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225 ILCS 41/15-5
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 41/ - Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing Code.|Article 15 - Administration And Enforcement

 (from Ch. 111, par. 2825)(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)Sec. 15-5. Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing and  Disciplinary Board. A Funeral Directors and Embalmers  Licensing and Disciplinary Board is created and shall  consist of 7 persons, 6 of whom are licensed to  practice funeral directing and embalming in this State, and one who is a  knowledgeable public member.  Each member shall be appointed by the Secretary. The persons so appointed shall hold their  offices for 4 years and until qualified successors are appointed. All vacancies  occurring shall be filled by the Secretary for the unexpired portion of the term  rendered vacant.  No member shall be eligible to serve for more than 2 full  consecutive terms. The Secretary may remove or suspend any member of the Board for cause at any time before the expiration of his or her term.  The Secretary shall be the sole arbiter of cause. The Board shall annually select a chairman from its membership.  The members of the Board shall be reimbursed for all legitimate and necessary  expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board.  The Board may meet  as often as necessary to perform its duties under this Code, and shall meet  at least once a year in Springfield, Illinois.Four members of the Board shall constitute a quorum.   A quorum is required for all Board decisions.The Department shall consider the recommendation of the Board in the development of proposed rules under this Code.  Notice of any proposed rulemaking under this Code shall be transmitted to the Board and the Department shall review the response of the Board and any recommendations relating to that rulemaking.The Department shall seek the advice and recommendations of the Board in  connection with any rulemaking or disciplinary actions relating to funeral director and embalmers and funeral director and embalmer interns, including applications  for restoration of revoked licenses.  Members of the Board shall be immune from suit in any action based upon any disciplinary proceedings or other activities performed in good faith as members of the Board.(Source: P.A. 96-1463, eff. 1-1-11; 97-1130, eff. 8-28-12.)
225 ILCS 41/15-10
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 41/ - Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing Code.|Article 15 - Administration And Enforcement

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)Sec. 15-10. Administrative Procedure Act. The Illinois Administrative  Procedure Act is hereby expressly adopted and incorporated into this Code as if  all of the provisions of that Act were included in this Code, except that the  provision of subsection (d) of Section 10-65 of the Illinois Administrative  Procedure Act that provides that at hearings the licensee has the right to show  compliance with all lawful requirements for retention, continuation or renewal  of the license is specifically excluded. For the purposes of this Code the  notice required under Section 10-25 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure  Act is deemed sufficient when mailed to the address of record.(Source: P.A. 96-1463, eff. 1-1-11.)
225 ILCS 41/15-15
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 41/ - Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing Code.|Article 15 - Administration And Enforcement

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)Sec. 15-15. Complaints; investigations; hearings. The Department may investigate the actions of any applicant or of any person or persons rendering or offering to render services or any person holding or claiming to hold a license under this Code.The Department shall, before refusing to issue or renew a license or seeking to discipline a licensee under Section 75, at least 30 days before the date set for the hearing, (i) notify the accused in writing of the charges made and the time and place for the hearing on the charges, (ii) direct him or her to file a written answer to the charges under oath within 20 days after service, and (iii) inform the applicant or licensee that failure to answer shall result in a default being entered against the applicant or licensee.At the time and place fixed in the notice, the Board or the hearing officer appointed by the Secretary shall proceed to hear the charges and the parties or their counsel shall be accorded ample opportunity to present any pertinent statements, testimony, evidence, and arguments.  The Board or hearing officer may continue the hearing from time to time.  In case the person, after receiving the notice, fails to file an answer, his or her license may, in the discretion of the Secretary, having first received the recommendation of the Board, be suspended, revoked, or placed on probationary status, or be subject to whatever disciplinary action the Secretary considers proper, including limiting the scope, nature, or extent of the person's practice or the imposition of a fine, without a hearing, if the act or acts charged constitute sufficient grounds for that action under this Code.  The written notice and any notice in the subsequent proceeding may be served by regular or certified mail to the licensee's address of record. (Source: P.A. 96-48, eff. 7-17-09; 96-1463, eff. 1-1-11; 97-1130, eff. 8-28-12.)
225 ILCS 41/15-16
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 41/ - Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing Code.|Article 15 - Administration And Enforcement

