Sen. Terry Link

Filed: 4/28/2009

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1119

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1119 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4     "Section 5. The Environmental Health Practitioner
5 Licensing Act is amended by changing Sections 27 and 30 as
6 follows:
 
7     (225 ILCS 37/27)
8     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2019)
9     Sec. 27. Renewals; restoration.
10     (a) The expiration date and renewal period for each license
11 issued under this Act shall be set by rule. As a condition for
12 renewal of a license, the licensee shall be required to
13 complete continuing education requirements as set forth in
14 rules by the Department. Licensees who are 70 years of age or
15 older and have been licensed under this Act for at least 4
16 years shall be exempt from the continuing education

 

 

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1 requirements.
2     (b) A person who has permitted a license to expire for a
3 period less than 5 years may have the license restored by
4 making application to the Department and filing proof,
5 acceptable to the Department, of fitness to have the license
6 restored. Proof may include (i) sworn evidence certifying to
7 active practice in another jurisdiction that is satisfactory to
8 the Department, (ii) complying with any continuing education
9 requirements, and (iii) paying the required restoration fee.
10     (c) A person seeking restoration of a license that has been
11 expired or placed on inactive status for more than 5 years may
12 have the license restored by making application to the
13 Department and filing proof, acceptable to the Department, of
14 fitness to have the license restored. Proof may include (i)
15 sworn evidence of active practice in another jurisdiction, (ii)
16 an affidavit attesting to military service as provided in
17 subsection (c) of this Section, (iii) proof of passage of the
18 environmental Health Proficiency Examination during the period
19 the license was lapsed or on inactive status, (iv) sworn
20 evidence of lawful practice under the supervision of an
21 Illinois-licensed Environmental Healthcare Practitioner in the
22 State of Illinois that is satisfactory to the Department, or
23 (v) proof of current certification, including continuing
24 education, from the National Environmental Health Association
25 Accreditation Council for environmental health curricula or
26 its equivalent as approved by the Department. An applicant for

 

 

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1 restoration under this Section shall be required to pay any
2 restoration fees as required under this Act and provide proof
3 of meeting continuing education requirements during the 2 years
4 prior to restoration. If the person has not maintained an
5 active practice in another jurisdiction satisfactory to the
6 Department, the Board shall determine, by an evaluation
7 program, established by rule, the person's fitness to resume
8 active status. The Board may require the person to complete a
9 period of evaluated clinical experience and successful
10 completion of a practical examination.
11     However, a person whose license expired while (i) in
12 federal service on active duty with the Armed Forces of the
13 United States or called into service or training with the State
14 Militia or (ii) in training or education under the supervision
15 of the United States, preliminary to induction into the
16 military service may have his or her license renewed or
17 restored without paying any lapsed renewal fees if, within 2
18 years after honorable termination of the service, training, or
19 education, except under conditions other than honorable, he or
20 she furnishes the Department with satisfactory evidence to the
21 effect that he or she has been so engaged and that the service,
22 training, or education has been terminated.
23     (d) A person who notifies the Department, in writing on
24 forms prescribed by the Department, may place his or her
25 license on inactive status and shall be excused from the
26 payment of renewal fees until the person notifies the

 

 

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1 Department, in writing, of the intention to resume active
2 practice.
3     (e) A person requesting his or her license be changed from
4 inactive to active status shall be required to pay the current
5 renewal fee and shall also demonstrate compliance with the
6 continuing education requirements.
7     (f) An environmental health practitioner whose license is
8 not renewed or whose license is on inactive status shall not
9 engage in the practice of environmental health in the State of
10 Illinois or use the title or advertise that he or she performs
11 the services of a "licensed environmental health
12 practitioner".
13     (g) A person violating subsection (f) of this Section shall
14 be considered to be practicing without a license and shall be
15 subject to the disciplinary provisions of this Act.
16     (h) A license to practice shall not be denied any applicant
17 because of the applicant's race, religion, creed, national
18 origin, political beliefs or activities, age, sex, sexual
19 orientation, or physical impairment that does not affect a
20 person's ability to practice with reasonable judgment, skill,
21 or safety as determined by the Department.
22 (Source: P.A. 91-724, eff. 6-2-00.)
 
23     (225 ILCS 37/30)
24     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2019)
25     Sec. 30. Endorsement. The Department may issue a license as

 

 

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1 a licensed environmental health practitioner, without the
2 required examination, to an applicant licensed under the laws
3 of another state if the requirements for licensure in that
4 state are, on the date of granting the license, substantially
5 equal to the requirements of this Act. The Department shall
6 issue a license as a licensed environmental health practitioner
7 to any applicant who holds a Registered Environmental Health
8 Specialist/Registered Sanitarian credential in good standing
9 with the National Environmental Health Association. An
10 applicant under this Section shall pay all required fees.
11 Applicants have 3 years from the date of application to
12 complete the application process. If the process has not been
13 completed within 3 years, the application shall be denied, the
14 fee forfeited, and the applicant must reapply and meet the
15 requirements in effect at the time of reapplication.
16 (Source: P.A. 89-61, eff. 6-30-95.)
 
17     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
18 2009.".