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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Department of Professional Regulation Law of
5the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by
6changing Section 2105-165 as follows:
 
7    (20 ILCS 2105/2105-165)
8    Sec. 2105-165. Health care worker licensure actions; sex
9crimes.
10    (a) When a licensed health care worker, as defined in the
11Health Care Worker Self-Referral Act, (1) has been convicted of
12a criminal act that requires registration under the Sex
13Offender Registration Act; (2) has been convicted of a criminal
14battery against any patient in the course of patient care or
15treatment, including any offense based on sexual conduct or
16sexual penetration; (3) has been convicted of a forcible
17felony; or (4) is required as a part of a criminal sentence to
18register under the Sex Offender Registration Act, then,
19notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
20except as provided in this Section, the license of the health
21care worker shall by operation of law be permanently revoked
22without a hearing.
23    (a-1) If a licensed health care worker has been convicted

 

 

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1of a forcible felony, other than a forcible felony requiring
2registration under the Sex Offender Registration Act, and the
3health care worker has had his or her license revoked, the
4health care worker may petition the Department to restore his
5or her license. In determining whether a license shall be
6restored, the Department shall consider, but is not limited to,
7the following factors:
8        (1) the seriousness of the offenses;
9        (2) the presence of multiple offenses;
10        (3) prior disciplinary history, including actions
11    taken by other agencies in this State or by other states or
12    jurisdictions, hospitals, health care facilities,
13    residency programs, employers, insurance providers, or any
14    of the armed forces of the United States or any state;
15        (4) the impact of the offenses on any injured party;
16        (5) the vulnerability of any injured party, including,
17    but not limited to, consideration of the injured party's
18    age, disability, or mental illness;
19        (6) the motive for the offenses;
20        (7) the lack of contrition for the offenses;
21        (8) the lack of cooperation with the Department or
22    other investigative authorities;
23        (9) the lack of prior disciplinary action by the
24    Department or by other agencies in this State or by other
25    states or jurisdictions, hospitals, health care
26    facilities, residency programs, employers, insurance

 

 

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1    providers, or any of the armed forces of the United States
2    or any state;
3        (10) contrition for the offenses;
4        (11) cooperation with the Department or other
5    investigative authorities;
6        (12) restitution to injured parties;
7        (13) whether the misconduct was self-reported;
8        (14) any voluntary remedial actions taken; and
9        (15) the date of conviction.
10    (b) No person who has been convicted of any offense listed
11in subsection (a) or required to register as a sex offender may
12receive a license as a health care worker in Illinois. The
13process for petition and review by the Department provided in
14subsection (a-1) shall also apply to a person whose application
15for licensure is denied pursuant to this Section.
16    (c) Immediately after a licensed health care worker, as
17defined in the Health Care Worker Self-Referral Act, has been
18charged with any offense for which the sentence includes
19registration as a sex offender; a criminal battery against a
20patient, including any offense based on sexual conduct or
21sexual penetration, in the course of patient care or treatment;
22or a forcible felony; then the prosecuting attorney shall
23provide notice to the Department of the health care worker's
24name, address, practice address, and license number and the
25patient's name and a copy of the criminal charges filed. Within
265 business days after receiving notice from the prosecuting

 

 

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1attorney of the filing of criminal charges against the health
2care worker, the Secretary shall issue an administrative order
3that the health care worker shall immediately practice only
4with a chaperone during all patient encounters pending the
5outcome of the criminal proceedings. The chaperone must be a
6licensed health care worker. The chaperone shall provide
7written notice to all of the health care worker's patients
8explaining the Department's order to use a chaperone. Each
9patient shall sign an acknowledgement that they received the
10notice. The notice to the patient of criminal charges shall
11include, in 14-point font, the following statement: "The health
12care worker is presumed innocent until proven guilty of the
13charges.". The licensed health care worker shall provide a
14written plan of compliance with the administrative order that
15is acceptable to the Department within 5 days after receipt of
16the administrative order. Failure to comply with the
17administrative order, failure to file a compliance plan, or
18failure to follow the compliance plan shall subject the health
19care worker to temporary suspension of his or her professional
20license until the completion of the criminal proceedings.
21    (d) Nothing contained in this Section shall act in any way
22to waive or modify the confidentiality of information provided
23by the prosecuting attorney to the extent provided by law. Any
24information reported or disclosed shall be kept for the
25confidential use of the Secretary, Department attorneys, the
26investigative staff, and authorized clerical staff and shall be

 

 

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1afforded the same status as is provided information under Part
221 of Article VIII of the Code of Civil Procedure, except that
3the Department may disclose information and documents to (1) a
4federal, State, or local law enforcement agency pursuant to a
5subpoena in an ongoing criminal investigation or (2) an
6appropriate licensing authority of another state or
7jurisdiction pursuant to an official request made by that
8authority. Any information and documents disclosed to a
9federal, State, or local law enforcement agency may be used by
10that agency only for the investigation and prosecution of a
11criminal offense. Any information or documents disclosed by the
12Department to a professional licensing authority of another
13state or jurisdiction may only be used by that authority for
14investigations and disciplinary proceedings with regards to a
15professional license.
16    (e) Any licensee whose license was revoked or who received
17an administrative order under this Section shall have the
18revocation or administrative order vacated and completely
19removed from the licensee's records and public view and the
20revocation or administrative order shall be afforded the same
21status as is provided information under Part 21 of Article VIII
22of the Code of Civil Procedure if (1) the charges upon which
23the revocation or administrative order is based are dropped;
24(2) the licensee is not convicted of the charges upon which the
25revocation or administrative order is based; or (3) any
26conviction for charges upon which the revocation or

 

 

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1administrative order was based have been vacated, overturned,
2or reversed.
3    (f) Nothing contained in this Section shall prohibit the
4Department from initiating or maintaining a disciplinary
5action against a licensee independent from any criminal
6charges, conviction, or sex offender registration.
7    (g) The Department may adopt rules necessary to implement
8this Section.
9(Source: P.A. 97-156, eff. 8-20-11; 97-484, eff. 9-21-11;
1097-873, eff. 7-31-12.)