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)Sec. 15-16. Appointment of a hearing officer.  The Secretary has the authority to appoint any attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Illinois to serve as the hearing officer in any action for refusal to issue, restore, or renew a license or to discipline a licensee.  The hearing officer has full authority to conduct the hearing.  (Source: P.A. 96-1463, eff. 1-1-11; 97-1130, eff. 8-28-12.)
225 ILCS 41/15-17
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 41/ - Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing Code.|Article 15 - Administration And Enforcement

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)Sec. 15-17. Consent order. At any point in any investigation or disciplinary proceeding provided for in this Code, both parties may agree to a negotiated consent order. The consent order shall be final upon signature of the Secretary.  (Source: P.A. 96-1463, eff. 1-1-11.)
225 ILCS 41/15-18
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 41/ - Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing Code.|Article 15 - Administration And Enforcement

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)Sec. 15-18. Temporary suspension.  The Secretary may temporarily suspend the license of a licensee without a hearing, simultaneously with the institution of proceedings for a hearing provided in Section 15-15 of this Code, if the Secretary finds that the public interest, safety, or welfare requires such emergency action. In the event that the Secretary temporarily suspends a license without a hearing before the Board or a duly appointed hearing officer, a hearing shall be held within 30 days after the suspension has occurred. The suspended licensee may seek a continuance of the hearing, during which time the suspension shall remain in effect. The proceeding shall be concluded without appreciable delay. If the Department does not hold a hearing within 30 days after the date of the suspension, then the licensee's license shall be automatically reinstated.  (Source: P.A. 97-1130, eff. 8-28-12.)
225 ILCS 41/15-19
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 41/ - Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing Code.|Article 15 - Administration And Enforcement

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)Sec. 15-19. Consent to Administrative Supervision order.  In appropriate cases, the Department may resolve a complaint against a licensee through the issuance of a Consent to Administrative Supervision order. A licensee subject to a Consent to Administrative Supervision order shall be considered by the Department as an active licensee in good standing. This order shall not be reported or considered by the Department to be a discipline of the licensee. The records regarding an investigation and a Consent to Administrative Supervision order shall be considered confidential and shall not be released by the Department except as mandated by law. A complainant shall be notified if his or her complaint has been resolved by a Consent to Administrative Supervision order.  (Source: P.A. 97-1130, eff. 8-28-12.)
225 ILCS 41/15-20
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 41/ - Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing Code.|Article 15 - Administration And Enforcement

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)Sec. 15-20. Transcript; record of proceedings. The  Department, at its expense, shall preserve a record of all proceedings at the  formal hearing of any case.  The notice of hearing,  complaint and all other documents in the nature of pleadings and written  motions filed in the proceedings, the transcript of testimony, the report  of the Board or hearing officer, and the orders of the Department shall be the record of  the proceedings.(Source: P.A. 96-1463, eff. 1-1-11; 97-1130, eff. 8-28-12.)
225 ILCS 41/15-21
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 41/ - Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing Code.|Article 15 - Administration And Enforcement

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)Sec. 15-21. Findings and recommendations.   At the conclusion of the hearing, the Board or hearing officer shall present to the Secretary a written report of its findings of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendations.  The report shall contain a finding of whether or not the accused person violated this Code or its rules or failed to comply with the conditions required in this Code or its rules.  The Board shall specify the nature of any violations or failure to comply and shall make its recommendations to the Secretary.  In making recommendations for any disciplinary action, the Board may take into consideration all facts and circumstances bearing upon the reasonableness of the conduct of the accused and the potential for future harm to the public, including, but not limited to, previous discipline of the accused by the Department, intent, degree of harm to the public and likelihood of harm in the future, any restitution made by the accused, and whether the incident or incidents contained in the complaint appear to be isolated or represent a continuing pattern of conduct.  In making its recommendations for discipline, the Board shall endeavor to ensure that the severity of the discipline recommended is reasonably related to the severity of the violation.The report of findings of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendation of the Board or hearing officer shall be the basis for the Secretary's order refusing to issue, restore, or renew a license, or otherwise disciplining a licensee.  If the Secretary disagrees with the recommendations of the Board or hearing officer, the Secretary may issue an order in contravention of the Board or hearing officer's recommendations.  The finding is not admissible in evidence against the person in a criminal prosecution brought for a violation of this Code, but the hearing and finding are not a bar to a criminal prosecution brought for a violation of this Code.  (Source: P.A. 96-1463, eff. 1-1-11; 97-1130, eff. 8-28-12.)
225 ILCS 41/15-22
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 41/ - Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing Code.|Article 15 - Administration And Enforcement

