student records in compliance
25    with the rules adopted under this Act.
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1    other student record to the Department or to a student as
2    may be required by rule.
3        (11) Failing to fully cooperate with a Department
4    investigation by knowingly making a false statement,
5    submitting false or misleading information, or refusing to
6    provide complete information in response to written
7    interrogatories or a written request for documentation
8    within 30 days of the request.
9    (c) In appropriate cases, the Department may resolve a
10complaint against a licensee through the issuance of a Consent
11to Administrative Supervision order. A licensee subject to a
12Consent to Administrative Supervision order shall be
13considered by the Department as an active licensee in good
14standing. This order shall not be reported as or considered by
15the Department to be a discipline of the licensee. The records
16regarding an investigation and a Consent to Administrative
17Supervision order shall be considered confidential and shall
18not be released by the Department except as mandated by law.
19The complainant shall be notified that his or her complaint has
20been resolved by a Consent to Administrative Supervision order.
21    (d) The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend
22without hearing, as provided for in the Code of Civil
23Procedure, the license of any person who fails to file a tax
24return, to pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed
25tax return, or to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty, or
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1Illinois Department of Revenue, until such time as the
2requirements of the tax Act are satisfied in accordance with
3subsection (g) of Section 2105-15 of the Civil Administrative
4Code of Illinois.
5    (e) (Blank). The Department shall deny a license or renewal
6authorized by this Act to a person who has defaulted on an
7educational loan or scholarship provided or guaranteed by the
8Illinois Student Assistance Commission or any governmental
9agency of this State in accordance with item (5) of subsection
10(a) of Section 2105-15 of the Civil Administrative Code of
11Illinois.
12    (f) In cases where the Department of Healthcare and Family
13Services has previously determined that a licensee or a
14potential licensee is more than 30 days delinquent in the
15payment of child support and has subsequently certified the
16delinquency to the Department, the Department may refuse to
17issue or renew or may revoke or suspend that person's license
18or may take other disciplinary action against that person based
19solely upon the certification of delinquency made by the
20Department of Healthcare and Family Services in accordance with
21item (5) of subsection (a) of Section 2105-15 of the Civil
22Administrative Code of Illinois.
23    (g) The determination by a circuit court that a licensee is
24subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission, as
25provided in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
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1end only upon a finding by a court that the patient is no
2longer subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission
3and the issuance of a court order so finding and discharging
4the patient.
5    (h) In enforcing this Act, the Department, upon a showing
6of a possible violation, may compel an individual licensed to
7practice under this Act, or who has applied for licensure under
8this Act, to submit to a mental or physical examination, or
9both, as required by and at the expense of the Department. The
10Department may order the examining physician to present
11testimony concerning the mental or physical examination of the
12licensee or applicant. No information shall be excluded by
13reason of any common law or statutory privilege relating to
14communications between the licensee or applicant and the
15examining physician. The examining physician shall be
16specifically designated by the Department. The individual to be
17examined may have, at his or her own expense, another physician
18of his or her choice present during all aspects of this
19examination. The examination shall be performed by a physician
20licensed to practice medicine in all its branches. Failure of
21an individual to submit to a mental or physical examination,
22when directed, shall result in an automatic suspension without
23hearing.
24    A person holding a license under this Act or who has
25applied for a license under this Act, who, because of a
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1limited to, deterioration through the aging process or loss of
2motor skill, is unable to practice the profession with
3reasonable judgment, skill, or safety, may be required by the
4Department to submit to care, counseling, or treatment by
5physicians approved or designated by the Department as a
6condition, term, or restriction for continued, reinstated, or
7renewed licensure to practice. Submission to care, counseling,
8or treatment as required by the Department shall not be
9considered discipline of a license. If the licensee refuses to
10enter into a care, counseling, or treatment agreement or fails
11to abide by the terms of the agreement, the Department may file
12a complaint to revoke, suspend, or otherwise discipline the
13license of the individual. The Secretary may order the license
14suspended immediately, pending a hearing by the Department.
15Fines shall not be assessed in disciplinary actions involving
16physical or mental illness or impairment.
17    In instances in which the Secretary immediately suspends a
18person's license under this Section, a hearing on that person's
19license must be convened by the Department within 15 days after
20the suspension and completed without appreciable delay. The
21Department shall have the authority to review the subject
22individual's record of treatment and counseling regarding the
23impairment to the extent permitted by applicable federal
24statutes and regulations safeguarding the confidentiality of
25medical records.
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1this Section shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to
2the Department that he or she can resume practice in compliance
3with acceptable and prevailing standards under the provisions
4of his or her license.
5(Source: P.A. 97-226, eff. 7-28-11; 97-877, eff. 8-2-12;
698-756, eff. 7-16-14.)
 
7    (225 ILCS 447/40-35 rep.)
8    Section 870. The Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private
9Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004 is
10amended by repealing Section 40-35.
 
