(305 ILCS 5/8A-7.1) (from Ch. 23, par. 8A-7.1)
Sec. 8A-7.1. The Director, upon making a
determination based upon information in the possession of the Illinois
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
such determination and
additionally providing a complete summary of the information upon which
such determination is based, and recommending that the Director of
Professional Regulation immediately suspend such person's
license. All relevant evidence, or copies thereof, in the Illinois
Department's possession may also be submitted in conjunction with the written
communication. A copy of such 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 such licensed
health care professional by certified or registered postage, United States
Mail, return receipt requested. Any evidence, or copies thereof, which is
submitted in conjunction with the written communication is also exempt from
the copying and inspection provisions of the Freedom of Information Act.
The Director, upon making a determination based upon information in the
possession of the Illinois Department, that a licensed health care
professional is willfully committing fraud upon the Illinois Department's
medical assistance program, shall submit a written communication to the
Director of Professional Regulation indicating such
determination and additionally providing a complete summary of the
information upon which such determination is based. All relevant evidence,
or copies thereof, in the Illinois Department's possession may also be
submitted in conjunction with the written communication.
Upon receipt of such written communication, the Director of
Professional Regulation shall promptly investigate the
allegations contained in such written communication. A copy of such
written communication, which is exempt from the copying and inspection
provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, shall at the time of
submission to the Director of Professional Regulation,
be simultaneously mailed to the last known address of such licensed health
care professional by certified or registered postage, United States Mail,
return receipt requested. Any evidence, or copies thereof, which
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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