Full Text of SB1495 98th General Assembly
SB1495 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2013 and 2014 SB1495 Introduced 2/7/2013, by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Extends the repeal of the Electrologist Licensing Act from January 1, 2014 to January 1, 2024. Amends the Electrologist Licensing Act. Makes changes to provisions concerning definitions, application for licensure, the Administrative Procedure Act, licensure by endorsement, renewal of licenses, inactive status and restoration of licenses, fees, grounds for discipline, violations of the Act, investigations, notice, hearings, findings and recommendations, summary suspension, records, unlicensed practice, and civil penalties. Provides that all information collected by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation in the course of an examination or investigation of a licensee or applicant shall be maintained for the confidential use of the Department and shall not be disclosed. Effective immediately.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning regulation.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Regulatory Sunset Act is amended by changing | 5 | | Section 4.24 and by adding Section 4.34 as follows:
| 6 | | (5 ILCS 80/4.24)
| 7 | | Sec. 4.24. Acts and Section repealed on January 1, 2014. | 8 | | The following
Acts and Section of an Act are repealed
on | 9 | | January 1, 2014:
| 10 | | The Electrologist Licensing Act.
| 11 | | The Illinois Certified Shorthand Reporters Act of 1984.
| 12 | | The Illinois Occupational Therapy Practice Act.
| 13 | | The Illinois Public Accounting Act.
| 14 | | The Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, | 15 | | Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act
of 2004.
| 16 | | The Registered Surgical Assistant and Registered Surgical | 17 | | Technologist
Title Protection Act.
| 18 | | Section 2.5 of the Illinois Plumbing License Law. | 19 | | The Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice Act of 2004.
| 20 | | (Source: P.A. 97-1139, eff. 12-28-12.)
| 21 | | (5 ILCS 80/4.34 new) | 22 | | Sec. 4.34. Act repealed on January 1, 2024. The following |
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| 1 | | Act is repealed on January 1, 2024: | 2 | | The Electrologist Licensing Act. | 3 | | Section 10. The Electrologist Licensing Act is amended by | 4 | | changing Sections 10, 25, 32, 40, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 85, 90, | 5 | | 95, 100, 105, 110, 115, 120, 125, 130, 135, 145, 155, and 162 | 6 | | and by adding Section 157 as follows:
| 7 | | (225 ILCS 412/10)
| 8 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
| 9 | | Sec. 10. Definitions. In this Act:
| 10 | | "Address of Record" means the designated address recorded | 11 | | by the Department in the applicant's or licensee's application | 12 | | file or license file as maintained by the Department's | 13 | | licensure maintenance unit. It is the duty of the applicant or | 14 | | licensee to inform the Department of any change of address, and | 15 | | those changes must be made either through the Department's | 16 | | website or by contacting the Department. | 17 | | "Department" means the Department of Financial and | 18 | | Professional Regulation.
| 19 | | "Director" means the Director of Professional Regulation.
| 20 | | "Electrologist" means an individual licensed to practice | 21 | | electrology pursuant
to the provisions of this Act.
| 22 | | "Electrology" means the practice or teaching of services | 23 | | for
permanent hair removal
utilizing only solid probe electrode | 24 | | type epilation, which may include
thermolysis (shortwave, high |
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| 1 | | frequency), electrolysis (galvanic), or a
combination of both | 2 | | (superimposed or sequential blend).
| 3 | | "Secretary" means the Secretary of Financial and | 4 | | Professional Regulation. | 5 | | (Source: P.A. 92-750, eff. 1-1-03.)
| 6 | | (225 ILCS 412/25)
| 7 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
| 8 | | Sec. 25. Application. Applications for original licenses | 9 | | shall be made
to the
Department in writing on forms prescribed | 10 | | by the Department and shall be
accompanied by the required fee, | 11 | | which is not refundable. The
application shall require any | 12 | | information as, in the judgment of the
Department, will enable | 13 | | the Department to pass on the qualifications of the
applicant | 14 | | for a license. The application shall include evidence of
| 15 | | passage of an examination recognized by the Department.
| 16 | | Applicants have 3 years after the date of application to | 17 | | complete the application process. If the process has not been | 18 | | completed within 3 years, the application shall be denied, the | 19 | | fee forfeited, and the applicant must reapply and meet the | 20 | | requirements in effect at the time of reapplication. | 21 | | (Source: P.A. 92-750, eff. 1-1-03.)
| 22 | | (225 ILCS 412/32)
| 23 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
| 24 | | Sec. 32. Social Security number on license application. In |
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| 1 | | addition to any
other information required to be contained in | 2 | | the application, every
application for an
original license | 3 | | under this Act shall include the
applicant's social
security | 4 | | number, which shall be retained in the agency's records | 5 | | pertaining to the license. As soon as practical, the Department | 6 | | shall assign a customer's identification number to each | 7 | | applicant for a license. | 8 | | Every application for a renewed, reinstated, renewal or | 9 | | restored license shall require the applicant's customer | 10 | | identification number.
| 11 | | (Source: P.A. 97-400, eff. 1-1-12.)
| 12 | | (225 ILCS 412/40)
| 13 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
| 14 | | Sec. 40. Administrative Procedure Act. The Illinois | 15 | | Administrative
Procedure Act is hereby expressly
adopted and | 16 | | incorporated in this Act as if all of the provisions of
the | 17 | | Illinois Administrative Procedure Act
where included in this | 18 | | Act, except that the provision of paragraph (d) (c) of
Section | 19 | | 10-65 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, which | 20 | | provides
that at hearings the licensee has the right to show | 21 | | compliance with all
lawful requirements for retention, | 22 | | continuation, or renewal of the
license, is specifically | 23 | | excluded. For the purposes of this Act, the
notice required | 24 | | under Section 10-25 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure
| 25 | | Act is considered to be sufficient when mailed to the |
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| 1 | | licensee's address of record last known address of the
party .
