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225 ILCS 2/50
(225 ILCS 2/50)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
Sec. 50. Practice prohibited. Unless he or she has been issued, by the
Department, a valid, existing license as an acupuncturist under this Act, no
person may use the title and designation of "Acupuncturist", "Licensed
Acupuncturist", "Certified Acupuncturist", "Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine", "Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine", "Doctor of Acupuncture", "Oriental Medicine Practitioner", "Licensed Oriental Medicine Practitioner", "Oriental Medicine Doctor", "Licensed Oriental Medicine Doctor", "C.A.", "Act.", "Lic. Act.",
"Lic. Ac.", "D.Ac.", "DACM", "DAOM", or "O.M.D." either directly or indirectly, in connection with his or her
profession or business. No person licensed under this Act may use the
designation "medical", directly or indirectly, in connection with his or her
profession or business. Nothing shall prevent a physician from using the
designation "Acupuncturist".
No person may practice, offer to practice, attempt to practice, or hold
himself or herself out to practice as a licensed acupuncturist without
being licensed under this Act.
This Act does not prohibit a person from applying acupuncture needles, modalities, or techniques as
part of his or her educational training when he or she:
(1) is engaged in a State-approved course in | | acupuncture, as provided in this Act;
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(2) is a graduate of a school of acupuncture and
| | participating in a postgraduate training program;
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(3) is a graduate of a school of acupuncture and
| | participating in a review course in preparation for taking the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine examination; or
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(4) is participating in a State-approved continuing
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Students attending schools of acupuncture, and professional acupuncturists
who are not licensed in Illinois, may engage in the practice of acupuncture
in conjunction with their education as provided in this Act, but
may not open an office, appoint a place to meet private patients, consult with
private patients, or otherwise engage in the practice of acupuncture beyond
what is required in conjunction with their education.
(Source: P.A. 100-375, eff. 8-25-17.)
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