Section 690.200  Considerations in Reaching a Decision

In determining whether to revoke, suspend, deny an application for, or refuse to renew a license subsequent to a violation, the Director shall consider:

a)         Whether the violation constitutes a technical error;

b)         The seriousness of the violation, including the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of the violation, including probability that death or serious physical or mental harm to any person will result or has resulted, the severity of the actual or potential harm, and the extent to which the provisions of the applicable statutes or regulations were violated;

c)         Whether the violation could pose any direct or potential harm to a patient in a health care facility or to an employee of the nurse agency;

d)         Whether the nurse agency has taken steps to correct the noted violation;

e)         Whether the same violation or similar violations relating to the same conditions or occurrences have been documented and the nurse agency has allowed the condition or occurrence to continue or to recur;

f)         The economic harm to the employee caused by the violation;

g)         The history of previous violations;

h)         The action necessary to deter a future violation; and

i)          Any other matter that justice may require.

(Source:  Amended at 49 Ill. Reg. 6180, effective April 25, 2025)