11    Section 875. The Illinois Public Accounting Act is amended
12by changing Section 20.01 as follows:
 
13    (225 ILCS 450/20.01)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5521.01)
14    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2024)
15    Sec. 20.01. Grounds for discipline; license or
16registration.
17    (a) The Department may refuse to issue or renew, or may
18revoke, suspend, or reprimand any registration or registrant,
19any license or licensee, place a licensee or registrant on
20probation for a period of time subject to any conditions the
21Department may specify including requiring the licensee or
22registrant to attend continuing education courses or to work
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1a fine not to exceed $10,000 for each violation, restrict the
2authorized scope of practice, require a licensee or registrant
3to undergo a peer review program, assess costs as provided for
4under Section 20.4, or take other disciplinary or
5non-disciplinary action for any one or more of the following:
6        (1) Violation of any provision of this Act or rule
7    adopted by the Department under this Act or violation of
8    professional standards.
9        (2) Dishonesty, fraud, or deceit in obtaining,
10    reinstating, or restoring a license or registration.
11        (3) Cancellation, revocation, suspension, denial of
12    licensure or registration, or refusal to renew a license or
13    privileges under Section 5.2 for disciplinary reasons in
14    any other U.S. jurisdiction, unit of government, or
15    government agency for any cause.
16        (4) Failure, on the part of a licensee under Section 13
17    or registrant under Section 16, to maintain compliance with
18    the requirements for issuance or renewal of a license or
19    registration or to report changes to the Department.
20        (5) Revocation or suspension of the right to practice
21    by or before any state or federal regulatory authority or
22    by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
23        (6) Dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or gross negligence in
24    the performance of services as a licensee or registrant or
25    individual granted privileges under Section 5.2.
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1    finding of guilt, jury verdict, or entry of judgment or
2    sentencing, including, but not limited to, convictions,
3    preceding sentences of supervision, conditional discharge,
4    or first offender probation, under the laws of any
5    jurisdiction of the United States that is (i) a felony or
6    (ii) a misdemeanor, an essential element of which is
7    dishonesty, or that is directly related to the practice of
8    public accounting.
9        (8) Performance of any fraudulent act while holding a
10    license or privilege issued under this Act or prior law.
11        (9) Practicing on a revoked, suspended, or inactive
12    license or registration.
13        (10) Making or filing a report or record that the
14    registrant or licensee knows to be false, willfully failing
15    to file a report or record required by State or federal
16    law, willfully impeding or obstructing the filing or
17    inducing another person to impede or obstruct only those
18    that are signed in the capacity of a licensed CPA or a
19    registered CPA.
20        (11) Aiding or assisting another person in violating
21    any provision of this Act or rules promulgated hereunder.
22        (12) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
23    unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
24    defraud, or harm the public.
25        (13) Habitual or excessive use or abuse of drugs,
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1    that results in the inability to practice with reasonable
2    skill, judgment, or safety.
3        (14) Directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from
4    any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association
5    any fee, commission, rebate, or other form of compensation
6    for any professional service not actually rendered.
7        (15) Physical illness, including, but not limited to,
8    deterioration through the aging process or loss of motor
9    skill that results in the licensee or registrant's
10    inability to practice under this Act with reasonable
11    judgment, skill, or safety.
12        (16) Solicitation of professional services by using
13    false or misleading advertising.
14        (17) Any conduct reflecting adversely upon the
15    licensee's fitness to perform services while a licensee or
16    individual granted privileges under Section 5.2.
17        (18) Practicing or attempting to practice under a name
18    other than the full name as shown on the license or
19    registration or any other legally authorized name.
20        (19) A finding by the Department that a licensee or
21    registrant has not complied with a provision of any lawful
22    order issued by the Department.
23        (20) Making a false statement to the Department
24    regarding compliance with continuing professional
25    education or peer review requirements.
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1    request for information by the Department within 30 days of
2    the request.
3    (b) (Blank).
4    (b-5) All fines or costs imposed under this Section shall
5be paid within 60 days after the effective date of the order
6imposing the fine or costs or in accordance with the terms set
7forth in the order imposing the fine or cost.
8    (c) In cases where the Department of Healthcare and Family
9Services has previously determined a licensee or a potential
10licensee is more than 30 days delinquent in the payment of
11child support and has subsequently certified the delinquency to
12the Department, the Department may refuse to issue or renew or
13may revoke or suspend that person's license or may take other
14disciplinary or non-disciplinary action against that person
15based solely upon the certification of delinquency made by the
16Department of Healthcare and Family Services in accordance with
17item (5) of subsection (a) of Section 2105-15 of the Department
18of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code
19of Illinois.
20    (d) The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend
21without hearing, as provided for in the Code of Civil
22Procedure, the license or registration of any person who fails
23to file a return, to pay a tax, penalty, or interest shown in a
24filed return, or to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty,
25or interest, as required by any tax Act administered by the
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1requirements of any such tax Act are satisfied in accordance
2with subsection (g) of Section 2105-15 of the Department of
3Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of
4Illinois.
5    (e) (Blank). The Department shall deny any application for
6a license, registration, or renewal, without hearing, to any
7person who has defaulted on an educational loan guaranteed by
8the Illinois Student Assistance Commission; however, the
9Department may issue a license, registration, or renewal if the
10person in default has established a satisfactory repayment
11record as determined by the Illinois Student Assistance
12Commission.
13    (f) The determination by a court that a licensee or
14registrant is subject to involuntary admission or judicial
15admission as provided in the Mental Health and Developmental
16Disabilities Code will result in the automatic suspension of
17his or her license or registration. The licensee or registrant
18shall be responsible for notifying the Department of the
19determination by the court that the licensee or registrant is
20subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission as
21provided in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
22Code. The suspension shall end only upon a finding by a court
23that the patient is no longer subject to involuntary admission
24or judicial admission, the issuance of an order so finding and
25discharging the patient, and the filing of a petition for
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1    (g) In enforcing this Section, the Department, upon a
2showing of a possible violation, may compel, any licensee or
3registrant or any individual who has applied for licensure
4under this Act, to submit to a mental or physical examination
5and 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, or
11both. The multidisciplinary team shall be led by a physician
12licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches and may
13consist of one or more or a combination of physicians licensed
14to practice medicine in all of its branches, licensed
15chiropractic physicians, licensed clinical psychologists,
16licensed clinical social workers, licensed clinical
17professional counselors, and other professional and
18administrative staff. Any examining physician or member of the
19multidisciplinary team may require any person ordered to submit
20to an examination and evaluation under this Section to submit
21to any additional supplemental testing deemed necessary to
22complete any examination or evaluation process, including, but
23not limited to, blood testing, urinalysis, psychological
24testing, or neuropsychological testing. The Department may
25order the examining physician or any member of the
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1records, including business records, that relate to the
2examination and evaluation, including any supplemental testing
3performed. The Department may order the examining physician or
4any member of the multidisciplinary team to present testimony
5concerning this examination and evaluation of the licensee,
6registrant, or applicant, including testimony concerning any
7supplemental testing or documents relating to the examination
8and evaluation. No information, report, record, or other
9documents in any way related to the examination and evaluation
10shall be excluded by reason of any common law or statutory
11privilege relating to communication between the licensee,
12registrant, or applicant and the examining physician or any
13member of the multidisciplinary team. No authorization is
14necessary from the individual ordered to undergo an evaluation
15and examination for the examining physician or any member of
16the multidisciplinary team to provide information, reports,
17records, or other documents or to provide any testimony
18regarding the examination and evaluation.
19    The individual to be examined may have, at his or her own
20expense, another physician of his or her choice present during
21all aspects of the examination. Failure of any individual to
22submit to mental or physical examination and evaluation, or
23both, when directed, shall result in an automatic suspension,
24without hearing, until such time as the individual submits to
25the examination. If the Department finds a licensee,
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1reasons set forth in this Section, the Department shall require
2such licensee, registrant, or applicant to submit to care,
3counseling, or treatment by physicians approved or designated
4by the Department, as a condition for continued, reinstated, or
5renewed licensure to practice.
6    When the Secretary immediately suspends a license or
7registration under this Section, a hearing upon such person's
8license or registration must be convened by the Department
9within 15 days after such suspension and completed without
10appreciable delay. The Department shall have the authority to
11review the subject'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    Individuals licensed or registered under this Act,
16affected under this Section, shall be afforded an opportunity
17to demonstrate to the Department that they can resume practice
18in compliance with acceptable and prevailing standards under
19the provisions of their license or registration.
20(Source: P.A. 98-254, eff. 8-9-13.)
 
