Full Text of HB2811 101st General Assembly
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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 4.30 and by adding Section 4.40 as follows: | 6 | | (5 ILCS 80/4.30) | 7 | | Sec. 4.30. Acts repealed on January 1, 2020. The following | 8 | | Acts are repealed on January 1, 2020: | 9 | | The Auction License Act. | 10 | | The Community Association Manager Licensing and | 11 | | Disciplinary Act. | 12 | | The Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989. | 13 | | The Illinois Landscape Architecture Act of 1989. | 14 | | The Illinois Professional Land Surveyor Act of 1989. | 15 | | The Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics Practice Act. | 16 | | The Perfusionist Practice Act.
| 17 | | The Pharmacy Practice Act. | 18 | | The Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989. | 19 | | The Real Estate License Act of 2000. | 20 | | The Structural Engineering Practice Act of 1989. | 21 | | (Source: P.A. 100-497, eff. 9-8-17; 100-534, eff. 9-22-17; | 22 | | 100-863, eff. 8-14-18.) |
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| 1 | | (5 ILCS 80/4.40 new) | 2 | | Sec. 4.40. Act repealed on January 1, 2030. The following | 3 | | Act is repealed on January 1, 2030: | 4 | | The Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics Practice Act. | 5 | | Section 10. The Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics | 6 | | Practice Act is amended by changing Sections 10, 25, 30, 35, | 7 | | 40, 90, 95, 100, 105, 130, 150, 155, 160, and 170 and by adding | 8 | | Sections 10.5 and 180 as follows:
| 9 | | (225 ILCS 84/10)
| 10 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
| 11 | | Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
| 12 | | "Accredited facility" means a facility that which has been | 13 | | accredited by the Center for Medicare Medicaid Services to | 14 | | practice prosthetics, orthotics or pedorthics and which | 15 | | represents itself to the public by title or description of | 16 | | services that includes the term "prosthetic", "prosthetist", | 17 | | "artificial limb", "orthotic", "orthotist", "brace", | 18 | | "pedorthic", "pedorthist" or a similar title or description of | 19 | | services. | 20 | | "Address of record" means the designated address recorded | 21 | | by the Department in the applicant's or licensee's application | 22 | | file or license file maintained by the Department's licensure | 23 | | maintenance unit. It is the duty of the applicant or licensee | 24 | | to inform the Department of any change of address, and such |
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| 1 | | changes must be made either through the Department's website or | 2 | | by contacting the Department. | 3 | | "Assistant" means a person who is educated and trained to | 4 | | participate in comprehensive orthotic or prosthetic care while | 5 | | under the supervision, as defined by rule, of a licensed | 6 | | orthotist or licensed prosthetist. Assistants may perform | 7 | | orthotic or prosthetic procedures and related tasks in the | 8 | | management of patient care. Assistants may also fabricate, | 9 | | repair, and maintain orthoses and prostheses.
| 10 | | "Board" means the Board of Orthotics, Prosthetics, and | 11 | | Pedorthics.
| 12 | | " Custom-fabricated Custom fabricated device" means an | 13 | | orthosis, prosthesis, or pedorthic device that is fabricated to | 14 | | comprehensive measurements or a mold or patient model for use | 15 | | by a patient in accordance with a prescription and which | 16 | | requires clinical and technical judgment in its design, | 17 | | fabrication, and fitting. | 18 | | " Custom-fitted Custom fitted device" means an orthosis, | 19 | | prosthesis, or pedorthic device that is made to patient | 20 | | measurements sized or modified for use by the patient in | 21 | | accordance with a prescription and which requires clinical and | 22 | | technical judgment and substantive alteration in its design.
| 23 | | "Department" means the Department of Financial and | 24 | | Professional Regulation.
| 25 | | "Email address of record" means the designated email | 26 | | address recorded by the Department in the applicant's |
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| 1 | | application file or the licensee's license file, as maintained | 2 | | by the Department's licensure maintenance unit. | 3 | | "Facility" means the business location where orthotic, | 4 | | prosthetic, or
pedorthic care is provided and, in the case of | 5 | | an orthotic/prosthetic facility,
has the
appropriate
clinical | 6 | | and laboratory space and equipment to provide comprehensive | 7 | | orthotic
or
prosthetic care and, in the case of a pedorthic | 8 | | facility, has the
appropriate clinical
space and
equipment to | 9 | | provide pedorthic care. Licensed orthotists, prosthetists, and
| 10 | | pedorthists
must be available to either provide care or | 11 | | supervise the provision of care by unlicensed
staff.
| 12 | | "Licensed orthotist" or "LO" means a person licensed under | 13 | | this Act to practice
orthotics and who represents himself or | 14 | | herself to the public by title or
description of
services that | 15 | | includes the term "orthotic", "orthotist", "brace", or a | 16 | | similar
title or
description of services.
| 17 | | "Licensed pedorthist" or "LPed" means a person licensed | 18 | | under this Act to practice
pedorthics and who represents | 19 | | himself or herself to the public by the title or
description of
| 20 | | services that include the term "pedorthic", "pedorthist", or a | 21 | | similar title or
description
of services.
| 22 | | "Licensed physician" means a person licensed
under the | 23 | | Medical Practice Act of 1987.
