Full Text of HB5110 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning regulation.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Clinical Social Work and Social Work | 5 | | Practice Act is amended by changing Section 12.5 as follows:
| 6 | | (225 ILCS 20/12.5)
| 7 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
| 8 | | Sec. 12.5. Endorsement. The Department may issue a license | 9 | | as a
clinical social worker or as a social worker, without the | 10 | | required
examination, to an applicant licensed under the laws | 11 | | of another jurisdiction if
the requirements for licensure in | 12 | | that jurisdiction are, on the date of
licensure, substantially | 13 | | equivalent to the requirements of this Act or to any
person
| 14 | | who, at the time of his or her licensure, possessed individual | 15 | | qualifications
that were substantially equivalent to the | 16 | | requirements then in force in this
State. An applicant under | 17 | | this Section shall pay the required fees.
| 18 | | An individual applying for licensure as a clinical social | 19 | | worker who has been licensed at the independent level in | 20 | | another United States jurisdiction for 10 consecutive years | 21 | | without discipline is not required to submit proof of | 22 | | completion of the education and supervised clinical | 23 | | professional experience required in paragraph (3) of Section 9 |
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| 1 | | and proof of passage of the examination required in paragraph | 2 | | (4) of Section 9. Individuals with 10 consecutive years of | 3 | | experience must submit certified verification of licensure | 4 | | from the jurisdiction in which the applicant practiced and must | 5 | | comply with all other licensing requirements and pay all | 6 | | required fees. | 7 | | If the accuracy of any submitted documentation or the | 8 | | relevance or sufficiency of the course work or experience is | 9 | | questioned by the Department or the Board because of a lack of | 10 | | information, discrepancies or conflicts in information given, | 11 | | or a need for clarification, the applicant seeking licensure | 12 | | may be required to provide additional information. | 13 | | An applicant has 3 years from the date of application to | 14 | | complete the application process. If the process has not been | 15 | | completed within 3 years, the application shall be denied, the | 16 | | fee shall be forfeited, and the applicant must reapply and meet | 17 | | the requirements in effect at the time of reapplication. | 18 | | (Source: P.A. 95-687, eff. 10-23-07 .)
| 19 | | Section 10. The Marriage and Family Therapy Licensing Act | 20 | | is amended by changing Section 65 as follows:
| 21 | | (225 ILCS 55/65) (from Ch. 111, par. 8351-65)
| 22 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)
| 23 | | Sec. 65. Endorsement. The Department may issue a license as | 24 | | a
licensed marriage and family therapist, without the required |
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| 1 | | examination,
to an applicant licensed under the laws of another | 2 | | state if the
requirements for licensure in that state are, on | 3 | | the date of licensure,
substantially equivalent to the | 4 | | requirements of this Act or to a person who, at
the time of his | 5 | | or her application for licensure, possessed individual
| 6 | | qualifications that were
substantially equivalent to the | 7 | | requirements then in force in this State. An
applicant under
| 8 | | this Section shall pay all of the required fees.
| 9 | | An individual applying for licensure as a licensed marriage | 10 | | and family therapist who has been licensed at the independent | 11 | | level in another United States jurisdiction for 10 consecutive | 12 | | years without discipline is not required to submit proof of | 13 | | completion of the education, professional experience, and | 14 | | supervision required in Section 40. Individuals with 10 | 15 | | consecutive years of experience must submit certified | 16 | | verification of licensure from the jurisdiction in which the | 17 | | applicant practiced and must comply with all other licensing | 18 | | requirements and pay all required fees. | 19 | | If the accuracy of any submitted documentation or the | 20 | | relevance or sufficiency of the course work or experience is | 21 | | questioned by the Department or the Board because of a lack of | 22 | | information, discrepancies or conflicts in information given, | 23 | | or a need for clarification, the applicant seeking licensure | 24 | | may be required to provide additional information. | 25 | | Applicants have 3 years from the date of application to | 26 | | complete the
application process. If the process has not been |
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| 1 | | completed within the 3
years, the application shall be denied, | 2 | | the fee shall be forfeited, and the
applicant
must reapply and | 3 | | meet the requirements in effect at the time of
reapplication.
| 4 | | (Source: P.A. 100-372, eff. 8-25-17.)
| 5 | | Section 15. The Professional Counselor and Clinical | 6 | | Professional Counselor
Licensing and Practice Act is amended by | 7 | | changing Section 70 as follows:
| 8 | | (225 ILCS 107/70)
| 9 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)
| 10 | | Sec. 70. Endorsement. The Department may issue a license as | 11 | | a licensed
professional counselor or licensed clinical | 12 | | professional counselor, without the
required examination, to | 13 | | (i) an applicant licensed under the laws of another
state or | 14 | | United States jurisdiction whose standards in the opinion of | 15 | | the
Department, were substantially equivalent at the date of | 16 | | his or her licensure
in the other jurisdiction to the | 17 | | requirements of this Act or (ii) any person
who, at the time of | 18 | | licensure, possessed individual qualifications which were
| 19 | | substantially equivalent to the requirements of this Act. Such | 20 | | an applicant
shall pay all of the required fees.
| 21 | | An individual applying for licensure as a clinical | 22 | | professional counselor who has been licensed independent level | 23 | | in another United States jurisdiction for 10 consecutive years | 24 | | without discipline is not required to submit proof of |
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| 1 | | completion of the supervised employment or experience required | 2 | | in subsection (b) of Section 45. Individuals with 10 | 3 | | consecutive years of experience must submit certified | 4 | | verification of licensure from the jurisdiction in which the | 5 | | applicant practiced and must comply with all other licensing | 6 | | requirements and pay all required fees. | 7 | | If the accuracy of any submitted documentation or the | 8 | | relevance or sufficiency of the course work or experience is | 9 | | questioned by the Department or the Board because of a lack of | 10 | | information, discrepancies or conflicts in information given, | 11 | | or a need for clarification, the applicant seeking licensure | 12 | | may be required to provide additional information. | 13 | | Applicants have 3 years from the date of application to | 14 | | complete the
application process. If the process has not been | 15 | | completed within 3
years, the application shall be denied, the | 16 | | fee forfeited, and the
applicant must reapply and meet the | 17 | | requirements in effect at the time of
reapplication.
| 18 | | (Source: P.A. 87-1011; 87-1269 .)
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