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1	1	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB5213 Introduced , by Rep. Lilian Jimnez SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 225 ILCS 25/4225 ILCS 25/14.5 new225 ILCS 25/14.6 new225 ILCS 25/16 from Ch. 111, par. 2316225 ILCS 25/16.1 from Ch. 111, par. 2316.1225 ILCS 25/23 from Ch. 111, par. 2323225 ILCS 25/25 from Ch. 111, par. 2325225 ILCS 25/25.1225 ILCS 25/26 from Ch. 111, par. 2326225 ILCS 25/34 from Ch. 111, par. 2334225 ILCS 25/36 from Ch. 111, par. 2336225 ILCS 25/37 from Ch. 111, par. 2337225 ILCS 25/38.1225 ILCS 25/55 from Ch. 111, par. 2355 Amends the Illinois Dental Practice Act. Creates a license for dental therapists. Sets forth requirements for licensure and the scope of practice. Makes conforming changes. LRB103 38052 RTM 68184 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB5213 Introduced , by Rep. Lilian Jimnez SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 225 ILCS 25/4225 ILCS 25/14.5 new225 ILCS 25/14.6 new225 ILCS 25/16 from Ch. 111, par. 2316225 ILCS 25/16.1 from Ch. 111, par. 2316.1225 ILCS 25/23 from Ch. 111, par. 2323225 ILCS 25/25 from Ch. 111, par. 2325225 ILCS 25/25.1225 ILCS 25/26 from Ch. 111, par. 2326225 ILCS 25/34 from Ch. 111, par. 2334225 ILCS 25/36 from Ch. 111, par. 2336225 ILCS 25/37 from Ch. 111, par. 2337225 ILCS 25/38.1225 ILCS 25/55 from Ch. 111, par. 2355 225 ILCS 25/4 225 ILCS 25/14.5 new 225 ILCS 25/14.6 new 225 ILCS 25/16 from Ch. 111, par. 2316 225 ILCS 25/16.1 from Ch. 111, par. 2316.1 225 ILCS 25/23 from Ch. 111, par. 2323 225 ILCS 25/25 from Ch. 111, par. 2325 225 ILCS 25/25.1 225 ILCS 25/26 from Ch. 111, par. 2326 225 ILCS 25/34 from Ch. 111, par. 2334 225 ILCS 25/36 from Ch. 111, par. 2336 225 ILCS 25/37 from Ch. 111, par. 2337 225 ILCS 25/38.1 225 ILCS 25/55 from Ch. 111, par. 2355 Amends the Illinois Dental Practice Act. Creates a license for dental therapists. Sets forth requirements for licensure and the scope of practice. Makes conforming changes. LRB103 38052 RTM 68184 b LRB103 38052 RTM 68184 b A BILL FOR
2	2	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB5213 Introduced , by Rep. Lilian Jimnez SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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24	24	1 AN ACT concerning regulation.
25	25	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
26	26	3 represented in the General Assembly:
27	27	4 Section 5. The Illinois Dental Practice Act is amended by
28	28	5 changing Sections 4, 16, 16.1, 23, 25, 25.1, 26, 34, 36, 37,
29	29	6 38.1, and 55 and by adding Sections 7.7, 14.5, and 14.6 as
30	30	7 follows:
31	31	8 (225 ILCS 25/4)
32	32	9 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
33	33	10 Sec. 4. Definitions. As used in this Act:
34	34	11 "Address of record" means the designated address recorded
35	35	12 by the Department in the applicant's or licensee's application
36	36	13 file or license file as maintained by the Department's
37	37	14 licensure maintenance unit. It is the duty of the applicant or
38	38	15 licensee to inform the Department of any change of address and
39	39	16 those changes must be made either through the Department's
40	40	17 website or by contacting the Department.
41	41	18 "Department" means the Department of Financial and
42	42	19 Professional Regulation.
43	43	20 "Secretary" means the Secretary of Financial and
44	44	21 Professional Regulation.
45	45	22 "Board" means the Board of Dentistry.
46	46	23 "Dentist" means a person who has received a general
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65	65	225 ILCS 25/55 from Ch. 111, par. 2355
66	66	Amends the Illinois Dental Practice Act. Creates a license for dental therapists. Sets forth requirements for licensure and the scope of practice. Makes conforming changes.
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107	107	1 license pursuant to paragraph (a) of Section 11 of this Act and
108	108	2 who may perform any intraoral and extraoral procedure required
109	109	3 in the practice of dentistry and to whom is reserved the
110	110	4 responsibilities specified in Section 17.
111	111	5 "Dental hygienist" means a person who holds a license
112	112	6 under this Act to perform dental services as authorized by
113	113	7 Section 18.
114	114	8 "Dental assistant" means an appropriately trained person
115	115	9 who, under the supervision of a dentist, provides dental
116	116	10 services as authorized by Section 17.
117	117	11 "Expanded function dental assistant" means a dental
118	118	12 assistant who has completed the training required by Section
119	119	13 17.1 of this Act.
120	120	14 "Dental laboratory" means a person, firm, or corporation
121	121	15 which:
122	122	16 (i) engages in making, providing, repairing, or
123	123	17 altering dental prosthetic appliances and other artificial
124	124	18 materials and devices which are returned to a dentist for
125	125	19 insertion into the human oral cavity or which come in
126	126	20 contact with its adjacent structures and tissues; and
127	127	21 (ii) utilizes or employs a dental technician to
128	128	22 provide such services; and
129	129	23 (iii) performs such functions only for a dentist or
130	130	24 dentists.
131	131	25 "Supervision" means supervision of a dental hygienist, or
132	132	26 a dental assistant, or a dental therapist requiring that a
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143	143	1 dentist authorize the procedure, remain in the dental facility
144	144	2 while the procedure is performed, and approve the work
145	145	3 performed by the dental hygienist, or dental assistant, or
146	146	4 dental therapist before dismissal of the patient, but does not
147	147	5 mean that the dentist must be present at all times in the
148	148	6 treatment room.
149	149	7 "General supervision" means supervision of a dental
150	150	8 hygienist or dental therapist requiring that the patient be a
151	151	9 patient of record, that the dentist examine the patient in
152	152	10 accordance with Section 18 prior to treatment by the dental
153	153	11 hygienist or dental therapist, and that the dentist authorize
154	154	12 the procedures which are being carried out by a notation in the
155	155	13 patient's record, but not requiring that a dentist be present
156	156	14 when the authorized procedures are being performed. The
157	157	15 issuance of a prescription to a dental laboratory by a dentist
158	158	16 does not constitute general supervision.
159	159	17 "Public member" means a person who is not a health
160	160	18 professional. For purposes of board membership, any person
161	161	19 with a significant financial interest in a health service or
162	162	20 profession is not a public member.
163	163	21 "Dentistry" means the healing art which is concerned with
164	164	22 the examination, diagnosis, treatment planning, and care of
165	165	23 conditions within the human oral cavity and its adjacent
166	166	24 tissues and structures, as further specified in Section 17.