| 24 | | "Licensed podiatric physician" means a person licensed | 25 | | under the Podiatric
Medical Practice Act of 1987.
| 26 | | "Licensed prosthetist" or "LP" means a person licensed |
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| 1 | | under this Act to practice
prosthetics and who represents | 2 | | himself or herself to the public by title or
description of
| 3 | | services that includes the term "prosthetic", "prosthetist", | 4 | | "artificial
limb", or a
similar title or description of | 5 | | services.
| 6 | | "Off-the-shelf device" means a prefabricated orthosis, | 7 | | prosthesis, or pedorthic device sized or modified for use by | 8 | | the patient in accordance with a prescription and that does not | 9 | | require substantial clinical judgment and substantive | 10 | | alteration for appropriate use. | 11 | | "Orthosis" means a custom-fabricated or custom-fitted | 12 | | brace or support
designed to provide for alignment, correction, | 13 | | or prevention of neuromuscular
or
musculoskeletal dysfunction, | 14 | | disease, injury, or deformity. "Orthosis" does
not include
| 15 | | fabric or elastic supports, corsets, arch supports, | 16 | | low-temperature plastic
splints,
trusses, elastic hoses, | 17 | | canes, crutches, soft cervical collars, dental
appliances, or | 18 | | other
similar devices carried in stock and sold as | 19 | | "over-the-counter" items by a drug
store,
department store, | 20 | | corset shop, or surgical supply facility.
| 21 | | "Orthotic and Prosthetic Education Program" means a course | 22 | | of instruction
accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of | 23 | | Allied Health Education
Programs,
consisting of (i) a basic | 24 | | curriculum of college level instruction in math,
physics,
| 25 | | biology, chemistry, and psychology and (ii) a specific | 26 | | curriculum in orthotic
or
prosthetic courses, including: (A) |
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| 1 | | lectures covering pertinent anatomy,
biomechanics,
| 2 | | pathomechanics, prosthetic-orthotic components and materials, | 3 | | training and
functional
capabilities, prosthetic or orthotic | 4 | | performance evaluation, prescription
considerations,
etiology | 5 | | of amputations and disease processes necessitating prosthetic | 6 | | or
orthotic use,
and medical management; (B) subject matter | 7 | | related to pediatric and geriatric
problems;
(C) instruction in | 8 | | acute care techniques, such as immediate and early
| 9 | | post-surgical
prosthetics and fracture bracing techniques; and | 10 | | (D) lectures,
demonstrations,
and laboratory experiences | 11 | | related to the entire process of measuring, casting,
fitting,
| 12 | | fabricating, aligning, and completing prostheses or orthoses.
| 13 | | "Orthotic and prosthetic scope of practice" means a list of | 14 | | tasks, with
relative
weight given to such factors as | 15 | | importance, criticality, and frequency, based
on
| 16 | | internationally accepted standards of orthotic and prosthetic | 17 | | care as outlined
by the
International Society of Prosthetics | 18 | | and Orthotics' professional profile for
Category I
and Category | 19 | | III orthotic and prosthetic personnel.
| 20 | | "Orthotics" means the science and practice of evaluating, | 21 | | measuring,
designing, fabricating, assembling, fitting, | 22 | | adjusting, or servicing an
orthosis under an
order from a | 23 | | licensed physician or podiatric physician for the correction
or
| 24 | | alleviation of neuromuscular or musculoskeletal dysfunction, | 25 | | disease, injury,
or
deformity.
| 26 | | "Orthotist" means a health care professional, specifically |
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| 1 | | educated and trained in orthotic patient care, who measures, | 2 | | designs, fabricates, fits, or services orthoses and may assist | 3 | | in the formulation of the order and treatment plan of orthoses | 4 | | for the support or correction of disabilities caused by | 5 | | neuro-musculoskeletal diseases, injuries, or deformities.
| 6 | | "Over-the-counter" means a prefabricated, mass-produced | 7 | | device that is
prepackaged and requires no professional advice | 8 | | or judgment judgement in either size
selection or
use, | 9 | | including fabric or elastic supports, corsets, generic arch | 10 | | supports,
elastic hoses.
| 11 | | "Pedorthic device" means therapeutic shoes (e.g. diabetic | 12 | | shoes and inserts), shoe modifications made for therapeutic | 13 | | purposes, below the ankle partial foot prostheses, and foot | 14 | | orthoses for use at the ankle or below. It also includes | 15 | | subtalar-control foot orthoses designed to manage the function | 16 | | of the anatomy by controlling the range of motion of the | 17 | | subtalar joint. Excluding footwear, the proximal height of a | 18 | | custom pedorthic device does not extend beyond the junction of | 19 | | the gastrocnemius and the Achilles tendon. Pedorthic devices do | 20 | | not include non-therapeutic inlays or footwear regardless of | 21 | | method of manufacture; unmodified, non-therapeutic | 22 | | over-the-counter shoes; or prefabricated foot care products. | 23 | | "Therapeutic" devices address a medical condition, diagnosed | 24 | | by a prescribing medical professional, while "non-therapeutic" | 25 | | devices do not address a medical condition.
