99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
SB1826

 

Introduced 2/20/2015, by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
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    Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Extends the repeal of the Respiratory Care Practice Act from January 1, 2016 to January 1, 2026. Amends the Respiratory Care Practice Act. Changes references from the Director of Professional Regulation to the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation. Makes changes in provisions regarding definitions, restrictions and limitations, powers and duties of the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, the Respiratory Care Board, examinations, license restoration, grounds for discipline, notice of hearings, transcript of formal hearings, hearing officer proceedings, restoration of suspended or revoked licenses, summary suspension of licenses, administrative review, costs, and the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Provides that parties involved in disciplinary or other proceedings may enter into negotiated consent orders. Provides that all information collected by the Department in the course of examination or investigation of a licensee or applicant remain confidential. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.


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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 5. The Regulatory Sunset Act is amended by changing
5Section 4.26 and by adding Section 4.36 as follows:
 
6    (5 ILCS 80/4.26)
7    Sec. 4.26. Acts repealed on January 1, 2016. The following
8Acts are repealed on January 1, 2016:
9    The Illinois Athletic Trainers Practice Act.
10    The Illinois Roofing Industry Licensing Act.
11    The Illinois Dental Practice Act.
12    The Collection Agency Act.
13    The Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair Braiding, and
14Nail Technology Act of 1985.
15    The Respiratory Care Practice Act.
16    The Hearing Instrument Consumer Protection Act.
17    The Illinois Physical Therapy Act.
18    The Professional Geologist Licensing Act.
19(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07; 95-876, eff. 8-21-08;
2096-1246, eff. 1-1-11.)
 
21    (5 ILCS 80/4.36 new)
22    Sec. 4.36. Act repealed on January 1, 2026. The following

 

 

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1Act is repealed on January 1, 2026:
2    The Respiratory Care Practice Act.
 
3    Section 10. The Respiratory Care Practice Act is amended by
4changing Sections 10, 20, 30, 35, 40, 45, 65, 80, 95, 100, 105,
5110, 115, 125, 130, 135, 140, 145, 150, 160, 170, and 180 and
6by adding Sections 190 and 195 as follows:
 
7    (225 ILCS 106/10)
8    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)
9    Sec. 10. Definitions. In this Act:
10    "Address of record" means the designated address recorded
11by the Department in the applicant's or licensee's application
12file or license file as maintained by the Department's
13licensure maintenance unit. It is the duty of the applicant or
14licensee to inform the Department of any change of address and
15those changes must be made either through the Department's
16website or by contacting the Department.
17    "Advanced practice nurse" means an advanced practice nurse
18licensed under the Nurse Practice Act.
19    "Board" means the Respiratory Care Board appointed by the
20Secretary Director.
21    "Basic respiratory care activities" means and includes all
22of the following activities:
23         (1) Cleaning, disinfecting, and sterilizing equipment
24    used in the practice of respiratory care as delegated by a

 

 

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1    licensed health care professional or other authorized
2    licensed personnel.
3        (2) Assembling equipment used in the practice of
4    respiratory care as delegated by a licensed health care
5    professional or other authorized licensed personnel.
6        (3) Collecting and reviewing patient data through
7    non-invasive means, provided that the collection and
8    review does not include the individual's interpretation of
9    the clinical significance of the data. Collecting and
10    reviewing patient data includes the performance of pulse
11    oximetry and non-invasive monitoring procedures in order
12    to obtain vital signs and notification to licensed health
13    care professionals and other authorized licensed personnel
14    in a timely manner.
15        (4) Maintaining a nasal cannula or face mask for oxygen
16    therapy in the proper position on the patient's face.
17        (5) Assembling a nasal cannula or face mask for oxygen
18    therapy at patient bedside in preparation for use.
19        (6) Maintaining a patient's natural airway by
20    physically manipulating the jaw and neck, suctioning the
21    oral cavity, or suctioning the mouth or nose with a bulb
22    syringe.
23        (7) Performing assisted ventilation during emergency
24    resuscitation using a manual resuscitator.
25        (8) Using a manual resuscitator at the direction of a
26    licensed health care professional or other authorized

 

 

