225 ILCS 60/1
(225 ILCS 60/1) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-1) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 1. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Medical Practice Act of 1987. (Source: P.A. 85-4.)
225 ILCS 60
225 ILCS 60
in effect225 ILCS 60/2 Definitions
(225 ILCS 60/2) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-2) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 2. Definitions. For purposes of this Act, the following definitions shall have the following meanings, except where the context requires otherwise: "Act" means the Medical Practice Act of 1987. "Address of record" means the designated address recorded by the Department in the applicant's or licensee's application file or license file as maintained by the Department's licensure maintenance unit. "Chiropractic physician" means a person licensed to treat human ailments without the use of drugs and without operative surgery. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit a chiropractic physician from providing advice regarding the use of non-prescription products or from administering atmospheric oxygen. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize a chiropractic physician to prescribe drugs. "Department" means the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. "Disciplinary action" means revocation, suspension, probation, supervision, practice modification, reprimand, required education, fines or any other action taken by the Department against a person holding a license. "Email address of record" means the designated email address recorded by the Department in the applicant's application file or the licensee's license file, as maintained by the Department's licensure maintenance unit. "Final determination" means the governing body's final action taken under the procedure followed by a health care institution, or professional association or society, against any person licensed under the Act in accordance with the bylaws or rules and regulations of such health care institution, or professional association or society. "Fund" means the Illinois State Medical Disciplinary Fund. "Impaired" means the inability to practice medicine with reasonable skill and safety due to physical or mental disabilities as evidenced by a written determination or written consent based on clinical evidence including deterioration through the aging process or loss of motor skill, or abuse of drugs or alcohol, of sufficient degree to diminish a person's ability to deliver competent patient care. "International medical graduate" means a medical graduate (i) who has been trained in a country other than the United States; (ii) whose education has been certified by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates; (iii) who has passed Step 1, Step 2 Clinical Knowledge, and Step 3 of the United States Medical Licensing Examination as required by this Act; (iv) who maintains an unencumbered license from another country; and (v) who is not licensed to practice medicine in any state or territory of the United States. "Medical Board" means the Illinois State Medical Board. "Physician" means a person licensed under the Medical Practice Act to practice medicine in all of its branches or a chiropractic physician. "Professional association" means an association or society of persons licensed under this Act, and operating within the State of Illinois, including but not limited to, medical societies, osteopathic organizations, and chiropractic organizations, but this term shall not be deemed to include hospital medical staffs. "Program of care, counseling, or treatment" means a written schedule of organized treatment, care, counseling, activities, or education, satisfactory to the Medical Board, designed for the purpose of restoring an impaired person to a condition whereby the impaired person can practice medicine with reasonable skill and safety of a sufficient degree to deliver competent patient care. "Reinstate" means to change the status of a license or permit from inactive or nonrenewed status to active status. "Restore" means to remove an encumbrance from a license due to probation, suspension, or revocation. "Secretary" means the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation. (Source: P.A. 102-20, eff. 1-1-22; 102-1117, eff. 1-13-23; 103-1, eff. 4-27-23.)
225 ILCS 60/2.5
(225 ILCS 60/2.5) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2032) Sec. 2.5. Address of record; email address of record. All applicants and licensees shall: (1) provide a valid address and email address to the Department, which shall serve as the address of record and email address of record, respectively, at the time of application for licensure or renewal of a license; and (2) inform the Department of any change of address of record or email address of record within 14 days after such change either through the Department's website or by contacting the Department's licensure maintenance unit. (Source: P.A. 100-429, eff. 8-25-17.)
225 ILCS 60/3
(225 ILCS 60/3) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-3) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 3. Licensure requirement. No person shall practice medicine, or any of its branches, or treat human ailments without the use of drugs and without operative surgery, without a valid, active license to do so, except that a physician who holds an active license in another state or a second year resident enrolled in a residency program accredited by the Liaison Committee on Graduate Medical Education or the Bureau of Professional Education of the American Osteopathic Association may provide medical services to patients in Illinois during a bonafide emergency in immediate preparation for or during interstate transit. (Source: P.A. 98-1140, eff. 12-30-14.)
225 ILCS 60/3.5
(225 ILCS 60/3.5) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 3.5. Unlicensed practice; violation; civil penalty. (a) Any person who practices, offers to practice, attempts to practice, or holds oneself out to practice as a physician without being licensed under this Act shall, in addition to any other penalty provided by law, pay a civil penalty to the Department in an amount not to exceed $10,000 for each offense as determined by the Department. The civil penalty shall be assessed by the Department after a hearing is held in accordance with the provisions set forth in this Act regarding the provision of a hearing for the discipline of a licensee. (b) The Department has the authority and power to investigate any and all unlicensed activity. (c) The civil penalty shall be paid within 60 days after the effective date of the order imposing the civil penalty. The order shall constitute a judgment and may be filed and execution had thereon in the same manner as any judgment from any court of record. (Source: P.A. 97-622, eff. 11-23-11.)
225 ILCS 60/4 Exemptions
(225 ILCS 60/4) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-4) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2032) Sec. 4. Exemptions. 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 of emergency; or (3) persons treating human ailments by prayer or spiritual means as an exercise or enjoyment of religious freedom. (Source: P.A. 96-7, eff. 4-3-09; 97-622, eff. 11-23-11.)
225 ILCS 60/5
(225 ILCS 60/5) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-5) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 5. Because the candid and conscientious evaluation of clinical practices is essential to the provision of adequate health care, it is the policy of this State to encourage peer review by health care providers. Therefore, while serving upon any committee whose purpose, directly or indirectly, is internal quality control or medical study to reduce morbidity or mortality, or for improving patient care or physician services within a hospital duly licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act, or within a professional association of persons licensed under this Act, or the improving or benefiting of patient care and treatment whether within a hospital or not, or for the purpose of professional discipline, any person serving on such committee, and any person providing service to such committees, shall not be liable for civil damages as a result of their acts, omissions, decisions, or any other conduct in connection with their duties on such committees, except those involving wilful or wanton misconduct. Information considered shall be afforded the same status as is information concerning medical studies by Part 21 of Article VIII of the "Code of Civil Procedure", as now or hereafter amended. (Source: P.A. 85-1209.)
225 ILCS 60/6
(225 ILCS 60/6) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-6) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 6. It is declared to be the public policy of this State, pursuant to paragraphs (h) and (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution of 1970, that any power or function set forth in this Act to be exercised by the State is an exclusive State power or function. Such power or function shall not be exercised concurrently, either directly or indirectly, by any unit of local government, including home rule units, except as otherwise provided in this Act. (Source: P.A. 85-4.)
225 ILCS 60/7 (Repealed)
(225 ILCS 60/7) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-7) Sec. 7. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 102-813, eff. 5-13-22. Repealed internally, eff. 1-1-23.)
225 ILCS 60/7.1 Medical Board
(225 ILCS 60/7.1) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 7.1. Medical Board. (A) There is hereby created the Illinois State Medical Board. The Medical Board shall consist of 17 members, to be appointed by the Governor by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. All members shall be residents of the State, not more than 8 of whom shall be members of the same political party. All members shall be voting members. Eight members shall be physicians licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches in Illinois possessing the degree of doctor of medicine. Two members shall be physicians licensed to practice medicine in all its branches in Illinois possessing the degree of doctor of osteopathy or osteopathic medicine. Two of the physician members shall be physicians who collaborate with physician assistants. Two members shall be chiropractic physicians licensed to practice in Illinois and possessing the degree of doctor of chiropractic. Two members shall be physician assistants licensed to practice in Illinois. Three members shall be members of the public, who shall not be engaged in any way, directly or indirectly, as providers of health care. (B) Members of the Medical Board shall be appointed for terms of 4 years. Upon the expiration of the term of any member, their successor shall be appointed for a term of 4 years by the Governor by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Governor shall fill any vacancy for the remainder of the unexpired term with the advice and consent of the Senate. Upon recommendation of the Medical Board, any member of the Medical Board may be removed by the Governor for misfeasance, malfeasance, or willful neglect of duty, after notice, and a public hearing, unless such notice and hearing shall be expressly waived in writing. Each member shall serve on the Medical Board until their successor is appointed and qualified. No member of the Medical Board shall serve more than 2 consecutive 4-year terms. In making appointments the Governor shall attempt to ensure that the various social and geographic regions of the State of Illinois are properly represented. In making the designation of persons to act for the several professions represented on the Medical Board, the Governor shall give due consideration to recommendations by members of the respective professions and by organizations therein. (C) The Medical Board shall annually elect one of its voting members as chairperson and one as vice chairperson. No officer shall be elected more than twice in succession to the same office. Each officer shall serve until their successor has been elected and qualified. (D) A majority of the Medical Board members currently appointed shall constitute a quorum. A vacancy in the membership of the Medical Board shall not impair the right of a quorum to exercise all the rights and perform all the duties of the Medical Board. Any action taken by the Medical Board under this Act may be authorized by resolution at any regular or special meeting and each such resolution shall take effect immediately. The Medical Board shall meet at least quarterly. (E) Each member shall be paid their necessary expenses while engaged in the performance of their duties. (F) The Secretary shall select a Chief Medical Coordinator and not less than 2 Deputy Medical Coordinators who shall not be members of the Medical Board. Each medical coordinator shall be a physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches, and the Secretary shall set their rates of compensation. The Secretary shall assign at least one medical coordinator to a region composed of Cook County and such other counties as the Secretary may deem appropriate, and such medical coordinator or coordinators shall locate their office in Chicago. The Secretary shall assign at least one medical coordinator to a region composed of the balance of counties in the State, and such medical coordinator or coordinators shall locate their office in Springfield. The Chief Medical Coordinator shall be the chief enforcement officer of this Act. None of the functions, powers, or duties of the Department with respect to policies regarding enforcement or discipline under this Act, including the adoption of such rules as may be necessary for the administration of this Act, shall be exercised by the Department except upon review of the Medical Board. (G) The Secretary shall employ, in conformity with the Personnel Code, investigators who are college graduates with at least 2 years of investigative experience or one year of advanced medical education. Upon the written request of the Medical Board, the Secretary shall employ, in conformity with the Personnel Code, such other professional, technical, investigative, and clerical help, either on a full or part-time basis as the Medical Board deems necessary for the proper performance of its duties. (H) Upon the specific request of the Medical Board, signed by either the chairperson, vice chairperson, or a medical coordinator of the Medical Board, the Department of Human Services, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, the Department of State Police, or any other law enforcement agency located in this State shall make available any and all information that they have in their possession regarding a particular case then under investigation by the Medical Board. (I) Members of the Medical Board shall be immune from suit in any action based upon any disciplinary proceedings or other acts performed in good faith as members of the Medical Board. (J) The Medical Board may compile and establish a statewide roster of physicians and other medical professionals, including the several medical specialties, of such physicians and medical professionals, who have agreed to serve from time to time as advisors to the medical coordinators. Such advisors shall assist the medical coordinators or the Medical Board in their investigations and participation in complaints against physicians. Such advisors shall serve under contract and shall be reimbursed at a reasonable rate for the services provided, plus reasonable expenses incurred. While serving in this capacity, the advisor, for any act undertaken in good faith and in the conduct of his or her duties under this Section, shall be immune from civil suit. (Source: P.A. 102-20, eff. 1-1-22.)
225 ILCS 60/7.2 (Repealed)
(225 ILCS 60/7.2) Sec. 7.2. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 102-20, eff. 1-1-22. Repealed internally, eff. 1-1-23.)
225 ILCS 60/7.5 Complaint Committee
(225 ILCS 60/7.5) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2032) Sec. 7.5. Complaint Committee. (a) There shall be a Complaint Committee of the Medical 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), the Chief of Medical Prosecutions (the person employed by the Department who is in charge of prosecuting formal complaints against physicians and physician assistants), and at least 3 members of the Medical Board (at least 2 of whom shall be physicians) designated by the Chairperson of the Medical Board with the approval of the Medical Board. (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 Medical 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 Medical Board that a complaint file be closed. (2) To refer a complaint file to the office of the Chief of Medical Prosecutions 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, any recommendation made by the Department, and insufficient cooperation from complaining parties. (e) Notwithstanding any provision of this Act, the Department may close a complaint, after investigation and approval of the Chief Medical Coordinator without review of the Complaint Committee, in which the allegations of the complaint if proven would not constitute a violation of the Act, there is insufficient evidence to prove a violation of the Act, or there is insufficient cooperation from complaining parties, as determined by the Department. (Source: P.A. 102-20, eff. 1-1-22.)
225 ILCS 60/8 (Repealed)
(225 ILCS 60/8) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-8) Sec. 8. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 102-20, eff. 1-1-22. Repealed internally, eff. 1-1-23.)
225 ILCS 60/8.1
(225 ILCS 60/8.1) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 8.1. Matters concerning advanced practice registered nurses. Any proposed rules, amendments, second notice materials and adopted rule or amendment materials, and policy statements concerning advanced practice registered nurses shall be presented to the Medical Board for review and comment. The recommendations of both the Board of Nursing and the Medical Board shall be presented to the Secretary for consideration in making final decisions. Whenever the Board of Nursing and the Medical Board disagree on a proposed rule or policy, the Secretary shall convene a joint meeting of the officers of each Board to discuss the resolution of any such disagreements. (Source: P.A. 102-20, eff. 1-1-22.)
225 ILCS 60/9
(225 ILCS 60/9) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-9) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2032) Sec. 9. Application for license. Each applicant for a license shall: (A) Make application on blank forms prepared and furnished by the Department. (B) Submit evidence satisfactory to the Department that the applicant: (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 and mental capacity under this Section, the Medical Board may, upon a showing of a possible incapacity or conduct or activities that would constitute grounds for discipline under this Act, compel any applicant to submit to a mental or physical examination and evaluation, or both, as provided for in Section 22 of this Act. The Medical Board may condition or restrict any license, subject to the same terms and conditions as are provided for the Medical 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. The Medical Board, in determining mental capacity, shall consider the latest recommendations of the Federation of State Medical Boards. In determining professional capacity under this Section, an individual may be required to complete such additional testing, training, or remedial education as the Medical Board may deem necessary in order to establish the applicant's present capacity to practice medicine with reasonable judgment, skill, and safety. The Medical Board may consider the following criteria, as they relate to an applicant, as part of its determination of professional capacity: (1) Medical research in an established research facility, hospital, college or university, or private corporation. (2) Specialized training or education. (3) Publication of original work in learned, medical, or scientific journals. (4) Participation in federal, State, local, or international public health programs or organizations. (5) Professional service in a federal veterans or military institution. (5.5) Successful completion of a re-entry course. (6) Any other professional activities deemed to maintain and enhance the clinical capabilities of the applicant. Any applicant applying for a license to practice medicine in all of its branches or for a license as a chiropractic physician who has not been engaged in the active practice of medicine or has not been enrolled in a medical program for 2 years prior to application must submit proof of professional capacity to the Medical Board. Any applicant applying for a temporary license that has not been engaged in the active practice of medicine or has not been enrolled in a medical program for longer than 5 years prior to application must submit proof of professional capacity to the Medical Board. (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 the required fees. (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 expire, application fees shall be forfeited, and the applicant must reapply and meet the requirements in effect at the time of reapplication. (Source: P.A. 103-442, eff. 1-1-24; 104-796, eff. 8-7-26.)
225 ILCS 60/9.1
(225 ILCS 60/9.1) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 9.1. Fee waivers. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, during State fiscal years 2022, 2023, and 2024, the Department shall allow individuals a one-time waiver of fees imposed under Section 9, 19, or 21 of this Act. No individual may benefit from such waiver more than once. (Source: P.A. 102-699, eff. 4-19-22.)
225 ILCS 60/9.3
(225 ILCS 60/9.3) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 9.3. Withdrawal of application. Any applicant applying for a license or permit under this Act may withdraw his or her application at any time. If an applicant withdraws his or her application after receipt of a written Notice of Intent to Deny License or Permit, then the withdrawal shall be reported to the Federation of State Medical Boards. (Source: P.A. 102-20, eff. 1-1-22.)
225 ILCS 60/9.5 Social Security Number on license application
(225 ILCS 60/9.5) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 9.5. Social Security Number on license application. In addition to any other information required to be contained in the application, every application for an original license under this Act shall include the applicant's Social Security Number, which shall be retained in the agency's records pertaining to the license. As soon as practical, the Department shall assign a customer's identification number to each applicant for a license. Every application for a renewal or reinstated license shall require the applicant's customer identification number. (Source: P.A. 97-400, eff. 1-1-12; 98-1140, eff. 12-30-14.)
225 ILCS 60/9.7
(225 ILCS 60/9.7) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 9.7. Criminal history records background check. Each applicant for licensure or permit under Sections 9, 18, and 19 shall have his or her fingerprints submitted to the Illinois State Police in an electronic format that complies with the form and manner for requesting and furnishing criminal history record information as prescribed by the Illinois State Police. These fingerprints shall be checked against the Illinois State Police and Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal history record databases now and hereafter filed. The Illinois State Police shall charge applicants a fee for conducting the criminal history records check, which shall be deposited into the State Police Services Fund and shall not exceed the actual cost of the records check. The Illinois State Police shall furnish, pursuant to positive identification, records of Illinois convictions to the Department. The Department may require applicants to pay a separate fingerprinting fee, either to the Department or to a Department designated or approved vendor. The Department, in its discretion, may allow an applicant who does not have reasonable access to a designated vendor to provide his or her fingerprints in an alternative manner. The Department may adopt any rules necessary to implement this Section. (Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
225 ILCS 60/10
(225 ILCS 60/10) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-10) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2032) Sec. 10. The Department shall: (A) make rules for establishing reasonable minimum standards of educational requirements to be observed by medical, osteopathic and chiropractic colleges; (B) effectuate the policy of the State of Illinois that the quality of medical training is an appropriate concern in the recruiting, licensing, credentialing and participation in residency programs of physicians. However, it is inappropriate to discriminate against any physician because of national origin or geographic location of medical education; (B-5) publish on its website information concerning the process for requesting a rehearing under Section 40 and the process for restoring a license under Section 43 after the successful completion of a term of probation, suspension, or revocation of a license; and (C) formulate rules and regulations required for the administration of this Act. (Source: P.A. 102-229, eff. 1-1-22.)
