(225 ILCS 60/4) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400‑4)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2010)
Sec. 4. Exemptions.
(a) This Act does not apply to the following:
(1) persons lawfully carrying on their particular
| profession or business under any valid existing regulatory Act of this State; | |
(2) persons rendering gratuitous services in cases |
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(3) persons treating human ailments by prayer or |
| spiritual means as an exercise or enjoyment of religious freedom; or | |
(4) persons practicing the specified occupations set |
| forth in in subsection (a) of, and pursuant to a licensing exemption granted in subsection (b) or (d) of, Section 2105‑350 of the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, but only for so long as the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games Professional Licensure Exemption Law is operable. | |
(b) (Blank).
(Source: P.A. 96‑7, eff. 4‑3‑09.) |
(225 ILCS 60/7.5)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2010)
Sec. 7.5. Complaint Committee.
(a) There shall be a Complaint Committee of the Disciplinary Board composed of at least one of the medical coordinators established by subsection (g) of Section 7 of this Act, the Chief of Medical Investigations (person employed by the Department who is in charge of investigating complaints against physicians and physician assistants), and at least 3 voting members of the Disciplinary Board (at least 2 of whom shall be physicians) designated by the Chairman of the Medical Disciplinary Board with the approval of the Disciplinary Board. The Disciplinary Board members so appointed shall serve one‑year terms and may be eligible for reappointment for subsequent terms.
(b) The Complaint Committee shall meet at least twice a month to exercise its functions and duties set forth in subsection (c) below. At least 2 members of the Disciplinary Board shall be in attendance in order for any business to be transacted by the Complaint Committee. The Complaint Committee shall make every effort to consider expeditiously and take prompt action on each item on its agenda.
(c) The Complaint Committee shall have the following duties and functions:
(1) To recommend to the Disciplinary Board that a
| complaint file be closed. | |
(2) To refer a complaint file to the office of the |
| Chief of Medical Prosecutions (person employed by the Department who is in charge of prosecuting formal complaints against licensees) for review. | |
(3) To make a decision in conjunction with the Chief |
| of Medical Prosecutions regarding action to be taken on a complaint file. | |
(d) In determining what action to take or whether to proceed with prosecution of a complaint, the Complaint Committee shall consider, but not be limited to, the following factors: sufficiency of the evidence presented, prosecutorial merit under Section 22 of this Act, and insufficient cooperation from complaining parties.
(Source: P.A. 93‑214, eff. 1‑1‑04.) |
(225 ILCS 60/9) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400‑9)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2010)
Sec. 9. Application for license. Each applicant for a license shall:
(A) Make application on blank forms prepared and
| furnished by the Department of Professional Regulation hereinafter referred to as the Department. | |
(B) Submit evidence satisfactory to the Department |
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(1) is of good moral character. In determining |
| moral character under this Section, the Department may take into consideration whether the applicant has engaged in conduct or activities which would constitute grounds for discipline under this Act. The Department may also request the applicant to submit, and may consider as evidence of moral character, endorsements from 2 or 3 individuals licensed under this Act; | |
(2) has the preliminary and professional |
| education required by this Act; | |
(3) (blank); and
(4) is physically, mentally, and professionally |
| capable of practicing medicine with reasonable judgment, skill, and safety. In determining physical, mental and professional capacity under this Section, the Medical Licensing Board may, upon a showing of a possible incapacity, compel any applicant to submit to a mental or physical examination, or both. The Licensing Board may condition or restrict any license, subject to the same terms and conditions as are provided for the Medical Disciplinary Board under Section 22 of this Act. Any such condition of a restricted license shall provide that the Chief Medical Coordinator or Deputy Medical Coordinator shall have the authority to review the subject physician's compliance with such conditions or restrictions, including, where appropriate, the physician's record of treatment and counseling regarding the impairment, to the extent permitted by applicable federal statutes and regulations safeguarding the confidentiality of medical records of patients. | |
In determining professional capacity under this |
| Section any individual who has not been actively engaged in the practice of medicine or as a medical, osteopathic, or chiropractic student or who has not been engaged in a formal program of medical education during the 2 years immediately preceding their application may be required to complete such additional testing, training, or remedial education as the Licensing Board may deem necessary in order to establish the applicant's present capacity to practice medicine with reasonable judgment, skill, and safety. | |
(C) Designate specifically the name, location, and |
| kind of professional school, college, or institution of which the applicant is a graduate and the category under which the applicant seeks, and will undertake, to practice. | |
(D) Pay to the Department at the time of application |
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(E) Pursuant to Department rules, as required, pass |
| an examination authorized by the Department to determine the applicant's fitness to receive a license. | |
(F) Complete the application process within 3 years |
| from the date of application. If the process has not been completed within 3 years, the application shall be denied, application fees shall be forfeited, and the applicant must reapply and meet the requirements in effect at the time of reapplication. | |
(Source: P.A. 89‑387, eff. 8‑20‑95; 89‑702, eff. 7‑1‑97.) |
(225 ILCS 60/11) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400‑11)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2010)
Sec. 11. Minimum education standards. The minimum standards of professional education to be enforced by the Department in conducting examinations and issuing licenses shall be as follows:
(A) Practice of medicine. For the practice of
| medicine in all of its branches: | |
(1) For applications for licensure under |
| subsection (D) of Section 19 of this Act: | |
(a) that the applicant is a graduate of a |
| medical or osteopathic college in the United States, its territories or Canada, that the applicant has completed a 2 year course of instruction in a college of liberal arts, or its equivalent, and a course of instruction in a medical or osteopathic college approved by the Department or by a private, not for profit accrediting body approved by the Department, and in addition thereto, a course of postgraduate clinical training of not less than 12 months as approved by the Department; or | |
(b) that the applicant is a graduate of a |
| medical or osteopathic college located outside the United States, its territories or Canada, and that the degree conferred is officially recognized by the country for the purposes of licensure, that the applicant has completed a 2 year course of instruction in a college of liberal arts or its equivalent, and a course of instruction in a medical or osteopathic college approved by the Department, which course shall ha
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