167	167	25 "Branches of dentistry" means the various specialties of
168	168	26 dentistry which, for purposes of this Act, shall be limited to
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179	179	1 the following: endodontics, oral and maxillofacial surgery,
180	180	2 orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics, pediatric dentistry,
181	181	3 periodontics, prosthodontics, oral and maxillofacial
182	182	4 radiology, and dental anesthesiology.
183	183	5 "Specialist" means a dentist who has received a specialty
184	184	6 license pursuant to Section 11(b).
185	185	7 "Dental technician" means a person who owns, operates, or
186	186	8 is employed by a dental laboratory and engages in making,
187	187	9 providing, repairing, or altering dental prosthetic appliances
188	188	10 and other artificial materials and devices which are returned
189	189	11 to a dentist for insertion into the human oral cavity or which
190	190	12 come in contact with its adjacent structures and tissues.
191	191	13 "Dental therapist" means a person licensed to practice
192	192	14 dental therapy as described in Section 14.6.
193	193	15 "Dental therapy" means the provision of services described
194	194	16 in Section 14.6 and any related services or procedures
195	195	17 required in the performance of those services.
196	196	18 "Impaired dentist" or "impaired dental hygienist" means a
197	197	19 dentist or dental hygienist who is unable to practice with
198	198	20 reasonable skill and safety because of a physical or mental
199	199	21 disability as evidenced by a written determination or written
200	200	22 consent based on clinical evidence, including deterioration
201	201	23 through the aging process, loss of motor skills, abuse of
202	202	24 drugs or alcohol, or a psychiatric disorder, of sufficient
203	203	25 degree to diminish the person's ability to deliver competent
204	204	26 patient care.
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215	215	1 "Nurse" means a registered professional nurse, a certified
216	216	2 registered nurse anesthetist licensed as an advanced practice
217	217	3 registered nurse, or a licensed practical nurse licensed under
218	218	4 the Nurse Practice Act.
219	219	5 "Patient of record" means a patient for whom the patient's
220	220	6 most recent dentist has obtained a relevant medical and dental
221	221	7 history and on whom the dentist has performed an examination
222	222	8 and evaluated the condition to be treated.
223	223	9 "Dental responder" means a dentist or dental hygienist who
224	224	10 is appropriately certified in disaster preparedness,
225	225	11 immunizations, and dental humanitarian medical response
226	226	12 consistent with the Society of Disaster Medicine and Public
227	227	13 Health and training certified by the National Incident
228	228	14 Management System or the National Disaster Life Support
229	229	15 Foundation.
230	230	16 "Mobile dental van or portable dental unit" means any
231	231	17 self-contained or portable dental unit in which dentistry is
232	232	18 practiced that can be moved, towed, or transported from one
233	233	19 location to another in order to establish a location where
234	234	20 dental services can be provided.
235	235	21 "Public health dental hygienist" means a hygienist who
236	236	22 holds a valid license to practice in the State, has 2 years of
237	237	23 full-time clinical experience or an equivalent of 4,000 hours
238	238	24 of clinical experience, and has completed at least 42 clock
239	239	25 hours of additional structured courses in dental education in
240	240	26 advanced areas specific to public health dentistry.
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251	251	1 "Public health setting" means a federally qualified health
252	252	2 center; a federal, State, or local public health facility;
253	253	3 Head Start; a special supplemental nutrition program for
254	254	4 Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) facility; a certified
255	255	5 school-based health center or school-based oral health
256	256	6 program; a prison; or a long-term care facility.
257	257	7 "Public health supervision" means the supervision of a
258	258	8 public health dental hygienist by a licensed dentist who has a
259	259	9 written public health supervision agreement with that public
260	260	10 health dental hygienist while working in an approved facility
261	261	11 or program that allows the public health dental hygienist to
262	262	12 treat patients, without a dentist first examining the patient
263	263	13 and being present in the facility during treatment, (1) who
264	264	14 are eligible for Medicaid or (2) who are uninsured or whose
265	265	15 household income is not greater than 300% of the federal
266	266	16 poverty level.
267	267	17 "Teledentistry" means the use of telehealth systems and
268	268	18 methodologies in dentistry and includes patient care and
269	269	19 education delivery using synchronous and asynchronous
270	270	20 communications under a dentist's authority as provided under
271	271	21 this Act.
272	272	22 (Source: P.A. 102-93, eff. 1-1-22; 102-588, eff. 8-20-21;
273	273	23 102-936, eff. 1-1-23; 103-425, eff. 1-1-24; 103-431, eff.
274	274	24 1-1-24; revised 12-15-23.)
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286	286	1 Sec. 14.5. Examination of dental therapists; licensing
287	287	2 (a) Every person who desires to obtain a license as a
288	288	3 dental therapist shall apply to the Department in writing,
289	289	4 upon forms prepared and furnished by the Department. Each
290	290	5 application shall contain proof of the particular
291	291	6 qualifications required of the applicant, be verified by the
292	292	7 applicant, under oath, and be accompanied by the required
293	293	8 examination fee.
294	294	9 The Department shall require that every applicant for a
295	295	10 license as a dental therapist shall:
296	296	11 (1) Be 18 years of age or older.
297	297	12 (2) Be a graduate of a dental therapy college or
298	298	13 school accredited by the Commission on Dental
299	299	14 Accreditation of the American Dental Association or any
300	300	15 other dental therapy accrediting entity recognized by the
301	301	16 United States Department of Education. For applicants
302	302	17 applying for a dental therapy license before January 1,
303	303	18 2029, the board must approve the applicant's dental
304	304	19 therapy education program if the program was administered
305	305	20 by a college or school that operates an accredited dental
306	306	21 or dental hygiene program and the college or school
307	307	22 certifies to the board that the applicant's education
308	308	23 substantially conformed to the education standards
309	309	24 established by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of
310	310	25 the American Dental Association.
311	311	26 (3) Successfully completed a dental therapy practical
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322	322	1 or clinical examination designated by the Department. If
323	323	2 an applicant fails to pass an examination after 3
324	324	3 attempts, the applicant is not eligible to retake the
325	325	4 examination unless the applicant completes additional
326	326	5 education requirements as specified by the Department.
327	327	6 (b) An applicant who satisfies the requirements of this
328	328	7 Section and who has successfully completed an examination
329	329	8 identified in paragraph (3) of subsection (a) in a
330	330	9 jurisdiction other than this State, or who has successfully
331	331	10 completed a comparable examination administered or approved by
332	332	11 the licensing authority in a jurisdiction other than this
333	333	12 State, shall be licensed to practice dental therapy in this
334	334	13 State if the Department determines that the other
335	335	14 jurisdiction's examination is substantially similar to those
336	336	15 identified in paragraph (3) of subsection (a).
337	337	16 (c) The Department shall adopt rules to implement and
338	338	17 administer this Section.
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340	340	19 Sec. 14.6. Dental therapists; scope and area of practice.
341	341	20 (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Act, a dental
342	342	21 therapist may perform the dental therapy services specified in
343	343	22 subsection (b) under the general supervision of a dentist to
344	344	23 the extent authorized by the supervising dentist and provided
345	345	24 within the terms of a written collaborative management
346	346	25 agreement signed by the dental therapist and the supervising
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357	357	1 dentist that meets the requirements of subsection (c).