225 ILCS 60/11
(225 ILCS 60/11) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-11) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2032) 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 or its territories and 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 or its territories 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 have been not less than 132 weeks in duration and shall have been completed within a period of not less than 35 months, and, in addition thereto, has completed a course of postgraduate clinical training of not less than 12 months, as approved by the Department, and has complied with any other standards established by rule. For the purposes of this subparagraph (b) an applicant is considered to be a graduate of a medical college if the degree which is conferred is officially recognized by that country for the purposes of receiving a license to practice medicine in all of its branches or a document is granted by the medical college which certifies the completion of all formal training requirements including any internship and social service; or (c) that the applicant has studied medicine at a medical or osteopathic college located outside the United States or its territories and that the applicant has completed a 2-year course of instruction in a college of liberal arts or its equivalent and all of the formal requirements of a foreign medical school except internship and social service, which course shall have been not less than 132 weeks in duration and shall have been completed within a period of not less than 35 months; that the applicant has submitted an application to a medical college accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education and submitted to such evaluation procedures, including use of nationally recognized medical student tests or tests devised by the individual medical college, and that the applicant has satisfactorily completed one academic year of supervised clinical training under the direction of such medical college; and, in addition thereto has completed a course of postgraduate clinical training of not less than 12 months, as approved by the Department, and has complied with any other standards established by rule. (d) Any clinical clerkship must have been completed in compliance with Section 10.3 of the Hospital Licensing Act, as amended. (2) Effective January 1, 1988, for applications for licensure made subsequent to January 1, 1988, under Sections 9 or 17 of this Act by individuals not described in paragraph (3) of subsection (A) of Section 11 who graduated after December 31, 1984: (a) that the applicant: (i) graduated from a medical or osteopathic college officially recognized by the jurisdiction in which it is located for the purpose of receiving a license to practice medicine in all of its branches, and the applicant has completed, as defined by the Department, a 6-year postsecondary course of study comprising at least 2 academic years of study in the basic medical sciences; and 2 academic years of study in the clinical sciences, while enrolled in the medical college which conferred the degree, the core rotations of which must have been completed in clinical teaching facilities owned, operated or formally affiliated with the medical college which conferred the degree, or under contract in teaching facilities owned, operated or affiliated with another medical college which is officially recognized by the jurisdiction in which the medical school which conferred the degree is located; or (ii) graduated from a medical or osteopathic college accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, the Committee on Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools in conjunction with the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, or the Bureau of Professional Education of the American Osteopathic Association; and, (iii) in addition thereto, has completed 24 months of postgraduate clinical training, as approved by the Department; or (b) that the applicant has studied medicine at a medical or osteopathic college located outside the United States or its territories and that the applicant, in addition to satisfying the requirements of subparagraph (a), except for the awarding of a degree, has completed all of the formal requirements of a foreign medical school except internship and social service and has submitted an application to a medical college accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education and submitted to such evaluation procedures, including use of nationally recognized medical student tests or tests devised by the individual medical college, and that the applicant has satisfactorily completed one academic year of supervised clinical training under the direction of such medical college; and, in addition thereto, has completed 24 months of postgraduate clinical training, as approved by the Department, and has complied with any other standards established by rule. (3) (Blank). (4) Any person granted a temporary license pursuant to Section 17 of this Act who shall satisfactorily complete a course of postgraduate clinical training and meet all of the requirements for licensure shall be granted a permanent license pursuant to Section 9. (5) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section an individual holding a temporary license under Section 17 of this Act shall be required to satisfy the undergraduate medical and post-graduate clinical training educational requirements in effect on the date of their application for a temporary license, provided they apply for a license under Section 9 of this Act and satisfy all other requirements of this Section while their temporary license is in effect. (B) Treating human ailments without drugs and without operative surgery. For the practice of treating human ailments without the use of drugs and without operative surgery: (1) For an applicant who was a resident student and who is a graduate after July 1, 1926, of a chiropractic college or institution, that such school, college or institution, at the time of the applicant's graduation required as a prerequisite to admission thereto a 4-year course of instruction in a high school, and, as a prerequisite to graduation therefrom, a course of instruction in the treatment of human ailments, of not less than 132 weeks in duration and which shall have been completed within a period of not less than 35 months except that as to students matriculating or entering upon a course of chiropractic study during the years 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, and 1947, such elapsed time shall be not less than 32 months, such high school and such school, college or institution having been reputable and in good standing in the judgment of the Department. (2) For an applicant who is a matriculant in a chiropractic college after September 1, 1969, that such applicant shall be required to complete a 2-year course of instruction in a liberal arts college or its equivalent and a course of instruction in a chiropractic college in the treatment of human ailments, such course, as a prerequisite to graduation therefrom, having been not less than 132 weeks in duration and shall have been completed within a period of not less than 35 months, such college of liberal arts and chiropractic college having been reputable and in good standing in the judgment of the Department. (3) For an applicant who is a graduate of a United States chiropractic college after August 19, 1981, the college of the applicant must be fully accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of the Council on Chiropractic Education or its successor at the time of graduation. Such graduates shall be considered to have met the minimum requirements which shall be in addition to those requirements set forth in the rules and regulations promulgated by the Department. (4) For an applicant who is a graduate of a chiropractic college in another country; that such chiropractic college be equivalent to the standards of education as set forth for chiropractic colleges located in the United States. (Source: P.A. 104-796, eff. 8-7-26.)
225 ILCS 60/11.1 (Repealed)
(225 ILCS 60/11.1) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-11.1) Sec. 11.1. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 86-1251. Repealed by P.A. 89-702, eff. 7-1-97.)
225 ILCS 60/12
(225 ILCS 60/12) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-12) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 12. All examinations provided for by this Act shall be conducted under rules prescribed from time to time by the Department. Examinations shall be held not less frequently than 2 times every year, at times and places prescribed by the Department, of which applicants shall be notified by the Department in writing, and may be conducted wholly or in part in writing. If an applicant neglects, fails without an approved excuse or refuses to take the next available examination offered for license under this Act, the fee paid by the applicant shall be forfeited and the application denied. If an applicant fails to pass an examination for a license under this Act within 3 years after filing their application, the application shall be denied. However, such applicant may thereafter make a new application for examination, accompanied by the required fee and satisfy the requirements then in existence for a license. (Source: P.A. 85-4.)
225 ILCS 60/13
(225 ILCS 60/13) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-13) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 13. Medical students. Candidates for the degree of doctor of medicine, doctor of osteopathy, or doctor of osteopathic medicine enrolled in a medical or osteopathic college, accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education or the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation of the American Osteopathic Association or its successor, may practice under the direct, on-premises supervision of a physician who is licensed to practice medicine in all its branches in Illinois and who is a member of the faculty of an accredited medical or osteopathic college. (Source: P.A. 98-1140, eff. 12-30-14.)
225 ILCS 60/14
(225 ILCS 60/14) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-14) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 14. Chiropractic students. Candidates for the degree of doctor of chiropractic enrolled in a chiropractic college, accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education, may practice under the direct, on-premises supervision of a chiropractic physician who is a member of the faculty of an accredited chiropractic college. (Source: P.A. 97-622, eff. 11-23-11.)
225 ILCS 60/15
(225 ILCS 60/15) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-15) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 15. Chiropractic physician; license for general practice. Any chiropractic physician licensed under this Act shall be permitted to take the examination for licensure as a physician to practice medicine in all its branches and shall receive a license to practice medicine in all of its branches if he or she shall successfully pass such examination, upon proof of having successfully completed in a medical college, osteopathic college or chiropractic college reputable and in good standing in the judgment of the Department, courses of instruction in materia medica, therapeutics, surgery, obstetrics, and theory and practice deemed by the Department to be equal to the courses of instruction required in those subjects for admission to the examination for a license to practice medicine in all of its branches, together with proof of having completed (a) the 2 year course of instruction in a college of liberal arts, or its equivalent, required under this Act, and (b) a course of postgraduate clinical training of not less than 24 months as approved by the Department. (Source: P.A. 97-622, eff. 11-23-11.)
225 ILCS 60/15.5
(225 ILCS 60/15.5) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2032) Sec. 15.5. International medical graduate physicians; licensure. After January 1, 2025, an international medical graduate physician may apply to the Department for a limited license. The Department shall: (1) establish qualifications and application fees for the limited licensure of international medical graduate physicians; (2) provide a pathway to full licensure for limited license holders after the licensee successfully completes a supervision period and satisfies other qualifications as established by the Department; (3) after January 1, 2026, establish, in collaboration with the Department of Public Health and the Governor's Office of New Americans, a clinical readiness program to provide direct services to international medical graduate physicians seeking to reestablish their medical careers and obtain residency in this State. The establishment and administration of the clinical readiness program for international medical graduate physicians shall be subject to appropriation. The clinical readiness program shall be implemented pursuant to a New American Plan developed by the Department in accordance with the Governor's Office of New Americans Act and administered by the licensing liaison for international applicants under Section 2105-405 of the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. The Department may, in its discretion, contract with a vendor or with another State agency, through an intergovernmental agreement, to assist in the implementation and administration of this program; and (4) adopt rules as may be necessary for the implementation, administration, and enforcement of this Section. (Source: P.A. 103-102, eff. 6-16-23; 103-725, eff. 1-1-25.)
225 ILCS 60/16
(225 ILCS 60/16) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-16) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 16. Ineligibility for examination. Any person who shall fail any examination for licensure as a medical doctor, doctor of osteopathy or osteopathic medicine, or doctor of chiropractic in this or any other jurisdiction a total of 5 times shall thereafter be ineligible for further examinations until such time as such person shall submit to the Department evidence of further formal professional study, as required by rule of the Department, in an accredited institution. (Source: P.A. 89-702, eff. 7-1-97.)
225 ILCS 60/17
(225 ILCS 60/17) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-17) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2032) Sec. 17. Temporary license. Persons holding the degree of Doctor of Medicine, persons holding the degree of Doctor of Osteopathy or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, and persons holding the degree of Doctor of Chiropractic or persons who have satisfied the requirements therefor and are eligible to receive such degree from a medical, osteopathic, or chiropractic school, who wish to pursue programs of graduate or specialty training in this State, may receive without examination, in the discretion of the Department, a 3-year temporary license. In order to receive a 3-year temporary license hereunder, an applicant shall submit evidence satisfactory to the Department that the applicant: (A) 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; (B) Has been accepted or appointed for specialty or residency training by a hospital situated in this State or a training program in hospitals or facilities maintained by the State of Illinois or affiliated training facilities which is approved by the Department for the purpose of such training under this Act. The applicant shall indicate the beginning and ending dates of the period for which the applicant has been accepted or appointed; (C) Has or will satisfy the professional education requirements of Section 11 of this Act which are effective at the date of application except for postgraduate clinical training; (D) Is physically, mentally, and professionally capable of practicing medicine or treating human ailments without the use of drugs and without operative surgery with reasonable judgment, skill, and safety. In determining physical, mental and professional capacity under this Section, the Medical Board may, upon a showing of a possible incapacity, compel an applicant to submit to a mental or physical examination and evaluation, or both, and may condition or restrict any temporary license, subject to the same terms and conditions as are provided for the Medical Board under Section 22 of this Act. Any such condition of restricted temporary 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. Three-year temporary licenses issued pursuant to this Section shall be valid only for the period of time designated therein, and may be extended or renewed pursuant to the rules of the Department, and if a temporary license is thereafter extended, it shall not extend beyond completion of the residency program. The holder of a valid 3-year temporary license shall be entitled thereby to perform only such acts as may be prescribed by and incidental to the holder's program of residency training; the holder shall not be entitled to otherwise engage in the practice of medicine in this State unless fully licensed in this State. A 3-year temporary license may be revoked or suspended by the Department upon proof that the holder thereof has engaged in the practice of medicine in this State outside of the program of the holder's residency or specialty training, or if the holder shall fail to supply the Department, within 10 days of its request, with information as to the holder's current status and activities in his or her specialty training program. Such a revocation or suspension shall comply with the procedures set forth in subsection (d) of Section 37 of this Act. (Source: P.A. 104-796, eff. 8-7-26.)
225 ILCS 60/18
(225 ILCS 60/18) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-18) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2032) Sec. 18. Visiting professor, physician, or resident permits. (A) Visiting professor permit. (1) A visiting professor permit shall entitle a person to practice medicine in all of its branches or to practice the treatment of human ailments without the use of drugs and without operative surgery provided: (a) the person maintains an equivalent authorization to practice medicine in all of its branches or to practice the treatment of human ailments without the use of drugs and without operative surgery in good standing in the person's native licensing jurisdiction during the period of the visiting professor permit; (b) the person has received a faculty appointment to teach in a medical, osteopathic, or chiropractic school in Illinois; and (c) the Department may prescribe the information necessary to establish an applicant's eligibility for a permit. This information shall include, without limitation: (i) a statement from the dean of the medical school at which the applicant will be employed describing the applicant's qualifications and (ii) a statement from the dean of the medical school listing every affiliated institution in which the applicant will be providing instruction as part of the medical school's education program and justifying any clinical activities at each of the institutions listed by the dean. (2) Application for visiting professor permits shall be made to the Department, in writing, on forms prescribed by the Department and shall be accompanied by the required fee established by rule, which shall not be refundable. Any application shall require the information as, in the judgment of the Department, will enable the Department to pass on the qualifications of the applicant. (3) A visiting professor permit shall be valid for no longer than 2 years from the date of issuance or until the time the faculty appointment is terminated, whichever occurs first, and may be renewed only in accordance with subdivision (A)(6) of this Section. (4) The applicant may be required to appear before the Medical Board for an interview prior to, and as a requirement for, the issuance of the original permit and the renewal. (5) Persons holding a permit under this Section shall only practice medicine in all of its branches or practice the treatment of human ailments without the use of drugs and without operative surgery in the State of Illinois in their official capacity under their contract within the medical school itself and any affiliated institution in which the permit holder is providing instruction as part of the medical school's educational program and for which the medical school has assumed direct responsibility. (6) After the initial renewal of a visiting professor permit, a visiting professor permit shall be valid until the last day of the next physician license renewal period, as set by rule, and may only be renewed for applicants who meet the following requirements: (i) have obtained the required continuing education hours as set by rule; and (ii) have paid the fee prescribed for a license under Section 21 of this Act. For initial renewal, the visiting professor must successfully pass a general competency examination authorized by the Department by rule, unless the visiting professor was issued an initial visiting professor permit on or after January 1, 2007, but prior to July 1, 2007. (B) Visiting physician permit. (1) The Department may, in its discretion, issue a temporary visiting physician permit, without examination, provided: (a) (blank); (b) that the person maintains an equivalent authorization to practice medicine in all of its branches or to practice the treatment of human ailments without the use of drugs and without operative surgery in good standing in the person's native licensing jurisdiction during the period of the temporary visiting physician permit; (c) that the person has received an invitation or appointment to study, demonstrate, or perform a specific medical, osteopathic, chiropractic, or clinical subject or technique in a medical, osteopathic, or chiropractic school, a state or national medical, osteopathic, or chiropractic professional association or society conference or meeting, a hospital licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act, a hospital organized under the University of Illinois Hospital Act, or a facility operated pursuant to the Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center Act; and (d) that the temporary visiting physician permit shall only permit the holder to practice medicine in all of its branches or practice the treatment of human ailments without the use of drugs and without operative surgery within the scope of the medical, osteopathic, chiropractic, or clinical studies, or in conjunction with the state or national medical, osteopathic, or chiropractic professional association or society conference or meeting, for which the holder was invited or appointed. (2) The application for the temporary visiting physician permit shall be made to the Department, in writing, on forms prescribed by the Department, and shall be accompanied by the required fee established by rule, which shall not be refundable. The application shall require information that, in the judgment of the Department, will enable the Department to pass on the qualification of the applicant, and the necessity for the granting of a temporary visiting physician permit. (3) A temporary visiting physician permit shall be valid for no longer than (i) 180 days from the date of issuance or (ii) until the time the medical, osteopathic, chiropractic, or clinical studies are completed, or the state or national medical, osteopathic, or chiropractic professional association or society conference or meeting has concluded, whichever occurs first. The temporary visiting physician permit may be issued multiple times to a visiting physician under this paragraph (3) as long as the total number of days it is active does not exceed 180 days within a 365-day period. (4) The applicant for a temporary visiting physician permit may be required to appear before the Medical Board for an interview prior to, and as a requirement for, the issuance of a temporary visiting physician permit. (5) A limited temporary visiting physician permit shall be issued to a physician licensed in another state who has been requested to perform emergency procedures in Illinois if the physician meets the requirements as established by rule. (C) Visiting resident permit. (1) The Department may, in its discretion, issue a temporary visiting resident permit, without examination, provided: (a) (blank); (b) that the person maintains an equivalent authorization to practice medicine in all of its branches or to practice the treatment of human ailments without the use of drugs and without operative surgery in good standing in the person's native licensing jurisdiction during the period of the temporary visiting resident permit; (c) that the applicant is enrolled in a postgraduate clinical training program outside the State of Illinois that is approved by the Department; (d) that the individual has been invited or appointed for a specific period of time to perform a portion of that post graduate clinical training program under the supervision of an Illinois licensed physician in an Illinois patient care clinic or facility that is affiliated with the out-of-State post graduate training program; and (e) that the temporary visiting resident permit shall only permit the holder to practice medicine in all of its branches or practice the treatment of human ailments without the use of drugs and without operative surgery within the scope of the medical, osteopathic, chiropractic, or clinical studies for which the holder was invited or appointed. (2) The application for the temporary visiting resident permit shall be made to the Department, in writing, on forms prescribed by the Department, and shall be accompanied by the required fee established by rule. The application shall require information that, in the judgment of the Department, will enable the Department to pass on the qualifications of the applicant. (3) A temporary visiting resident permit shall be valid for 180 days from the date of issuance or until the time the medical, osteopathic, chiropractic, or clinical studies are completed, whichever occurs first. (4) The applicant for a temporary visiting resident permit may be required to appear before the Medical Board for an interview prior to, and as a requirement for, the issuance of a temporary visiting resident permit. (D) Postgraduate training exemption period; visiting rotations. A person may participate in visiting rotations in an approved postgraduate training program, not to exceed a total of 90 days for all rotations, if the following information is submitted in writing or electronically to the Department by the patient care clinics or facilities where the person will be performing the training or by an affiliated program: (1) The person who has been invited or appointed to perform a portion of their postgraduate clinical training program in Illinois. (2) The name and address of the primary patient care clinic or facility, the date the training is to begin, and the length of time of the invitation or appointment. (3) The name and license number of the Illinois physician who will be responsible for supervising the trainee and the medical director or division director of the department or facility. (4) Certification from the postgraduate training program that the person is approved and enrolled in a graduate training program approved by the Department in their home state. (Source: P.A. 103-551, eff. 8-11-23; 104-417, eff. 8-15-25; 104-796, eff. 8-7-26.)
