Bill Text: IL SB2248 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Amends the State Finance Act. Provides that, as soon as possible after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the State Comptroller shall order transferred and the State Treasurer shall transfer from the Illinois Violence Prevention Special Projects Fund (#318) to the Illinois State Medical Disciplinary Fund an amount equal to the total available balance in the Illinois Violence Prevention Special Projects Fund (#318) as of the date of the transfer. Provides that those moneys are not required to be repaid. Provides that moneys in the Illinois State Medical Disciplinary Fund are not subject to sweeps or administrative charges or chargebacks. Amends the Medical Practice Act of 1987. Extends the repeal of the Act to December 31, 2018 (now, December 31, 2013). Provides that the fee for the renewal of a license is $167 (instead of $100) per year for residents and $334 (instead of $200) per year for non-residents. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2015-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB2248 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-SB2248-Introduced.html


98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
SB2248

Introduced 2/15/2013, by Sen. Kyle McCarter

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
5 ILCS 80/4.28
5 ILCS 80/4.23 rep.
30 ILCS 105/8.52 new
225 ILCS 60/21 from Ch. 111, par. 4400-21
225 ILCS 95/14.1

Amends the State Finance Act. Provides that, as soon as possible after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the State Comptroller shall order transferred and the State Treasurer shall transfer from the Illinois Violence Prevention Special Projects Fund (#318) to the Illinois State Medical Disciplinary Fund an amount equal to the total available balance in the Illinois Violence Prevention Special Projects Fund (#318) as of the date of the transfer. Provides that those moneys are not required to be repaid. Provides that moneys in the Illinois State Medical Disciplinary Fund are not subject to sweeps or administrative charges or chargebacks. Amends the Medical Practice Act of 1987. Extends the repeal of the Act to December 31, 2018 (now, December 31, 2013). Provides that the fee for the renewal of a license is $167 (instead of $100) per year for residents and $334 (instead of $200) per year for non-residents. Effective immediately.
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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

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1 AN ACT concerning finance.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Regulatory Sunset Act is amended by changing
5Section 4.28 as follows:
6 (5 ILCS 80/4.28)
7 Sec. 4.28. Acts repealed on January 1, 2018 and December
831, 2018.
9 (a) The following Acts are repealed on January 1, 2018:
10 The Illinois Petroleum Education and Marketing Act.
11 The Podiatric Medical Practice Act of 1987.
12 The Acupuncture Practice Act.
13 The Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
14 Practice Act.
15 The Interpreter for the Deaf Licensure Act of 2007.
16 The Nurse Practice Act.
17 The Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act.
18 The Pharmacy Practice Act.
19 The Home Medical Equipment and Services Provider
20 License Act.
21 The Marriage and Family Therapy Licensing Act.
22 The Nursing Home Administrators Licensing and
23 Disciplinary Act.

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1 The Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987.
2 (b) The following Act is repealed on December 31, 2018:
3 The Medical Practice Act of 1987.
4(Source: P.A. 95-187, eff. 8-16-07; 95-235, eff. 8-17-07;
595-450, eff. 8-27-07; 95-465, eff. 8-27-07; 95-617, eff.
69-12-07; 95-639, eff. 10-5-07; 95-687, eff. 10-23-07; 95-689,
7eff. 10-29-07; 95-703, eff. 12-31-07; 95-876, eff. 8-21-08;
896-328, eff. 8-11-09.)
9 (5 ILCS 80/4.23 rep.)
10 Section 10. The Regulatory Sunset Act is amended by
11repealing Section 4.23.
12 Section 15. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
13Section 8.52 as follows:
14 (30 ILCS 105/8.52 new)
15 Sec. 8.52. Fund transfers. Notwithstanding any other
16provision of law, as soon as possible after the effective date
17of this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly, the State
18Comptroller shall order transferred and the State Treasurer
19shall transfer from the Illinois Violence Prevention Special
20Projects Fund (#318) to the Illinois State Medical Disciplinary
21Fund an amount equal to the total available balance in the
22Illinois Violence Prevention Special Projects Fund (#318) as of
23the date of the transfer.

