Full Text of HB4629 102nd 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 Illinois Athletic Trainers Practice Act is | 5 | | amended by changing Sections 3, 4, 13, and 16 as follows:
| 6 | | (225 ILCS 5/3) (from Ch. 111, par. 7603)
| 7 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
| 8 | | Sec. 3. Definitions. As used in this Act:
| 9 | | (1) "Department" means the Department of Financial and | 10 | | Professional Regulation.
| 11 | | (2) "Secretary" means the Secretary of Financial and | 12 | | Professional Regulation.
| 13 | | (3) "Board" means the Illinois Board of Athletic Trainers | 14 | | appointed by the Secretary.
| 15 | | (4) "Licensed
athletic trainer" means a person licensed to
| 16 | | practice athletic training as defined in this Act and with the | 17 | | specific
qualifications set forth in Section 9 of this Act | 18 | | who, upon
the
direction or consultation of a his or her team | 19 | | physician or consulting
physician ,
carries out the practice of | 20 | | evaluation, prevention or emergency prevention/emergency care , | 21 | | or
physical
reconditioning of injuries incurred by athletes | 22 | | participating in
an athletic program conducted by an | 23 | | educational institution,
professional athletic organization, |
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| 1 | | or sanctioned amateur athletic
organization , performing arts | 2 | | setting, clinical setting, or employment setting employing the | 3 | | athletic trainer; or a person who, under the
direction of a | 4 | | physician, carries out comparable functions for a health
| 5 | | organization-based extramural program of athletic training | 6 | | services for
athletes. Specific duties of the athletic trainer | 7 | | include , but are not limited
to:
| 8 | | A. Supervision of the selection, fitting, and | 9 | | maintenance of
protective
equipment;
| 10 | | B. Provision of assistance to the coaching staff in | 11 | | the development and
implementation of conditioning | 12 | | programs;
| 13 | | C. Counseling of athletes on nutrition and hygiene;
| 14 | | D. Supervision of athletic training facility and | 15 | | inspection of playing
facilities;
| 16 | | E. Selection and maintenance of athletic training | 17 | | equipment and supplies;
| 18 | | F. (Blank); Instruction and supervision of student | 19 | | trainer staff;
| 20 | | G. Coordination with a team physician to provide:
| 21 | | (i) pre-competition physical exam and health | 22 | | history updates,
| 23 | | (ii) game coverage or phone access to a physician | 24 | | or
paramedic,
| 25 | | (iii) follow-up injury care,
| 26 | | (iv) reconditioning programs, and
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| 1 | | (v) assistance on all matters pertaining to the | 2 | | health and
well-being of athletes ; .
| 3 | | H. Provision of on-site injury care and evaluation as | 4 | | well as
appropriate transportation, follow-up treatment | 5 | | and reconditioning rehabilitation as
necessary for all | 6 | | injuries sustained by athletes in the program;
| 7 | | I. With a physician, determination of when an athlete | 8 | | may safely
return to
full participation post-injury; and
| 9 | | J. Maintenance of complete and accurate records of all | 10 | | athlete athletic injuries
and treatments rendered ; and .
| 11 | | K. Written reports to a referring individual every 30 | 12 | | days services are provided. | 13 | | To carry out these functions the athletic trainer is | 14 | | authorized to
utilize modalities, including, but not limited | 15 | | to, heat, light, sound, cold, electricity, exercise,
or | 16 | | mechanical devices related to
care and reconditioning. An | 17 | | athletic trainer may also carry out these functions upon | 18 | | receiving a referral. A licensed athletic trainer shall use | 19 | | "LAT" or "L.A.T." in connection with the athletic trainer's | 20 | | name to denote licensure under this Act.
| 21 | | (5) "Referral" means the written authorization for | 22 | | athletic trainer services as provided in paragraph (4) | 23 | | guidance and direction
given by a the physician , physician | 24 | | assistant, advanced practice registered nurse, podiatric | 25 | | physician, or dentist , who shall maintain medical supervision | 26 | | of the athlete and makes a diagnosis or verifies that the |
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| 1 | | patient's condition is such that it may be treated by an | 2 | | athletic trainer .
| 3 | | (6) " Aide" Athletic trainer aide" means a person who has | 4 | | received on-the-job training specific to the facility in which | 5 | | he or she is employed, on either a paid or volunteer basis, but | 6 | | is not enrolled in an accredited athletic training curriculum.