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)Sec. 15-22. Rehearing.   At the conclusion of the hearing, a copy of the Board or hearing officer's report shall be served upon the applicant or licensee by the Department, either personally or as provided in this Code for the service of a notice of hearing.  Within 20 calendar days after service, the applicant or licensee may present to the Department a motion in writing for a rehearing, which shall specify the particular grounds for rehearing.  The Department may respond to the motion for rehearing within 20 calendar days after its service on the Department.  If no motion for rehearing is filed, then upon the expiration of the time specified for filing such a motion, or if a motion for rehearing is denied, then upon denial, the Secretary may enter an order in accordance with the recommendations of the Board or hearing officer.  If the applicant or licensee orders from the reporting service and pays for a transcript of the record within the time for filing a motion for rehearing, the 20-day period within which a motion may be filed shall commence upon the delivery of the transcript to the applicant or licensee.If the Secretary believes that substantial justice has not been done in the revocation, suspension, or refusal to issue, restore, or renew a license, or other discipline of an applicant or licensee, he or she may order a rehearing by the same or other hearing officers.  (Source: P.A. 96-1463, eff. 1-1-11; 97-1130, eff. 8-28-12.)
225 ILCS 41/15-25
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 41/ - Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing Code.|Article 15 - Administration And Enforcement

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)Sec. 15-25. Subpoenas; oaths; attendance of witnesses.(a) The Department may subpoena and bring before it any person to take the oral or written testimony or compel the production of any books, papers, records, or any other documents that the Secretary or his or her designee deems relevant or material to any investigation or hearing conducted by the Department with the same fees and mileage and in the same manner as prescribed in civil cases in the courts of this State.(b) The Secretary, the hearing officer, any member of the Board, or a certified shorthand court reporter may administer oaths at any hearing that the Department conducts. Notwithstanding any other statute or Department rule to the contrary, all requests for testimony, production of documents, or records shall be in accordance with this Code.(c) Any circuit court, upon application of  the applicant, licensee or the Department, may order   the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of relevant documents, files, books, records, and papers in connection with any hearing or investigation. The   court may compel compliance with its order by proceedings for  contempt of court.  (Source: P.A. 97-1130, eff. 8-28-12.)
225 ILCS 41/15-30
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 41/ - Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing Code.|Article 15 - Administration And Enforcement

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)Sec. 15-30. Mental incompetence; suspension. The entry of a judgment by any  court of competent jurisdiction establishing the mental incompetence of any  person holding a license under this Code operates as a suspension of that  person's license. The person may resume his or her practice only upon a finding  by a court of competent jurisdiction that the person has recovered mental  capacity.  (Source: P.A. 96-1463, eff. 1-1-11.)
225 ILCS 41/15-35
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 41/ - Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing Code.|Article 15 - Administration And Enforcement

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)Sec. 15-35. Administrative Review Law.(a) All final administrative decisions of  the Department shall be subject to judicial review under the Administrative  Review Law and its rules. The term "administrative decision" is defined as in  Section 3-101 of the Code of Civil Procedure.(b)   Proceedings for judicial review shall be commenced in the circuit court of the county in which the party applying for review resides, but if the party is not a resident of Illinois, then the venue shall be in Sangamon County. (Source: P.A. 96-1463, eff. 1-1-11.)
225 ILCS 41/15-40
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 41/ - Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing Code.|Article 15 - Administration And Enforcement

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)Sec. 15-40. Certification of record; receipt. The Department shall not be  required to certify any record to the court, to file an answer in court, or  otherwise to appear in any court in a judicial review proceeding unless and until the Department has received from the plaintiff payment of the costs of furnishing and certifying the record, which costs shall be determined by the Department.  Exhibits shall be certified without cost. Failure on the part of the Plaintiff  to file a receipt in court is grounds for dismissal of the action.  (Source: P.A. 96-1463, eff. 1-1-11; 97-1130, eff. 8-28-12.)
225 ILCS 41/15-41
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 41/ - Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing Code.|Article 15 - Administration And Enforcement