225 ILCS 60/19
(225 ILCS 60/19) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-19) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2032) Sec. 19. Licensure by endorsement. The Department may, in its discretion, issue a license by endorsement to any person who is currently licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches, or a chiropractic physician, in any other state, territory, country, or province, upon the following conditions and submitting evidence satisfactory to the Department of the following: (A) (Blank); (B) That the applicant 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; (C) That the applicant 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 Board may, upon a showing of a possible incapacity, compel an applicant to submit to a mental or physical examination and evaluation, or both, in the same manner as provided in Section 22 and may condition or restrict any license, subject to the same terms and conditions as are provided for the Medical Board under Section 22 of this Act; (D) That if the applicant seeks to practice medicine in all of its branches: (1) if the applicant was licensed in another jurisdiction prior to January 1, 1988, that the applicant has satisfied the educational requirements of paragraph (1) of subsection (A) or paragraph (2) of subsection (A) of Section 11 of this Act; or (2) if the applicant was licensed in another jurisdiction after December 31, 1987, that the applicant has satisfied the educational requirements of paragraph (2) of subsection (A) of Section 11 of this Act; and (3) the requirements for a license to practice medicine in all of its branches in the particular state, territory, country, or province in which the applicant is licensed are deemed by the Department to have been substantially equivalent to the requirements for a license to practice medicine in all of its branches in force in this State at the date of the applicant's license; (E) That if the applicant seeks to treat human ailments without the use of drugs and without operative surgery: (1) the applicant is a graduate of a chiropractic school or college approved by the Department at the time of their graduation; (2) the requirements for the applicant's license to practice the treatment of human ailments without the use of drugs are deemed by the Department to have been substantially equivalent to the requirements for a license to practice in this State at the date of the applicant's license; (F) That the Department may, in its discretion, issue a license by endorsement to any graduate of a medical or osteopathic college, reputable and in good standing in the judgment of the Department, who has passed an examination for admission to the United States Public Health Service, or who has passed any other examination deemed by the Department to have been at least equal in all substantial respects to the examination required for admission to any such medical corps; (G) That applications for licenses by endorsement shall be filed with the Department, under oath, on forms prepared and furnished by the Department, and shall set forth, and applicants therefor shall supply, such information respecting the life, education, professional practice, and moral character of applicants as the Department may require to be filed for its use; (H) That the applicant undergo the criminal background check established under Section 9.7 of this Act. In the exercise of its discretion under this Section, the Department is empowered to consider and evaluate each applicant on an individual basis. It may take into account, among other things, the extent to which the applicant will bring unique experience and skills to the State of Illinois or the extent to which there is or is not available to the Department authentic and definitive information concerning the quality of medical education and clinical training which the applicant has had. Under no circumstances shall a license be issued under the provisions of this Section to any person who has previously taken and failed the written examination conducted by the Department for such license. In the exercise of its discretion under this Section, the Department may require an applicant to successfully complete an examination as recommended by the Medical Board. The Department may also request the applicant to submit, and may consider as evidence of moral character, evidence from 2 or 3 individuals licensed under this Act. Applicants have 3 years from the date of application to complete the application process. If the process has not been completed within 3 years, the application shall be denied, the fees shall be forfeited, and the applicant must reapply and meet the requirements in effect at the time of reapplication. (Source: P.A. 104-852, eff. 8-21-26.)
225 ILCS 60/20
(225 ILCS 60/20) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-20) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 20. Continuing education. The Department shall promulgate rules of continuing education for persons licensed under this Act that require an average of 50 hours of continuing education per license year. These rules shall be consistent with requirements of relevant professional associations, specialty societies, or boards. The rules shall also address variances in part or in whole for good cause, including, but not limited to, temporary illness or hardship. In establishing these rules, the Department shall consider educational requirements for medical staffs, requirements for specialty society board certification or for continuing education requirements as a condition of membership in societies representing the 2 categories of licensee under this Act. These rules shall assure that licensees are given the opportunity to participate in those programs sponsored by or through their professional associations or hospitals which are relevant to their practice. Each licensee is responsible for maintaining records of completion of continuing education and shall be prepared to produce the records when requested by the Department. (Source: P.A. 97-622, eff. 11-23-11.)
225 ILCS 60/21
(225 ILCS 60/21) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-21) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2032) 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. 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 the 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 the licensee's license to lapse or who has had the licensee's license on inactive status may have the licensee's license reinstated by making application to the Department and filing proof acceptable to the Department of the licensee's fitness to have the 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. If the licensee has not maintained an active practice in another jurisdiction satisfactory to the Department, the Medical Board shall determine, by an evaluation program established by rule, the applicant's fitness to resume active status and may require the licensee to complete a period of evaluated clinical experience and may require successful completion of a practical examination specified by the Medical Board. However, any registrant whose license has expired while the registrant has been engaged (a) in Federal Service on active duty 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 the registrant's license reinstated without paying any lapsed renewal fees, if within 2 years after honorable termination of such service, training, or education, the registrant furnishes to the Department with satisfactory evidence to the effect that the registrant has been so engaged and that the registrant's service, training, or education has been so terminated. (C) Inactive licenses. Any licensee who notifies the Department, in writing on forms prescribed by the Department, may elect to place the licensee's license on an inactive status and shall, subject to rules of the Department, be excused from payment of renewal fees until the licensee notifies the Department in writing of his or her desire to resume active status. 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 the licensee's license as provided in subsection (B). Any licensee whose license is in an inactive status shall not practice in the State of Illinois. (D) Disposition of monies collected. All monies collected under this Act by the Department shall be deposited into the Illinois State Medical Disciplinary Fund in the State treasury, and used only for the following purposes: (a) by the Medical 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 Medical 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. 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. All earnings received from investment of monies in the Illinois State Medical Disciplinary Fund shall be deposited into the Illinois State Medical Disciplinary Fund and shall be used for the same purposes as fees deposited into such Fund. (E) Fees. The following fees are nonrefundable. (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 applicant's eligibility and providing the examination. 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. (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. (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. (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 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. (5) The fee for the reinstatement of a license other than from inactive status, is $230. In addition, payment of all lapsed renewal fees not to exceed $1,400 is required. (6) The fee for a 3-year temporary license under Section 17 is $230. (7) The fee for the issuance of a license with a change of name or address other than during the renewal period is $20. No fee is required for name and address changes on Department records when no updated license is issued. (8) The fee to be paid for a license record for any purpose is $20. (9) The fee to be paid to have the scoring of an examination, administered by the Department, reviewed and verified, is $20 plus any fees charged by the applicable testing service. (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 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, the person 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 burdensome. (Source: P.A. 104-796, eff. 8-7-26.)
225 ILCS 60/22
(225 ILCS 60/22) (Text of Section from P.A. 104-764) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2032) Sec. 22. Disciplinary action. (A) The Department may revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand, refuse to issue or renew, or take any other disciplinary or non-disciplinary action as the Department may deem proper with regard to the license or permit of any person issued under this Act, including imposing fines not to exceed $10,000 for each violation, upon any of the following grounds: (1) (Blank). (2) (Blank). (3) A plea of guilty or nolo contendere, finding of guilt, jury verdict, or entry of judgment or sentencing, including, but not limited to, convictions, preceding sentences of supervision, conditional discharge, or first offender probation, under the laws of any jurisdiction of the United States of any crime that is a felony. (4) Gross negligence in practice under this Act. (5) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive, defraud, or harm the public. (6) Obtaining any fee by fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation. (7) Habitual or excessive use or abuse of drugs defined in law as controlled substances, of alcohol, or of any other substances which results in the inability to practice with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety. (8) Practicing under a false or, except as provided by law, an assumed name. (9) Fraud or misrepresentation in applying for, or procuring, a license under this Act or in connection with applying for renewal of a license under this Act. (10) Making a false or misleading statement regarding their skill or the efficacy or value of the medicine, treatment, or remedy prescribed by them at their direction in the treatment of any disease or other condition of the body or mind. (11) Allowing another person or organization to use their license, procured under this Act, to practice. (12) Adverse action taken by another state or jurisdiction against a license or other authorization to practice as a medical doctor, doctor of osteopathy, doctor of osteopathic medicine, or doctor of chiropractic, a certified copy of the record of the action taken by the other state or jurisdiction being prima facie evidence thereof. This includes any adverse action taken by a State or federal agency that prohibits a medical doctor, doctor of osteopathy, doctor of osteopathic medicine, or doctor of chiropractic from providing services to the agency's participants. (13) Violation of any provision of this Act or of the Medical Practice Act prior to the repeal of that Act, or violation of the rules, or a final administrative action of the Secretary, after consideration of the recommendation of the Medical Board. (14) Violation of the prohibition against fee splitting in Section 22.2 of this Act. (15) A finding by the Medical Board that the registrant after having his or her license placed on probationary status or subjected to conditions or restrictions violated the terms of the probation or failed to comply with such terms or conditions. (16) Abandonment of a patient. (17) Prescribing, selling, administering, distributing, giving, or self-administering any drug classified as a controlled substance (designated product) or narcotic for other than medically accepted therapeutic purposes. (18) Promotion of the sale of drugs, devices, appliances, or goods provided for a patient in such manner as to exploit the patient for financial gain of the physician. (19) Offering, undertaking, or agreeing to cure or treat disease by a secret method, procedure, treatment, or medicine, or the treating, operating, or prescribing for any human condition by a method, means, or procedure which the licensee refuses to divulge upon demand of the Department. (20) Immoral conduct in the commission of any act, including, but not limited to, commission of an act of sexual misconduct related to the licensee's practice. (21) Willfully making or filing false records or reports in his or her practice as a physician, including, but not limited to, false records to support claims against the medical assistance program of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services (formerly Department of Public Aid) under the Illinois Public Aid Code. (22) Willful omission to file or record, or willfully impeding the filing or recording, or inducing another person to omit to file or record, medical reports as required by law, or willfully failing to report an instance of suspected abuse or neglect as required by law. (23) Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated report by the Department of Children and Family Services under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act and upon the indicated report becoming final after a hearing or opportunity for a hearing. (24) Solicitation of professional patronage by any corporation, agents, or persons, or profiting from those representing themselves to be agents of the licensee. (25) Gross, willful, and continued overcharging for professional services, including filing false statements for collection of fees for which services are not rendered, including, but not limited to, filing such false statements for collection of monies for services not rendered from the medical assistance program of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services (formerly Department of Public Aid) under the Illinois Public Aid Code. (26) A pattern of practice or other behavior which demonstrates incapacity or incompetence to practice under this Act. (27) Mental illness or disability which results in the inability to practice under this Act with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety. (28) Physical illness, including, but not limited to, deterioration through the aging process, or loss of motor skill which results in a physician's inability to practice under this Act with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety. (29) Cheating on or attempting to subvert the licensing examinations administered under this Act. (30) Willfully or negligently violating the confidentiality between physician and patient except as required by law. (31) The use of any false, fraudulent, or deceptive statement in any document connected with practice under this Act. (32) Aiding and abetting an individual not licensed under this Act in the practice of a profession licensed under this Act. (33) Violating State or federal laws or regulations relating to controlled substances, legend drugs, or ephedra as defined in the Ephedra Prohibition Act. (34) Failure to report to the Department any adverse final action taken against them by another licensing jurisdiction (any other state or any territory of the United States or any foreign state or country), by any peer review body, by any health care institution, by any professional society or association related to practice under this Act, by any governmental agency, by any law enforcement agency, or by any court for acts or conduct similar to acts or conduct which would constitute grounds for action as defined in this Section. (35) Failure to report to the Department surrender of a license or authorization to practice as a medical doctor, a doctor of osteopathy, a doctor of osteopathic medicine, or doctor of chiropractic in another state or jurisdiction, or surrender of membership on any medical staff or in any medical or professional association or society, while under disciplinary investigation by any of those authorities or bodies, for acts or conduct similar to acts or conduct which would constitute grounds for action as defined in this Section. (36) Failure to report to the Department any adverse judgment, settlement, or award arising from a liability claim related to acts or conduct similar to acts or conduct which would constitute grounds for action as defined in this Section. (37) Failure to provide copies of medical records as required by law. (38) Failure to furnish the Department, or its investigators or representatives, relevant information legally requested by the Department after consultation with the Chief Medical Coordinator or the Deputy Medical Coordinator. (39) Violating the Health Care Worker Self-Referral Act. (40) (Blank). (41) Failure to establish and maintain records of patient care and treatment as required by this law. (42) Entering into an excessive number of written collaborative agreements with licensed advanced practice registered nurses resulting in an inability to adequately collaborate. (43) Repeated failure to adequately collaborate with a licensed advanced practice registered nurse. (44) Violating the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act. (45) Entering into an excessive number of written collaborative agreements with licensed prescribing psychologists resulting in an inability to adequately collaborate. (46) Repeated failure to adequately collaborate with a licensed prescribing psychologist. (47) Willfully failing to report an instance of suspected abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, or self-neglect of an eligible adult as defined in and required by the Adult Protective Services Act. (48) Being named as an abuser in a verified report by the Department on Aging under the Adult Protective Services Act, and upon proof by clear and convincing evidence that the licensee abused, neglected, or financially exploited an eligible adult as defined in the Adult Protective Services Act. (49) Entering into an excessive number of written collaborative agreements with licensed physician assistants resulting in an inability to adequately collaborate. (50) Repeated failure to adequately collaborate with a physician assistant. (51) Failure to report actual or alleged reportable conduct in accordance with Section 2105-390 of the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. (52) Except in the context of emergency care, surgical care, or care that requires more than one health care professional, conducting a physical examination of the breast or genitalia under one of the following conditions: (i) conducting the examination alone with the patient without first informing the patient that the patient may request the presence of a third person during the examination; or (ii) conducting the examination alone with the patient if the patient has requested, and not withdrawn the request, to have a third person present. If the patient does not bring a third person, and if no licensee-provided third person is available, the licensee may inform the patient that the licensee cannot honor the patient's request and invite the patient to either return with a patient-provided third person or voluntarily elect to withdraw the request and proceed with the examination. For a patient whose care decisions are made by a parent or guardian, the licensee's obligation is to inform and honor requests from the parent or guardian. Notwithstanding any provision of this paragraph (52) to the contrary, except in the context of emergency care, surgical care, or care that requires more than one health care professional, licensees may, in their sole discretion, refuse to conduct an examination of the breast or genitalia without a third person present. Except for actions involving the ground numbered (26), all proceedings to suspend, revoke, place on probationary status, or take any other disciplinary action as the Department may deem proper, with regard to a license on any of the foregoing grounds, must be commenced within 5 years next after receipt by the Department of a complaint alleging the commission of or notice of the conviction order for any of the acts described herein. Except for the grounds numbered (8), (9), (26), and (29), no action shall be commenced more than 10 years after the date of the incident or act alleged to have violated this Section. For actions involving the ground numbered (26), a pattern of practice or other behavior includes all incidents alleged to be part of the pattern of practice or other behavior that occurred, or a report pursuant to Section 23 of this Act received, within the 10-year period preceding the filing of the complaint. In the event of the settlement of any claim or cause of action in favor of the claimant or the reduction to final judgment of any civil action in favor of the plaintiff, such claim, cause of action, or civil action being grounded on the allegation that a person licensed under this Act was negligent in providing care, the Department shall have an additional period of 2 years from the date of notification to the Department under Section 23 of this Act of such settlement or final judgment in which to investigate and commence formal disciplinary proceedings under Section 36 of this Act, except as otherwise provided by law. The time during which the holder of the license was outside the State of Illinois shall not be included within any period of time limiting the commencement of disciplinary action by the Department. The entry of an order or judgment by any circuit court establishing that any person holding a license under this Act is a person in need of mental treatment operates as a suspension of that license. That person may resume his or her practice only upon the entry of a Departmental order based upon a finding by the Medical Board that the person has been determined to be recovered from mental illness by the court and upon the Medical Board's recommendation that the person be permitted to resume his or her practice. The Department may refuse to issue or take disciplinary action concerning the license of any person who fails to file a return, or to pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed return, or to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty, or interest, as required by any tax Act administered by the Illinois Department of Revenue, until such time as the requirements of any such tax Act are satisfied as determined by the Illinois Department of Revenue. The Department, upon the recommendation of the Medical Board, shall adopt rules which set forth standards to be used in determining: (a) when a person will be deemed sufficiently rehabilitated to warrant the public trust; (b) what constitutes dishonorable, unethical, or unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive, defraud, or harm the public; (c) what constitutes immoral conduct in the commission of any act, including, but not limited to, commission of an act of sexual misconduct related to the licensee's practice; and (d) what constitutes gross negligence in the practice of medicine. However, no such rule shall be admissible into evidence in any civil action except for review of a licensing or other disciplinary action under this Act. In enforcing this Section, the Medical Board, upon a showing of a possible violation, may compel any individual who is licensed to practice under this Act or holds a permit to practice under this Act, or any individual who has applied for licensure or a permit pursuant to this Act, to submit to a mental or physical examination and evaluation, or both, which may include a substance abuse or sexual offender evaluation, as required by the Medical Board and at the expense of the Department. The Medical Board shall specifically designate the examining physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches or, if applicable, the multidisciplinary team involved in providing the mental or physical examination and evaluation, or both. The multidisciplinary team shall be led by a physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches and may consist of one or more or a combination of physicians licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches, licensed chiropractic physicians, licensed clinical psychologists, licensed clinical social workers, licensed clinical professional counselors, and other professional and administrative staff. Any examining physician or member of the multidisciplinary team may require any person ordered to submit to an examination and evaluation pursuant to this Section to submit to any additional supplemental testing deemed necessary to complete any examination or evaluation process, including, but not limited to, blood testing, urinalysis, psychological testing, or neuropsychological testing. The Medical Board or the Department may order the examining physician or any member of the multidisciplinary team to provide to the Department or the Medical Board any and all records, including business records, that relate to the examination and evaluation, including any supplemental testing performed. The Medical Board or the Department may order the examining physician or any member of the multidisciplinary team to present testimony concerning this examination and evaluation of the licensee, permit holder, or applicant, including testimony concerning any supplemental testing or documents relating to the examination and evaluation. No information, report, record, or other documents in any way related to the examination and evaluation shall be excluded by reason of any common law or statutory privilege relating to communication between the licensee, permit holder, or applicant and the examining physician or any member of the multidisciplinary team. No authorization is necessary from the licensee, permit holder, or applicant ordered to undergo an evaluation and examination for the examining physician or any member of the multidisciplinary team to provide information, reports, records, or other documents or to provide any testimony regarding the examination and evaluation. The individual to be examined may have, at his or her own expense, another physician of his or her choice present during all aspects of the examination. Failure of any individual to submit to mental