Sen. Iris Y. Martinez

Filed: 4/4/2014

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 642

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 642 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Department of Professional Regulation Law
5of the 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

 

 

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1felony; or (4) is required as a part of a criminal sentence to
2register under the Sex Offender Registration Act, then,
3notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the
4license of the health care worker shall by operation of law be
5permanently revoked without a hearing.
6    (a-1) If a licensed health care worker has been convicted
7of a forcible felony, other than a forcible felony requiring
8registration under the Sex Offender Registration Act, and the
9health care worker has had his or her license revoked, the
10health care worker may petition the Department to restore his
11or her license. In determining whether a license shall be
12restored, the Department shall consider, but is not limited to,
13the following factors:
14        (1) the seriousness of the offenses;
15        (2) the presence of multiple offenses;
16        (3) prior disciplinary history, including actions
17    taken by other agencies in this State or by other states or
18    jurisdictions, hospitals, health care facilities,
19    residency programs, employers, insurance providers, or any
20    of the armed forces of the United States or any state;
21        (4) the impact of the offenses on any injured party;
22        (5) the vulnerability of any injured party, including,
23    but not limited to, consideration of the injured party's
24    age, disability, or mental illness;
25        (6) the motive for the offenses;
26        (7) the lack of contrition for the offenses;

 

 

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1        (8) the lack of cooperation with the Department or
2    other investigative authorities;
3        (9) the lack of prior disciplinary action by the
4    Department or by other agencies in this State or by other
5    states or jurisdictions, hospitals, health care
6    facilities, residency programs, employers, insurance
7    providers, or any of the armed forces of the United States
8    or any state;
9        (10) contrition for the offenses;
10        (11) cooperation with the Department or other
11    investigative authorities;
12        (12) restitution to injured parties;
13        (13) whether the misconduct was self-reported;
14        (14) any voluntary remedial actions taken; and
15        (15) the date of conviction.
16    (b) No person who has been convicted of any offense listed
17in subsection (a) or required to register as a sex offender may
18receive a license as a health care worker in Illinois.
19    (c) Immediately after a licensed health care worker, as
20defined in the Health Care Worker Self-Referral Act, has been
21charged with any offense for which the sentence includes
22registration as a sex offender; a criminal battery against a
23patient, including any offense based on sexual conduct or
24sexual penetration, in the course of patient care or treatment;
25or a forcible felony; then the prosecuting attorney shall
26provide notice to the Department of the health care worker's

 

 

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

 

 

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1information reported or disclosed shall be kept for the
2confidential use of the Secretary, Department attorneys, the
3investigative staff, and authorized clerical staff and shall be
4afforded the same status as is provided information under Part
521 of Article VIII of the Code of Civil Procedure, except that
6the Department may disclose information and documents to (1) a
7federal, State, or local law enforcement agency pursuant to a
8subpoena in an ongoing criminal investigation or (2) an
9appropriate licensing authority of another state or
10jurisdiction pursuant to an official request made by that
11authority. Any information and documents disclosed to a
12federal, State, or local law enforcement agency may be used by
13that agency only for the investigation and prosecution of a
14criminal offense. Any information or documents disclosed by the
15Department to a professional licensing authority of another
16state or jurisdiction may only be used by that authority for
17investigations and disciplinary proceedings with regards to a
18professional license.
19    (e) Any licensee whose license was revoked or who received
20an administrative order under this Section shall have the
21revocation or administrative order vacated and completely
22removed from the licensee's records and public view and the
23revocation or administrative order shall be afforded the same
24status as is provided information under Part 21 of Article VIII
25of the Code of Civil Procedure if (1) the charges upon which
26the revocation or administrative order is based are dropped;

 

 

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1(2) the licensee is not convicted of the charges upon which the
2revocation or administrative order is based; or (3) any
3conviction for charges upon which the revocation or
4administrative order was based have been vacated, overturned,
5or reversed.
6    (f) Nothing contained in this Section shall prohibit the
7Department from initiating or maintaining a disciplinary
8action against a licensee independent from any criminal
9charges, conviction, or sex offender registration.
10    (g) The Department may adopt rules necessary to implement
11this Section.
12(Source: P.A. 97-156, eff. 8-20-11; 97-484, eff. 9-21-11;
1397-873, eff. 7-31-12.)".