HB3263 Summary

• Secretary of Department of Professional Regulation must immediately suspend a health care worker's license without hearing for 45 days upon notification from State's Attorney of criminal charges for offenses involving bodily harm, sexual conduct, or sex offender registration requirements.

• Department must immediately and permanently revoke the license of any health care worker convicted of offenses involving bodily harm against a patient, sexual conduct/penetration, or crimes requiring sex offender registration; conviction must be vacated, overturned, or reversed before licensure or reinstatement can occur.

• Disciplinary hearing must occur within 45 days of suspension and determine whether license remains suspended or is reinstated during criminal proceedings; if reinstated, health care worker must practice only with an approved chaperone during all patient encounters.

• State's Attorney must notify Department by telephone and overnight mail of criminal charges filed against health care workers for qualifying offenses and must notify Department by first-class mail upon conviction of such offenses.

• Information reported to Department must remain confidential except for disclosure to law enforcement for criminal investigations or to other state licensing authorities for disciplinary proceedings; disciplinary records must be vacated and removed if charges are dropped, worker is acquitted, or conviction is overturned.