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1 Moneys transferred from the Illinois Violence Prevention
2Special Projects Fund (#318) to the Illinois State Medical
3Disciplinary Fund are not required to be repaid into the
4Illinois Violence Prevention Special Projects Fund (#318), and
5no interest may be charged on those moneys as a result of a
6failure to reimburse the Illinois Violence Prevention Special
7Projects Fund (#318).
8 Section 20. The Medical Practice Act of 1987 is amended by
9changing Section 21 as follows:
10 (225 ILCS 60/21) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-21)
11 (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2013)
12 Sec. 21. License renewal; restoration; inactive status;
13disposition and collection of fees.
14 (A) Renewal. The expiration date and renewal period for
15each license issued under this Act shall be set by rule. The
16holder of a license may renew the license by paying the
17required fee. The holder of a license may also renew the
18license within 90 days after its expiration by complying with
19the requirements for renewal and payment of an additional fee.
20A license renewal within 90 days after expiration shall be
21effective retroactively to the expiration date.
22 The Department shall mail to each licensee under this Act,
23at his or her address of record, at least 60 days in advance of
24the expiration date of his or her license, a renewal notice. No

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1such license shall be deemed to have lapsed until 90 days after
2the expiration date and after such notice has been mailed by
3the Department as herein provided.
4 (B) Restoration. Any licensee who has permitted his or her
5license to lapse or who has had his or her license on inactive
6status may have his or her license restored by making
7application to the Department and filing proof acceptable to
8the Department of his or her fitness to have the license
9restored, including evidence certifying to active practice in
10another jurisdiction satisfactory to the Department, proof of
11meeting the continuing education requirements for one renewal
12period, and by paying the required restoration fee.
13 If the licensee has not maintained an active practice in
14another jurisdiction satisfactory to the Department, the
15Licensing Board shall determine, by an evaluation program
16established by rule, the applicant's fitness to resume active
17status and may require the licensee to complete a period of
18evaluated clinical experience and may require successful
19completion of a practical examination specified by the
20Licensing Board.
21 However, any registrant whose license has expired while he
22or she has been engaged (a) in Federal Service on active duty
23with the Army of the United States, the United States Navy, the
24Marine Corps, the Air Force, the Coast Guard, the Public Health
25Service or the State Militia called into the service or
26training of the United States of America, or (b) in training or

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1education under the supervision of the United States
2preliminary to induction into the military service, may have
3his or her license reinstated or restored without paying any
4lapsed renewal fees, if within 2 years after honorable
5termination of such service, training, or education, he or she
6furnishes to the Department with satisfactory evidence to the
7effect that he or she has been so engaged and that his or her
8service, training, or education has been so terminated.
9 (C) Inactive licenses. Any licensee who notifies the
10Department, in writing on forms prescribed by the Department,
11may elect to place his or her license on an inactive status and
12shall, subject to rules of the Department, be excused from
13payment of renewal fees until he or she notifies the Department
14in writing of his or her desire to resume active status.
15 Any licensee requesting restoration from inactive status
16shall be required to pay the current renewal fee, provide proof
17of meeting the continuing education requirements for the period
18of time the license is inactive not to exceed one renewal
19period, and shall be required to restore his or her license as
20provided in subsection (B).
21 Any licensee whose license is in an inactive status shall
22not practice in the State of Illinois.
23 (D) Disposition of monies collected. All monies collected
24under this Act by the Department shall be deposited in the
25Illinois State Medical Disciplinary Fund in the State Treasury,
26and used only for the following purposes: (a) by the

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1Disciplinary Board and Licensing Board in the exercise of its
2powers and performance of its duties, as such use is made by
3the Department with full consideration of all recommendations
4of the Disciplinary Board and Licensing Board, (b) for costs
5directly related to persons licensed under this Act, and (c)
6for direct and allocable indirect costs related to the public
7purposes of the Department.
8 Moneys in the Fund may be transferred to the Professions
9Indirect Cost Fund as authorized under Section 2105-300 of the
10Department of Professional Regulation Law (20 ILCS
112105/2105-300).
12 All earnings received from investment of monies in the
13Illinois State Medical Disciplinary Fund shall be deposited in
14the Illinois State Medical Disciplinary Fund and shall be used
15for the same purposes as fees deposited in such Fund.
16 (E) Fees. The following fees are nonrefundable.
17 (1) Applicants for any examination shall be required to
18 pay, either to the Department or to the designated testing
19 service, a fee covering the cost of determining the
20 applicant's eligibility and providing the examination.
21 Failure to appear for the examination on the scheduled
22 date, at the time and place specified, after the
23 applicant's application for examination has been received
24 and acknowledged by the Department or the designated
25 testing service, shall result in the forfeiture of the
26 examination fee.