21    Section 880. The Real Estate License Act of 2000 is amended
22by changing Section 20-20 as follows:
 
23    (225 ILCS 454/20-20)
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1    Sec. 20-20. Grounds for discipline.
2    (a) The Department may refuse to issue or renew a license,
3may place on probation, suspend, or revoke any license,
4reprimand, or take any other disciplinary or non-disciplinary
5action as the Department may deem proper and impose a fine not
6to exceed $25,000 upon any licensee or applicant under this Act
7or any person who holds himself or herself out as an applicant
8or licensee or against a licensee in handling his or her own
9property, whether held by deed, option, or otherwise, for any
10one or any combination of the following causes:
11        (1) Fraud or misrepresentation in applying for, or
12    procuring, a license under this Act or in connection with
13    applying for renewal of a license under this Act.
14        (2) The conviction of or plea of guilty or plea of nolo
15    contendere to a felony or misdemeanor in this State or any
16    other jurisdiction; or the entry of an administrative
17    sanction by a government agency in this State or any other
18    jurisdiction. Action taken under this paragraph (2) for a
19    misdemeanor or an administrative sanction is limited to a
20    misdemeanor or administrative sanction that has as an
21    essential element dishonesty or fraud or involves larceny,
22    embezzlement, or obtaining money, property, or credit by
23    false pretenses or by means of a confidence game.
24        (3) Inability to practice the profession with
25    reasonable judgment, skill, or safety as a result of a
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1    deterioration through the aging process or loss of motor
2    skill, or a mental illness or disability.
3        (4) Practice under this Act as a licensee in a retail
4    sales establishment from an office, desk, or space that is
5    not separated from the main retail business by a separate
6    and distinct area within the establishment.
7        (5) Having been disciplined by another state, the
8    District of Columbia, a territory, a foreign nation, or a
9    governmental agency authorized to impose discipline if at
10    least one of the grounds for that discipline is the same as
11    or the equivalent of one of the grounds for which a
12    licensee may be disciplined under this Act. A certified
13    copy of the record of the action by the other state or
14    jurisdiction shall be prima facie evidence thereof.
15        (6) Engaging in the practice of real estate brokerage
16    without a license or after the licensee's license or
17    temporary permit was expired or while the license was
18    inoperative.
19        (7) Cheating on or attempting to subvert the Real
20    Estate License Exam or continuing education exam.
21        (8) Aiding or abetting an applicant to subvert or cheat
22    on the Real Estate License Exam or continuing education
23    exam administered pursuant to this Act.
24        (9) Advertising that is inaccurate, misleading, or
25    contrary to the provisions of the Act.
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1    untruthful advertising.
2        (11) Making any false promises of a character likely to
3    influence, persuade, or induce.
4        (12) Pursuing a continued and flagrant course of
5    misrepresentation or the making of false promises through
6    licensees, employees, agents, advertising, or otherwise.
7        (13) Any misleading or untruthful advertising, or
8    using any trade name or insignia of membership in any real
9    estate organization of which the licensee is not a member.
10        (14) Acting for more than one party in a transaction
11    without providing written notice to all parties for whom
12    the licensee acts.
13        (15) Representing or attempting to represent a broker
14    other than the sponsoring broker.
15        (16) Failure to account for or to remit any moneys or
16    documents coming into his or her possession that belong to
17    others.
18        (17) Failure to maintain and deposit in a special
19    account, separate and apart from personal and other
20    business accounts, all escrow moneys belonging to others
21    entrusted to a licensee while acting as a broker, escrow
22    agent, or temporary custodian of the funds of others or
23    failure to maintain all escrow moneys on deposit in the
24    account until the transactions are consummated or
25    terminated, except to the extent that the moneys, or any
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1            (A) disbursed prior to the consummation or
2        termination (i) in accordance with the written
3        direction of the principals to the transaction or their
4        duly authorized agents, (ii) in accordance with
5        directions providing for the release, payment, or
6        distribution of escrow moneys contained in any written
7        contract signed by the principals to the transaction or
8        their duly authorized agents, or (iii) pursuant to an
9        order of a court of competent jurisdiction; or
10            (B) deemed abandoned and transferred to the Office
11        of the State Treasurer to be handled as unclaimed
12        property pursuant to the Revised Uniform Unclaimed
13        Property Act. Escrow moneys may be deemed abandoned
14        under this subparagraph (B) only: (i) in the absence of
15        disbursement under subparagraph (A); (ii) in the
16        absence of notice of the filing of any claim in a court
17        of competent jurisdiction; and (iii) if 6 months have
18        elapsed after the receipt of a written demand for the
19        escrow moneys from one of the principals to the
20        transaction or the principal's duly authorized agent.
21    The account shall be noninterest bearing, unless the
22    character of the deposit is such that payment of interest
23    thereon is otherwise required by law or unless the
24    principals to the transaction specifically require, in
25    writing, that the deposit be placed in an interest bearing
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1        (18) Failure to make available to the Department all
2    escrow records and related documents maintained in
3    connection with the practice of real estate within 24 hours
4    of a request for those documents by Department personnel.
5        (19) Failing to furnish copies upon request of
6    documents relating to a real estate transaction to a party
7    who has executed that document.
8        (20) Failure of a sponsoring broker to timely provide
9    information, sponsor cards, or termination of licenses to
10    the Department.
11        (21) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
12    unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
13    defraud, or harm the public.
14        (22) Commingling the money or property of others with
15    his or her own money or property.
16        (23) Employing any person on a purely temporary or
17    single deal basis as a means of evading the law regarding
18    payment of commission to nonlicensees on some contemplated
19    transactions.
20        (24) Permitting the use of his or her license as a
21    broker to enable a leasing agent or unlicensed person to
22    operate a real estate business without actual
23    participation therein and control thereof by the broker.
24        (25) Any other conduct, whether of the same or a
25    different character from that specified in this Section,
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1        (26) Displaying a "for rent" or "for sale" sign on any
2    property without the written consent of an owner or his or
3    her duly authorized agent or advertising by any means that
4    any property is for sale or for rent without the written
5    consent of the owner or his or her authorized agent.
6        (27) Failing to provide information requested by the
7    Department, or otherwise respond to that request, within 30
8    days of the request.
9        (28) Advertising by means of a blind advertisement,
10    except as otherwise permitted in Section 10-30 of this Act.
11        (29) Offering guaranteed sales plans, as defined in
12    clause (A) of this subdivision (29), except to the extent
13    hereinafter set forth:
14            (A) A "guaranteed sales plan" is any real estate
15        purchase or sales plan whereby a licensee enters into a
16        conditional or unconditional written contract with a
17        seller, prior to entering into a brokerage agreement
18        with the seller, by the terms of which a licensee
19        agrees to purchase a property of the seller within a
20        specified period of time at a specific price in the
21        event the property is not sold in accordance with the
22        terms of a brokerage agreement to be entered into
23        between the sponsoring broker and the seller.
24            (B) A licensee offering a guaranteed sales plan
25        shall provide the details and conditions of the plan in
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1            (C) A licensee offering a guaranteed sales plan
2        shall provide to the party to whom the plan is offered
3        evidence of sufficient financial resources to satisfy
4        the commitment to purchase undertaken by the broker in
5        the plan.
6            (D) Any licensee offering a guaranteed sales plan
7        shall undertake to market the property of the seller
8        subject to the plan in the same manner in which the
9        broker would market any other property, unless the
10        agreement with the seller provides otherwise.
11            (E) The licensee cannot purchase seller's property
12        until the brokerage agreement has ended according to
13        its terms or is otherwise terminated.
14            (F) Any licensee who fails to perform on a
15        guaranteed sales plan in strict accordance with its
16        terms shall be subject to all the penalties provided in
17        this Act for violations thereof and, in addition, shall
18        be subject to a civil fine payable to the party injured
19        by the default in an amount of up to $25,000.
20        (30) Influencing or attempting to influence, by any
21    words or acts, a prospective seller, purchaser, occupant,
22    landlord, or tenant of real estate, in connection with
23    viewing, buying, or leasing real estate, so as to promote
24    or tend to promote the continuance or maintenance of
25    racially and religiously segregated housing or so as to
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1    housing on or in any street, block, neighborhood, or
2    community.
3        (31) Engaging in any act that constitutes a violation
4    of any provision of Article 3 of the Illinois Human Rights
5    Act, whether or not a complaint has been filed with or
6    adjudicated by the Human Rights Commission.
7        (32) Inducing any party to a contract of sale or lease
8    or brokerage agreement to break the contract of sale or
9    lease or brokerage agreement for the purpose of
10    substituting, in lieu thereof, a new contract for sale or
11    lease or brokerage agreement with a third party.
12        (33) Negotiating a sale, exchange, or lease of real
13    estate directly with any person if the licensee knows that
14    the person has an exclusive brokerage agreement with
15    another broker, unless specifically authorized by that
16    broker.
17        (34) When a licensee is also an attorney, acting as the
18    attorney for either the buyer or the seller in the same
19    transaction in which the licensee is acting or has acted as
20    a managing broker or broker.
21        (35) Advertising or offering merchandise or services
22    as free if any conditions or obligations necessary for
23    receiving the merchandise or services are not disclosed in
24    the same advertisement or offer. These conditions or
25    obligations include without limitation the requirement
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1    real estate site. As used in this subdivision (35), "free"
2    includes terms such as "award", "prize", "no charge", "free
3    of charge", "without charge", and similar words or phrases
4    that reasonably lead a person to believe that he or she may
5    receive or has been selected to receive something of value,
6    without any conditions or obligations on the part of the
7    recipient.
8        (36) (Blank).
9        (37) Violating the terms of a disciplinary order issued
10    by the Department.
11        (38) Paying or failing to disclose compensation in
12    violation of Article 10 of this Act.
13        (39) Requiring a party to a transaction who is not a
14    client of the licensee to allow the licensee to retain a
15    portion of the escrow moneys for payment of the licensee's
16    commission or expenses as a condition for release of the
17    escrow moneys to that party.
18        (40) Disregarding or violating any provision of this
19    Act or the published rules promulgated by the Department to
20    enforce this Act or aiding or abetting any individual,
21    partnership, registered limited liability partnership,
22    limited liability company, or corporation in disregarding
23    any provision of this Act or the published rules
24    promulgated by the Department to enforce this Act.
25        (41) Failing to provide the minimum services required
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1    brokerage agreement.
2        (42) Habitual or excessive use or addiction to alcohol,
3    narcotics, stimulants, or any other chemical agent or drug
4    that results in a managing broker, broker, or leasing
5    agent's inability to practice with reasonable skill or
6    safety.
7        (43) Enabling, aiding, or abetting an auctioneer, as
8    defined in the Auction License Act, to conduct a real
9    estate auction in a manner that is in violation of this
10    Act.
11        (44) Permitting any leasing agent or temporary leasing
12    agent permit holder to engage in activities that require a
13    broker's or managing broker's license.
14    (b) The Department may refuse to issue or renew or may
15suspend the license of any person who fails to file a return,
16pay the tax, penalty or interest shown in a filed return, or
17pay any final assessment of tax, penalty, or interest, as
18required by any tax Act administered by the Department of
19Revenue, until such time as the requirements of that tax Act
20are satisfied in accordance with subsection (g) of Section
212105-15 of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
22    (c) (Blank). 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
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1(a) of Section 2105-15 of the Civil Administrative Code of
2Illinois.
3    (d) In cases where the Department of Healthcare and Family
4Services (formerly Department of Public Aid) has previously
5determined that a licensee or a potential licensee is more than
630 days delinquent in the payment of child support and has
7subsequently certified the delinquency to the Department may
8refuse to issue or renew or may revoke or suspend that person's
9license or may take other disciplinary action against that
10person based solely upon the certification of delinquency made
11by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services in
12accordance with item (5) of subsection (a) of Section 2105-15
13of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
14    (e) In enforcing this Section, the Department or Board upon
15a showing of a possible violation may compel an individual
16licensed to practice under this Act, or who has applied for
17licensure under this Act, to submit to a mental or physical
18examination, or both, as required by and at the expense of the
19Department. The Department or Board may order the examining
20physician to present testimony concerning the mental or
21physical examination of the licensee or applicant. No
22information shall be excluded by reason of any common law or
23statutory privilege relating to communications between the
24licensee or applicant and the examining physician. The
25examining physicians shall be specifically designated by the
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1his or her own expense, another physician of his or her choice
2present during all aspects of this examination. Failure of an
3individual to submit to a mental or physical examination, when
4directed, shall be grounds for suspension of his or her license
5until the individual submits to the examination if the
6Department finds, after notice and hearing, that the refusal to
7submit to the examination was without reasonable cause.
8    If the Department or Board finds an individual unable to
9practice because of the reasons set forth in this Section, the
10Department or Board may require that individual to submit to
11care, counseling, or treatment by physicians approved or
12designated by the Department or Board, as a condition, term, or
13restriction for continued, reinstated, or renewed licensure to
14practice; or, in lieu of care, counseling, or treatment, the
15Department may file, or the Board may recommend to the
16Department to file, a complaint to immediately suspend, revoke,
17or otherwise discipline the license of the individual. An
18individual whose license was granted, continued, reinstated,
19renewed, disciplined or supervised subject to such terms,
20conditions, or restrictions, and who fails to comply with such
21terms, conditions, or restrictions, shall be referred to the
22Secretary for a determination as to whether the individual
23shall have his or her license suspended immediately, pending a
24hearing by the Department.
25    In instances in which the Secretary immediately suspends a
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1license must be convened by the Department within 30 days after
2the suspension and completed without appreciable delay. The
3Department and Board shall have the authority to review the
4subject individual's record of treatment and counseling
5regarding the impairment to the extent permitted by applicable
6federal statutes and regulations safeguarding the
7confidentiality of medical records.
8    An individual licensed under this Act and affected under
9this Section shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to
10the Department or Board that he or she can resume practice in
11compliance with acceptable and prevailing standards under the
12provisions of his or her license.
13(Source: P.A. 99-227, eff. 8-3-15; 100-22, eff. 1-1-18;
14100-188, eff. 1-1-18; 100-534, eff. 9-22-17; revised 10-2-17.)
 