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1    licensed personnel who is present and performing routine
2    airway suctioning. These activities do not include care of
3    a patient's artificial airway or the adjustment of
4    mechanical ventilator settings while a patient is
5    connected to the ventilator.
6"Basic respiratory care activities" does not mean activities
7that involve any of the following:
8        (1) Specialized knowledge that results from a course of
9    education or training in respiratory care.
10        (2) An unreasonable risk of a negative outcome for the
11    patient.
12        (3) The assessment or making of a decision concerning
13    patient care.
14        (4) The administration of aerosol medication or
15    oxygen.
16        (5) The insertion and maintenance of an artificial
17    airway.
18        (6) Mechanical ventilatory support.
19        (7) Patient assessment.
20        (8) Patient education.
21    "Department" means the Department of Financial and
22Professional Regulation.
23    "Director" means the Director of Professional Regulation.
24    "Licensed" means that which is required to hold oneself out
25as a respiratory care practitioner as defined in this Act.
26    "Licensed health care professional" means a physician

 

 

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1licensed to practice medicine in all its branches, an advanced
2practice nurse who has a written collaborative agreement with a
3collaborating physician that authorizes the advanced practice
4nurse to transmit orders to a respiratory care practitioner, or
5a physician assistant who has been delegated the authority to
6transmit orders to a respiratory care practitioner by his or
7her supervising physician.
8    "Order" means a written, oral, or telecommunicated
9authorization for respiratory care services for a patient by
10(i) a licensed health care professional who maintains medical
11supervision of the patient and makes a diagnosis or verifies
12that the patient's condition is such that it may be treated by
13a respiratory care practitioner or (ii) a certified registered
14nurse anesthetist in a licensed hospital or ambulatory surgical
15treatment center.
16    "Other authorized licensed personnel" means a licensed
17respiratory care practitioner, a licensed registered nurse, or
18a licensed practical nurse whose scope of practice authorizes
19the professional to supervise an individual who is not
20licensed, certified, or registered as a health professional.
21    "Proximate supervision" means a situation in which an
22individual is responsible for directing the actions of another
23individual in the facility and is physically close enough to be
24readily available, if needed, by the supervised individual.
25    "Respiratory care" and "cardiorespiratory care" mean
26preventative services, evaluation and assessment services,

 

 

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1therapeutic services, and rehabilitative services under the
2order of a licensed health care professional or a certified
3registered nurse anesthetist in a licensed hospital for an
4individual with a disorder, disease, or abnormality of the
5cardiopulmonary system. These terms include, but are not
6limited to, measuring, observing, assessing, and monitoring
7signs and symptoms, reactions, general behavior, and general
8physical response of individuals to respiratory care services,
9including the determination of whether those signs, symptoms,
10reactions, behaviors, or general physical responses exhibit
11abnormal characteristics; the administration of
12pharmacological and therapeutic agents related to respiratory
13care services; the collection of blood specimens and other
14bodily fluids and tissues for, and the performance of,
15cardiopulmonary diagnostic testing procedures, including, but
16not limited to, blood gas analysis; development,
17implementation, and modification of respiratory care treatment
18plans based on assessed abnormalities of the cardiopulmonary
19system, respiratory care guidelines, referrals, and orders of a
20licensed health care professional; application, operation, and
21management of mechanical ventilatory support and other means of
22life support; and the initiation of emergency procedures under
23the rules promulgated by the Department. A respiratory care
24practitioner shall refer to a physician licensed to practice
25medicine in all its branches any patient whose condition, at
26the time of evaluation or treatment, is determined to be beyond

 

 

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1the scope of practice of the respiratory care practitioner.
2    "Respiratory care education program" means a course of
3academic study leading to eligibility for registry or
4certification in respiratory care. The training is to be
5approved by an accrediting agency recognized by the Board and
6shall include an evaluation of competence through a
7standardized testing mechanism that is determined by the Board
8to be both valid and reliable.
9    "Respiratory care practitioner" means a person who is
10licensed by the Department of Professional Regulation and meets
11all of the following criteria:
12        (1) The person is engaged in the practice of
13    cardiorespiratory care and has the knowledge and skill
14    necessary to administer respiratory care.
15        (2) The person is capable of serving as a resource to
16    the licensed health care professional in relation to the
17    technical aspects of cardiorespiratory care and the safe
18    and effective methods for administering cardiorespiratory
19    care modalities.
20        (3) The person is able to function in situations of
21    unsupervised patient contact requiring great individual
22    judgment.
23    "Secretary" means the Secretary of Financial and
24Professional Regulation.
25(Source: P.A. 94-523, eff. 1-1-06; 95-639, eff. 10-5-07.)
 

