Bill Text: IL HB3451 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Extends the repeal date of the Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Practice Act from January 1, 2018 to January 1, 2028. Amends the Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Practice Act. Provides that all applicants and licensees shall provide a valid address and email address, which shall serve as the address and email address of record, and shall inform the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation of any change of address or email address through specified means. Provides provisions concerning confidentiality of information collected by the Department in the course of an examination or investigation. Makes changes in provisions concerning definitions, the Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, grounds for discipline of license, investigations, notices, hearings, appointment of a hearing officer, restoration of a license, certification of records, and the application of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Removes provisions concerning a roster of speech-language pathologists and audiologists. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB3451 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-HB3451-Introduced.html

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100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2017 and 2018 HB3451 Introduced , by Rep. Cynthia Soto SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Extends the repeal date of the Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Practice Act from January 1, 2018 to January 1, 2028. Amends the Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Practice Act. Provides that all applicants and licensees shall provide a valid address and email address, which shall serve as the address and email address of record, and shall inform the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation of any change of address or email address through specified means. Provides provisions concerning confidentiality of information collected by the Department in the course of an examination or investigation. Makes changes in provisions concerning definitions, the Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, grounds for discipline of license, investigations, notices, hearings, appointment of a hearing officer, restoration of a license, certification of records, and the application of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Removes provisions concerning a roster of speech-language pathologists and audiologists. Effective immediately.
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Regulatory Sunset Act is amended by changing
Section 4.28 and by adding Section 4.38 as follows:
(5 ILCS 80/4.28)
Sec. 4.28. Acts repealed on January 1, 2018. The following
Acts are repealed on January 1, 2018:
The Illinois Petroleum Education and Marketing Act.
The Podiatric Medical Practice Act of 1987.
The Acupuncture Practice Act.
The Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
Practice Act.
The Interpreter for the Deaf Licensure Act of 2007.
The Nurse Practice Act.
The Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act.
The Pharmacy Practice Act.
The Home Medical Equipment and Services Provider License
Act.
The Marriage and Family Therapy Licensing Act.
The Nursing Home Administrators Licensing and Disciplinary
Act.
The Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987.

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(Source: P.A. 95-187, eff. 8-16-07; 95-235, eff. 8-17-07;
95-450, eff. 8-27-07; 95-465, eff. 8-27-07; 95-617, eff.
9-12-07; 95-639, eff. 10-5-07; 95-687, eff. 10-23-07; 95-689,
eff. 10-29-07; 95-703, eff. 12-31-07; 95-876, eff. 8-21-08;
96-328, eff. 8-11-09.)
(5 ILCS 80/4.38 new)
Sec. 4.38. Act repealed on January 1, 2028. The following
Act is repealed on January 1, 2028:
The Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
Practice Act.
Section 10. The Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and
Audiology Practice Act is amended by changing Sections 3, 5,
8.5, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24.1, and 34 and by adding Sections 4.5
and 34.1 as follows:
(225 ILCS 110/3) (from Ch. 111, par. 7903)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
Sec. 3. Definitions. The following words and phrases shall
have the meaning ascribed to them in this Section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
(a) "Department" means the Department of Financial and
Professional Regulation.
(b) "Secretary" means the Secretary of Financial and
Professional Regulation.

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(c) "Board" means the Board of Speech-Language Pathology
and Audiology established under Section 5 of this Act.
(d) "Speech-Language Pathologist" means a person who has
received a license pursuant to this Act and who engages in the
practice of speech-language pathology.
(e) "Audiologist" means a person who has received a license
pursuant to this Act and who engages in the practice of
audiology.
(f) "Public member" means a person who is not a health
professional. For purposes of board membership, any person with
a significant financial interest in a health service or
profession is not a public member.
(g) "The practice of audiology" is the application of
nonmedical methods and procedures for the identification,
measurement, testing, appraisal, prediction, habilitation,
rehabilitation, or instruction related to hearing and
disorders of hearing. These procedures are for the purpose of
counseling, consulting and rendering or offering to render
services or for participating in the planning, directing or
conducting of programs that are designed to modify
communicative disorders involving speech, language or auditory
function related to hearing loss. The practice of audiology may
include, but shall not be limited to, the following:
(1) any task, procedure, act, or practice that is
necessary for the evaluation of hearing or vestibular
function;