15    (225 ILCS 458/15-45 rep.)
16    Section 885. The Real Estate Appraiser Licensing Act of
172002 is amended by repealing Section 15-45.
 
18    Section 890. The Radon Industry Licensing Act is amended by
19changing Section 45 as follows:
 
20    (420 ILCS 44/45)
21    Sec. 45. Grounds for disciplinary action. The Agency may
22refuse to issue or to renew, or may revoke, suspend, or take
23other disciplinary action as the Agency may deem proper,

 

 

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1including fines not to exceed $1,000 for each violation, with
2regard to any license for any one or combination of the
3following causes:
4        (a) Violation of this Act or its rules.
5        (b) Conviction of a crime under the laws of any United
6    States jurisdiction that is a felony or of any crime that
7    directly relates to the practice of detecting or reducing
8    the presence of radon or radon progeny. Consideration of
9    such conviction of an applicant shall be in accordance with
10    Section 46.
11        (c) Making a misrepresentation for the purpose of
12    obtaining a license.
13        (d) Professional incompetence or gross negligence in
14    the practice of detecting or reducing the presence of radon
15    or radon progeny.
16        (e) Gross malpractice, prima facie evidence of which
17    may be a conviction or judgment of malpractice in a court
18    of competent jurisdiction.
19        (f) Aiding or assisting another person in violating a
20    provision of this Act or its rules.
21        (g) Failing, within 60 days, to provide information in
22    response to a written request made by the Agency that has
23    been sent by mail to the licensee's last known address.
24        (h) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
25    unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
26    defraud, or harm the public.

 

 

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1        (i) Habitual or excessive use or addiction to alcohol,
2    narcotics, stimulants, or any other chemical agent or drug
3    that results in the inability to practice with reasonable
4    judgment, skill, or safety.
5        (j) Discipline by another United States jurisdiction
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 in this Section.
9        (k) Directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from
10    a person any fee, commission, rebate, or other form of
11    compensation for a professional service not actually or
12    personally rendered.
13        (l) A finding by the Agency that the licensee has
14    violated the terms of a license.
15        (m) Conviction by a court of competent jurisdiction,
16    either within or outside of this State, of a violation of a
17    law governing the practice of detecting or reducing the
18    presence of radon or radon progeny if the Agency determines
19    after investigation that the person has not been
20    sufficiently rehabilitated to warrant the public trust.
21        (n) A finding by the Agency that a license has been
22    applied for or obtained by fraudulent means.
23        (o) Practicing or attempting to practice under a name
24    other than the full name as shown on the license or any
25    other authorized name.
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1    services, including filing false statements for collection
2    of fees or moneys for which services are not rendered.
3        (q) Failure to file a return or to pay the tax,
4    penalty, or interest shown in a filed return, or to pay any
5    final assessment of tax, penalty, or interest, as required
6    by a tax Act administered by the Department of Revenue,
7    until such time as the requirements of any such tax Act are
8    satisfied.
9        (r) (Blank). Failure to repay educational loans
10    guaranteed by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission,
11    as provided in Section 80 of the Nuclear Safety Law of
12    2004. However, the Agency may issue an original or renewal
13    license if the person in default has established a
14    satisfactory repayment record as determined by the
15    Illinois Student Assistance Commission.
16        (s) Failure to meet child support orders, as provided
17    in Section 10-65 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure
18    Act.
19        (t) Failure to pay a fee or civil penalty properly
20    assessed by the Agency.
21(Source: P.A. 100-286, eff. 1-1-18.)
 
22    Section 900. The Attorney Act is amended by changing
23Section 1 as follows:
 
24    (705 ILCS 205/1)  (from Ch. 13, par. 1)

 

 

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1    Sec. 1. No person shall be permitted to practice as an
2attorney or counselor at law within this State without having
3previously obtained a license for that purpose from the Supreme
4Court of this State.
5    No person shall receive any compensation directly or
6indirectly for any legal services other than a regularly
7licensed attorney, nor may an unlicensed person advertise or
8hold himself or herself out to provide legal services.
9    A license, as provided for herein, constitutes the person
10receiving the same an attorney and counselor at law, according
11to the law and customs thereof, for and during his good
12behavior in the practice and authorizes him to demand and
13receive fees for any services which he may render as an
14attorney and counselor at law in this State. No person shall be
15granted a license or renewal authorized by this Act who has
16defaulted on an educational loan guaranteed by the Illinois
17Student Assistance Commission; however, a license or renewal
18may be issued to the aforementioned persons who have
19established a satisfactory repayment record as determined by
20the Illinois Student Assistance Commission. No person shall be
21granted a license or renewal authorized by this Act who is more
22than 30 days delinquent in complying with a child support
23order; a license or renewal may be issued, however, if the
24person has established a satisfactory repayment record as
25determined (i) by the Department of Healthcare and Family
26Services (formerly Illinois Department of Public Aid) for cases

 

 

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1being enforced under Article X of the Illinois Public Aid Code
2or (ii) in all other cases by order of court or by written
3agreement between the custodial parent and non-custodial
4parent. No person shall be refused a license under this Act on
5account of sex.
6    Any person practicing, charging or receiving fees for legal
7services or advertising or holding himself or herself out to
8provide legal services within this State, either directly or
9indirectly, without being licensed to practice as herein
10required, is guilty of contempt of court and shall be punished
11accordingly, upon complaint being filed in any Circuit Court of
12this State. The remedies available include, but are not limited
13to: (i) appropriate equitable relief; (ii) a civil penalty not
14to exceed $5,000, which shall be paid to the Illinois Equal
15Justice Foundation; and (iii) actual damages. Such proceedings
16shall be conducted in the Courts of the respective counties
17where the alleged contempt has been committed in the same
18manner as in cases of indirect contempt and with the right of
19review by the parties thereto.
20    The provisions of this Act shall be in addition to other
21remedies permitted by law and shall not be construed to deprive
22courts of this State of their inherent right to punish for
23contempt or to restrain the unauthorized practice of law.
24    Nothing in this Act shall be construed to conflict with,
25amend, or modify Section 5 of the Corporation Practice of Law
26Prohibition Act or prohibit representation of a party by a

 

 

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1person who is not an attorney in a proceeding before either
2panel of the Illinois Labor Relations Board under the Illinois
3Public Labor Relations Act, as now or hereafter amended, the
4Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board under the Illinois
5Educational Labor Relations Act, as now or hereafter amended,
6the State Civil Service Commission, the local Civil Service
7Commissions, or the University Civil Service Merit Board, to
8the extent allowed pursuant to rules and regulations
9promulgated by those Boards and Commissions or the giving of
10information, training, or advocacy or assistance in any
11meetings or administrative proceedings held pursuant to the
12federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the
13federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the federal Americans with
14Disabilities Act of 1990, or the federal Social Security Act,
15to the extent allowed by those laws or the federal regulations
16or State statutes implementing those laws.
17(Source: P.A. 94-659, eff. 1-1-06; 95-331, eff. 8-21-07;
1895-410, eff. 8-24-07.)
 
19    Section 905. The Illinois Securities Law of 1953 is amended
20by changing Section 8 as follows:
 
21    (815 ILCS 5/8)  (from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 137.8)
22    Sec. 8. Registration of dealers, limited Canadian dealers,
23Internet portals, salespersons, investment advisers, and
24investment adviser representatives.
 

