Illinois Compiled Statutes 225 ILCS 51 Home Medical Equipment and Services Provider License Act. Section 75

    (225 ILCS 51/75)

    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)

    Sec. 75. Refused issuance, suspension, or revocation of license. The Department may refuse to issue, renew, or restore a license, or may revoke, suspend, 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 licensee for any one or combination of the following reasons:

        (1) Making a material misstatement in furnishing

    information to the Department.

        (2) Violation of this Act or its rules.

        (3) Conviction of or entry of a plea of guilty or

    nolo contendere to any crime that is a felony under the laws of the United States or any state or territory thereof or a misdemeanor, an essential element of which is dishonesty or that is directly related to the practice of the profession.

        (4) Making a misrepresentation to obtain licensure or

    to violate a provision of this Act.

        (5) Gross negligence in practice under this Act.

        (6) Engaging in a pattern of practice or other

    behavior that demonstrates incapacity or incompetence to practice under this Act.

        (7) Aiding, assisting, or willingly permitting

    another person in violating any provision of this Act or its rules.

        (8) Failing, within 30 days, to provide information

    in response to a written request made by the Department.

        (9) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or

    unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive, defraud, or harm the public.

        (10) Discipline by another state, District of

    Columbia, territory, or foreign nation, if at least one of the grounds for the discipline is the same or substantially equivalent to one set forth in this Act.

        (11) Directly or indirectly giving to or receiving

    from any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association any fee, commission, rebate, or other form of compensation for any services not actually or personally rendered.

        (12) A finding that the licensee, after having its

    license placed on probationary status, has violated the terms of probation.

        (13) Willfully making or filing false records or

    reports in the course of providing home medical equipment and services, including but not limited to false records or reports filed with State agencies or departments.

        (14) Solicitation of business services, other than

    according to permitted advertising.

        (15) The use of any words, abbreviations, figures, or

    letters with the intention of indicating practice as a home medical equipment and services provider without a license issued under this Act.

        (16) Failure 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 Department of Revenue, until such time as the requirements of any such tax Act are satisfied.

        (17) Failure to comply with federal or State laws and

    regulations concerning home medical equipment and services providers.

        (18) Solicitation of professional services using

    false or misleading advertising.

        (19) Failure to display a license in accordance with

    Section 45.

        (20) Habitual or excessive use or addiction to

    alcohol, narcotics, stimulants, or any other chemical agent or drug that results in the inability to practice with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety.

        (21) Physical illness, mental illness, or disability,

    including without limitation deterioration through the aging process and loss of motor skill, that results in the inability to practice the profession with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety.

(Source: P.A. 95-703, eff. 12-31-07.)

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