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225 ILCS 37/5

(225 ILCS 37/5)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029)

Sec. 5.

Legislative intent.

In adopting this Act, it is recognized
that the field of environmental health is a dynamic field that is
continually evolving into new and complex areas of concern.  It is the
legislative intent of this Act to recognize the occasional existence of
overlapping functions with engineers, industrial hygienists, veterinarians,
and other professions licensed to carry out specific activities that may touch
on
some aspects of the field of environmental health.  It is not the intent of
this Act to require registration of these individuals, nor is it the intent
that the registration of any person under this Act would allow that person
to perform functions or engage in activities that would include the practice
of engineering.  It is the sole purpose and intent of this Act to safeguard the
health, safety, and general welfare of the public from adverse environmental
factors and to license those environmental health
professionals who have
completed approved environmental health or science curricula, are qualified to
work in the field of environmental health, within the scope of practice as
defined in this Act, and not to restrict nor interfere with interstate
commerce.

(Source: P.A. 89-61, eff. 6-30-95; 90-44, eff. 7-3-97.)