 

 

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1    A. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection A, every
2dealer, limited Canadian dealer, salesperson, investment
3adviser, and investment adviser representative shall be
4registered as such with the Secretary of State. No dealer or
5salesperson need be registered as such when offering or selling
6securities in transactions exempted by subsection A, B, C, D,
7E, G, H, I, J, K, M, O, P, Q, R or S of Section 4 of this Act,
8provided that such dealer or salesperson is not regularly
9engaged in the business of offering or selling securities in
10reliance upon the exemption set forth in subsection G or M of
11Section 4 of this Act. No dealer, issuer or controlling person
12shall employ a salesperson unless such salesperson is
13registered as such with the Secretary of State or is employed
14for the purpose of offering or selling securities solely in
15transactions exempted by subsection A, B, C, D, E, G, H, I, J,
16K, L, M, O, P, Q, R or S of Section 4 of this Act; provided that
17such salesperson need not be registered when effecting
18transactions in this State limited to those transactions
19described in Section 15(h)(2) of the Federal 1934 Act or
20engaging in the offer or sale of securities in respect of which
21he or she has beneficial ownership and is a controlling person.
22The Secretary of State may, by rule, regulation or order and
23subject to such terms, conditions, and fees as may be
24prescribed in such rule, regulation or order, exempt from the
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1adviser, if the Secretary of State shall find that such
2registration is not necessary in the public interest by reason
3of the small number of clients or otherwise limited character
4of operation of such investment adviser.
 
5    B. An application for registration as a dealer or limited
6Canadian dealer, executed, verified, or authenticated by or on
7behalf of the applicant, shall be filed with the Secretary of
8State, in such form as the Secretary of State may by rule,
9regulation or order prescribe, setting forth or accompanied by:
10        (1) The name and address of the applicant, the location
11    of its principal business office and all branch offices, if
12    any, and the date of its organization;
13        (2) A statement of any other Federal or state licenses
14    or registrations which have been granted the applicant and
15    whether any such licenses or registrations have ever been
16    refused, cancelled, suspended, revoked or withdrawn;
17        (3) The assets and all liabilities, including
18    contingent liabilities of the applicant, as of a date not
19    more than 60 days prior to the filing of the application;
20        (4) (a) A brief description of any civil or criminal
21    proceeding of which fraud is an essential element pending
22    against the applicant and whether the applicant has ever
23    been convicted of a felony, or of any misdemeanor of which
24    fraud is an essential element;
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1    business address and a 10 year occupational statement of
2    each principal of the applicant and a statement describing
3    briefly any civil or criminal proceedings of which fraud is
4    an essential element pending against any such principal and
5    the facts concerning any conviction of any such principal
6    of a felony, or of any misdemeanor of which fraud is an
7    essential element;
8        (5) If the applicant is a corporation: a list of its
9    officers and directors setting forth the residence and
10    business address of each; a 10-year occupational statement
11    of each such officer or director; and a statement
12    describing briefly any civil or criminal proceedings of
13    which fraud is an essential element pending against each
14    such officer or director and the facts concerning any
15    conviction of any officer or director of a felony, or of
16    any misdemeanor of which fraud is an essential element;
17        (6) If the applicant is a sole proprietorship, a
18    partnership, limited liability company, an unincorporated
19    association or any similar form of business organization:
20    the name, residence and business address of the proprietor
21    or of each partner, member, officer, director, trustee or
22    manager; the limitations, if any, of the liability of each
23    such individual; a 10-year occupational statement of each
24    such individual; a statement describing briefly any civil
25    or criminal proceedings of which fraud is an essential
26    element pending against each such individual and the facts

 

 

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1    concerning any conviction of any such individual of a
2    felony, or of any misdemeanor of which fraud is an
3    essential element;
4        (7) Such additional information as the Secretary of
5    State may by rule or regulation prescribe as necessary to
6    determine the applicant's financial responsibility,
7    business repute and qualification to act as a dealer.
8        (8) (a) No applicant shall be registered or
9    re-registered as a dealer or limited Canadian dealer under
10    this Section unless and until each principal of the dealer
11    has passed an examination conducted by the Secretary of
12    State or a self-regulatory organization of securities
13    dealers or similar person, which examination has been
14    designated by the Secretary of State by rule, regulation or
15    order to be satisfactory for purposes of determining
16    whether the applicant has sufficient knowledge of the
17    securities business and laws relating thereto to act as a
18    registered dealer. Any dealer who was registered on
19    September 30, 1963, and has continued to be so registered;
20    and any principal of any registered dealer, who was acting
21    in such capacity on and continuously since September 30,
22    1963; and any individual who has previously passed a
23    securities dealer examination administered by the
24    Secretary of State or any examination designated by the
25    Secretary of State to be satisfactory for purposes of
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1    of the securities business and laws relating thereto to act
2    as a registered dealer by rule, regulation or order, shall
3    not be required to pass an examination in order to continue
4    to act in such capacity. The Secretary of State may by
5    order waive the examination requirement for any principal
6    of an applicant for registration under this subsection B
7    who has had such experience or education relating to the
8    securities business as may be determined by the Secretary
9    of State to be the equivalent of such examination. Any
10    request for such a waiver shall be filed with the Secretary
11    of State in such form as may be prescribed by rule or
12    regulation.
13        (b) Unless an applicant is a member of the body
14    corporate known as the Securities Investor Protection
15    Corporation established pursuant to the Act of Congress of
16    the United States known as the Securities Investor
17    Protection Act of 1970, as amended, a member of an
18    association of dealers registered as a national securities
19    association pursuant to Section 15A of the Federal 1934
20    Act, or a member of a self-regulatory organization or stock
21    exchange in Canada which the Secretary of State has
22    designated by rule or order, an applicant shall not be
23    registered or re-registered unless and until there is filed
24    with the Secretary of State evidence that such applicant
25    has in effect insurance or other equivalent protection for
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1    and an undertaking that such applicant will continually
2    maintain such insurance or other protection during the
3    period of registration or re-registration. Such insurance
4    or other protection shall be in a form and amount
5    reasonably prescribed by the Secretary of State by rule or
6    regulation.
7        (9) The application for the registration of a dealer or
8    limited Canadian dealer shall be accompanied by a filing
9    fee and a fee for each branch office in this State, in each
10    case in the amount established pursuant to Section 11a of
11    this Act, which fees shall not be returnable in any event.
12        (10) The Secretary of State shall notify the dealer or
13    limited Canadian dealer by written notice (which may be by
14    electronic or facsimile transmission) of the effectiveness
15    of the registration as a dealer in this State.
16        (11) Any change which renders no longer accurate any
17    information contained in any application for registration
18    or re-registration of a dealer or limited Canadian dealer
19    shall be reported to the Secretary of State within 10
20    business days after the occurrence of such change; but in
21    respect to assets and liabilities only materially adverse
22    changes need be reported.
 
23    C. Any registered dealer, limited Canadian dealer, issuer,
24or controlling person desiring to register a salesperson shall
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1as the Secretary of State may by rule or regulation prescribe,
2which the salesperson is required by this Section to provide to
3the dealer, issuer, or controlling person, executed, verified,
4or authenticated by the salesperson setting forth or
5accompanied by:
6        (1) the name, residence and business address of the
7    salesperson;
8        (2) whether any federal or State license or
9    registration as dealer, limited Canadian dealer, or
10    salesperson has ever been refused the salesperson or
11    cancelled, suspended, revoked, withdrawn, barred, limited,
12    or otherwise adversely affected in a similar manner or
13    whether the salesperson has ever been censured or expelled;
14        (3) the nature of employment with, and names and
15    addresses of, employers of the salesperson for the 10 years
16    immediately preceding the date of application;
17        (4) a brief description of any civil or criminal
18    proceedings of which fraud is an essential element pending
19    against the salesperson, and whether the salesperson has
20    ever been convicted of a felony, or of any misdemeanor of
21    which fraud is an essential element;
22        (5) such additional information as the Secretary of
23    State may by rule, regulation or order prescribe as
24    necessary to determine the salesperson's business repute
25    and qualification to act as a salesperson; and
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1    as a salesperson under this Section unless and until such
2    individual has passed an examination conducted by the
3    Secretary of State or a self-regulatory organization of
4    securities dealers or similar person, which examination
5    has been designated by the Secretary of State by rule,
6    regulation or order to be satisfactory for purposes of
7    determining whether the applicant has sufficient knowledge
8    of the securities business and laws relating thereto to act
9    as a registered salesperson.
10        Any salesperson who was registered prior to September
11    30, 1963, and has continued to be so registered, and any
12    individual who has passed a securities salesperson
13    examination administered by the Secretary of State or an
14    examination designated by the Secretary of State by rule,
15    regulation or order to be satisfactory for purposes of
16    determining whether the applicant has sufficient knowledge
17    of the securities business and laws relating thereto to act
18    as a registered salesperson, shall not be required to pass
19    an examination in order to continue to act as a
20    salesperson. The Secretary of State may by order waive the
21    examination requirement for any applicant for registration
22    under this subsection C who has had such experience or
23    education relating to the securities business as may be
24    determined by the Secretary of State to be the equivalent
25    of such examination. Any request for such a waiver shall be
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1    prescribed by rule, regulation or order.
2        (7) The application for registration of a salesperson
3    shall be accompanied by a filing fee and a Securities Audit
4    and Enforcement Fund fee, each in the amount established
5    pursuant to Section 11a of this Act, which shall not be
6    returnable in any event.
7        (8) Any change which renders no longer accurate any
8    information contained in any application for registration
9    or re-registration as a salesperson shall be reported to
10    the Secretary of State within 10 business days after the
11    occurrence of such change. If the activities are terminated
12    which rendered an individual a salesperson for the dealer,
13    issuer or controlling person, the dealer, issuer or
14    controlling person, as the case may be, shall notify the
15    Secretary of State, in writing, within 30 days of the
16    salesperson's cessation of activities, using the
17    appropriate termination notice form.
18        (9) A registered salesperson may transfer his or her
19    registration under this Section 8 for the unexpired term
20    thereof from one registered dealer or limited Canadian
21    dealer to another by the giving of notice of the transfer
22    by the new registered dealer or limited Canadian dealer to
23    the Secretary of State in such form and subject to such
24    conditions as the Secretary of State shall by rule or
25    regulation prescribe. The new registered dealer or limited
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1    registration of such salesperson as provided in this
2    subsection C, accompanied by the filing fee prescribed by
3    paragraph (7) of this subsection C.
 
