Rep. Michael J. Zalewski

Filed: 10/24/2011

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 664

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 664 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 1. Findings; purpose; text and revisory changes;
5validation; additional material.
6    (a) The Illinois Supreme Court, in Lebron v. Gottlieb
7Memorial Hospital, found that the limitations on noneconomic
8damages in medical malpractice actions that were created in
9Public Act 94-677, contained in Section 2-1706.5 of the Code of
10Civil Procedure, violate the separation of powers clause of the
11Illinois Constitution. Because Public Act 94-677 contained an
12inseverability provision, the Court held the Act to be void in
13its entirety. The Court emphasized, however, that "because the
14other provisions contained in Public Act 94-677 are deemed
15invalid solely on inseverability grounds, the legislature
16remains free to reenact any provisions it deems appropriate".
17    (b) It is the purpose of this Act to reenact certain

 

 

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1provisions of Public Act 94-677 that did not involve
2limitations on noneconomic damages in medical malpractice
3actions, to validate certain actions taken in reliance on those
4provisions, and to make certain additional changes to the
5statutes.
6    (c) This Act reenacts Sections 7, 22, 23, 24, and 36 of the
7Medical Practice Act of 1987. This Act does not reenact any
8other provisions of Public Act 94-677.
9    In this Act, the base text of the reenacted Sections
10includes the text as it existed at the time of the Supreme
11Court's decision, including any amendments that occurred after
12P.A. 94-677, and also includes amendments that occurred after
13the decision. Striking and underscoring is used only to show
14the changes being made by this Act to that base text.
15    (d) All otherwise lawful actions taken in reasonable
16reliance on or pursuant to the Sections reenacted by this Act,
17as set forth in Public Act 94-677 or subsequently amended, by
18any officer, employee, agency, or unit of State or local
19government or by any other person or entity, are hereby
20validated. The actions include, but are not limited to,
21disciplinary actions and adoption of administrative rules
22under the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.
23    With respect to actions taken in relation to matters
24arising under the Sections reenacted by this Act, a person is
25rebuttably presumed to have acted in reasonable reliance on and
26pursuant to the provisions of Public Act 94-677, as those

 

 

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1provisions had been amended at the time the action was taken.
2     With respect to their administration of matters arising
3under the Sections reenacted by this Act, officers, employees,
4agencies, and units of State and local government shall
5continue to apply the provisions of Public Act 94-677, as those
6provisions had been amended at the relevant time.
7    (e) This Act also contains material making new substantive
8changes.
 
9    Section 5. The Regulatory Sunset Act is amended by changing
10Sections 4.21 and 4.22 as follows:
 
11    (5 ILCS 80/4.21)
12    Sec. 4.21. Act Acts repealed on January 1, 2011 and
13November 30, 2011. (a) The following Act is Acts are repealed
14on January 1, 2011: The Fire Equipment Distributor and Employee
15Regulation Act of 2000. (b) The following Act is repealed on
16November 30, 2011: The Medical Practice Act of 1987.
17(Source: P.A. 96-1041, eff. 7-14-10; 96-1492, eff. 12-30-10.)
 
18    (5 ILCS 80/4.22)
19    Sec. 4.22. Act Acts repealed on December 31, 2012 January
201, 2012. The following Act is Acts are repealed on December 31,
212012 January 1, 2012:
22    The Medical Practice Act of 1987.
23(Source: P.A. 97-24, eff. 6-28-11; 97-119, eff. 7-14-11;

 

 

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197-168, eff. 7-22-11; 97-226, eff. 7-28-11; 97-428, eff.
28-16-11; 97-514, eff. 8-23-11; 97-598, eff. 8-26-11; 97-602,
3eff. 8-26-11; revised 8-30-11.)
 
4    Section 10. The Medical Practice Act of 1987 is amended by
5changing Sections 2, 3.5, 4, 7, 7.5, 8, 8.1, 9, 9.7, 11, 14,
615, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 33, 35, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43,
744, 47, 54, 54.2, 59, and 61, by reenacting and changing
8Sections 7, 22, and 23, by reenacting Sections 24 and 36 as
9follows:
 
10    (225 ILCS 60/2)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-2)
11    (Section scheduled to be repealed on November 30, 2011)
12    Sec. 2. Definitions. For purposes of this Act, the
13following definitions shall have the following meanings,
14except where the context requires otherwise:
15    1. "Act" means the Medical Practice Act of 1987.
16    "Address of record" means the designated address recorded
17by the Department in the applicant's or licensee's application
18file or license file as maintained by the Department's
19licensure maintenance unit. It is the duty of the applicant or
20licensee to inform the Department of any change of address and
21those changes must be made either through the Department's
22website or by contacting the Department.
23    1.5. "Chiropractic physician" means a person licensed to
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1operative surgery. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to
2prohibit a chiropractic physician from providing advice
3regarding the use of non-prescription products or from
4administering atmospheric oxygen. Nothing in this Act shall be
5construed to authorize a chiropractic physician to prescribe
6drugs.
7    2. "Department" means the Department of Financial and
8Professional Regulation.
9    3. "Director" means the Director of Professional
10Regulation.
11    4. "Disciplinary Action" means revocation, suspension,
12probation, supervision, practice modification, reprimand,
13required education, fines or any other action taken by the
14Department against a person holding a license.
15    5. "Disciplinary Board" means the Medical Disciplinary
16Board.
17    6. "Final Determination" means the governing body's final
18action taken under the procedure followed by a health care
19institution, or professional association or society, against
20any person licensed under the Act in accordance with the bylaws
21or rules and regulations of such health care institution, or
22professional association or society.
23    7. "Fund" means the Medical Disciplinary Fund.
24    8. "Impaired" means the inability to practice medicine with
25reasonable skill and safety due to physical or mental
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1consent based on clinical evidence including deterioration
2through the aging process or loss of motor skill, or abuse of
3drugs or alcohol, of sufficient degree to diminish a person's
4ability to deliver competent patient care.
5    9. "Licensing Board" means the Medical Licensing Board.
6    10. "Physician" means a person licensed under the Medical
7Practice Act to practice medicine in all of its branches or a
8chiropractic physician.
9    11. "Professional Association" means an association or
10society of persons licensed under this Act, and operating
11within the State of Illinois, including but not limited to,
12medical societies, osteopathic organizations, and chiropractic
13organizations, but this term shall not be deemed to include
14hospital medical staffs.
15    12. "Program of Care, Counseling, or Treatment" means a
16written schedule of organized treatment, care, counseling,
17activities, or education, satisfactory to the Disciplinary
18Board, designed for the purpose of restoring an impaired person
19to a condition whereby the impaired person can practice
20medicine with reasonable skill and safety of a sufficient
21degree to deliver competent patient care.
22    "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Department of
23Financial and Professional Regulation.
24(Source: P.A. 97-462, eff. 8-19-11.)
 
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1    (Section scheduled to be repealed on November 30, 2011)
2    Sec. 3.5. Unlicensed practice; violation; civil penalty.
3    (a) Any person who practices, offers to practice, attempts
4to practice, or holds oneself out to practice as a physician
5without being licensed under this Act shall, in addition to any
6other penalty provided by law, pay a civil penalty to the
7Department in an amount not to exceed $10,000 $5,000 for each
8offense as determined by the Department. The civil penalty
9shall be assessed by the Department after a hearing is held in
10accordance with the provisions set forth in this Act regarding
11the provision of a hearing for the discipline of a licensee.
12    (b) The Department has the authority and power to
13investigate any and all unlicensed activity.
14    (c) The civil penalty shall be paid within 60 days after
15the effective date of the order imposing the civil penalty. The
16order shall constitute a judgment and may be filed and
17execution had thereon in the same manner as any judgment from
18any court of record.
19(Source: P.A. 89-474, eff. 6-18-96.)
 
20    (225 ILCS 60/4)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-4)
21    (Section scheduled to be repealed on November 30, 2011)
22    Sec. 4. Exemptions. (a) This Act does not apply to the
23following:
24        (1) persons lawfully carrying on their particular
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1    Act of this State;
2        (2) persons rendering gratuitous services in cases of
3    emergency; or
4        (3) persons treating human ailments by prayer or
5    spiritual means as an exercise or enjoyment of religious
6    freedom. ; or
7        (4) persons practicing the specified occupations set
8    forth in in subsection (a) of, and pursuant to a licensing
9    exemption granted in subsection (b) or (d) of, Section
10    2105-350 of the Department of Professional Regulation Law
11    of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, but only for
12    so long as the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games
13    Professional Licensure Exemption Law is operable.
14    (b) (Blank).
15(Source: P.A. 96-7, eff. 4-3-09.)
 
16    (225 ILCS 60/7)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-7)
17    (Section scheduled to be repealed on November 30, 2011)
18    (Text of Section WITH the changes made by P.A. 94-677,
19which has been held unconstitutional)
20    Sec. 7. Medical Disciplinary Board.
21    (A) There is hereby created the Illinois State Medical
22Disciplinary Board (hereinafter referred to as the
23"Disciplinary Board"). The Disciplinary Board shall consist of
2411 members, to be appointed by the Governor by and with the
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1residents of the State, not more than 6 of whom shall be
2members of the same political party. All members shall be
3voting members. Five members shall be physicians licensed to
4practice medicine in all of its branches in Illinois possessing
5the degree of doctor of medicine, and it shall be the goal that
6at least one of the members practice in the field of
7neurosurgery, one of the members practice in the field of
8obstetrics and gynecology, and one of the members practice in
9the field of cardiology. One member shall be a physician
10licensed to practice medicine in all its branches in Illinois
11possessing the degree of doctor of osteopathy or osteopathic
12medicine. One member shall be a chiropractic physician licensed
13to practice in Illinois and possessing the degree of doctor of
14chiropractic. Four members shall be members of the public, who
15shall not be engaged in any way, directly or indirectly, as
16providers of health care.
17    (B) Members of the Disciplinary Board shall be appointed
18for terms of 4 years. Upon the expiration of the term of any
19member, their successor shall be appointed for a term of 4
20years by the Governor by and with the advice and consent of the
21Senate. The Governor shall fill any vacancy for the remainder
22of the unexpired term by and with the advice and consent of the
23Senate. Upon recommendation of the Board, any member of the
24Disciplinary Board may be removed by the Governor for
25misfeasance, malfeasance, or wilful neglect of duty, after
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1shall be expressly waived in writing. Each member shall serve
2on the Disciplinary Board until their successor is appointed
3and qualified. No member of the Disciplinary Board shall serve
4more than 2 consecutive 4 year terms.
5    In making appointments the Governor shall attempt to insure
6that the various social and geographic regions of the State of
7Illinois are properly represented.
8    In making the designation of persons to act for the several
9professions represented on the Disciplinary Board, the
10Governor shall give due consideration to recommendations by
11members of the respective professions and by organizations
12therein.
13    (C) The Disciplinary Board shall annually elect one of its
14voting members as chairperson and one as vice chairperson. No
15officer shall be elected more than twice in succession to the
16same office. Each officer shall serve until their successor has
17been elected and qualified.
18    (D) (Blank).
19    (E) Six voting members of the Disciplinary Board, at least
204 of whom are physicians, shall constitute a quorum. A vacancy
21in the membership of the Disciplinary Board shall not impair
22the right of a quorum to exercise all the rights and perform
23all the duties of the Disciplinary Board. Any action taken by
24the Disciplinary Board under this Act may be authorized by
25resolution at any regular or special meeting and each such
26resolution shall take effect immediately. The Disciplinary

 

 

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1Board shall meet at least quarterly. The Disciplinary Board is
2empowered to adopt all rules and regulations necessary and
3incident to the powers granted to it under this Act.
4    (F) Each member, and member-officer, of the Disciplinary
5Board shall receive a per diem stipend as the Secretary of the
6Department, hereinafter referred to as the Secretary, shall
7determine. The Secretary shall also determine the per diem
8stipend that each ex-officio member shall receive. Each member
9shall be paid their necessary expenses while engaged in the
10performance of their duties.
11    (G) The Secretary shall select a Chief Medical Coordinator
12and not less than 2 Deputy Medical Coordinators who shall not
13be members of the Disciplinary Board. Each medical coordinator
14shall be a physician licensed to practice medicine in all of
15its branches, and the Secretary shall set their rates of
16compensation. The Secretary shall assign at least one medical
17coordinator to a region composed of Cook County and such other
18counties as the Secretary may deem appropriate, and such
19medical coordinator or coordinators shall locate their office
20in Chicago. The Secretary shall assign at least one medical
21coordinator to a region composed of the balance of counties in
22the State, and such medical coordinator or coordinators shall
23locate their office in Springfield. Each medical coordinator
24shall be the chief enforcement officer of this Act in his or
25her assigned region and shall serve at the will of the
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1    The Secretary shall employ, in conformity with the
2Personnel Code, investigators who are not less than one full
3time investigator for every 2,500 physicians licensed in the
4State. Each investigator shall be a college graduates graduate
5with at least 2 years of years' investigative experience or one
6year of advanced medical education. Upon the written request of
7the Disciplinary Board, the Secretary shall employ, in
8conformity with the Personnel Code, such other professional,
9technical, investigative, and clerical help, either on a full
10or part-time basis as the Disciplinary Board deems necessary
11for the proper performance of its duties.
12    (H) Upon the specific request of the Disciplinary Board,
13signed by either the chairperson chairman, vice chairperson
14chairman, or a medical coordinator of the Disciplinary Board,
15the Department of Human Services or the Department of State
16Police shall make available any and all information that they
17have in their possession regarding a particular case then under
18investigation by the Disciplinary Board.
19    (I) Members of the Disciplinary Board shall be immune from
20suit in any action based upon any disciplinary proceedings or
21other acts performed in good faith as members of the
22Disciplinary Board.
23    (J) The Disciplinary Board may compile and establish a
24statewide roster of physicians and other medical
25professionals, including the several medical specialties, of
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1serve from time to time as advisors to the medical
2coordinators. Such advisors shall assist the medical
3coordinators or the Disciplinary Board in their investigations
4and participation in complaints against physicians. Such
5advisors shall serve under contract and shall be reimbursed at
6a reasonable rate for the services provided, plus reasonable
7expenses incurred. While serving in this capacity, the advisor,
8for any act undertaken in good faith and in the conduct of his
9or her their duties under this Section, shall be immune from
10civil suit.
11(Source: P.A. 93-138, eff. 7-10-03; 94-677, eff. 8-25-05.)
 
