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225 ILCS 60/37 (2026)

Disciplinary actions

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(225 ILCS 60/37) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-37)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)
    Sec. 37. Disciplinary actions.
    (a) At the time and place fixed in the notice, the Medical Board provided for in this Act shall proceed to hear the charges, and the accused person shall be accorded ample opportunity to present in person, or by counsel, such statements, testimony, evidence and argument as may be pertinent to the charges or to any defense thereto. The Medical Board may continue such hearing from time to time. If the Medical Board is not sitting at the time and place fixed in the notice or at the time and place to which the hearing has been continued, the Department shall continue such hearing for a period not to exceed 30 days.
    (b) In case the accused person, after receiving notice, fails to file an answer, their license may, in the discretion of the Secretary, having received first the recommendation of the Medical Board, be suspended, revoked or placed on probationary status, or the Secretary may take whatever disciplinary action as he or she may deem proper, including limiting the scope, nature, or extent of said person's practice, without a hearing, if the act or acts charged constitute sufficient grounds for such action under this Act.
    (c) The Medical Board has the authority to recommend to the Secretary that probation be granted or that other disciplinary or non-disciplinary action, including the limitation of the scope, nature or extent of a person's practice, be taken as it deems proper. If disciplinary or non-disciplinary action, other than suspension or revocation, is taken the Medical Board may recommend that the Secretary impose reasonable limitations and requirements upon the accused registrant to ensure compliance with the terms of the probation or other disciplinary action including, but not limited to, regular reporting by the accused to the Department of their actions, placing themselves under the care of a qualified physician for treatment, or limiting their practice in such manner as the Secretary may require.
    (d) The Secretary, after consultation with the Chief Medical Coordinator or Deputy Medical Coordinator, may temporarily suspend the license of a physician without a hearing, simultaneously with the institution of proceedings for a hearing provided under this Section if the Secretary finds that evidence in his or her possession indicates that a physician's continuation in practice would constitute an immediate danger to the public. In the event that the Secretary suspends, temporarily, the license of a physician without a hearing, a hearing by the Medical Board shall be held within 15 days after such suspension has occurred and shall be concluded without appreciable delay.
(Source: P.A. 102-20, eff. 1-1-22.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases (6 in the last 5 years), 1994–2024 · leading case: Sharma v. Div. of Prof'l Reg. of the Illinois Dep't of Fin. & Prof'l Reg., 2023 IL App (3d) 220095 (Ill. App. Ct. 2023).
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Sharma v. Div. of Prof'l Reg. of the Illinois Dep't of Fin. & Prof'l Reg., 2023 IL App (3d) 220095 (Ill. App. Ct. 2023). · cites it 3× “” 225 ILCS 60/37(a) (West 2020). ¶ 26 He first argues that section 37(a) provides that he was entitled to the opportunity to present expert testimony as to standard of care and what, if any, discipline should be imposed.”
Vasanwala v. Div. of Prof'l Reg. of the Dep't of Fin. & Prof'l Reg., 2024 IL App (4th) 220933 (Ill. App. Ct. 2024). · cites it 6× “” 225 ILCS 60/37(a) (West 2022). ¶ 16 However, the Director, with the authority delegated by the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation, may temporarily suspend a licensee’s medical license without a hearing if the Director finds, based on the evidence possessed,…”
Albazzaz v. Dep't of Prof'l Reg., 731 N.E.2d 787 (Ill. App. Ct. 2000). · cites it 2× “225 ILCS 60/37 (West 1998). That section provides: “If disciplinary action, other than suspension or revocation, is taken the Disciplinary Board may recommend that the Director impose reasonable limitations and requirements upon the accused registrant to insure compliance with…”
Obasi v. Dep't of Prof'l Reg., 639 N.E.2d 1318 (Ill. App. Ct. 1994). “4400 — 37 (now 225 ILCS 60/37 (West 1992))). Finally, the Act provides that all final administrative decisions of the Department are subject to judicial review pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Review Law (Ill.”
Kafin v. Div. of Prof'l Reg. of the Dep't of Fin. & Prof'l Reg., 2012 IL App (1st) 111875 (Ill. App. Ct. 2012). “” 225 ILCS 60/37 (West 2008). We cannot say that this section contains “express statutory language” that at least one Board member must be present at an administrative hearing.”