| 2 | | (Source: P.A. 92-750, eff. 1-1-03.)
| 3 | | (225 ILCS 412/55)
| 4 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
| 5 | | Sec. 55. Endorsement. Pursuant to the rules of the | 6 | | Department, upon
payment of the required fee, an applicant who | 7 | | has been licensed in another
state that has substantially the | 8 | | same requirements as those required for
licensure under the | 9 | | provisions of this Act may be granted a license as an
| 10 | | electrologist.
| 11 | | Applicants for licensure by endorsement have 3 years after | 12 | | the date of application to complete the application process. If | 13 | | the process has not been completed within 3 years, the | 14 | | application shall be denied, the fee forfeited, and the | 15 | | applicant must reapply and meet the requirements in effect at | 16 | | the time of reapplication. | 17 | | (Source: P.A. 92-750, eff. 1-1-03.)
| 18 | | (225 ILCS 412/60)
| 19 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
| 20 | | Sec. 60. Renewal ; armed service duty . The expiration date | 21 | | and
renewal period for each license
issued under this Act shall | 22 | | be set by rule. Renewal shall be conditioned
on paying the | 23 | | required fee and meeting other requirements as may be
| 24 | | established by rule.
All renewal applicants shall provide proof |
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| 1 | | of having met the continuing
education
requirements in | 2 | | accordance with rules established by the Department, approved | 3 | | by the Department consisting of the equivalent of 30
hours of | 4 | | continuing education every 24 months. The continuing education
| 5 | | requirement
may be waived in part or in whole for such good | 6 | | cause, including but not
limited to illness or hardship, as may | 7 | | be determined by
rule.
| 8 | | Any electrologist who has permitted a license to expire or | 9 | | who has
a license on inactive status may have the license | 10 | | restored by submitting an
application to the Department, filing | 11 | | proof acceptable to the Department
of fitness to have the | 12 | | license restored, and paying the required
fees. Proof of | 13 | | fitness may include sworn evidence certifying to
active lawful | 14 | | practice in another jurisdiction.
| 15 | | The Department shall determine, by an evaluation process | 16 | | established by
rule, a person's fitness for restoration of a | 17 | | license and shall establish
procedures and requirements for | 18 | | restoration.
| 19 | | Any electrologist whose license expired while (i)
on active | 20 | | duty with the Armed Forces of the United States,
or the State | 21 | | Militia called into service or training, or (ii) in training or
| 22 | | education under the supervision of the United States | 23 | | preliminary to
induction into the military service, may have | 24 | | the license restored without
paying any lapsed renewal fees if, | 25 | | within 2 years after honorable
termination of service, training | 26 | | or education, the licensee furnishes the
Department with |
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| 1 | | satisfactory evidence to the effect that the licensee has been
| 2 | | so
engaged and that the service, training, or education has | 3 | | been so terminated.
| 4 | | (Source: P.A. 92-750, eff. 1-1-03.)
| 5 | | (225 ILCS 412/65)
| 6 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
| 7 | | Sec. 65. Inactive status ; restoration . | 8 | | (a) Any electrologist who notifies the
Department in | 9 | | writing on
forms prescribed by the Department may elect to | 10 | | place a license
on inactive status and shall, subject to rules | 11 | | of the Department, be
excused from payment of renewal fees | 12 | | until the Department is notified in
writing of the intention to | 13 | | restore the license.
| 14 | | (b) Any electrologist who has permitted a license to expire | 15 | | or who has a license on inactive status may have the license | 16 | | restored by submitting an application to the Department, filing | 17 | | proof acceptable to the Department of fitness to have the | 18 | | license restored, and paying the required fees. Proof of | 19 | | fitness may include sworn evidence certifying to active lawful | 20 | | practice in another jurisdiction. The Department shall | 21 | | determine, by an evaluation process established by rule, a | 22 | | person's fitness for restoration of a license and shall | 23 | | establish procedures and requirements for restoration. | 24 | | (c) Any electrologist whose license expired while (i) on | 25 | | active duty with the Armed Forces of the United States or the |
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| 1 | | State Militia called into service or training, or (ii) in | 2 | | training or education under the supervision of the United | 3 | | States preliminary to induction into the military service, may | 4 | | have the license restored without paying any lapsed renewal | 5 | | fees if, within 2 years after honorable termination of service, | 6 | | training, or education, the licensee furnishes the Department | 7 | | with satisfactory evidence that the licensee has been so | 8 | | engaged and that the service, training, or education has been | 9 | | so terminated. | 10 | | (d) An electrologist requesting restoration from inactive | 11 | | status shall be
required to pay the current renewal fee and | 12 | | shall be required to follow
procedures to restore the license | 13 | | as provided in this Section Section 60 of this Act .
| 14 | | (e) An electrologist whose license is on inactive or | 15 | | non-renewed status shall not
practice in the State of Illinois.
| 16 | | A licensee who engages in practice with an inactive or | 17 | | non-renewed a lapsed license or a license
on inactive status | 18 | | shall be considered to be practicing without a license,
which | 19 | | shall be grounds for discipline under Section 75 of this Act.
| 20 | | (Source: P.A. 92-750, eff. 1-1-03.)
| 21 | | (225 ILCS 412/70)
| 22 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
| 23 | | Sec. 70. Fees; returned checks.
