Full Text of SB1734 103rd General Assembly
SB1734 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2023 and 2024 SB1734 Introduced 2/9/2023, by Sen. Seth Lewis SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: | | 225 ILCS 50/5 | from Ch. 111, par. 7405 |
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Amends the Hearing Instrument Consumer Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the requirements for a license.
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| | A BILL FOR |
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| | | SB1734 | | LRB103 27753 AMQ 54131 b |
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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 Hearing Instrument Consumer Protection Act | 5 | | is amended by changing Section 5 as follows:
| 6 | | (225 ILCS 50/5) (from Ch. 111, par. 7405)
| 7 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
| 8 | | Sec. 5. License required. No person shall engage in the
| 9 | | the
selling, practice of testing, fitting, selecting, | 10 | | recommending, adapting,
dispensing, or servicing hearing | 11 | | instruments or display a sign, advertise, or
represent oneself | 12 | | as a person who practices the fitting or selling of hearing
| 13 | | instruments unless such person holds a current license issued | 14 | | by the Department
as provided in this Act. Such person shall be | 15 | | known as a licensed hearing
instrument dispenser. Individuals | 16 | | licensed pursuant to the provisions of
Section 8 of this Act | 17 | | shall be deemed qualified to provide tests of human
hearing | 18 | | and hearing instrument evaluations for the purpose of | 19 | | dispensing a
hearing instrument for which any State agency may | 20 | | contract. The license shall
be conspicuously displayed in the | 21 | | place of business. Duplicate licenses shall
be issued by the | 22 | | Department to licensees operating more than one office upon
| 23 | | the additional payment set forth in this Act. No hearing |
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| 1 | | instrument manufacturer may distribute, sell, or otherwise | 2 | | provide hearing instruments to any unlicensed hearing care | 3 | | professional for the purpose of selling hearing instruments to | 4 | | the consumer. | 5 | | Except for violations of the provisions of this Act, or | 6 | | the rules
promulgated under it, nothing in this Act shall | 7 | | prohibit a corporation,
partnership, trust, association, or | 8 | | other entity from engaging in the
business of testing, | 9 | | fitting, servicing, selecting, dispensing, selling, or
| 10 | | offering for sale hearing instruments at retail without a | 11 | | license, provided it
employs only licensed individuals in the | 12 | | direct testing, fitting, servicing,
selecting, offering for | 13 | | sale, or dispensing of such products. Each such
corporation, | 14 | | partnership, trust, association, or other entity shall file | 15 | | with
the Department, prior to doing business in this State and | 16 | | by July 1 of each
calendar year thereafter, on forms | 17 | | prescribed by the Department, a list of all
licensed hearing | 18 | | instrument dispensers employed by it and a statement attesting
| 19 | | that it complies with this Act and the rules promulgated under | 20 | | it and the
regulations of the Federal Food and Drug | 21 | | Administration and the Federal Trade
Commission insofar as | 22 | | they are applicable.
| 23 | | (Source: P.A. 99-204, eff. 7-30-15.)
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