 

 

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1    (225 ILCS 106/20)
2    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)
3    Sec. 20. Restrictions and limitations.
4    (a) No person shall, without a valid license as a
5respiratory care practitioner (i) hold himself or herself out
6to the public as a respiratory care practitioner; (ii) use the
7title "respiratory care practitioner"; or (iii) perform or
8offer to perform the duties of a respiratory care practitioner,
9except as provided in Section 15 of this Act.
10    (b) Nothing in the Act shall be construed to permit a
11person licensed as a respiratory care practitioner to engage in
12any manner in the practice of medicine in all its branches as
13defined by State law.
14(Source: P.A. 94-523, eff. 1-1-06.)
 
15    (225 ILCS 106/30)
16    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)
17    Sec. 30. Powers and duties of the Department. Subject to
18the provision of this Act, the Department may:
19    (a) Authorize examinations to ascertain the qualifications
20and fitness of an applicant for licensure as a respiratory care
21practitioner.
22    (b) Pass upon the qualifications of an applicant for
23licensure by endorsement.
24    (c) Conduct hearings on proceedings to refuse to issue,
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1or reprimand a license issued or applied for person licensed
2under this Act.
3    (d) Formulate rules required for the administration of this
4Act. Notice of proposed rulemaking shall be transmitted to the
5Board, and the Department shall review the Board's response and
6any recommendations made in the response.
7    (e) Solicit the advice and expert knowledge of the Board on
8any matter relating to the administration and enforcement of
9this Act.
10    (f) (Blank). Issue a quarterly report to the Board of the
11status of all complaints related to licensed practitioners
12received by the Department.
13    (g) Maintain a roster of the names and addresses of all
14licenses and all persons whose licenses have been suspended,
15revoked, or denied renewal for cause within the previous
16calendar year. The roster shall be available upon written
17request and payment of the required fee.
18(Source: P.A. 89-33, eff. 1-1-96.)
 
19    (225 ILCS 106/35)
20    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)
21    Sec. 35. Respiratory Care Board.
22    (a) The Secretary Director shall appoint a Respiratory Care
23Board which shall serve in an advisory capacity to the
24Secretary Director. The Board shall consist of 9 persons of
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1respiratory care with a minimum of 3 years practice in the
2State of Illinois, 3 members shall be qualified medical
3directors, and 2 members shall be hospital administrators.
4    (b) Members shall be appointed to a 3-year term; except,
5initial appointees shall serve the following terms: 3 members
6shall serve for one year, 3 members shall serve for 2 years,
7and 3 members shall serve for 3 years. A member whose term has
8expired shall continue to serve until his or her successor is
9appointed and qualified. No member shall be reappointed to the
10Board for a term that would cause his or her continuous service
11on the Board to be longer than 8 years. Appointments to fill
12vacancies shall be made in the same manner as original
13appointments for the unexpired portion of the vacated term.
14Initial terms shall begin upon the effective date of this Act.
15    (c) The membership of the Board shall reasonably represent
16all the geographic areas in this State. The Secretary Director
17shall consider the recommendations of the organization
18representing the largest number of respiratory care
19practitioners for appointment of the respiratory care
20practitioner members of the Board and the organization
21representing the largest number of physicians licensed to
22practice medicine in all its branches for the appointment of
23medical directors to the board.
24    (d) The Secretary Director has the authority to remove any
25member of the Board for cause at any time before the expiration
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1cause. from office for neglect of any duty required by law, for
2incompetence, or for unprofessional or dishonorable conduct.
3    (e) The Secretary Director shall consider the
4recommendations of the Board on questions involving standards
5of professional conduct, discipline, and qualifications of
6candidates for licensure under this Act.
7    (f) The members of the Board shall be reimbursed for all
8legitimate and necessary expenses incurred in attending
9meetings of the Board.
10    (g) Members of the Board shall be immune from suit in any
11action based upon any disciplinary proceedings or other
12activities performed in good faith as members of the Board.
13(Source: P.A. 94-523, eff. 1-1-06.)
 
14    (225 ILCS 106/40)
15    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)
16    Sec. 40. Application for original license. Applications
17for original license shall be made to the Department on forms
18prescribed by the Department and accompanied by the appropriate
19documentation and the required fee, which is not refundable.
20All applications shall contain information that, in the
21judgment judgement of the Department, will enable the
22Department to pass on the qualifications of the applicant for a
23license as a respiratory care practitioner.
24(Source: P.A. 89-33, eff. 1-1-96.)
 

