(20 ILCS 2310/2310-140) (was 20 ILCS 2310/55.37a)
Sec. 2310-140. Recommending suspension of licensed health care
professional. The Director, upon making a
determination based upon information in the possession of the Department
that continuation in practice of a licensed health care professional would
constitute an immediate danger to the public, shall submit a written
communication to the Director of
Professional Regulation indicating that determination and
additionally
(i) providing a complete summary of the information upon which the
determination is based and (ii) recommending that the Director of
Professional
Regulation immediately suspend the person's license. All relevant
evidence, or copies thereof, in the Department's possession may also be
submitted in conjunction with the written communication. A copy of the
written communication, which is exempt from the copying and inspection
provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, shall at the time of
submittal to the Director of
Professional Regulation be simultaneously mailed to the last known
business address of the licensed health care professional by
certified or
registered postage, United States Mail, return receipt requested. Any
evidence, or copies thereof, that is submitted in conjunction
with the
written communication is also exempt from the copying and
inspection
provisions of the Freedom of Information Act.
For the purposes of this Section, "licensed health care professional"
means any person licensed under the Illinois Dental Practice Act, the Nurse Practice Act, the Medical Practice Act of 1987, the
Pharmacy Practice Act, the Podiatric Medical Practice Act of
1987, or the Illinois Optometric Practice Act of 1987.
(Source: P.A. 95-639, eff. 10-5-07; 95-689, eff. 10-29-07; 95-876, eff. 8-21-08.)
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