or physical examination and evaluation, or both, when directed, shall result in an automatic suspension, without hearing, until such time as the individual submits to the examination. If the Medical Board finds a physician unable to practice following an examination and evaluation because of the reasons set forth in this Section, the Medical Board shall require such physician to submit to care, counseling, or treatment by physicians, or other health care professionals, approved or designated by the Medical Board, as a condition for issued, continued, reinstated, or renewed licensure to practice. Any physician, whose license was granted pursuant to Section 9, 17, or 19 of this Act or, continued, reinstated, renewed, disciplined, or supervised, subject to such terms, conditions, or restrictions who shall fail to comply with such terms, conditions, or restrictions, or to complete a required program of care, counseling, or treatment, as determined by the Chief Medical Coordinator or Deputy Medical Coordinators, shall be referred to the Secretary for a determination as to whether the licensee shall have his or her license suspended immediately, pending a hearing by the Medical Board. In instances in which the Secretary immediately suspends a license under this Section, a hearing upon such person's license must be convened by the Medical Board within 15 days after such suspension and completed without appreciable delay. The Medical Board shall have the authority to review the subject 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. An individual licensed under this Act, affected under this Section, shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to the Medical Board that he or she can resume practice in compliance with acceptable and prevailing standards under the provisions of his or her license. The Medical Board, in determining mental capacity of an individual licensed under this Act, shall consider the latest recommendations of the Federation of State Medical Boards. The Department may promulgate rules for the imposition of fines in disciplinary cases, not to exceed $10,000 for each violation of this Act. Fines may be imposed in conjunction with other forms of disciplinary action, but shall not be the exclusive disposition of any disciplinary action arising out of conduct resulting in death or injury to a patient. Any funds collected from such fines shall be deposited in the Illinois State Medical Disciplinary Fund. All fines imposed under this Section shall be paid within 60 days after the effective date of the order imposing the fine or in accordance with the terms set forth in the order imposing the fine. (B) The Department shall revoke the license or permit issued under this Act to practice medicine of a chiropractic physician who has been convicted a second time of committing any felony under the Illinois Controlled Substances Act or the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, or who has been convicted a second time of committing a Class 1 felony under Sections 8A-3 and 8A-6 of the Illinois Public Aid Code. A person whose license or permit is revoked under this subsection (B) shall be prohibited from practicing medicine or treating human ailments without the use of drugs and without operative surgery. (C) The Department shall not revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand, refuse to issue or renew, or take any other disciplinary or non-disciplinary action against a person's authorization to practice under this Act: (1) based solely upon the recommendation of the person to an eligible patient regarding, or prescription for, or treatment with, an investigational drug, biological product, or device; (2) for experimental treatment for Lyme disease or other tick-borne diseases, including, but not limited to, the prescription of or treatment with long-term antibiotics; (3) based solely upon the person providing, authorizing, recommending, aiding, assisting, referring for, or otherwise participating in any health care service, so long as the care was not unlawful under the laws of this State, regardless of whether the patient was a resident of this State or another state; or (4) based upon the person's license, registration, or permit being revoked or suspended, or the person being otherwise disciplined, by any other state if that revocation, suspension, or other form of discipline was based solely on the person violating another state's laws prohibiting the provision of, authorization of, recommendation of, aiding or assisting in, referring for, or participation in any health care service if that health care service as provided would not have been unlawful under the laws of this State and is consistent with the applicable standard of conduct for the person practicing in Illinois under this Act. (D) (Blank). (E) The conduct specified in subsection (C) shall not trigger reporting requirements under Section 23, constitute grounds for suspension under Section 25, or be included on the physician's profile required under Section 10 of the Patients' Right to Know Act. (F) An applicant seeking licensure, certification, or authorization pursuant to this Act and who has been subject to disciplinary action by a duly authorized professional disciplinary agency of another jurisdiction solely on the basis of having provided, authorized, recommended, aided, assisted, referred for, or otherwise participated in health care shall not be denied such licensure, certification, or authorization, unless the Department determines that the action would have constituted professional misconduct in this State; however, nothing in this Section shall be construed as prohibiting the Department from evaluating the conduct of the applicant and making a determination regarding the licensure, certification, or authorization to practice a profession under this Act. (G) The Department may adopt rules to implement, administer, and enforce this Section. (Source: P.A. 103-442, eff. 1-1-24; 104-417, eff. 8-15-25; 104-432, eff. 1-1-26; 104-764, eff. 1-1-27.) (Text of Section from P.A. 104-796) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2032) Sec. 22. Disciplinary action. (A) The Department may revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand, refuse to issue or renew, or take any other disciplinary or non-disciplinary action as the Department may deem proper with regard to the license or permit of any person issued under this Act, including imposing fines not to exceed $10,000 for each violation, upon any of the following grounds: (1) (Blank). (2) (Blank). (3) A plea of guilty or nolo contendere, finding of guilt, jury verdict, or entry of judgment or sentencing, including, but not limited to, convictions, preceding sentences of supervision, conditional discharge, or first offender probation, under the laws of any jurisdiction of the United States of any crime that is a felony. (4) Gross negligence in practice under this Act. (5) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive, defraud, or harm the public. (6) Obtaining any fee by fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation. (7) Habitual or excessive use or abuse of drugs defined in law as controlled substances, of alcohol, or of any other substances which results in the inability to practice with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety. (8) Practicing under a false or, except as provided by law, an assumed name. (9) Fraud or misrepresentation in applying for, or procuring, a license under this Act or in connection with applying for renewal of a license under this Act. (10) Making a false or misleading statement regarding their skill or the efficacy or value of the medicine, treatment, or remedy prescribed by them at their direction in the treatment of any disease or other condition of the body or mind. (11) Allowing another person or organization to use their license, procured under this Act, to practice. (12) Adverse action taken by another state or jurisdiction against a license or other authorization to practice as a medical doctor, doctor of osteopathy, doctor of osteopathic medicine, or doctor of chiropractic, a certified copy of the record of the action taken by the other state or jurisdiction being prima facie evidence thereof. This includes any adverse action taken by a State or federal agency that prohibits a medical doctor, doctor of osteopathy, doctor of osteopathic medicine, or doctor of chiropractic from providing services to the agency's participants. (13) Violation of any provision of this Act or of the Medical Practice Act prior to the repeal of that Act, or violation of the rules, or a final administrative action of the Secretary, after consideration of the recommendation of the Medical Board. (14) Violation of the prohibition against fee splitting in Section 22.2 of this Act. (15) A finding by the Medical Board that the registrant after having the registrant's license placed on probationary status or subjected to conditions or restrictions violated the terms of the probation or failed to comply with such terms or conditions. (16) Abandonment of a patient. (17) Prescribing, selling, administering, distributing, giving, or self-administering any drug classified as a controlled substance (designated product) or narcotic for other than medically accepted therapeutic purposes. (18) Promotion of the sale of drugs, devices, appliances, or goods provided for a patient in such manner as to exploit the patient for financial gain of the physician. (19) Offering, undertaking, or agreeing to cure or treat disease by a secret method, procedure, treatment, or medicine, or the treating, operating, or prescribing for any human condition by a method, means, or procedure which the licensee refuses to divulge upon demand of the Department. (20) Immoral conduct in the commission of any act, including, but not limited to, commission of an act of sexual misconduct or sexual harassment related to the licensee's practice. For the purpose of this paragraph (20), "sexual harassment" means unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, or other verbal, physical, or nonverbal conduct of a sexual nature. (21) Willfully making or filing false records or reports in the person's practice as a physician, including, but not limited to, false records to support claims against the medical assistance program of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services (formerly Department of Public Aid) under the Illinois Public Aid Code. (22) Willful omission to file or record, or willfully impeding the filing or recording, or inducing another person to omit to file or record, medical reports as required by law, or willfully failing to report an instance of suspected abuse or neglect as required by law. (23) Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated report by the Department of Children and Family Services under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act, and upon proof by clear and convincing evidence that the licensee has caused a child to be an abused child or neglected child as defined in the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. (24) Solicitation of professional patronage by any corporation, agents, or persons, or profiting from those representing themselves to be agents of the licensee. (25) Gross, willful, and continued overcharging for professional services, including filing false statements for collection of fees for which services are not rendered, including, but not limited to, filing such false statements for collection of monies for services not rendered from the medical assistance program of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services (formerly Department of Public Aid) under the Illinois Public Aid Code. (26) A pattern of practice or other behavior which demonstrates incapacity or incompetence to practice under this Act. (27) Mental illness or disability which results in the inability to practice under this Act with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety. (28) Physical illness, including, but not limited to, deterioration through the aging process, or loss of motor skill which results in a physician's inability to practice under this Act with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety. (29) Cheating on or attempting to subvert the licensing examinations administered under this Act. (30) Willfully or negligently violating the confidentiality between physician and patient except as required by law. (31) The use of any false, fraudulent, or deceptive statement in any document connected with practice under this Act. (32) Aiding and abetting an individual not licensed under this Act in the practice of a profession licensed under this Act. (33) Violating State or federal laws or regulations relating to controlled substances, legend drugs, or ephedra as defined in the Ephedra Prohibition Act. (34) Failure to report to the Department any adverse final action taken against them by another licensing jurisdiction (any other state or any territory of the United States or any foreign state or country), by any peer review body, by any health care institution, by any professional society or association related to practice under this Act, by any governmental agency, by any law enforcement agency, or by any court for acts or conduct similar to acts or conduct which would constitute grounds for action as defined in this Section. (35) Failure to report to the Department surrender of a license or authorization to practice as a medical doctor, a doctor of osteopathy, a doctor of osteopathic medicine, or doctor of chiropractic in another state or jurisdiction, or surrender of membership on any medical staff or in any medical or professional association or society, while under disciplinary investigation by any of those authorities or bodies, for acts or conduct similar to acts or conduct which would constitute grounds for action as defined in this Section. (36) Failure to report to the Department any adverse judgment, settlement, or award arising from a liability claim related to acts or conduct similar to acts or conduct which would constitute grounds for action as defined in this Section. (37) Failure to provide copies of medical records as required by law. (38) Failure to furnish the Department, or its investigators or representatives, relevant information legally requested by the Department after consultation with the Chief Medical Coordinator or the Deputy Medical Coordinator. (39) Violating the Health Care Worker Self-Referral Act. (40) (Blank). (41) Failure to establish and maintain records of patient care and treatment as required by this law. (42) Entering into an excessive number of written collaborative agreements with licensed advanced practice registered nurses resulting in an inability to adequately collaborate. (43) Repeated failure to adequately collaborate with a licensed advanced practice registered nurse. (44) Violating the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act. (45) Entering into an excessive number of written collaborative agreements with licensed prescribing psychologists resulting in an inability to adequately collaborate. (46) Repeated failure to adequately collaborate with a licensed prescribing psychologist. (47) Willfully failing to report an instance of suspected abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, or self-neglect of an eligible adult as defined in and required by the Adult Protective Services Act. (48) Being named as an abuser in a verified report by the Department on Aging under the Adult Protective Services Act, and upon proof by clear and convincing evidence that the licensee abused, neglected, or financially exploited an eligible adult as defined in the Adult Protective Services Act. (49) Entering into an excessive number of written collaborative agreements with licensed physician assistants resulting in an inability to adequately collaborate. (50) Repeated failure to adequately collaborate with a physician assistant. All proceedings to take disciplinary action as the Department may deem proper, with regard to a license, must be commenced within 5 years after the date of the Department's receipt of a complaint alleging the commission of or notice of a conviction order for any of the violations described herein. Ground number (26) is exempt from this 5-year limitation. No action shall be commenced more than 10 years after the date of the incident or act alleged to have violated this Section. Ground numbers (8), (9), (26), and (29) are exempt from this 10-year limitation. In the event of the settlement of any claim or cause of action in favor of the claimant or the reduction to final judgment of any civil action in favor of the plaintiff, such claim, cause of action, or civil action being grounded on the allegation that a person licensed under this Act was negligent in providing care, the Department shall be exempt from the 10-year limitation and shall have 5 years from receipt of the report under Section 23 of this Act of such settlement or final judgment in which to investigate and commence formal disciplinary proceedings under Section 36 of this Act, except as otherwise provided by law. The time during which the holder of the license was outside the State of Illinois shall not be included within any period of time limiting the commencement of disciplinary action by the Department. The entry of an order or judgment by any circuit court establishing that any person holding a license under this Act is a person in need of mental treatment operates as a suspension of that license. That person may resume practice only upon the entry of a Departmental order based upon a finding by the Medical Board that the person has been determined to be recovered from mental illness by the court and upon the Medical Board's recommendation that the person be permitted to resume practice. The Department may refuse to issue or take disciplinary action concerning the license of any person who fails to file a return, or to pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed return, or to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty, or interest, as required by any tax Act administered by the Illinois Department of Revenue, until such time as the requirements of any such tax Act are satisfied as determined by the Illinois Department of Revenue. The Department, upon the recommendation of the Medical Board, shall adopt rules which set forth standards to be used in determining: (a) when a person will be deemed sufficiently rehabilitated to warrant the public trust; (b) what constitutes dishonorable, unethical, or unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive, defraud, or harm the public; (c) what constitutes immoral conduct in the commission of any act, including, but not limited to, commission of an act of sexual misconduct related to the licensee's practice; and (d) what constitutes gross negligence in the practice of medicine. However, no such rule shall be admissible into evidence in any civil action except for review of a licensing or other disciplinary action under this Act. In enforcing this Section, the Medical Board, upon a showing of a possible violation, may compel any individual who is licensed to practice under this Act or holds a permit to practice under this Act, or any individual who has applied for licensure or a permit pursuant to this Act, to submit to a mental or physical examination and evaluation, or both, which may include a substance abuse or sexual offender evaluation, as required by the Medical Board and at the expense of the Department. The Medical Board shall specifically designate the examining physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches or, if applicable, the multidisciplinary team involved in providing the mental or physical examination and evaluation, or both. The multidisciplinary team shall be led by a physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches and may consist of one or more or a combination of physicians licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches, licensed chiropractic physicians, licensed clinical psychologists, licensed clinical social workers, licensed clinical professional counselors, and other professional and administrative staff. Any examining physician or member of the multidisciplinary team may require any person ordered to submit to an examination and evaluation pursuant to this Section to submit to any additional supplemental testing deemed necessary to complete any examination or evaluation process, including, but not limited to, blood testing, urinalysis, psychological testing, or neuropsychological testing. The Medical Board or the Department may order the examining physician or any member of the multidisciplinary team to provide to the Department or the Medical Board any and all records, including business records, that relate to the examination and evaluation, including any supplemental testing performed. The Medical Board or the Department may order the examining physician or any member of the multidisciplinary team to present testimony concerning this examination and evaluation of the licensee, permit holder, or applicant, including testimony concerning any supplemental testing or documents relating to the examination and evaluation. No information, report, record, or other documents in any way related to the examination and evaluation shall be excluded by reason of any common law or statutory privilege relating to communication between the licensee, permit holder, or applicant and the examining physician or any member of the multidisciplinary team. No authorization is necessary from the licensee, permit holder, or applicant ordered to undergo an evaluation and examination for the examining physician or any member of the multidisciplinary team to provide information, reports, records, or other documents or to provide any testimony regarding the examination and evaluation. The individual to be examined may have, at the individual's own expense, another physician of the individual's choice present during all aspects of the examination. Failure of any individual to submit to mental or physical examination and evaluation, or both, when directed, shall result in an automatic suspension, without hearing, until such time as the individual submits to the examination. If the Medical Board finds a physician unable to practice following an examination and evaluation because of the reasons set forth in this Section, the Medical Board shall require such physician to submit to care, counseling, or treatment by physicians, or other health care professionals, approved or designated by the Medical Board, as a condition for issued, continued, reinstated, or renewed licensure to practice. Any physician, whose license was granted pursuant to Section 9, 17, or 19 of this Act or, continued, reinstated, renewed, disciplined, or supervised, subject to such terms, conditions, or restrictions who shall fail to comply with such terms, conditions, or restrictions, or to complete a required program of care, counseling, or treatment, as determined by the Chief Medical Coordinator or Deputy Medical Coordinators, shall be referred to the Secretary for a determination as to whether the licensee shall have the licensee's license suspended immediately, pending a hearing by the Medical Board. In instances in which the Secretary immediately suspends a license under this Section, a hearing upon such person's license must be convened by the Medical Board within 15 days after such suspension and completed without appreciable delay. The Medical Board shall have the authority to review the subject 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. An individual licensed under this Act, affected under this Section, shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to the Medical Board that the individual can resume practice in compliance with acceptable and prevailing standards under the provisions of the individual's license. The Medical Board, in determining mental capacity of an individual licensed under this Act, shall consider the latest recommendations of the Federation of State Medical Boards. The Department may promulgate rules for the imposition of fines in disciplinary cases, not to exceed $10,000 for each violation of this Act. Fines may be imposed in conjunction with other forms of disciplinary action, but shall not be the exclusive disposition of any disciplinary action arising out of conduct resulting in death or injury to a patient. Any funds collected from such fines shall be deposited into the Illinois State Medical Disciplinary Fund. All fines imposed under this Section shall be paid within 60 days after the effective date of the order imposing the fine or in accordance with the terms set forth in the order imposing the fine. (B) The Department shall revoke the license or permit issued under this Act to practice medicine of a chiropractic physician who has been convicted a second time of committing any felony under the Illinois Controlled Substances Act or the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, or who has been convicted a second time of committing a Class 1 felony under Sections 8A-3 and 8A-6 of the Illinois Public Aid Code. A person whose license or permit is revoked under this subsection (B) shall be prohibited from practicing medicine or treating human ailments without the use of drugs and without operative surgery. (C) The Department shall not revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand, refuse to issue or renew, or take any other disciplinary or non-disciplinary action against a person's authorization to practice under this Act: (1) based solely upon the recommendation of the person to an eligible patient regarding, or prescription for, or treatment with, an investigational drug, biological product, or device; (2) for experimental treatment for Lyme disease or other tick-borne diseases, including, but not limited to, the prescription of or treatment with long-term antibiotics; (3) based solely upon the person providing, authorizing, recommending, aiding, assisting, referring for, or otherwise participating in any health care service, so long as the care was not unlawful under the laws of this State, regardless of whether the patient was a resident of this State or another state; or (4) based upon the person's license, registration, or permit being revoked or suspended, or the person being otherwise disciplined, by any other state if that revocation, suspension, or other form of discipline was based solely on the person violating another state's laws prohibiting the provision of, authorization of, recommendation of, aiding or assisting in, referring for, or participation in any health care service if that health care service as provided would not have been unlawful under the laws of this State and is consistent with the applicable standard of conduct for the person practicing in Illinois under this Act. (D) (Blank). (E) The conduct specified in subsection (C) shall not trigger reporting requirements under Section 23, constitute grounds for suspension under Section 25, or be included on the physician's profile required under Section 10 of the Patients' Right to Know Act. (F) An applicant seeking licensure, certification, or authorization pursuant to this Act and who has been subject to disciplinary action by a duly authorized professional disciplinary agency of another jurisdiction solely on the basis of having provided, authorized, recommended, aided, assisted, referred for, or otherwise participated in health care shall not be denied such licensure, certification, or authorization, unless the Department determines that the action would have constituted professional misconduct in this State; however, nothing in this Section shall be construed as prohibiting the Department from evaluating the conduct of the applicant and making a determination regarding the licensure, certification, or