Vasanwala v. The Div. of Prof'l Reg. of the Dep't of Fin. & Prof'l Reg., 2023 IL App (4th) 220933-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2023). · cites it 6× “On appeal, plaintiff argues he was denied due process when the Director temporarily suspended his medical license without a hearing under section 37(d) of the Medical Practice Act of 1987 (Medical Act) (225 ILCS 60/37(d) (West 2022)). He further contends the Director’s order…”
Dobrescu v. Div. of Prof'l Reg. of the Dep't of Fin. & Prof'l Reg., 2024 IL App (1st) 231014-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2024). · cites it 5× “” 225 ILCS 60/37(a); 68 Ill. Adm. Code § 1110.”
Wilson v. Kalelkar (N.D. Ill. 2022). · cites it 3× “48:3–15; 225 ILCS 60/37(d); 5 ILCS 100/10-65(d)).) Stewart seeks summary judgment on three grounds.”
Yetman v. Dep't of Fin. & Prof'l Reg., 2023 IL App (1st) 220371-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2023). “” 225 ILCS 60/37(d) (West 2012). Additionally, “[i]n the event that the Secretary suspends, temporarily, the license of a physician without a hearing, a hearing by the Medical Board shall be held within 15 days after such suspension has occurred and shall be concluded without…”
Albazzaz v. Dept. of Prof'l Reg. (Ill. App. Ct. 2000). “In support, he points to the language of Section 60/37, which authorizes the Board to limit the scope of a licensee's practice only under certain circumstances.”
— 225 ILCS 60/37(a) — 3 cases
Sharma v. Div. of Prof'l Reg. of the Illinois Dep't of Fin. & Prof'l Reg., 2023 IL App (3d) 220095 (Ill. App. Ct. 2023). “” 225 ILCS 60/37(a) (West 2020). ¶ 26 He first argues that section 37(a) provides that he was entitled to the opportunity to present expert testimony as to standard of care and what, if any, discipline should be imposed.”
Vasanwala v. Div. of Prof'l Reg. of the Dep't of Fin. & Prof'l Reg., 2024 IL App (4th) 220933 (Ill. App. Ct. 2024). “” 225 ILCS 60/37(a) (West 2022). ¶ 16 However, the Director, with the authority delegated by the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation, may temporarily suspend a licensee’s medical license without a hearing if the Director finds, based on the evidence possessed,…”
Dobrescu v. Div. of Prof'l Reg. of the Dep't of Fin. & Prof'l Reg., 2024 IL App (1st) 231014-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2024). “” 225 ILCS 60/37(a); 68 Ill. Adm. Code § 1110.”
— 225 ILCS 60/37(d) — 6 cases
Vasanwala v. Div. of Prof'l Reg. of the Dep't of Fin. & Prof'l Reg., 2024 IL App (4th) 220933 (Ill. App. Ct. 2024). “” 225 ILCS 60/37(a) (West 2022). ¶ 16 However, the Director, with the authority delegated by the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation, may temporarily suspend a licensee’s medical license without a hearing if the Director finds, based on the evidence possessed,…”
Sharma v. Div. of Prof'l Reg. of the Illinois Dep't of Fin. & Prof'l Reg., 2023 IL App (3d) 220095 (Ill. App. Ct. 2023). “” 225 ILCS 60/37(a) (West 2020). ¶ 26 He first argues that section 37(a) provides that he was entitled to the opportunity to present expert testimony as to standard of care and what, if any, discipline should be imposed.”
Vasanwala v. The Div. of Prof'l Reg. of the Dep't of Fin. & Prof'l Reg., 2023 IL App (4th) 220933-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2023). “On appeal, plaintiff argues he was denied due process when the Director temporarily suspended his medical license without a hearing under section 37(d) of the Medical Practice Act of 1987 (Medical Act) (225 ILCS 60/37(d) (West 2022)). He further contends the Director’s order…”
Wilson v. Kalelkar (N.D. Ill. 2022). “48:3–15; 225 ILCS 60/37(d); 5 ILCS 100/10-65(d)).) Stewart seeks summary judgment on three grounds.”
Dobrescu v. Div. of Prof'l Reg. of the Dep't of Fin. & Prof'l Reg., 2024 IL App (1st) 231014-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2024). “” 225 ILCS 60/37(a); 68 Ill. Adm. Code § 1110.”
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