12    (225 ILCS 60/7.5)
13    (Section scheduled to be repealed on November 30, 2011)
14    Sec. 7.5. Complaint Committee.
15    (a) There shall be a Complaint Committee of the
16Disciplinary Board composed of at least one of the medical
17coordinators established by subsection (G) (g) of Section 7 of
18this Act, the Chief of Medical Investigations (person employed
19by the Department who is in charge of investigating complaints
20against physicians and physician assistants), and at least 3
21voting members of the Disciplinary Board (at least 2 of whom
22shall be physicians) designated by the Chairperson Chairman of
23the Medical Disciplinary Board with the approval of the
24Disciplinary Board. The Disciplinary Board members so
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1reappointment for subsequent terms.
2    (b) The Complaint Committee shall meet at least twice a
3month to exercise its functions and duties set forth in
4subsection (c) below. At least 2 members of the Disciplinary
5Board shall be in attendance in order for any business to be
6transacted by the Complaint Committee. The Complaint Committee
7shall make every effort to consider expeditiously and take
8prompt action on each item on its agenda.
9    (c) The Complaint Committee shall have the following duties
10and functions:
11        (1) To recommend to the Disciplinary Board that a
12    complaint file be closed.
13        (2) To refer a complaint file to the office of the
14    Chief of Medical Prosecutions (person employed by the
15    Department who is in charge of prosecuting formal
16    complaints against licensees) for review.
17        (3) To make a decision in conjunction with the Chief of
18    Medical Prosecutions regarding action to be taken on a
19    complaint file.
20    (d) In determining what action to take or whether to
21proceed with prosecution of a complaint, the Complaint
22Committee shall consider, but not be limited to, the following
23factors: sufficiency of the evidence presented, prosecutorial
24merit under Section 22 of this Act, any recommendation made by
25the Department, and insufficient cooperation from complaining
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1(Source: P.A. 93-214, eff. 1-1-04.)
 
2    (225 ILCS 60/8)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-8)
3    (Section scheduled to be repealed on November 30, 2011)
4    Sec. 8. Medical Licensing Board.
5    (A) There is hereby created a Medical Licensing Board
6(hereinafter referred to as the "Licensing Board"). The
7Licensing Board shall be composed of 7 members, to be appointed
8by the Governor by and with the advice and consent of the
9Senate; 5 of whom shall be reputable physicians licensed to
10practice medicine in all of its branches in Illinois,
11possessing the degree of doctor of medicine; one member shall
12be a reputable physician licensed in Illinois to practice
13medicine in all of its branches, possessing the degree of
14doctor of osteopathy or osteopathic medicine; and one member
15shall be a reputable chiropractic physician licensed to
16practice in Illinois and possessing the degree of doctor of
17chiropractic. Of the 5 members holding the degree of doctor of
18medicine, one shall be a full-time or part-time teacher of
19professorial rank in the clinical department of an Illinois
20school of medicine.
21    (B) Members of the Licensing Board shall be appointed for
22terms of 4 years, and until their successors are appointed and
23qualified. Appointments to fill vacancies shall be made in the
24same manner as original appointments, for the unexpired portion
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1Board shall be members of the same political party and all
2members shall be residents of this State. No member of the
3Licensing Board may be appointed to more than 2 successive 4
4year terms. This limitation shall only apply to individuals
5appointed to the Licensing Board after the effective date of
6this Act.
7    (C) Members of the Licensing Board shall be immune from
8suit in any action based upon any licensing proceedings or
9other acts performed in good faith as members of the Licensing
10Board.
11    (D) (Blank).
12    (E) The Licensing Board shall annually elect one of its
13members as chairperson and one as vice chairperson. No member
14shall be elected more than twice in succession to the same
15office. Each officer shall serve until his or her their
16successor has been elected and qualified.
17    (F) None of the functions, powers or duties of the
18Department with respect to policies regarding licensure and
19examination under this Act, including the promulgation of such
20rules as may be necessary for the administration of this Act,
21shall be exercised by the Department except upon review of the
22Licensing Board.
23    (G) The Licensing Board shall receive the same compensation
24as the members of the Medical Disciplinary Board, which
25compensation shall be paid out of the Illinois State Medical
26Disciplinary Fund.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 89-702, eff. 7-1-97.)
 
2    (225 ILCS 60/8.1)
3    (Section scheduled to be repealed on November 30, 2011)
4    Sec. 8.1. Matters concerning advanced practice nurses. Any
5proposed rules, amendments, second notice materials and
6adopted rule or amendment materials, and policy statements
7concerning advanced practice nurses shall be presented to the
8Medical Licensing Board for review and comment. The
9recommendations of both the Board of Nursing and the Medical
10Licensing Board shall be presented to the Secretary for
11consideration in making final decisions. Whenever the Board of
12Nursing and the Medical Licensing Board disagree on a proposed
13rule or policy, the Secretary shall convene a joint meeting of
14the officers of each Board to discuss the resolution of any
15such disagreements.
16(Source: P.A. 95-639, eff. 10-5-07.)
 
17    (225 ILCS 60/9)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-9)
18    (Section scheduled to be repealed on November 30, 2011)
19    Sec. 9. Application for license. Each applicant for a
20license shall:
21        (A) Make application on blank forms prepared and
22    furnished by the Department of Professional Regulation
23    hereinafter referred to as the Department.
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1    that the applicant:
2            (1) is of good moral character. In determining
3        moral character under this Section, the Department may
4        take into consideration whether the applicant has
5        engaged in conduct or activities which would
6        constitute grounds for discipline under this Act. The
7        Department may also request the applicant to submit,
8        and may consider as evidence of moral character,
9        endorsements from 2 or 3 individuals licensed under
10        this Act;
11            (2) has the preliminary and professional education
12        required by this Act;
13            (3) (blank); and
14            (4) is physically, mentally, and professionally
15        capable of practicing medicine with reasonable
16        judgment, skill, and safety. In determining physical,
17        mental and professional capacity under this Section,
18        the Medical Licensing Board may, upon a showing of a
19        possible incapacity or conduct or activities that
20        would constitute grounds for discipline under this
21        Act, compel any applicant to submit to a mental or
22        physical examination and evaluation, or both, as
23        provided for in Section 22 of this Act. The Licensing
24        Board may condition or restrict any license, subject to
25        the same terms and conditions as are provided for the
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1        Act. Any such condition of a restricted license shall
2        provide that the Chief Medical Coordinator or Deputy
3        Medical Coordinator shall have the authority to review
4        the subject physician's compliance with such
5        conditions or restrictions, including, where
6        appropriate, the physician's record of treatment and
7        counseling regarding the impairment, to the extent
8        permitted by applicable federal statutes and
9        regulations safeguarding the confidentiality of
10        medical records of patients.
11        In determining professional capacity under this
12    Section, an any individual who has not been actively
13    engaged in the practice of medicine or as a medical,
14    osteopathic, or chiropractic student or who has not been
15    engaged in a formal program of medical education during the
16    2 years immediately preceding their application may be
17    required to complete such additional testing, training, or
18    remedial education as the Licensing Board may deem
19    necessary in order to establish the applicant's present
20    capacity to practice medicine with reasonable judgment,
21    skill, and safety. The Licensing Board may consider the
22    following criteria, as they relate to an applicant, as part
23    of its determination of professional capacity:
24            (1) Medical research in an established research
25        facility, hospital, college or university, or private
26        corporation.

 

 

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1            (2) Specialized training or education.
2            (3) Publication of original work in learned,
3        medical, or scientific journals.
4            (4) Participation in federal, State, local, or
5        international public health programs or organizations.
6            (5) Professional service in a federal veterans or
7        military institution.
8            (6) Any other professional activities deemed to
9        maintain and enhance the clinical capabilities of the
10        applicant.
11        Any applicant applying for a license to practice
12    medicine in all of its branches or for a license as a
13    chiropractic physician who has not been engaged in the
14    active practice of medicine or has not been enrolled in a
15    medical program for 2 years prior to application must
16    submit proof of professional capacity to the Licensing
17    Board.
18        Any applicant applying for a temporary license that has
19    not been engaged in the active practice of medicine or has
20    not been enrolled in a medical program for longer than 5
21    years prior to application must submit proof of
22    professional capacity to the Licensing Board.
23        (C) Designate specifically the name, location, and
24    kind of professional school, college, or institution of
25    which the applicant is a graduate and the category under
26    which the applicant seeks, and will undertake, to practice.

 

 

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1        (D) Pay to the Department at the time of application
2    the required fees.
3        (E) Pursuant to Department rules, as required, pass an
4    examination authorized by the Department to determine the
5    applicant's fitness to receive a license.
6        (F) Complete the application process within 3 years
7    from the date of application. If the process has not been
8    completed within 3 years, the application shall expire be
9    denied, application fees shall be forfeited, and the
10    applicant must reapply and meet the requirements in effect
11    at the time of reapplication.
12(Source: P.A. 89-387, eff. 8-20-95; 89-702, eff. 7-1-97.)
 
13    (225 ILCS 60/9.7)
14    (Section scheduled to be repealed on November 30, 2011)
15    Sec. 9.7. Criminal history records background check. Each
16applicant for licensure or permit under Sections 9, 18, and 19
17shall have his or her fingerprints submitted to the Department
18of State Police in an electronic format that complies with the
19form and manner for requesting and furnishing criminal history
20record information as prescribed by the Department of State
21Police. These fingerprints shall be checked against the
22Department of State Police and Federal Bureau of Investigation
23criminal history record databases now and hereafter filed. The
24Department of State Police shall charge applicants a fee for
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1deposited into the State Police Services Fund and shall not
2exceed the actual cost of the records check. The Department of
3State Police shall furnish, pursuant to positive
4identification, records of Illinois convictions to the
5Department. The Department may require applicants to pay a
6separate fingerprinting fee, either to the Department or to a
7Department designated or approved vendor. The Department, in
8its discretion, may allow an applicant who does not have
9reasonable access to a designated vendor to provide his or her
10fingerprints in an alternative manner. The Department may adopt
11any rules necessary to implement this Section.
12The Department shall require an applicant for a license under
13Section 19 of this Act to undergo a criminal background check.
14The Department shall adopt rules to implement this Section.
15(Source: P.A. 90-722, eff. 1-1-99.)
 
16    (225 ILCS 60/11)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-11)
17    (Section scheduled to be repealed on November 30, 2011)
18    Sec. 11. Minimum education standards. The minimum
19standards of professional education to be enforced by the
20Department in conducting examinations and issuing licenses
21shall be as follows:
22        (A) Practice of medicine. For the practice of medicine
23    in all of its branches:
24            (1) For applications for licensure under
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1                (a) that the applicant is a graduate of a
2            medical or osteopathic college in the United
3            States, its territories or Canada, that the
4            applicant has completed a 2 year course of
5            instruction in a college of liberal arts, or its
6            equivalent, and a course of instruction in a
7            medical or osteopathic college approved by the
8            Department or by a private, not for profit
9            accrediting body approved by the Department, and
10            in addition thereto, a course of postgraduate
11            clinical training of not less than 12 months as
12            approved by the Department; or
13                (b) that the applicant is a graduate of a
14            medical or osteopathic college located outside the
15            United States, its territories or Canada, and that
16            the degree conferred is officially recognized by
17            the country for the purposes of licensure, that the
18            applicant has completed a 2 year course of
19            instruction in a college of liberal arts or its
20            equivalent, and a course of instruction in a
21            medical or osteopathic college approved by the
22            Department, which course shall have been not less
23            than 132 weeks in duration and shall have been
24            completed within a period of not less than 35
25            months, and, in addition thereto, has completed a
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1            less than 12 months, as approved by the Department,
2            and has complied with any other standards
3            established by rule.
4                For the purposes of this subparagraph (b) an
5            applicant is considered to be a graduate of a
6            medical college if the degree which is conferred is
7            officially recognized by that country for the
8            purposes of receiving a license to practice
9            medicine in all of its branches or a document is
10            granted by the medical college which certifies the
11            completion of all formal training requirements
12            including any internship and social service; or
13                (c) that the applicant has studied medicine at
14            a medical or osteopathic college located outside
15            the United States, its territories, or Canada,
16            that the applicant has completed a 2 year course of
17            instruction in a college of liberal arts or its
18            equivalent and all of the formal requirements of a
19            foreign medical school except internship and
20            social service, which course shall have been not
21            less than 132 weeks in duration and shall have been
22            completed within a period of not less than 35
23            months; that the applicant has submitted an
24            application to a medical college accredited by the
25            Liaison Committee on Medical Education and
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1            use of nationally recognized medical student tests
2            or tests devised by the individual medical
3            college, and that the applicant has satisfactorily
4            completed one academic year of supervised clinical
5            training under the direction of such medical
6            college; and, in addition thereto has completed a
7            course of postgraduate clinical training of not
8            less than 12 months, as approved by the Department,
9            and has complied with any other standards
10            established by rule.
11                (d) Any clinical clerkships must have been
12            completed in compliance with Section 10.3 of the
13            Hospital Licensing Act, as amended.
14            (2) Effective January 1, 1988, for applications
15        for licensure made subsequent to January 1, 1988, under
16        Sections 9 or 17 of this Act by individuals not
17        described in paragraph (3) of subsection (A) of Section
18        11 who graduated after December 31, 1984:
19                (a) that the applicant: (i) graduated from a
20            medical or osteopathic college officially
21            recognized by the jurisdiction in which it is
22            located for the purpose of receiving a license to
23            practice medicine in all of its branches, and the
24            applicant has completed, as defined by the
25            Department, a 6 year postsecondary course of study
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1            the basic medical sciences; and 2 academic years of
2            study in the clinical sciences, while enrolled in
3            the medical college which conferred the degree,
4            the core rotations of which must have been
5            completed in clinical teaching facilities owned,
6            operated or formally affiliated with the medical
7            college which conferred the degree, or under
8            contract in teaching facilities owned, operated or
9            affiliated with another medical college which is
10            officially recognized by the jurisdiction in which
11            the medical school which conferred the degree is
12            located; or (ii) graduated from a medical or
13            osteopathic college accredited by the Liaison
14            Committee on Medical Education, the Committee on
15            Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools in
16            conjunction with the Liaison Committee on Medical
17            Education, or the Bureau of Professional Education
18            of the American Osteopathic Association; and,
19            (iii) in addition thereto, has completed 24 months
20            a course of postgraduate clinical training of not
21            less than 24 months, as approved by the Department;
22            or
23                (b) that the applicant has studied medicine at
24            a medical or osteopathic college located outside
25            the United States, its territories, or Canada,
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1            requirements of subparagraph (a), except for the
2            awarding of a degree, has completed all of the
3            formal requirements of a foreign medical school
4            except internship and social service and has
5            submitted an application to a medical college
6            accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical
7            Education and submitted to such evaluation
8            procedures, including use of nationally recognized
9            medical student tests or tests devised by the
10            individual medical college, and that the applicant
11            has satisfactorily completed one academic year of
12            supervised clinical training under the direction
13            of such medical college; and, in addition thereto,
14            has completed 24 months a course of postgraduate
15            clinical training of not less than 24 months, as
16            approved by the Department, and has complied with
17            any other standards established by rule.
18            (3) (Blank).
19            (4) Any person granted a temporary license
20        pursuant to Section 17 of this Act who shall
21        satisfactorily complete a course of postgraduate
22        clinical training and meet all of the requirements for
23        licensure shall be granted a permanent license
24        pursuant to Section 9.
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1        under Section 17 of this Act shall be required to
2        satisfy the undergraduate medical and post-graduate
3        clinical training educational requirements in effect
4        on the date of their application for a temporary
5        license, provided they apply for a license under
6        Section 9 of this Act and satisfy all other
7        requirements of this Section while their temporary
8        license is in effect.
9        (B) Treating human ailments without drugs and without
10    operative surgery. For the practice of treating human
11    ailments without the use of drugs and without operative
12    surgery:
13            (1) For an applicant who was a resident student and
14        who is a graduate after July 1, 1926, of a chiropractic
15        college or institution, that such school, college or
16        institution, at the time of the applicant's graduation
17        required as a prerequisite to admission thereto a 4
18        year course of instruction in a high school, and, as a
19        prerequisite to graduation therefrom, a course of
20        instruction in the treatment of human ailments, of not
21        less than 132 weeks in duration and which shall have
22        been completed within a period of not less than 35
23        months except that as to students matriculating or
24        entering upon a course of chiropractic study during the
25        years 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, and
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1        months, such high school and such school, college or
2        institution having been reputable and in good standing
3        in the judgment of the Department.
4            (2) For an applicant who is a matriculant in a
5        chiropractic college after September 1, 1969, that
6        such applicant shall be required to complete a 2 year
7        course of instruction in a liberal arts college or its
8        equivalent and a course of instruction in a
9        chiropractic college in the treatment of human
10        ailments, such course, as a prerequisite to graduation
11        therefrom, having been not less than 132 weeks in
12        duration and shall have been completed within a period
13        of not less than 35 months, such college of liberal
14        arts and chiropractic college having been reputable
15        and in good standing in the judgment of the Department.
16            (3) For an applicant who is a graduate of a United
17        States chiropractic college after August 19, 1981, the
18        college of the applicant must be fully accredited by
19        the Commission on Accreditation of the Council on
20        Chiropractic Education or its successor at the time of
21        graduation. Such graduates shall be considered to have
22        met the minimum requirements which shall be in addition
23        to those requirements set forth in the rules and
24        regulations promulgated by the Department.
25            (4) For an applicant who is a graduate of a
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1        chiropractic college be equivalent to the standards of
2        education as set forth for chiropractic colleges
3        located in the United States.
4(Source: P.A. 89-702, eff. 7-1-97; 90-818, eff. 3-23-99.)
 