 

 

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1    (225 ILCS 106/45)
2    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)
3    Sec. 45. Examination; failure or refusal to take
4examination.
5    (a) The Department shall authorize examinations of
6applicants as respiratory care practitioners at the times and
7places as it may determine. The examination shall test an
8applicant's the competence and qualifications of the applicant
9to practice respiratory care.
10    (b) Applicants for examination shall pay, either to the
11Department or to the designated testing service, a fee covering
12the cost of providing the examination. Failure to appear for
13the examination on the scheduled date, at the time and place
14specified, after the application for examination has been
15received and acknowledged by the Department or the designated
16testing service shall result in the forfeiture of the
17examination fee.
18    (c) If an applicant neglects, fails, or refuses to take an
19examination, or fails to pass an examination for a license
20under this Act within 3 years after filing an application, the
21application shall be denied and the fee forfeited. However, the
22applicant may thereafter submit a new application accompanied
23by the required fee. The applicant shall meet the requirements
24in force at the time of making the new application.
25    (d) The Department may employ consultants for the purpose
26of preparing and conducting examinations.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 89-33, eff. 1-1-96.)
 
2    (225 ILCS 106/65)
3    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)
4    Sec. 65. Licenses; renewal; restoration; inactive status.
5    (a) The expiration date and renewal period for each license
6issued under this Act shall be set by rule. The licensee may
7renew a license during the 30 day period preceding its
8expiration date by paying the required fee and demonstrating
9compliance with any continuing education requirements.
10    (b) A person who has permitted a license to expire or who
11has a license on inactive status may have it restored by
12submitting an application to the Department and filing proof of
13fitness, as defined by rule, to have the license restored,
14including, if appropriate, evidence that is satisfactory to the
15Department certifying the active practice of respiratory care
16in another jurisdiction and by paying the required fee.
17    A person practicing on an expired license is considered to
18be practicing without a license.
19    (c) If the person has not maintained an active practice
20that is satisfactory to the Department in another jurisdiction,
21the Department shall determine the person's fitness to resume
22active status. The Department may require the person to
23complete a specified period of evaluated respiratory care and
24may require successful completion of an examination.
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1in federal service on active duty with the Armed Forces armed
2forces of the United States or , while called into service or
3training with the State Militia, or (2) while in training or
4education under the supervision of the United States government
5preliminary to before induction into the military service may
6have his or her license restored without paying any lapsed
7renewal fees a renewal fee if, within 2 years after the
8termination of his or her service, training, or education,
9except under conditions other than honorable, the Department is
10furnished with satisfactory evidence that the person has been
11so engaged and that the service, training, or education has
12been terminated.
13    (e) A license to practice shall not be denied any applicant
14because of the applicant's race, religion, creed, national
15origin, political beliefs, or activities, age, sex, sexual
16orientation, or physical impairment.
17(Source: P.A. 89-33, eff. 1-1-96.)
 
18    (225 ILCS 106/80)
19    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)
20    Sec. 80. Returned checks; fines. Any person who delivers a
21check or other payment to the Department that is returned to
22the Department unpaid by the financial institution upon which
23it is drawn shall pay to the Department, in addition to the
24amount already owed to the Department, a fine of $50. The fines
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1provided under this Act for unlicensed practice or practice on
2a nonrenewed license. The Department shall notify the person
3that payment of fees and fines shall be paid to the Department
4by certified check or money order within 30 calendar days of
5the notification. If, after the expiration of 30 days from the
6date of the notification, the person has failed to submit the
7necessary remittance, the Department shall automatically
8terminate the license or certificate or deny the application,
9without hearing. If, after termination or denial, the person
10seeks a license or certificate, he or she shall apply to the
11Department for restoration or issuance of the license or
12certificate and pay all fees and fines due to the Department.
13The Department may establish a fee for the processing of an
14application for restoration of a license or certificate to pay
15all expenses of processing this application. The Secretary
16Director may waive the fines due under this Section in
17individual cases where the Secretary Director finds that the
18fines would be unreasonable or unnecessarily burdensome.
19(Source: P.A. 92-146, eff. 1-1-02.)
 