authorization to practice a profession under this Act. (G) The Department may adopt rules to implement, administer, and enforce this Section. (Source: P.A. 103-442, eff. 1-1-24; 104-417, eff. 8-15-25; 104-432, eff. 1-1-26; 104-796, eff. 8-7-26.) (Text of Section from P.A. 104-852) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2032) Sec. 22. Disciplinary action. (A) The Department may revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand, refuse to issue or renew, or take any other disciplinary or non-disciplinary action as the Department may deem proper with regard to the license or permit of any person issued under this Act, including imposing fines not to exceed $10,000 for each violation, upon any of the following grounds: (1) (Blank). (2) (Blank). (3) A plea of guilty or nolo contendere, finding of guilt, jury verdict, or entry of judgment or sentencing, including, but not limited to, convictions, preceding sentences of supervision, conditional discharge, or first offender probation, under the laws of any jurisdiction of the United States of any crime that is a felony. (4) Gross negligence in practice under this Act. (5) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive, defraud, or harm the public. (6) Obtaining any fee by fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation. (7) Habitual or excessive use or abuse of drugs defined in law as controlled substances, of alcohol, or of any other substances which results in the inability to practice with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety. (8) Practicing under a false or, except as provided by law, an assumed name. (9) Fraud or misrepresentation in applying for, or procuring, a license under this Act or in connection with applying for renewal of a license under this Act. (10) Making a false or misleading statement regarding their skill or the efficacy or value of the medicine, treatment, or remedy prescribed by them at their direction in the treatment of any disease or other condition of the body or mind. (11) Allowing another person or organization to use their license, procured under this Act, to practice. (12) Adverse action taken by another state or jurisdiction against a license or other authorization to practice as a medical doctor, doctor of osteopathy, doctor of osteopathic medicine, or doctor of chiropractic, a certified copy of the record of the action taken by the other state or jurisdiction being prima facie evidence thereof. This includes any adverse action taken by a State or federal agency that prohibits a medical doctor, doctor of osteopathy, doctor of osteopathic medicine, or doctor of chiropractic from providing services to the agency's participants. (13) Violation of any provision of this Act or of the Medical Practice Act prior to the repeal of that Act, or violation of the rules, or a final administrative action of the Secretary, after consideration of the recommendation of the Medical Board. (14) Violation of the prohibition against fee splitting in Section 22.2 of this Act. (15) A finding by the Medical Board that the registrant after having his or her license placed on probationary status or subjected to conditions or restrictions violated the terms of the probation or failed to comply with such terms or conditions. (16) Abandonment of a patient. (17) Prescribing, selling, administering, distributing, giving, or self-administering any drug classified as a controlled substance (designated product) or narcotic for other than medically accepted therapeutic purposes. (18) Promotion of the sale of drugs, devices, appliances, or goods provided for a patient in such manner as to exploit the patient for financial gain of the physician. (19) Offering, undertaking, or agreeing to cure or treat disease by a secret method, procedure, treatment, or medicine, or the treating, operating, or prescribing for any human condition by a method, means, or procedure which the licensee refuses to divulge upon demand of the Department. (20) Immoral conduct in the commission of any act, including, but not limited to, commission of an act of sexual misconduct related to the licensee's practice. (21) Willfully making or filing false records or reports in his or her practice as a physician, including, but not limited to, false records to support claims against the medical assistance program of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services (formerly Department of Public Aid) under the Illinois Public Aid Code. (22) Willful omission to file or record, or willfully impeding the filing or recording, or inducing another person to omit to file or record, medical reports as required by law, or willfully failing to report an instance of suspected abuse or neglect as required by law. (23) Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated report by the Department of Children and Family Services under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act, and upon proof by clear and convincing evidence that the licensee has caused a child to be an abused child or neglected child as defined in the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. (24) Solicitation of professional patronage by any corporation, agents, or persons, or profiting from those representing themselves to be agents of the licensee. (25) Gross, willful, and continued overcharging for professional services, including filing false statements for collection of fees for which services are not rendered, including, but not limited to, filing such false statements for collection of monies for services not rendered from the medical assistance program of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services (formerly Department of Public Aid) under the Illinois Public Aid Code. (26) A pattern of practice or other behavior which demonstrates incapacity or incompetence to practice under this Act. (27) Mental illness or disability which results in the inability to practice under this Act with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety. (28) Physical illness, including, but not limited to, deterioration through the aging process, or loss of motor skill which results in a physician's inability to practice under this Act with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety. (29) Cheating on or attempting to subvert the licensing examinations administered under this Act. (30) Willfully or negligently violating the confidentiality between physician and patient except as required by law. (31) The use of any false, fraudulent, or deceptive statement in any document connected with practice under this Act. (32) Aiding and abetting an individual not licensed under this Act in the practice of a profession licensed under this Act. (33) Violating State or federal laws or regulations relating to controlled substances, legend drugs, or ephedra as defined in the Ephedra Prohibition Act. (34) Failure to report to the Department any adverse final action taken against them by another licensing jurisdiction (any other state or any territory of the United States or any foreign state or country), by any peer review body, by any health care institution, by any professional society or association related to practice under this Act, by any governmental agency, by any law enforcement agency, or by any court for acts or conduct similar to acts or conduct which would constitute grounds for action as defined in this Section. (35) Failure to report to the Department surrender of a license or authorization to practice as a medical doctor, a doctor of osteopathy, a doctor of osteopathic medicine, or doctor of chiropractic in another state or jurisdiction, or surrender of membership on any medical staff or in any medical or professional association or society, while under disciplinary investigation by any of those authorities or bodies, for acts or conduct similar to acts or conduct which would constitute grounds for action as defined in this Section. (36) Failure to report to the Department any adverse judgment, settlement, or award arising from a liability claim related to acts or conduct similar to acts or conduct which would constitute grounds for action as defined in this Section. (37) Failure to provide copies of medical records as required by law. (38) Failure to furnish the Department, or its investigators or representatives, relevant information legally requested by the Department after consultation with the Chief Medical Coordinator or the Deputy Medical Coordinator. (39) Violating the Health Care Worker Self-Referral Act. (40) (Blank). (41) Failure to establish and maintain records of patient care and treatment as required by this law. (42) Entering into an excessive number of written collaborative agreements with licensed advanced practice registered nurses resulting in an inability to adequately collaborate. (43) Repeated failure to adequately collaborate with a licensed advanced practice registered nurse. (44) Violating the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act. (45) Entering into an excessive number of written collaborative agreements with licensed prescribing psychologists resulting in an inability to adequately collaborate. (46) Repeated failure to adequately collaborate with a licensed prescribing psychologist. (47) Willfully failing to report an instance of suspected abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, or self-neglect of an eligible adult as defined in and required by the Adult Protective Services Act. (48) Being named as an abuser in a verified report by the Department on Aging under the Adult Protective Services Act, and upon proof by clear and convincing evidence that the licensee abused, neglected, or financially exploited an eligible adult as defined in the Adult Protective Services Act. (49) Entering into an excessive number of written collaborative agreements with licensed physician assistants resulting in an inability to adequately collaborate. (50) Repeated failure to adequately collaborate with a physician assistant. Except for actions involving the ground numbered (26), all proceedings to suspend, revoke, place on probationary status, or take any other disciplinary action as the Department may deem proper, with regard to a license on any of the foregoing grounds, must be commenced within 5 years next after receipt by the Department of a complaint alleging the commission of or notice of the conviction order for any of the acts described herein. Except for the grounds numbered (8), (9), (26), and (29), no action shall be commenced more than 10 years after the date of the incident or act alleged to have violated this Section. For actions involving the ground numbered (26), a pattern of practice or other behavior includes all incidents alleged to be part of the pattern of practice or other behavior that occurred, or a report pursuant to Section 23 of this Act received, within the 10-year period preceding the filing of the complaint. In the event of the settlement of any claim or cause of action in favor of the claimant or the reduction to final judgment of any civil action in favor of the plaintiff, such claim, cause of action, or civil action being grounded on the allegation that a person licensed under this Act was negligent in providing care, the Department shall have an additional period of 2 years from the date of notification to the Department under Section 23 of this Act of such settlement or final judgment in which to investigate and commence formal disciplinary proceedings under Section 36 of this Act, except as otherwise provided by law. The time during which the holder of the license was outside the State of Illinois shall not be included within any period of time limiting the commencement of disciplinary action by the Department. The entry of an order or judgment by any circuit court establishing that any person holding a license under this Act is a person in need of mental treatment operates as a suspension of that license. That person may resume his or her practice only upon the entry of a Departmental order based upon a finding by the Medical Board that the person has been determined to be recovered from mental illness by the court and upon the Medical Board's recommendation that the person be permitted to resume his or her practice. The Department may refuse to issue or take disciplinary action concerning the license of any person who fails to file a return, or to pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed return, or to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty, or interest, as required by any tax Act administered by the Illinois Department of Revenue, until such time as the requirements of any such tax Act are satisfied as determined by the Illinois Department of Revenue. The Department, upon the recommendation of the Medical Board, shall adopt rules which set forth standards to be used in determining: (a) when a person will be deemed sufficiently rehabilitated to warrant the public trust; (b) what constitutes dishonorable, unethical, or unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive, defraud, or harm the public; (c) what constitutes immoral conduct in the commission of any act, including, but not limited to, commission of an act of sexual misconduct related to the licensee's practice; and (d) what constitutes gross negligence in the practice of medicine. However, no such rule shall be admissible into evidence in any civil action except for review of a licensing or other disciplinary action under this Act. In enforcing this Section, the Medical Board, upon a showing of a possible violation, may compel any individual who is licensed to practice under this Act or holds a permit to practice under this Act, or any individual who has applied for licensure or a permit pursuant to this Act, to submit to a mental or physical examination and evaluation, or both, which may include a substance abuse or sexual offender evaluation, as required by the Medical Board and at the expense of the Department. The Medical Board shall specifically designate the examining physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches or, if applicable, the multidisciplinary team involved in providing the mental or physical examination and evaluation, or both. The multidisciplinary team shall be led by a physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches and may consist of one or more or a combination of physicians licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches, licensed chiropractic physicians, licensed clinical psychologists, licensed clinical social workers, licensed clinical professional counselors, and other professional and administrative staff. Any examining physician or member of the multidisciplinary team may require any person ordered to submit to an examination and evaluation pursuant to this Section to submit to any additional supplemental testing deemed necessary to complete any examination or evaluation process, including, but not limited to, blood testing, urinalysis, psychological testing, or neuropsychological testing. The Medical Board or the Department may order the examining physician or any member of the multidisciplinary team to provide to the Department or the Medical Board any and all records, including business records, that relate to the examination and evaluation, including any supplemental testing performed. The Medical Board or the Department may order the examining physician or any member of the multidisciplinary team to present testimony concerning this examination and evaluation of the licensee, permit holder, or applicant, including testimony concerning any supplemental testing or documents relating to the examination and evaluation. No information, report, record, or other documents in any way related to the examination and evaluation shall be excluded by reason of any common law or statutory privilege relating to communication between the licensee, permit holder, or applicant and the examining physician or any member of the multidisciplinary team. No authorization is necessary from the licensee, permit holder, or applicant ordered to undergo an evaluation and examination for the examining physician or any member of the multidisciplinary team to provide information, reports, records, or other documents or to provide any testimony regarding the examination and evaluation. The individual to be examined may have, at his or her own expense, another physician of his or her choice present during all aspects of the examination. Failure of any individual to submit to mental or physical examination and evaluation, or both, when directed, shall result in an automatic suspension, without hearing, until such time as the individual submits to the examination. If the Medical Board finds a physician unable to practice following an examination and evaluation because of the reasons set forth in this Section, the Medical Board shall require such physician to submit to care, counseling, or treatment by physicians, or other health care professionals, approved or designated by the Medical Board, as a condition for issued, continued, reinstated, or renewed licensure to practice. Any physician, whose license was granted pursuant to Section 9, 17, or 19 of this Act or, continued, reinstated, renewed, disciplined, or supervised, subject to such terms, conditions, or restrictions who shall fail to comply with such terms, conditions, or restrictions, or to complete a required program of care, counseling, or treatment, as determined by the Chief Medical Coordinator or Deputy Medical Coordinators, shall be referred to the Secretary for a determination as to whether the licensee shall have his or her license suspended immediately, pending a hearing by the Medical Board. In instances in which the Secretary immediately suspends a license under this Section, a hearing upon such person's license must be convened by the Medical Board within 15 days after such suspension and completed without appreciable delay. The Medical Board shall have the authority to review the subject 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. An individual licensed under this Act, affected under this Section, shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to the Medical Board that he or she can resume practice in compliance with acceptable and prevailing standards under the provisions of his or her license. The Medical Board, in determining mental capacity of an individual licensed under this Act, shall consider the latest recommendations of the Federation of State Medical Boards. The Department may promulgate rules for the imposition of fines in disciplinary cases, not to exceed $10,000 for each violation of this Act. Fines may be imposed in conjunction with other forms of disciplinary action, but shall not be the exclusive disposition of any disciplinary action arising out of conduct resulting in death or injury to a patient. Any funds collected from such fines shall be deposited in the Illinois State Medical Disciplinary Fund. All fines imposed under this Section shall be paid within 60 days after the effective date of the order imposing the fine or in accordance with the terms set forth in the order imposing the fine. (B) The Department shall revoke the license or permit issued under this Act to practice medicine of a chiropractic physician who has been convicted a second time of committing any felony under the Illinois Controlled Substances Act or the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, or who has been convicted a second time of committing a Class 1 felony under Sections 8A-3 and 8A-6 of the Illinois Public Aid Code. A person whose license or permit is revoked under this subsection (B) shall be prohibited from practicing medicine or treating human ailments without the use of drugs and without operative surgery. (C) The Department shall not revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand, refuse to issue or renew, or take any other disciplinary or non-disciplinary action against a person's authorization to practice under this Act: (1) based solely upon the recommendation of the person to an eligible patient regarding, or prescription for, or treatment with, an investigational drug, biological product, or device; (2) for experimental treatment for Lyme disease or other tick-borne diseases, including, but not limited to, the prescription of or treatment with long-term antibiotics; (3) based solely upon the person providing, authorizing, recommending, aiding, assisting, referring for, or otherwise participating in any health care service, so long as the care was not unlawful under the laws of this State, regardless of whether the patient was a resident of this State or another state; or (4) based upon the person's license, registration, or permit being revoked or suspended, or the person being otherwise disciplined, by any other state if that revocation, suspension, or other form of discipline was based solely on the person violating another state's laws prohibiting the provision of, authorization of, recommendation of, aiding or assisting in, referring for, or participation in any health care service if that health care service as provided would not have been unlawful under the laws of this State and is consistent with the applicable standard of conduct for the person practicing in Illinois under this Act. (D) (Blank). (E) The conduct specified in subsection (C) shall not trigger reporting requirements under Section 23, constitute grounds for suspension under Section 25, or be included on the physician's profile required under Section 10 of the Patients' Right to Know Act. (F) An applicant seeking licensure, certification, or authorization pursuant to this Act and who has been subject to disciplinary action by a duly authorized professional disciplinary agency of another jurisdiction solely on the basis of having provided, authorized, recommended, aided, assisted, referred for, or otherwise participated in health care shall not be denied such licensure, certification, or authorization, unless the Department determines that the action would have constituted professional misconduct in this State; however, nothing in this Section shall be construed as prohibiting the Department from evaluating the conduct of the applicant and making a determination regarding the licensure, certification, or authorization to practice a profession under this Act. (G) The Department may adopt rules to implement, administer, and enforce this Section. (Source: P.A. 103-442, eff. 1-1-24; 104-417, eff. 8-15-25; 104-432, eff. 1-1-26; 104-852, eff. 8-21-26.)
225 ILCS 60/22.2
(225 ILCS 60/22.2) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2032) Sec. 22.2. Prohibition against fee splitting. (a) A licensee under this Act may not directly or indirectly divide, share or split any professional fee or other form of compensation for professional services with anyone in exchange for a referral or otherwise, other than as provided in this Section 22.2. (b) Nothing contained in this Section abrogates the right of 2 or more licensed health care workers as defined in the Health Care Worker Self-referral Act to each receive adequate compensation for concurrently rendering services to a patient and to divide the fee for such service, provided that the patient has full knowledge of the division and the division is made in proportion to the actual services personally performed and responsibility assumed by each licensee consistent with the licensee's license, except as prohibited by law. (c) Nothing contained in this Section prohibits a licensee under this Act from practicing medicine through or within any form of legal entity authorized to conduct business in this State or from pooling, sharing, dividing, or apportioning the professional fees and other revenues in accordance with the agreements and policies of the entity provided: (1) each owner of the entity is licensed under this Act; (2) the entity is organized under the Medical Corporation Act, the Professional Services Corporation Act, the Professional Association Act, or the Professional Limited Liability Company Act; (3) the entity is allowed by Illinois law to provide physician services or employ physicians such as a licensed hospital or hospital affiliate or licensed ambulatory surgical treatment center owned in full or in part by Illinois-licensed physicians; (4) the entity is a combination or joint venture of the entities authorized under this subsection (c); or (5) the entity is an Illinois not-for-profit corporation that is recognized as exempt from the payment of federal income taxes as an organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and all of its members are full-time faculty members of a medical school that offers an M.D. degree program that is accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education and a program of graduate medical education that is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. (d) Nothing contained in this Section prohibits a licensee under this Act from paying a fair market value fee to any person or entity whose purpose is to perform billing, administrative preparation, or collection services based upon a percentage of professional service fees billed or collected, a flat fee, or any other arrangement that directly or indirectly divides professional fees, for the administrative preparation of the licensee's claims or the collection of the licensee's charges for professional services, provided that: (i) the licensee or the licensee's practice under subsection (c) of this Section at all times controls the amount of fees charged and collected; and (ii) all charges collected are paid directly to the licensee or the licensee's practice or are deposited directly into an account in the name of and under the sole control of the licensee or the licensee's practice or deposited into a "Trust Account" by a licensed collection agency in accordance with the requirements of Section 8(c) of the Illinois Collection Agency Act. (e) Nothing contained in this Section prohibits the granting of a security interest in the accounts receivable or fees of a licensee under this Act or the licensee's practice for bona fide advances made to the licensee or licensee's practice provided the licensee retains control and responsibility for the collection of the accounts receivable and fees. (f) Excluding payments that may be made to the owners of or licensees in the licensee's practice under subsection (c), a licensee under this Act may not divide, share or split a professional service fee with, or otherwise directly or indirectly pay a percentage of the licensee's professional service fees, revenues or profits to anyone for: (i) the marketing or management of the licensee's practice, (ii) including the licensee or the licensee's practice on any preferred provider list, (iii) allowing the licensee to participate in any network of health care providers, (iv) negotiating fees, charges or terms of service or payment on behalf of the licensee, or (v) including the licensee in a program whereby patients or beneficiaries are provided an incentive to use the services of the licensee. (g) A violation of any of the provisions of this Section constitutes an unlawful practice under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. All remedies, penalties, and authority granted to the Attorney General by the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act shall be available to him or her for the enforcement of this Section. This subsection does not apply to hospitals and hospital affiliates licensed in Illinois. (Source: P.A. 104-796, eff. 8-7-26.)
225 ILCS 60/22.3
(225 ILCS 60/22.3) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 22.3. Employment of allied health care personnel. Nothing in this Act prohibits physicians, physician practices, or entities authorized by law to employ physicians from also employing other licensed health care workers and other persons. (Source: P.A. 96-1482, eff. 11-29-10.)