5    (225 ILCS 60/14)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-14)
6    (Section scheduled to be repealed on November 30, 2011)
7    Sec. 14. Chiropractic students. Candidates for the degree
8of doctor of chiropractic enrolled in a chiropractic college,
9accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education, may
10practice under the direct, on-premises supervision of a
11chiropractic physician who is licensed to treat human ailments
12without the use of drugs and without operative surgery and who
13is a member of the faculty of an accredited chiropractic
14college.
15(Source: P.A. 89-702, eff. 7-1-97.)
 
16    (225 ILCS 60/15)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-15)
17    (Section scheduled to be repealed on November 30, 2011)
18    Sec. 15. Chiropractic physician Physician licensed to
19practice without drugs and operative surgery; license for
20general practice. Any chiropractic physician licensed under
21this Act to treat human ailments without the use of
22prescriptive drugs and operative surgery shall be permitted to
23take the examination for licensure as a physician to practice
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1practice medicine in all of its branches if he or she shall
2successfully pass such examination, upon proof of having
3successfully completed in a medical college, osteopathic
4college or chiropractic college reputable and in good standing
5in the judgment of the Department, courses of instruction in
6materia medica, therapeutics, surgery, obstetrics, and theory
7and practice deemed by the Department to be equal to the
8courses of instruction required in those subjects for admission
9to the examination for a license to practice medicine in all of
10its branches, together with proof of having completed (a) the 2
11year course of instruction in a college of liberal arts, or its
12equivalent, required under this Act, and (b) a course of
13postgraduate clinical training of not less than 24 months as
14approved by the Department.
15(Source: P.A. 89-702, eff. 7-1-97.)
 
16    (225 ILCS 60/17)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-17)
17    (Section scheduled to be repealed on November 30, 2011)
18    Sec. 17. Temporary license. Persons holding the degree of
19Doctor of Medicine, persons holding the degree of Doctor of
20Osteopathy or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, and persons
21holding the degree of Doctor of Chiropractic or persons who
22have satisfied the requirements therefor and are eligible to
23receive such degree from a medical, osteopathic, or
24chiropractic school, who wish to pursue programs of graduate or
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1examination, in the discretion of the Department, a 3-year
2temporary license. In order to receive a 3-year temporary
3license hereunder, an applicant shall submit evidence furnish
4satisfactory proof to the Department that the applicant:
5        (A) Is of good moral character. In determining moral
6    character under this Section, the Department may take into
7    consideration whether the applicant has engaged in conduct
8    or activities which would constitute grounds for
9    discipline under this Act. The Department may also request
10    the applicant to submit, and may consider as evidence of
11    moral character, endorsements from 2 or 3 individuals
12    licensed under this Act;
13        (B) Has been accepted or appointed for specialty or
14    residency training by a hospital situated in this State or
15    a training program in hospitals or facilities maintained by
16    the State of Illinois or affiliated training facilities
17    which is approved by the Department for the purpose of such
18    training under this Act. The applicant shall indicate the
19    beginning and ending dates of the period for which the
20    applicant has been accepted or appointed;
21        (C) Has or will satisfy the professional education
22    requirements of Section 11 of this Act which are effective
23    at the date of application except for postgraduate clinical
24    training;
25        (D) Is physically, mentally, and professionally
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1    without the use of drugs and without or operative surgery
2    with reasonable judgment, skill, and safety. In
3    determining physical, mental and professional capacity
4    under this Section, the Medical Licensing Board may, upon a
5    showing of a possible incapacity, compel an applicant to
6    submit to a mental or physical examination and evaluation,
7    or both, and may condition or restrict any temporary
8    license, subject to the same terms and conditions as are
9    provided for the Medical Disciplinary Board under Section
10    22 of this Act. Any such condition of restricted temporary
11    license shall provide that the Chief Medical Coordinator or
12    Deputy Medical Coordinator shall have the authority to
13    review the subject physician's compliance with such
14    conditions or restrictions, including, where appropriate,
15    the physician's record of treatment and counseling
16    regarding the impairment, to the extent permitted by
17    applicable federal statutes and regulations safeguarding
18    the confidentiality of medical records of patients.
19    Three-year temporary licenses issued pursuant to this
20Section shall be valid only for the period of time designated
21therein, and may be extended or renewed pursuant to the rules
22of the Department, and if a temporary license is thereafter
23extended, it shall not extend beyond completion of the
24residency program. The holder of a valid 3-year temporary
25license shall be entitled thereby to perform only such acts as
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1of residency training; he or she they shall not be entitled to
2otherwise engage in the practice of medicine in this State
3unless fully licensed in this State.
4    A 3-year temporary license may be revoked by the Department
5upon proof that the holder thereof has engaged in the practice
6of medicine in this State outside of the program of his or her
7their residency or specialty training, or if the holder shall
8fail to supply the Department, within 10 days of its request,
9with information as to his or her their current status and
10activities in his or her their specialty training program.
11(Source: P.A. 89-702, eff. 7-1-97; 90-54, eff. 7-3-97.)
 
12    (225 ILCS 60/18)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-18)
13    (Section scheduled to be repealed on November 30, 2011)
14    Sec. 18. Visiting professor, physician, or resident
15permits.
16    (A) Visiting professor permit.
17        (1) A visiting professor permit shall entitle a person
18    to practice medicine in all of its branches or to practice
19    the treatment of human ailments without the use of drugs
20    and without operative surgery provided:
21            (a) the person maintains an equivalent
22        authorization to practice medicine in all of its
23        branches or to practice the treatment of human ailments
24        without the use of drugs and without operative surgery
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1        jurisdiction during the period of the visiting
2        professor permit;
3            (b) the person has received a faculty appointment
4        to teach in a medical, osteopathic or chiropractic
5        school in Illinois; and
6            (c) the Department may prescribe the information
7        necessary to establish an applicant's eligibility for
8        a permit. This information shall include without
9        limitation (i) a statement from the dean of the medical
10        school at which the applicant will be employed
11        describing the applicant's qualifications and (ii) a
12        statement from the dean of the medical school listing
13        every affiliated institution in which the applicant
14        will be providing instruction as part of the medical
15        school's education program and justifying any clinical
16        activities at each of the institutions listed by the
17        dean.
18        (2) Application for visiting professor permits shall
19    be made to the Department, in writing, on forms prescribed
20    by the Department and shall be accompanied by the required
21    fee established by rule, which shall not be refundable. Any
22    application shall require the information as, in the
23    judgment of the Department, will enable the Department to
24    pass on the qualifications of the applicant.
25        (3) A visiting professor permit shall be valid for no
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1    time the faculty appointment is terminated, whichever
2    occurs first, and may be renewed only in accordance with
3    subdivision (A)(6) of this Section.
4        (4) The applicant may be required to appear before the
5    Medical Licensing Board for an interview prior to, and as a
6    requirement for, the issuance of the original permit and
7    the renewal.
8        (5) Persons holding a permit under this Section shall
9    only practice medicine in all of its branches or practice
10    the treatment of human ailments without the use of drugs
11    and without operative surgery in the State of Illinois in
12    their official capacity under their contract within the
13    medical school itself and any affiliated institution in
14    which the permit holder is providing instruction as part of
15    the medical school's educational program and for which the
16    medical school has assumed direct responsibility.
17        (6) After the initial renewal of a visiting professor
18    permit, a A visiting professor permit shall be valid until
19    the last day of the next physician license renewal period,
20    as set by rule, and may only be renewed for applicants who
21    meet the following requirements:
22            (i) have obtained the required continuing
23        education hours as set by rule; and
24            (ii) have paid the fee prescribed for a license
25        under Section 21 of this Act.
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1successfully pass a general competency examination authorized
2by the Department by rule, unless he or she was issued an
3initial visiting professor permit on or after January 1, 2007,
4but prior to July 1, 2007.
 
5    (B) Visiting physician permit.
6        (1) The Department may, in its discretion, issue a
7    temporary visiting physician permit, without examination,
8    provided:
9            (a) (blank);
10            (b) that the person maintains an equivalent
11        authorization to practice medicine in all of its
12        branches or to practice the treatment of human ailments
13        without the use of drugs and without operative surgery
14        in good standing in his or her native licensing
15        jurisdiction during the period of the temporary
16        visiting physician permit;
17            (c) that the person has received an invitation or
18        appointment to study, demonstrate, or perform a
19        specific medical, osteopathic, chiropractic or
20        clinical subject or technique in a medical,
21        osteopathic, or chiropractic school, a state or
22        national medical, osteopathic, or chiropractic
23        professional association or society conference or
24        meeting, a hospital licensed under the Hospital
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1        University of Illinois Hospital Act, or a facility
2        operated pursuant to the Ambulatory Surgical Treatment
3        Center Act; and
4            (d) that the temporary visiting physician permit
5        shall only permit the holder to practice medicine in
6        all of its branches or practice the treatment of human
7        ailments without the use of drugs and without operative
8        surgery within the scope of the medical, osteopathic,
9        chiropractic, or clinical studies, or in conjunction
10        with the state or national medical, osteopathic, or
11        chiropractic professional association or society
12        conference or meeting, for which the holder was invited
13        or appointed.
14        (2) The application for the temporary visiting
15    physician permit shall be made to the Department, in
16    writing, on forms prescribed by the Department, and shall
17    be accompanied by the required fee established by rule,
18    which shall not be refundable. The application shall
19    require information that, in the judgment of the
20    Department, will enable the Department to pass on the
21    qualification of the applicant, and the necessity for the
22    granting of a temporary visiting physician permit.
23        (3) A temporary visiting physician permit shall be
24    valid for no longer than (i) 180 days from the date of
25    issuance or (ii) until the time the medical, osteopathic,
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1    state or national medical, osteopathic, or chiropractic
2    professional association or society conference or meeting
3    has concluded, whichever occurs first.
4        (4) The applicant for a temporary visiting physician
5    permit may be required to appear before the Medical
6    Licensing Board for an interview prior to, and as a
7    requirement for, the issuance of a temporary visiting
8    physician permit.
9        (5) A limited temporary visiting physician permit
10    shall be issued to a physician licensed in another state
11    who has been requested to perform emergency procedures in
12    Illinois if he or she meets the requirements as established
13    by rule.
 