| 26 | | "Pedorthic education program" means an educational program |
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| 1 | | accredited by the National Commission on Orthotic and | 2 | | Prosthetic Education consisting of (i) a basic curriculum
of
| 3 | | instruction in foot-related pathology of diseases, anatomy, | 4 | | and biomechanics
and (ii) a
specific curriculum in pedorthic | 5 | | courses, including lectures covering shoes,
foot
orthoses, and | 6 | | shoe modifications, pedorthic components and materials, | 7 | | training
and
functional capabilities, pedorthic performance | 8 | | evaluation, prescription
considerations,
etiology of disease | 9 | | processes necessitating use of pedorthic devices, medical
| 10 | | management, subject matter related to pediatric and geriatric | 11 | | problems, and
lectures,
demonstrations, and laboratory | 12 | | experiences related to the entire process of
measuring
and | 13 | | casting, fitting, fabricating, aligning, and completing | 14 | | pedorthic
devices.
| 15 | | "Pedorthic scope of practice" means a list of tasks with | 16 | | relative weight
given
to such factors as importance, | 17 | | criticality, and frequency based on nationally
accepted
| 18 | | standards of pedorthic care as outlined by the National | 19 | | Commission on Orthotic and Prosthetic Education
comprehensive | 20 | | analysis with an empirical validation study of the profession
| 21 | | performed
by an independent testing company.
| 22 | | "Pedorthics" means the science and practice of evaluating, | 23 | | measuring,
designing, fabricating, assembling, fitting, | 24 | | adjusting, or servicing a
pedorthic device
under an order from | 25 | | a licensed physician or podiatric physician for the
correction | 26 | | or
alleviation of neuromuscular or musculoskeletal |
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| 1 | | dysfunction, disease, injury,
or
deformity.
| 2 | | "Pedorthist" means a health care professional, | 3 | | specifically educated and trained in pedorthic patient care, | 4 | | who measures, designs, fabricates, fits, or services pedorthic | 5 | | devices and may assist in the formulation of the order and | 6 | | treatment plan of pedorthic devices for the support or | 7 | | correction of disabilities caused by neuro-musculoskeletal | 8 | | diseases, injuries, or deformities.
| 9 | | "Person" means a natural person.
| 10 | | "Prosthesis" means an artificial medical device that is not | 11 | | surgically
implanted and that is used to replace a missing | 12 | | limb, appendage, or any other
external
human body
part | 13 | | including an artificial limb, hand, or foot. "Prosthesis" does | 14 | | not include
artificial
eyes, ears, fingers, or toes, dental | 15 | | appliances, cosmetic devices such as
artificial
breasts, | 16 | | eyelashes, or wigs, or other devices that do not have a | 17 | | significant
impact on the
musculoskeletal functions of the | 18 | | body.
| 19 | | "Prosthetics" means the science and practice of | 20 | | evaluating, measuring,
designing, fabricating, assembling, | 21 | | fitting, adjusting, or servicing a
prosthesis
under an
order | 22 | | from a licensed physician.
| 23 | | "Prosthetist" means a health care professional, | 24 | | specifically educated and trained in prosthetic patient care, | 25 | | who measures, designs, fabricates, fits, or services | 26 | | prostheses and may assist in the formulation of the order and |
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| 1 | | treatment plan of prostheses for the replacement of external | 2 | | parts of the human body lost due to amputation or congenital | 3 | | deformities or absences.
| 4 | | "Prosthetist/orthotist" means a person who practices both | 5 | | disciplines of
prosthetics and orthotics and who represents | 6 | | himself or herself to the public
by title or by
description of | 7 | | services. A person who is currently licensed by the State as | 8 | | both a licensed prosthetist and a licensed orthotist may use | 9 | | the title "Licensed Prosthetist Orthotist" or "LPO".
| 10 | | "Resident" means a person who has completed an education | 11 | | program in either
orthotics or prosthetics and is continuing | 12 | | his or her clinical education in a
residency
accredited by the | 13 | | National Commission on Orthotic and Prosthetic Education.
| 14 | | "Residency" means a minimum of a one-year approved | 15 | | supervised program to acquire practical clinical training in | 16 | | orthotics or prosthetics in a patient care setting. | 17 | | "Secretary" means the Secretary of Financial and | 18 | | Professional Regulation. | 19 | | "Technician" means a person who assists an orthotist, | 20 | | prosthetist,
prosthetist/orthotist, or pedorthist with | 21 | | fabrication of orthoses, prostheses,
or pedorthic
devices but | 22 | | does not provide direct patient care.
| 23 | | (Source: P.A. 98-214, eff. 8-9-13.)
| 24 | | (225 ILCS 84/10.5 new) | 25 | | Sec. 10.5. Address of record; email address of record. All |
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| 1 | | applicants and licensees shall: | 2 | | (1) provide a valid address and email address to the | 3 | | Department, which shall serve as the address of record and | 4 | | email address of record, respectively, at the time of | 5 | | application for licensure or renewal of a license; and | 6 | | (2) inform the Department of any change of address of | 7 | | record or email address of record within 14 days after such | 8 | | change either through the Department's website or by | 9 | | contacting the Department's licensure maintenance unit.
| 10 | | (225 ILCS 84/25)
| 11 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
| 12 | | Sec. 25. Board of Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics.
