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 1        AN ACT concerning the regulation of professions.

 2        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section 1.  Short title.  This Act may be  cited  as  the
 5    Massage Licensing Act.

 6        Section  5.   Declaration of public policy.  The practice
 7    of massage therapy is hereby declared to  affect  the  public
 8    health,  safety,  and welfare and to be subject to regulation
 9    in the public interest.   The  purpose  of  this  Act  is  to
10    protect  and  benefit  the  public  by  setting  standards of
11    qualifications, education, training, and experience for those
12    who  seek  to  practice  massage  therapy,  to  promote  high
13    standards of professional performance for those  licensed  to
14    practice  massage  therapy  in  the State of Illinois, and to
15    protect the public from  unprofessional  conduct  by  persons
16    licensed to practice massage therapy.

17        Section 10.  Definitions.   As used in this Act:
18        "Approved  massage  school"  means a facility which meets
19    minimum standards for training and curriculum  as  determined
20    by the Department.
21        "Board"  means the Massage Therapy Board appointed by the
22    Director.
23        "Compensation"  means   the   payment,   loan,   advance,
24    donation, contribution, deposit, or gift of money or anything
25    of value.
26        "Department"   means   the   Department  of  Professional
27    Regulation.
28        "Director" means the Director of Professional Regulation.
29        "Massage"  or  "massage  therapy"  means  a   system   of
30    structured  palpation  or  movement of the soft tissue of the
 
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 1    body.  The  system  may  include,  but  is  not  limited  to,
 2    techniques  such  as  effleurage  or  stroking  and  gliding,
 3    petrissage  or  kneading, tapotement or percussion, friction,
 4    vibration, compression, and  stretching  activities  as  they
 5    pertain  to massage therapy.  These techniques may be applied
 6    by a licensed massage therapist with or without  the  aid  of
 7    lubricants,   salt   or  herbal  preparations,  hydromassage,
 8    thermal massage, or a massage device that mimics or  enhances
 9    the  actions  possible  by  human  hands.  The purpose of the
10    practice of massage,  as  licensed  under  this  Act,  is  to
11    enhance  the  general  health  and well-being of the mind and
12    body  of  the  recipient.  "Massage"  does  not  include  the
13    diagnosis of a specific pathology. "Massage" does not include
14    those acts of physical therapy or therapeutic  or  corrective
15    measures  that  are  outside  the  scope  of  massage therapy
16    practice as defined in this Section.
17        "Massage therapist" means a person who is licensed by the
18    Department and administers massage for compensation.
19        "Professional massage or  bodywork  therapy  association"
20    means  a  state  or nationally chartered organization that is
21    devoted to the massage specialty and therapeutic approach and
22    meets the following requirements:
23             (1)  The organization requires that its members meet
24        minimum   educational   requirements.   The   educational
25        requirements must include anatomy,  physiology,  hygiene,
26        sanitation,  ethics, technical theory, and application of
27        techniques.
28             (2)  The organization has  an  established  code  of
29        ethics   and   has  procedures  for  the  suspension  and
30        revocation of membership of persons violating the code of
31        ethics.

32        Section 15.  Licensure requirements. Beginning January 1,
33    2004, persons engaged in massage  for  compensation  must  be
 
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 1    licensed  by  the  Department.   The Department shall issue a
 2    license to an individual  who  meets  all  of  the  following
 3    requirements:
 4             (1)  The  applicant  has  applied  in writing on the
 5        prescribed forms and has paid the required fees.
 6             (2)  The applicant is at least 18 years of  age  and
 7        of  good  moral  character.    In  determining good moral
 8        character, the Department  may  take  into  consideration
 9        conviction  of  any  crime  under  the laws of the United
10        States or any state or territory thereof that is a felony
11        or a misdemeanor or any crime that is directly related to
12        the practice of the profession. Such a  conviction  shall
13        not operate automatically as a complete bar to a license,
14        except  in  the  case of any conviction for prostitution,
15        rape, or sexual misconduct, or where the applicant  is  a
16        registered sex offender.
17             (3)  The  applicant  has  met  one  of the following
18        requirements:
19                  (A)  has successfully completed the  curriculum
20             or  curriculums  of  one  or  more  massage  therapy
21             schools  approved  by  the Department that require a
22             minimum of 500 hours and  has  passed  a  competency
23             examination approved by the Department;
24                  (B)  holds   a  current  license  from  another
25             jurisdiction having licensure requirements that meet
26             or exceed those defined within this Act; or
27                  (C)  has moved to Illinois from a  jurisdiction
28             with  no  licensure  requirement  and  has  provided
29             documentation that he or she has successfully passed
30             the  National  Certification  Board  of  Therapeutic
31             Massage   and   Bodywork's  examination  or  another
32             massage therapist certifying examination approved by
33             the Department and maintains current certification.
 
