Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1280 - SEX OFFENDER EVALUATION AND TREATMENT PROVIDER ACT › Section 1280.110 - Unethical, Unauthorized or Unprofessional Conduct

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
The Division may suspend or revoke any license issued under the
				Act, refuse to renew a license or take other disciplinary action, based upon
				its finding of unethical, unauthorized or unprofessional conduct within the
				meaning of Section 80 of the Act, which is interpreted to include, but is not
				limited to, the following acts or practices. These standards shall apply to any
				license issued under the Act.
a)
			 Professional Relationships
1) Practicing,
			 condoning, facilitating, collaborating with or engaging in discrimination based
			 on age, culture, disability, ethnicity, race, religion/spirituality, gender,
			 gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status/partnership, language
			 preference, socioeconomic status or any basis prescribed by law. Licensees
			 shall not discriminate against clients, students, employees, supervisees or
			 research participants in a manner that has a negative impact on these
			 persons.
2) Engaging in any action
			 that violates or diminishes the civil or legal rights of clients.
3) Engaging in the sexual exploitation of
			 clients, clients' romantic partners, or clients' family members, students or
			 supervisees.
4) Engaging in or
			 condoning sexual harassment, including, but not limited to, deliberate or
			 repeated comments, gestures or physical contacts of a sexual nature, that
			 occurs in connection with professional activities or roles.
5) Bringing personal or professional biases
			 into the professional relationship. Through an awareness of the impact of
			 stereotyping and discrimination (i.e., biases based on age, disability,
			 ethnicity, gender, religion or sexual preference), licensees guard the
			 individual rights and personal dignity of the client in the professional
			 relationship.
6) Engaging in any
			 type of sexual or romantic intimacies with clients, clients' romantic partners,
			 or clients' family members. Licensees shall not provide professional services
			 to persons with whom they have had a sexual relationship, including the
			 person's romantic partners or family members.
7) Engaging in sexual intimacies with former
			 clients, clients' romantic partners or clients' family members prior to 5 years
			 after termination of the counselor/client relationship.
8) Engaging in any nonprofessional
			 relationships with clients, former clients, clients' romantic partners, or
			 clients' family members should be avoided, except when the interaction is
			 potentially beneficial to the client. All potentially beneficial relationships
			 must be documented in case notes, and conducted with full client consent. When
			 unintentional harm occurs to the client or former client, or to an individual
			 significantly involved with the client or former client, due to nonprofessional
			 interaction, the licensees must show evidence of an attempt to remedy that
			 harm.
9) Failing to offer all
			 pertinent facts regarding services rendered to the client prior to
			 administration of professional services. The purpose of informed consent is to
			 insure a client's complete access to information pertaining to professional
			 services. Examples include, but are not limited to, the purposes, goals,
			 techniques, procedures, limitations, potential risks, and benefits of services;
			 the licensee's qualifications, credentials and relevant experience; and
			 continuation of services upon the incapacitation or death of a licensee.
			 Licensees must take steps to ensure that clients understand the implications of
			 diagnosis, the intended use of assessments and reports, billing arrangements,
			 and length of treatment and utilization of consultants. The client's signature
			 indicating receipt of pertinent information is strongly encouraged.