| 24 | | (a) The Department shall provide by rule for a schedule of | 25 | | fees for the
administration and enforcement of this Act, |
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| 1 | | including but not limited to
original
licensure, renewal, and | 2 | | restoration. The fees shall be nonrefundable.
| 3 | | (b) All fees collected under this Act shall be deposited | 4 | | into the General
Professions Dedicated Fund and shall be | 5 | | appropriated to the Department for the
ordinary
and contingent | 6 | | expenses of the Department in the administration of this Act.
| 7 | | (c) A person who delivers a check or other payment to the | 8 | | Department that is
returned to the Department unpaid by the | 9 | | financial institution upon which it is
drawn shall
pay to the | 10 | | Department, in addition to the amount already owed to the
| 11 | | Department, a fine of
$50. The fines imposed by this Section | 12 | | are in addition to any other discipline
provided
under this Act | 13 | | for unlicensed practice or practice on a nonrenewed license. | 14 | | The
Department
shall notify the person that fees and fines | 15 | | shall be paid to the Department by
certified check
or money | 16 | | order within 30 calendar days of the notification. If, after | 17 | | the
expiration of
30 days from the date of the notification, | 18 | | the person has failed to submit the
necessary
remittance, the | 19 | | Department shall automatically terminate the license or deny
| 20 | | the application
without a hearing. If the person seeks a | 21 | | license after termination or denial,
he or she shall
apply to | 22 | | the Department for restoration or issuance of the license and | 23 | | pay all
fees and fines
due to the Department. The Department | 24 | | may establish a fee for the processing of
an
application for | 25 | | restoration of a license to defray the expenses of processing
| 26 | | the application.
The Secretary Director may waive the fines due |
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| 1 | | under this Section in individual cases
if
the Secretary | 2 | | Director
finds that the fines would be unreasonable or | 3 | | unnecessarily burdensome.
| 4 | | (Source: P.A. 92-750, eff. 1-1-03.)
| 5 | | (225 ILCS 412/75)
| 6 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
| 7 | | Sec. 75. Grounds for discipline.
| 8 | | (a) The Department may refuse to issue or renew and may
| 9 | | revoke or suspend a license under this Act, and may place on | 10 | | probation,
censure, reprimand, or take other
disciplinary or | 11 | | non-disciplinary action with regard to any licensee
under this | 12 | | Act, as the
Department may consider appropriate proper , | 13 | | including imposing the issuance of fines not to exceed $10,000
| 14 | | $5,000 for each violation and assess costs as provided for | 15 | | under Section 95 of this Act , for one or any combination of the | 16 | | following causes:
| 17 | | (1) Material misstatement in furnishing information to | 18 | | the Department.
| 19 | | (2) Violation of this Act or its rules adopted under | 20 | | this Act .
| 21 | | (3) Conviction by plea of guilty or nolo contendere, | 22 | | finding of guilt, jury verdict, or entry of judgment or | 23 | | sentencing, including, but not limited to, convictions, | 24 | | preceding sentences of supervision, conditional discharge, | 25 | | or first offender probation, under the laws of any |
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| 1 | | jurisdiction of the United States that is (i) a felony or | 2 | | (ii) a misdemeanor, an essential element of which is | 3 | | dishonesty, or that is directly related to the practice of | 4 | | electrology of any felony under the laws of any U.S. | 5 | | jurisdiction, any
misdemeanor an essential element
of | 6 | | which is dishonesty, or any crime that is directly related | 7 | | to the
practice of the profession .
| 8 | | (4) Fraud or Making any misrepresentation in applying | 9 | | for or procuring a license under this Act, or in connection | 10 | | with applying for renewal of a license under this Act for | 11 | | the purpose of obtaining a license .
| 12 | | (5) Aiding or assisting another person in violating any | 13 | | provision of
this Act or its rules.
| 14 | | (6) Failing to provide information within 60 days in | 15 | | response to a
written request made by the Department.
| 16 | | (7) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or | 17 | | unprofessional conduct of a
character likely to deceive, | 18 | | defraud, or harm the public.
| 19 | | (8) Habitual or excessive use or abuse of drugs defined | 20 | | in law as controlled substances, addiction to alcohol, | 21 | | narcotics,
stimulants, or any other substance chemical | 22 | | agent or drug that results in an
electrologist's
inability | 23 | | to practice with reasonable judgment judgement , skill, or | 24 | | safety.
| 25 | | (9) Discipline by another governmental agency, unit of | 26 | | government, U.S. jurisdiction , or foreign nation if at
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| 1 | | least one of the grounds for discipline is the same as or | 2 | | substantially
equivalent to any of those set forth in this | 3 | | Act.
| 4 | | (10) Directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from | 5 | | any person, firm,
corporation, partnership, or association | 6 | | any fee, commission, rebate, or
other form of compensation | 7 | | for any professional services not
actually or personally | 8 | | rendered. Nothing in this paragraph (10) affects any bona | 9 | | fide independent contractor or employment arrangements | 10 | | among health care professionals, health facilities, health | 11 | | care providers, or other entities, except as otherwise | 12 | | prohibited by law. Any employment arrangements with health | 13 | | care providers may include provisions for compensation, | 14 | | health insurance, pension, or other employment benefits | 15 | | for the provision of services within the scope of the | 16 | | licensee's practice under this Act. Nothing in this | 17 | | paragraph (10) shall be construed to require an employment | 18 | | arrangement to receive professional fees for services | 19 | | rendered.
| 20 | | (11) A finding by the Department that the licensee, | 21 | | after having his or
her
license placed on probationary | 22 | | status, has violated the terms of probation.
| 23 | | (12) Abandonment of a patient.