| 7 | | (7) "Address of record" means the designated address | 8 | | recorded by the Department in the applicant's or licensee's | 9 | | application file or license file as maintained by the | 10 | | Department's licensure maintenance unit. It is the duty of the | 11 | | applicant or licensee to inform the Department of any change | 12 | | of address, and those changes must be made either through the | 13 | | Department's website or by contacting the Department. | 14 | | (8) "Board of Certification" means the Board of | 15 | | Certification for the Athletic Trainer. | 16 | | (9) "Athlete" means a person participating in an activity | 17 | | that requires a level of strength, endurance, flexibility, | 18 | | range of motion, speed, or agility which may include exercise, | 19 | | sports, recreation, wellness, or employment activity. | 20 | | (10) "Physician assistant" means a physician assistant | 21 | | licensed to practice under the Physician Assistant Practice | 22 | | Act of 1987 in accordance with a written collaborative | 23 | | agreement with a physician licensed to practice medicine in | 24 | | all of its branches. | 25 | | (11) "Advanced practice registered nurse" means an | 26 | | advanced practice registered nurse licensed to practice under |
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| 1 | | the Nurse Practice Act in accordance with a written | 2 | | collaborative agreement with a physician licensed under the | 3 | | Medical Practice Act of 1987. | 4 | | (Source: P.A. 99-469, eff. 8-26-15.)
| 5 | | (225 ILCS 5/4) (from Ch. 111, par. 7604)
| 6 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
| 7 | | Sec. 4. Licensure; exempt activities. No
person
shall | 8 | | provide any of the services set forth in subsection (4) of | 9 | | Section 3
of this Act, or use the title "athletic trainer" or
| 10 | | "certified athletic trainer" or "athletic trainer certified" | 11 | | or "licensed athletic trainer" or the letters "LAT", "L.A.T.",
| 12 | | "A.T.", "C.A.T.", "A.T.C.", "A.C.T.", or
"I.A.T.L." after the | 13 | | athletic trainer's his or her name, unless licensed
under this | 14 | | Act.
| 15 | | Nothing in this Act shall be construed as preventing or | 16 | | restricting the
practice, services, or activities of:
| 17 | | (1) Any person licensed or registered in this State by | 18 | | any other law
from engaging in the profession or | 19 | | occupation for which he or she is
licensed or
registered.
| 20 | | (2) Any person employed as an athletic trainer by the | 21 | | Government of the
United States, if such person provides | 22 | | athletic training solely under the
direction or control of | 23 | | the organization by which he or she is employed.
| 24 | | (3) Any person pursuing a course of study leading to a | 25 | | degree or
certificate in athletic training at an |
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| 1 | | accredited educational
program if such activities and | 2 | | services constitute a part of a supervised
course of study | 3 | | involving daily personal or verbal contact at the site of | 4 | | supervision between the athletic training student and the | 5 | | licensed athletic trainer who plans, directs, advises, and | 6 | | evaluates the student's athletic training clinical | 7 | | education. The supervising licensed athletic trainer must | 8 | | be on-site where the athletic training clinical education | 9 | | is being obtained.
A person meeting the criteria under | 10 | | this paragraph (3) must be designated by a title which | 11 | | clearly
indicates his or her status as a student or
| 12 | | trainee .
| 13 | | (4) (Blank).
| 14 | | (5) The practice of athletic training under the | 15 | | supervision of a licensed athletic trainer by one who has | 16 | | applied in writing
to the Department for
licensure and has | 17 | | complied with all the provisions
of Section 9 except the | 18 | | passing of the examination to be eligible to receive
such | 19 | | license. This temporary right to act as an athletic | 20 | | trainer shall expire 3 months after the filing of his or | 21 | | her written application to the Department; when the | 22 | | applicant has been notified of his or her failure to pass | 23 | | the examination authorized by the Department; when the | 24 | | applicant has withdrawn his or her application; when the | 25 | | applicant has received a license from the Department after | 26 | | successfully passing the examination authorized by the |
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| 1 | | Department; or when the applicant has been notified by the | 2 | | Department to cease and desist from practicing, whichever | 3 | | occurs first. This provision shall not apply to an | 4 | | applicant who has previously failed the examination.