225 ILCS 60/22.5
(225 ILCS 60/22.5) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 22.5. Suspension of license for failure to pay restitution. The Department, without further process or hearing, shall suspend the license or other authorization to practice of any person issued under this Act who has been certified by court order as not having paid restitution to a person under Section 8A-3.5 of the Illinois Public Aid Code or under Section 17-10.5 or 46-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012. A person whose license or other authorization to practice is suspended under this Section is prohibited from practicing until the restitution is made in full. (Source: P.A. 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
225 ILCS 60/23
(225 ILCS 60/23) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-23) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2032) Sec. 23. Reports relating to professional conduct and capacity. (A) Entities required to report. (1) Health care institutions. The chief administrator or executive officer of any health care institution licensed by the Illinois Department of Public Health shall report to the Medical Board when any person's clinical privileges are terminated or are restricted based on a final determination made in accordance with that institution's by-laws or rules and regulations that a person has either committed an act or acts which may directly threaten patient care or that a person may have a mental or physical disability that may endanger patients under that person's care. Such officer also shall report if a person accepts voluntary termination or restriction of clinical privileges in lieu of formal action based upon conduct related directly to patient care or in lieu of formal action seeking to determine whether a person may have a mental or physical disability that may endanger patients under that person's care. The Medical Board shall, by rule, provide for the reporting to it by health care institutions of all instances in which a person, licensed under this Act, who is impaired by reason of age, drug or alcohol abuse, or physical or mental impairment, is under supervision and, where appropriate, is in a program of rehabilitation. Such reports shall be strictly confidential and may be reviewed and considered only by the members of the Medical Board, or by authorized staff as provided by rules of the Medical Board. Provisions shall be made for the periodic report of the status of any such person not less than twice annually in order that the Medical Board shall have current information upon which to determine the status of any such person. Such initial and periodic reports of impaired physicians shall not be considered records within the meaning of the State Records Act and shall be disposed of, following a determination by the Medical Board that such reports are no longer required, in a manner and at such time as the Medical Board shall determine by rule. The filing of such reports shall be construed as the filing of a report for purposes of subsection (C) of this Section. Such health care institution shall not take any adverse action, including, but not limited to, restricting or terminating any person's clinical privileges, as a result of an adverse action against a person's license, registration, permit, or clinical privileges or other disciplinary action by another state or health care institution that resulted from the person's provision of, authorization of, recommendation of, aiding or assistance with, referral for, or participation in any health care service if the adverse action was based solely on a violation of the other state's law prohibiting the provision of such health care and related services in the state or for a resident of the state if that health care service would not have been unlawful under the laws of this State and is consistent with the applicable standard of conduct for a person practicing in Illinois under this Act. (1.5) Clinical training programs. The program director of any post-graduate clinical training program shall report to the Medical Board if a person engaged in a post-graduate clinical training program at the institution, including, but not limited to, a residency or fellowship, separates from the program for any reason prior to its conclusion. The program director shall provide all documentation relating to the separation if, after review of the report, the Medical Board determines that a review of those documents is necessary to determine whether a violation of this Act occurred. (2) Professional associations. The President or chief executive officer of any association or society, of persons licensed under this Act, operating within this State shall report to the Medical Board when the association or society renders a final determination that a person has committed unprofessional conduct related directly to patient care or that a person may have a mental or physical disability that may endanger patients under that person's care. (3) Professional liability insurers. Every insurance company which offers policies of professional liability insurance to persons licensed under this Act, or any other entity which seeks to indemnify the professional liability of a person licensed under this Act, shall report to the Medical Board the settlement of any claim or cause of action, or final judgment rendered in any cause of action, which alleged negligence in the furnishing of medical care by such licensed person when such settlement or final judgment is in favor of the plaintiff. Such insurance company shall not take any adverse action, including, but not limited to, denial or revocation of coverage, or rate increases, against a person authorized to practice under this Act with respect to coverage for services provided in the State if based solely on the person providing, authorizing, recommending, aiding, assisting, referring for, or otherwise participating in health care services in this State in violation of another state's law, or a revocation or other adverse action against the person's license, registration, or permit in another state for violation of such law if that health care service as provided would have been lawful and consistent with the applicable standard of conduct for a person practicing in Illinois under this Act. Notwithstanding this provision, it is against public policy to require coverage for an illegal action. (4) State's Attorneys. The State's Attorney of each county shall report to the Medical Board, within 5 days, any instances in which a person licensed under this Act is convicted of any felony or Class A misdemeanor. (5) State agencies. All agencies, boards, commissions, departments, or other instrumentalities of the government of the State of Illinois shall report to the Medical Board any instance arising in connection with the operations of such agency, including the administration of any law by such agency, in which a person licensed under this Act has either committed an act or acts which may be a violation of this Act or which may constitute unprofessional conduct related directly to patient care or which indicates that a person licensed under this Act may have a mental or physical disability that may endanger patients under that person's care. (B) Mandatory reporting. All reports required by items (34), (35), and (36) of subsection (A) of Section 22 and by this Section 23 shall be submitted to the Medical Board in a timely fashion. Unless otherwise provided in this Section, the reports shall be filed in writing within 60 days after a determination that a report is required under this Act. All reports shall contain the following information: (1) The name, address, and telephone number of the person making the report. (2) The name, address, and telephone number of the person who is the subject of the report. (3) The name and date of birth of any patient or patients whose treatment is a subject of the report, if available, or other means of identification if such information is not available, identification of the hospital or other health care facility where the care at issue in the report was rendered, provided, however, no medical records may be revealed. (4) A brief description of the facts which gave rise to the issuance of the report, including the dates of any occurrences deemed to necessitate the filing of the report. (5) If court action is involved, the identity of the court in which the action is filed, along with the docket number and date of filing of the action. (6) Any further pertinent information which the reporting party deems to be an aid in the evaluation of the report. The Medical Board or Department may also exercise the power under Section 38 of this Act to subpoena copies of hospital or medical records in mandatory report cases alleging death or permanent bodily injury. Appropriate rules shall be adopted by the Department with the approval of the Medical Board. When the Department has received written reports concerning incidents required to be reported in items (34), (35), and (36) of subsection (A) of Section 22, the licensee's failure to report the incident to the Department under those items shall not be the sole grounds for disciplinary action. Nothing contained in this Section shall act to, in any way, waive or modify the confidentiality of medical reports and committee reports to the extent provided by law. Any information reported or disclosed shall be kept for the confidential use of the Medical Board, the Medical Coordinators, the Medical Board's attorneys, the medical investigative staff, and authorized clerical staff, as provided in this Act, and shall be afforded the same status as is provided information concerning medical studies in Part 21 of Article VIII of the Code of Civil Procedure, except that the Department may disclose information and documents to a federal, State, or local law enforcement agency pursuant to a subpoena in an ongoing criminal investigation or to a health care licensing body or medical licensing authority of this State or another state or jurisdiction pursuant to an official request made by that licensing body or medical licensing authority. Furthermore, information and documents disclosed to a federal, State, or local law enforcement agency may be used by that agency only for the investigation and prosecution of a criminal offense, or, in the case of disclosure to a health care licensing body or medical licensing authority, only for investigations and disciplinary action proceedings with regard to a license. Information and documents disclosed to the Department of Public Health may be used by that Department only for investigation and disciplinary action regarding the license of a health care institution licensed by the Department of Public Health. (C) Immunity from prosecution. Any individual or organization acting in good faith, and not in a willful and wanton manner, in complying with this Act by providing any report or other information to the Medical Board or a peer review committee, or assisting in the investigation or preparation of such information, or by voluntarily reporting to the Medical Board or a peer review committee information regarding alleged errors or negligence by a person licensed under this Act, or by participating in proceedings of the Medical Board or a peer review committee, or by serving as a member of the Medical Board or a peer review committee, shall not, as a result of such actions, be subject to criminal prosecution or civil damages. (D) Indemnification. Members of the Medical Board, the Medical Coordinators, the Medical Board's attorneys, the medical investigative staff, physicians retained under contract to assist and advise the medical coordinators in the investigation, and authorized clerical staff shall be indemnified by the State for any actions occurring within the scope of services on the Medical Board, done in good faith and not willful and wanton in nature. The Attorney General shall defend all such actions unless the Attorney General determines either that there would be a conflict of interest in such representation or that the actions complained of were not in good faith or were willful and wanton. Should the Attorney General decline representation, the member shall have the right to employ counsel of the member's choice, whose fees shall be provided by the State, after approval by the Attorney General, unless there is a determination by a court that the member's actions were not in good faith or were willful and wanton. The member must notify the Attorney General within 7 days of receipt of notice of the initiation of any action involving services of the Medical Board. Failure to so notify the Attorney General shall constitute an absolute waiver of the right to a defense and indemnification. The Attorney General shall determine within 7 days after receiving such notice, whether the Attorney General will undertake to represent the member. (E) Deliberations of Medical Board. Upon the receipt of any report called for by this Act, other than those reports of impaired persons licensed under this Act required pursuant to the rules of the Medical Board, the Medical Board shall notify in writing, by mail or email, the person who is the subject of the report. Such notification shall be made within 30 days of receipt by the Medical Board of the report. The notification shall include a written notice setting forth the person's right to examine the report. Included in such notification shall be the address at which the file is maintained, the name of the custodian of the reports, and the telephone number at which the custodian may be reached. The person who is the subject of the report shall submit a written statement responding, clarifying, adding to, or proposing the amending of the report previously filed. The person who is the subject of the report shall also submit with the written statement any medical records related to the report. The statement and accompanying medical records shall become a permanent part of the file and must be received by the Medical Board no more than 30 days after the date on which the person was notified by the Medical Board of the existence of the original report. The Medical Board shall review all reports received by it, together with any supporting information and responding statements submitted by persons who are the subject of reports. The review by the Medical Board shall be in a timely manner but in no event, shall the Medical Board's initial review of the material contained in each disciplinary file be less than 61 days nor more than 180 days after the receipt of the initial report by the Medical Board. When the Medical Board makes its initial review of the materials contained within its disciplinary files, the Medical Board shall, in writing, make a determination as to whether there are sufficient facts to warrant further investigation or action. Failure to make such determination within the time provided shall be deemed to be a determination that there are not sufficient facts to warrant further investigation or action. Should the Medical Board find that there are not sufficient facts to warrant further investigation or action, the report shall be accepted for filing and the matter shall be deemed closed and so reported to the Secretary. The Secretary shall then have 30 days to accept the Medical Board's decision or request further investigation. The Secretary shall inform the Medical Board of the decision to request further investigation, including the specific reasons for the decision. The individual or entity filing the original report or complaint and the person who is the subject of the report or complaint shall be notified in writing by the Secretary of any final action on their report or complaint. The Department shall disclose to the individual or entity who filed the original report or complaint, on request, the status of the Medical Board's review of a specific report or complaint. Such request may be made at any time, including prior to the Medical Board's determination as to whether there are sufficient facts to warrant further investigation or action. (F) Summary reports. The Medical Board shall prepare, on a timely basis, but in no event less than once every other month, a summary report of final disciplinary actions taken upon disciplinary files maintained by the Medical Board. The summary reports shall be made available to the public upon request and payment of the fees set by the Department. This publication may be made available to the public on the Department's website. Information or documentation relating to any disciplinary file that is closed without disciplinary action taken shall not be disclosed and shall be afforded the same status as is provided by Part 21 of Article VIII of the Code of Civil Procedure. (G) Any violation of this Section shall be a Class A misdemeanor. (H) If any such person violates the provisions of this Section an action may be brought in the name of the People of the State of Illinois, through the Attorney General of the State of Illinois, for an order enjoining such violation or for an order enforcing compliance with this Section. Upon filing of a verified petition in such court, the court may issue a temporary restraining order without notice or bond and may preliminarily or permanently enjoin such violation, and if it is established that such person has violated or is violating the injunction, the court may punish the offender for contempt of court. Proceedings under this paragraph shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, all other remedies and penalties provided for by this Section. (I) The Department may adopt rules to implement, administer, and enforce this Section. (Source: P.A. 104-432, eff. 1-1-26; 104-796, eff. 8-7-26.)
225 ILCS 60/24
(225 ILCS 60/24) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-24) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 24. Report of violations; medical associations. (a) Any physician licensed under this Act, the Illinois State Medical Society, the Illinois Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons, the Illinois Chiropractic Society, the Illinois Prairie State Chiropractic Association, or any component societies of any of these 4 groups, and any other person, may report to the Medical Board any information the physician, association, society, or person may have that appears to show that a physician is or may be in violation of any of the provisions of Section 22 of this Act. (b) The Department may enter into agreements with the Illinois State Medical Society, the Illinois Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons, the Illinois Prairie State Chiropractic Association, or the Illinois Chiropractic Society to allow these organizations to assist the Medical Board in the review of alleged violations of this Act. Subject to the approval of the Department, any organization party to such an agreement may subcontract with other individuals or organizations to assist in review. (c) Any physician, association, society, or person participating in good faith in the making of a report under this Act or participating in or assisting with an investigation or review under this Act shall have immunity from any civil, criminal, or other liability that might result by reason of those actions. (d) The medical information in the custody of an entity under contract with the Department participating in an investigation or review shall be privileged and confidential to the same extent as are information and reports under the provisions of Part 21 of Article VIII of the Code of Civil Procedure. (e) Upon request by the Department after a mandatory report has been filed with the Department, an attorney for any party seeking to recover damages for injuries or death by reason of medical, hospital, or other healing art malpractice shall provide patient records related to the physician involved in the disciplinary proceeding to the Department within 30 days of the Department's request for use by the Department in any disciplinary matter under this Act. An attorney who provides patient records to the Department in accordance with this requirement shall not be deemed to have violated any attorney-client privilege. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, consent by a patient shall not be required for the provision of patient records in accordance with this requirement. (f) For the purpose of any civil or criminal proceedings, the good faith of any physician, association, society or person shall be presumed. (Source: P.A. 102-20, eff. 1-1-22.)
225 ILCS 60/24.1 (Repealed)
(225 ILCS 60/24.1) Sec. 24.1. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 94-677, eff. 8-25-05. Repealed by P.A. 97-280, eff. 8-9-11.)
225 ILCS 60/25
(225 ILCS 60/25) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-25) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 25. The Secretary of the Department may, upon receipt of a written communication from the Secretary of Human Services, the Director of Healthcare and Family Services (formerly Director of Public Aid), or the Director of Public Health that continuation of practice of a person licensed under this Act constitutes an immediate danger to the public, and after consultation with the Chief Medical Coordinator or Deputy Medical Coordinator, immediately suspend the license of such person without a hearing. In instances in which the Secretary immediately suspends a license under this Section, a hearing upon such person's license must be convened by the Medical Board within 15 days after such suspension and completed without appreciable delay. Such hearing is to be held to determine whether to recommend to the Secretary that the person's license be revoked, suspended, placed on probationary status or reinstated, or whether such person should be subject to other disciplinary action. In the hearing, the written communication and any other evidence submitted therewith may be introduced as evidence against such person; provided however, the person, or their counsel, shall have the opportunity to discredit, impeach and submit evidence rebutting such evidence. (Source: P.A. 102-20, eff. 1-1-22.)
225 ILCS 60/26 Advertising
(225 ILCS 60/26) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-26) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2032) Sec. 26. Advertising. (1) Any person licensed under this Act may advertise the availability of professional services in the public media or on the premises where such professional services are rendered. Such advertising shall be limited to the following information: (a) Publication of the person's name, title, office hours, address and telephone number; (b) Information pertaining to the person's areas of specialization, including appropriate board certification or limitation of professional practice; (c) Information on usual and customary fees for routine professional services offered, which information shall include, notification that fees may be adjusted due to complications or unforeseen circumstances; (d) Announcement of the opening of, change of, absence from, or return to business; (e) Announcement of additions to or deletions from professional licensed staff; (f) The issuance of business or appointment cards. (2) It is unlawful for any person licensed under this Act to use claims of superior quality of care to entice the public. It shall be unlawful to advertise fee comparisons of available services with those of other persons licensed under this Act. (3) This Act does not authorize the advertising of professional services which the offeror of such services is not licensed to render. Nor shall the advertiser use statements which contain false, fraudulent, deceptive or misleading material or guarantees of success, statements which play upon the vanity or fears of the public, or statements which promote or produce unfair competition. (4) A licensee shall include in every advertisement for services regulated under this Act the licensee's title as it appears on the license or the initials authorized under this Act. (Source: P.A. 104-796, eff. 8-7-26.)
225 ILCS 60/27
(225 ILCS 60/27) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-27) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 27. It is unlawful and punishable under Section 59 for any person licensed under this Act to knowingly advertise that the licensee will accept as payment for services rendered by assignment from any third party payor the amount the third party payor covers as payment in full, if the effect is to give the impression of eliminating the need of payment by the patient of any required deductible or copayment applicable in the patient's health benefit plan. As used in this Section, "advertise" means solicitation by the licensee or through another by means of handbills, posters, circulars, motion pictures, radio, newspapers, television or in any other manner. (Source: P.A. 85-4.)
225 ILCS 60/28
(225 ILCS 60/28) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-28) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 28. Nothing in this Act shall prohibit the use of the titles "Doctor of Medicine" or "M.D." by a person licensed in this State to practice medicine in all of its branches who has received a degree in medicine from a medical school or college, other than an osteopathic medical college, which satisfies the requirements of paragraph (a) of Section 11 of this Act, notwithstanding that such degree in medicine does not translate literally into "Doctor of Medicine" or "M.D.". (Source: P.A. 85-4.)
225 ILCS 60/29
(225 ILCS 60/29) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-29) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 29. Any contract or agreement signed by any person prior to, or as a condition of, such person receiving medical treatment in any form, which releases from liability any physician, hospital or other health care provider for any malfeasance, misfeasance or nonfeasance in the course of administering any medical treatment or service is void and against the public policy of the State of Illinois. (Source: P.A. 85-4.)
225 ILCS 60/30
(225 ILCS 60/30) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-30) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 30. Emergency care; civil liability. Exemption from civil liability for emergency care is as provided in the Good Samaritan Act. (Source: P.A. 89-607, eff. 1-1-97.)
225 ILCS 60/31
(225 ILCS 60/31) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-31) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 31. Liability exclusion; free medical clinic. Exemption from civil liability for medical services in a free clinic is as provided in the Good Samaritan Act. (Source: P.A. 88-342; 89-299, eff. 1-1-96; 89-607, eff. 1-1-97.)
225 ILCS 60/32 (Repealed)
(225 ILCS 60/32) Sec. 32. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 85-4. Repealed by P.A. 97-622, eff. 11-23-11.)
225 ILCS 60/33
(225 ILCS 60/33) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-33) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 33. Legend drugs. (a) Any person licensed under this Act to practice medicine in all of its branches shall be authorized to purchase legend drugs requiring an order of a person authorized to prescribe drugs, and to dispense such legend drugs in the regular course of practicing medicine. The dispensing of such legend drugs shall be the personal act of the person licensed under this Act and may not be delegated to any other person not licensed under this Act or the Pharmacy Practice Act unless such delegated dispensing functions are under the direct supervision of the physician authorized to dispense legend drugs. Except when dispensing manufacturers' samples or other legend drugs in a maximum 72 hour supply, persons licensed under this Act shall maintain a book or file of prescriptions as required in the Pharmacy Practice Act. Any person licensed under this Act who dispenses any drug or medicine shall dispense such drug or medicine in good faith and shall affix to the box, bottle, vessel or package containing the same a label indicating (1) the date on which such drug or medicine is dispensed; (2) the name of the patient; (3) the last name of the person dispensing such drug or medicine; (4) the directions for use thereof; and (5) the proprietary name or names or, if there are none, the established name or names of the drug or medicine, the dosage and quantity, except as otherwise authorized by regulation of the Department. (b) The labeling requirements set forth in subsection (a) shall not apply to drugs or medicines in a package which bears a label of the manufacturer containing information describing its contents which is in compliance with requirements of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Illinois Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. "Drug" and "medicine" have the meanings ascribed to them in the Pharmacy Practice Act, as now or hereafter amended; "good faith" has the meaning ascribed to it in subsection (u) of Section 102 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. (c) Prior to dispensing a prescription to a patient, the physician shall offer a written prescription to the patient which the patient may elect to have filled by the physician or any licensed pharmacy. (d) A violation of any provision of this Section shall constitute a violation of this Act and shall be grounds for disciplinary action provided for in this Act. (e) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to authorize a chiropractic physician to prescribe drugs. (Source: P.A. 97-622, eff. 11-23-11; 98-1140, eff. 12-30-14.)