| 24 | | (13) Willfully making or filing false records or | 25 | | reports in the
licensee's practice, including, but not | 26 | | limited to, false records filed
with State agencies or
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| 1 | | departments.
| 2 | | (14) Mental or physical Physical illness or | 3 | | disability , including, but not limited to, deterioration
| 4 | | through the aging process or loss of motor skill that | 5 | | results in the
inability to practice the profession with | 6 | | reasonable judgment, skill,
or safety.
| 7 | | (15) Negligence Gross negligence in his or her practice | 8 | | under this Act.
| 9 | | (16) Use of fraud, deception, or any unlawful means in | 10 | | applying for
and securing a license as an electrologist.
| 11 | | (17) Immoral conduct in the commission of any act, such | 12 | | as sexual abuse,
sexual misconduct, or sexual | 13 | | exploitation, related to the licensee's practice.
| 14 | | (18) Failure to comply with standards of sterilization | 15 | | and sanitation as
defined in the rules of the Department.
| 16 | | (19) Charging for professional services not rendered, | 17 | | including filing false statements for the collection of | 18 | | fees for which services are not rendered. | 19 | | (20) Allowing one's license under this Act to be used | 20 | | by an unlicensed person in
violation of this Act. | 21 | | (b) The Department may refuse to issue or renew or may | 22 | | suspend without hearing the
license of any person who fails to | 23 | | file a return, to pay the tax, penalty or
interest
shown in a | 24 | | filed return, or to pay any final assessment of the tax, | 25 | | penalty, or
interest as required by any tax Act administered by | 26 | | the Illinois Department
of Revenue until the requirements of |
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| 1 | | the tax Act are satisfied in accordance with subsection (g) of | 2 | | Section 2105-15 of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois .
| 3 | | (c) The determination by a circuit court that a licensee is | 4 | | subject to
involuntary admission or judicial admission as | 5 | | provided in the Mental
Health and Developmental Disabilities | 6 | | Code
operates as an automatic suspension. The
suspension will | 7 | | end only upon a finding by a court that the patient is no
| 8 | | longer subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission, | 9 | | the issuance of
an
order so finding and discharging the | 10 | | patient, and the filing of a petition for restoration | 11 | | demonstrating fitness to practice the recommendation
of the | 12 | | Committee to the Director that the licensee be allowed to | 13 | | resume his or
her practice .
| 14 | | (d) In enforcing this Section, the Department upon a | 15 | | showing of a possible
violation , may compel any individual who | 16 | | is licensed to practice under this Act or any individual who | 17 | | has applied for licensure to submit to a mental or physical | 18 | | examination and evaluation, or both, that may include a | 19 | | substance abuse or sexual offender evaluation, at the expense | 20 | | of the Department. The Department shall specifically designate | 21 | | the examining physician licensed to practice medicine in all of | 22 | | its branches or, if applicable, the multidisciplinary team | 23 | | involved in providing the mental or physical examination and | 24 | | evaluation, or both. The multidisciplinary team shall be led by | 25 | | a physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its | 26 | | branches and may consist of one or more or a combination of |
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| 1 | | physicians licensed to practice medicine in all of its | 2 | | branches, licensed chiropractic physicians, licensed clinical | 3 | | psychologists, licensed clinical social workers, licensed | 4 | | clinical professional counselors, and other professional and | 5 | | administrative staff. Any examining physician or member of the | 6 | | multidisciplinary team may require any person ordered to submit | 7 | | to an examination and evaluation pursuant to this Section to | 8 | | submit to any additional supplemental testing deemed necessary | 9 | | to complete any examination or evaluation process, including, | 10 | | but not limited to, blood testing, urinalysis, psychological | 11 | | testing, or neuropsychological testing person licensed to | 12 | | practice under this Act or who has
applied
for licensure or | 13 | | certification pursuant to this Act to submit to a mental or
| 14 | | physical
examination, or both, as required by and at the | 15 | | expense of the Department. The
examining physicians shall be | 16 | | those specifically designated by the Department.
The
| 17 | | Department may order the examining physician to present | 18 | | testimony concerning
this
mental or physical examination of the | 19 | | licensee or applicant. No information
shall be
excluded by | 20 | | reason of any common law or statutory privilege relating to
| 21 | | communications
between the licensee or applicant and the | 22 | | examining physician. The person to be
examined may have, at his | 23 | | or her own expense, another physician of his or her
choice
| 24 | | present during all aspects of the examination. Failure of any | 25 | | person to submit
to a mental
or physical examination, when | 26 | | directed, shall be grounds for suspension of a
license until
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| 1 | | the person submits to the examination if the Department finds, | 2 | | after notice and
hearing,
that the refusal to submit to the | 3 | | examination was without reasonable cause .