| 5 | | (6) Any person in a coaching position from rendering | 6 | | emergency care on an
as
needed basis to the athletes under | 7 | | his or her supervision when a licensed athletic trainer is | 8 | | not available.
| 9 | | (7) Any person who is an athletic trainer from another | 10 | | state or territory of the United States or another nation, | 11 | | state, or
territory
acting as an athletic trainer while | 12 | | performing
his or her duties for his or her respective | 13 | | non-Illinois based team or
organization, so long as he or | 14 | | she restricts his or her duties to his
or her team or | 15 | | organization during the course of his or her team's or
| 16 | | organization's stay in this State. For the purposes of | 17 | | this Act, a team shall be considered based in Illinois if | 18 | | its home contests are held in Illinois, regardless of the | 19 | | location of the team's administrative offices.
| 20 | | (8) The practice of athletic training by persons | 21 | | licensed in another state who have applied in writing to | 22 | | the Department for licensure by endorsement. This | 23 | | temporary right to act as an athletic trainer shall expire | 24 | | 6 months after the filing of his or her written | 25 | | application to the Department; upon the withdrawal of the | 26 | | application for licensure under this Act; upon delivery of |
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| 1 | | a notice of intent to deny the application from the | 2 | | Department; or upon the denial of the application by the | 3 | | Department, whichever occurs first. | 4 | | (9) The practice of athletic training by one who has | 5 | | applied in writing to the Department for licensure and has | 6 | | complied with all the provisions of Section 9. This | 7 | | temporary right to act as an athletic trainer shall expire | 8 | | 6 months after the filing of his or her written | 9 | | application to the Department; upon the withdrawal of the | 10 | | application for licensure under this Act; upon delivery of | 11 | | a notice of intent to deny the application from the | 12 | | Department; or upon the denial of the application by the | 13 | | Department, whichever occurs first. | 14 | | (10) The practice of athletic training by persons | 15 | | actively licensed as an athletic trainer in another state | 16 | | or territory of the United States or another country, or | 17 | | currently certified by the Board of Certification, or its | 18 | | successor entity, at a special athletic tournament or | 19 | | event conducted by a sanctioned amateur athletic | 20 | | organization , including, but not limited to, the Prairie | 21 | | State Games and the Special Olympics, for no more than 14 | 22 | | days. This shall not include contests or events that are | 23 | | part of a scheduled series of regular season events. | 24 | | (11) Aides Athletic trainer aides from performing | 25 | | patient care activities under the on-site supervision of a | 26 | | licensed athletic trainer. These patient care activities |
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| 1 | | shall not include interpretation of referrals or | 2 | | evaluation procedures, planning or major modifications of | 3 | | patient programs, administration of medication, or solo | 4 | | practice or event coverage without immediate access to a | 5 | | licensed athletic trainer.
| 6 | | (12) Persons or entities practicing the specified | 7 | | occupations set forth in subsection (a) of, and pursuant | 8 | | to a licensing exemption granted in subsection (b) or (d) | 9 | | of, Section 2105-350 of the Department of Professional | 10 | | Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of | 11 | | Illinois, but only for so long as the 2016 Olympic and | 12 | | Paralympic Games Professional Licensure Exemption Law is | 13 | | operable. | 14 | | (Source: P.A. 99-469, eff. 8-26-15.)
| 15 | | (225 ILCS 5/13) (from Ch. 111, par. 7613)
| 16 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
| 17 | | Sec. 13. Endorsement. The Department may, at its | 18 | | discretion, license as an athletic trainer, without | 19 | | examination, on payment of the required
fee, an
applicant for | 20 | | licensure who is an athletic trainer
registered or licensed | 21 | | under the laws of another jurisdiction if the requirements
| 22 | | pertaining to
athletic trainers in such jurisdiction were at | 23 | | the date of his or her registration
or licensure substantially | 24 | | equal to the requirements in force in Illinois on
that date or | 25 | | equivalent to the requirements of this Act.
