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To: Janice Shell who wrote (714)	11/21/2002 9:58:31 PM
From: scion	Respond to of 1136

"The Department has the authority and power to investigate any and all unlicensed activity." Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987 (225 ILCS 95/10) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008) Sec. 10. Identification. No person shall use the title or perform the duties of "Physician assistant" unless he or she is a qualified holder of a license issued by the Department as provided in this Act. A physician assistant shall wear on his or her person a visible identification indicating that he or she is certified as a physician assistant while acting in the course of his or her duties. (Source: P.A. 90-61, eff. 12-30-97.) (225 ILCS 95/10.5) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008) Sec. 10.5. Unlicensed practice; violation; civil penalty. (a) Any person who practices, offers to practice, attempts to practice, or holds oneself out to practice as a physician's assistant without being licensed under this Act shall, in addition to any other penalty provided by law, pay a civil penalty to the Department in an amount not to exceed $5,000 for each offense as determined by the Department. The civil penalty shall be assessed by the Department after a hearing is held in accordance with the provisions set forth in this Act regarding the provision of a hearing for the discipline of a licensee. (b) The Department has the authority and power to investigate any and all unlicensed activity. (c) The civil penalty shall be paid within 60 days after the effective date of the order imposing the civil penalty. The order shall constitute a judgment and may be filed and execution had thereon in the same manner as any judgment from any court of record. (Source: P.A. 89-474, eff. 6-18-96.) legis.state.il.us