Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 412 - LICENSURE OF DIRECT CHILD WELFARE SERVICE EMPLOYEES AND SUPERVISORS › Section 412.50 - Grounds for Suspension, Revocation or Refusal to Reinstate a License

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Causes for
			 Licensure Action
The Board may suspend, revoke or refuse to reinstate, and the
				Department may refuse to issue, any license issued by the Department for any of
				the following acts:
1) violation or
			 negligent disregard of this Part;
2) a charge or criminal conviction of any
			 offenses stipulated under the Criminal Code of 2012 and listed in Section 4.2
			 of the Child Care Act (a pending charge may result only in suspension or
			 temporary refusal to reinstate);
3)
			 making any material misrepresentation relevant to obtaining a license,
			 including, but not limited to, failure to certify on the form, or a false
			 statement, that the applicant is not more than 30 days delinquent in complying
			 with a child support order;
4) an
			 egregious act that demonstrates incompetence, unfitness or blatant disregard
			 for one's duties in providing direct child welfare services;
5) a pattern of deviation from a standard of
			 child welfare practice that could result in an injury to a child or a pattern
			 of dishonesty that places State funds or records at risk;
6) aiding or assisting another person in
			 violation of any provision of this Part;
7) failing to provide information or
			 documents regarding a licensure investigation or license within 30 days after a
			 written request by the OIG or the Department;
8) habitual or excessive use of, or addiction
			 to, alcohol, narcotics, stimulants, or any other chemical agent or drug that
			 results in a worker's inability to practice with reasonable judgment, skill or
			 safety. This shall not include any person who has sought, will seek or is
			 receiving substance abuse treatment if it does not impact on his or her ability
			 to practice with reasonable judgment, skill or safety;
9) discipline by another state or national
			 licensing entity when the grounds for suspension, revocation or refusal to
			 reinstate are substantially the same as at least one of the grounds established
			 in this Section;
10) falsification
			 of case records, court reports or court testimony;
11) failing to report an instance of
			 suspected child abuse or neglect as required by the Abused and Neglected Child
			 Reporting Act (ANCRA) [325 ILCS 5 ];
12) being named as an alleged perpetrator in
			 a pending child abuse or neglect report;
13) being named as a perpetrator in an
			 indicated report by the Department under ANCRA unless or until the indication
			 is reversed on appeal or administrative court review in accordance with 89 Ill.
			 Adm. Code 336 (Appeal of Child Abuse and Neglect Investigation Findings);
			 or
14) has not been convicted of
			 more than two offenses against traffic regulations governing the movement of
			 vehicle within a 12-month period or being convicted of reckless driving,
			 driving under the influence of alcohol or other drugs, or manslaughter or
			 reckless homicide resulting from the operation of a motor vehicle.