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What are the steps for restoring a disciplined license to active, undisciplined status?

By Adrienne Hersh, JD, ICS Legal Counsel · July 19, 20173 min read

People shaking hands — What are the steps for restoring a disciplined license to active, undisciplined status?

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A.: Discipline that is imposed for a definite term, such as “probation for a period of two years,” terminates on its own without action on the licensee’s. Discipline that is described as “indefinite” will remain unless and until the licensee takes formal steps to end it. Indefinite discipline may have no minimum, which means the licensee may file a Petition for Restoration at any time. Other discipline orders may require a minimum amount of time (for example, “indefinite probation for a minimum of two years”), which means that the IDFPR will not restore the license until the expiration of the minimum period.

Restoration of a license is initiated by the licensee’s filing of a Petition for Restoration with the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR). A Petition for Restoration is a public document that starts a formal case at the IDFPR.

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Adrienne Hersh, JD, ICS Legal Counsel

Adrienne serves as Illinois Chiropractic Society general counsel and provides legal advice and support on a wide range of legal issues affecting chiropractic physicians, including licensing and other health care regulations, scope of practice, insurance and reimbursement, business structuring, labor and employment, contracts, and litigation. Adrienne previously served for 8 years as general counsel to the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation (now the Division of Professional Regulation, Department of Financial and Professional Regulation), where she was chief legal counsel responsible for overseeing all legal issues and advising the 50+ licensing and disciplinary boards, including the Medical Disciplinary Board and the Medical Licensing Board. She is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association Health Care Section, the Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys, and the National Association of Chiropractic Attorneys.