358	358	2 (b) Dental therapy services include all of the following:
359	359	3 (1) All services, treatments, and competencies
360	360	4 identified by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of
361	361	5 the American Dental Association in the Accreditation
362	362	6 Standards for Dental Therapy Education Programs.
363	363	7 (2) The following state-specific services, if the
364	364	8 dental therapist's education included curriculum content
365	365	9 satisfying the criteria established by the Commission on
366	366	10 Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association
367	367	11 for state-specific dental therapy services:
368	368	12 (A) evaluating radiographs;
369	369	13 (B) placement of space maintainers;
370	370	14 (C) pulpotomies on primary teeth;
371	371	15 (D) dispensing and administering non-opioid
372	372	16 analgesics, including nitrous oxide,
373	373	17 anti-inflammatories, and antibiotics, as authorized by
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376	376	20 (E) oral evaluation and assessment of dental
377	377	21 disease and formulation of an individualized treatment
378	378	22 plan if authorized by the supervising dentist and
379	379	23 subject to any conditions, limitations, and protocols
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382	382	26 (c) Before performing any of the services authorized in
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393	393	1 subsection (b), a dental therapist must enter into a written
394	394	2 collaborative management agreement with a supervising dentist.
395	395	3 The agreement must be signed by the dental therapist and the
396	396	4 supervising dentist and must include all of the following
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398	398	6 (1) practice settings where services may be provided
399	399	7 by the dental therapist and the populations to be served
400	400	8 by the dental therapist;
401	401	9 (2) any limitations on the services that may be
402	402	10 provided by the dental therapist, including the level of
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405	405	13 (3) age-specific and procedure-specific practice
406	406	14 protocols for the dental therapist, including case
407	407	15 selection criteria, assessment guidelines, and imaging
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409	409	17 (4) a procedure for creating and maintaining dental
410	410	18 records for the patients who are treated by the dental
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412	412	20 (5) a plan to manage medical emergencies in each
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414	414	22 (6) a quality assurance plan for monitoring care
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416	416	24 review, referral follow-up, and a quality assurance chart
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418	418	26 (7) protocols for the dental therapist to administer
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429	429	1 and dispense medications, including the specific
430	430	2 conditions and circumstances under which the medications
431	431	3 are to be dispensed and administered;
432	432	4 (8) criteria relating to the provision of care by the
433	433	5 dental therapist to patients with specific medical
434	434	6 conditions or complex medication histories, including
435	435	7 requirements for consultation before the initiation of
436	436	8 care;
437	437	9 (9) supervision criteria of dental therapists; and
438	438	10 (10) a plan for the provision of clinical resources
439	439	11 and referrals in situations that are beyond the
440	440	12 capabilities of the dental therapist.
441	441	13 (d) A supervising dentist shall determine the number of
442	442	14 hours of practice that a dental therapist must complete under
443	443	15 direct or indirect supervision of the supervising dentist
444	444	16 before the dental therapist may perform any of the services
445	445	17 authorized in subsection (b) under general supervision.
446	446	18 (e) A supervising dentist may restrict or limit the dental
447	447	19 therapist's practice in the written collaborative management
448	448	20 agreement to be less than the full scope of practice for dental
449	449	21 therapists that is authorized in subsection (b).
450	450	22 (f) A supervising dentist may authorize a dental therapist
451	451	23 to provide dental therapy services to a patient before the
452	452	24 supervising dentist examines or diagnoses the patient if the
453	453	25 authority, conditions, and protocols are established in a
454	454	26 written collaborative management agreement and if the patient
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465	465	1 is subsequently referred to a dentist for any needed
466	466	2 additional services that exceed the dental therapist's scope
467	467	3 of practice or authorization under the collaborative
468	468	4 management agreement.
469	469	5 (g) A supervising dentist must be licensed and practicing
470	470	6 in this State. The supervising dentist is responsible for all
471	471	7 services authorized and performed by the dental therapist
472	472	8 pursuant to the collaborative management agreement and for
473	473	9 providing or arranging follow-up services to be provided by a
474	474	10 dentist for any additional services that exceed the dental
475	475	11 therapist's scope of practice or authorization under the
476	476	12 collaborative management agreement.
477	477	13 (225 ILCS 25/16) (from Ch. 111, par. 2316)
478	478	14 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
479	479	15 Sec. 16. Expiration, renewal and restoration of licenses.
480	480	16 The expiration date and renewal date for each license issued
481	481	17 under this Act shall be set by rule. The renewal period for
482	482	18 each license issued under this Act shall be 3 years. A dentist,
483	483	19 or dental hygienist, or dental therapist may renew a license
484	484	20 during the month preceding its expiration date by paying the
485	485	21 required fee. A dentist, or dental hygienist, or dental
486	486	22 therapist shall provide proof of current Basic Life Support
487	487	23 (BLS) certification intended for health care providers at the
488	488	24 time of renewal as provided by rule. Basic Life Support
489	489	25 certification training taken as a requirement of this Section
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500	500	1 shall be counted for no more than 4 hours during each licensure
501	501	2 period towards the continuing education hours under Section
502	502	3 16.1 of this Act. The Department shall provide by rule for
503	503	4 exemptions from this requirement for a dentist, or dental
504	504	5 hygienist, or dental therapist with a physical disability that
505	505	6 would preclude him or her from performing BLS.
506	506	7 Any dentist, or dental hygienist, or dental therapist
507	507	8 whose license has expired or whose license is on inactive
508	508	9 status may have his license restored at any time within 5 years
509	509	10 after the expiration thereof, upon payment of the required fee
510	510	11 and a showing of proof of compliance with current continuing
511	511	12 education requirements, as provided by rule.
512	512	13 Any person whose license has been expired for more than 5
513	513	14 years or who has had his license on inactive status for more
514	514	15 than 5 years may have his license restored by making
515	515	16 application to the Department and filing proof acceptable to
516	516	17 the Department of taking continuing education and of his
517	517	18 fitness to have the license restored, including sworn evidence
518	518	19 certifying to active practice in another jurisdiction, and by
519	519	20 paying the required restoration fee. A person practicing on an
520	520	21 expired license is deemed to be practicing without a license.
521	521	22 However, a holder of a license may renew the license within 90
522	522	23 days after its expiration by complying with the requirements
523	523	24 for renewal and payment of an additional fee. A license
524	524	25 renewal within 90 days after expiration shall be effective
525	525	26 retroactively to the expiration date.
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536	536	1 If a person whose license has expired or who has had his
537	537	2 license on inactive status for more than 5 years has not
538	538	3 maintained an active practice satisfactory to the department,
539	539	4 the Department shall determine, by an evaluation process
540	540	5 established by rule, his or her fitness to resume active
541	541	6 status and may require the person to complete a period of
542	542	7 evaluated clinical experience and may require successful
543	543	8 completion of a practical examination.
544	544	9 However, any person whose license expired while he or she
545	545	10 was (i) on active duty with the Armed Forces of the United
546	546	11 States or called into service or training by the State militia
547	547	12 or (ii) in training or education under the supervision of the
548	548	13 United States preliminary to induction into the military
549	549	14 service, may have his or her license renewed, reinstated, or
550	550	15 restored without paying any lapsed renewal or restoration fee,
551	551	16 if within 2 years after termination of such service, training,
552	552	17 or education other than by dishonorable discharge, he or she
553	553	18 furnishes the Department with satisfactory proof that he or
554	554	19 she has been so engaged and that his or her service, training,
555	555	20 or education has been so terminated.