| 13 | | (a) There is established a Board of Orthotics, Prosthetics, | 14 | | and Pedorthics,
which shall consist of 6 voting members to be | 15 | | appointed by the Secretary. Three
members shall be practicing | 16 | | licensed orthotists, licensed prosthetists, or
licensed
| 17 | | pedorthists. These members may be licensed in more than one | 18 | | discipline and
their
appointments must equally represent all 3 | 19 | | disciplines. One member shall be a
member of the public who is | 20 | | a consumer of orthotic, prosthetic, or pedorthic
professional | 21 | | services. One member shall be a public member who is not | 22 | | licensed
under
this Act or a consumer of services licensed | 23 | | under this Act. One member shall
be a licensed physician.
| 24 | | (b) Each member of the Board shall serve a term of 3 years, | 25 | | except that of
the initial appointments to the Board, 2 members |
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| 1 | | shall be appointed for one
year, 2
members shall be appointed | 2 | | for 2 years, and 2 members shall be appointed for
3 years. Each | 3 | | member shall hold office and execute his or her Board
| 4 | | responsibilities until the qualification and appointment of | 5 | | his or her
successor. No
member of the Board shall serve more | 6 | | than 8 consecutive years or 2 full terms,
whichever is greater.
| 7 | | (c) Members of the Board shall receive as compensation a | 8 | | reasonable sum as
determined by the Secretary for each day | 9 | | actually engaged in the duties of the
office and
shall be | 10 | | reimbursed for all legitimate, necessary, and authorized | 11 | | reasonable expenses incurred in performing the duties
of the
| 12 | | office.
| 13 | | (d) Four members of the Board shall constitute a quorum. A | 14 | | quorum is required for all Board decisions.
| 15 | | (e) The Secretary may terminate the appointment of any | 16 | | member for cause
which, in the opinion of the Secretary | 17 | | reasonably justifies termination, which
may
include, but is not | 18 | | limited to, a Board member who does not attend 2
consecutive
| 19 | | meetings.
| 20 | | (f) Membership of the Board should reasonably reflect | 21 | | representation from
the geographic areas in this State.
| 22 | | (Source: P.A. 96-682, eff. 8-25-09.)
| 23 | | (225 ILCS 84/30)
| 24 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
| 25 | | Sec. 30. Board; immunity; chairperson.
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| 1 | | (a) A member Members of the Board has no liability shall be | 2 | | immune from suit in any action based
upon a any disciplinary | 3 | | proceeding or other activity activities performed in good faith | 4 | | as a member
members of the Board.
| 5 | | (b) The Board shall annually elect a chairperson and vice | 6 | | chairperson who
shall be licensed under this Act.
| 7 | | (Source: P.A. 91-590, eff. 1-1-00 .)
| 8 | | (225 ILCS 84/35)
| 9 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
| 10 | | Sec. 35. Application for original license.
An application | 11 | | for an original license shall be made to the
Department in | 12 | | writing on a form prescribed by the Department and shall be
| 13 | | accompanied by the required fee, which shall not be refundable. | 14 | | An application
shall
require information that in the judgment | 15 | | judgement of the Department will enable the
Department
to pass | 16 | | on the qualifications of the applicant for a license.
| 17 | | (Source: P.A. 91-590, eff. 1-1-00 .)
| 18 | | (225 ILCS 84/40)
| 19 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
| 20 | | Sec. 40. Qualifications for licensure as orthotist, | 21 | | prosthetist, or
pedorthist. | 22 | | (a) To qualify for a license to practice orthotics or | 23 | | prosthetics, a
person
shall:
| 24 | | (1) possess a baccalaureate degree or higher from a |
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| 1 | | college or university;
| 2 | | (2) have completed the amount of formal training, | 3 | | including, but not
limited to, any hours of classroom | 4 | | education and clinical practice established
and approved | 5 | | by the Department;
| 6 | | (3) complete a clinical residency in the professional | 7 | | area for which a
license is sought in accordance with | 8 | | standards, guidelines, or procedures for
residencies | 9 | | inside or outside this State established and approved by | 10 | | the
Department. The majority
of training must be devoted to | 11 | | services performed under the supervision of a
licensed | 12 | | practitioner of orthotics or prosthetics or a person | 13 | | certified as a
Certified Orthotist (CO), Certified | 14 | | Prosthetist (CP), or Certified Prosthetist
Orthotist (CPO) | 15 | | whose practice is located outside of the State;
| 16 | | (4) pass all written, practical, and oral examinations | 17 | | that are required
and approved by the Department; and
| 18 | | (5) be qualified to practice in accordance with | 19 | | internationally
accepted standards of orthotic and | 20 | | prosthetic care.
| 21 | | (b) To qualify for a license to practice pedorthics, a | 22 | | person shall:
| 23 | | (1) submit proof of a high school diploma or its | 24 | | equivalent;
| 25 | | (2) have completed the amount of formal training, | 26 | | including, but
not limited to, any hours of classroom |
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| 1 | | education and clinical practice
established and approved | 2 | | by the Department;
| 3 | | (3) complete a qualified work experience program or | 4 | | internship
in pedorthics that has a minimum of 1,000 hours | 5 | | of pedorthic patient care experience in accordance with any | 6 | | standards, guidelines, or procedures
established and | 7 | | approved by the Department. The majority of training must | 8 | | be devoted to services performed under the supervision of a | 9 | | licensed practitioner of pedorthics or a person certified | 10 | | as a Certified Pedorthist (C.Ped) whose practice is located | 11 | | outside of the State;
| 12 | | (4) pass all examinations that are required and | 13 | | approved by the
Department; and
| 14 | | (5) be qualified to practice in accordance with | 15 | | nationally
accepted standards of pedorthic care.