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1 (2) The fee for a license under Section 9 of this Act
2 is $300.
3 (3) The fee for a license under Section 19 of this Act
4 is $300.
5 (4) The fee for the renewal of a license for a resident
6 of Illinois shall be calculated at the rate of $167 $100
7 per year, except for licensees who were issued a license
8 within 12 months of the expiration date of the license, the
9 fee for the renewal shall be $167 $100. The fee for the
10 renewal of a license for a nonresident shall be calculated
11 at the rate of $334 $200 per year, except for licensees who
12 were issued a license within 12 months of the expiration
13 date of the license, the fee for the renewal shall be $334
14 $200.
15 (5) The fee for the restoration of a license other than
16 from inactive status, is $100. In addition, payment of all
17 lapsed renewal fees not to exceed $600 is required.
18 (6) The fee for a 3-year temporary license under
19 Section 17 is $100.
20 (7) The fee for the issuance of a duplicate license,
21 for the issuance of a replacement license for a license
22 which has been lost or destroyed, or for the issuance of a
23 license with a change of name or address other than during
24 the renewal period is $20. No fee is required for name and
25 address changes on Department records when no duplicate
26 license is issued.

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1 (8) The fee to be paid for a license record for any
2 purpose is $20.
3 (9) The fee to be paid to have the scoring of an
4 examination, administered by the Department, reviewed and
5 verified, is $20 plus any fees charged by the applicable
6 testing service.
7 (10) The fee to be paid by a licensee for a wall
8 certificate showing his or her license shall be the actual
9 cost of producing the certificate as determined by the
10 Department.
11 (11) The fee for a roster of persons licensed as
12 physicians in this State shall be the actual cost of
13 producing such a roster as determined by the Department.
14 (F) Any person who delivers a check or other payment to the
15Department that is returned to the Department unpaid by the
16financial institution upon which it is drawn shall pay to the
17Department, in addition to the amount already owed to the
18Department, a fine of $50. The fines imposed by this Section
19are in addition to any other discipline provided under this Act
20for unlicensed practice or practice on a nonrenewed license.
21The Department shall notify the person that payment of fees and
22fines shall be paid to the Department by certified check or
23money order within 30 calendar days of the notification. If,
24after the expiration of 30 days from the date of the
25notification, the person has failed to submit the necessary
26remittance, the Department shall automatically terminate the

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1license or certificate or deny the application, without
2hearing. If, after termination or denial, the person seeks a
3license or certificate, he or she shall apply to the Department
4for restoration or issuance of the license or certificate and
5pay all fees and fines due to the Department. The Department
6may establish a fee for the processing of an application for
7restoration of a license or certificate to pay all expenses of
8processing this application. The Secretary may waive the fines
9due under this Section in individual cases where the Secretary
10finds that the fines would be unreasonable or unnecessarily
11burdensome.
12(Source: P.A. 97-622, eff. 11-23-11.)
13 Section 25. The Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987 is
14amended by changing Section 14.1 as follows:
15 (225 ILCS 95/14.1)
16 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
17 Sec. 14.1. Fees.
18 (a) Fees collected for the administration of this Act shall
19be set by the Department by rule . All fees are not refundable.
20 (b) (Blank).
21 (c) All moneys collected under this Act by the Department
22shall be deposited in the Illinois State Medical Disciplinary
23Fund in the State Treasury and used (1) in the exercise of its
24powers and performance of its duties under this Act, as such

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1use is made by the Department; (2) for costs directly related
2to license renewal of persons licensed under this Act; and (3)
3for costs related to the public purposes of the Department.
4 All earnings received from investment of moneys in the
5Illinois State Medical Disciplinary Fund shall be deposited
6into the Illinois State Medical Disciplinary Fund and shall be
7used for the same purposes as fees deposited in the Fund.
8 (d) Moneys in the Illinois State Medical Disciplinary Fund
9are not subject to sweeps or administrative charges or
10chargebacks.
11(Source: P.A. 95-703, eff. 12-31-07.)
12 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
13becoming law.
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