(510 ILCS 72/65)
Sec. 65. Refused issuance, suspension, or revocation of certification. The Department may refuse to issue, renew, or restore a certification or may revoke or suspend a certification, or place on probation, reprimand, impose a fine not to exceed $10,000 for each violation, or take other disciplinary or non-disciplinary action as the Department may deem proper with regard to a certified euthanasia agency or a certified euthanasia technician for any one or combination of the following reasons:
(1) in the case of a certified euthanasia technician,
failing to carry out the duties of a euthanasia technician set forth in this Act or rules adopted under this Act;
(2) abusing the use of any controlled substance or
euthanasia drug;
(3) selling, stealing, or giving controlled
substances or euthanasia drugs away;
(4) abetting anyone in violating item (1) or (2) of
this Section;
(5) violating any provision of this Act, the Illinois
Controlled Substances Act, the Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the federal Controlled Substances Act, the rules adopted under these Acts, or any rules adopted by the Department of Professional Regulation concerning the euthanizing of animals;
(6) in the case of a euthanasia technician, acting as
a euthanasia technician outside of the scope of his or her employment with a certified euthanasia agency; and
(7) in the case of a euthanasia technician, being
convicted of or entering a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to any crime that is (i) a felony under the laws of the United States or any state or territory thereof, (ii) a misdemeanor under the laws of the United States or any state or territory an essential element of which is dishonesty, or (iii) directly related to the practice of the profession.
(Source: P.A. 96-780, eff. 8-28-09; 97-813, eff. 7-13-12.)
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