20    (225 ILCS 106/95)
21    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)
22    Sec. 95. Grounds for discipline.
23    (a) The Department may refuse to issue, renew, or may
24revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand, or take other
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1considers appropriate, including the issuance of fines not to
2exceed $10,000 $5,000 for each violation, with regard to any
3license for any one or combination more of the following:
4        (1) Material misstatement in furnishing information to
5    the Department or to any other State or federal agency.
6        (2) Violations of this Act, or any of the its rules
7    adopted under this Act.
8        (3) Conviction by plea of guilty or nolo contendere,
9    finding of guilt, jury verdict, or entry of judgment or by
10    sentencing of any crime, including, but not limited to,
11    convictions preceding sentences of supervision,
12    conditional discharge, or first offender probation, under
13    the laws of any jurisdiction of the United States or any
14    state or territory thereof: (i) that is a felony or (ii)
15    that is or a misdemeanor, an essential element of which is
16    dishonesty, or of any crime that is directly related to the
17    practice of the profession.
18        (4) Making any misrepresentation for the purpose of
19    obtaining a license.
20        (5) Professional incompetence or negligence in the
21    rendering of respiratory care services.
22        (6) Malpractice.
23        (7) Aiding or assisting another person in violating any
24    rules or provisions of this Act.
25        (8) Failing to provide information within 60 days in
26    response to a written request made by the Department.

 

 

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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) Violating the rules of professional conduct
5    adopted by the Department.
6        (11) Discipline by another jurisdiction, if at least
7    one of the grounds for the discipline is the same or
8    substantially equivalent to those set forth in this Act.
9        (12) Directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from
10    any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association
11    any fee, commission, rebate, or other form of compensation
12    for any professional services not actually rendered.
13    Nothing in this paragraph (12) affects any bona fide
14    independent contractor or employment arrangements among
15    health care professionals, health facilities, health care
16    providers, or other entities, except as otherwise
17    prohibited by law. Any employment arrangements may include
18    provisions for compensation, health insurance, pension, or
19    other employment benefits for the provision of services
20    within the scope of the licensee's practice under this Act.
21    Nothing in this paragraph (12) shall be construed to
22    require an employment arrangement to receive professional
23    fees for services rendered.
24        (13) A finding that the licensee, after having her or
25    his license placed on probationary status or subject to
26    conditions or restrictions, has violated the terms of

 

 

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1    probation or failed to comply with such terms or conditions
2    A finding by the Department that the licensee, after having
3    the license placed on probationary status, has violated the
4    terms of the probation.
5        (14) Abandonment of a patient.
6        (15) Willfully filing false records or reports
7    relating to a licensee's practice including, but not
8    limited to, false records filed with a federal or State
9    agency or department.
10        (16) Willfully failing to report an instance of
11    suspected child abuse or neglect as required by the Abused
12    and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
13        (17) Providing respiratory care, other than pursuant
14    to an order.
15        (18) Physical or mental disability including, but not
16    limited to, deterioration through the aging process or loss
17    of motor skills that results in the inability to practice
18    the profession with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety.
19        (19) Solicitation of professional services by using
20    false or misleading advertising.
21        (20) Failure to file a tax return, or to pay the tax,
22    penalty, or interest shown in a filed return, or to pay any
23    final assessment of tax penalty, or interest, as required
24    by any tax Act administered by the Illinois Department of
25    Revenue or any successor agency or the Internal Revenue
26    Service or any successor agency.

 

 

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1        (21) Irregularities in billing a third party for
2    services rendered or in reporting charges for services not
3    rendered.
4        (22) 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
7    upon proof by clear and convincing evidence that the
8    licensee has caused a child to be an abused child or
9    neglected child as defined in the Abused and Neglected
10    Child Reporting Act.
11        (23) Habitual or excessive use or addiction to alcohol,
12    narcotics, stimulants, or any other chemical agent or drug
13    that results in an inability to practice with reasonable
14    skill, judgment, or safety.
15        (24) Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated
16    report by the Department on Aging under the Adult
17    Protective Services Act, and upon proof by clear and
18    convincing evidence that the licensee has caused an adult
19    with disabilities or an older adult to be abused or
20    neglected as defined in the Adult Protective Services Act.
21        (25) Willfully failing to report an instance of
22    suspected abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, or
23    self-neglect of an adult with disabilities or an older
24    adult as required by the Adult Protective Services Act.
25        (26) Willful omission to file or record, or willfully
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1    person to omit to file or record medical reports as
2    required by law or willfully failing to report an instance
3    of suspected child abuse or neglect as required by the
4    Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
5        (27) Practicing under a false or assumed name, except
6    as provided by law.
7        (28) Willfully or negligently violating the
8    confidentiality between licensee and patient, except as
9    required by law.
10        (29) The use of any false, fraudulent, or deceptive
11    statement in any document connected with the licensee's
12    practice.
13    (b) The determination by a court that a licensee is subject
14to involuntary admission or judicial admission as provided in
15the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code will
16result in an automatic suspension of his or her license. The
17suspension will end upon a finding by a court that the licensee
18is no longer subject to involuntary admission or judicial
19admission, the issuance of an order so finding and discharging
20the patient, and the recommendation of the Board to the
21Secretary Director that the licensee be allowed to resume his
22or her practice.
23    All fines imposed under this Section shall be paid within
2460 days after the effective date of the order imposing the fine
25or in accordance with the terms set forth in the order imposing
26the fine.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 98-49, eff. 7-1-13.)
 