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 1        Section 20.  Grandfathering provision.
 2        (a)  For a period of one year after the effective date of
 3    the rules adopted under this Act, the Department may issue  a
 4    license  to  an  individual  who,  in addition to meeting the
 5    requirements set forth in paragraphs (1) and (2)  of  Section
 6    15, produces proof that he or she has met at least one of the
 7    following requirements before the effective date of this Act:
 8             (1)  has  been  an active member, for a period of at
 9        least one year prior to the application for licensure, of
10        a  national  professional  massage  therapy  organization
11        established  prior  to  the  year  2000,   which   offers
12        professional liability insurance and a code of ethics;
13             (2)  has  passed  the National Certification Exam of
14        Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork and has kept his or  her
15        certification current;
16             (3)  has  practiced massage therapy an average of at
17        least 10 hours per week for at least 10 years; or
18             (4) has practiced massage therapy an average  of  at
19        least  10  hours  per week for at least one year prior to
20        the effective date of this  Act   and  has  completed  at
21        least 100 hours of formal training in massage therapy.
22        (b)  An applicant who can show proof of having engaged in
23    the practice of massage therapy for at  least  10  hours  per
24    week for a minimum of one year prior to the effective date of
25    this  Act  and  has less than 100 hours of formal training or
26    has been practicing for less than one year with 100 hours  of
27    formal  training  must complete at least 100 additional hours
28    of formal training consisting of at least 25 hours in anatomy
29    and physiology by January 1, 2004.
30        (c)  An applicant who has training from another state  or
31    country  may  qualify  for  a license under subsection (a) by
32    showing proof of meeting the requirements of  that  state  or
33    country   and   demonstrating  that  those  requirements  are
34    substantially the same as the requirements in this Section.
 
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 1        (d) For purposes of this Section, "formal training" means
 2    a massage therapy curriculum approved by the  Illinois  State
 3    Board  of Education or the Illinois Board of Higher Education
 4    or course work  provided  by  continuing  education  sponsors
 5    approved by the Department.

 6        Section 25.  Exemptions.
 7        (a)  This  Act  does not prohibit a person licensed under
 8    any other Act in this State from engaging in the practice for
 9    which he or she is licensed.
10        (b)   Persons exempted under this  Section  include,  but
11    are  not limited to, physicians, podiatrists, naprapaths, and
12    physical therapists.
13        (c)  Nothing in this Act prohibits qualified  members  of
14    other  professional  groups,  including  but  not  limited to
15    nurses,   occupational   therapists,   cosmetologists,    and
16    estheticians,  from performing massage in a manner consistent
17    with  their  training  and  the  code  of  ethics  of   their
18    respective professions.
19        (d)  Nothing  in  this  Act  prohibits  a  student  of an
20    approved massage school or program from  performing  massage,
21    provided  that  the  student does not hold himself or herself
22    out as a licensed massage therapist and does not charge a fee
23    for massage therapy services.
24        (e)  Nothing in this Act prohibits practitioners that  do
25    not  involve  intentional soft tissue manipulation, including
26    but not limited to Alexander Technique,  Feldenkrais,  Reike,
27    and Therapeutic Touch, from practicing.
28        (f)  Practitioners  of  certain  service  marked bodywork
29    approaches  that   do   involve   intentional   soft   tissue
30    manipulation,  including  but  not limited to Rolfing, Trager
31    Approach, Polarity Therapy, and Orthobionomy, are exempt from
32    this Act if they are approved by their governing  body  based
33    on  a minimum level of training, demonstration of competency,
 
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 1    and adherence to ethical standards.
 2        (g)  Practitioners  of  Asian  bodywork  approaches   are
 3    exempt  from  this  Act  if  they are members of the American
 4    Organization of  Bodywork  Therapies  of  Asia  as  certified
 5    practitioners  or  if  they are approved by an Asian bodywork
 6    organization  based  on  a   minimum   level   of   training,
 7    demonstration   of   competency,  and  adherence  to  ethical
 8    standards set by their governing body.
 9        (h)  Practitioners  of  other  forms  of   bodywork   who
10    restrict  manipulation of soft tissue to the feet, hands, and
11    ears, and who  do  not  have  the  client  disrobe,  such  as
12    reflexology, are exempt from this Act.
13        (i)  Nothing  in  this  Act applies to massage therapists
14    from other states or  countries  when  providing  educational
15    programs  or  services  for  a  period  not exceeding 30 days
16    within a calendar year.
17        (j)  Nothing in this Act prohibits a person from treating
18    ailments  by  spiritual  means  through   prayer   alone   in
19    accordance  with  the  tenets  and  practices of a recognized
20    church or religious denomination.