14    (C) Visiting resident permit.
15        (1) The Department may, in its discretion, issue a
16    temporary visiting resident permit, without examination,
17    provided:
18            (a) (blank);
19            (b) that the person maintains an equivalent
20        authorization to practice medicine in all of its
21        branches or to practice the treatment of human ailments
22        without the use of drugs and without operative surgery
23        in good standing in his or her native licensing
24        jurisdiction during the period of the temporary
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1            (c) that the applicant is enrolled in a
2        postgraduate clinical training program outside the
3        State of Illinois that is approved by the Department;
4            (d) that the individual has been invited or
5        appointed for a specific period of time to perform a
6        portion of that post graduate clinical training
7        program under the supervision of an Illinois licensed
8        physician in an Illinois patient care clinic or
9        facility that is affiliated with the out-of-State post
10        graduate training program; and
11            (e) that the temporary visiting resident permit
12        shall only permit the holder to practice medicine in
13        all of its branches or practice the treatment of human
14        ailments without the use of drugs and without operative
15        surgery within the scope of the medical, osteopathic,
16        chiropractic or clinical studies for which the holder
17        was invited or appointed.
18        (2) The application for the temporary visiting
19    resident permit shall be made to the Department, in
20    writing, on forms prescribed by the Department, and shall
21    be accompanied by the required fee established by rule. The
22    application shall require information that, in the
23    judgment of the Department, will enable the Department to
24    pass on the qualifications of the applicant.
25        (3) A temporary visiting resident permit shall be valid
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1    the medical, osteopathic, chiropractic, or clinical
2    studies are completed, whichever occurs first.
3        (4) The applicant for a temporary visiting resident
4    permit may be required to appear before the Medical
5    Licensing Board for an interview prior to, and as a
6    requirement for, the issuance of a temporary visiting
7    resident permit.
8(Source: P.A. 95-915, eff. 8-26-08; 96-398, eff. 8-13-09.)
 
9    (225 ILCS 60/19)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-19)
10    (Section scheduled to be repealed on November 30, 2011)
11    Sec. 19. Licensure by endorsement without examination. The
12Department may, in its discretion, issue a license by
13endorsement without examination to any person who is currently
14licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches, or a
15chiropractic physician to practice the treatment of human
16ailments without the use of drugs or operative surgery, in any
17other state, territory, country or province, upon the following
18conditions and submitting evidence satisfactory to the
19Department of the following:
20        (A) (Blank);
21        (B) That the applicant is of good moral character. In
22    determining moral character under this Section, the
23    Department may take into consideration whether the
24    applicant has engaged in conduct or activities which would
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1    Department may also request the applicant to submit, and
2    may consider as evidence of moral character, endorsements
3    from 2 or 3 individuals licensed under this Act;
4        (C) That the applicant is physically, mentally and
5    professionally capable of practicing medicine with
6    reasonable judgment, skill and safety. In determining
7    physical, mental and professional capacity under this
8    Section the Medical Licensing Board may, upon a showing of
9    a possible incapacity, compel an applicant to submit to a
10    mental or physical examination and evaluation, or both, in
11    the same manner as provided in Section 22 and may condition
12    or restrict any license, subject to the same terms and
13    conditions as are provided for the Medical Disciplinary
14    Board under Section 22 of this Act. The Medical Licensing
15    Board or the Department may order the examining physician
16    to present testimony concerning this mental or physical
17    examination of the applicant. No information shall be
18    excluded by reason of any common law or statutory privilege
19    relating to communications between the applicant and the
20    examining physician. Any condition of restricted license
21    shall provide that the Chief Medical Coordinator or Deputy
22    Medical Coordinator shall have the authority to review the
23    subject physician's compliance with such conditions or
24    restrictions, including, where appropriate, the
25    physician's record of treatment and counseling regarding
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1    federal statutes and regulations safeguarding the
2    confidentiality of medical records of patients.
3        (D) That if the applicant seeks to practice medicine in
4    all of its branches:
5            (1) if the applicant was licensed in another
6        jurisdiction prior to January 1, 1988, that the
7        applicant has satisfied the educational requirements
8        of paragraph (1) of subsection (A) or paragraph (2) of
9        subsection (A) of Section 11 of this Act; or
10            (2) if the applicant was licensed in another
11        jurisdiction after December 31, 1987, that the
12        applicant has satisfied the educational requirements
13        of paragraph (A)(2) of Section 11 of this Act; and
14            (3) the requirements for a license to practice
15        medicine in all of its branches in the particular
16        state, territory, country or province in which the
17        applicant is licensed are deemed by the Department to
18        have been substantially equivalent to the requirements
19        for a license to practice medicine in all of its
20        branches in force in this State at the date of the
21        applicant's license;
22        (E) That if the applicant seeks to treat human ailments
23    without the use of drugs and without operative surgery:
24            (1) the applicant is a graduate of a chiropractic
25        school or college approved by the Department at the
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1            (2) the requirements for the applicant's license
2        to practice the treatment of human ailments without the
3        use of drugs are deemed by the Department to have been
4        substantially equivalent to the requirements for a
5        license to practice in this State at the date of the
6        applicant's license;
7        (F) That the Department may, in its discretion, issue a
8    license by endorsement , without examination, to any
9    graduate of a medical or osteopathic college, reputable and
10    in good standing in the judgment of the Department, who has
11    passed an examination for admission to the United States
12    Public Health Service, or who has passed any other
13    examination deemed by the Department to have been at least
14    equal in all substantial respects to the examination
15    required for admission to any such medical corps;
16        (G) That applications for licenses by endorsement
17    without examination shall be filed with the Department,
18    under oath, on forms prepared and furnished by the
19    Department, and shall set forth, and applicants therefor
20    shall supply such information respecting the life,
21    education, professional practice, and moral character of
22    applicants as the Department may require to be filed for
23    its use;
24        (H) That the applicant undergo the criminal background
25    check established under Section 9.7 of this Act.
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1Department is empowered to consider and evaluate each applicant
2on an individual basis. It may take into account, among other
3things, the extent to which there is or is not available to the
4Department, authentic and definitive information concerning
5the quality of medical education and clinical training which
6the applicant has had. Under no circumstances shall a license
7be issued under the provisions of this Section to any person
8who has previously taken and failed the written examination
9conducted by the Department for such license. In the exercise
10of its discretion under this Section, the Department may
11require an applicant to successfully complete an examination as
12recommended by the Licensing Board. In determining moral
13character, the Department may take into consideration whether
14the applicant has engaged in conduct or activities which would
15constitute grounds for discipline under this Act. The
16Department may also request the applicant to submit, and may
17consider as evidence of moral character, evidence from 2 or 3
18individuals licensed under this Act. Applicants have 3 years
19from the date of application to complete the application
20process. If the process has not been completed within 3 years,
21the application shall be denied, the fees shall be forfeited,
22and the applicant must reapply and meet the requirements in
23effect at the time of reapplication.
24(Source: P.A. 89-702, eff. 7-1-97; 90-722, eff. 1-1-99.)
 
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1    (Section scheduled to be repealed on November 30, 2011)
2    Sec. 20. Continuing education. The Department shall
3promulgate rules of continuing education for persons licensed
4under this Act that require an average of 50 150 hours of
5continuing education per license year renewal cycle. These
6rules shall be consistent with requirements of relevant
7professional associations, specialty speciality societies, or
8boards. The rules shall also address variances in part or in
9whole for good cause, including, but not limited to, temporary
10illness or hardship. In establishing these rules, the
11Department shall consider educational requirements for medical
12staffs, requirements for specialty society board certification
13or for continuing education requirements as a condition of
14membership in societies representing the 2 categories of
15licensee under this Act. These rules shall assure that
16licensees are given the opportunity to participate in those
17programs sponsored by or through their professional
18associations or hospitals which are relevant to their practice.
19Each licensee is responsible for maintaining records of
20completion of continuing education and shall be prepared to
21produce the records when requested by the Department.
22(Source: P.A. 92-750, eff. 1-1-03.)
 
23    (225 ILCS 60/21)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-21)
24    (Section scheduled to be repealed on November 30, 2011)
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1disposition and collection of fees.
2    (A) Renewal. The expiration date and renewal period for
3each license issued under this Act shall be set by rule. The
4holder of a license may renew the license by paying the
5required fee. The holder of a license may also renew the
6license within 90 days after its expiration by complying with
7the requirements for renewal and payment of an additional fee.
8A license renewal within 90 days after expiration shall be
9effective retroactively to the expiration date.
10    The Department shall mail to each licensee under this Act,
11at his or her last known address of record, at least 60 days in
12advance of the expiration date of his or her license, a renewal
13notice of that fact and an application for renewal form. No
14such license shall be deemed to have lapsed until 90 days after
15the expiration date and after such notice has and application
16have been mailed by the Department as herein provided.
17    (B) Restoration. Any licensee who has permitted his or her
18license to lapse or who has had his or her license on inactive
19status may have his or her license restored by making
20application to the Department and filing proof acceptable to
21the Department of his or her fitness to have the license
22restored, including evidence certifying to active practice in
23another jurisdiction satisfactory to the Department, proof of
24meeting the continuing education requirements for one renewal
25period, and by paying the required restoration fee.
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1another jurisdiction satisfactory to the Department, the
2Licensing Board shall determine, by an evaluation program
3established by rule, the applicant's fitness to resume active
4status and may require the licensee to complete a period of
5evaluated clinical experience and may require successful
6completion of a the practical examination specified by the
7Licensing Board.
8    However, any registrant whose license has expired while he
9or she has been engaged (a) in Federal Service on active duty
10with the Army of the United States, the United States Navy, the
11Marine Corps, the Air Force, the Coast Guard, the Public Health
12Service or the State Militia called into the service or
13training of the United States of America, or (b) in training or
14education under the supervision of the United States
15preliminary to induction into the military service, may have
16his or her license reinstated or restored without paying any
17lapsed renewal fees, if within 2 years after honorable
18termination of such service, training, or education, he or she
19furnishes to the Department with satisfactory evidence to the
20effect that he or she has been so engaged and that his or her
21service, training, or education has been so terminated.
22    (C) Inactive licenses. Any licensee who notifies the
23Department, in writing on forms prescribed by the Department,
24may elect to place his or her license on an inactive status and
25shall, subject to rules of the Department, be excused from
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1in writing of his or her desire to resume active status.
2    Any licensee requesting restoration from inactive status
3shall be required to pay the current renewal fee, provide proof
4of meeting the continuing education requirements for the period
5of time the license is inactive not to exceed one renewal
6period, and shall be required to restore his or her license as
7provided in subsection (B).
8    Any licensee whose license is in an inactive status shall
9not practice in the State of Illinois.
10    (D) Disposition of monies collected. All monies collected
11under this Act by the Department shall be deposited in the
12Illinois State Medical Disciplinary Fund in the State Treasury,
13and used only for the following purposes: (a) by the Medical
14Disciplinary Board and Licensing Board in the exercise of its
15powers and performance of its duties, as such use is made by
16the Department with full consideration of all recommendations
17of the Medical Disciplinary Board and Licensing Board, (b) for
18costs directly related to persons licensed under this Act, and
19(c) for direct and allocable indirect costs related to the
20public purposes of the Department of Professional Regulation.
21    Moneys in the Fund may be transferred to the Professions
22Indirect Cost Fund as authorized under Section 2105-300 of the
23Department of Professional Regulation Law (20 ILCS
242105/2105-300).
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1the Illinois State Medical Disciplinary Fund and shall be used
2for the same purposes as fees deposited in such Fund.
3    (E) Fees. The following fees are nonrefundable.
4        (1) Applicants for any examination shall be required to
5    pay, either to the Department or to the designated testing
6    service, a fee covering the cost of determining the
7    applicant's eligibility and providing the examination.
8    Failure to appear for the examination on the scheduled
9    date, at the time and place specified, after the
10    applicant's application for examination has been received
11    and acknowledged by the Department or the designated
12    testing service, shall result in the forfeiture of the
13    examination fee.
14        (2) The fee for a license under Section 9 of this Act
15    is $300.
16        (3) The fee for a license under Section 19 of this Act
17    is $300.
18        (4) The fee for the renewal of a license for a resident
19    of Illinois shall be calculated at the rate of $100 per
20    year, except for licensees who were issued a license within
21    12 months of the expiration date of the license, the fee
22    for the renewal shall be $100. The fee for the renewal of a
23    license for a nonresident shall be calculated at the rate
24    of $200 per year, except for licensees who were issued a
25    license within 12 months of the expiration date of the
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1        (5) The fee for the restoration of a license other than
2    from inactive status, is $100. In addition, payment of all
3    lapsed renewal fees not to exceed $600 is required.
4        (6) The fee for a 3-year temporary license under
5    Section 17 is $100.
6        (7) The fee for the issuance of a duplicate license,
7    for the issuance of a replacement license for a license
8    which has been lost or destroyed, or for the issuance of a
9    license with a change of name or address other than during
10    the renewal period is $20. No fee is required for name and
11    address changes on Department records when no duplicate
12    license is issued.
13        (8) The fee to be paid for a license record for any
14    purpose is $20.
15        (9) The fee to be paid to have the scoring of an
16    examination, administered by the Department, reviewed and
17    verified, is $20 plus any fees charged by the applicable
18    testing service.
19        (10) The fee to be paid by a licensee for a wall
20    certificate showing his or her license shall be the actual
21    cost of producing the certificate as determined by the
22    Department.
23        (11) The fee for a roster of persons licensed as
24    physicians in this State shall be the actual cost of
25    producing such a roster as determined by the Department.
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1Department that is returned to the Department unpaid by the
2financial institution upon which it is drawn shall pay to the
3Department, in addition to the amount already owed to the
4Department, a fine of $50. The fines imposed by this Section
5are in addition to any other discipline provided under this Act
6for unlicensed practice or practice on a nonrenewed license.
7The Department shall notify the person that payment of fees and
8fines shall be paid to the Department by certified check or
9money order within 30 calendar days of the notification. If,
10after the expiration of 30 days from the date of the
11notification, the person has failed to submit the necessary
12remittance, the Department shall automatically terminate the
13license or certificate or deny the application, without
14hearing. If, after termination or denial, the person seeks a
15license or certificate, he or she shall apply to the Department
16for restoration or issuance of the license or certificate and
17pay all fees and fines due to the Department. The Department
18may establish a fee for the processing of an application for
19restoration of a license or certificate to pay all expenses of
20processing this application. The Secretary Director may waive
21the fines due under this Section in individual cases where the
22Secretary Director finds that the fines would be unreasonable
23or unnecessarily burdensome.
24(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00; 91-357, eff. 7-29-99; 92-16,
25eff. 6-28-01; 92-146, eff. 1-1-02.)
 