2    (225 ILCS 106/100)
3    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)
4    Sec. 100. Violations; injunctions; cease and desist order.
5    (a) If a person violates any provision of this Act, the
6Secretary Director may, in the name of the People of the State
7of Illinois, through the Attorney General, petition for an
8order enjoining the violation or an order enforcing compliance
9with this Act. Upon the filling of a verified petition, the
10court with appropriate jurisdiction may issue a temporary
11restraining order without notice or bond and may preliminarily
12and permanently enjoin the violation. If it is established that
13the person has violated or is violating the injunction, the
14court may punish the offender for contempt of court.
15Proceedings under this Section are in addition to all other
16remedies and penalties provided by this Act.
17    (b) If a person holds himself or herself out as being a
18respiratory care practitioner under this Act and is not
19licensed to do so, then any licensed respiratory care
20practitioner, interested party, or injured person may petition
21for relief as provided in subsection (a) of this Section.
22    (c) Whenever, in the opinion of the Department, a person
23violates any provision of this Act, the Department may issue a
24rule to show cause why an order to cease and desist should not
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1forth the grounds relied upon by the Department and shall allow
2at least 7 days from the date of the rule to file an answer
3satisfactory to the Department. Failure to answer to the
4satisfaction of the Department shall cause an order to cease
5and desist to be issued.
6(Source: P.A. 89-33, eff. 1-1-96.)
 
7    (225 ILCS 106/105)
8    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)
9    Sec. 105. Investigations; notice; hearing. The Department
10may investigate the actions of an applicant, a licensee, or a
11person claiming to hold a license. The Department shall, before
12revoking, suspending, placing on probation, reprimanding, or
13taking any other disciplinary action under Section 95 of this
14Act, at least 30 days before the date set for the hearing (i)
15notify the accused, in writing, of any charges made and the
16time and place for the hearing on the charges, (ii) direct him
17or her to file a written answer to the charges with the Board
18under oath within 20 days after the service upon him or her of
19the notice, and (iii) inform the accused that, if he or she
20fails to answer, default will be taken against him or her and
21or his or her license or certificate may be suspended, revoked,
22placed on probationary status, or other disciplinary action
23taken with regard to the license, including limiting the scope,
24nature, or extent of his or her practice, without a hearing, as
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1receiving notice, fails to file an answer, his or her license
2may, in the discretion of the Department, be suspended,
3revoked, placed on probationary status, or the Department may
4take whatever disciplinary action is considered proper,
5including, limiting the scope, nature, or extent of the
6person's practice or the imposition of a fine, without a
7hearing, if the act or acts charged constitute sufficient
8grounds for an action under this Act. The written notice may be
9served by personal delivery or certified mail to the address of
10record specified by the accused in his or her last notification
11to the Department.
12(Source: P.A. 89-33, eff. 1-1-96.)
 
13    (225 ILCS 106/110)
14    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)
15    Sec. 110. Record of proceedings; transcript. The
16Department, at its expense, shall preserve the record of all
17proceedings at a formal hearing of any case. The notice of
18hearing, complaint, all other documents in the nature of
19pleadings and written motions filed in the proceedings, the
20transcript of testimony, the report of the Board and orders of
21the Department shall be in the record of the proceedings. The
22Department shall furnish a transcript of the record to any
23person interested in the hearing upon payment of the fee
24required under Section 2105-115 of the Department of
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1(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)
 
2    (225 ILCS 106/115)
3    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)
4    Sec. 115. Subpoena; depositions; oaths. The Department has
5the power to subpoena and to bring before it any person,
6exhibit, book, document, record, file, or any other material
7and to take testimony either orally or by deposition, or both,
8with the same fees and mileage and in the same manner as
9proscribed in civil cases in the courts of this State.
10    The Secretary Director, the designated hearing officer,
11and every member of the Board has the power to administer oaths
12to witnesses at any hearing which the Department is authorized
13to conduct, and any other oaths authorized in any Act
14administered by the Department.
15(Source: P.A. 89-33, eff. 1-1-96.)
 
