Public Act 100-0766
 
HB5110 EnrolledLRB100 19031 XWW 34285 b


  
    AN ACT concerning regulation.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  


 
    Section 5. The Clinical Social Work and Social Work 
Practice Act is amended  by changing Section 12.5 as follows:
 



    (225 ILCS 20/12.5)



    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)

    Sec. 12.5. Endorsement. The Department may issue a license 
as a
clinical social worker or as a social worker, without the 
required
examination, to an applicant licensed under the laws 
of another jurisdiction if
the requirements for licensure in 
that jurisdiction are, on the date of
licensure, substantially 
equivalent to the requirements of this Act or to any
person

who, at the time of his or her licensure, possessed individual 
qualifications
that were substantially equivalent to the 
requirements then in force in this
State.  An applicant under 
this Section shall pay the required fees.


    An individual applying for licensure as a clinical social 
worker who has been licensed at the independent level in 
another United States jurisdiction for 10 consecutive years 
without discipline is not required to submit proof of 
completion of the education and supervised clinical 
professional experience required in paragraph (3) of Section 9 
and proof of passage of the examination required in paragraph 
(4) of Section 9. Individuals with 10 consecutive years of 
experience must submit certified verification of licensure 
from the jurisdiction in which the applicant practiced and must 
comply with all other licensing requirements and pay all 
required fees. 
    If the accuracy of any submitted documentation or the 
relevance or sufficiency of the course work or experience is 
questioned by the Department or the Board because of a lack of 
information, discrepancies or conflicts in information given, 
or a need for clarification, the applicant seeking licensure 
may be required to provide additional information. 
    An applicant has 3 years from the date of application to 
complete the application process. If the process has not been 
completed within 3 years, the application shall be denied, the 
fee shall be forfeited, and the applicant must reapply and meet 
the requirements in effect at the time of reapplication. 
(Source: P.A. 95-687, eff. 10-23-07.)

 
    Section 10. The Marriage and Family Therapy Licensing Act 
is amended  by changing Section 65 as follows:
 



    (225 ILCS 55/65)  (from Ch. 111, par. 8351-65)



    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)

    Sec. 65. Endorsement. The Department may issue a license as 
a
licensed marriage and family therapist, without the required 
examination,
to an applicant licensed under the laws of another 
state if the
requirements for licensure in that state are, on 
the date of licensure,
substantially equivalent to the 
requirements of this Act or to a person who, at
the time of his 
or her application for licensure, possessed individual

qualifications that were
substantially equivalent to the 
requirements then in force in this State. An
applicant under

this Section shall pay all of the required fees.

    An individual applying for licensure as a licensed marriage 
and family therapist who has been licensed at the independent 
level in another United States jurisdiction for 10 consecutive 
years without discipline is not required to submit proof of 
completion of the education, professional experience, and 
supervision required in Section 40. Individuals with 10 
consecutive years of experience must submit certified 
verification of licensure from the jurisdiction in which the 
applicant practiced and must comply with all other licensing 
requirements and pay all required fees. 
    If the accuracy of any submitted documentation or the 
relevance or sufficiency of the course work or experience is 
questioned by the Department or the Board because of a lack of 
information, discrepancies or conflicts in information given, 
or a need for clarification, the applicant seeking licensure 
may be required to provide additional information. 
    Applicants have 3 years from the date of application to 
complete the
application process. If the process has not been 
completed within the 3
years, the application shall be denied, 
the fee shall be forfeited, and the
applicant
must reapply and 
meet the requirements in effect at the time of
reapplication.

(Source: P.A. 100-372, eff. 8-25-17.)

 
    Section 15. The Professional Counselor and Clinical 
Professional Counselor
Licensing and Practice Act is amended  by 
changing Section 70 as follows:
 



    (225 ILCS 107/70)



    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)

    Sec. 70. Endorsement. The Department may issue a license as 
a licensed
professional counselor or licensed clinical 
professional counselor, without the
required examination, to 
(i) an applicant licensed under the laws of another
state or 
United States jurisdiction whose standards in the opinion of 
the
Department, were substantially equivalent at the date of 
his or her licensure
in the other jurisdiction to the 
requirements of this Act or (ii) any person
who, at the time of 
licensure, possessed individual qualifications which were

substantially equivalent to the requirements of this Act. Such 
an applicant
shall pay all of the required fees.

    An individual applying for licensure as a clinical 
professional counselor who has been licensed independent level 
in another United States jurisdiction for 10 consecutive years 
without discipline is not required to submit proof of 
completion of the supervised employment or experience required 
in subsection (b) of Section 45. Individuals with 10 
consecutive years of experience must submit certified 
verification of licensure from the jurisdiction in which the 
applicant practiced and must comply with all other licensing 
requirements and pay all required fees. 
    If the accuracy of any submitted documentation or the 
relevance or sufficiency of the course work or experience is 
questioned by the Department or the Board because of a  lack of 
information, discrepancies or conflicts in information given, 
or a need for clarification, the applicant seeking licensure 
may be required to provide additional information. 
    Applicants have 3 years from the date of application to 
complete the
application process. If the process has not been 
completed within 3
years, the application shall be denied, the 
fee forfeited, and the
applicant must reapply and meet the 
requirements in effect at the time of
reapplication.

(Source: P.A. 87-1011; 87-1269.)