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Public Act 101-0603 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Medical Practice Act of 1987 is amended by | ||||
changing Section 21 as follows:
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(225 ILCS 60/21) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-21)
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(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
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Sec. 21. License renewal; reinstatement; inactive status; | ||||
disposition and
collection of fees. | ||||
(A) Renewal. The expiration date and renewal period for | ||||
each
license issued under this Act shall be set by rule. The | ||||
holder of a
license may renew the license by paying the | ||||
required fee. The
holder of a
license may also renew the | ||||
license within 90 days after its expiration by
complying with | ||||
the requirements for renewal and payment of an additional
fee. | ||||
A license renewal within 90 days after expiration shall be | ||||
effective
retroactively to the expiration date.
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The Department shall attempt to provide through electronic | ||||
means to each licensee under this Act, at least 60 days in | ||||
advance of the expiration date of his or her license, a renewal | ||||
notice. No such license shall be deemed to have lapsed until 90 | ||||
days after the expiration date and after the Department has | ||||
attempted to provide such notice as herein provided. |
(B) Reinstatement. Any licensee who has permitted his or | ||
her
license to lapse or who has had his or her license on | ||
inactive
status may have his or her license reinstated by | ||
making application
to the Department and filing proof | ||
acceptable to the
Department of his or her fitness to have the
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license reinstated,
including evidence certifying to active | ||
practice in another
jurisdiction satisfactory to the | ||
Department, proof of meeting the continuing
education | ||
requirements for one renewal period, and by paying
the required | ||
reinstatement fee.
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If the licensee has not maintained an active practice
in | ||
another jurisdiction satisfactory to the Department, the
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Licensing Board shall determine, by an evaluation program
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established by rule, the applicant's fitness to resume active
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status
and may require the licensee to complete a period of
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evaluated clinical experience and may require successful
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completion of a practical examination specified by the | ||
Licensing Board.
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However, any registrant whose license has expired while
he | ||
or she has been engaged (a) in Federal Service on active
duty
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with the Army of the United States, the United States Navy,
the | ||
Marine Corps, the Air Force, the Coast Guard, the Public
Health | ||
Service or the State Militia called into the service
or | ||
training of the United States of America, or (b) in
training or | ||
education under the supervision of the United
States | ||
preliminary to induction into the military service,
may have |
his or her license reinstated without paying
any lapsed renewal | ||
fees, if within 2 years after honorable
termination of such | ||
service, training, or education, he or she
furnishes to the | ||
Department with satisfactory evidence to the
effect that he or | ||
she has been so engaged and that his or
her
service, training, | ||
or education has been so terminated.
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(C) Inactive licenses. Any licensee who notifies the
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Department, in writing on forms prescribed by the
Department, | ||
may elect to place his or her license on an inactive
status and | ||
shall, subject to rules of the Department, be
excused from | ||
payment of renewal fees until he or she notifies the
Department | ||
in writing of his or her desire to resume active
status.
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Any licensee requesting reinstatement from inactive
status | ||
shall be required to pay the current renewal fee, provide proof | ||
of
meeting the continuing education requirements for the period | ||
of time the
license is inactive not to exceed one renewal | ||
period, and
shall be required to reinstate his or her license | ||
as provided
in
subsection (B).
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Any licensee whose license is in an inactive status
shall | ||
not practice in the State of Illinois.
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(D) Disposition of monies collected. All monies
collected | ||
under this Act by the Department shall be
deposited in the | ||
Illinois State Medical Disciplinary Fund in
the State Treasury, | ||
and used only for the following
purposes: (a) by the | ||
Disciplinary
Board and Licensing Board in the exercise of its | ||
powers and performance of its
duties, as such use is made by |
the Department with full
consideration of all recommendations | ||
of the
Disciplinary Board and Licensing Board, (b) for costs | ||
directly related to
persons licensed under this Act, and (c) | ||
for direct and allocable indirect
costs related to the public | ||
purposes of the Department.
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Moneys in the Fund may be transferred to the Professions | ||
Indirect Cost Fund
as authorized under Section 2105-300 of the | ||
Department of Professional
Regulation Law of the Civil | ||
Administrative Code of Illinois.