16    (225 ILCS 106/125)
17    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)
18    Sec. 125. Findings and recommendations. At the conclusion
19of the hearing, the Board shall present to the Secretary
20Director a written report of its findings of fact, conclusions
21of law, and recommendations. The report shall contain a finding
22of whether the licensee violated this Act or failed to comply
23with the conditions required in this Act. The Board shall
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1shall make its recommendations to the Secretary Director.
2    The report of findings of fact, conclusions of law, and
3recommendations of the Board shall be the basis for the
4Department's order for refusal or for the granting of a license
5or for any other disciplinary action. If the Secretary Director
6disagrees with the recommendation of the Board, the Secretary
7Director may issue an order in contravention of the Board's
8recommendation. The Secretary Director shall provide a written
9report to the Board on any disagreement and shall specify the
10reasons for the action in the final order. The report of
11findings of fact is not admissible in evidence against the
12person in a criminal prosecution brought for violation of this
13Act, but the hearing and findings of fact are not a bar to a
14criminal prosecution brought for the violation of this Act.
15(Source: P.A. 89-33, eff. 1-1-96.)
 
16    (225 ILCS 106/130)
17    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)
18    Sec. 130. Board; rehearing. In any case involving the
19refusal to issue or renew a registration, or the discipline of
20a registrant, a copy of the Board's report shall be served upon
21the respondent by the Department, either personally or as
22provided in this Act for the service of the notice of hearing.
23Within 20 calendar days after service of the notice, the
24respondent may present to the Department a motion in writing
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1grounds for rehearing. If no motion for rehearing is filed,
2then upon the expiration of the time specified for filing a
3motion (or, if a motion for rehearing is denied, then upon
4denial) the Secretary Director may enter an order in accordance
5with recommendation of the Board, except as provided in Section
6135 45. If the respondent orders from the reporting service,
7and pays for a transcript of the record within the time for
8filing a motion for rehearing, the 20 calendar day period
9within which a motion may be filed shall commence upon the
10delivery of the transcript to the respondent.
11(Source: P.A. 89-33, eff. 1-1-96.)
 
12    (225 ILCS 106/135)
13    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)
14    Sec. 135. Secretary Director; rehearing. Whenever the
15Secretary Director believes that substantial justice has not
16been done in the revocation, suspension, refusal to issue or
17renew a license, or any other the discipline of an applicant or
18a licensee, he or she may order a rehearing by the same or
19other hearing officers.
20(Source: P.A. 89-33, eff. 1-1-96.)
 
21    (225 ILCS 106/140)
22    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)
23    Sec. 140. Appointment of a hearing officer. The Secretary
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1practice law in the State of Illinois, to serve as a hearing
2officer in any action for refusal to issue or renew a license
3or to discipline a licensee. The hearing officer has full
4authority to conduct the hearing. A At least one member or
5members of the Board may shall attend hearings each hearing.
6The hearing officer shall report his or her findings of fact,
7conclusions of law, and recommendations to the Board and to the
8Secretary Director. The Board shall have 60 calendar days from
9receipt of the report to review it and to present its findings
10of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendations to the
11Secretary Director. If the Board does not present its report
12within the 60 day period, the Secretary Director may issue an
13order based on the report of the hearing officer. If the
14Secretary Director disagrees with the recommendation of the
15Board or the hearing officer, the Secretary Director may issue
16an order in contravention of the recommendation.
17    The Secretary Director shall promptly provide notice a
18written explanation to the Board of on any such disagreement.
19(Source: P.A. 89-33, eff. 1-1-96.)
 
20    (225 ILCS 106/145)
21    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)
22    Sec. 145. Order or certified copy; prima facie proof. An
23order or a certified copy thereof, over the seal of the
24Department and purporting to be signed by the Secretary
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1    (1) the signature is the genuine signature of the Secretary
2Director;
3    (2) the Secretary Director is duly appointed and qualified;
4and
5    (3) the Board and its the members thereof are qualified to
6act.
7(Source: P.A. 89-33, eff. 1-1-96.)
 
8    (225 ILCS 106/150)
9    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)
10    Sec. 150. Restoration of suspended or revoked license. At
11any time after the successful completion of a term of
12probation, suspension or revocation of any license, the
13Department may restore the license to the licensee upon the
14written recommendation of the Board, unless after an
15investigation and hearing the Board determines that
16restoration is not in the public interest.
17(Source: P.A. 89-33, eff. 1-1-96.)
 