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)Sec. 15-41. Order or certified copy; prima facie proof.  An order or certified copy thereof, over the seal of the Department and purporting to be signed by the Secretary, is prima facie proof that:(1) the signature is the genuine signature of the     Secretary; and(2) the Secretary is duly appointed and qualified.  (Source: P.A. 96-1463, eff. 1-1-11; 97-1130, eff. 8-28-12.)
225 ILCS 41/15-46
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 41/ - Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing Code.|Article 15 - Administration And Enforcement

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)Sec. 15-46. Civil penalties; civil action.(a)  In addition to any other penalty provided by law, any person, sole  proprietorship, professional service corporation, limited liability company,  partnership, or other entity that violates Section 1-15 or 1-20 of this Code  shall forfeit and pay to the General Professions Dedicated Fund a civil penalty  in an amount determined by the Department  not to exceed  $10,000 for each violation. The penalty shall be assessed in proceedings as provided in Sections  15-10 through 15-41 of this Code.(b) In addition to the other penalties and remedies provided in this Code, the Department may bring a civil action in the county in which the funeral establishment is located against a licensee or any other person to enjoin any violation or threatened violation of this Code.(c)  Unless the amount of the penalty is paid within 60 days after the  order becomes final, the order shall constitute a judgment and shall be filed  and execution issued thereon in the same manner as the judgment of a court of  record.    (Source: P.A. 96-1463, eff. 1-1-11; 97-1130, eff. 8-28-12.)
225 ILCS 41/15-50
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 41/ - Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing Code.|Article 15 - Administration And Enforcement

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)Sec. 15-50. Practice by corporation, limited liability company, partnership, or association. No  corporation, limited liability company, partnership or association of individuals, as such, shall be  issued a license as a licensed funeral director and embalmer or licensed  funeral director, nor shall any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, firm or association  of individuals, or any individual connected therewith, publicly advertise any  corporation, partnership, or association of individuals as being licensed  funeral directors and embalmers or licensed funeral directors.  Nevertheless,  nothing in this Act shall restrict funeral director licensees or funeral director and embalmer licensees from forming professional service  corporations under the Professional Service Corporation Act or from having  these corporations registered for the practice of funeral directing.No funeral director licensee or funeral director and embalmer licensee, and no partnership or association of those licensees, formed  since July 1, 1935, shall engage in the practice of funeral directing  and embalming or funeral directing under a trade name or  partnership or firm name unless in the use and advertising of the trade  name, partnership or firm name there is published in connection with the  advertising the name of the owner or owners as the owner or owners.(Source: P.A. 96-863, eff. 3-1-10; 97-1130, eff. 8-28-12.)
225 ILCS 41/15-55
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 41/ - Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing Code.|Article 15 - Administration And Enforcement

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)Sec. 15-55. Preparation room. The Department shall require that each fixed  place of practice or establishment devoted to the care and preparation for  burial or for transportation of deceased human bodies maintain a preparation  room properly equipped with necessary drainage and ventilation facilities and  containing instruments and supplies necessary for the preparation and embalming  of deceased human bodies for burial or transportation.  Branch operations of main funeral businesses having a preparation room and  located in the State of Illinois are exempt from the requirements of this  Section. The Department may adopt rules for all preparation room equipment and facility requirements with the consultation of the Board.   (Source: P.A. 96-1463, eff. 1-1-11.)
225 ILCS 41/15-60
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 41/ - Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing Code.|Article 15 - Administration And Enforcement

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)Sec. 15-60. Determination of life. Every funeral director licensee or funeral director and embalmer licensee under this Code before  proceeding to prepare or embalm a human body to cremate or bury shall determine  that life is extinct by ascertaining that:(a) pulsation has entirely ceased in the radial or other arteries; and(b) heart or respiratory sounds are not audible with the use of a  stethoscope or with the ear applied directly over the heart.(Source: P.A. 96-863, eff. 3-1-10.)
225 ILCS 41/15-65
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 41/ - Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing Code.|Article 15 - Administration And Enforcement

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)Sec. 15-65. Fees. The Department shall provide by rule for a schedule of  fees for the administration and enforcement of this Code, including but not  limited to, original licensure, renewal, and restoration. The fees shall be  nonrefundable.All fees, fines, and penalties collected under this Code shall be deposited into the  General Professions Dedicated Fund and shall be appropriated to the Department  for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department in the  administration of this Code.  (Source: P.A. 96-1463, eff. 1-1-11; 97-1130, eff. 8-28-12.)