556	556	21 (Source: P.A. 97-526, eff. 1-1-12; 97-1013, eff. 8-17-12;
557	557	22 98-147, eff. 1-1-14.)
558	558	23 (225 ILCS 25/16.1) (from Ch. 111, par. 2316.1)
559	559	24 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
560	560	25 Sec. 16.1. Continuing education. The Department shall
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571	571	1 promulgate rules of continuing education for persons licensed
572	572	2 under this Act. In establishing rules, the Department shall
573	573	3 require a minimum of 48 hours of study in approved courses for
574	574	4 dentists during each 3-year licensing period and a minimum of
575	575	5 36 hours of study in approved courses for dental hygienists
576	576	6 and dental therapists during each 3-year licensing period.
577	577	7 The Department shall approve only courses that are
578	578	8 relevant to the treatment and care of patients, including, but
579	579	9 not limited to, clinical courses in dentistry, and dental
580	580	10 hygiene, and dental therapy and nonclinical courses such as
581	581	11 patient management, legal and ethical responsibilities, and
582	582	12 stress management. The Department shall allow up to 4 hours of
583	583	13 continuing education credit hours per license renewal period
584	584	14 for volunteer hours spent providing clinical services at, or
585	585	15 sponsored by, a nonprofit community clinic, local or state
586	586	16 health department, or a charity event. Courses shall not be
587	587	17 approved in such subjects as estate and personal financial
588	588	18 planning, personal investments, or personal health. Approved
589	589	19 courses may include, but shall not be limited to, courses that
590	590	20 are offered or sponsored by approved colleges, universities,
591	591	21 and hospitals and by recognized national, State, and local
592	592	22 dental and dental hygiene organizations. When offering a
593	593	23 continuing education course, whether at no cost or for a fee,
594	594	24 the course provider shall explicitly disclose that the course
595	595	25 is an approved course for continuing education in the State of
596	596	26 Illinois, as provided in this Section or by the rules adopted
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607	607	1 by the Department.
608	608	2 No license shall be renewed unless the renewal application
609	609	3 is accompanied by an affidavit indicating that the applicant
610	610	4 has completed the required minimum number of hours of
611	611	5 continuing education in approved courses as required by this
612	612	6 Section. The affidavit shall not require a listing of courses.
613	613	7 The affidavit shall be a prima facie evidence that the
614	614	8 applicant has obtained the minimum number of required
615	615	9 continuing education hours in approved courses. The Department
616	616	10 shall not be obligated to conduct random audits or otherwise
617	617	11 independently verify that an applicant has met the continuing
618	618	12 education requirement. The Department, however, may not
619	619	13 conduct random audits of more than 10% of the licensed
620	620	14 dentists, and dental hygienists, and dental therapy
621	621	in any one
622	622	15 licensing cycle to verify compliance with continuing education
623	623	16 requirements. If the Department, however, receives a complaint
624	624	17 that a licensee has not completed the required continuing
625	625	18 education or if the Department is investigating another
626	626	19 alleged violation of this Act by a licensee, the Department
627	627	20 may demand and shall be entitled to receive evidence from any
628	628	21 licensee of completion of required continuing education
629	629	22 courses for the most recently completed 3-year licensing
630	630	23 period. Evidence of continuing education may include, but is
631	631	24 not limited to, canceled checks, official verification forms
632	632	25 of attendance, and continuing education recording forms, that
633	633	26 demonstrate a reasonable record of attendance. The Board shall
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644	644	1 determine, in accordance with rules adopted by the Department,
645	645	2 whether a licensee or applicant has met the continuing
646	646	3 education requirements. Any dentist who holds more than one
647	647	4 license under this Act shall be required to complete only the
648	648	5 minimum number of hours of continuing education required for
649	649	6 renewal of a single license. The Department may provide
650	650	7 exemptions from continuing education requirements.
651	651	8 (Source: P.A. 103-425, eff. 1-1-24.)
652	652	9 (225 ILCS 25/23) (from Ch. 111, par. 2323)
653	653	10 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
654	654	11 Sec. 23. Refusal, revocation or suspension of dental
655	655	12 licenses. The Department may refuse to issue or renew, or may
656	656	13 revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand or take other
657	657	14 disciplinary or non-disciplinary action as the Department may
658	658	15 deem proper, including imposing fines not to exceed $10,000
659	659	16 per violation, with regard to any license for any one or any
660	660	17 combination of the following causes:
661	661	18 1. Fraud or misrepresentation in applying for or
662	662	19 procuring a license under this Act, or in connection with
663	663	20 applying for renewal of a license under this Act.
664	664	21 2. Inability to practice with reasonable judgment,
665	665	22 skill, or safety as a result of habitual or excessive use
666	666	23 or addiction to alcohol, narcotics, stimulants, or any
667	667	24 other chemical agent or drug.
668	668	25 3. Willful or repeated violations of the rules of the
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679	679	1 Department of Public Health or Department of Nuclear
680	680	2 Safety.
681	681	3 4. Acceptance of a fee for service as a witness,
682	682	4 without the knowledge of the court, in addition to the fee
683	683	5 allowed by the court.
684	684	6 5. Division of fees or agreeing to split or divide the
685	685	7 fees received for dental services with any person for
686	686	8 bringing or referring a patient, except in regard to
687	687	9 referral services as provided for under Section 45, or
688	688	10 assisting in the care or treatment of a patient, without
689	689	11 the knowledge of the patient or his or her legal
690	690	12 representative. Nothing in this item 5 affects any bona
691	691	13 fide independent contractor or employment arrangements
692	692	14 among health care professionals, health facilities, health
693	693	15 care providers, or other entities, except as otherwise
694	694	16 prohibited by law. Any employment arrangements may include
695	695	17 provisions for compensation, health insurance, pension, or
696	696	18 other employment benefits for the provision of services
697	697	19 within the scope of the licensee's practice under this
698	698	20 Act. Nothing in this item 5 shall be construed to require
699	699	21 an employment arrangement to receive professional fees for
700	700	22 services rendered.
701	701	23 6. Employing, procuring, inducing, aiding or abetting
702	702	24 a person not licensed or registered as a dentist, or
703	703	25 dental hygienist, or dental therapist to engage in the
704	704	26 practice of dentistry or dental hygiene. The person
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715	715	1 practiced upon is not an accomplice, employer, procurer,
716	716	2 inducer, aider, or abetter within the meaning of this Act.
717	717	3 7. Making any misrepresentations or false promises,
718	718	4 directly or indirectly, to influence, persuade or induce
719	719	5 dental patronage.
720	720	6 8. Professional connection or association with or
721	721	7 lending his or her name to another for the illegal
722	722	8 practice of dentistry by another, or professional
723	723	9 connection or association with any person, firm or
724	724	10 corporation holding himself, herself, themselves, or
725	725	11 itself out in any manner contrary to this Act.