| 4 | | The Department may order the examining physician or any | 5 | | member of the multidisciplinary team to provide to the | 6 | | Department any and all records, including business records, | 7 | | that relate to the examination and evaluation, including any | 8 | | supplemental testing performed. The Department may order the | 9 | | examining physician or any member of the multidisciplinary team | 10 | | to present testimony concerning this examination and | 11 | | evaluation of the licensee, permit holder, or applicant, | 12 | | including testimony concerning any supplemental testing or | 13 | | documents relating to the examination and evaluation. No | 14 | | information, report, record, or other documents in any way | 15 | | related to the examination and evaluation shall be excluded by | 16 | | reason of any common law or statutory privilege relating to | 17 | | communication between the licensee or applicant and the | 18 | | examining physician or any member of the multidisciplinary | 19 | | team. No authorization is necessary from the licensee or | 20 | | applicant ordered to undergo an evaluation and examination for | 21 | | the examining physician or any member of the multidisciplinary | 22 | | team to provide information, reports, records, or other | 23 | | documents or to provide any testimony regarding the examination | 24 | | and evaluation. The individual to be examined may have, at his | 25 | | or her own expense, another physician of his or her choice | 26 | | present during all aspects of the examination. |
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| 1 | | Failure of any individual to submit to mental or physical | 2 | | examination and evaluation, or both, when directed, shall | 3 | | result in an automatic suspension without hearing, until such | 4 | | time as the individual submits to the examination. If the | 5 | | Department finds a licensee unable to practice because of the | 6 | | reasons set forth in this Section, the Department shall require | 7 | | the licensee to submit to care, counseling, or treatment by | 8 | | physicians approved or designated by the Department as a | 9 | | condition for continued, reinstated, or renewed licensure to | 10 | | practice. | 11 | | When the Secretary immediately suspends a license under | 12 | | this Section, a hearing upon the person's license must be | 13 | | convened by the Department within 15 days after the suspension | 14 | | and completed without appreciable delay. The Department shall | 15 | | have the authority to review the licensee's record of treatment | 16 | | and counseling regarding the impairment to the extent permitted | 17 | | by applicable federal statutes and regulations safeguarding | 18 | | the confidentiality of medical records. | 19 | | Individuals licensed under this Act affected under this | 20 | | Section shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to the | 21 | | Department that they can resume practice in compliance with | 22 | | acceptable and prevailing standards under the provisions of | 23 | | their license. | 24 | | (e) The Department shall deny a license or renewal | 25 | | authorized by this Act to a person who has defaulted on an | 26 | | educational loan or scholarship provided or guaranteed by the |
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| 1 | | Illinois Student Assistance Commission or any governmental | 2 | | agency of this State in accordance with item (5) of subsection | 3 | | (a) of Section 2105-15 of the Civil Administrative Code of | 4 | | Illinois. | 5 | | (f) In cases where the Department of Healthcare and Family | 6 | | Services has previously determined a licensee or a potential | 7 | | licensee is more than 30 days delinquent in the payment of | 8 | | child support and has subsequently certified the delinquency to | 9 | | the Department, the Department may refuse to issue or renew or | 10 | | may revoke or suspend that person's license or may take other | 11 | | disciplinary action against that person based solely upon the | 12 | | certification of delinquency made by the Department of | 13 | | Healthcare and Family Services in accordance with item (5) of | 14 | | subsection (a) of Section 1205-15 of the Department of | 15 | | Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of | 16 | | Illinois. | 17 | | (g) All fines or costs imposed under this Section shall be | 18 | | paid within 60 days after the effective date of the order | 19 | | imposing the fine or costs or in accordance with the terms set | 20 | | forth in the order imposing the fine. | 21 | | If the Department finds an individual unable to practice | 22 | | because of the
reasons set
forth in this Section, the | 23 | | Department may require that individual to submit to
care,
| 24 | | counseling, or treatment by physicians approved or designated | 25 | | by the
Department, as a
condition, term, or restriction for | 26 | | continued, reinstated, or renewed licensure
to practice;
or, in |
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| 1 | | lieu of care, counseling, or treatment, the Department may file | 2 | | a
complaint to
immediately suspend, revoke, or otherwise | 3 | | discipline the license of the
individual.
| 4 | | Any person whose license was granted, continued, | 5 | | reinstated, renewed,
disciplined or supervised subject to such | 6 | | terms, conditions or restrictions,
and who fails
to comply with | 7 | | such terms, conditions or restrictions, shall be referred to | 8 | | the
Director for
a determination as to whether the person shall | 9 | | have his or her license
suspended
immediately, pending a | 10 | | hearing by the Department.
| 11 | | In instances in which the Director immediately suspends a | 12 | | person's license
under
this Section, a hearing on that person's | 13 | | license must be convened by the
Department
within 15 days after | 14 | | the suspension and completed without appreciable delay.
The
| 15 | | Department shall have the authority to review the subject | 16 | | person's record of
treatment and
counseling regarding the | 17 | | impairment, to the extent permitted by applicable
federal
| 18 | | statutes and regulations safeguarding the confidentiality of | 19 | | medical records.
| 20 | | A person licensed under this Act and affected under this | 21 | | Section shall be
afforded
an opportunity to demonstrate to the | 22 | | Department that he or she can resume
practice in
compliance | 23 | | with acceptable and prevailing standards under the provisions | 24 | | of his
or her
license.
| 25 | | (Source: P.A. 96-1482, eff. 11-29-10.)
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| 1 | | (225 ILCS 412/85)
| 2 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
| 3 | | Sec. 85. Violations; injunctions.
| 4 | | (a) If any person violates any provision of this Act, the | 5 | | Secretary
Director may, in the name of the People of the State | 6 | | of Illinois through
the Attorney General of the State of | 7 | | Illinois or the State's Attorney of
any county in which the | 8 | | violation is alleged to have occurred action is brought , | 9 | | petition for an order enjoining
the violation or for an order | 10 | | enforcing compliance with this Act. Upon
the filing of a | 11 | | verified petition in court, the court may issue a temporary
| 12 | | restraining order, without notice or bond, and may | 13 | | preliminarily and
permanently enjoin the violation. If it is | 14 | | established that the
person has violated or is violating the | 15 | | injunction, the Court may punish
the offender for contempt of | 16 | | court. Proceedings under this Section shall
be in addition to, | 17 | | and not in lieu of, all other remedies and penalties
provided | 18 | | by this Act.
