Section 1285.305 Physician Profiles

a)         The Division shall make available to all physicians as defined in Section 5 of the Patients' Right to Know Act [225 ILCS 61/5] a copy of their physician profile on or before August 15, 2011.  Notification and instructions concerning their profile shall be sent to the physician's address of record with the Division.  Physicians shall review their profile as it appears on the Division's website, confirm the listed information and input all additional information required as indicated on the website.  Any questions or corrections regarding information contained in the profile shall be sent to the Division in writing by the physician.

b)         It is the responsibility of the physician to assure that the information the physician enters into the profile is accurate.  Delegation of this task to an employee or designee shall not waive this responsibility.

c)         All physicians shall verify and complete their profile on or before October 15, 2011.  Failure to comply with this Section shall be considered a violation of the Act and shall subject the physician to disciplinary proceedings pursuant to Subpart B and a fine of $500.

d)         On or about October 19, 2011, the Division shall make available to the public all physician profiles regardless of whether the physician has provided verification of the profile content.  The Division shall include the following statement in boldface type on any profiles when a physician has failed to verify his or her profile:  "This physician has not verified the information in this profile."

e)         All physicians shall be required to have a completed physician profile in accordance with this Section.  No renewal application shall be processed without a completed profile.

(Source:  Amended at 35 Ill. Reg. 19500, effective November 17, 2011)