Two Chicago-area physicians have filed lawsuits against the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, arguing a recent law that strips convicted physicians of their medical licenses has been unfairly retroactively applied to them, according to a Chicago Tribune report.
Gov. Pat Quinn signed a law in July that would allow Illinois regulators to revoke the medical licenses of healthcare professionals who are convicted of sex crimes, forcible felonies or misdemeanor battery of a patient. The law, however, did not specify whether the license revocations could be applied retroactively.
According to the report, the two physicians were charged in the 1990s for battery and were disciplined with three- and six-year suspensions, respectively. IDFPR notified the physicians that their licenses would be revoked and no hearing would be possible, though they can send a written response within 20 days.
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Gov. Pat Quinn signed a law in July that would allow Illinois regulators to revoke the medical licenses of healthcare professionals who are convicted of sex crimes, forcible felonies or misdemeanor battery of a patient. The law, however, did not specify whether the license revocations could be applied retroactively.
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According to the report, the two physicians were charged in the 1990s for battery and were disciplined with three- and six-year suspensions, respectively. IDFPR notified the physicians that their licenses would be revoked and no hearing would be possible, though they can send a written response within 20 days.
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