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(2) training in the use of amplification devices;
(3) the fitting, dispensing, or servicing of hearing
instruments; and
(4) performing basic speech and language screening
tests and procedures consistent with audiology training.
(h) "The practice of speech-language pathology" is the
application of nonmedical methods and procedures for the
identification, measurement, testing, appraisal, prediction,
habilitation, rehabilitation, and modification related to
communication development, and disorders or disabilities of
speech, language, voice, swallowing, and other speech,
language and voice related disorders. These procedures are for
the purpose of counseling, consulting and rendering or offering
to render services, or for participating in the planning,
directing or conducting of programs that are designed to modify
communicative disorders and conditions in individuals or
groups of individuals involving speech, language, voice and
swallowing function.
"The practice of speech-language pathology" shall include,
but shall not be limited to, the following:
(1) hearing screening tests and aural rehabilitation
procedures consistent with speech-language pathology
training;
(2) tasks, procedures, acts or practices that are
necessary for the evaluation of, and training in the use
of, augmentative communication systems, communication

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variation, cognitive rehabilitation, non-spoken language
production and comprehension; and
(3) the use of rigid or flexible laryngoscopes for the
sole purpose of observing and obtaining images of the
pharynx and larynx in accordance with Section 9.3 of this
Act.
(i) "Speech-language pathology assistant" means a person
who has received a license pursuant to this Act to assist a
speech-language pathologist in the manner provided in this Act.
(j) "Physician" means a physician licensed to practice
medicine in all its branches under the Medical Practice Act of
1987.
(k) "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.
(l) "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.
(Source: P.A. 95-465, eff. 8-27-07; 96-719, eff. 8-25-09.)
(225 ILCS 110/4.5 new)
Sec. 4.5. Address of record; email address of record. All
applicants and licensees shall:
(1) provide a valid address and email address to the

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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.
(225 ILCS 110/5) (from Ch. 111, par. 7905)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
Sec. 5. Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology.
There is created a Board of Speech-Language Pathology and
Audiology to be composed of persons designated from time to
time by the Secretary, as follows:
(a) Five persons, 2 of whom have been licensed
speech-language pathologists for a period of 5 years or
more, 2 of whom have been licensed audiologists for a
period of 5 years or more, and one public member. The board
shall annually elect a chairperson and a vice-chairperson.
(b) Terms for all members shall be for 3 years. A
member shall serve until his or her successor is appointed
and qualified. Partial terms over 2 years in length shall
be considered as full terms. A member may be reappointed
for a successive term, but no member shall serve more than
2 full terms.
(c) The membership of the Board should reasonably

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reflect representation from the various geographic areas
of the State.
(d) In making appointments to the Board, the Secretary
shall give due consideration to recommendations by
organizations of the speech-language pathology and
audiology professions in Illinois, including the Illinois
Speech-Language-Hearing Association and the Illinois
Academy of Audiology, and shall promptly give due notice to
such organizations of any vacancy in the membership of the
Board. The Secretary may terminate the appointment of any
member for any cause, which in the opinion of the
Secretary, reasonably justifies such termination.
(e) A majority of the Board members currently appointed
shall constitute a quorum. A vacancy in the membership of
the Board shall not impair the right of a quorum to
exercise all the rights and perform all the duties of the
Board.
(f) The members of the Board may each receive as
compensation a reasonable sum as determined by the
Secretary for each day actually engaged in the duties of
the office, and all legitimate and necessary expenses
incurred in attending the meetings of the Board.
(g) Members of the Board shall have no liability be
immune from suit in any action based upon any disciplinary
proceedings or other activity activities performed in good
faith as members of the Board.

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(h) The Secretary may consider the recommendations of
the Board in establishing guidelines for professional
conduct, the conduct of formal disciplinary proceedings
brought under this Act, and qualifications of applicants.
Notice of proposed rulemaking shall be transmitted to the
Board and the Department shall review the response of the
Board and any recommendations made in the response. The
Department, at any time, may seek the expert advice and
knowledge of the Board on any matter relating to the
administration or enforcement of this Act.
(i) Whenever the Secretary is satisfied that
substantial justice has not been done either in an
examination or in the revocation, suspension, or refusal of
a license, or other disciplinary action relating to a
license, the Secretary may order a reexamination or
rehearing.
(Source: P.A. 94-528, eff. 8-10-05; 95-465, eff. 8-27-07.)
(225 ILCS 110/8.5)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
Sec. 8.5. Qualifications for licenses as a speech-language
pathology assistant. A person is qualified to be licensed as a
speech-language pathology assistant if that person has applied
in writing or electronically on forms prescribed by the
Department, has paid the required fees, and meets both of the
following criteria:

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(1) Is of good moral character. In determining moral
character, the Department may take into consideration any
felony conviction or plea of guilty or nolo contendere of
the applicant, but such a conviction or plea shall not
operate automatically as a complete bar to licensure.
(2) Has received an associate degree or bachelor's
degree from a speech-language pathology assistant program
that has been approved by the Department and that meets the
minimum requirements set forth in Section 8.6.
(Source: P.A. 94-869, eff. 6-16-06; 95-465, eff. 8-27-07.)
(225 ILCS 110/16) (from Ch. 111, par. 7916)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
Sec. 16. Refusal, revocation or suspension of licenses.
(1) The Department may refuse to issue or renew, or may
revoke, suspend, place on probation, censure, reprimand or take
other disciplinary or non-disciplinary action as the
Department may deem proper, including fines not to exceed
$10,000 for each violation, with regard to any license for any
one or combination of the following causes:
(a) Fraud in procuring the license.
(b) (Blank).
(c) Willful or repeated violations of the rules of the
Department of Public Health.
(d) Division of fees or agreeing to split or divide the
fees received for speech-language pathology or audiology

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services with any person for referring an individual, or
assisting in the care or treatment of an individual,
without the knowledge of the individual or his or her legal
representative. Nothing in this paragraph (d) affects any
bona fide independent contractor or employment
arrangements among health care professionals, health
facilities, health care providers, or other entities,
except as otherwise prohibited by law. Any employment
arrangements may include provisions for compensation,
health insurance, pension, or other employment benefits
for the provision of services within the scope of the
licensee's practice under this Act. Nothing in this
paragraph (d) shall be construed to require an employment
arrangement to receive professional fees for services
rendered.
(e) Employing, procuring, inducing, aiding or abetting
a person not licensed as a speech-language pathologist or
audiologist to engage in the unauthorized practice of
speech-language pathology or audiology.
(e-5) Employing, procuring, inducing, aiding, or
abetting a person not licensed as a speech-language
pathology assistant to perform the functions and duties of
a speech-language pathology assistant.
(f) Making any misrepresentations or false promises,
directly or indirectly, to influence, persuade or induce
patronage.

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(g) Professional connection or association with, or
lending his or her name to another for the illegal practice
of speech-language pathology or audiology by another, or
professional connection or association with any person,
firm or corporation holding itself out in any manner
contrary to this Act.
(h) Obtaining or seeking to obtain checks, money, or
any other things of value by false or fraudulent
representations, including but not limited to, engaging in
such fraudulent practice to defraud the medical assistance
program of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services
(formerly Department of Public Aid).
(i) Practicing under a name other than his or her own.
(j) Improper, unprofessional or dishonorable conduct
of a character likely to deceive, defraud or harm the
public.
(k) Conviction by 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 that is (i) a felony or
(ii) a misdemeanor, an essential element of which is
dishonesty, or that is directly related to the practice of
the profession. Conviction of or entry of a plea of guilty
or nolo contendere to any crime that is a felony under the

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laws of the United States or any state or territory
thereof, or that is a misdemeanor of which an essential
element is dishonesty, or that is directly related to the
practice of the profession.
(1) Permitting a person under his or her supervision to
perform any function not authorized by this Act.
(m) A violation of any provision of this Act or rules
promulgated thereunder.
(n) Discipline by another state, the District of
Columbia, territory, or foreign nation of a license to
practice speech-language pathology or audiology or a
license to practice as a speech-language pathology
assistant in its jurisdiction if at least one of the
grounds for that discipline is the same as or the
equivalent of one of the grounds for discipline set forth
herein.
(o) Willfully failing to report an instance of
suspected child abuse or neglect as required by the Abused
and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
(p) Gross or repeated malpractice.
(q) Willfully making or filing false records or reports
in his or her practice as a speech-language pathologist,
speech-language pathology assistant, or audiologist,
including, but not limited to, false records to support
claims against the public assistance program of the
Department of Healthcare and Family Services (formerly

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Illinois Department of Public Aid).
(r) Professional incompetence as manifested by poor
standards of care or mental incompetence as declared by a
court of competent jurisdiction.
(s) Repeated irregularities in billing a third party
for services rendered to an individual. For purposes of
this Section, "irregularities in billing" shall include:
(i) reporting excessive charges for the purpose of
obtaining a total payment in excess of that usually
received by the speech-language pathologist,
speech-language pathology assistant, or audiologist
for the services rendered;
(ii) reporting charges for services not rendered;
or
(iii) incorrectly reporting services rendered for
the purpose of obtaining payment not earned.
(t) (Blank).
(u) Violation of the Health Care Worker Self-Referral
Act.
(v) Inability to practice with reasonable judgment,
skill, or safety as a result of habitual or excessive use
of or addiction to alcohol, narcotics, or stimulants or any
other chemical agent or drug or as a result of physical
illness, including, but not limited to, deterioration
through the aging process or loss of motor skill, mental
illness, or disability.

