Illinois Supreme Court Approves Law Requiring Automatic License Revocation

Illinois health-care professionals convicted of sexual abuse of a patient or any crime requiring inclusion in the state’s sex offender registry will have their medical licenses permanently revoked under a 2011 law upheld by the state supreme court Oct. 17 (Hayashi v. Ill. Dep’t of Fin. & Prof’l Regulation, , 2014 BL 291506, Ill., 116023, 10/17/14).

Dr. Sidney M. Wolfe, founder and senior adviser of Public Citizen’s Health Research Group in Washington, told Bloomberg BNA that the Illinois law is an important step in protecting patients and might serve as a template for other states. He said ...