21        Section 30.  Title protection.
22        (a)  Persons regulated by  this  Act  are  designated  as
23    massage  therapists and therefore are exclusively entitled to
24    utilize the terms "massage", "massage therapy", and  "massage
25    therapist" when advertising or printing promotional material.
26        (b)  Anyone  who  knowingly  aids  and  abets one or more
27    persons not authorized to use a professional title  regulated
28    by  this  Act  or knowingly employs persons not authorized to
29    use the regulated professional title in the course  of  their
30    employment, commits a violation of this Act.
31        (c)  Anyone not authorized, under the definitions of this
32    Act,  to  utilize  the  term "massage", "massage therapy", or
33    "massage therapist" and who knowingly  utilizes  these  terms
 
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 1    when advertising commits a violation of this Act.

 2        Section 35. Massage Licensing Board.
 3        (a)  The  Director  shall  appoint  a  Massage  Licensing
 4    Board,  which  shall  serve  in  an  advisory capacity to the
 5    Director.  The Board shall consist of 7 members,  of  whom  6
 6    shall  be  massage  therapists  with  at  least  3  years  of
 7    experience  in  massage. One of the massage therapist members
 8    shall represent a massage therapy  school  from  the  private
 9    sector  and  one  of  the  massage  therapist  members  shall
10    represent  a  massage  therapy school from the public sector.
11    One member of the Board shall be a member of the  public  who
12    is  not  licensed under this Act or a similar Act in Illinois
13    or  another  jurisdiction.  Membership  on  the  Board  shall
14    reasonably reflect the various massage therapy and non-exempt
15    bodywork  organizations.   Membership  on  the  Board   shall
16    reasonably reflect the geographic areas of the State.
17        (b)  Members  shall be appointed to a 3-year term, except
18    that initial appointees shall serve the  following  terms:  2
19    members  including  the non-voting member shall serve for one
20    year, 2 members shall serve for 2 years, and 3 members  shall
21    serve  for  3  years.   A member whose term has expired shall
22    continue to serve until his or her  successor  is  appointed.
23    No  member  shall be reappointed to the Board for a term that
24    would cause his or her continuous service  on  the  Board  to
25    exceed 9 years.  Appointments to fill vacancies shall be made
26    in  the  same  manner  as  the  original appointments for the
27    unexpired portion of the vacated term.
28        (c)  The members of the Board  are  entitled  to  receive
29    compensation   for  all  legitimate  and  necessary  expenses
30    incurred while attending Board and Department meetings.
31        (d)  Members of the Board shall be immune  from  suit  in
32    any  action  based upon any disciplinary proceedings or other
33    activities performed in good faith as members of the Board.
 
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 1        (e)  The Director shall consider the  recommendations  of
 2    the   Board   on   questions   involving   the  standards  of
 3    professional  conduct,  discipline,  and  qualifications   of
 4    candidates and licensees under this Act.  Nothing shall limit
 5    the  ability  of  the Board to provide recommendations to the
 6    Director in regard to any matter affecting the administration
 7    of this Act.  The Director shall give  due  consideration  to
 8    all  recommendations  of  the  Board.  If  the Director takes
 9    action  contrary  to  a  recommendation  of  the  Board,  the
10    Director shall provide a written explanation of that action.
11        (f)  The Director may terminate the  appointment  of  any
12    member  for  cause  which,  in  the  opinion  of the Director
13    reasonably justifies termination, which may include,  but  is
14    not  limited  to,  a  Board  member  who  does  not  attend 2
15    consecutive meetings.