726	726	12 9. Obtaining or seeking to obtain practice, money, or
727	727	13 any other things of value by false or fraudulent
728	728	14 representations, but not limited to, engaging in such
729	729	15 fraudulent practice to defraud the medical assistance
730	730	16 program of the Department of Healthcare and Family
731	731	17 Services (formerly Department of Public Aid) under the
732	732	18 Illinois Public Aid Code.
733	733	19 10. Practicing under a false or, except as provided by
734	734	20 law, an assumed name.
735	735	21 11. Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
736	736	22 unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
737	737	23 defraud, or harm the public.
738	738	24 12. Conviction by plea of guilty or nolo contendere,
739	739	25 finding of guilt, jury verdict, or entry of judgment or by
740	740	26 sentencing for any crime, including, but not limited to,
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751	751	1 convictions, preceding sentences of supervision,
752	752	2 conditional discharge, or first offender probation, under
753	753	3 the laws of any jurisdiction of the United States that (i)
754	754	4 is a felony under the laws of this State or (ii) is a
755	755	5 misdemeanor, an essential element of which is dishonesty,
756	756	6 or that is directly related to the practice of dentistry.
757	757	7 13. Permitting a dental hygienist, dental assistant or
758	758	8 other person under his or her supervision to perform any
759	759	9 operation not authorized by this Act.
760	760	10 14. Permitting more than 4 dental hygienists to be
761	761	11 employed under his or her supervision at any one time.
762	762	12 15. A violation of any provision of this Act or any
763	763	13 rules promulgated under this Act.
764	764	14 16. Taking impressions for or using the services of
765	765	15 any person, firm or corporation violating this Act.
766	766	16 17. Violating any provision of Section 45 relating to
767	767	17 advertising.
768	768	18 18. Discipline by another U.S. jurisdiction or foreign
769	769	19 nation, if at least one of the grounds for the discipline
770	770	20 is the same or substantially equivalent to those set forth
771	771	21 within this Act.
772	772	22 19. Willfully failing to report an instance of
773	773	23 suspected child abuse or neglect as required by the Abused
774	774	24 and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
775	775	25 20. Gross negligence in practice under this Act.
776	776	26 21. The use or prescription for use of narcotics or
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787	787	1 controlled substances or designated products as listed in
788	788	2 the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, in any way other
789	789	3 than for therapeutic purposes.
790	790	4 22. Willfully making or filing false records or
791	791	5 reports in his or her practice as a dentist, including,
792	792	6 but not limited to, false records to support claims
793	793	7 against the dental assistance program of the Department of
794	794	8 Healthcare and Family Services (formerly Illinois
795	795	9 Department of Public Aid).
796	796	10 23. Professional incompetence as manifested by poor
797	797	11 standards of care.
798	798	12 24. Physical or mental illness, including, but not
799	799	13 limited to, deterioration through the aging process, or
800	800	14 loss of motor skills which results in a dentist's
801	801	15 inability to practice dentistry with reasonable judgment,
802	802	16 skill or safety. In enforcing this paragraph, the
803	803	17 Department may compel a person licensed to practice under
804	804	18 this Act to submit to a mental or physical examination
805	805	19 pursuant to the terms and conditions of Section 23b.
806	806	20 25. Gross or repeated irregularities in billing for
807	807	21 services rendered to a patient. For purposes of this
808	808	22 paragraph 25, "irregularities in billing" shall include:
809	809	23 (a) Reporting excessive charges for the purpose of
810	810	24 obtaining a total payment in excess of that usually
811	811	25 received by the dentist for the services rendered.
812	812	26 (b) Reporting charges for services not rendered.
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823	823	1 (c) Incorrectly reporting services rendered for
824	824	2 the purpose of obtaining payment not earned.
825	825	3 26. Continuing the active practice of dentistry while
826	826	4 knowingly having any infectious, communicable, or
827	827	5 contagious disease proscribed by rule or regulation of the
828	828	6 Department.
829	829	7 27. Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated
830	830	8 report by the Department of Children and Family Services
831	831	9 pursuant to the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act,
832	832	10 and upon proof by clear and convincing evidence that the
833	833	11 licensee has caused a child to be an abused child or
834	834	12 neglected child as defined in the Abused and Neglected
835	835	13 Child Reporting Act.
836	836	14 28. Violating the Health Care Worker Self-Referral
837	837	15 Act.
838	838	16 29. Abandonment of a patient.
839	839	17 30. Mental incompetency as declared by a court of
840	840	18 competent jurisdiction.
841	841	19 31. A finding by the Department that the licensee,
842	842	20 after having his or her license placed on probationary
843	843	21 status, has violated the terms of probation.
844	844	22 32. Material misstatement in furnishing information to
845	845	23 the Department.
846	846	24 33. Failing, within 60 days, to provide information in
847	847	25 response to a written request by the Department in the
848	848	26 course of an investigation.
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859	859	1 34. Immoral conduct in the commission of any act,
860	860	2 including, but not limited to, commission of an act of
861	861	3 sexual misconduct related to the licensee's practice.
862	862	4 35. Cheating on or attempting to subvert the licensing
863	863	5 examination administered under this Act.
864	864	6 36. A pattern of practice or other behavior that
865	865	7 demonstrates incapacity or incompetence to practice under
866	866	8 this Act.
867	867	9 37. Failure to establish and maintain records of
868	868	10 patient care and treatment as required under this Act.
869	869	11 38. Failure to provide copies of dental records as
870	870	12 required by law.
871	871	13 39. Failure of a licensed dentist who owns or is
872	872	14 employed at a dental office to give notice of an office
873	873	15 closure to his or her patients at least 30 days prior to
874	874	16 the office closure pursuant to Section 50.1.
875	875	17 40. Failure to maintain a sanitary work environment.
876	876	18 All proceedings to suspend, revoke, place on probationary
877	877	19 status, or take any other disciplinary action as the
878	878	20 Department may deem proper, with regard to a license on any of
879	879	21 the foregoing grounds, must be commenced within 5 years after
880	880	22 receipt by the Department of a complaint alleging the
881	881	23 commission of or notice of the conviction order for any of the
882	882	24 acts described herein. Except for fraud in procuring a
883	883	25 license, no action shall be commenced more than 7 years after
884	884	26 the date of the incident or act alleged to have violated this
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895	895	1 Section. The time during which the holder of the license was
896	896	2 outside the State of Illinois shall not be included within any
897	897	3 period of time limiting the commencement of disciplinary
898	898	4 action by the Department.
899	899	5 All fines imposed under this Section shall be paid within
900	900	6 60 days after the effective date of the order imposing the fine
901	901	7 or in accordance with the terms set forth in the order imposing
902	902	8 the fine.
903	903	9 The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend the
904	904	10 license of any person who fails to file a return, or to pay the
905	905	11 tax, penalty or interest shown in a filed return, or to pay any
906	906	12 final assessment of tax, penalty or interest, as required by
907	907	13 any tax Act administered by the Illinois Department of
908	908	14 Revenue, until such time as the requirements of any such tax
909	909	15 Act are satisfied.