| 16 | | (c) The standards and requirements for licensure | 17 | | established by the
Department shall be substantially equal to | 18 | | or in excess of standards commonly
accepted
in the profession | 19 | | of orthotics, prosthetics, or pedorthics. The Department
shall | 20 | | adopt
rules as necessary to set the standards and requirements.
| 21 | | (d) A person may be licensed in more than one discipline.
| 22 | | (Source: P.A. 96-682, eff. 8-25-09.)
| 23 | | (225 ILCS 84/90)
| 24 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
| 25 | | Sec. 90. Grounds for discipline.
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| 1 | | (a) The Department may refuse to issue or renew a license, | 2 | | or may revoke or
suspend a license, or may suspend, place on | 3 | | probation, or reprimand a
licensee
or take other disciplinary | 4 | | or non-disciplinary action as the Department may deem proper, | 5 | | including, but not limited to, the imposition of fines not to | 6 | | exceed $10,000 for each violation for one or any combination of | 7 | | the following:
| 8 | | (1) Making a material misstatement in furnishing | 9 | | information to the
Department or the Board.
| 10 | | (2) Violations of or negligent or intentional | 11 | | disregard of this Act or
its rules.
| 12 | | (3) Conviction of, or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo | 13 | | contendere , finding of guilt, jury verdict, or entry of | 14 | | judgment or sentencing, including, but not limited to, | 15 | | convictions, preceding sentences of supervision, | 16 | | conditional discharge, or first offender probation to any | 17 | | crime that is a felony under the laws of the United States | 18 | | or any state or territory thereof or that is (i) a felony, | 19 | | or (ii) a misdemeanor , of which an essential element of | 20 | | which is dishonesty, or any crime that is directly related | 21 | | to the practice of the profession.
| 22 | | (4) Making a misrepresentation for the purpose of | 23 | | obtaining a
license under this Act or in connection with | 24 | | applying for renewal or restoration of a license under this | 25 | | Act .
| 26 | | (5) A pattern of practice or other behavior that |
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| 1 | | demonstrates incapacity
or incompetence to practice under | 2 | | this Act.
| 3 | | (6) Gross negligence under this Act.
| 4 | | (7) Aiding or assisting another person in violating a | 5 | | provision of
this Act or its rules.
| 6 | | (8) Failing to provide information within 60 days in | 7 | | response to a
written request made by the Department.
| 8 | | (9) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or | 9 | | unprofessional conduct
or conduct of a character likely to | 10 | | deceive, defraud, or harm the public.
| 11 | | (10) Inability to practice with reasonable judgment, | 12 | | skill, or safety as a result of habitual or excessive use | 13 | | or addiction to alcohol, narcotics, stimulants, or any | 14 | | other chemical agent or drug.
| 15 | | (11) Discipline by another state or territory of the | 16 | | United States, the
federal government, or foreign nation, | 17 | | if at least one of the grounds for the
discipline is the | 18 | | same or substantially equivalent to one set forth in this
| 19 | | Section.
| 20 | | (12) Directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from | 21 | | a person,
firm, corporation, partnership, or association a | 22 | | fee, commission, rebate, or
other form of compensation for | 23 | | professional services not actually or
personally rendered. | 24 | | Nothing in this paragraph (12) affects any bona fide | 25 | | independent contractor or employment arrangements among | 26 | | health care professionals, health facilities, health care |
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| 1 | | providers, or other entities, except as otherwise | 2 | | prohibited by law. Any employment arrangements may include | 3 | | provisions for compensation, health insurance, pension, or | 4 | | other employment benefits for the provision of services | 5 | | within the scope of the licensee's practice under this Act. | 6 | | Nothing in this paragraph (12) shall be construed to | 7 | | require an employment arrangement to receive professional | 8 | | fees for services rendered.
| 9 | | (13) A finding by the Board that the licensee or | 10 | | registrant, after
having his or her license placed on | 11 | | probationary status, has violated the terms
of probation or | 12 | | failed to comply with such terms .
| 13 | | (14) Abandonment of a patient or client.
| 14 | | (15) Willfully making or filing false records or | 15 | | reports related to the licensee's in his or her
practice , | 16 | | including, but not limited to, false records filed with | 17 | | federal or State agencies
or departments.
| 18 | | (16) Willfully failing to report an instance of | 19 | | suspected child abuse ,
or neglect , financial exploitation, | 20 | | or self-neglect of an eligible child or adult as required | 21 | | by the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act and the | 22 | | Adult Protective Services Act .
| 23 | | (17) Inability to practice the profession with | 24 | | reasonable judgment, skill, or safety as a result of a | 25 | | physical illness, including, but not limited to, | 26 | | deterioration through the aging process or loss of motor |
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| 1 | | skill, or a mental illness or disability.
| 2 | | (18) Solicitation of professional services using false | 3 | | or misleading
advertising.