| 19 | | (b) If a person practices as an electrologist or holds | 20 | | himself or herself
out
as an electrologist without being | 21 | | licensed under the provisions of this
Act, then any licensed | 22 | | electrologist, any interested party, or any person
injured | 23 | | thereby may, in addition to the Secretary Director , petition | 24 | | for relief as
provided in subsection (a) of this Section.
| 25 | | (c) Whenever, in the opinion of the Department, a person | 26 | | violates any
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| 1 | | rule to show cause why an
order to cease and desist should not | 2 | | be entered against that person. The
rule shall clearly set | 3 | | forth the grounds
relied upon by the Department and shall | 4 | | provide a period of 7 days after
the date of the rule to file an | 5 | | answer to the satisfaction of the
Department. Failure to answer | 6 | | to the satisfaction of the Department shall
cause an order to | 7 | | cease and desist to be issued immediately.
| 8 | | (Source: P.A. 92-750, eff. 1-1-03.)
| 9 | | (225 ILCS 412/90)
| 10 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
| 11 | | Sec. 90. Investigations; notice and hearing.
| 12 | | (a) The Department may investigate the actions of an | 13 | | applicant or a person
holding or claiming to hold a license.
| 14 | | (b) Before refusing to issue or renew a license or take any | 15 | | disciplinary or non-disciplinary action against disciplining
a | 16 | | licensed electrologist pursuant to Section 75 of this Act,
the | 17 | | Department shall notify in writing the applicant
or the | 18 | | licensee of the nature of the charges and that a hearing will | 19 | | be held on
the
date designated, which shall be at least 30 days
| 20 | | after
the date of the notice.
The Department shall direct the | 21 | | applicant or licensee
to
file a written answer to the | 22 | | Department under oath within 20 days after the
service
of
the | 23 | | notice and inform the applicant or licensee that failure to | 24 | | file
an answer will result
in
default being taken against the | 25 | | applicant or licensee and that the
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| 1 | | revoked, placed on probationary status, or other
disciplinary | 2 | | or non-disciplinary action may be taken, including limiting the | 3 | | scope, nature, or
extent of
business as the Secretary Director | 4 | | may deem proper. Written notice may be served by
personal | 5 | | delivery or certified or registered mail sent to the licensee's | 6 | | address of record respondent at the
most recent address on | 7 | | record with the Department .
| 8 | | If the applicant
or licensee fails to file
an
answer after | 9 | | receiving notice, the license may, in the
discretion of
the | 10 | | Department, be suspended, revoked, or placed on probationary | 11 | | status, or the
Department may take whatever disciplinary action | 12 | | considered it deems proper including limiting the scope, | 13 | | nature, or extent of the person's practice or the imposition of | 14 | | a fine
imposing a civil penalty , without a hearing if the act | 15 | | or acts charged
constitute
sufficient grounds
ground for such | 16 | | action under this Act.
| 17 | | At the time and place fixed in the
notice,
the Department | 18 | | shall proceed to hear the charges, and the parties or their
| 19 | | counsel
shall
be accorded ample opportunity to present any | 20 | | pertinent such statements, testimony, evidence,
and argument | 21 | | as may be pertinent to the charges or to their defense . The
| 22 | | Department
may continue a hearing from time to time.
| 23 | | (Source: P.A. 92-750, eff. 1-1-03.)
| 24 | | (225 ILCS 412/95)
| 25 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
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| 1 | | Sec. 95. Record of proceedings Stenographer; transcript . | 2 | | The Department, at its expense,
shall
preserve a
record of all | 3 | | proceedings at the formal hearing of any case involving the
| 4 | | refusal to issue
or renew a license or the discipline of a | 5 | | licensed electrologist .
Any licensee who is found to have | 6 | | violated this Act or who fails to appear for a hearing to | 7 | | refuse to issue, restore, or renew a license or to discipline a | 8 | | licensee may be required by the Department to pay for the costs | 9 | | of the proceeding. These costs are limited to costs for court | 10 | | reporters, transcripts, and witness attendance and mileage | 11 | | fees. All costs imposed under this Section shall be paid within | 12 | | 60 days after the effective date of the order imposing the | 13 | | fine. The notice of
hearing, complaint, and all other documents | 14 | | in the nature of pleadings, written
motions
filed in the | 15 | | proceedings, the transcript of testimony, the report of the
| 16 | | hearing officer,
and the order
of the Department shall be the | 17 | | record of the proceeding.
| 18 | | (Source: P.A. 92-750, eff. 1-1-03.)
| 19 | | (225 ILCS 412/100)
| 20 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
| 21 | | Sec. 100. Required testimony. Upon application
of the | 22 | | Department or
its designee, or of the person against whom | 23 | | proceedings
pursuant to Section 75 of this Act are pending, any | 24 | | circuit court may enter an
order
requiring
the attendance and | 25 | | testimony of witnesses and their testimony, and the production |
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| 1 | | of relevant
documents, paper, files, books, and records in | 2 | | connection with any hearing
or investigation. The court may | 3 | | compel obedience to its order by proceedings
for contempt.
| 4 | | (Source: P.A. 92-750, eff. 1-1-03.)
| 5 | | (225 ILCS 412/105)
| 6 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
| 7 | | Sec. 105. Subpoena power; oaths. The Department may has | 8 | | power to
subpoena and bring before
it any person in this State | 9 | | and to take the oral or written testimony or compel the | 10 | | production of any books, papers, records, or any other | 11 | | documents that the Secretary or his or her designee deems | 12 | | relevant or material to any investigation or hearing conducted | 13 | | by the Department either orally, by
deposition, or both , with | 14 | | the same fees and mileage and in the same manner
as prescribed | 15 | | by law in judicial proceedings in civil cases in circuit
courts | 16 | | of this State.
| 17 | | The Secretary, the shorthand court reporter, Director and | 18 | | hearing officers
may administer oaths to witnesses at any | 19 | | hearing
that the Department conducts is authorized to conduct | 20 | | under this Act and any other
oaths required or authorized to be | 21 | | administered by the Department . Notwithstanding any other | 22 | | statute or Department rule to the contrary, all requests for | 23 | | testimony, production of documents, or records shall be in | 24 | | accordance with this Act.
| 25 | | (Source: P.A. 92-750, eff. 1-1-03.)