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(w) Violation of the Hearing Instrument Consumer
Protection Act.
(x) Failure by a speech-language pathology assistant
and supervising speech-language pathologist to comply with
the supervision requirements set forth in Section 8.8.
(y) Willfully Wilfully exceeding the scope of duties
customarily undertaken by speech-language pathology
assistants set forth in Section 8.7 that results in, or may
result in, harm to the public.
(z) 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.
(aa) Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated
report by the Department on Aging under the Adult
Protective Services Act, and upon proof by clear and
convincing evidence that the licensee has caused an
eligible adult to be abused, neglected, or financially
exploited as defined in the Adult Protective Services Act.
(2) The Department shall deny a license or renewal
authorized by this Act to any person who has defaulted on an
educational loan guaranteed by the Illinois State Scholarship
Commission; however, the Department may issue a license or
renewal if the aforementioned persons have established a
satisfactory repayment record as determined by the Illinois
State Scholarship Commission.

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(3) The entry of an order by a circuit court establishing
that any person holding a license under this Act is subject to
involuntary admission or judicial admission as provided for in
the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code,
operates as an automatic suspension of that license. That
person may have his or her license restored only upon the
determination by a circuit court that the patient is no longer
subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission and the
issuance of an order so finding and discharging the patient,
and upon the Board's recommendation to the Department that the
license be restored. Where the circumstances so indicate, the
Board may recommend to the Department that it require an
examination prior to restoring any license automatically
suspended under this subsection.
(4) The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend 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 the tax penalty or interest, as
required by any tax Act administered by the Department of
Revenue, until such time as the requirements of any such tax
Act are satisfied.
(5) In enforcing this Section, the Board upon a showing of
a possible violation may compel an individual licensed to
practice under this Act, or who has applied for licensure
pursuant to this Act, to submit to a mental or physical
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Department. The examining physicians or clinical psychologists
shall be those specifically designated by the Board. The
individual to be examined may have, at his or her own expense,
another physician or clinical psychologist of his or her choice
present during all aspects of this examination. Failure of any
individual to submit to a mental or physical examination, when
directed, shall be grounds for suspension of his or her license
until the individual submits to the examination if the Board
finds, after notice and hearing, that the refusal to submit to
the examination was without reasonable cause.
If the Board finds an individual unable to practice because
of the reasons set forth in this Section, the Board may require
that individual to submit to care, counseling, or treatment by
physicians or clinical psychologists approved or designated by
the Board, as a condition, term, or restriction for continued,
restored reinstated, or renewed licensure to practice; or, in
lieu of care, counseling, or treatment, the Board may recommend
to the Department to file a complaint to immediately suspend,
revoke, or otherwise discipline the license of the individual.
Any individual whose license was granted, continued, restored
reinstated, renewed, disciplined or supervised subject to such
terms, conditions, or restrictions, and who fails to comply
with such terms, conditions, or restrictions, shall be referred
to the Secretary for a determination as to whether the
individual shall have his or her license suspended immediately,
pending a hearing by the Board.

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In instances in which the Secretary immediately suspends a
person's license under this Section, a hearing on that person's
license must be convened by the Board within 15 days after the
suspension and completed without appreciable delay. The Board
shall have the authority to review the subject individual'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 and affected under
this Section shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to
the Board that he or she can resume practice in compliance with
acceptable and prevailing standards under the provisions of his
or her license.
(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07; 95-465, eff. 8-27-07;
96-1482, eff. 11-29-10.)
(225 ILCS 110/17) (from Ch. 111, par. 7917)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
Sec. 17. Investigations; notice; hearings. Licenses may be
refused, revoked, or suspended in the manner provided by this
Act and not otherwise. The Department may upon its own motion
and shall upon the verified complaint in writing of any person
setting forth facts that if proven would constitute grounds for
refusal to issue, suspend, or revoke under this Act,
investigate the actions of any person applying for, holding, or

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claiming to hold a license.
The Department shall, before refusing to issue or renew or
suspending or revoking any license or taking other disciplinary
action pursuant to Section 16 of this Act, and at least 30 days
prior to the date set for the hearing, notify, in writing, the
applicant for or the holder of such license of any charges
made, afford the accused person an opportunity to be heard in
person or by counsel in reference thereto, and direct the
applicant or licensee to file a written answer to the Board
under oath within 20 days after the service of the notice and
inform the applicant or licensee that failure to file an answer
will result in default being taken against the applicant or
licensee and that the license or certificate may be suspended,
revoked, placed on probationary status, or other disciplinary
action may be taken, including limiting the scope, nature, or
extent of practice, as the Secretary may deem proper. Written
or electronic notice may be served by personal delivery, of the
same personally to the accused person or by mailing the same by
certified mail, or email to the applicant or licensee at his or
her address of record or email address of record his or her
last known place of residence or to the place of business last
specified by the accused person in his or her last notification
to the Department. In case the person fails to file an answer
after receiving notice, his or her license or certificate may,
in the discretion of the Department, be suspended, revoked, or
placed on probationary status or the Department may take