| 4 | | (b) In enforcing this Section, the Department or Board upon | 5 | | a showing of a possible violation, may compel a licensee or | 6 | | applicant to submit to a mental or physical examination, or | 7 | | both, as required by and at the expense of the Department. The | 8 | | Department or Board may order the examining physician to | 9 | | present testimony concerning the mental or physical | 10 | | examination of the licensee or applicant. No information shall | 11 | | be excluded by reason of any common law or statutory privilege | 12 | | relating to communications between the licensee or applicant | 13 | | and the examining physician. The examining physicians shall be | 14 | | specifically designated by the Board or Department. The | 15 | | individual to be examined may have, at his or her own expense, | 16 | | another physician of his or her choice present during all | 17 | | aspects of this examination. Failure of an individual to submit | 18 | | to a mental or physical examination, when directed, shall be | 19 | | grounds for the immediate suspension of his or her license | 20 | | until the individual submits to the examination if the | 21 | | Department finds that the refusal to submit to the examination | 22 | | was without reasonable cause as defined by rule. | 23 | | If In instances in which the Secretary immediately suspends | 24 | | a person's license for his or her failure to submit to a mental | 25 | | or physical examination, when directed, a hearing on that | 26 | | person's license must be convened by the Department within 15 |
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| 1 | | days after the suspension and completed without appreciable | 2 | | delay. | 3 | | If In instances in which the Secretary otherwise suspends a | 4 | | person's license pursuant to the results of a compelled mental | 5 | | or physical examination, a hearing on that person's license | 6 | | must be convened by the Department within 15 days after the | 7 | | suspension and completed without appreciable delay. The | 8 | | Department and Board shall have the authority to review the | 9 | | subject individual's record of treatment and counseling | 10 | | regarding the impairment to the extent permitted by applicable | 11 | | federal statutes and regulations safeguarding the | 12 | | confidentiality of medical records. | 13 | | An individual licensed under this Act and affected under | 14 | | this Section shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to | 15 | | the Department or Board that he or she can resume practice in | 16 | | compliance with acceptable and prevailing standards under the | 17 | | provisions of his or her license.
| 18 | | (c) (Blank).
| 19 | | (d) If In cases where the Department of Healthcare and | 20 | | Family Services (formerly Department of Public Aid) has | 21 | | previously determined that a licensee or a potential licensee | 22 | | is more than 30 days delinquent in the payment of child support | 23 | | and has subsequently certified the delinquency to the | 24 | | Department, the Department may refuse to issue or renew or may | 25 | | revoke or suspend that person's license or may take other | 26 | | disciplinary action against that person based solely upon the |
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| 1 | | certification of delinquency made by the Department of | 2 | | Healthcare and Family Services in accordance with subsection | 3 | | (a)(5) of Section 2105-15 of the Department of Professional | 4 | | Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois (20 | 5 | | ILCS 2105/2105-15) . | 6 | | (e) The Department shall may refuse to issue or renew a | 7 | | license, or may revoke or suspend a license, for failure to | 8 | | file a return, to pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a | 9 | | filed return, or to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty, | 10 | | or interest as required by any tax Act administered by the | 11 | | Department of Revenue, until such time as the requirements of | 12 | | the tax Act are satisfied in accordance with subsection (g) of | 13 | | Section 2105-15 of the Department of Professional Regulation | 14 | | Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois (20 ILCS | 15 | | 2105/2105-15) . | 16 | | (Source: P.A. 100-872, eff. 8-14-18.)
| 17 | | (225 ILCS 84/95)
| 18 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
| 19 | | Sec. 95. Injunction; cease and desist order.
| 20 | | (a) If any person, company, or corporation violates a | 21 | | provision of this Act, the Secretary may, in the
name of the | 22 | | People of the State of Illinois and through the Attorney | 23 | | General of
the State
of Illinois or the State's Attorney of the | 24 | | county in which the violation is alleged to have occurred, | 25 | | petition for an order enjoining the violation or for an order
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| 1 | | enforcing
compliance with this Act. Upon the filing of a | 2 | | verified petition in court, the
court may
issue a temporary | 3 | | restraining order, without notice or bond, and may
| 4 | | preliminarily and
permanently enjoin the violation. If it is | 5 | | established that the person, company, or corporation has
| 6 | | violated or
is violating the injunction, the court may punish | 7 | | the offender for contempt of
court.
Proceedings under this | 8 | | Section shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, all
other
| 9 | | remedies and penalties provided by this Act.
| 10 | | (b) (Blank). If a person practices as an orthotist, | 11 | | prosthetist, or pedorthist or
holds
himself or herself out as | 12 | | an orthotist, prosthetist, or pedorthist without
being | 13 | | licensed
under the provisions of this Act, then any other | 14 | | licensed
orthotist, prosthetist, or pedorthist, any interested | 15 | | party, or any person
injured by the
person may, in addition to | 16 | | the Secretary, petition for relief as provided in
subsection | 17 | | (a)
of this Section.
| 18 | | (c) (Blank). If a company or corporation holds itself out | 19 | | to provide orthotic, prosthetic, or pedorthic services without | 20 | | having an orthotist, prosthetist, or pedorthist licensed under | 21 | | the provisions of this Act on its staff to provide those | 22 | | services, then any other licensed orthotist, prosthetist, or | 23 | | pedorthist or any interested party or injured person may, in | 24 | | addition to the Secretary, petition for relief as provided in | 25 | | subsection (a) of this Section. | 26 | | (d) If, Whenever in the opinion of the Department , a |
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| 1 | | person, company, or corporation violates a provision
of this | 2 | | Act, the Department may issue a rule to show cause why an order | 3 | | to
cease and
desist should not be entered against him, her, or | 4 | | it. The rule shall clearly set
forth the
grounds relied upon by | 5 | | the Department and shall provide a period of 7 days from
the
| 6 | | date of the rule to file an answer to the satisfaction of the | 7 | | Department.