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| 1 | | (225 ILCS 412/110)
| 2 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
| 3 | | Sec. 110. Findings and recommendations. At the conclusion | 4 | | of the
hearing,
the hearing officer
shall present to the | 5 | | Secretary Director a written report of its findings of fact, | 6 | | conclusions of law, and
recommendations. The
report shall | 7 | | contain a finding of whether or not the accused applicant
or | 8 | | licensee violated
this Act or failed to comply with the | 9 | | conditions required in this Act. The
hearing officer shall
| 10 | | specify the nature of the violation or failure to comply, and | 11 | | shall make its
recommendations to the Secretary Director .
| 12 | | The report of the findings and recommendations of the | 13 | | hearing officer shall
be the
basis
for
the Department's order | 14 | | for refusing to issue, restore, or renew a license, or | 15 | | otherwise disciplining a licensee if of refusal or for the | 16 | | granting of licensure unless
the Secretary Director
determines | 17 | | that the hearing officer's report is contrary to the manifest
| 18 | | weight of
the evidence,
in which case the Secretary Director | 19 | | may issue an order in contravention of the hearing
officer's
| 20 | | report. The
finding is not admissible in evidence against the | 21 | | applicant or
licensee in a criminal
prosecution brought
for the | 22 | | violation of this Act, but the hearing and finding are not a | 23 | | bar to a
criminal
prosecution brought for the violation of this | 24 | | Act.
| 25 | | (Source: P.A. 92-750, eff. 1-1-03.)
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| 1 | | (225 ILCS 412/115)
| 2 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
| 3 | | Sec. 115. Hearing officer. The Secretary Director has the | 4 | | authority to appoint an
attorney duly
licensed to practice law | 5 | | in this State to serve as the hearing officer in an
action for | 6 | | refusal
to issue or renew a license or for the discipline of a
| 7 | | licensed electrologist. The
hearing officer
shall have full | 8 | | authority to conduct the hearing. The hearing officer shall
| 9 | | report his or her
findings and recommendations to the Secretary | 10 | | Director .
| 11 | | (Source: P.A. 92-750, eff. 1-1-03.)
| 12 | | (225 ILCS 412/120)
| 13 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
| 14 | | Sec. 120. Motion for rehearing. In any case involving the | 15 | | refusal to
issue or renew a license,
or the
discipline of a | 16 | | licensee, a copy of the hearing officer's report shall be
| 17 | | served
upon
the respondent by the Department, either personally | 18 | | or as provided in this
Act for the service of the notice of | 19 | | hearing. Within 20 days after
service, the respondent may | 20 | | present to the Department a motion in writing
for a rehearing | 21 | | which shall specify the particular grounds
for rehearing. If no | 22 | | motion for rehearing is filed, then upon the expiration
of
the | 23 | | time specified for filing a motion, or if a motion for | 24 | | rehearing
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| 1 | | may enter an order in
accordance with the recommendation of the | 2 | | hearing officer.
If the respondent orders from the reporting
| 3 | | service, and pays for a transcript of the record within the | 4 | | time for filing
a motion for rehearing, the 20-day period | 5 | | within which a motion may be
filed shall commence upon the | 6 | | delivery of the transcript to the respondent.
| 7 | | (Source: P.A. 92-750, eff. 1-1-03.)
| 8 | | (225 ILCS 412/125)
| 9 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
| 10 | | Sec. 125. Order for rehearing Rehearing on order of | 11 | | Director . Whenever the Secretary Director is not
satisfied that
| 12 | | substantial justice
has been done in the revocation, | 13 | | suspension, or refusal to issue or
renew a license, the | 14 | | Secretary Director may order a rehearing.
| 15 | | (Source: P.A. 92-750, eff. 1-1-03.)
| 16 | | (225 ILCS 412/130)
| 17 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
| 18 | | Sec. 130. Order or certified copy as prima facie proof. An | 19 | | order or a
certified copy
thereof, over the seal of the
| 20 | | Department and purporting to be signed by the Secretary | 21 | | Director , shall be prima
facie proof:
| 22 | | (1) that the signature is the genuine signature of the | 23 | | Secretary Director ; and
| 24 | | (2) that the Secretary Director is duly appointed and |
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| 1 | | qualified.
| 2 | | This proof may be rebutted.
| 3 | | (Source: P.A. 92-750, eff. 1-1-03.)
| 4 | | (225 ILCS 412/135)
| 5 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
| 6 | | Sec. 135. Restoration of license from discipline License | 7 | | restoration . At any time after the successful completion of a | 8 | | term of indefinite probation, suspension, or revocation of a | 9 | | license, the Department may restore the license to active | 10 | | status, unless, after an investigation and a hearing, the | 11 | | Secretary determines that restoration is not in the public | 12 | | interest. No person whose license has been revoked as | 13 | | authorized in this Act may apply for restoration of that | 14 | | license until such time as provided for in the Civil | 15 | | Administrative Code of Illinois. At any time after the | 16 | | suspension or
revocation of a
license the Department may | 17 | | restore it to the accused person, unless after
an investigation | 18 | | and a hearing the Department determines that restoration
is not | 19 | | in the public interest.