 

 

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1    (225 ILCS 60/22)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-22)
2    (Section scheduled to be repealed on November 30, 2011)
3    (Text of Section WITH the changes made by P.A. 94-677,
4which has been held unconstitutional)
5    Sec. 22. Disciplinary action.
6    (A) The Department may revoke, suspend, place on probation
7probationary status, reprimand, refuse to issue or renew, or
8take any other disciplinary or non-disciplinary action as the
9Department may deem proper with regard to the license or
10visiting professor permit of any person issued under this Act
11to practice medicine, or a chiropractic physician, including
12imposing fines not to exceed $10,000 for each violation, to
13treat human ailments without the use of drugs and without
14operative surgery upon any of the following grounds:
15        (1) Performance of an elective abortion in any place,
16    locale, facility, or institution other than:
17            (a) a facility licensed pursuant to the Ambulatory
18        Surgical Treatment Center Act;
19            (b) an institution licensed under the Hospital
20        Licensing Act;
21            (c) an ambulatory surgical treatment center or
22        hospitalization or care facility maintained by the
23        State or any agency thereof, where such department or
24        agency has authority under law to establish and enforce
25        standards for the ambulatory surgical treatment
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1        management and control;
2            (d) ambulatory surgical treatment centers,
3        hospitalization or care facilities maintained by the
4        Federal Government; or
5            (e) ambulatory surgical treatment centers,
6        hospitalization or care facilities maintained by any
7        university or college established under the laws of
8        this State and supported principally by public funds
9        raised by taxation.
10        (2) Performance of an abortion procedure in a wilful
11    and wanton manner on a woman who was not pregnant at the
12    time the abortion procedure was performed.
13        (3) A plea of guilty or nolo contendere, finding of
14    guilt, jury verdict, or entry of judgment or sentencing,
15    including, but not limited to, convictions, preceding
16    sentences of supervision, conditional discharge, or first
17    offender probation, under the laws of any jurisdiction of
18    the United States of any crime that is a felony. The
19    conviction of a felony in this or any other jurisdiction,
20    except as otherwise provided in subsection B of this
21    Section, whether or not related to practice under this Act,
22    or the entry of a guilty or nolo contendere plea to a
23    felony charge.
24        (4) Gross negligence in practice under this Act.
25        (5) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical or
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1    defraud or harm the public.
2        (6) Obtaining any fee by fraud, deceit, or
3    misrepresentation.
4        (7) Habitual or excessive use or abuse of drugs defined
5    in law as controlled substances, of alcohol, or of any
6    other substances which results in the inability to practice
7    with reasonable judgment, skill or safety.
8        (8) Practicing under a false or, except as provided by
9    law, an assumed name.
10        (9) 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        (10) Making a false or misleading statement regarding
14    their skill or the efficacy or value of the medicine,
15    treatment, or remedy prescribed by them at their direction
16    in the treatment of any disease or other condition of the
17    body or mind.
18        (11) Allowing another person or organization to use
19    their license, procured under this Act, to practice.
20        (12) Disciplinary action of another state or
21    jurisdiction against a license or other authorization to
22    practice as a medical doctor, doctor of osteopathy, doctor
23    of osteopathic medicine or doctor of chiropractic, a
24    certified copy of the record of the action taken by the
25    other state or jurisdiction being prima facie evidence
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1        (13) Violation of any provision of this Act or of the
2    Medical Practice Act prior to the repeal of that Act, or
3    violation of the rules, or a final administrative action of
4    the Secretary, after consideration of the recommendation
5    of the Disciplinary Board.
6        (14) Violation of the prohibition against fee
7    splitting in Section 22.2 of this Act.
8        (15) A finding by the Medical Disciplinary Board that
9    the registrant after having his or her license placed on
10    probationary status or subjected to conditions or
11    restrictions violated the terms of the probation or failed
12    to comply with such terms or conditions.
13        (16) Abandonment of a patient.
14        (17) Prescribing, selling, administering,
15    distributing, giving or self-administering any drug
16    classified as a controlled substance (designated product)
17    or narcotic for other than medically accepted therapeutic
18    purposes.
19        (18) Promotion of the sale of drugs, devices,
20    appliances or goods provided for a patient in such manner
21    as to exploit the patient for financial gain of the
22    physician.
23        (19) Offering, undertaking or agreeing to cure or treat
24    disease by a secret method, procedure, treatment or
25    medicine, or the treating, operating or prescribing for any
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1    licensee refuses to divulge upon demand of the Department.
2        (20) Immoral conduct in the commission of any act
3    including, but not limited to, commission of an act of
4    sexual misconduct related to the licensee's practice.
5        (21) Wilfully making or filing false records or reports
6    in his or her practice as a physician, including, but not
7    limited to, false records to support claims against the
8    medical assistance program of the Department of Healthcare
9    and Family Services (formerly Department of Public Aid)
10    under the Illinois Public Aid Code.
11        (22) Wilful omission to file or record, or wilfully
12    impeding the filing or recording, or inducing another
13    person to omit to file or record, medical reports as
14    required by law, or wilfully failing to report an instance
15    of suspected abuse or neglect as required by law.
16        (23) Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated
17    report by the Department of Children and Family Services
18    under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act, and
19    upon proof by clear and convincing evidence that the
20    licensee has caused a child to be an abused child or
21    neglected child as defined in the Abused and Neglected
22    Child Reporting Act.
23        (24) Solicitation of professional patronage by any
24    corporation, agents or persons, or profiting from those
25    representing themselves to be agents of the licensee.
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1    professional services, including filing false statements
2    for collection of fees for which services are not rendered,
3    including, but not limited to, filing such false statements
4    for collection of monies for services not rendered from the
5    medical assistance program of the Department of Healthcare
6    and Family Services (formerly Department of Public Aid)
7    under the Illinois Public Aid Code.
8        (26) A pattern of practice or other behavior which
9    demonstrates incapacity or incompetence to practice under
10    this Act.
11        (27) Mental illness or disability which results in the
12    inability to practice under this Act with reasonable
13    judgment, skill or safety.
14        (28) Physical illness, including, but not limited to,
15    deterioration through the aging process, or loss of motor
16    skill which results in a physician's inability to practice
17    under this Act with reasonable judgment, skill or safety.
18        (29) Cheating on or attempt to subvert the licensing
19    examinations administered under this Act.
20        (30) Wilfully or negligently violating the
21    confidentiality between physician and patient except as
22    required by law.
23        (31) The use of any false, fraudulent, or deceptive
24    statement in any document connected with practice under
25    this Act.
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1    under this Act in the practice of a profession licensed
2    under this Act.
3        (33) Violating state or federal laws or regulations
4    relating to controlled substances, legend drugs, or
5    ephedra, as defined in the Ephedra Prohibition Act.
6        (34) Failure to report to the Department any adverse
7    final action taken against them by another licensing
8    jurisdiction (any other state or any territory of the
9    United States or any foreign state or country), by any peer
10    review body, by any health care institution, by any
11    professional society or association related to practice
12    under this Act, by any governmental agency, by any law
13    enforcement agency, or by any court for acts or conduct
14    similar to acts or conduct which would constitute grounds
15    for action as defined in this Section.
16        (35) Failure to report to the Department surrender of a
17    license or authorization to practice as a medical doctor, a
18    doctor of osteopathy, a doctor of osteopathic medicine, or
19    doctor of chiropractic in another state or jurisdiction, or
20    surrender of membership on any medical staff or in any
21    medical or professional association or society, while
22    under disciplinary investigation by any of those
23    authorities or bodies, for acts or conduct similar to acts
24    or conduct which would constitute grounds for action as
25    defined in this Section.
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1    judgment, settlement, or award arising from a liability
2    claim related to acts or conduct similar to acts or conduct
3    which would constitute grounds for action as defined in
4    this Section.
5        (37) Failure to provide copies of medical records as
6    required by law.
7        (38) Failure to furnish the Department, its
8    investigators or representatives, relevant information,
9    legally requested by the Department after consultation
10    with the Chief Medical Coordinator or the Deputy Medical
11    Coordinator.
12        (39) Violating the Health Care Worker Self-Referral
13    Act.
14        (40) Willful failure to provide notice when notice is
15    required under the Parental Notice of Abortion Act of 1995.
16        (41) Failure to establish and maintain records of
17    patient care and treatment as required by this law.
18        (42) Entering into an excessive number of written
19    collaborative agreements with licensed advanced practice
20    nurses resulting in an inability to adequately
21    collaborate.
22        (43) Repeated failure to adequately collaborate with a
23    licensed advanced practice nurse.
24    Except for actions involving the ground numbered (26), all
25proceedings to suspend, revoke, place on probationary status,
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1deem proper, with regard to a license on any of the foregoing
2grounds, must be commenced within 5 years next after receipt by
3the Department of a complaint alleging the commission of or
4notice of the conviction order for any of the acts described
5herein. Except for the grounds numbered (8), (9), (26), and
6(29), no action shall be commenced more than 10 years after the
7date of the incident or act alleged to have violated this
8Section. For actions involving the ground numbered (26), a
9pattern of practice or other behavior includes all incidents
10alleged to be part of the pattern of practice or other behavior
11that occurred, or a report pursuant to Section 23 of this Act
12received, within the 10-year period preceding the filing of the
13complaint. In the event of the settlement of any claim or cause
14of action in favor of the claimant or the reduction to final
15judgment of any civil action in favor of the plaintiff, such
16claim, cause of action or civil action being grounded on the
17allegation that a person licensed under this Act was negligent
18in providing care, the Department shall have an additional
19period of 2 years from the date of notification to the
20Department under Section 23 of this Act of such settlement or
21final judgment in which to investigate and commence formal
22disciplinary proceedings under Section 36 of this Act, except
23as otherwise provided by law. The time during which the holder
24of the license was outside the State of Illinois shall not be
25included within any period of time limiting the commencement of
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1    The entry of an order or judgment by any circuit court
2establishing that any person holding a license under this Act
3is a person in need of mental treatment operates as a
4suspension of that license. That person may resume their
5practice only upon the entry of a Departmental order based upon
6a finding by the Medical Disciplinary Board that they have been
7determined to be recovered from mental illness by the court and
8upon the Disciplinary Board's recommendation that they be
9permitted to resume their practice.
10    The Department may refuse to issue or take disciplinary
11action concerning the license of any person who fails to file a
12return, or 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
15Illinois Department of Revenue, until such time as the
16requirements of any such tax Act are satisfied as determined by
17the Illinois Department of Revenue.
18    The Department, upon the recommendation of the
19Disciplinary Board, shall adopt rules which set forth standards
20to be used in determining:
21        (a) when a person will be deemed sufficiently
22    rehabilitated to warrant the public trust;
23        (b) what constitutes dishonorable, unethical or
24    unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
25    defraud, or harm the public;
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1    of any act, including, but not limited to, commission of an
2    act of sexual misconduct related to the licensee's
3    practice; and
4        (d) what constitutes gross negligence in the practice
5    of medicine.
6    However, no such rule shall be admissible into evidence in
7any civil action except for review of a licensing or other
8disciplinary action under this Act.
9    In enforcing this Section, the Medical Disciplinary Board
10or the Licensing Board, upon a showing of a possible violation,
11may compel, in the case of the Disciplinary Board, any
12individual who is licensed to practice under this Act or holds
13a permit to practice under this Act, or, in the case of the
14Licensing Board, any individual who has applied for licensure
15or a permit pursuant to this Act, to submit to a mental or
16physical examination and evaluation, or both, which may include
17a substance abuse or sexual offender evaluation, as required by
18the Licensing Board or Disciplinary Board and at the expense of
19the Department. The Disciplinary Board or Licensing Board shall
20specifically designate the examining physician licensed to
21practice medicine in all of its branches or, if applicable, the
22multidisciplinary team involved in providing the mental or
23physical examination and evaluation, or both. The
24multidisciplinary team shall be led by a physician licensed to
25practice medicine in all of its branches and may consist of one
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1medicine in all of its branches, licensed chiropractic
2physicians, licensed clinical psychologists, licensed clinical
3social workers, licensed clinical professional counselors, and
4other professional and administrative staff. Any examining
5physician or member of the multidisciplinary team may require
6any person ordered to submit to an examination and evaluation
7pursuant to this Section to submit to any additional
8supplemental testing deemed necessary to complete any
9examination or evaluation process, including, but not limited
10to, blood testing, urinalysis, psychological testing, or
11neuropsychological testing. The examining physician or
12physicians shall be those specifically designated by the
13Disciplinary Board. The Medical Disciplinary Board, the
14Licensing Board, or the Department may order the examining
15physician or any member of the multidisciplinary team to
16provide to the Department, the Disciplinary Board, or the
17Licensing Board any and all records, including business
18records, that relate to the examination and evaluation,
19including any supplemental testing performed. The Disciplinary
20Board, the Licensing Board, or the Department may order the
21examining physician or any member of the multidisciplinary team
22to present testimony concerning this mental or physical
23examination and evaluation of the licensee, permit holder, or
24applicant, including testimony concerning any supplemental
25testing or documents relating to the examination and
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1in any way related to the examination and evaluation shall be
2excluded by reason of any common law or statutory privilege
3relating to communication between the licensee or applicant and
4the examining physician or any member of the multidisciplinary
5team. No authorization is necessary from the licensee, permit
6holder, or applicant ordered to undergo an evaluation and
7examination for the examining physician or any member of the
8multidisciplinary team to provide information, reports,
9records, or other documents or to provide any testimony
10regarding the examination and evaluation. The individual to be
11examined may have, at his or her own expense, another physician
12of his or her choice present during all aspects of the
13examination. Failure of any individual to submit to mental or
14physical examination and evaluation, or both, when directed,
15shall result in an automatic be grounds for suspension, without
16hearing, of his or her license until such time as the
17individual submits to the examination if the Disciplinary Board
18finds, after notice and hearing, that the refusal to submit to
19the examination was without reasonable cause. If the
20Disciplinary Board finds a physician unable to practice because
21of the reasons set forth in this Section, the Disciplinary
22Board shall require such physician to submit to care,
23counseling, or treatment by physicians approved or designated
24by the Disciplinary Board, as a condition for continued,
25reinstated, or renewed licensure to practice. Any physician,
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1this Act, or, continued, reinstated, renewed, disciplined or
2supervised, subject to such terms, conditions or restrictions
3who shall fail to comply with such terms, conditions or
4restrictions, or to complete a required program of care,
5counseling, or treatment, as determined by the Chief Medical
6Coordinator or Deputy Medical Coordinators, shall be referred
7to the Secretary for a determination as to whether the licensee
8shall have their license suspended immediately, pending a
9hearing by the Disciplinary Board. In instances in which the
10Secretary immediately suspends a license under this Section, a
11hearing upon such person's license must be convened by the
12Disciplinary Board within 15 days after such suspension and
13completed without appreciable delay. The Disciplinary Board
14shall have the authority to review the subject physician's
15record of treatment and counseling regarding the impairment, to
16the extent permitted by applicable federal statutes and
17regulations safeguarding the confidentiality of medical
18records.
19    An individual licensed under this Act, affected under this
20Section, shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to the
21Disciplinary Board that they can resume practice in compliance
22with acceptable and prevailing standards under the provisions
23of their license.
24    The Department may promulgate rules for the imposition of
25fines in disciplinary cases, not to exceed $10,000 for each
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1other forms of disciplinary action, but shall not be the
2exclusive disposition of any disciplinary action arising out of
3conduct resulting in death or injury to a patient. Any funds
4collected from such fines shall be deposited in the Medical
5Disciplinary Fund.
6    (B) The Department shall revoke the license or visiting
7permit of any person issued under this Act to practice medicine
8or a chiropractic physician to treat human ailments without the
9use of drugs and without operative surgery, who has been
10convicted a second time of committing any felony under the
11Illinois Controlled Substances Act or the Methamphetamine
12Control and Community Protection Act, or who has been convicted
13a second time of committing a Class 1 felony under Sections
148A-3 and 8A-6 of the Illinois Public Aid Code. A person whose
15license or visiting permit is revoked under this subsection B
16of Section 22 of this Act shall be prohibited from practicing
17medicine or treating human ailments without the use of drugs
18and without operative surgery.
19    (C) The Medical Disciplinary Board shall recommend to the
20Department civil penalties and any other appropriate
21discipline in disciplinary cases when the Board finds that a
22physician willfully performed an abortion with actual
23knowledge that the person upon whom the abortion has been
24performed is a minor or an incompetent person without notice as
25required under the Parental Notice of Abortion Act of 1995.
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1for the first violation, a civil penalty of $1,000 and for a
2second or subsequent violation, a civil penalty of $5,000.
3(Source: P.A. 94-566, eff. 9-11-05; 94-677, eff. 8-25-05;
495-331, eff. 8-21-07; 96-608, eff. 8-24-09; 96-1000, eff.
57-2-10.)
 
