410 ILCS 517/1
Short title
Short title. This Act may be cited as the Health Care Professional Credentials Data Collection Act. (Source: P.A. 91-602, eff. 8-16-99.)
Illinois Compiled Statutes 410 ILCS 517 — Health Care Professional Credentials Data Collection Act.
Illinois · statute · 410 ILCS 517 · 12 active provisions
410 ILCS 517/5
Definitions
Definitions. As used in this Act: "Credentials data" means those data, information, or answers to questions required by a health care entity, health care plan, or hospital to complete the credentialing or recredentialing of a health care professional. "Credentialing" means the process of assessing and validating the qu…
410 ILCS 517/15
Development and use of uniform health care and hospital credentials forms
Development and use of uniform health care and hospital credentials forms. (a) The Department shall by rule establish: (1) a uniform health care credentials form that shall include the credentials data commonly requested by health care entities and health care plans for purposes of credentialing and shall minimize the…
410 ILCS 517/20
Single credentialing cycle
Single credentialing cycle. (a) The Department shall by rule establish a single credentialing cycle. The single credentialing cycle shall be based on a specific variable or variables. To the extent possible the single credentialing cycle shall be established to ensure that the credentials data of all health care profes…
410 ILCS 517/25
Single site survey
Single site survey. (a) The Department shall by rule establish a uniform site survey instrument taking into account national accreditation standards and State requirements. The uniform site survey instrument shall include all the site survey data requested by health care entities and health care plans. (b) No later tha…
410 ILCS 517/30
Study of coordinated credentials verification
Study of coordinated credentials verification. (a) The Department shall study the need for coordinated credentials data verification. (b) The study shall address the need for, the advantages and disadvantages of, and the costs and cost savings, if any, of coordinated credentials verification. (c) The study also may add…
410 ILCS 517/35
Rules
Rules. The Department shall adopt rules necessary to develop and implement and enforce the requirements established by this Act. (Source: P.A. 103-436, eff. 8-4-23.)
410 ILCS 517/40
Enforcement
Enforcement. The Department has authority to enforce the provisions of the Act. In addition to any other penalty provided by law, any health care entity, health care plan, hospital, or health care professional that violates any Section of this Act shall forfeit and pay to the Department a fine in an amount determined b…
410 ILCS 517/45
Administrative Procedure Act
Administrative Procedure Act. The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is hereby expressly adopted and incorporated herein as if all the provisions of the Act were included in the Act. For the purpose of this Act, the notice required under Section 10-25 of the Administrative Procedure Act is deemed sufficient when mai…
410 ILCS 517/50
Administrative Review Law
Administrative Review Law. All final administrative decisions of the Department are subject to judicial review pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Review Law and all rules adopted pursuant thereto. The term "administrative decision" is defined as in Section 3-101 of the Code of Civil Procedure. (Source: P.…
410 ILCS 517/51
Licensure records
Licensure records. Licensure records designated confidential and considered sealed for reporting purposes by the licensee under Section 2105-207 of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois are not reportable under this Act. (Source: P.A. 104-558, eff. 7-10-26.)
410 ILCS 517/99
Effective Date
Effective Date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 91-602, eff. 8-16-99.)