| 20 | | (Source: P.A. 92-750, eff. 1-1-03.)
| 21 | | (225 ILCS 412/145)
| 22 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
| 23 | | Sec. 145. Summary Temporary suspension. The Secretary | 24 | | Director may summarily temporarily suspend
the license of an
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| 1 | | electrologist without a hearing, simultaneously with the | 2 | | institution of
proceedings for a hearing under Section 90 of | 3 | | this Act, if the Secretary
Director finds that the evidence in | 4 | | his or her possession indicates that
continuation
in practice | 5 | | would constitute an imminent danger to the public. In the
event | 6 | | that the Secretary summarily Director temporarily suspends a | 7 | | license without a
hearing, a hearing by the Department shall | 8 | | must be held within 30 days after the
suspension has occurred, | 9 | | and shall be concluded as expeditiously as possible concluded | 10 | | without appreciable delay .
| 11 | | (Source: P.A. 92-750, eff. 1-1-03.)
| 12 | | (225 ILCS 412/155)
| 13 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
| 14 | | Sec. 155. Certification of record. The Department shall not | 15 | | be
required to certify any record to the court, file any answer | 16 | | in court, or
otherwise appear in any court in a judicial review | 17 | | proceeding unless and until the Department has received from | 18 | | the plaintiff there
is filed in the court, with the
complaint, | 19 | | a receipt from the Department acknowledging payment of the | 20 | | costs
of furnishing and certifying the record , which costs | 21 | | shall be determined by the Department . Failure on the part of | 22 | | the
plaintiff to file a receipt in court is grounds for | 23 | | dismissal of the action.
| 24 | | (Source: P.A. 92-750, eff. 1-1-03.)
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| 1 | | (225 ILCS 412/157 new) | 2 | | Sec. 157. Confidentiality. All information collected by | 3 | | the Department in the course of an examination or investigation | 4 | | of a licensee or applicant, including, but not limited to, any | 5 | | complaint against a licensee filed with the Department and | 6 | | information collected to investigate any such complaint, shall | 7 | | be maintained for the confidential use of the Department and | 8 | | shall not be disclosed. The Department shall not disclose the | 9 | | information to anyone other than law enforcement officials, | 10 | | regulatory agencies that have an appropriate regulatory | 11 | | interest as determined by the Secretary, or a party presenting | 12 | | a lawful subpoena to the Department. Information and documents | 13 | | disclosed to a federal, State, county, or local law enforcement | 14 | | agency shall not be disclosed by the agency for any purpose to | 15 | | any other agency or person. A formal complaint filed against a | 16 | | licensee or registrant by the Department or any other issued by | 17 | | the Department against a licensee, registrant, or applicant | 18 | | shall be a public record, except as otherwise prohibited by | 19 | | law. | 20 | |
| 21 | | (225 ILCS 412/162)
| 22 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
| 23 | | Sec. 162. Unlicensed practice; violation; civil penalty.
| 24 | | (a) Any person who practices, offers to practice, attempts | 25 | | to practice, or
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| 1 | | without being licensed under this Act
shall, in addition
to any | 2 | | other penalty provided by law, pay a civil penalty to the | 3 | | Department in
an amount
not to exceed $10,000 $5,000 for each | 4 | | offense as determined by the Department. The
civil penalty
| 5 | | shall be assessed by the Department after a hearing is held in | 6 | | accordance with
the
provisions set forth in this Act regarding | 7 | | the provision of a hearing for the
discipline of a
licensee .
| 8 | | (b) The Department has the authority and power to | 9 | | investigate any and all
unlicensed activity.
| 10 | | (c) The civil penalty shall be paid within 60 days after | 11 | | the effective date
of the
order imposing the civil penalty. The | 12 | | order shall constitute a judgment and may
be filed
and | 13 | | execution had thereon in the same manner as any judgment from | 14 | | any court of
record.
| 15 | | (Source: P.A. 92-750, eff. 1-1-03.)
| 16 | | (225 ILCS 412/33 rep.)
| 17 | | Section 15. The Electrologist Licensing Act is amended by | 18 | | repealing Section 33.
| 19 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 20 | | becoming law.
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INDEX
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Statutes amended in order of appearance
| | 3 | | 5 ILCS 80/4.24 | | | 4 | | 5 ILCS 80/4.34 new | | | 5 | | 225 ILCS 412/10 | | | 6 | | 225 ILCS 412/25 | | | 7 | | 225 ILCS 412/32 | | | 8 | | 225 ILCS 412/40 | | | 9 | | 225 ILCS 412/55 | | | 10 | | 225 ILCS 412/60 | | | 11 | | 225 ILCS 412/65 | | | 12 | | 225 ILCS 412/70 | | | 13 | | 225 ILCS 412/75 | | | 14 | | 225 ILCS 412/85 | | | 15 | | 225 ILCS 412/90 | | | 16 | | 225 ILCS 412/95 | | | 17 | | 225 ILCS 412/100 | | | 18 | | 225 ILCS 412/105 | | | 19 | | 225 ILCS 412/110 | | | 20 | | 225 ILCS 412/115 | | | 21 | | 225 ILCS 412/120 | | | 22 | | 225 ILCS 412/125 | | | 23 | | 225 ILCS 412/130 | | | 24 | | 225 ILCS 412/135 | | | 25 | | 225 ILCS 412/145 | | |
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| 1 | | 225 ILCS 412/155 | | | 2 | | 225 ILCS 412/157 new | | | 3 | | 225 ILCS 412/162 | | | 4 | | 225 ILCS 412/33 rep. | |
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