6    (225 ILCS 60/23)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-23)
7    (Section scheduled to be repealed on November 30, 2011)
8    (Text of Section WITH the changes made by P.A. 94-677,
9which has been held unconstitutional, and by P.A. 96-1372,
10which amended language added by P.A. 94-677)
11    Sec. 23. Reports relating to professional conduct and
12capacity.
13    (A) Entities required to report.
14        (1) Health care institutions. The chief administrator
15    or executive officer of any health care institution
16    licensed by the Illinois Department of Public Health shall
17    report to the Disciplinary Board when any person's clinical
18    privileges are terminated or are restricted based on a
19    final determination made , in accordance with that
20    institution's by-laws or rules and regulations, that a
21    person has either committed an act or acts which may
22    directly threaten patient care, and not of an
23    administrative nature, or that a person may be mentally or
24    physically disabled in such a manner as to endanger
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1    report if a person accepts voluntary termination or
2    restriction of clinical privileges in lieu of formal action
3    based upon conduct related directly to patient care and not
4    of an administrative nature, or in lieu of formal action
5    seeking to determine whether a person may be mentally or
6    physically disabled in such a manner as to endanger
7    patients under that person's care. The Medical
8    Disciplinary Board shall, by rule, provide for the
9    reporting to it by health care institutions of all
10    instances in which a person, licensed under this Act, who
11    is impaired by reason of age, drug or alcohol abuse or
12    physical or mental impairment, is under supervision and,
13    where appropriate, is in a program of rehabilitation. Such
14    reports shall be strictly confidential and may be reviewed
15    and considered only by the members of the Disciplinary
16    Board, or by authorized staff as provided by rules of the
17    Disciplinary Board. Provisions shall be made for the
18    periodic report of the status of any such person not less
19    than twice annually in order that the Disciplinary Board
20    shall have current information upon which to determine the
21    status of any such person. Such initial and periodic
22    reports of impaired physicians shall not be considered
23    records within the meaning of The State Records Act and
24    shall be disposed of, following a determination by the
25    Disciplinary Board that such reports are no longer
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1    Board shall determine by rule. The filing of such reports
2    shall be construed as the filing of a report for purposes
3    of subsection (C) of this Section.
4        (2) Professional associations. The President or chief
5    executive officer of any association or society, of persons
6    licensed under this Act, operating within this State shall
7    report to the Disciplinary Board when the association or
8    society renders a final determination that a person has
9    committed unprofessional conduct related directly to
10    patient care or that a person may be mentally or physically
11    disabled in such a manner as to endanger patients under
12    that person's care.
13        (3) Professional liability insurers. Every insurance
14    company which offers policies of professional liability
15    insurance to persons licensed under this Act, or any other
16    entity which seeks to indemnify the professional liability
17    of a person licensed under this Act, shall report to the
18    Disciplinary Board the settlement of any claim or cause of
19    action, or final judgment rendered in any cause of action,
20    which alleged negligence in the furnishing of medical care
21    by such licensed person when such settlement or final
22    judgment is in favor of the plaintiff.
23        (4) State's Attorneys. The State's Attorney of each
24    county shall report to the Disciplinary Board, within 5
25    days, any all instances in which a person licensed under
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1    commission of any felony or Class A misdemeanor. The
2    State's Attorney of each county may report to the
3    Disciplinary Board through a verified complaint any
4    instance in which the State's Attorney believes that a
5    physician has willfully violated the notice requirements
6    of the Parental Notice of Abortion Act of 1995.
7        (5) State agencies. All agencies, boards, commissions,
8    departments, or other instrumentalities of the government
9    of the State of Illinois shall report to the Disciplinary
10    Board any instance arising in connection with the
11    operations of such agency, including the administration of
12    any law by such agency, in which a person licensed under
13    this Act has either committed an act or acts which may be a
14    violation of this Act or which may constitute
15    unprofessional conduct related directly to patient care or
16    which indicates that a person licensed under this Act may
17    be mentally or physically disabled in such a manner as to
18    endanger patients under that person's care.
19    (B) Mandatory reporting. All reports required by items
20(34), (35), and (36) of subsection (A) of Section 22 and by
21Section 23 shall be submitted to the Disciplinary Board in a
22timely fashion. Unless otherwise provided in this Section, the
23The reports shall be filed in writing within 60 days after a
24determination that a report is required under this Act. All
25reports shall contain the following information:
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1    person making the report.
2        (2) The name, address and telephone number of the
3    person who is the subject of the report.
4        (3) The name and date of birth of any patient or
5    patients whose treatment is a subject of the report, if
6    available, or other means of identification if such
7    information is not available, identification of the
8    hospital or other healthcare facility where the care at
9    issue in the report was rendered, provided, however, no
10    medical records may be revealed.
11        (4) A brief description of the facts which gave rise to
12    the issuance of the report, including the dates of any
13    occurrences deemed to necessitate the filing of the report.
14        (5) If court action is involved, the identity of the
15    court in which the action is filed, along with the docket
16    number and date of filing of the action.
17        (6) Any further pertinent information which the
18    reporting party deems to be an aid in the evaluation of the
19    report.
20    The Disciplinary Board or Department may also exercise the
21power under Section 38 of this Act to subpoena copies of
22hospital or medical records in mandatory report cases alleging
23death or permanent bodily injury. Appropriate rules shall be
24adopted by the Department with the approval of the Disciplinary
25Board.
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1concerning incidents required to be reported in items (34),
2(35), and (36) of subsection (A) of Section 22, the licensee's
3failure to report the incident to the Department under those
4items shall not be the sole grounds for disciplinary action.
5    Nothing contained in this Section shall act to in any way,
6waive or modify the confidentiality of medical reports and
7committee reports to the extent provided by law. Any
8information reported or disclosed shall be kept for the
9confidential use of the Disciplinary Board, the Medical
10Coordinators, the Disciplinary Board's attorneys, the medical
11investigative staff, and authorized clerical staff, as
12provided in this Act, and shall be afforded the same status as
13is provided information concerning medical studies in Part 21
14of Article VIII of the Code of Civil Procedure, except that the
15Department may disclose information and documents to a federal,
16State, or local law enforcement agency pursuant to a subpoena
17in an ongoing criminal investigation or to a health care
18licensing body or medical licensing authority of this State or
19another state or jurisdiction pursuant to an official request
20made by that licensing body or medical licensing authority.
21Furthermore, information and documents disclosed to a federal,
22State, or local law enforcement agency may be used by that
23agency only for the investigation and prosecution of a criminal
24offense, or, in the case of disclosure to a health care
25licensing body or medical licensing authority, only for
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1to a license. Information and documents disclosed to the
2Department of Public Health may be used by that Department only
3for investigation and disciplinary action regarding the
4license of a health care institution licensed by the Department
5of Public Health.
6    (C) Immunity from prosecution. Any individual or
7organization acting in good faith, and not in a wilful and
8wanton manner, in complying with this Act by providing any
9report or other information to the Disciplinary Board or a peer
10review committee, or assisting in the investigation or
11preparation of such information, or by voluntarily reporting to
12the Disciplinary Board or a peer review committee information
13regarding alleged errors or negligence by a person licensed
14under this Act, or by participating in proceedings of the
15Disciplinary Board or a peer review committee, or by serving as
16a member of the Disciplinary Board or a peer review committee,
17shall not, as a result of such actions, be subject to criminal
18prosecution or civil damages.
19    (D) Indemnification. Members of the Disciplinary Board,
20the Medical Coordinators, the Disciplinary Board's attorneys,
21the medical investigative staff, physicians retained under
22contract to assist and advise the medical coordinators in the
23investigation, and authorized clerical staff shall be
24indemnified by the State for any actions occurring within the
25scope of services on the Disciplinary Board, done in good faith
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1defend all such actions unless he or she determines either that
2there would be a conflict of interest in such representation or
3that the actions complained of were not in good faith or were
4wilful and wanton.
5    Should the Attorney General decline representation, the
6member shall have the right to employ counsel of his or her
7choice, whose fees shall be provided by the State, after
8approval by the Attorney General, unless there is a
9determination by a court that the member's actions were not in
10good faith or were wilful and wanton.
11    The member must notify the Attorney General within 7 days
12of receipt of notice of the initiation of any action involving
13services of the Disciplinary Board. Failure to so notify the
14Attorney General shall constitute an absolute waiver of the
15right to a defense and indemnification.
16    The Attorney General shall determine within 7 days after
17receiving such notice, whether he or she will undertake to
18represent the member.
19    (E) Deliberations of Disciplinary Board. Upon the receipt
20of any report called for by this Act, other than those reports
21of impaired persons licensed under this Act required pursuant
22to the rules of the Disciplinary Board, the Disciplinary Board
23shall notify in writing, by certified mail, the person who is
24the subject of the report. Such notification shall be made
25within 30 days of receipt by the Disciplinary Board of the
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1    The notification shall include a written notice setting
2forth the person's right to examine the report. Included in
3such notification shall be the address at which the file is
4maintained, the name of the custodian of the reports, and the
5telephone number at which the custodian may be reached. The
6person who is the subject of the report shall submit a written
7statement responding, clarifying, adding to, or proposing the
8amending of the report previously filed. The person who is the
9subject of the report shall also submit with the written
10statement any medical records related to the report. The
11statement and accompanying medical records shall become a
12permanent part of the file and must be received by the
13Disciplinary Board no more than 30 days after the date on which
14the person was notified by the Disciplinary Board of the
15existence of the original report.
16    The Disciplinary Board shall review all reports received by
17it, together with any supporting information and responding
18statements submitted by persons who are the subject of reports.
19The review by the Disciplinary Board shall be in a timely
20manner but in no event, shall the Disciplinary Board's initial
21review of the material contained in each disciplinary file be
22less than 61 days nor more than 180 days after the receipt of
23the initial report by the Disciplinary Board.
24    When the Disciplinary Board makes its initial review of the
25materials contained within its disciplinary files, the
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1to whether there are sufficient facts to warrant further
2investigation or action. Failure to make such determination
3within the time provided shall be deemed to be a determination
4that there are not sufficient facts to warrant further
5investigation or action.
6    Should the Disciplinary Board find that there are not
7sufficient facts to warrant further investigation, or action,
8the report shall be accepted for filing and the matter shall be
9deemed closed and so reported to the Secretary. The Secretary
10shall then have 30 days to accept the Medical Disciplinary
11Board's decision or request further investigation. The
12Secretary shall inform the Board in writing of the decision to
13request further investigation, including the specific reasons
14for the decision. The individual or entity filing the original
15report or complaint and the person who is the subject of the
16report or complaint shall be notified in writing by the
17Secretary of any final action on their report or complaint. The
18Department shall disclose to the individual or entity who filed
19the original report or complaint, on request, the status of the
20Disciplinary Board's review of a specific report or complaint.
21Such request may be made at any time, including prior to the
22Disciplinary Board's determination as to whether there are
23sufficient facts to warrant further investigation or action.
24    (F) Summary reports. The Disciplinary Board shall prepare,
25on a timely basis, but in no event less than once every other
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1upon disciplinary files maintained by the Disciplinary Board.
2The summary reports shall be made available to the public upon
3request and payment of the fees set by the Department. This
4publication may be made available to the public on the
5Department's Internet website. Information or documentation
6relating to any disciplinary file that is closed without
7disciplinary action taken shall not be disclosed and shall be
8afforded the same status as is provided by Part 21 of Article
9VIII of the Code of Civil Procedure.
10    (G) Any violation of this Section shall be a Class A
11misdemeanor.
12    (H) If any such person violates the provisions of this
13Section an action may be brought in the name of the People of
14the State of Illinois, through the Attorney General of the
15State of Illinois, for an order enjoining such violation or for
16an order enforcing compliance with this Section. Upon filing of
17a verified petition in such court, the court may issue a
18temporary restraining order without notice or bond and may
19preliminarily or permanently enjoin such violation, and if it
20is established that such person has violated or is violating
21the injunction, the court may punish the offender for contempt
22of court. Proceedings under this paragraph shall be in addition
23to, and not in lieu of, all other remedies and penalties
24provided for by this Section.
25(Source: P.A. 96-1372, eff. 7-29-10; P.A. 97-449, eff. 1-1-12.)
 