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| 1 | | An applicant for endorsement who has practiced for 10 | 2 | | consecutive years in another jurisdiction shall meet the | 3 | | requirements for licensure by endorsement upon filing an | 4 | | application on forms provided by the Department, paying the | 5 | | required fee, and showing proof of licensure in another | 6 | | jurisdiction for at least 10 consecutive years without | 7 | | discipline by certified verification of licensure from the | 8 | | jurisdiction in which the applicant practiced. | 9 | | Applicants have 3 years from the date of application to | 10 | | complete the
application process. If the process has not been | 11 | | completed in 3
years, the application shall be denied, the fee | 12 | | forfeited and the
applicant must reapply and meet the | 13 | | requirements in effect at the time of
reapplication.
| 14 | | (Source: P.A. 99-469, eff. 8-26-15.)
| 15 | | (225 ILCS 5/16) (from Ch. 111, par. 7616)
| 16 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
| 17 | | Sec. 16. Grounds for discipline. | 18 | | (1) The
Department may refuse to issue or renew, or may | 19 | | revoke, suspend,
place on probation, reprimand, or take other | 20 | | disciplinary
action as the Department may deem proper, | 21 | | including fines not to exceed $10,000
for each violation, with | 22 | | regard to any licensee for any one or
combination of the | 23 | | following:
| 24 | | (A) Material misstatement in furnishing information to | 25 | | the
Department;
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| 1 | | (B) Violations of this Act, or of
the rules or | 2 | | regulations promulgated hereunder;
| 3 | | (C) Conviction of or plea of guilty to any crime under | 4 | | the Criminal Code of 2012 or the laws of any jurisdiction | 5 | | of the United States that is (i) a felony, (ii) a
| 6 | | misdemeanor, an essential element of which is dishonesty, | 7 | | or (iii) of any crime
that is
directly related to the | 8 | | practice of the profession;
| 9 | | (D) Fraud or any misrepresentation in applying for or | 10 | | procuring a license under this Act, or in connection with | 11 | | applying for renewal of a license under this Act;
| 12 | | (E) Professional incompetence or gross negligence;
| 13 | | (F) Malpractice;
| 14 | | (G) Aiding or assisting another person, firm, | 15 | | partnership, or corporation in violating any provision of | 16 | | this
Act or rules;
| 17 | | (H) Failing, within 60 days, to provide information in | 18 | | response to a written
request made by the Department;
| 19 | | (I) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or | 20 | | unprofessional conduct of a
character likely to deceive, | 21 | | defraud or harm the public;
| 22 | | (J) Habitual or excessive use or abuse of drugs | 23 | | defined in law as controlled substances, alcohol, or any | 24 | | other substance that results in the inability to practice | 25 | | with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety;
| 26 | | (K) Discipline by another state, unit of government, |
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| 1 | | government agency, the District of Columbia, territory, or | 2 | | foreign
nation, if at least one of the grounds for the | 3 | | discipline is the same
or substantially equivalent to | 4 | | those set forth herein;
| 5 | | (L) Directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from | 6 | | any person, firm,
corporation, partnership, or association | 7 | | any fee, commission, rebate,
or other form of compensation | 8 | | for any professional services not actually or
personally | 9 | | rendered. Nothing in this subparagraph (L) affects any | 10 | | bona fide independent contractor or employment | 11 | | arrangements among health care professionals, health | 12 | | facilities, health care providers, or other entities, | 13 | | except as otherwise prohibited by law. Any employment | 14 | | arrangements may include provisions for compensation, | 15 | | health insurance, pension, or other employment benefits | 16 | | for the provision of services within the scope of the | 17 | | licensee's practice under this Act. Nothing in this | 18 | | subparagraph (L) shall be construed to require an | 19 | | employment arrangement to receive professional fees for | 20 | | services rendered;
| 21 | | (M) A finding by the Department that the
licensee | 22 | | after having his or her license disciplined has violated | 23 | | the terms of probation;