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whatever disciplinary action deemed proper, including limiting
the scope, nature, or extent of the person's practice or the
imposition of a fine, without a hearing, if the act or acts
charged constitute sufficient grounds for such action under
this Act.
At the time and place fixed in the notice, the Board shall
proceed to hearing of the charges and both the accused person
and the Department complainant shall be accorded ample
opportunity to present, in person or by counsel, any
statements, testimony, evidence, and arguments as may be
pertinent to the charges or to their defense. The Board may
continue such hearing from time to time. If the Board is not
sitting at the time and place fixed in the notice or at the
time and place to which the hearing shall have been continued,
the Department shall continue such hearing for a period not to
exceed 30 days.
(Source: P.A. 95-465, eff. 8-27-07.)
(225 ILCS 110/22) (from Ch. 111, par. 7922)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
Sec. 22. Appointment of a hearing officer. The Secretary
has shall have the authority to appoint any attorney duly
licensed to practice law in the State of Illinois to serve as
the hearing officer for any action for refusal to issue,
restore, or renew a license or discipline of a license. The
hearing officer shall have full authority to conduct the

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hearing. Board members may attend hearings. The hearing officer
shall report his or her findings and recommendations to the
Board and the Secretary. The Board shall review the report of
the hearing officer and present its findings of fact,
conclusions of law and recommendations to the Secretary and to
all parties to the proceedings. If the Secretary disagrees in
any regard with the Board's report, he or she may issue an
order in contravention of the Board's report.
(Source: P.A. 95-465, eff. 8-27-07.)
(225 ILCS 110/23) (from Ch. 111, par. 7923)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
Sec. 23. Restoration. At any time after suspension,
revocation, placement on probationary status, or the taking of
any other disciplinary action with regard to any license, the
Department may restore the license, or take any other action to
restore reinstate the license to good standing upon the written
recommendation of the Board, unless after an investigation and
a hearing, the Board determines that restoration is not in the
public interest. No person whose license has been revoked as
authorized in this Act may apply for restoration of that
license until such time as provided for in the Civil
Administrative Code of Illinois.
A license that has been suspended or revoked shall be
considered nonrenewed for purposes of restoration and a person
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comply with the requirements for restoration of a nonrenewed
license as set forth in Section 11 of this Act and any related
rules adopted.
(Source: P.A. 95-465, eff. 8-27-07.)
(225 ILCS 110/24.1)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
Sec. 24.1. Certifications of record; costs. 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 there is filed in the court,
with the complaint, a receipt from the Department acknowledging
payment of the costs of furnishing and certifying the record,
which costs shall be determined by the Department. Exhibits
shall be certified without cost. Failure on the part of the
plaintiff to file the receipt in court is grounds for dismissal
of the action.
(Source: P.A. 95-465, eff. 8-27-07.)
(225 ILCS 110/34) (from Ch. 111, par. 7934)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
Sec. 34. Illinois 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

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of subsection (d) of Section 10-65 of the Illinois
Administrative Procedure Act that provides that at hearings the
speech-language pathologist or audiologist 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
applicant or licensee at his or her last known address of
record or email address of record a party.
(Source: P.A. 88-45.)
(225 ILCS 110/34.1 new)
Sec. 34.1. Confidentiality. All information collected by
the Department in the course of an examination or investigation
of a licensee or applicant, including, but not limited to, any
complaint against a licensee filed with the Department and
information collected to investigate any such complaint, shall
be maintained for the confidential use of the Department and
shall not be disclosed. The Department may not disclose the
information to anyone other than law enforcement officials,
other regulatory agencies that have an appropriate regulatory
interest as determined by the Secretary, or a party presenting
a lawful subpoena to the Department. Information and documents
disclosed to a federal, State, county, or local law enforcement
agency shall not be disclosed by the agency for any purpose to

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any other agency or person. A formal complaint filed against a
licensee by the Department or any order issued by the
Department against a licensee or applicant shall be a public
record, except as otherwise prohibited by law.
(225 ILCS 110/10 rep.)
Section 15. The Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and
Audiology Practice Act is amended by repealing Section 10.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.
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INDEX
Statutes amended in order of appearance