 

 

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1    (225 ILCS 60/24)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-24)
2    (Section scheduled to be repealed on November 30, 2011)
3    (Text of Section WITH the changes made by P.A. 94-677,
4which has been held unconstitutional)
5    Sec. 24. Report of violations; medical associations. Any
6physician licensed under this Act, the Illinois State Medical
7Society, the Illinois Association of Osteopathic Physicians
8and Surgeons, the Illinois Chiropractic Society, the Illinois
9Prairie State Chiropractic Association, or any component
10societies of any of these 4 groups, and any other person, may
11report to the Disciplinary Board any information the physician,
12association, society, or person may have that appears to show
13that a physician is or may be in violation of any of the
14provisions of Section 22 of this Act.
15    The Department may enter into agreements with the Illinois
16State Medical Society, the Illinois Association of Osteopathic
17Physicians and Surgeons, the Illinois Prairie State
18Chiropractic Association, or the Illinois Chiropractic Society
19to allow these organizations to assist the Disciplinary Board
20in the review of alleged violations of this Act. Subject to the
21approval of the Department, any organization party to such an
22agreement may subcontract with other individuals or
23organizations to assist in review.
24    Any physician, association, society, or person
25participating in good faith in the making of a report under
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1or review under this Act shall have immunity from any civil,
2criminal, or other liability that might result by reason of
3those actions.
4    The medical information in the custody of an entity under
5contract with the Department participating in an investigation
6or review shall be privileged and confidential to the same
7extent as are information and reports under the provisions of
8Part 21 of Article VIII of the Code of Civil Procedure.
9    Upon request by the Department after a mandatory report has
10been filed with the Department, an attorney for any party
11seeking to recover damages for injuries or death by reason of
12medical, hospital, or other healing art malpractice shall
13provide patient records related to the physician involved in
14the disciplinary proceeding to the Department within 30 days of
15the Department's request for use by the Department in any
16disciplinary matter under this Act. An attorney who provides
17patient records to the Department in accordance with this
18requirement shall not be deemed to have violated any
19attorney-client privilege. Notwithstanding any other provision
20of law, consent by a patient shall not be required for the
21provision of patient records in accordance with this
22requirement.
23    For the purpose of any civil or criminal proceedings, the
24good faith of any physician, association, society or person
25shall be presumed. The Disciplinary Board may request the
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1Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons, the Illinois Prairie
2State Chiropractic Association, or the Illinois Chiropractic
3Society to assist the Disciplinary Board in preparing for or
4conducting any medical competency examination as the Board may
5deem appropriate.
6(Source: P.A. 94-677, eff. 8-25-05.)
 
7    (225 ILCS 60/25)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-25)
8    (Section scheduled to be repealed on November 30, 2011)
9    Sec. 25. The Secretary Director of the Department may, upon
10receipt of a written communication from the Secretary of Human
11Services, the Director of Healthcare and Family Services
12(formerly Director of Public Aid), or the Director of Public
13Health that continuation of practice of a person licensed under
14this Act constitutes an immediate danger to the public, and
15after consultation with the Chief Medical Coordinator or Deputy
16Medical Coordinator, immediately suspend the license of such
17person without a hearing. In instances in which the Secretary
18Director immediately suspends a license under this Section, a
19hearing upon such person's license must be convened by the
20Disciplinary Board within 15 days after such suspension and
21completed without appreciable delay. Such hearing is to be held
22to determine whether to recommend to the Secretary Director
23that the person's license be revoked, suspended, placed on
24probationary status or reinstated, or whether such person
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1the written communication and any other evidence submitted
2therewith may be introduced as evidence against such person;
3provided however, the person, or their counsel, shall have the
4opportunity to discredit, impeach and submit evidence
5rebutting such evidence.
6(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
 
7    (225 ILCS 60/26)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-26)
8    (Section scheduled to be repealed on November 30, 2011)
9    Sec. 26. Advertising.
10    (1) Any person licensed under this Act may advertise the
11availability of professional services in the public media or on
12the premises where such professional services are rendered.
13Such advertising shall be limited to the following information:
14        (a) Publication of the person's name, title, office
15    hours, address and telephone number;
16        (b) Information pertaining to the person's areas of
17    specialization, including appropriate board certification
18    or limitation of professional practice;
19        (c) Information on usual and customary fees for routine
20    professional services offered, which information shall
21    include, notification that fees may be adjusted due to
22    complications or unforeseen circumstances;
23        (d) Announcement of the opening of, change of, absence
24    from, or return to business;
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1    professional licensed staff;
2        (f) The issuance of business or appointment cards.
3    (2) It is unlawful for any person licensed under this Act
4to use testimonials or claims of superior quality of care to
5entice the public. It shall be unlawful to advertise fee
6comparisons of available services with those of other persons
7licensed under this Act.
8    (3) This Act does not authorize the advertising of
9professional services which the offeror of such services is not
10licensed to render. Nor shall the advertiser use statements
11which contain false, fraudulent, deceptive or misleading
12material or guarantees of success, statements which play upon
13the vanity or fears of the public, or statements which promote
14or produce unfair competition.
15    (4) A licensee shall include in every advertisement for
16services regulated under this Act his or her title as it
17appears on the license or the initials authorized under this
18Act.
19(Source: P.A. 91-310, eff. 1-1-00.)
 
20    (225 ILCS 60/33)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-33)
21    (Section scheduled to be repealed on November 30, 2011)
22    Sec. 33. Any person licensed under this Act to practice
23medicine in all of its branches shall be authorized to purchase
24legend drugs requiring an order of a person authorized to
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1regular course of practicing medicine. The dispensing of such
2legend drugs shall be the personal act of the person licensed
3under this Act and may not be delegated to any other person not
4licensed under this Act or the Pharmacy Practice Act unless
5such delegated dispensing functions are under the direct
6supervision of the physician authorized to dispense legend
7drugs. Except when dispensing manufacturers' samples or other
8legend drugs in a maximum 72 hour supply, persons licensed
9under this Act shall maintain a book or file of prescriptions
10as required in the Pharmacy Practice Act. Any person licensed
11under this Act who dispenses any drug or medicine shall
12dispense such drug or medicine in good faith and shall affix to
13the box, bottle, vessel or package containing the same a label
14indicating (a) the date on which such drug or medicine is
15dispensed; (b) the name of the patient; (c) the last name of
16the person dispensing such drug or medicine; (d) the directions
17for use thereof; and (e) the proprietary name or names or, if
18there are none, the established name or names of the drug or
19medicine, the dosage and quantity, except as otherwise
20authorized by regulation of the Department of Professional
21Regulation. The foregoing labeling requirements shall not
22apply to drugs or medicines in a package which bears a label of
23the manufacturer containing information describing its
24contents which is in compliance with requirements of the
25Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Illinois Food,
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1ascribed to them in the Pharmacy Practice Act, as now or
2hereafter amended; "good faith" has the meaning ascribed to it
3in subsection (v) of Section 102 of the "Illinois Controlled
4Substances Act", approved August 16, 1971, as amended.
5    Prior to dispensing a prescription to a patient, the
6physician shall offer a written prescription to the patient
7which the patient may elect to have filled by the physician or
8any licensed pharmacy.
9    A violation of any provision of this Section shall
10constitute a violation of this Act and shall be grounds for
11disciplinary action provided for in this Act.
12    Nothing in this Section shall be construed to authorize a
13chiropractic physician to prescribe drugs.
14(Source: P.A. 95-689, eff. 10-29-07.)
 
15    (225 ILCS 60/35)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-35)
16    (Section scheduled to be repealed on November 30, 2011)
17    Sec. 35. The Secretary Director shall have the authority to
18appoint an attorney duly licensed to practice law in the State
19of Illinois to serve as the hearing officer in any action to
20suspend, revoke, place on probationary status, or take any
21other disciplinary action with regard to a license. The hearing
22officer shall have full authority to conduct the hearing. The
23hearing officer shall report his findings and recommendations
24to the Disciplinary Board within 30 days of the receipt of the
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1of the report to review the report of the hearing officer and
2present their findings of fact, conclusions of law and
3recommendations to the Secretary Director.
4(Source: P.A. 85-4.)
 
5    (225 ILCS 60/36)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-36)
6    (Section scheduled to be repealed on November 30, 2011)
7    (Text of Section WITH the changes made by P.A. 94-677,
8which has been held unconstitutional, and by P.A. 96-1372,
9which amended language added by P.A. 94-677)
10    Sec. 36. Upon the motion of either the Department or the
11Disciplinary Board or upon the verified complaint in writing of
12any person setting forth facts which, if proven, would
13constitute grounds for suspension or revocation under Section
1422 of this Act, the Department shall investigate the actions of
15any person, so accused, who holds or represents that they hold
16a license. Such person is hereinafter called the accused.
17    The Department shall, before suspending, revoking, placing
18on probationary status, or taking any other disciplinary action
19as the Department may deem proper with regard to any license at
20least 30 days prior to the date set for the hearing, notify the
21accused in writing of any charges made and the time and place
22for a hearing of the charges before the Disciplinary Board,
23direct them to file their written answer thereto to the
24Disciplinary Board under oath within 20 days after the service
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1file such answer default will be taken against them and their
2license may be suspended, revoked, placed on probationary
3status, or have other disciplinary action, including limiting
4the scope, nature or extent of their practice, as the
5Department may deem proper taken with regard thereto. The
6Department shall, at least 14 days prior to the date set for
7the hearing, notify in writing any person who filed a complaint
8against the accused of the time and place for the hearing of
9the charges against the accused before the Disciplinary Board
10and inform such person whether he or she may provide testimony
11at the hearing.
12    Where a physician has been found, upon complaint and
13investigation of the Department, and after hearing, to have
14performed an abortion procedure in a wilful and wanton manner
15upon a woman who was not pregnant at the time such abortion
16procedure was performed, the Department shall automatically
17revoke the license of such physician to practice medicine in
18Illinois.
19    Such written notice and any notice in such proceedings
20thereafter may be served by delivery of the same, personally,
21to the accused person, or by mailing the same by registered or
22certified mail to the accused person's address of record the
23address last theretofore specified by the accused in their last
24notification to the Department.
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123 or 38 of this Act and the investigative file shall be kept
2for the confidential use of the Secretary, Disciplinary Board,
3the Medical Coordinators, persons employed by contract to
4advise the Medical Coordinator or the Department, the
5Disciplinary Board's attorneys, the medical investigative
6staff, and authorized clerical staff, as provided in this Act
7and shall be afforded the same status as is provided
8information concerning medical studies in Part 21 of Article
9VIII of the Code of Civil Procedure, except that the Department
10may disclose information and documents to a federal, State, or
11local law enforcement agency pursuant to a subpoena in an
12ongoing criminal investigation to a health care licensing body
13of this State or another state or jurisdiction pursuant to an
14official request made by that licensing body. Furthermore,
15information and documents disclosed to a federal, State, or
16local law enforcement agency may be used by that agency only
17for the investigation and prosecution of a criminal offense or,
18in the case of disclosure to a health care licensing body, only
19for investigations and disciplinary action proceedings with
20regard to a license issued by that licensing body.
21(Source: P.A. 96-1372, eff. 7-29-10; P.A. 97-449, eff. 1-1-12.)
 
22    (225 ILCS 60/37)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-37)
23    (Section scheduled to be repealed on November 30, 2011)
24    Sec. 37. At the time and place fixed in the notice, the
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1hear the charges, and both the accused person and the
2complainant shall be accorded ample opportunity to present in
3person, or by counsel, such statements, testimony, evidence and
4argument as may be pertinent to the charges or to any defense
5thereto. The Disciplinary Board may continue such hearing from
6time to time. If the Disciplinary Board is not sitting at the
7time and place fixed in the notice or at the time and place to
8which the hearing has been continued, the Department shall
9continue such hearing for a period not to exceed 30 days.
10    In case the accused person, after receiving notice, fails
11to file an answer, their license may, in the discretion of the
12Secretary Director, having received first the recommendation
13of the Disciplinary Board, be suspended, revoked or placed on
14probationary status, or the Secretary Director may take
15whatever disciplinary action as he or she may deem proper,
16including limiting the scope, nature, or extent of said
17person's practice, without a hearing, if the act or acts
18charged constitute sufficient grounds for such action under
19this Act.
20    The Disciplinary Board has the authority to recommend to
21the Secretary Director that probation be granted or that other
22disciplinary or non-disciplinary action, including the
23limitation of the scope, nature or extent of a person's
24practice, be taken as it deems proper. If disciplinary or
25non-disciplinary action, other than suspension or revocation,
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1Secretary Director impose reasonable limitations and
2requirements upon the accused registrant to insure compliance
3with the terms of the probation or other disciplinary action
4including, but not limited to, regular reporting by the accused
5to the Department of their actions, placing themselves under
6the care of a qualified physician for treatment, or limiting
7their practice in such manner as the Secretary Director may
8require.
9    The Secretary Director, after consultation with the Chief
10Medical Coordinator or Deputy Medical Coordinator, may
11temporarily suspend the license of a physician without a
12hearing, simultaneously with the institution of proceedings
13for a hearing provided under this Section if the Secretary
14Director finds that evidence in his or her possession indicates
15that a physician's continuation in practice would constitute an
16immediate danger to the public. In the event that the Secretary
17Director suspends, temporarily, the license of a physician
18without a hearing, a hearing by the Disciplinary Board shall be
19held within 15 days after such suspension has occurred and
20shall be concluded without appreciable delay.
21(Source: P.A. 85-4.)
 