| 24 | | (N) Abandonment of an athlete;
| 25 | | (O) Willfully making or filing false records or | 26 | | reports in his or her
practice, including but not limited |
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| 1 | | to false records filed with State agencies
or
departments;
| 2 | | (P) Willfully failing to report an instance of | 3 | | suspected child abuse or
neglect as required by the Abused | 4 | | and Neglected Child Reporting
Act;
| 5 | | (Q) Physical illness, including but not limited to | 6 | | deterioration
through
the aging process, or loss of motor | 7 | | skill that results in the
inability to practice the | 8 | | profession with reasonable judgment, skill, or
safety;
| 9 | | (R) Solicitation of professional services other than | 10 | | by permitted
institutional policy;
| 11 | | (S) The use of any words, abbreviations, figures or | 12 | | letters with the
intention of indicating practice as an | 13 | | athletic trainer without a valid
license as an athletic | 14 | | trainer under this Act;
| 15 | | (T) The evaluation or treatment of ailments of human | 16 | | beings other than by the practice of athletic training as | 17 | | defined in this Act or the treatment of injuries of | 18 | | athletes by a licensed
athletic trainer except by the | 19 | | referral of a physician , physician assistant, advanced | 20 | | practice registered nurse , podiatric physician,
or | 21 | | dentist;
| 22 | | (U) Willfully violating or knowingly assisting in the | 23 | | violation of any
law of this State relating to the use of | 24 | | habit-forming drugs;
| 25 | | (V) Willfully violating or knowingly assisting in the | 26 | | violation of any
law
of this State relating to the |
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| 1 | | practice of abortion;
| 2 | | (W) Continued practice by a person knowingly having an | 3 | | infectious
communicable or contagious disease;
| 4 | | (X) Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated | 5 | | report by the
Department of Children and Family Services | 6 | | pursuant to the Abused and
Neglected Child Reporting Act | 7 | | and upon
proof by clear and convincing evidence that the | 8 | | licensee has
caused a child to be an abused child or | 9 | | neglected child as defined in the
Abused and Neglected | 10 | | Child Reporting Act;
| 11 | | (X-5) Failure to provide a monthly report on the | 12 | | patient's progress to the referring physician, physician | 13 | | assistant, advanced practice registered nurse, podiatric | 14 | | physician, or dentist; | 15 | | (Y) (Blank);
| 16 | | (Z) Failure to fulfill continuing education | 17 | | requirements;
| 18 | | (AA) Allowing one's license under this Act to be used | 19 | | by an unlicensed person in violation of this Act; | 20 | | (BB) Practicing under a false or, except as provided | 21 | | by law, assumed name; | 22 | | (CC) Promotion of the sale of drugs, devices, | 23 | | appliances, or goods provided in any manner to exploit the | 24 | | client for the financial gain of the licensee; | 25 | | (DD) Gross, willful, or continued overcharging for | 26 | | professional services; |
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| 1 | | (EE) Mental illness or disability that results in the | 2 | | inability to practice under this Act with reasonable | 3 | | judgment, skill, or safety; or | 4 | | (FF) Cheating on or attempting to subvert the | 5 | | licensing examination administered under this Act ; . | 6 | | (GG) Violation of the Health Care Worker Self-Referral | 7 | | Act; or | 8 | | (HH) Failure by a supervising athletic trainer of an | 9 | | aide to maintain contact, including personal supervision | 10 | | and instruction, to ensure the safety and welfare of an | 11 | | athlete. | 12 | | All fines imposed under this Section shall be paid within | 13 | | 60 days after the effective date of the order imposing the fine | 14 | | or in accordance with the terms set forth in the order imposing | 15 | | the fine. | 16 | | (2) The determination by a circuit court that a
licensee | 17 | | is subject to
involuntary admission or judicial admission as | 18 | | provided in the Mental Health
and Developmental Disabilities | 19 | | Code operates as an automatic suspension. Such
suspension will | 20 | | end only upon a finding by a court that the licensee is no | 21 | | longer subject to involuntary admission or judicial
admission | 22 | | and issuance of an order so finding and discharging the | 23 | | licensee.
