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90_SB1657
225 ILCS 2/40
Amends the Acupuncture Practice Act to provide that on
and after January 1, 2000, the Department of Professional
Regulation shall issue a license to an applicant who submits
proof of graduating from an accredited school, in addition to
meeting current qualification requirements.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Acupuncture Practice Act to change
2 Section 40.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Acupuncture Practice Act is amended by
6 changing Section 40 as follows:
7 (225 ILCS 2/40)
8 Sec. 40. Application for licensure. Applications for
9 original licensure as an acupuncturist shall be made to the
10 Department in writing on forms prescribed by the Department
11 and shall be accompanied by the required fee, which shall not
12 be refundable.
13 Until December 31, 1999, applicants shall submit with the
14 application proof of passing the National Commission for the
15 Certification of Acupuncturists examination or a
16 substantially equivalent examination approved by the
17 Department or meeting any other qualifications established by
18 the Department.
19 On and after January 1, 2000, the Department shall issue
20 a license to an applicant who submits with the application
21 proof of each of the following:
22 (1) graduation from (A) a school accredited by the
23 National Accreditation Commission for Schools and
24 Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine or a
25 similar accrediting body approved by the Department or
26 (B) a foreign college of acupuncture and oriental
27 medicine listed in the World Health Organization
28 directory of medical schools;
29 (2) passing the National Commission for the
30 Certification of Acupuncturists' examination or a
31 substantially equivalent examination approved by the
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1 Department; and
2 (3) meeting any other qualifications established by
3 rule of the Department.
4 An applicant has 3 years from the date of his or her
5 application to complete the application process. If the
6 process has not been completed in 3 years, the application
7 shall be denied, the fee shall be forfeited, and the
8 applicant must reapply and meet the requirements in effect at
9 the time of reapplication.
10 (Source: P.A. 89-706, eff. 1-31-97; 90-61, eff. 7-3-97.)