96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB2443


 
Introduced 2/19/2009, by Rep. Dan Reitz - Angelo Saviano - Arthur L. Turner
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













225 ILCS 50/6.1 new










    Amends the Hearing Instrument Consumer Protection Act. Provides that the Department shall grant reciprocity to a hearing instrument dispenser who has a valid license, or its equivalent, from another state which has an examination that is comparable to the examination required under the Act and who has been actively practicing as a hearing instrument dispenser for at least 3 months or is certified by the National Board for Certification in Hearing Instrument Sciences.  
















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HB2443

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    AN ACT concerning regulation.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:


 
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    Section 5. The Hearing Instrument Consumer Protection Act 
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is amended  by adding Section 6.1 as follows:

 
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    (225 ILCS 50/6.1  new)
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    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)
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    Sec. 6.1. Reciprocity. The Department shall issue a license  
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to any hearing instrument dispenser who has a valid license as 
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a hearing instrument dispenser, or its equivalent, from another 
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state that has a licensing examination that is comparable to 
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the licensing examination required under this Act and who has 
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been actively practicing as a hearing instrument dispenser for 
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at least 3 months or is certified by the National Board for 
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Certification in Hearing Instrument Sciences.