910	910	16 Any dentist who has had his or her license suspended or
911	911	17 revoked for more than 5 years must comply with the
912	912	18 requirements for restoration set forth in Section 16 prior to
913	913	19 being eligible for reinstatement from the suspension or
914	914	20 revocation.
915	915	21 (Source: P.A. 103-425, eff. 1-1-24.)
916	916	22 (225 ILCS 25/25) (from Ch. 111, par. 2325)
917	917	23 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
918	918	24 Sec. 25. Notice of hearing; investigations and informal
919	919	25 conferences.
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930	930	1 (a) Upon the motion of either the Department or the Board
931	931	2 or upon the verified complaint in writing of any person
932	932	3 setting forth facts which if proven would constitute grounds
933	933	4 for refusal, suspension or revocation of license under this
934	934	5 Act, the Board shall investigate the actions of any person,
935	935	6 hereinafter called the respondent, who holds or represents
936	936	7 that he or she holds a license. All such motions or complaints
937	937	8 shall be brought to the Board.
938	938	9 (b) Prior to taking an in-person statement from a dentist,
939	939	10 or dental hygienist, or dental therapist who is the subject of
940	940	11 a complaint, the investigator shall inform the dentist, or the
941	941	12 dental hygienist, or the dental therapist in writing:
942	942	13 (1) that the dentist, or dental hygienist, or dental
943	943	14 therapist is the subject of a complaint;
944	944	15 (2) that the dentist, or dental hygienist, or dental
945	945	16 therapist need not immediately proceed with the interview
946	946	17 and may seek appropriate consultation prior to consenting
947	947	18 to the interview; and
948	948	19 (3) that failure of the dentist
949	949	, or dental hygienist,
950	950	20 or dental therapist to proceed with the interview shall
951	951	21 not prohibit the Department from conducting a visual
952	952	22 inspection of the facility.
953	953	23 A Department investigator's failure to comply with this
954	954	24 subsection may not be the sole ground for dismissal of any
955	955	25 order of the Department filed upon a finding of a violation or
956	956	26 for dismissal of a pending investigation.
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967	967	1 (b-5) The duly authorized dental investigators of the
968	968	2 Department shall have the right to enter and inspect, during
969	969	3 business hours, the business premises of a dentist licensed
970	970	4 under this Act or of a person who holds himself or herself out
971	971	5 as practicing dentistry, with due consideration for patient
972	972	6 care of the subject of the investigation, so as to inspect the
973	973	7 physical premises and equipment and furnishings therein. This
974	974	8 right of inspection shall not include inspection of business,
975	975	9 medical, or personnel records located on the premises without
976	976	10 a Department subpoena issued in accordance with Section 25.1
977	977	11 of this Act or Section 2105-105 of the Department of
978	978	12 Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code
979	979	13 of Illinois. For the purposes of this Section, "business
980	980	14 premises" means the office or offices where the dentist
981	981	15 conducts the practice of dentistry.
982	982	16 (c) If the Department concludes on the basis of a
983	983	17 complaint or its initial investigation that there is a
984	984	18 possible violation of the Act, the Department may:
985	985	19 (1) schedule a hearing pursuant to this Act; or
986	986	20 (2) request in writing that the dentist, or dental
987	987	21 hygienist, or dental therapist being investigated attend
988	988	22 an informal conference with representatives of the
989	989	23 Department.
990	990	24 The request for an informal conference shall contain the
991	991	25 nature of the alleged actions or inactions that constitute the
992	992	26 possible violations.
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1003	1003	1 A dentist, or dental hygienist, or dental therapist shall
1004	1004	2 be allowed to have legal counsel at the informal conference.
1005	1005	3 If the informal conference results in a consent order between
1006	1006	4 the accused dentist, or dental hygienist, or dental therapist
1007	1007	5 and the Department, the consent order must be approved by the
1008	1008	6 Secretary. However, if the consent order would result in a
1009	1009	7 fine exceeding $10,000 or the suspension or revocation of the
1010	1010	8 dentist, or dental hygienist, or dental therapist license, the
1011	1011	9 consent order must be approved by the Board and the Secretary.
1012	1012	10 Participation in the informal conference by a dentist, a
1013	1013	11 dental hygienist, or the Department and any admissions or
1014	1014	12 stipulations made by a dentist, a dental hygienist, a dental
1015	1015	13 therapist, or the Department at the informal conference,
1016	1016	14 including any agreements in a consent order that is
1017	1017	15 subsequently disapproved by either the Board or the Secretary,
1018	1018	16 shall not be used against the dentist, dental hygienist,
1019	1019	17 dental therapist, or Department at any subsequent hearing and
1020	1020	18 shall not become a part of the record of the hearing.
1021	1021	19 (d) The Secretary shall, before suspending, revoking,
1022	1022	20 placing on probationary status, or taking any other
1023	1023	21 disciplinary action as the Secretary may deem proper with
1024	1024	22 regard to any license, at least 30 days prior to the date set
1025	1025	23 for the hearing, notify the respondent in writing of any
1026	1026	24 charges made and the time and place for a hearing of the
1027	1027	25 charges before the Board, direct him or her to file his or her
1028	1028	26 written answer thereto to the Board under oath within 20 days
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1039	1039	1 after the service on him or her of such notice and inform him
1040	1040	2 or her that if he or she fails to file such answer default will
1041	1041	3 be taken against him or her and his or her license may be
1042	1042	4 suspended, revoked, placed on probationary status, or other
1043	1043	5 disciplinary action may be taken with regard thereto,
1044	1044	6 including limiting the scope, nature or extent of his or her
1045	1045	7 practice, as the Secretary may deem proper.
1046	1046	8 (e) Such written notice and any notice in such proceedings
1047	1047	9 thereafter may be served by delivery personally to the
1048	1048	10 respondent, or by registered or certified mail to the address
1049	1049	11 last theretofore specified by the respondent in his or her
1050	1050	12 last notification to the Secretary.
1051	1051	13 (Source: P.A. 99-492, eff. 12-31-15.)
1052	1052	14 (225 ILCS 25/25.1)
1053	1053	15 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
1054	1054	16 Sec. 25.1. Subpoena powers.
1055	1055	17 (a) The Department, upon a determination by the
1056	1056	18 chairperson of the Board that reasonable cause exists that a
1057	1057	19 violation of one or more of the grounds for discipline set
1058	1058	20 forth in Section 23 or Section 24 of this Act has occurred or
1059	1059	21 is occurring, may subpoena the dental records of individual
1060	1060	22 patients of dentists and dental hygienists licensed under this
1061	1061	23 Act.
1062	1062	24 (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this Section, the
1063	1063	25 Board and the Department may subpoena copies of hospital,
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1074	1074	1 medical, or dental records in mandatory report cases alleging
1075	1075	2 death or permanent bodily injury when consent to obtain the
1076	1076	3 records has not been provided by a patient or a patient's legal
1077	1077	4 representative. All records and other information received
1078	1078	5 pursuant to a subpoena shall be confidential and shall be
1079	1079	6 afforded the same status as information concerning medical
1080	1080	7 studies under Part 21 of Article VIII of the Code of Civil
1081	1081	8 Procedure. The use of these records shall be restricted to
1082	1082	9 members of the Board, the dental coordinator, and appropriate
1083	1083	10 Department staff designated by the Secretary for the purpose
1084	1084	11 of determining the existence of one or more grounds for
1085	1085	12 discipline of the dentist, or dental hygienist, or dental
1086	1086	13 therapist as provided for in Section 23 or Section 24 of this
1087	1087	14 Act.