22    (225 ILCS 60/38)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-38)
23    (Section scheduled to be repealed on November 30, 2011)
24    Sec. 38. The Disciplinary Board or Department has power to
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1take testimony either orally or by deposition, or both, with
2the same fees and mileage and in the same manner as is
3prescribed by law for judicial procedure in civil cases.
4    The Disciplinary Board, upon a determination that probable
5cause exists that a violation of one or more of the grounds for
6discipline listed in Section 22 has occurred or is occurring,
7may subpoena the medical and hospital records of individual
8patients of physicians licensed under this Act, provided, that
9prior to the submission of such records to the Disciplinary
10Board, all information indicating the identity of the patient
11shall be removed and deleted. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
12the Disciplinary Board and Department shall possess the power
13to subpoena copies of hospital or medical records in mandatory
14report cases under Section 23 alleging death or permanent
15bodily injury when consent to obtain records is not provided by
16a patient or legal representative. Prior to submission of the
17records to the Disciplinary Board, all information indicating
18the identity of the patient shall be removed and deleted. All
19medical records and other information received pursuant to
20subpoena shall be confidential and shall be afforded the same
21status as is proved information concerning medical studies in
22Part 21 of Article VIII of the Code of Civil Procedure. The use
23of such records shall be restricted to members of the
24Disciplinary Board, the medical coordinators, and appropriate
25staff of the Department of Professional Regulation designated
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1existence of one or more grounds for discipline of the
2physician as provided for by Section 22 of this Act. Any such
3review of individual patients' records shall be conducted by
4the Disciplinary Board in strict confidentiality, provided
5that such patient records shall be admissible in a disciplinary
6hearing, before the Disciplinary Board, when necessary to
7substantiate the grounds for discipline alleged against the
8physician licensed under this Act, and provided further, that
9nothing herein shall be deemed to supersede the provisions of
10Part 21 of Article VIII of the "Code of Civil Procedure", as
11now or hereafter amended, to the extent applicable.
12    The Secretary Director, and any member of the Disciplinary
13Board each have power to administer oaths at any hearing which
14the Disciplinary Board or Department is authorized by law to
15conduct.
16    The Disciplinary Board, upon a determination that probable
17cause exists that a violation of one or more of the grounds for
18discipline listed in Section 22 has occurred or is occurring on
19the business premises of a physician licensed under this Act,
20may issue an order authorizing an appropriately qualified
21investigator employed by the Department to enter upon the
22business premises with due consideration for patient care of
23the subject of the investigation so as to inspect the physical
24premises and equipment and furnishings therein. No such order
25shall include the right of inspection of business, medical, or
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1Section, "business premises" is defined as the office or
2offices where the physician conducts the practice of medicine.
3Any such order shall expire and become void five business days
4after its issuance by the Disciplinary Board. The execution of
5any such order shall be valid only during the normal business
6hours of the facility or office to be inspected.
7(Source: P.A. 90-699, eff. 1-1-99.)
 
8    (225 ILCS 60/40)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-40)
9    (Section scheduled to be repealed on November 30, 2011)
10    Sec. 40. The Disciplinary Board shall present to the
11Secretary Director a written report of its findings and
12recommendations. A copy of such report shall be served upon the
13accused person, either personally or by registered or certified
14mail. Within 20 days after such service, the accused person may
15present to the Department their motion, in writing, for a
16rehearing, which written motion shall specify the particular
17ground therefor. If the accused person orders and pays for a
18transcript of the record as provided in Section 39, the time
19elapsing thereafter and before such transcript is ready for
20delivery to them shall not be counted as part of such 20 days.
21    At the expiration of the time allowed for filing a motion
22for rehearing, the Secretary Director may take the action
23recommended by the Disciplinary Board. Upon the suspension,
24revocation, placement on probationary status, or the taking of
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1scope, nature, or extent of one's practice, deemed proper by
2the Department, with regard to the license, certificate or
3visiting professor permit, the accused shall surrender their
4license to the Department, if ordered to do so by the
5Department, and upon their failure or refusal so to do, the
6Department may seize the same.
7    Each certificate of order of revocation, suspension, or
8other disciplinary action shall contain a brief, concise
9statement of the ground or grounds upon which the Department's
10action is based, as well as the specific terms and conditions
11of such action. This document shall be retained as a permanent
12record by the Disciplinary Board and the Secretary Director.
13    The Department shall at least annually publish a list of
14the names of all persons disciplined under this Act in the
15preceding 12 months. Such lists shall be available mailed by
16the Department on its website to any person in the State upon
17request.
18    In those instances where an order of revocation,
19suspension, or other disciplinary action has been rendered by
20virtue of a physician's physical illness, including, but not
21limited to, deterioration through the aging process, or loss of
22motor skill which results in a physician's inability to
23practice medicine with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety,
24the Department shall only permit this document, and the record
25of the hearing incident thereto, to be observed, inspected,
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1(Source: P.A. 85-4.)
 
2    (225 ILCS 60/41)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-41)
3    (Section scheduled to be repealed on November 30, 2011)
4    Sec. 41. Administrative review; certification of record.
5All final administrative decisions of the Department are
6subject to judicial review pursuant to the Administrative
7Review Law and its rules. The term "administrative decision" is
8defined as in Section 3-101 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
9    Proceedings for judicial review shall be commenced in the
10circuit court of the county in which the party applying for
11review resides; but if the party is not a resident of this
12State, the venue shall be in Sangamon County.
13    The Department shall not be required to certify any record
14to the court, to or file an any answer in court, or to
15otherwise appear in any court in a judicial review proceeding,
16unless and until there is filed in the court, with the
17complaint, a receipt from the Department has received from the
18plaintiff acknowledging payment of the costs of furnishing and
19certifying the record, which costs shall be determined by the
20Department computed at the rate of 20 cents per page of the
21record. Exhibits shall be certified without cost. Failure on
22the part of the plaintiff to file a receipt in court shall be
23grounds for dismissal of the action. During the pendency and
24hearing of any and all judicial proceedings incident to the
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1the Department because of acts or omissions related to the
2delivery of direct patient care as specified in the
3Department's final administrative decision, shall as a matter
4of public policy remain in full force and effect in order to
5protect the public pending final resolution of any of the
6proceedings.
7(Source: P.A. 87-1031; 88-184.)
 
8    (225 ILCS 60/42)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-42)
9    (Section scheduled to be repealed on November 30, 2011)
10    Sec. 42. An order of revocation, suspension, placing the
11license on probationary status, or other formal disciplinary
12action as the Department may deem proper, or a certified copy
13thereof, over the seal of the Department and purporting to be
14signed by the Secretary Director, is prima facie proof that:
15    (a) Such signature is the genuine signature of the
16Secretary Director;
17    (b) The Secretary Director is duly appointed and qualified;
18and
19    (c) The Disciplinary Board and the members thereof are
20qualified.
21    Such proof may be rebutted.
22(Source: P.A. 85-4.)
 
23    (225 ILCS 60/43)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-43)
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1    Sec. 43. Restoration of license from discipline. At any
2time after the successful completion of a term of probation,
3suspension, or revocation of a license, the Department may
4restore the license to the licensee, unless after an
5investigation and a hearing, the Secretary determines that
6restoration is not in the public interest. No person or entity
7whose license or permit has been revoked as authorized in this
8Act may apply for restoration of that license or permit until
9such time as provided for in the Civil Administrative Code of
10Illinois. At any time after the suspension, revocation, placing
11on probationary status, or taking disciplinary action with
12regard to any license, the Department may restore it to the
13accused person, or take any other action to reinstate the
14license to good standing, without examination, upon the written
15recommendation of the Disciplinary Board.
16(Source: P.A. 85-4.)
 
17    (225 ILCS 60/44)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-44)
18    (Section scheduled to be repealed on November 30, 2011)
19    Sec. 44. None of the disciplinary functions, powers and
20duties enumerated in this Act shall be exercised by the
21Department except upon the action and report in writing of the
22Disciplinary Board.
23    In all instances, under this Act, in which the Disciplinary
24Board has rendered a recommendation to the Secretary Director
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1shall, in the event that he or she disagrees with or takes
2action contrary to the recommendation of the Disciplinary
3Board, file with the Disciplinary Board and the Secretary of
4State his or her specific written reasons of disagreement with
5the Disciplinary Board. Such reasons shall be filed within 30
6days of the occurrence of the Secretary's Director's contrary
7position having been taken.
8    The action and report in writing of a majority of the
9Disciplinary Board designated is sufficient authority upon
10which the Secretary Director may act.
11    Whenever the Secretary Director is satisfied that
12substantial justice has not been done either in an examination,
13or in a formal disciplinary action, or refusal to restore a
14license, he or she may order a reexamination or rehearing by
15the same or other examiners.
16(Source: P.A. 85-4.)
 
17    (225 ILCS 60/47)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-47)
18    (Section scheduled to be repealed on November 30, 2011)
19    Sec. 47. Administrative Procedure Act. The Illinois
20Administrative Procedure Act is hereby expressly adopted and
21incorporated herein as if all of the provisions of that Act
22were included in this Act, except that the provision of
23subsection (d) of Section 10-65 of the Illinois Administrative
24Procedure Act that provides that at hearings the licensee has
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1retention, continuation or renewal of the license is
2specifically excluded. For the purposes of this Act the notice
3required under Section 10-25 of the Illinois Administrative
4Procedure Act is deemed sufficient when mailed to the last
5known address of record of a party.
6(Source: P.A. 88-45.)
 
7    (225 ILCS 60/54)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-54)
8    (Section scheduled to be repealed on November 30, 2011)
9    Sec. 54. A person who holds himself or herself out to treat
10human ailments under a name other than his or her own, or by
11personation of any physician, shall be punished as provided in
12Section 59.
13    However, nothing in this Act shall be construed as
14prohibiting partnerships, limited liability companies,
15associations, or corporations in accordance with subsection
16(c) item (14) of subsection (A) of Section 22.2 22 of this Act.
17(Source: P.A. 89-702, eff. 7-1-97.)
 
18    (225 ILCS 60/54.2)
19    (Section scheduled to be repealed on November 30, 2011)
20    Sec. 54.2. Physician delegation of authority.
21    (a) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit the
22delegation of patient care tasks or duties by a physician, to a
23licensed practical nurse, a registered professional nurse, or
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1individual licensing Act. Delegation by a physician licensed to
2practice medicine in all its branches to physician assistants
3or advanced practice nurses is also addressed in Section 54.5
4of this Act. No physician may delegate any patient care task or
5duty that is statutorily or by rule mandated to be performed by
6a physician.
7    (b) In an office or practice setting and within a
8physician-patient relationship, a physician may delegate
9patient care tasks or duties to an unlicensed person who
10possesses appropriate training and experience provided a
11health care professional, who is practicing within the scope of
12such licensed professional's individual licensing Act, is on
13site to provide assistance.
14    (c) Any such patient care task or duty delegated to a
15licensed or unlicensed person must be within the scope of
16practice, education, training, or experience of the delegating
17physician and within the context of a physician-patient
18relationship.
19    (d) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to affect
20referrals for professional services required by law.
21    (e) The Department shall have the authority to promulgate
22rules concerning a physician's delegation, including but not
23limited to, the use of light emitting devices for patient care
24or treatment.
25    (f) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit the
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1including, but not limited to, oral, written, electronic,
2standing orders, protocols, guidelines, or verbal orders.
3(Source: P.A. 96-618, eff. 1-1-10.)
 
4    (225 ILCS 60/59)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-59)
5    (Section scheduled to be repealed on November 30, 2011)
6    Sec. 59. Any person who violates for the first time Section
749, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, or 56 of this Act is guilty of a
8Class 4 felony. Any person who violates for the first time
9Section 27 of this Act is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
10    Any person who has been previously convicted under Section
1149, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, or 56 of this Act and who
12subsequently violates any of the Sections is guilty of a Class
133 felony. Any person who has been previously convicted under
14Section 27 of this Act and who subsequently violates Section 27
15is guilty of a Class 4 felony. In addition, whenever any person
16is punished as a repeat offender under this Section, the
17Secretary Director of the Department shall proceed to obtain a
18permanent injunction against such person under Section 61 of
19this Act.
20(Source: P.A. 85-4.)
 
21    (225 ILCS 60/61)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-61)
22    (Section scheduled to be repealed on November 30, 2011)
23    Sec. 61. The practice of medicine in all of its branches or
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1without operative surgery by any person not at that time
2holding a valid and current license under this Act to do so is
3hereby declared to be inimical to the public welfare and to
4constitute a public nuisance. The Secretary Director of the
5Department, the Attorney General of the State of Illinois, the
6State's Attorney of any County in the State, or any resident
7citizen may maintain an action in the name of the people of the
8State of Illinois, may apply for an injunction in the circuit
9court to enjoin any such person from engaging in such practice;
10and, upon the filing of a verified petition in such court, the
11court or any judge thereof, if satisfied by affidavit, or
12otherwise, that such person has been engaged in such practice
13without a valid and current license to do so, may issue a
14temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction without
15notice or bond, enjoining the defendant from any such further
16practice. A copy of the verified complaint shall be served upon
17the defendant and the proceedings shall thereafter be conducted
18as in other civil cases. If it be established that the
19defendant has been, or is engaged in any such unlawful
20practice, the court, or any judge thereof, may enter an order
21or judgment perpetually enjoining the defendant from further
22engaging in such practice. In all proceedings hereunder the
23court, in its discretion, may apportion the costs among the
24parties interested in the suit, including cost of filing
25complaint, service of process, witness fees and expenses, court
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1violation of any injunction entered under the provisions of
2this Section, the court, or any judge thereof, may summarily
3try and punish the offender for contempt of court. Such
4injunction proceedings shall be in addition to, and not in lieu
5of, all penalties and other remedies in this Act provided.
6(Source: P.A. 85-4.)
 
7    (225 ILCS 60/32 rep.)
8    Section 25. The Medical Practice Act of 1987 is amended by
9repealing Section 32.
 
10    Section 97. Severability. The provisions of this Act are
11severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.
 
12    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
13becoming law.".