4    C-5. Except with respect to federal covered investment
5advisers whose only clients are investment companies as defined
6in the Federal 1940 Act, other investment advisers, federal
7covered investment advisers, or any similar person which the
8Secretary of State may prescribe by rule or order, a federal
9covered investment adviser shall file with the Secretary of
10State, prior to acting as a federal covered investment adviser
11in this State, such documents as have been filed with the
12Securities and Exchange Commission as the Secretary of State by
13rule or order may prescribe. The notification of a federal
14covered investment adviser shall be accompanied by a
15notification filing fee established pursuant to Section 11a of
16this Act, which shall not be returnable in any event. Every
17person acting as a federal covered investment adviser in this
18State shall file a notification filing and pay an annual
19notification filing fee established pursuant to Section 11a of
20this Act, which is not returnable in any event. The failure to
21file any such notification shall constitute a violation of
22subsection D of Section 12 of this Act, subject to the
23penalties enumerated in Section 14 of this Act. Until October
2410, 1999 or other date as may be legally permissible, a federal
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1or refuses to pay the fees as required by this subsection shall
2register as an investment adviser with the Secretary of State
3under Section 8 of this Act. The civil remedies provided for in
4subsection A of Section 13 of this Act and the civil remedies
5of rescission and appointment of receiver, conservator,
6ancillary receiver, or ancillary conservator provided for in
7subsection F of Section 13 of this Act shall not be available
8against any person by reason of the failure to file any such
9notification or to pay the notification fee or on account of
10the contents of any such notification.
 
11    D. An application for registration as an investment
12adviser, executed, verified, or authenticated by or on behalf
13of the applicant, shall be filed with the Secretary of State,
14in such form as the Secretary of State may by rule or
15regulation prescribe, setting forth or accompanied by:
16        (1) The name and form of organization under which the
17    investment adviser engages or intends to engage in
18    business; the state or country and date of its
19    organization; the location of the adviser's principal
20    business office and branch offices, if any; the names and
21    addresses of the adviser's principal, partners, officers,
22    directors, and persons performing similar functions or, if
23    the investment adviser is an individual, of the individual;
24    and the number of the adviser's employees who perform
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1        (2) The education, the business affiliations for the
2    past 10 years, and the present business affiliations of the
3    investment adviser and of the adviser's principal,
4    partners, officers, directors, and persons performing
5    similar functions and of any person controlling the
6    investment adviser;
7        (3) The nature of the business of the investment
8    adviser, including the manner of giving advice and
9    rendering analyses or reports;
10        (4) The nature and scope of the authority of the
11    investment adviser with respect to clients' funds and
12    accounts;
13        (5) The basis or bases upon which the investment
14    adviser is compensated;
15        (6) Whether the investment adviser or any principal,
16    partner, officer, director, person performing similar
17    functions or person controlling the investment adviser (i)
18    within 10 years of the filing of the application has been
19    convicted of a felony, or of any misdemeanor of which fraud
20    is an essential element, or (ii) is permanently or
21    temporarily enjoined by order or judgment from acting as an
22    investment adviser, underwriter, dealer, principal or
23    salesperson, or from engaging in or continuing any conduct
24    or practice in connection with any such activity or in
25    connection with the purchase or sale of any security, and
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1    judgment;
2        (7) (a) A statement as to whether the investment
3    adviser is engaged or is to engage primarily in the
4    business of rendering investment supervisory services; and
5        (b) A statement that the investment adviser will
6    furnish his, her, or its clients with such information as
7    the Secretary of State deems necessary in the form
8    prescribed by the Secretary of State by rule or regulation;
9        (8) Such additional information as the Secretary of
10    State may, by rule, regulation or order prescribe as
11    necessary to determine the applicant's financial
12    responsibility, business repute and qualification to act
13    as an investment adviser.
14        (9) No applicant shall be registered or re-registered
15    as an investment adviser under this Section unless and
16    until each principal of the applicant who is actively
17    engaged in the conduct and management of the applicant's
18    advisory business in this State has passed an examination
19    or completed an educational program conducted by the
20    Secretary of State or an association of investment advisers
21    or similar person, which examination or educational
22    program has been designated by the Secretary of State by
23    rule, regulation or order to be satisfactory for purposes
24    of determining whether the applicant has sufficient
25    knowledge of the securities business and laws relating
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1    adviser.
2        Any person who was a registered investment adviser
3    prior to September 30, 1963, and has continued to be so
4    registered, and any individual who has passed an investment
5    adviser examination administered by the Secretary of
6    State, or passed an examination or completed an educational
7    program designated by the Secretary of State by rule,
8    regulation or order to be satisfactory for purposes of
9    determining whether the applicant has sufficient knowledge
10    of the securities business and laws relating thereto to
11    conduct the business of a registered investment adviser,
12    shall not be required to pass an examination or complete an
13    educational program in order to continue to act as an
14    investment adviser. The Secretary of State may by order
15    waive the examination or educational program requirement
16    for any applicant for registration under this subsection D
17    if the principal of the applicant who is actively engaged
18    in the conduct and management of the applicant's advisory
19    business in this State has had such experience or education
20    relating to the securities business as may be determined by
21    the Secretary of State to be the equivalent of the
22    examination or educational program. Any request for a
23    waiver shall be filed with the Secretary of State in such
24    form as may be prescribed by rule or regulation.
25        (10) No applicant shall be registered or re-registered
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1    application for registration or re-registration is
2    accompanied by an application for registration or
3    re-registration for each person acting as an investment
4    adviser representative on behalf of the adviser and a
5    Securities Audit and Enforcement Fund fee that shall not be
6    returnable in any event is paid with respect to each
7    investment adviser representative.
8        (11) The application for registration of an investment
9    adviser shall be accompanied by a filing fee and a fee for
10    each branch office in this State, in each case in the
11    amount established pursuant to Section 11a of this Act,
12    which fees shall not be returnable in any event.
13        (12) The Secretary of State shall notify the investment
14    adviser by written notice (which may be by electronic or
15    facsimile transmission) of the effectiveness of the
16    registration as an investment adviser in this State.
17        (13) Any change which renders no longer accurate any
18    information contained in any application for registration
19    or re-registration of an investment adviser shall be
20    reported to the Secretary of State within 10 business days
21    after the occurrence of the change. In respect to assets
22    and liabilities of an investment adviser that retains
23    custody of clients' cash or securities or accepts
24    pre-payment of fees in excess of $500 per client and 6 or
25    more months in advance only materially adverse changes need
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1    or facsimile transmission) no later than the close of
2    business on the second business day following the discovery
3    thereof.
4        (14) Each application for registration as an
5    investment adviser shall become effective automatically on
6    the 45th day following the filing of the application,
7    required documents or information, and payment of the
8    required fee unless (i) the Secretary of State has
9    registered the investment adviser prior to that date or
10    (ii) an action with respect to the applicant is pending
11    under Section 11 of this Act.
 