1088	1088	15 (c) Any review of an individual patient's records shall be
1089	1089	16 conducted by the Department in strict confidentiality,
1090	1090	17 provided that the patient records shall be admissible in a
1091	1091	18 disciplinary hearing before the Secretary, the Board, or a
1092	1092	19 hearing officer designated by the Department when necessary to
1093	1093	20 substantiate the grounds for discipline alleged against the
1094	1094	21 dentist, or dental hygienist, or dental therapist licensed
1095	1095	22 under this Act.
1096	1096	23 (d) The Department may provide reimbursement for fees and
1097	1097	24 mileage associated with its subpoena power in the same manner
1098	1098	25 prescribed by law for judicial procedure in a civil case.
1099	1099	26 (e) Nothing in this Section shall be deemed to supersede
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1110	1110	1 the provisions of Part 21 of Article VIII of the Code of Civil
1111	1111	2 Procedure, now or hereafter amended, to the extent applicable.
1112	1112	3 (f) All information gathered by the Department during any
1113	1113	4 investigation, including information subpoenaed under this Act
1114	1114	5 and the investigative file, shall be kept for the confidential
1115	1115	6 use of the Secretary, the dental coordinator, the Board's
1116	1116	7 attorneys, the dental investigative staff, authorized clerical
1117	1117	8 staff, and persons employed by contract to advise the dental
1118	1118	9 coordinator or the Department as provided in this Act, except
1119	1119	10 that the Department may disclose information and documents to
1120	1120	11 (i) a federal, State, or local law enforcement agency pursuant
1121	1121	12 to a subpoena in an ongoing criminal investigation or (ii) a
1122	1122	13 dental licensing authority of another state or jurisdiction
1123	1123	14 pursuant to an official request made by that authority. Any
1124	1124	15 information or documents disclosed by the Department to a
1125	1125	16 federal, State, or local law enforcement agency may only be
1126	1126	17 used by that agency for the investigation and prosecution of a
1127	1127	18 criminal offense. Any information or documents disclosed by
1128	1128	19 the Department to a dental licensing authority of another
1129	1129	20 state or jurisdiction may only be used by that authority for
1130	1130	21 investigations and disciplinary proceedings with regards to a
1131	1131	22 license.
1132	1132	23 This subsection (f) applies only to causes of action
1133	1133	24 accruing on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act
1134	1134	25 of the 96th General Assembly.
1135	1135	26 (Source: P.A. 96-1221, eff. 7-23-10.)
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1146	1146	1 (225 ILCS 25/26) (from Ch. 111, par. 2326)
1147	1147	2 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
1148	1148	3 Sec. 26. Disciplinary actions.
1149	1149	4 (a) In case the respondent, after receiving notice, fails
1150	1150	5 to file an answer, his or her license may, in the discretion of
1151	1151	6 the Secretary, having first received the recommendation of the
1152	1152	7 Board, be suspended, revoked, placed on probationary status,
1153	1153	8 or the Secretary may take whatever disciplinary or
1154	1154	9 non-disciplinary action he or she may deem proper, including
1155	1155	10 limiting the scope, nature, or extent of the person's practice
1156	1156	11 or the imposition of a fine, without a hearing, if the act or
1157	1157	12 acts charged constitute sufficient grounds for such action
1158	1158	13 under this Act.
1159	1159	14 (b) The Secretary may temporarily suspend the license of a
1160	1160	15 dentist, or dental hygienist, or dental therapist without a
1161	1161	16 hearing, simultaneous to the institution of proceedings for a
1162	1162	17 hearing under this Act, if the Secretary finds that evidence
1163	1163	18 in his or her possession indicates that a dentist's or dental
1164	1164	19 hygienist's continuation in practice would constitute an
1165	1165	20 immediate danger to the public. In the event that the
1166	1166	21 Secretary temporarily suspends the license of a dentist, or a
1167	1167	22 dental hygienist, or a dental therapist without a hearing, a
1168	1168	23 hearing by the Board must be held within 15 days after such
1169	1169	24 suspension has occurred.
1170	1170	25 (c) The entry of a judgment by any circuit court
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1181	1181	1 establishing that any person holding a license under this Act
1182	1182	2 is a person subject to involuntary admission under the Mental
1183	1183	3 Health and Developmental Disabilities Code shall operate as a
1184	1184	4 suspension of that license. That person may resume his or her
1185	1185	5 practice only upon a finding by the Board that he or she has
1186	1186	6 been determined to be no longer subject to involuntary
1187	1187	7 admission by the court and upon the Board's recommendation to
1188	1188	8 the Secretary that he or she be permitted to resume his or her
1189	1189	9 practice.
1190	1190	10 (Source: P.A. 99-492, eff. 12-31-15.)
1191	1191	11 (225 ILCS 25/34) (from Ch. 111, par. 2334)
1192	1192	12 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
1193	1193	13 Sec. 34. Confidential information - disclosure. In all
1194	1194	14 hearings conducted under this Act, information received,
1195	1195	15 pursuant to law, relating to any information acquired by a
1196	1196	16 dentist, or dental hygienist, or dental therapist in attending
1197	1197	17 any patient in a professional character, and necessary to
1198	1198	18 professionally serve such patient, shall be deemed strictly
1199	1199	19 confidential and shall only be made available, either as part
1200	1200	20 of the record of a hearing hereunder or otherwise: (1) when
1201	1201	21 such record is required, in its entirety, for purposes of
1202	1202	22 judicial review pursuant to this Act; or (2) upon the express,
1203	1203	23 written consent of the patient, or in the case of his or her
1204	1204	24 death or disability, his or her personal representative.
1205	1205	25 (Source: P.A. 84-365.)
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1216	1216	1 (225 ILCS 25/36) (from Ch. 111, par. 2336)
1217	1217	2 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
1218	1218	3 Sec. 36. Reports of Violations - Immunity. Any person
1219	1219	4 licensed under this Act, the Illinois State Dental Society,
1220	1220	5 Illinois Dental Hygienists Association, or any other similar
1221	1221	6 group or component society or member thereof, or any other
1222	1222	7 person, may report to the Board any information such person,
1223	1223	8 association or society may have which appears to show that a
1224	1224	9 dentist, or dental hygienist, or dental therapist is or may be
1225	1225	10 in violation of any of the provisions of this Act. Any such
1226	1226	11 person, association, or society, participating in good faith
1227	1227	12 in the making of a report, under the Act, shall have immunity
1228	1228	13 from any liability, civil, criminal or that otherwise might
1229	1229	14 result by reason of such action. For the purpose of any
1230	1230	15 proceedings, civil or criminal, the good faith of any such
1231	1231	16 person, association, or society shall be presumed.
1232	1232	17 (Source: P.A. 85-946.)