16        Section  40.   Duties  of  the  Department.   Subject  to
17    provisions of this Act, the Department shall:
18             (1)  Formulate rules required for the administration
19        of this Act.  Notice of proposed  rule  making  shall  be
20        transmitted  to the Board and the Department shall review
21        the Board's response and any recommendations made in  the
22        response.
23             (2)  Determine  the  qualifications  of an applicant
24        for licensure by endorsement.
25             (3)  Conduct hearings or proceedings  to  refuse  to
26        issue  or  renew  or  to  revoke a license or to suspend,
27        place on probation, reprimand, or otherwise discipline  a
28        person licensed under this Act.
29             (4)  Solicit  the advice and expert knowledge of the
30        Board on any matter relating to  the  administration  and
31        enforcement of this Act.
32             (5)  Maintain a roster of the names and addresses of
33        all  licensees  and  all persons whose licenses have been
 
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 1        suspended, revoked, or denied renewal  for  cause  within
 2        the   previous   calendar  year.   The  roster  shall  be
 3        available  upon  written  request  and  payment  of   the
 4        required fee.

 5        Section 45.  Grounds for discipline.
 6        (a)  The  Department may refuse to issue or renew, or may
 7    revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand, or take other
 8    disciplinary action, as the Department considers appropriate,
 9    including the imposition of fines not to  exceed  $1,000  for
10    each  violation,  with  regard to any license or licensee for
11    any one or more of the following:
12             (1)  being convicted of any crime under the laws  of
13        the  United States or any state or territory thereof that
14        is a felony or a misdemeanor,  an  essential  element  of
15        which  is  dishonesty, or any that is directly related to
16        the practice of massage.  Conviction,  as  used  in  this
17        paragraph,  shall include a finding or verdict of guilty,
18        an admission of guilt, or a plea of nolo contendere;
19             (2)  advertising   in   a   false,   deceptive,   or
20        misleading manner;
21             (3)  aiding, assisting, procuring, or  advising  any
22        unlicensed  person  to  practice  massage contrary to any
23        rules or provisions of this Act;
24             (4)  engaging in immoral conduct in  the  commission
25        of  any  act, such as sexual abuse, sexual misconduct, or
26        sexual exploitation, related to the licensee's practice;
27             (5)  engaging   in   dishonorable,   unethical,   or
28        unprofessional conduct of a character likely to  deceive,
29        defraud, or harm the public;
30             (6)  practicing  or  offering to practice beyond the
31        scope  permitted  by  law  or  accepting  and  performing
32        professional responsibilities which the licensee knows or
33        has reason to know that he or she  is  not  competent  to
 
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 1        perform;
 2             (7)  knowingly        delegating        professional
 3        responsibilities  to  a  person  unqualified by training,
 4        experience, or licensure to perform;
 5             (8)  failing to provide information in response to a
 6        written request made by the Department within 60 days;
 7             (9)  having  a  habitual  or  excessive  use  of  or
 8        addiction to alcohol, narcotics, stimulants, or any other
 9        chemical agent or drug which results in the inability  to
10        practice with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety;
11             (10)  having a pattern of practice or other behavior
12        that  demonstrates incapacity or incompetence to practice
13        under this Act;
14             (11)  making a material misstatement  in  furnishing
15        information   to   the  Department  or  otherwise  making
16        misleading,    deceptive,    untrue,    or     fraudulent
17        representations  in violation of this Act or otherwise in
18        the practice of the profession;
19             (12)  making any misrepresentation for  the  purpose
20        of obtaining a license; or
21             (13)  having  a  physical illness, including but not
22        limited to deterioration through  the  aging  process  or
23        loss  of  motor  skills, that results in the inability to
24        practice the profession with reasonable judgment,  skill,
25        or safety.
26        (b)  The  Department  may  refuse to issue or may suspend
27    the license of any person who fails to file a tax return,  to
28    pay  the  tax,  penalty,  or  interest  shown  in a filed tax
29    return, or to pay any final assessment of  tax,  penalty,  or
30    interest,  as  required  by  any  tax Act administered by the
31    Illinois Department  of  Revenue,  until  such  time  as  the
32    requirements of the tax Act are satisfied.
33        (c)  The determination by a circuit court that a licensee
34    is subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission, as
 