12    D-5. A registered investment adviser or federal covered
13investment adviser desiring to register an investment adviser
14representative shall file an application with the Secretary of
15State, in the form as the Secretary of State may by rule or
16order prescribe, which the investment adviser representative
17is required by this Section to provide to the investment
18adviser, executed, verified, or authenticated by the
19investment adviser representative and setting forth or
20accompanied by:
21        (1) The name, residence, and business address of the
22    investment adviser representative;
23        (2) A statement whether any federal or state license or
24    registration as a dealer, salesperson, investment adviser,
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1    refused, canceled, suspended, revoked or withdrawn;
2        (3) The nature of employment with, and names and
3    addresses of, employers of the investment adviser
4    representative for the 10 years immediately preceding the
5    date of application;
6        (4) A brief description of any civil or criminal
7    proceedings, of which fraud is an essential element,
8    pending against the investment adviser representative and
9    whether the investment adviser representative has ever
10    been convicted of a felony or of any misdemeanor of which
11    fraud is an essential element;
12        (5) Such additional information as the Secretary of
13    State may by rule or order prescribe as necessary to
14    determine the investment adviser representative's business
15    repute or qualification to act as an investment adviser
16    representative;
17        (6) Documentation that the individual has passed an
18    examination conducted by the Secretary of State, an
19    organization of investment advisers, or similar person,
20    which examination has been designated by the Secretary of
21    State by rule or order to be satisfactory for purposes of
22    determining whether the applicant has sufficient knowledge
23    of the investment advisory or securities business and laws
24    relating to that business to act as a registered investment
25    adviser representative; and
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1    established under Section 11a of this Act, which shall not
2    be returnable in any event.
3    The Secretary of State may by order waive the examination
4requirement for an applicant for registration under this
5subsection D-5 who has had the experience or education relating
6to the investment advisory or securities business as may be
7determined by the Secretary of State to be the equivalent of
8the examination. A request for a waiver shall be filed with the
9Secretary of State in the form as may be prescribed by rule or
10order.
11    A change that renders no longer accurate any information
12contained in any application for registration or
13re-registration as an investment adviser representative must
14be reported to the Secretary of State within 10 business days
15after the occurrence of the change. If the activities that
16rendered an individual an investment adviser representative
17for the investment adviser are terminated, the investment
18adviser shall notify the Secretary of State in writing (which
19may be by electronic or facsimile transmission), within 30 days
20of the investment adviser representative's termination, using
21the appropriate termination notice form as the Secretary of
22State may prescribe by rule or order.
23    A registered investment adviser representative may
24transfer his or her registration under this Section 8 for the
25unexpired term of the registration from one registered
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1transfer by the new investment adviser to the Secretary of
2State in the form and subject to the conditions as the
3Secretary of State shall prescribe. The new registered
4investment adviser shall promptly file an application for
5registration of the investment adviser representative as
6provided in this subsection, accompanied by the Securities
7Audit and Enforcement Fund fee prescribed by paragraph (7) of
8this subsection D-5.
 
9    E. (1) Subject to the provisions of subsection F of Section
1011 of this Act, the registration of a dealer, limited Canadian
11dealer, salesperson, investment adviser, or investment adviser
12representative may be denied, suspended or revoked if the
13Secretary of State finds that the dealer, limited Canadian
14dealer, Internet portal, salesperson, investment adviser, or
15investment adviser representative or any principal officer,
16director, partner, member, trustee, manager or any person who
17performs a similar function of the dealer, limited Canadian
18dealer, Internet portal, or investment adviser:
19        (a) has been convicted of any felony during the 10 year
20    period preceding the date of filing of any application for
21    registration or at any time thereafter, or of any
22    misdemeanor of which fraud is an essential element;
23        (b) has engaged in any unethical practice in connection
24    with any security, or in any fraudulent business practice;
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1    has failed to deliver any security, to any person entitled
2    thereto when due or within a reasonable time thereafter;
3        (d) in the case of a dealer, limited Canadian dealer,
4    or investment adviser, is insolvent;
5        (e) in the case of a dealer, limited Canadian dealer,
6    salesperson, or registered principal of a dealer or limited
7    Canadian dealer (i) has failed reasonably to supervise the
8    securities activities of any of its salespersons or other
9    employees and the failure has permitted or facilitated a
10    violation of Section 12 of this Act or (ii) is offering or
11    selling or has offered or sold securities in this State
12    through a salesperson other than a registered salesperson,
13    or, in the case of a salesperson, is selling or has sold
14    securities in this State for a dealer, limited Canadian
15    dealer, issuer or controlling person with knowledge that
16    the dealer, limited Canadian dealer, issuer or controlling
17    person has not complied with the provisions of this Act or
18    (iii) has failed reasonably to supervise the
19    implementation of compliance measures following notice by
20    the Secretary of State of noncompliance with the Act or
21    with the regulations promulgated thereunder or both or (iv)
22    has failed to maintain and enforce written procedures to
23    supervise the types of business in which it engages and to
24    supervise the activities of its salespersons that are
25    reasonably designed to achieve compliance with applicable
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1        (f) in the case of an investment adviser, has failed
2    reasonably to supervise the advisory activities of any of
3    its investment adviser representatives or employees and
4    the failure has permitted or facilitated a violation of
5    Section 12 of this Act;
6        (g) has violated any of the provisions of this Act;
7        (h) has made any material misrepresentation to the
8    Secretary of State in connection with any information
9    deemed necessary by the Secretary of State to determine a
10    dealer's, limited Canadian dealer's, or investment
11    adviser's financial responsibility or a dealer's, limited
12    Canadian dealer's, investment adviser's, salesperson's, or
13    investment adviser representative's business repute or
14    qualifications, or has refused to furnish any such
15    information requested by the Secretary of State;
16        (i) has had a license or registration under any Federal
17    or State law regulating securities, commodity futures
18    contracts, or stock futures contracts refused, cancelled,
19    suspended, withdrawn, revoked, or otherwise adversely
20    affected in a similar manner;
21        (j) has had membership in or association with any
22    self-regulatory organization registered under the Federal
23    1934 Act or the Federal 1974 Act suspended, revoked,
24    refused, expelled, cancelled, barred, limited in any
25    capacity, or otherwise adversely affected in a similar
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1    practice in violation of any rule, regulation or standard
2    duly promulgated by the self-regulatory organization;
3        (k) has had any order entered against it after notice
4    and opportunity for hearing by a securities agency of any
5    state, any foreign government or agency thereof, the
6    Securities and Exchange Commission, or the Federal
7    Commodities Futures Trading Commission arising from any
8    fraudulent or deceptive act or a practice in violation of
9    any statute, rule or regulation administered or
10    promulgated by the agency or commission;
11        (l) in the case of a dealer or limited Canadian dealer,
12    fails to maintain a minimum net capital in an amount which
13    the Secretary of State may by rule or regulation require;
14        (m) has conducted a continuing course of dealing of
15    such nature as to demonstrate an inability to properly
16    conduct the business of the dealer, limited Canadian
17    dealer, salesperson, investment adviser, or investment
18    adviser representative;
19        (n) has had, after notice and opportunity for hearing,
20    any injunction or order entered against it or license or
21    registration refused, cancelled, suspended, revoked,
22    withdrawn, limited, or otherwise adversely affected in a
23    similar manner by any state or federal body, agency or
24    commission regulating banking, insurance, finance or small
25    loan companies, real estate or mortgage brokers or
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1    body, agency or commission to be a fraudulent or deceptive
2    act or practice in violation of any statute, rule or
3    regulation administered or promulgated by the body, agency
4    or commission;
5        (o) has failed to file a return, or to pay the tax,
6    penalty or interest shown in a filed return, or to pay any
7    final assessment of tax, penalty or interest, as required
8    by any tax Act administered by the Illinois Department of
9    Revenue, until such time as the requirements of that tax
10    Act are satisfied;
11        (p) (blank); in the case of a natural person who is a
12    dealer, limited Canadian dealer, salesperson, investment
13    adviser, or investment adviser representative, has
14    defaulted on an educational loan guaranteed by the Illinois
15    Student Assistance Commission, until the natural person
16    has established a satisfactory repayment record as
17    determined by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission;
18        (q) has failed to maintain the books and records
19    required under this Act or rules or regulations promulgated
20    under this Act or under any requirements established by the
21    Securities and Exchange Commission or a self-regulatory
22    organization;
23        (r) has refused to allow or otherwise impeded designees
24    of the Secretary of State from conducting an audit,
25    examination, inspection, or investigation provided for
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1        (s) has failed to maintain any minimum net capital or
2    bond requirement set forth in this Act or any rule or
3    regulation promulgated under this Act;
4        (t) has refused the Secretary of State or his or her
5    designee access to any office or location within an office
6    to conduct an investigation, audit, examination, or
7    inspection;
8        (u) has advised or caused a public pension fund or
9    retirement system established under the Illinois Pension
10    Code to make an investment or engage in a transaction not
11    authorized by that Code;
12        (v) if a corporation, limited liability company, or
13    limited liability partnership has been suspended,
14    canceled, revoked, or has failed to register as a foreign
15    corporation, limited liability company, or limited
16    liability partnership with the Secretary of State;
17        (w) is permanently or temporarily enjoined by any court
18    of competent jurisdiction, including any state, federal,
19    or foreign government, from engaging in or continuing any
20    conduct or practice involving any aspect of the securities
21    or commodities business or in any other business where the
22    conduct or practice enjoined involved investments,
23    franchises, insurance, banking, or finance;
24    (2) If the Secretary of State finds that any registrant or
25applicant for registration is no longer in existence or has
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1Internet portal, salesperson, investment adviser, or
2investment adviser representative, or is subject to an
3adjudication as a person under legal disability or to the
4control of a guardian, or cannot be located after reasonable
5search, or has failed after written notice to pay to the
6Secretary of State any additional fee prescribed by this
7Section or specified by rule or regulation, or if a natural
8person, has defaulted on an educational loan guaranteed by the
9Illinois Student Assistance Commission, the Secretary of State
10may by order cancel the registration or application.
11    (3) Withdrawal of an application for registration or
12withdrawal from registration as a dealer, limited Canadian
13dealer, salesperson, investment adviser, or investment adviser
14representative becomes effective 30 days after receipt of an
15application to withdraw or within such shorter period of time
16as the Secretary of State may determine, unless any proceeding
17is pending under Section 11 of this Act when the application is
18filed or a proceeding is instituted within 30 days after the
19application is filed. If a proceeding is pending or instituted,
20withdrawal becomes effective at such time and upon such
21conditions as the Secretary of State by order determines. If no
22proceeding is pending or instituted and withdrawal
23automatically becomes effective, the Secretary of State may
24nevertheless institute a revocation or suspension proceeding
25within 2 years after withdrawal became effective and enter a
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1registration was effective.
 