225 ILCS 60/34
(225 ILCS 60/34) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-34) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 34. The provisions of this Act shall not be so construed nor shall they be so administered as to discriminate against any type or category of physician or against any medical, osteopathic or chiropractic college. (Source: P.A. 85-4.)
225 ILCS 60/35
(225 ILCS 60/35) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-35) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 35. The Secretary shall have the authority to appoint an attorney duly licensed to practice law in the State of Illinois to serve as the hearing officer in any action to suspend, revoke, place on probationary status, or take any other disciplinary action with regard to a license. The hearing officer shall have full authority to conduct the hearing. The hearing officer shall report his findings and recommendations to the Medical Board within 30 days of the receipt of the record. The Medical Board shall have 60 days from receipt of the report to review the report of the hearing officer and present their findings of fact, conclusions of law and recommendations to the Secretary. (Source: P.A. 102-20, eff. 1-1-22.)
225 ILCS 60/36
(225 ILCS 60/36) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-36) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 36. Investigation; notice. (a) Upon the motion of either the Department or the Medical Board or upon the verified complaint in writing of any person setting forth facts which, if proven, would constitute grounds for suspension or revocation under Section 22 of this Act, the Department shall investigate the actions of any person, so accused, who holds or represents that he or she holds a license. Such person is hereinafter called the accused. (b) The Department shall, before suspending, revoking, placing on probationary status, or taking any other disciplinary action as the Department may deem proper with regard to any license at least 30 days prior to the date set for the hearing, notify the accused in writing of any charges made and the time and place for a hearing of the charges before the Medical Board, direct him or her to file his or her written answer thereto to the Medical Board under oath within 20 days after the service on him or her of such notice and inform him or her that if he or she fails to file such answer default will be taken against him or her and his or her license may be suspended, revoked, placed on probationary status, or have other disciplinary action, including limiting the scope, nature or extent of his or her practice, as the Department may deem proper taken with regard thereto. The Department shall, at least 14 days prior to the date set for the hearing, notify in writing any person who filed a complaint against the accused of the time and place for the hearing of the charges against the accused before the Medical Board and inform such person whether he or she may provide testimony at the hearing. (c) (Blank). (d) Such written notice and any notice in such proceedings thereafter may be served by personal delivery, email to the respondent's email address of record, or mail to the respondent's address of record. (e) All information gathered by the Department during its investigation including information subpoenaed under Section 23 or 38 of this Act and the investigative file shall be kept for the confidential use of the Secretary, the Medical Board, the Medical Coordinators, persons employed by contract to advise the Medical Coordinator or the Department, the Medical Board's attorneys, the medical investigative staff, and authorized clerical staff, as provided in this Act and shall be afforded the same status as is provided information concerning medical studies in Part 21 of Article VIII of the Code of Civil Procedure, except that the Department may disclose information and documents to a federal, State, or local law enforcement agency pursuant to a subpoena in an ongoing criminal investigation to a health care licensing body of this State or another state or jurisdiction pursuant to an official request made by that licensing body. Furthermore, information and documents disclosed to a federal, State, or local law enforcement agency may be used by that agency only for the investigation and prosecution of a criminal offense or, in the case of disclosure to a health care licensing body, only for investigations and disciplinary action proceedings with regard to a license issued by that licensing body. (Source: P.A. 101-13, eff. 6-12-19; 101-316, eff. 8-9-19; 102-20, eff. 1-1-22; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)
225 ILCS 60/37
(225 ILCS 60/37) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-37) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 37. Disciplinary actions. (a) At the time and place fixed in the notice, the Medical Board provided for in this Act shall proceed to hear the charges, and the accused person shall be accorded ample opportunity to present in person, or by counsel, such statements, testimony, evidence and argument as may be pertinent to the charges or to any defense thereto. The Medical Board may continue such hearing from time to time. If the Medical Board is not sitting at the time and place fixed in the notice or at the time and place to which the hearing has been continued, the Department shall continue such hearing for a period not to exceed 30 days. (b) In case the accused person, after receiving notice, fails to file an answer, their license may, in the discretion of the Secretary, having received first the recommendation of the Medical Board, be suspended, revoked or placed on probationary status, or the Secretary may take whatever disciplinary action as he or she may deem proper, including limiting the scope, nature, or extent of said person's practice, without a hearing, if the act or acts charged constitute sufficient grounds for such action under this Act. (c) The Medical Board has the authority to recommend to the Secretary that probation be granted or that other disciplinary or non-disciplinary action, including the limitation of the scope, nature or extent of a person's practice, be taken as it deems proper. If disciplinary or non-disciplinary action, other than suspension or revocation, is taken the Medical Board may recommend that the Secretary impose reasonable limitations and requirements upon the accused registrant to ensure compliance with the terms of the probation or other disciplinary action including, but not limited to, regular reporting by the accused to the Department of their actions, placing themselves under the care of a qualified physician for treatment, or limiting their practice in such manner as the Secretary may require. (d) The Secretary, after consultation with the Chief Medical Coordinator or Deputy Medical Coordinator, may temporarily suspend the license of a physician without a hearing, simultaneously with the institution of proceedings for a hearing provided under this Section if the Secretary finds that evidence in his or her possession indicates that a physician's continuation in practice would constitute an immediate danger to the public. In the event that the Secretary suspends, temporarily, the license of a physician without a hearing, a hearing by the Medical Board shall be held within 15 days after such suspension has occurred and shall be concluded without appreciable delay. (Source: P.A. 102-20, eff. 1-1-22.)
225 ILCS 60/38
(225 ILCS 60/38) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-38) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 38. Subpoena; oaths. (a) The Medical Board or Department has power to subpoena and bring before it any person in this State and to take testimony either orally or by deposition, or both, with the same fees and mileage and in the same manner as is prescribed by law for judicial procedure in civil cases. (b) The Medical Board or Department, upon a determination that probable cause exists that a violation of one or more of the grounds for discipline listed in Section 22 has occurred or is occurring, may subpoena the medical and hospital records of individual patients of physicians licensed under this Act, provided, that prior to the submission of such records to the Medical Board, all information indicating the identity of the patient shall be removed and deleted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Medical Board and Department shall possess the power to subpoena copies of hospital or medical records in mandatory report cases under Section 23 alleging death or permanent bodily injury when consent to obtain records is not provided by a patient or legal representative. Prior to submission of the records to the Medical Board, all information indicating the identity of the patient shall be removed and deleted. All medical records and other information received pursuant to subpoena shall be confidential and shall be afforded the same status as is proved information concerning medical studies in Part 21 of Article VIII of the Code of Civil Procedure. The use of such records shall be restricted to members of the Medical Board, the medical coordinators, and appropriate staff of the Department designated by the Medical Board for the purpose of determining the existence of one or more grounds for discipline of the physician as provided for by Section 22 of this Act. Any such review of individual patients' records shall be conducted by the Medical Board in strict confidentiality, provided that such patient records shall be admissible in a disciplinary hearing, before the Medical Board, when necessary to substantiate the grounds for discipline alleged against the physician licensed under this Act, and provided further, that nothing herein shall be deemed to supersede the provisions of Part 21 of Article VIII of the Code of Civil Procedure, to the extent applicable. (c) The Secretary, hearing officer, and any member of the Medical Board each have power to administer oaths at any hearing which the Medical Board or Department is authorized by law to conduct. (d) The Medical Board, upon a determination that probable cause exists that a violation of one or more of the grounds for discipline listed in Section 22 has occurred or is occurring on the business premises of a physician licensed under this Act, may issue an order authorizing an appropriately qualified investigator employed by the Department to enter upon the business premises with due consideration for patient care of the subject of the investigation so as to inspect the physical premises and equipment and furnishings therein. No such order shall include the right of inspection of business, medical, or personnel records located on the premises. For purposes of this Section, "business premises" is defined as the office or offices where the physician conducts the practice of medicine. Any such order shall expire and become void five business days after its issuance by the Medical Board. The execution of any such order shall be valid only during the normal business hours of the facility or office to be inspected. (Source: P.A. 101-316, eff. 8-9-19; 102-20, eff. 1-1-22.)
225 ILCS 60/39
(225 ILCS 60/39) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-39) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 39. Certified shorthand reporter; record. The Department, at its expense, shall provide a certified shorthand reporter to take down the testimony and preserve a record of all proceedings at the hearing of any case wherein a license may be revoked, suspended, placed on probationary status, or other disciplinary action taken with regard thereto in accordance with Section 2105-115 of the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. The notice of hearing, complaint and all other documents in the nature of pleadings and written motions filed in the proceedings, the transcript of testimony, the report of the hearing officer, exhibits, the report of the Medical Board, and the orders of the Department constitute the record of the proceedings. (Source: P.A. 101-316, eff. 8-9-19; 102-20, eff. 1-1-22.)
225 ILCS 60/40
(225 ILCS 60/40) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-40) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 40. Findings and recommendations; rehearing. (a) The Medical Board shall present to the Secretary a written report of its findings and recommendations. A copy of such report shall be served upon the accused person, either personally or by mail or email. Within 20 days after such service, the accused person may present to the Department his or her motion, in writing, for a rehearing, which written motion shall specify the particular ground therefor. If the accused person orders and pays for a transcript of the record as provided in Section 39, the time elapsing thereafter and before such transcript is ready for delivery to them shall not be counted as part of such 20 days. (b) At the expiration of the time allowed for filing a motion for rehearing, the Secretary may take the action recommended by the Medical Board. Upon the suspension, revocation, placement on probationary status, or the taking of any other disciplinary action, including the limiting of the scope, nature, or extent of one's practice, deemed proper by the Department, with regard to the license or permit, the accused shall surrender his or her license or permit to the Department, if ordered to do so by the Department, and upon his or her failure or refusal so to do, the Department may seize the same. (c) Each order of revocation, suspension, or other disciplinary action shall contain a brief, concise statement of the ground or grounds upon which the Department's action is based, as well as the specific terms and conditions of such action. This document shall be retained as a permanent record by the Department. (d) (Blank). (e) In those instances where an order of revocation, suspension, or other disciplinary action has been rendered by virtue of a physician's physical illness, including, but not limited to, deterioration through the aging process, or loss of motor skill which results in a physician's inability to practice medicine with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety, the Department shall only permit this document, and the record of the hearing incident thereto, to be observed, inspected, viewed, or copied pursuant to court order. (Source: P.A. 101-316, eff. 8-9-19; 102-20, eff. 1-1-22.)
225 ILCS 60/41
(225 ILCS 60/41) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-41) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 41. Administrative review; certification of record. (a) All final administrative decisions of the Department are subject to judicial review pursuant to the Administrative Review Law and its rules. The term "administrative decision" is defined as in Section 3-101 of the Code of Civil Procedure. (b) Proceedings for judicial review shall be commenced in the circuit court of the county in which the party applying for review resides; but if the party is not a resident of this State, the venue shall be in Sangamon County. (c) The Department shall not be required to certify any record to the court, to file an answer in court, or to otherwise appear in any court in a judicial review proceeding unless and until the Department has received from the plaintiff payment of the costs of furnishing and certifying the record, which costs shall be determined by the Department. Failure on the part of the plaintiff to file a receipt in court shall be grounds for dismissal of the action. During the pendency and hearing of any and all judicial proceedings incident to the disciplinary action the sanctions imposed upon the accused by the Department because of acts or omissions related to the delivery of direct patient care as specified in the Department's final administrative decision, shall as a matter of public policy remain in full force and effect in order to protect the public pending final resolution of any of the proceedings. (Source: P.A. 102-20, eff. 1-1-22.)
225 ILCS 60/42
(225 ILCS 60/42) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-42) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 42. An order of revocation, suspension, placing the license on probationary status, or other formal disciplinary action as the Department may deem proper, or a certified copy thereof, over the seal of the Department and purporting to be signed by the Secretary, is prima facie proof that: (a) Such signature is the genuine signature of the Secretary; (b) The Secretary is duly appointed and qualified; and (c) The Medical Board and the members thereof are qualified. Such proof may be rebutted. (Source: P.A. 102-20, eff. 1-1-22.)
225 ILCS 60/43
(225 ILCS 60/43) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-43) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 43. Restoration of license from discipline. At any time after the successful completion of a term of probation, suspension, or revocation of a license, the Department may restore the license to the licensee, unless after an investigation and a hearing, the Secretary determines that restoration is not in the public interest. No person or entity whose license or permit has been revoked as authorized in this Act may apply for restoration of that license or permit until such time as provided for in the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. (Source: P.A. 97-622, eff. 11-23-11.)
225 ILCS 60/44
(225 ILCS 60/44) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-44) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 44. None of the disciplinary functions, powers and duties enumerated in this Act shall be exercised by the Department except upon the action and report in writing of the Medical Board. In all instances, under this Act, in which the Medical Board has rendered a recommendation to the Secretary with respect to a particular physician, the Secretary may take action contrary to the recommendation of the Medical Board. In the event that the Secretary disagrees with or takes action contrary to the recommendation of the Medical Board, file with the Medical Board his or her specific written reasons of disagreement with the Medical Board. Such reasons shall be filed within 30 days of the occurrence of the Secretary's contrary position having been taken. The action and report in writing of a majority of the Medical Board designated is sufficient authority upon which the Secretary may act. Whenever the Secretary is satisfied that substantial justice has not been done in a formal disciplinary action, or refusal to restore a license, he or she may order a rehearing. (Source: P.A. 102-20, eff. 1-1-22.)
225 ILCS 60/45
(225 ILCS 60/45) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-45) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 45. In all hearings conducted under this Act, information received, pursuant to law, relating to any information acquired by a physician in attending any patient in a professional character, necessary to enable them professionally to serve such patient, shall be deemed strictly confidential and shall only be made available either as part of the record of such hearing or otherwise: (a) when such record is required, in its entirety, for purposes of judicial review pursuant to this Act; or (b) upon the express, written consent of the patient, or in the case of their death or disability, of their personal representative. (Source: P.A. 85-4.)
225 ILCS 60/46
(225 ILCS 60/46) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-46) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 46. In the event that the Department's order of revocation, suspension, placing the licensee on probationary status, or other order of formal disciplinary action is without any reasonable basis in fact of any kind, then the State of Illinois shall be liable to the injured physician for those special damages they have suffered as a direct result of such order. (Source: P.A. 85-4.)
225 ILCS 60/47 Administrative Procedure Act
(225 ILCS 60/47) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-47) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 47. Administrative Procedure Act. The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is hereby expressly adopted and incorporated herein as if all of the provisions of that Act were included in this Act, except that the provision of subsection (d) of Section 10-65 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act that provides that at hearings the licensee has the right to show compliance with all lawful requirements for retention, continuation or renewal of the license is specifically excluded. For the purposes of this Act the notice required under Section 10-25 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is deemed sufficient when mailed or emailed to the address of record of a party. (Source: P.A. 102-20, eff. 1-1-22.)
225 ILCS 60/48
(225 ILCS 60/48) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-48) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 48. All licenses and certificates heretofore legally issued by authority of law in this State permitting the holder thereof to practice medicine in all of its branches, or to treat human ailments without the use of drugs and operative surgery, and which are valid and in full force and effect on the taking effect of this Act, shall have the same force and effect, and be subject to the same authority of the Department to revoke or suspend them as licenses issued under this Act. (Source: P.A. 85-4.)
225 ILCS 60/49
(225 ILCS 60/49) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-49) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 49. If any person does any of the following and does not possess a valid license issued under this Act, that person shall be sentenced as provided in Section 59: (i) holds himself or herself out to the public as being engaged in the diagnosis or treatment of physical or mental ailments or conditions including, but not limited to, deformities, diseases, disorders, or injuries of human beings; (ii) suggests, recommends or prescribes any form of treatment for the palliation, relief or cure of any physical or mental ailment or condition of any person with the intention of receiving, either directly or indirectly, any fee, gift, or compensation whatever; (iii) diagnoses or attempts to diagnose, operates upon, professes to heal, prescribes for, or otherwise treats any ailment or condition, or supposed ailment or condition, of another; (iv) maintains an office for examination or treatment of persons afflicted, or alleged or supposed to be afflicted, by any ailment or condition; (v) manipulates or adjusts osseous or articular structures; or (vi) attaches the title Doctor, Physician, Surgeon, M.D., D.O. or D.C. or any other word or abbreviation to his or her name indicating that he or she is engaged in the treatment of human ailments or conditions as a business. Whenever the Department has reason to believe that any person has violated this Section the Department may issue a rule to show cause why an order to cease and desist should not be entered against that person. The rule shall clearly set forth the grounds relied upon by the Department and shall provide a period of 7 days from the date of the rule to file an answer to the satisfaction of the Department. Failure to answer to the satisfaction of the Department shall cause an order to cease and desist to be issued immediately. (Source: P.A. 89-702, eff. 7-1-97.)
225 ILCS 60/49.5 Telemedicine
(225 ILCS 60/49.5) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2032) Sec. 49.5. Telemedicine. (a) The General Assembly finds and declares that because of technological advances and changing practice patterns the practice of medicine is occurring with increasing frequency across state lines and across increasing geographical distances within the State of Illinois and that certain technological advances in the practice of medicine are in the public interest. The General Assembly further finds and declares that the practice of medicine is a privilege and that the licensure by this State of practitioners outside this State engaging in medical practice within this State and the ability to discipline those practitioners is necessary for the protection of the public health, welfare, and safety. (b) A person who engages in the practice of telemedicine without a license or permit issued under this Act shall be subject to penalties provided in Section 59. A person with a temporary permit for health care may treat a patient located in this State through telehealth services in a manner consistent with the person's scope of practice and agreement with a sponsoring entity. (c) For purposes of this Act, "telemedicine" means the performance of any of the activities listed in Section 49, including, but not limited to, rendering written or oral opinions concerning diagnosis or treatment of a patient in Illinois by a person in a different location than the patient as a result of transmission of individual patient data by telephonic, electronic, or other means of communication. "Telemedicine" does not include the following: (1) periodic consultations between a person licensed under this Act and a person outside the State of Illinois; (2) a second opinion provided to a person licensed under this Act; (3) diagnosis or treatment services provided to a patient in Illinois following care or treatment originally provided to the patient in the state in which the provider is licensed to practice medicine; and (4) health care services provided to an existing patient while the person licensed under this Act or patient is traveling. (d) Whenever the Department has reason to believe that a person has violated this Section, the Department may issue a rule to show cause why an order to cease and desist should not be entered against that person. The rule shall clearly set forth the grounds relied upon by the Department and shall provide a period of 7 days from the date of the rule to file an answer to the satisfaction of the Department. Failure to answer to the satisfaction of the Department shall cause an order to cease and desist to be issued immediately. (e) An out-of-state person providing a service listed in Section 49 to a patient residing in Illinois through the practice of telemedicine submits himself or herself to the jurisdiction of the courts of this State. (Source: P.A. 102-1117, eff. 1-13-23.)