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 1    provided  in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
 2    Code, operates as an automatic  suspension.   The  suspension
 3    will  end only upon (i) a finding by a court that the patient
 4    is no longer subject to  involuntary  admission  or  judicial
 5    admission  and  the issuance of a court  order so finding and
 6    discharging the patient and (ii) the  recommendation  of  the
 7    Board  to the Director that the licensee be allowed to resume
 8    his or her practice.
 9        (d)  In enforcing this Section, the Department  or  Board
10    upon  a  showing  of  a  possible  violation  may  compel  an
11    individual  licensed  to  practice under this Act, or who has
12    applied for licensure under this Act, to submit to  a  mental
13    or  physical  examination, or both, as required by and at the
14    expense of the Department. The Department or Board may  order
15    the  examining  physician to present testimony concerning the
16    mental or physical examination of the licensee or  applicant.
17    No  information shall be excluded by reason of any common law
18    or statutory privilege relating to communications between the
19    licensee  or  applicant  and  the  examining  physician.  The
20    examining physicians shall be specifically designated by  the
21    Board  or Department. The individual to be examined may have,
22    at his or her own expense, another physician of  his  or  her
23    choice  present  during all aspects of this examination.  The
24    examination shall be performed by  a  physician  licensed  to
25    practice  medicine  in  all  its  branches.   Failure  of  an
26    individual  to  submit  to  a mental or physical examination,
27    when directed, shall be grounds for suspension of his or  her
28    license  until  the  individual submits to the examination if
29    the Department finds, after  notice  and  hearing,  that  the
30    refusal  to  submit to the examination was without reasonable
31    cause.
32        If the Department or Board finds an individual unable  to
33    practice  because  of  the reasons set forth in this Section,
34    the Department or Board may require that individual to submit
 
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 1    to care, counseling, or treatment by physicians  approved  or
 2    designated  by the Department or Board, as a condition, term,
 3    or  restriction  for  continued,   reinstated,   or   renewed
 4    licensure  to  practice;  or, in lieu of care, counseling, or
 5    treatment,  the  Department  may  file,  or  the  Board   may
 6    recommend   to   the  Department  to  file,  a  complaint  to
 7    immediately suspend,  revoke,  or  otherwise  discipline  the
 8    license  of  the  individual. An individual whose license was
 9    granted,  continued,  reinstated,  renewed,  disciplined   or
10    supervised    subject   to   such   terms,   conditions,   or
11    restrictions, and  who  fails  to  comply  with  such  terms,
12    conditions,   or  restrictions,  shall  be  referred  to  the
13    Director for a determination as  to  whether  the  individual
14    shall  have his or her license suspended immediately, pending
15    a hearing by the Department.
16        In instances in which the Director immediately suspends a
17    person's license  under  this  Section,  a  hearing  on  that
18    person's license must be convened by the Department within 15
19    days  after  the suspension and completed without appreciable
20    delay. The Department and Board shall have the  authority  to
21    review  the  subject  individual's  record  of  treatment and
22    counseling regarding the impairment to the  extent  permitted
23    by  applicable  federal statutes and regulations safeguarding
24    the confidentiality of medical records.
25        An individual licensed under this Act and affected  under
26    this  Section shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate
27    to the Department or Board that he or she can resume practice
28    in compliance with acceptable and prevailing standards  under
29    the provisions of his or her license.

30        Section  50.  Advertising.   It  is a misdemeanor for any
31    person, organization, or  corporation  to  advertise  massage
32    services  unless  the  person  providing  the service holds a
33    valid license under  this  Act,  except  for  those  excluded
 
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 1    licensed  professionals who are allowed to include massage in
 2    their  scope  of  practice.  A  massage  therapist  may   not
 3    advertise  unless  he  or she has a current license issued by
 4    this State.  "Advertise" as used in  this  Section  includes,
 5    but  is  not  limited  to, the issuance of any card, sign, or
 6    device to any person; the causing, permitting, or allowing of
 7    any sign or marking  on  or  in  any  building,  vehicle,  or
 8    structure;  advertising  in  any  newspaper  or magazine; any
 9    listing   or   advertising   in   any   directory   under   a
10    classification or heading that includes the words  "massage",
11    "massage   therapist",  "therapeutic  massage",  or  "massage
12    therapeutic"; or commercials broadcast by any means.

13        Section 55. Exclusive jurisdiction.  Beginning January 1,
14    2004, the regulation and licensing of massage therapy  is  an
15    exclusive power and function of the State.  Beginning January
16    1, 2004, a home rule unit may not regulate or license massage
17    therapists.   This Section is a denial and limitation of home
18    rule powers and functions under subsection (h) of  Section  6
19    of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution.

20        Section  60.  Administrative  Procedure Act. The Illinois
21    Administrative Procedure Act is hereby expressly adopted  and
22    incorporated  herein  as if all of the provisions of that Act
23    were included in this  Act,  except  that  the  provision  of
24    subsection   (d)   of   Section   10-65   of   the   Illinois
25    Administrative  Procedure  Act that provides that at hearings
26    the licensee has the right to show compliance with all lawful
27    requirements for retention, continuation, or renewal  of  the
28    license  is  specifically excluded.  For the purposes of this
29    Act  the  notice  required  under  Section   10-25   of   the
30    Administrative Procedure Act is deemed sufficient when mailed
31    to the last known address of a party.
 
