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1 | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Medical Practice Act of 1987 is amended by | ||||||
5 | changing Section 3.5 as follows:
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6 | (225 ILCS 60/3.5)
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7 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2008)
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8 | Sec. 3.5. Unlicensed practice; violation; civil penalty.
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9 | (a) Any person who practices, offers to practice, attempts | ||||||
10 | to practice, or
holds oneself out to practice as a physician | ||||||
11 | without being licensed under this
Act shall, in
addition to any | ||||||
12 | other penalty provided by law, pay a civil penalty to the
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13 | Department in an amount not to exceed $5,000 for each offense | ||||||
14 | as determined by
the Department. The civil penalty shall be | ||||||
15 | assessed by the Department after a
hearing is held in | ||||||
16 | accordance with the provisions set forth in this Act
regarding | ||||||
17 | the provision of a hearing for the discipline of a licensee.
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18 | (b) The Department has the authority and power to | ||||||
19 | investigate any and all
unlicensed activity.
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20 | (c) The civil penalty shall be paid within 60 days after | ||||||
21 | the effective date
of the order imposing the civil penalty. The | ||||||
22 | order shall constitute a judgment
and may be filed and | ||||||
23 | execution had thereon in the same manner as any judgment
from |
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1 | any court of record.
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2 | (d) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit the | ||||||
3 | right of persons licensed under this Act to delegate tasks or | ||||||
4 | duties to licensed or unlicensed personnel who have the | ||||||
5 | training or experience to perform the tasks or duties so | ||||||
6 | delegated.
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7 | (Source: P.A. 89-474, eff. 6-18-96 .)
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8 | Section 10. The Electrologist Licensing Act is amended by | ||||||
9 | changing Section 20 as follows:
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10 | (225 ILCS 412/20)
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11 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
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12 | Sec. 20. Exemptions. This Act does not prohibit:
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13 | (1) A person licensed in this State under any other Act | ||||||
14 | from engaging
in the practice for which that person is | ||||||
15 | licensed.
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16 | (2) The practice of electrology by a person who is | ||||||
17 | employed by the
United States government or any bureau, | ||||||
18 | division,
or agency thereof while in the discharge of the | ||||||
19 | employee's official duties.
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20 | (3) The practice of electrology included in a program
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21 | of study by students enrolled in schools or in refresher | ||||||
22 | courses approved
by the Department.
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23 | Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prevent a person
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24 | functioning as
an
assistant
to a
person licensed to practice |
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1 | medicine in all its branches from being delegated tasks or | ||||||
2 | duties for which he or she has the training or experience to | ||||||
3 | perform, in accordance with Section 3.5 of the Medical Practice | ||||||
4 | Act of 1987
providing electrology services .
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5 | (Source: P.A. 92-750, eff. 1-1-03.)
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