Failure to
answer to the satisfaction of the | 8 | | Department shall cause an order to cease and
desist to
be | 9 | | issued immediately.
| 10 | | (Source: P.A. 96-682, eff. 8-25-09.)
| 11 | | (225 ILCS 84/100)
| 12 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
| 13 | | Sec. 100. Investigations; notice and hearing. | 14 | | (a) The Department may
investigate the actions of any an | 15 | | applicant or of any a person or persons holding or
claiming to
| 16 | | hold a license under this Act . | 17 | | (b) The Department may also investigate the actions of a | 18 | | company or corporation that holds itself out to provide | 19 | | orthotic, prosthetic, or pedorthic services with or without | 20 | | having an orthotist, prosthetist, or pedorthist licensed under | 21 | | the provisions of this Act on its staff to provide those | 22 | | services. | 23 | | (c) The Department shall, before disciplining an applicant | 24 | | or licensee, at least 30 days before the date set for the | 25 | | hearing: (i) notify, in writing, the applicant or licensee of |
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| 1 | | the charges made and the time and place for the hearing on the | 2 | | charges, (ii) direct him or her to file a written answer to the | 3 | | charges under oath within 20 days after service of the notice, | 4 | | and (iii) inform the applicant or licensee that failure to file | 5 | | an answer will result in a default being entered against the | 6 | | applicant or licensee. Before refusing to issue or renew a | 7 | | license or taking any other disciplinary action with respect to | 8 | | a license, the Department
shall, at
least 30 days prior to the | 9 | | date set for the hearing, notify in writing the
applicant for | 10 | | or
holder of a license of the nature of the charges and that a | 11 | | hearing will be
held on the
date designated. The written notice | 12 | | may be served by personal delivery or by
certified
or | 13 | | registered mail to the respondent at the address of record with | 14 | | the Department. At the time and place fixed in the notice, the | 15 | | Board shall proceed
to hear
the charges. The parties or their | 16 | | counsel shall be afforded ample opportunity
to
present | 17 | | statements, testimony, evidence, and argument that may be | 18 | | pertinent to
the
charges or to the defense to the charges. The | 19 | | Board may continue the hearing
from
time to time.
| 20 | | (d) At the time and place fixed in the notice, the Board or | 21 | | hearing officer appointed by the Secretary shall proceed to | 22 | | hear the charges and the applicant or licensee or his or her | 23 | | counsel shall be accorded ample opportunity to present any | 24 | | statement, testimony, evidence, and argument as may be | 25 | | pertinent to the charges or to his or her defense. The Board or | 26 | | hearing officer may continue the hearing from time to time. |
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| 1 | | (e) In case the person, after receiving the notice, fails | 2 | | to file an answer, his or her license may, in the discretion of | 3 | | the Secretary, having first received the recommendation of the | 4 | | Board, be suspended, revoked, or placed on probationary status | 5 | | or be subject to whatever disciplinary action the Secretary | 6 | | considers proper, including limiting the scope, nature, or | 7 | | extent of the person's practice or the imposition of a fine, | 8 | | without hearing, if the act or acts charged constitute | 9 | | sufficient grounds for that action under this Act. | 10 | | (Source: P.A. 96-682, eff. 8-25-09.)
| 11 | | (225 ILCS 84/105)
| 12 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
| 13 | | Sec. 105. Record of proceedings ; transcript . The | 14 | | Department, at its own expense, shall preserve
a
record of all | 15 | | proceedings at the formal hearing of any case. The notice of | 16 | | hearing, complaint, and all other documents in
the nature
of | 17 | | pleadings and written motions filed in the proceedings, the | 18 | | transcripts of
testimony,
the report of the Board, and orders | 19 | | of the Department shall be in the record of
the
proceeding.
| 20 | | (Source: P.A. 96-682, eff. 8-25-09.)
| 21 | | (225 ILCS 84/130)
| 22 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
| 23 | | Sec. 130. Appointment of hearing officer. The Secretary | 24 | | shall have the
authority to appoint an attorney licensed to |
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| 1 | | practice law in the State of Illinois to serve
as a hearing | 2 | | officer in an action for refusal to issue or renew a license or | 3 | | to discipline a
licensee. The hearing officer shall have full | 4 | | authority to conduct the hearing. The
hearing officer shall | 5 | | report his or her findings and recommendations to the
Board and
| 6 | | the Secretary. The Board shall have 60 days from receipt of the | 7 | | report to review
the
report of the hearing officer and present | 8 | | its findings of fact, conclusions of
law, and
recommendations | 9 | | to the Secretary. If the Board fails to present its report
| 10 | | within the 60-day period, the Secretary shall issue an order | 11 | | based on the report
of the hearing officer.