1233	1233	18 (225 ILCS 25/37) (from Ch. 111, par. 2337)
1234	1234	19 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
1235	1235	20 Sec. 37. Unlicensed practice; injunctions. The practice of
1236	1236	21 dentistry by any person not holding a valid and current
1237	1237	22 license under this Act is declared to be inimical to the public
1238	1238	23 welfare, to constitute a public nuisance, and to cause
1239	1239	24 irreparable harm to the public welfare.
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1250	1250	1 A person is considered to practice dentistry who:
1251	1251	2 (1) employs a dentist, dental hygienist, dental
1252	1252	3 therapist, or other entity which can provide dental
1253	1253	4 services under this Act;
1254	1254	5 (2) directs or controls the use of any dental
1255	1255	6 equipment or material while such equipment or material is
1256	1256	7 being used for the provision of dental services, provided
1257	1257	8 that this provision shall not be construed to prohibit a
1258	1258	9 person from obtaining professional advice or assistance in
1259	1259	10 obtaining or from leasing the equipment or material,
1260	1260	11 provided the advice, assistance, or lease does not
1261	1261	12 restrict or interfere with the custody, control, or use of
1262	1262	13 the equipment or material by the person;
1263	1263	14 (3) directs, controls or interferes with a dentist's,
1264	1264	15 or dental hygienist's , or dental therapist's clinical
1265	1265	16 judgment; or
1266	1266	17 (4) exercises direction or control, by written
1267	1267	18 contract, license, or otherwise, over a dentist, dental
1268	1268	19 hygienist, dental therapist, or other entity which can
1269	1269	20 provide dental services under this Act in the selection of
1270	1270	21 a course of treatment; limitation of patient referrals;
1271	1271	22 content of patient records; policies and decisions
1272	1272	23 relating to refunds (if the refund payment would be
1273	1273	24 reportable under federal law to the National Practitioner
1274	1274	25 Data Bank) and warranties and the clinical content of
1275	1275	26 advertising; and final decisions relating to employment of
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1286	1286	1 dental assistants and dental hygienists. Nothing in this
1287	1287	2 Act shall, however, be construed as prohibiting the
1288	1288	3 seeking or giving of advice or assistance with respect to
1289	1289	4 these matters.
1290	1290	5 The purpose of this Section is to prevent a non-dentist
1291	1291	6 from influencing or otherwise interfering with the exercise of
1292	1292	7 independent professional judgment by a dentist, dental
1293	1293	8 hygienist, dental therapist, or other entity which can provide
1294	1294	9 dental services under this Act. Nothing in this Section shall
1295	1295	10 be construed to prohibit insurers and managed care plans from
1296	1296	11 operating pursuant to the applicable provisions of the
1297	1297	12 Illinois Insurance Code under which the entities are licensed.
1298	1298	13 The Secretary, the Attorney General, the State's attorney
1299	1299	14 of any county in the State, or any person may maintain an
1300	1300	15 action in the name of the People of the State of Illinois, and
1301	1301	16 may apply for injunctive relief in any circuit court to enjoin
1302	1302	17 such person from engaging in such practice; and upon the
1303	1303	18 filing of a verified petition in such court, the court if
1304	1304	19 satisfied by affidavit, or otherwise, that such person has
1305	1305	20 been engaged in such practice without a valid and current
1306	1306	21 license so to do, may enter a temporary restraining order
1307	1307	22 without notice or bond, enjoining the defendant from such
1308	1308	23 further practice. Only the showing of non-licensure, by
1309	1309	24 affidavit or otherwise, is necessary in order for a temporary
1310	1310	25 injunction to issue. A copy of the verified complaint shall be
1311	1311	26 served upon the defendant and the proceedings shall thereafter
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1322	1322	1 be conducted as in other civil cases except as modified by this
1323	1323	2 Section. If it is established that the defendant has been, or
1324	1324	3 is engaged in such unlawful practice, the court may enter an
1325	1325	4 order or judgment perpetually enjoining the defendant from
1326	1326	5 further such practice. In all proceedings hereunder the court,
1327	1327	6 in its discretion, may apportion the costs among the parties
1328	1328	7 interested in the action, including cost of filing the
1329	1329	8 complaint, service of process, witness fees and expenses,
1330	1330	9 court reporter charges and reasonable attorneys' fees. In case
1331	1331	10 of violation of any injunctive order entered under the
1332	1332	11 provisions of this Section, the court may summarily try and
1333	1333	12 punish the offender for contempt of court. Such injunction
1334	1334	13 proceedings shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, all
1335	1335	14 penalties and other remedies provided in this Act.
1336	1336	15 This Section does not apply to an executor, administrator,
1337	1337	16 guardian, or authorized representative contracting with
1338	1338	17 another dentist or dentists to continue the operations of a
1339	1339	18 deceased or incapacitated dentist's practice under Section
1340	1340	19 38.2 of this Act.
1341	1341	20 (Source: P.A. 97-1013, eff. 8-17-12.)
1342	1342	21 (225 ILCS 25/38.1)
1343	1343	22 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
1344	1344	23 Sec. 38.1. Prohibition against interference by
1345	1345	24 non-dentists. The purpose of this Section is to ensure that
1346	1346	25 each dentist, or dental hygienist, or dental therapist
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1357	1357	1 practicing in this State meets minimum requirements for safe
1358	1358	2 practice without clinical interference by persons not licensed
1359	1359	3 under this Act. It is the legislative intent that dental
1360	1360	4 services be provided only in accordance with the provisions of
1361	1361	5 this Act and not be delegated to unlicensed persons.
1362	1362	6 Unless otherwise authorized by this Act, a dentist, or
1363	1363	7 dental hygienist, or dental therapist is prohibited from
1364	1364	8 providing dental services in this State, if the dentist, or
1365	1365	9 dental hygienist, or dental therapist:
1366	1366	10 (1) is employed by any person other than a dentist to
1367	1367	11 provide dental services, except as set forth in Section
1368	1368	12 38.2 of this Act; or
1369	1369	13 (2) allows any person other than another dentist to
1370	1370	14 direct, control, or interfere with the dentist's or dental
1371	1371	15 hygienist's clinical judgment. Clinical judgment shall
1372	1372	16 include but not be limited to such matters as the
1373	1373	17 dentist's or dental hygienist's selection of a course of
1374	1374	18 treatment, limitation of patient referrals, content of
1375	1375	19 patient records, policies and decisions relating to
1376	1376	20 refunds (if the refund payment would be reportable under
1377	1377	21 federal law to the National Practitioner Data Bank) and
1378	1378	22 warranties and the clinical content of advertising, and
1379	1379	23 final decisions relating to employment of dental
1380	1380	24 assistants and dental hygienists. This paragraph shall not
1381	1381	25 be construed to limit a patient's right of informed
1382	1382	26 consent. An executor, administrator, guardian, or
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1393	1393	1 authorized representative contracting with another dentist
1394	1394	2 or dentists to continue the operations of a deceased or
1395	1395	3 incapacitated dentist's practice under Section 38.2 of
1396	1396	4 this Act who violates this paragraph (2) is subject to the
1397	1397	5 civil penalties set forth in Section 8.5 of this Act.
1398	1398	6 (Source: P.A. 94-1028, eff. 1-1-07.)
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