| 24 | | (3) The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend | 25 | | without hearing, as provided for in the Code of Civil | 26 | | Procedure, the license of any person who fails to file a |
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| 1 | | return, to pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed | 2 | | return, or to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty, or | 3 | | interest as required by any tax Act administered by the | 4 | | Illinois Department of Revenue, until such time as the | 5 | | requirements of any such tax Act are satisfied in accordance | 6 | | with subsection (a) of Section 2105-15 of the Department of | 7 | | Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code | 8 | | of Illinois. | 9 | | (4) In enforcing this Section, the Department, upon a | 10 | | showing of a possible violation, may compel any individual who | 11 | | is licensed under this Act or any individual who has applied | 12 | | for licensure to submit to a mental or physical examination or | 13 | | evaluation, or both, which may include a substance abuse or | 14 | | sexual offender evaluation, at the expense of the Department. | 15 | | The Department shall specifically designate the examining | 16 | | physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches | 17 | | or, if applicable, the multidisciplinary team involved in | 18 | | providing the mental or physical examination and evaluation. | 19 | | The multidisciplinary team shall be led by a physician | 20 | | licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches and may | 21 | | consist of one or more or a combination of physicians licensed | 22 | | to practice medicine in all of its branches, licensed | 23 | | chiropractic physicians, licensed clinical psychologists, | 24 | | licensed clinical social workers, licensed clinical | 25 | | professional counselors, and other professional and | 26 | | administrative staff. Any examining physician or member of the |
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| 1 | | multidisciplinary team may require any person ordered to | 2 | | submit to an examination and evaluation pursuant to this | 3 | | Section to submit to any additional supplemental testing | 4 | | deemed necessary to complete any examination or evaluation | 5 | | process, including, but not limited to, blood testing, | 6 | | urinalysis, psychological testing, or neuropsychological | 7 | | testing. | 8 | | The Department may order the examining physician or any | 9 | | member of the multidisciplinary team to provide to the | 10 | | Department any and all records, including business records, | 11 | | that relate to the examination and evaluation, including any | 12 | | supplemental testing performed. The Department may order the | 13 | | examining physician or any member of the multidisciplinary | 14 | | team to present testimony concerning this examination and | 15 | | evaluation of the licensee or applicant, including testimony | 16 | | concerning any supplemental testing or documents relating to | 17 | | the examination and evaluation. No information, report, | 18 | | record, or other documents in any way related to the | 19 | | examination and evaluation shall be excluded by reason of any | 20 | | common law or statutory privilege relating to communication | 21 | | between the licensee or applicant and the examining physician | 22 | | or any member of the multidisciplinary team. No authorization | 23 | | is necessary from the licensee or applicant ordered to undergo | 24 | | an evaluation and examination for the examining physician or | 25 | | any member of the multidisciplinary team to provide | 26 | | information, reports, records, or other documents or to |
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| 1 | | provide any testimony regarding the examination and | 2 | | evaluation. The individual to be examined may have, at his or | 3 | | her own expense, another physician of his or her choice | 4 | | present during all aspects of the examination. | 5 | | Failure of any individual to submit to a mental or | 6 | | physical examination or evaluation, or both, when directed, | 7 | | shall result in an automatic suspension without hearing, until | 8 | | such time as the individual submits to the examination. If the | 9 | | Department finds a licensee unable to practice because of the | 10 | | reasons set forth in this Section, the Department shall | 11 | | require the licensee to submit to care, counseling, or | 12 | | treatment by physicians approved or designated by the | 13 | | Department as a condition for continued, reinstated, or | 14 | | renewed licensure. | 15 | | When the Secretary immediately suspends a license under | 16 | | this Section, a hearing upon such person's license must be | 17 | | convened by the Department within 15 days after the suspension | 18 | | and completed without appreciable delay. The Department shall | 19 | | have the authority to review the licensee's record of | 20 | | treatment and counseling regarding the impairment to the | 21 | | extent permitted by applicable federal statutes and | 22 | | regulations safeguarding the confidentiality of medical | 23 | | records. | 24 | | Individuals licensed under this Act who are affected under | 25 | | this Section shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate | 26 | | to the Department that they can resume practice in compliance |
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| 1 | | with acceptable and prevailing standards under the provisions | 2 | | of their license. | 3 | | (5) (Blank). | 4 | | (6) In cases where the Department of Healthcare and Family | 5 | | Services has previously determined a licensee or a potential | 6 | | licensee is more than 30 days delinquent in the payment of | 7 | | child support and has subsequently certified the delinquency | 8 | | to the Department, the Department may refuse to issue or renew | 9 | | or may revoke or suspend that person's license or may take | 10 | | other disciplinary action against that person based solely | 11 | | upon the certification of delinquency made by the Department | 12 | | of Healthcare and Family Services in accordance with paragraph | 13 | | (5) of subsection (a) of Section 2105-15 of the Department of | 14 | | Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code | 15 | | of Illinois. | 16 | | (Source: P.A. 99-469, eff. 8-26-15; 100-872, eff. 8-14-18.)
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