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All earnings received from investment of monies in the
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Illinois State Medical Disciplinary Fund shall be deposited
in | ||
the Illinois State Medical Disciplinary Fund and shall be
used | ||
for the same purposes as fees deposited in such Fund.
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(E) Fees. The following fees are nonrefundable.
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(1) Applicants for any examination shall be required
to | ||
pay, either to the Department or to the designated
testing | ||
service, a fee covering the cost of determining the
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applicant's eligibility and providing the examination.
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Failure to appear for the examination on the scheduled | ||
date,
at the time and place specified, after the | ||
applicant's
application for examination has been received | ||
and
acknowledged by the Department or the designated | ||
testing
service, shall result in the forfeiture of the | ||
examination
fee.
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(2) Before July 1, 2018, the fee for a license under | ||
Section 9 of this Act
is $700. Beginning on July 1, 2018, |
the fee for a license under Section 9 of this Act is $500.
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(3) Before July 1, 2018, the fee for a license under | ||
Section 19 of this Act
is $700. Beginning on July 1, 2018, | ||
the fee for a license under Section 19 of this Act is $500.
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(4) Before July 1, 2018, the fee for the renewal of a | ||
license for a resident of Illinois
shall be calculated at | ||
the rate of $230 per year, and beginning on July 1, 2018 | ||
and until January 1, 2020 , the fee for the renewal of a | ||
license shall be $167, except for licensees
who were issued | ||
a license within 12 months of the expiration date of the
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license, before July 1, 2018, the fee for the renewal shall | ||
be $230, and beginning on July 1, 2018 and until January 1, | ||
2020 that fee will be $167. Before July 1, 2018, the fee | ||
for the renewal
of a license for a nonresident shall be | ||
calculated at the rate of $460 per
year, and beginning on | ||
July 1, 2018 and until January 1, 2020 , the fee for the | ||
renewal of a license for a nonresident shall be $250, | ||
except for licensees
who were issued a license within 12 | ||
months of the expiration date of the
license, before July | ||
1, 2018, the fee for the renewal shall be $460, and | ||
beginning on July 1, 2018 and until January 1, 2020 that | ||
fee will be $250. Beginning on January 1, 2020, the fee for | ||
renewal of a license for a resident or nonresident is $181 | ||
per year.
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(5) The fee for the reinstatement of a license other
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than from inactive status, is $230. In addition, payment of |
all
lapsed renewal fees not to exceed $1,400 is required.
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(6) The fee for a 3-year temporary license under
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Section 17 is $230.
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(7) The fee for the issuance of a duplicate license,
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for the issuance of a replacement license for a license
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which has been lost or destroyed, or for the issuance of a
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license with a change of name or address other than during
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the renewal period is $20. No fee is required for name and
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address changes on Department records when no updated | ||
duplicate
license is issued.
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(8) The fee to be paid for a license record for any
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purpose is $20.
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(9) The fee to be paid to have the scoring of an
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examination, administered by the Department, reviewed and
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verified, is $20 plus any fees charged by the applicable
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testing service.
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(F) Any person who delivers a check or other payment to the | ||
Department that
is returned to the Department unpaid by the | ||
financial institution upon
which it is drawn shall pay to the | ||
Department, in addition to the amount
already owed to the | ||
Department, a fine of $50. The fines imposed by this Section | ||
are in addition
to any other discipline provided under this Act | ||
for unlicensed
practice or practice on a nonrenewed license. | ||
The Department shall notify
the person that payment of fees and | ||
fines shall be paid to the Department
by certified check or | ||
money order within 30 calendar days of the
notification. If, |
after the expiration of 30 days from the date of the
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notification, the person has failed to submit the necessary | ||
remittance, the
Department shall automatically terminate the | ||
license or permit or deny
the application, without hearing. If, | ||
after termination or denial, the
person seeks a license or | ||
permit, he or she shall apply to the
Department for | ||
reinstatement or issuance of the license or permit and
pay all | ||
fees and fines due to the Department. The Department may | ||
establish
a fee for the processing of an application for | ||
reinstatement of a license or permit
to pay all expenses of | ||
processing this application. The Secretary
may waive the fines | ||
due under this Section in individual cases where the
Secretary | ||
finds that the fines would be unreasonable or unnecessarily
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burdensome.
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(Source: P.A. 101-316, eff. 8-9-19.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January | ||
1, 2020.
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