305 ILCS 5/8A-7.1
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 305 - PUBLIC AID|305 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Public Aid Code.|Article VIIIA - Public Assistance Fraud

 (from Ch. 23, par. 8A-7.1)Sec. 8A-7.1. The Director, upon making a  determination based upon information in the possession of the Illinois  Department, that continuation in practice of a licensed health care  professional would constitute an immediate danger to the public, shall submit  a written communication to the Director of Professional Regulation indicating  such determination and  additionally providing a complete summary of the information upon which  such determination is based, and recommending that the Director of  Professional Regulation immediately suspend such person's  license.  All relevant evidence, or copies thereof, in the Illinois  Department's possession may also be submitted in conjunction with the written  communication.  A copy of such written communication, which is exempt from  the copying and inspection provisions of the Freedom of Information Act,  shall at the time of submittal to the Director  of Professional Regulation  be simultaneously mailed to the last known business address of such licensed  health care professional by certified or registered postage, United States  Mail, return receipt requested.  Any evidence, or copies thereof, which is  submitted in conjunction with the written communication is also exempt from  the copying and inspection provisions of the Freedom of Information Act.The Director, upon making a determination based upon information in the  possession of the Illinois Department, that a licensed health care  professional is willfully committing fraud upon the Illinois Department's  medical assistance program, shall submit a written communication to the  Director of Professional Regulation indicating such  determination and additionally providing a complete summary of the  information upon which such determination is based.  All relevant evidence,  or copies thereof, in the Illinois Department's possession may also be  submitted in conjunction with the written communication.Upon receipt of such written communication, the Director of  Professional Regulation shall promptly investigate the  allegations contained in such written communication.  A copy of such  written communication, which is exempt from the copying and inspection  provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, shall at the time of  submission to the Director of Professional Regulation,  be simultaneously mailed to the last known address of such licensed health  care professional by certified or registered postage, United States Mail,  return receipt requested.  Any evidence, or copies thereof, which  is submitted in conjunction with the written communication is also exempt  from the copying and inspection provisions of the Freedom of Information Act.For the purposes of this Section, "licensed health care professional"  means any person licensed under the Illinois Dental Practice Act, the Nurse Practice Act, the Medical Practice Act of 1987, the  Pharmacy Practice Act, the Podiatric Medical Practice Act of 1987,  or the Illinois Optometric Practice Act of 1987.  (Source: P.A. 95-639, eff. 10-5-07; 95-689, eff. 10-29-07; 95-876, eff. 8-21-08.)