18    (225 ILCS 106/160)
19    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)
20    Sec. 160. Summary suspension of license. The Secretary
21Director may summarily suspend the license of a respiratory
22care practitioner without a hearing, simultaneously with the
23institution of proceedings for a hearing provided for in
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1evidence in his or her possession indicates that the
2continuation of practice by the respiratory care practitioner
3would constitute an imminent danger to the public. In the event
4that the Secretary Director summarily suspends the license of
5respiratory care practitioner an individual without a hearing,
6a hearing must be commenced held within 30 calendar days after
7the suspension has occurred and concluded as expeditiously as
8practical.
9(Source: P.A. 89-33, eff. 1-1-96.)
 
10    (225 ILCS 106/170)
11    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)
12    Sec. 170. Administrative review; certification
13Certification of record; costs.
14    All final administrative decisions of the Department are
15subject to judicial review pursuant to the Administrative
16Review Law and its rules. The term "administrative decision" is
17defined as in Section 3-101 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
18    Proceedings for judicial review shall be commenced in the
19circuit court of the county in which the party applying for
20review resides, but if the party is not a resident of this
21State, the venue shall be in Sangamon County.
22    The Department shall not be required to certify any record
23to the court, or file an answer in court, or otherwise appear
24in any court in a judicial review proceeding, unless and until
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1costs of furnishing and certifying the record, which costs
2shall be determined by the Department there is filed in the
3court, with the complaint, a receipt from the Department
4acknowledging payment of the costs of furnishing and certifying
5the record. Exhibits shall be certified without cost. Failure
6on the part of the plaintiff to file a receipt is grounds for
7dismissal of the action. During the pendency and hearing of any
8and all judicial proceedings incident to the disciplinary
9action, the sanctions imposed upon the accused by the
10Department specified in the Department's final administrative
11decision shall, as a matter of public policy, remain in full
12force and effect in order to protect the public pending final
13resolution of any of the proceedings.
14(Source: P.A. 89-33, eff. 1-1-96.)
 
15    (225 ILCS 106/180)
16    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)
17    Sec. 180. Illinois Administrative Procedure Act;
18application. The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is
19hereby expressly adopted and incorporated in this Act as if all
20of the provisions of the Act were included in this Act, except
21that the provision of paragraph (d) of Section 10-65 of the
22Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, which provides that at
23hearings the registrant or licensee has the right to show
24compliance with all lawful requirements for retention or
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1excluded. For the purpose of this Act, the notice required
2under Section 10-25 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure
3Act is considered sufficient when mailed to address of record
4of the licensee or applicant..
5(Source: P.A. 89-33, eff. 1-1-96.)
 
6    (225 ILCS 106/190 new)
7    Sec. 190. Consent order. At any point in the proceedings as
8provided in Sections 90 through 105 and Section 125, both
9parties may agree to a negotiated consent order. The consent
10order shall be final upon signature of the Secretary.
 
11    (225 ILCS 106/195 new)
12    Sec. 195. Confidentiality. All information collected by
13the Department in the course of an examination or investigation
14of a licensee or applicant, including, but not limited to, any
15complaint against a licensee filed with the Department and
16information collected to investigate any such complaint, shall
17be maintained for the confidential use of the Department and
18shall not be disclosed. The Department shall not disclose the
19information to anyone other than law enforcement officials,
20regulatory agencies that have an appropriate regulatory
21interest as determined by the Secretary, or a party presenting
22a lawful subpoena to the Department. Information and documents
23disclosed to a federal, State, county, or local law enforcement
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1any other agency or person. A formal complaint filed against a
2licensee by the Department or any order issued by the
3Department against a licensee or applicant shall be a public
4record, except as otherwise prohibited by law.
 
5    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
6becoming law.

 

 

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1 INDEX
2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
3    5 ILCS 80/4.26
4    5 ILCS 80/4.36 new
5    225 ILCS 106/10
6    225 ILCS 106/20
7    225 ILCS 106/30
8    225 ILCS 106/35
9    225 ILCS 106/40
10    225 ILCS 106/45
11    225 ILCS 106/65
12    225 ILCS 106/80
13    225 ILCS 106/95
14    225 ILCS 106/100
15    225 ILCS 106/105
16    225 ILCS 106/110
17    225 ILCS 106/115
18    225 ILCS 106/125
19    225 ILCS 106/130
20    225 ILCS 106/135
21    225 ILCS 106/140
22    225 ILCS 106/145
23    225 ILCS 106/150
24    225 ILCS 106/160
25    225 ILCS 106/170

 

 

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1    225 ILCS 106/180
2    225 ILCS 106/190 new
3    225 ILCS 106/195 new