If the Secretary | 12 | | determines that the Board's report is contrary to the manifest
| 13 | | weight of
the evidence, he or she may issue an order in | 14 | | contravention of the Board's
report. Nothing in this Section | 15 | | shall prohibit a Board member from attending an informal | 16 | | conference and such participation shall not be grounds for | 17 | | recusal from any other proceeding.
| 18 | | (Source: P.A. 96-682, eff. 8-25-09.)
| 19 | | (225 ILCS 84/150)
| 20 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
| 21 | | Sec. 150. Temporary suspension of a license. The Secretary | 22 | | may
temporarily suspend the license of an orthotist, | 23 | | prosthetist, or pedorthist
without a
hearing simultaneously | 24 | | with the institution of proceedings for a hearing
under | 25 | | provided for in
Section 95 of this Act if the Secretary finds |
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| 1 | | that evidence in his or her
possession
indicates that a | 2 | | licensee's continuation in practice would constitute an
| 3 | | imminent danger
to the public. If the Secretary temporarily | 4 | | suspends a license without a
hearing, a
hearing by the Board | 5 | | must be held within 30 days after the suspension and completed | 6 | | without appreciable delay.
| 7 | | (Source: P.A. 96-682, eff. 8-25-09.)
| 8 | | (225 ILCS 84/155)
| 9 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
| 10 | | Sec. 155. Administrative Review Law; venue. All final | 11 | | administrative
decisions of the Department are subject to | 12 | | judicial review pursuant to the
provisions of
the | 13 | | Administrative Review Law and all its rules adopted pursuant | 14 | | thereto . The term "administrative
decision" has the same | 15 | | meaning
as in Section 3-101 of the Administrative Review Law.
| 16 | | Proceedings for judicial review shall be commenced in the | 17 | | circuit court of the
county in which the party applying for | 18 | | review resides, but if the party is not
a resident
of this | 19 | | State, the venue shall be in Sangamon County.
| 20 | | (Source: P.A. 91-590, eff. 1-1-00 .)
| 21 | | (225 ILCS 84/160)
| 22 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
| 23 | | Sec. 160. Certifications of record; costs. The Department | 24 | | shall not be
required to certify any record to the court or |
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| 1 | | file any answer in court or
to otherwise
appear in any court in | 2 | | a judicial review proceeding unless and until the Department | 3 | | has received from the plaintiff there is filed in
the court
| 4 | | with the complaint a receipt from the Department acknowledging | 5 | | payment of the
costs
of furnishing and certifying the record, | 6 | | which cost shall be determined by the Department. Failure on | 7 | | the part of a plaintiff to file a receipt
in court shall be
| 8 | | grounds for dismissal of the action. During the pendency and | 9 | | hearing of any and all judicial proceedings incident to a | 10 | | disciplinary action, the sanctions imposed upon the plaintiff | 11 | | by the Department shall remain in full force and effect.
| 12 | | (Source: P.A. 96-682, eff. 8-25-09.)
| 13 | | (225 ILCS 84/170)
| 14 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
| 15 | | Sec. 170. Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. The | 16 | | Illinois
Administrative Procedure Act is hereby expressly | 17 | | adopted and incorporated in
this Act
as if all of the | 18 | | provisions of that Act were included in this Act, except that
| 19 | | the provision
of subsection (d) of Section 10-65 of the | 20 | | Illinois Administrative Procedure
Act,
which
provides that at | 21 | | hearings the licensee has the right to show compliance with
all | 22 | | lawful
requirements for retention, continuation, or renewal of | 23 | | the license, is
specifically
excluded and for purposes of this | 24 | | Act. The notice required under Section 10-25
of
the
Illinois | 25 | | Administrative Procedure Act is deemed sufficient when mailed |
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| 1 | | or emailed to the
last
known address or email address of record | 2 | | a party .
| 3 | | (Source: P.A. 91-590, eff. 1-1-00 .)
| 4 | | (225 ILCS 84/180 new) | 5 | | Sec. 180. Confidentiality. All information collected by | 6 | | the Department in the course of an examination or investigation | 7 | | of a licensee or applicant, including, but not limited to, any | 8 | | complaint against a licensee filed with the Department and | 9 | | information collected to investigate any such complaint, shall | 10 | | be maintained for the confidential use of the Department and | 11 | | shall not be disclosed. The Department shall not disclose the | 12 | | information to anyone other than law enforcement officials, | 13 | | other regulatory agencies that have an appropriate regulatory | 14 | | interest as determined by the Secretary, or a party presenting | 15 | | a lawful subpoena to the Department. Information and documents | 16 | | disclosed to a federal, State, county, or local law enforcement | 17 | | agency shall not be disclosed by the agency for any purpose to | 18 | | any other agency or person. A formal complaint filed against a | 19 | | licensee by the Department or any order issued by the | 20 | | Department against a licensee or applicant shall be a public | 21 | | record, except as otherwise prohibited by law.
| 22 | | (225 ILCS 84/80 rep.) | 23 | | Section 15. The Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics | 24 | | Practice Act is amended by repealing Section 80. |
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