2    F. The Secretary of State shall make available upon request
3the date that each dealer, investment adviser, salesperson, or
4investment adviser representative was granted registration,
5together with the name and address of the dealer, limited
6Canadian dealer, or issuer on whose behalf the salesperson is
7registered, and all orders of the Secretary of State denying or
8abandoning an application, or suspending or revoking
9registration, or censuring the persons. The Secretary of State
10may designate by rule, regulation or order the statements,
11information or reports submitted to or filed with him or her
12pursuant to this Section 8 which the Secretary of State
13determines are of a sensitive nature and therefore should be
14exempt from public disclosure. Any such statement, information
15or report shall be deemed confidential and shall not be
16disclosed to the public except upon the consent of the person
17filing or submitting the statement, information or report or by
18order of court or in court proceedings.
 
19    G. The registration or re-registration of a dealer or
20limited Canadian dealer and of all salespersons registered upon
21application of the dealer or limited Canadian dealer shall
22expire on the next succeeding anniversary date of the
23registration or re-registration of the dealer; and the
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1all investment adviser representatives registered upon
2application of the investment adviser shall expire on the next
3succeeding anniversary date of the registration of the
4investment adviser; provided, that the Secretary of State may
5by rule or regulation prescribe an alternate date which any
6dealer registered under the Federal 1934 Act or a member of any
7self-regulatory association approved pursuant thereto, a
8member of a self-regulatory organization or stock exchange in
9Canada, or any investment adviser may elect as the expiration
10date of its dealer or limited Canadian dealer and salesperson
11registrations, or the expiration date of its investment adviser
12registration, as the case may be. A registration of a
13salesperson registered upon application of an issuer or
14controlling person shall expire on the next succeeding
15anniversary date of the registration, or upon termination or
16expiration of the registration of the securities, if any,
17designated in the application for his or her registration or
18the alternative date as the Secretary may prescribe by rule or
19regulation. Subject to paragraph (9) of subsection C of this
20Section 8, a salesperson's registration also shall terminate
21upon cessation of his or her employment, or termination of his
22or her appointment or authorization, in each case by the person
23who applied for the salesperson's registration, provided that
24the Secretary of State may by rule or regulation prescribe an
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1    H. Applications for re-registration of dealers, limited
2Canadian dealers, Internet portals, salespersons, investment
3advisers, and investment adviser representatives shall be
4filed with the Secretary of State prior to the expiration of
5the then current registration and shall contain such
6information as may be required by the Secretary of State upon
7initial application with such omission therefrom or addition
8thereto as the Secretary of State may authorize or prescribe.
9Each application for re-registration of a dealer, limited
10Canadian dealer, Internet portal, or investment adviser shall
11be accompanied by a filing fee, each application for
12re-registration as a salesperson shall be accompanied by a
13filing fee and a Securities Audit and Enforcement Fund fee
14established pursuant to Section 11a of this Act, and each
15application for re-registration as an investment adviser
16representative shall be accompanied by a Securities Audit and
17Enforcement Fund fee established under Section 11a of this Act,
18which shall not be returnable in any event. Notwithstanding the
19foregoing, applications for re-registration of dealers,
20limited Canadian dealers, Internet portals, and investment
21advisers may be filed within 30 days following the expiration
22of the registration provided that the applicant pays the annual
23registration fee together with an additional amount equal to
24the annual registration fee and files any other information or
25documents that the Secretary of State may prescribe by rule or
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1following the expiration of the registration shall be
2automatically effective as of the time of the earlier
3expiration provided that the proper fee has been paid to the
4Secretary of State.
5    Each registered dealer, limited Canadian dealer, Internet
6portal, or investment adviser shall continue to be registered
7if the registrant changes his, her, or its form of organization
8provided that the dealer or investment adviser files an
9amendment to his, her, or its application not later than 30
10days following the occurrence of the change and pays the
11Secretary of State a fee in the amount established under
12Section 11a of this Act.
 
13    I. (1) Every registered dealer, limited Canadian dealer,
14Internet portal, and investment adviser shall make and keep for
15such periods, such accounts, correspondence, memoranda,
16papers, books and records as the Secretary of State may by rule
17or regulation prescribe. All records so required shall be
18preserved for 3 years unless the Secretary of State by rule,
19regulation or order prescribes otherwise for particular types
20of records.
21    (2) Every registered dealer, limited Canadian dealer,
22Internet portal, and investment adviser shall file such
23financial reports as the Secretary of State may by rule or
24regulation prescribe.
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1of this subsection I are subject at any time or from time to
2time to such reasonable periodic, special or other audits,
3examinations, or inspections by representatives of the
4Secretary of State, within or without this State, as the
5Secretary of State deems necessary or appropriate in the public
6interest or for the protection of investors.
7    (4) At the time of an audit, examination, or inspection,
8the Secretary of State, by his or her designees, may conduct an
9interview of any person employed or appointed by or affiliated
10with a registered dealer, limited Canadian dealer, Internet
11portal, or investment advisor, provided that the dealer,
12limited Canadian dealer, Internet portal, or investment
13advisor shall be given reasonable notice of the time and place
14for the interview. At the option of the dealer, limited
15Canadian dealer, Internet portal, or investment advisor, a
16representative of the dealer or investment advisor with
17supervisory responsibility over the individual being
18interviewed may be present at the interview.
 
19    J. The Secretary of State may require by rule or regulation
20the payment of an additional fee for the filing of information
21or documents required to be filed by this Section which have
22not been filed in a timely manner. The Secretary of State may
23also require by rule or regulation the payment of an
24examination fee for administering any examination which it may
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18.
 
2    K. The Secretary of State may declare any application for
3registration or limited registration under this Section 8
4abandoned by order if the applicant fails to pay any fee or
5file any information or document required under this Section 8
6or by rule or regulation for more than 30 days after the
7required payment or filing date. The applicant may petition the
8Secretary of State for a hearing within 15 days after the
9applicant's receipt of the order of abandonment, provided that
10the petition sets forth the grounds upon which the applicant
11seeks a hearing.
 
12    L. Any document being filed pursuant to this Section 8
13shall be deemed filed, and any fee being paid pursuant to this
14Section 8 shall be deemed paid, upon the date of actual receipt
15thereof by the Secretary of State or his or her designee.
 
16    M. (Blank). The Secretary of State shall provide to the
17Illinois Student Assistance Commission annually or at mutually
18agreed periodic intervals the names and social security numbers
19of natural persons registered under subsections B, C, D, and
20D-5 of this Section. The Illinois Student Assistance Commission
21shall determine if any student loan defaulter is registered as
22a dealer, limited Canadian dealer, Internet portal
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1its determination to the Secretary of State or his or her
2designee.
3(Source: P.A. 99-182, eff. 1-1-16.)
 
4    Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
5becoming law.