225 ILCS 60/50
(225 ILCS 60/50) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-50) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 50. Any person who practices medicine in all of its branches or treats human ailments without the use of drugs or operative surgery including, but not limited to, treatment or diagnosis of any physical or mental ailments or conditions including, but not limited to, deformities, diseases, disorders, or injuries without a valid license under the laws of this State shall be sentenced as provided in Section 59. (Source: P.A. 87-660.)
225 ILCS 60/51
(225 ILCS 60/51) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-51) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 51. Any person who treats human ailments by the use of drugs or operative surgery and has only a license to treat human ailments without the use of drugs and without operative surgery, shall be sentenced as provided in Section 59. (Source: P.A. 85-4.)
225 ILCS 60/52
(225 ILCS 60/52) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-52) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 52. Any person, not licensed in this State to practice medicine in all of its branches, who holds themselves out by any sign or advertisement, or by a writing of any kind, to treat human ailments without therein attaching to their name a word or words indicating the system, method or kind of practice which they are licensed to pursue in this State, shall be sentenced as provided in Section 59. (Source: P.A. 85-4.)
225 ILCS 60/53
(225 ILCS 60/53) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-53) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 53. Any person who obtains a fee, either directly or indirectly, either in money or in value, or in the form of a financial profit either as personal compensation or as compensation, charge, profit or gain for an employer, or any other person or persons, on the representation that they can permanently cure a manifestly incurable condition of sickness, disease or injury of any person, shall be sentenced as provided in Section 59. (Source: P.A. 85-4.)
225 ILCS 60/54
(225 ILCS 60/54) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-54) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 54. A person who holds himself or herself out to treat human ailments under a name other than his or her own, or by personation of any physician, shall be punished as provided in Section 59. However, nothing in this Act shall be construed as prohibiting partnerships, limited liability companies, associations, or corporations in accordance with subsection (c) of Section 22.2 of this Act. (Source: P.A. 97-622, eff. 11-23-11.)
225 ILCS 60/54.2
(225 ILCS 60/54.2) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2032) Sec. 54.2. Physician delegation of authority. (a) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit the delegation of patient care tasks or duties by a physician, to a licensed practical nurse, a registered professional nurse, or other licensed person practicing within the scope of the licensed person's individual licensing Act. Delegation by a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches to physician assistants or advanced practice registered nurses is also addressed in Section 54.5 of this Act. No physician may delegate any patient care task or duty that is statutorily or by rule mandated to be performed by a physician. (b) In an office or practice setting and within a physician-patient relationship, a physician may delegate patient care tasks or duties to an unlicensed person who possesses appropriate training and experience provided a health care professional, who is practicing within the scope of such licensed professional's individual licensing Act, is on site to provide assistance. (c) Any such patient care task or duty delegated to a licensed or unlicensed person must be within the scope of practice, education, training, or experience of the delegating physician and within the context of a physician-patient relationship. (d) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to affect referrals for professional services required by law. (e) The Department shall have the authority to adopt rules concerning a physician's delegation, including, but not limited to, the use of light emitting devices for patient care or treatment. An on-site physician examination prior to the performance of a non-ablative laser procedure shall not be required when: (1) the laser hair removal facility follows a physician delegation protocol, which shall be made available to the Department upon request; (2) the examination is performed by an advanced practice registered nurse; (3) the procedure is delegated by a physician and performed by a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse who has received appropriate, documented training and education in the safe and effective use of each system; and (4) a physician is available by telephone or other electronic means to respond promptly to any questions or complications that may occur. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to limit a licensed advanced practice registered nurse with full practice authority from practicing according to the Nurse Practice Act. (f) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit the method of delegation that may be authorized by any means, including, but not limited to, oral, written, electronic, standing orders, protocols, guidelines, or verbal orders. (g) (Blank). (Source: P.A. 103-1, eff. 4-27-23; 103-102, eff. 6-16-23; 103-814, eff. 1-1-25; 104-796, eff. 8-7-26.)
225 ILCS 60/54.5
(225 ILCS 60/54.5) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2032) Sec. 54.5. Physician delegation of authority to physician assistants, advanced practice registered nurses without full practice authority, and prescribing psychologists. (a) Physicians licensed to practice medicine in all its branches may delegate care and treatment responsibilities to a physician assistant under guidelines in accordance with the requirements of the Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987. A physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches may enter into collaborative agreements with no more than 7 full-time equivalent physician assistants, except in a hospital, hospital affiliate, or ambulatory surgical treatment center as set forth by Section 7.7 of the Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987 and as provided in subsection (a-5). (a-5) A physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches may collaborate with more than 7 physician assistants when the services are provided in a federal primary care health professional shortage area with a Health Professional Shortage Area score greater than or equal to 12, as determined by the United States Department of Health and Human Services. The collaborating physician must keep appropriate documentation of meeting this exemption and make it available to the Department upon request. (b) A physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches in active clinical practice may collaborate with an advanced practice registered nurse in accordance with the requirements of the Nurse Practice Act. Collaboration is for the purpose of providing medical consultation, and no employment relationship is required. A written collaborative agreement shall conform to the requirements of Section 65-35 of the Nurse Practice Act. The written collaborative agreement shall be for services for which the collaborating physician can provide adequate collaboration. A written collaborative agreement shall be adequate with respect to collaboration with advanced practice registered nurses if all of the following apply: (1) The agreement is written to promote the exercise of professional judgment by the advanced practice registered nurse commensurate with the advanced practice registered nurse's education and experience. (2) The advanced practice registered nurse provides services based upon a written collaborative agreement with the collaborating physician, except as set forth in subsection (b-5) of this Section. With respect to labor and delivery, the collaborating physician must provide delivery services in order to participate with a certified nurse midwife. (3) Methods of communication are available with the collaborating physician in person or through telecommunications for consultation, collaboration, and referral as needed to address patient care needs. (b-5) An anesthesiologist or physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches may collaborate with a certified registered nurse anesthetist in accordance with Section 65-35 of the Nurse Practice Act for the provision of anesthesia services. With respect to the provision of anesthesia services, the collaborating anesthesiologist or physician shall have training and experience in the delivery of anesthesia services consistent with Department rules. Collaboration shall be adequate if: (1) an anesthesiologist or a physician participates in the joint formulation and joint approval of orders or guidelines and periodically reviews such orders and the services provided patients under such orders; and (2) for anesthesia services, the anesthesiologist or physician participates through discussion of and agreement with the anesthesia plan and is physically present and available on the premises during the delivery of anesthesia services for diagnosis, consultation, and treatment of emergency medical conditions. Anesthesia services in a hospital shall be conducted in accordance with Section 10.7 of the Hospital Licensing Act and in an ambulatory surgical treatment center in accordance with Section 6.5 of the Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center Act. (b-10) The anesthesiologist or operating physician must agree with the anesthesia plan prior to the delivery of services. (c) The collaborating physician shall have access to the medical records of all patients attended by a physician assistant. The collaborating physician shall have access to the medical records of all patients attended to by an advanced practice registered nurse. (d) (Blank). (e) A physician shall not be liable for the acts or omissions of a prescribing psychologist, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse solely on the basis of having signed a supervision agreement or guidelines or a collaborative agreement, an order, a standing medical order, a standing delegation order, or other order or guideline authorizing a prescribing psychologist, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse to perform acts, unless the physician has reason to believe the prescribing psychologist, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse lacked the competency to perform the act or acts or commits willful and wanton misconduct. (f) A collaborating physician may, but is not required to, delegate prescriptive authority to an advanced practice registered nurse as part of a written collaborative agreement, and the delegation of prescriptive authority shall conform to the requirements of Section 65-40 of the Nurse Practice Act. (g) A collaborating physician may, but is not required to, delegate prescriptive authority to a physician assistant as part of a written collaborative agreement, and the delegation of prescriptive authority shall conform to the requirements of Section 7.5 of the Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987. (h) (Blank). (i) A collaborating physician shall delegate prescriptive authority to a prescribing psychologist as part of a written collaborative agreement, and the delegation of prescriptive authority shall conform to the requirements of Section 4.3 of the Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act. (j) As set forth in Section 22.2 of this Act, a licensee under this Act may not directly or indirectly divide, share, or split any professional fee or other form of compensation for professional services with anyone in exchange for a referral or otherwise, other than as provided in Section 22.2. (Source: P.A. 103-228, eff. 1-1-24; 104-796, eff. 8-7-26.)
225 ILCS 60/54.6
(225 ILCS 60/54.6) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 54.6. Registered nurse administration of limited levels of anesthesia. Nothing in this Act precludes a registered nurse from administering local anesthesia or minimal sedation or moderate sedation, as defined by rule, ordered by a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches. The Department shall define the levels of anesthesia by rule. The Department shall list the medications for moderate sedation that are permitted under subsection (c) of Section 6.7 of the Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Act as rapidly reversible pharmacologically. (Source: P.A. 94-861, eff. 6-16-06.)
225 ILCS 60/55
(225 ILCS 60/55) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-55) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 55. Any person who holds themselves out to treat human ailments by any system or method of treatment other than that for which they hold a valid license shall be sentenced as provided in Section 59. (Source: P.A. 85-4.)
225 ILCS 60/56
(225 ILCS 60/56) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-56) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 56. Any person who employs fraud or deception in applying for or securing a license under this Act, or in passing any examination therefor, shall be sentenced as provided by Section 59. Any person who employs fraud or misrepresentation in applying for, or procuring, a license under this Act or in connection with applying for renewal of a license under this Act, or cheating on or attempting to subvert the licensing examinations administered under this Act, shall be sentenced as provided by Section 59. (Source: P.A. 85-4.)
225 ILCS 60/57
(225 ILCS 60/57) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-57) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 57. Any person who shall in connection with any application or examination before the Department file, or attempt to file, with the Department as their own, the diploma or license of another, shall be sentenced therefor as the law shall prescribe at the time for forgery. (Source: P.A. 85-4.)
225 ILCS 60/58
(225 ILCS 60/58) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-58) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 58. Any person who shall wilfully swear or affirm falsely, or make or file any affidavit wilfully and corruptly, in filing or prosecuting their application for a license before the Department, or in submitting any complaint, evidence or testimony to the Department under the provisions of this Act, or under any rule or regulation of the Department, shall be sentenced therefor as the law shall prescribe at the time for perjury. (Source: P.A. 85-4.)
225 ILCS 60/59
(225 ILCS 60/59) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-59) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 59. Any person who violates for the first time Section 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, or 56 of this Act is guilty of a Class 4 felony. Any person who violates for the first time Section 27 of this Act is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. Any person who has been previously convicted under Section 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, or 56 of this Act and who subsequently violates any of the Sections is guilty of a Class 3 felony. Any person who has been previously convicted under Section 27 of this Act and who subsequently violates Section 27 is guilty of a Class 4 felony. In addition, whenever any person is punished as a repeat offender under this Section, the Secretary of the Department shall proceed to obtain a permanent injunction against such person under Section 61 of this Act. (Source: P.A. 97-622, eff. 11-23-11.)
225 ILCS 60/60
(225 ILCS 60/60) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-60) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 60. All such fines shall be deposited in the Professional Regulation Evidence Fund. (Source: P.A. 85-4.)
225 ILCS 60/61
(225 ILCS 60/61) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-61) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 61. The practice of medicine in all of its branches or the treatment of human ailments without the use of drugs and without operative surgery by any person not at that time holding a valid and current license under this Act to do so is hereby declared to be inimical to the public welfare and to constitute a public nuisance. The Secretary of the Department, the Attorney General of the State of Illinois, the State's Attorney of any County in the State, or any resident citizen may maintain an action in the name of the people of the State of Illinois, may apply for an injunction in the circuit court to enjoin any such person from engaging in such practice; and, upon the filing of a verified petition in such court, the court or any judge thereof, if satisfied by affidavit, or otherwise, that such person has been engaged in such practice without a valid and current license to do so, may issue a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction without notice or bond, enjoining the defendant from any such further practice. A copy of the verified complaint shall be served upon the defendant and the proceedings shall thereafter be conducted as in other civil cases. If it be established that the defendant has been, or is engaged in any such unlawful practice, the court, or any judge thereof, may enter an order or judgment perpetually enjoining the defendant from further engaging in such practice. In all proceedings hereunder the court, in its discretion, may apportion the costs among the parties interested in the suit, including cost of filing complaint, service of process, witness fees and expenses, court reporter charges and reasonable attorneys fees. In case of violation of any injunction entered under the provisions of this Section, the court, or any judge thereof, may summarily try and punish the offender for contempt of court. Such injunction proceedings shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, all penalties and other remedies in this Act provided. (Source: P.A. 97-622, eff. 11-23-11.)
225 ILCS 60/62
(225 ILCS 60/62) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-62) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 62. No proceedings to revoke or suspend any license shall abate by reason of the passage of this Act. The Department may revoke or suspend a license on account of any act or circumstance occurring before this Act shall take effect, if such act or circumstance is a ground for such revocation or suspension under the provisions of the law in effect at the time of such act or circumstance. (Source: P.A. 85-4.)
225 ILCS 60/63
(225 ILCS 60/63) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-63) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 63. Reinstatement of existing licenses. All certificates, permits, and licenses in effect on the date this amendatory Act of 1996 becomes a law, and issued pursuant to the Medical Practice Act of 1987, as amended, are reinstated for the balance of the term for which last issued. All rules in effect on the date this Act becomes law and promulgated pursuant to the Medical Practice Act of 1987, as amended, shall remain in full force and effect on the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1996 without being promulgated again by the Department, except to the extent any such rule or regulation is inconsistent with any provision of this Act. (Source: P.A. 89-702, eff. 7-1-97.)
225 ILCS 60/64 Sexually Transmitted Infection Control Act
(225 ILCS 60/64) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 64. Sexually Transmitted Infection Control Act. No licensee under this Act may be disciplined for providing expedited partner therapy in accordance with the provisions of the Illinois Sexually Transmitted Infection Control Act. (Source: P.A. 103-1049, eff. 8-9-24.)
225 ILCS 60/65
(225 ILCS 60/65) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 65. Annie LeGere Law; epinephrine auto-injector. A licensee under this Act may not be subject to discipline for providing a standing order or prescription for an epinephrine auto-injector in accordance with Section 40 of the Illinois State Police Act or Section 10.19 of the Illinois Police Training Act. (Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
225 ILCS 60/66
(225 ILCS 60/66) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2032) Sec. 66. Temporary permit for health care. (a) The Department may issue a temporary permit to an applicant who is licensed to practice as a physician in another state. The temporary permit will authorize the practice of providing health care to patients in this State if all of the following apply: (1) The Department determines that the applicant's services will improve the welfare of Illinois residents and non-residents requiring health care services. (2) The applicant has graduated from a medical program officially recognized by the jurisdiction in which it is located for the purpose of receiving a license to practice medicine in all of its branches, and maintains an equivalent authorization to practice medicine in good standing in the applicant's current state or territory of licensure; and the applicant can furnish the Department with a certified letter upon request from that jurisdiction attesting to the fact that the applicant has no pending action or violations against the applicant's license. The Department will not consider a physician's license being revoked or otherwise disciplined by any state or territory based solely on the physician providing, authorizing, recommending, aiding, assisting, referring for, or otherwise participating in any health care service that is unlawful or prohibited in that state or territory, if the provision of, authorization of, or participation in that health care, medical service, or procedure related to any health care service is not unlawful or prohibited in this State. (3) The applicant has sufficient training and possesses the appropriate core competencies to provide health care services, and is physically, mentally, and professionally capable of practicing medicine with reasonable judgment, skill, and safety and in accordance with applicable standards of care. (4) The applicant will be working pursuant to an agreement with a sponsoring licensed hospital, medical office, clinic, or other medical facility providing abortion or other health care services. Such agreement shall be executed by an authorized representative of the licensed hospital, medical office, clinic, or other medical facility, certifying that the physician holds an active license and is in good standing in the state in which they are licensed. If an applicant for a temporary permit has been previously disciplined by another jurisdiction, except as described in paragraph (2) of subsection (a), further review may be conducted pursuant to the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois and this Act. The application shall include the physician's name, contact information, state of licensure, and license number. (5) Payment of a $75 fee. The sponsoring licensed hospital, medical office, clinic, or other medical facility engaged in the agreement with the applicant shall notify the Department should the applicant at any point leave or become separate from the sponsor. The Department may adopt rules pursuant to this Section. (b) A temporary permit under this Section shall expire 2 years after the date of issuance. The temporary permit may be renewed for a $45 fee for an additional 2 years. A holder of a temporary permit may only renew one time. (c) The temporary permit shall only permit the holder to practice medicine within the scope of providing health care services at the location or locations specified on the permit. (d) An application for the temporary permit shall be made to the Department, in writing, on forms prescribed by the Department, and shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of $75. The Department shall grant or deny an applicant a temporary permit within 60 days of receipt of a completed application. The Department shall notify the applicant of any deficiencies in the applicant's application materials requiring corrections in a timely manner. (e) An applicant for temporary permit may be requested to appear before the Board to respond to questions concerning the applicant's qualifications to receive the permit. An applicant's refusal to appear before the Illinois State Medical Board may be grounds for denial of the application by the Department. (f) The Secretary may summarily cancel any temporary permit issued pursuant to this Section, without a hearing, if the Secretary finds evidence that indicates that a permit holder's continuation in practice would constitute an imminent danger to the public or violate any provision of this Act or its rules. If the Secretary summarily cancels a temporary permit issued pursuant to this Section or Act, the permit holder may petition the Department for a hearing in accordance with the provisions of Section 43 of this Act to restore the permit holder's permit, unless the permit holder has exceeded the renewal limit. (g) In addition to terminating any temporary permit issued pursuant to this Section or Act, the Department may issue a monetary penalty not to exceed $10,000 upon the temporary permit holder and may notify any state in which the temporary permit holder has been issued a permit that the permit holder's Illinois permit has been terminated and the reasons for the termination. The monetary penalty shall be paid within 60 days after the effective date of the order imposing the penalty. The order shall constitute a judgment and may be filed and execution had thereon in the same manner as any judgment from any court of record. It is the intent of the General Assembly that a permit issued pursuant to this Section shall be considered a privilege and not a property right. (h) While working in Illinois, all temporary permit holders are subject to all statutory and regulatory requirements of this Act in the same manner as a licensee. Failure to adhere to all statutory and regulatory requirements may result in revocation or other discipline of the temporary permit. (i) If the Department becomes aware of a violation occurring at the licensed hospital, medical office, clinic, or other medical facility or via telehealth practice, the Department shall notify the Department of Public Health. (j) The Department may adopt emergency rules pursuant to this Section. The General Assembly finds that the adoption of rules to implement a temporary permit for health care services is deemed an emergency and necessary for the public interest, safety, and welfare. (Source: P.A. 104-796, eff. 8-7-26.)
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