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 1        Section  65.   Renewal of licenses.   The expiration date
 2    and renewal period for each license  issued  under  this  Act
 3    shall be set by rule.

 4        Section  67.  Continuing education.  The Department shall
 5    adopt rules for continuing  education  for  persons  licensed
 6    under  this  Act  that  require  a  completion of 24 hours of
 7    approved continuing education  per  license  renewal  period.
 8    The  Department  shall  establish  by  rule  a  means for the
 9    verification  of  completion  of  the  continuing   education
10    required   by   this   Section.   This  verification  may  be
11    accomplished through audits  of  records  maintained  by  the
12    licensee,  by  requiring  the  filing of continuing education
13    certificates  with  the  Department,  or   by   other   means
14    established by the Department.

15        Section  70.  Restoration of expired licenses.  A massage
16    therapist who has permitted his or her license to  expire  or
17    who  has  had  his or her license on inactive status may have
18    his or her license restored  by  making  application  to  the
19    Department  and  filing proof acceptable to the Department of
20    his or her fitness to  have  his  or  her  license  restored,
21    including  sworn  evidence  certifying  to active practice in
22    another jurisdiction satisfactory to the Department,  and  by
23    paying  the  required  restoration  fee  and showing proof of
24    completion of required continuing education.  Licensees  must
25    provide  proof  of completion of 24 hours approved continuing
26    education to renew their license.
27        If the massage therapist  has not  maintained  an  active
28    practice   in   another   jurisdiction  satisfactory  to  the
29    Department, the  Board  shall  determine,  by  an  evaluation
30    program  established  by  rule  his  or her fitness to resume
31    active status and may  require  the  massage  therapist    to
32    complete  a  period  of evaluated clinical experience and may
 
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 1    require successful completion of an examination.
 2        A massage therapist whose license  has  been  expired  or
 3    placed  on inactive status for more than 5 years may have his
 4    or  her  license  restored  by  making  application  to   the
 5    Department  and  filing proof acceptable to the Department of
 6    his or her fitness to  have  his  or  her  license  restored,
 7    including  sworn  evidence  certifying  to active practice in
 8    another jurisdiction, by paying the required restoration fee,
 9    and by showing  proof  of  the  completion  of  24  hours  of
10    continuing education.
11        However,  a  massage therapist  whose license has expired
12    while he or she has been engaged (i) in active duty with  the
13    Army of the United States, the United States Navy, the Marine
14    Corps,  the  Air Force, the Coast Guard, or the State Militia
15    called into the service or training of the United  States  of
16    America,   or   (ii)  in  training  or  education  under  the
17    supervision of the United  States  preliminary  to  induction
18    into  the  military  service,  may  have  his  or her license
19    restored  without  paying  any   lapsed   renewal   fees   or
20    restoration  fee  if, within 2 years after termination of the
21    service, training, or education, other than  by  dishonorable
22    discharge,  he  or  she  furnishes  the  Department  with  an
23    affidavit  to  the  effect that he or she has been so engaged
24    and that his or her service, training, or education has  been
25    terminated.

26        Section  75.   Inactive  licenses.  Any massage therapist
27    who notifies the Department in writing on forms prescribed by
28    the Department may elect to  place  his  or  her  license  on
29    inactive   status   and   shall,  subject  to  rules  of  the
30    Department, be excused from payment of renewal fees until  he
31    or  she  notifies  the  Department  in  writing of his or her
32    desire to resume active status.
33        A massage therapist requesting restoration from  inactive
 
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 1    status  shall  be required to pay the current renewal fee and
 2    shall be required to restore his or her license  as  provided
 3    in Section 70 of this Act.
 4        Any massage therapist whose license is on inactive status
 5    shall  not  practice  massage  therapy  in the State, and any
 6    practice conducted shall be deemed unlicensed practice.

 7        Section 80.  Fees.  The  fees  assessed  under  this  Act
 8    shall be set by rule.

 9        Section  85.  Deposit  of fees and fines; appropriations.
10    All  fees  and  fines  collected  under  this  Act  shall  be
11    deposited into the General Professions Dedicated  Fund.   All
12    moneys  in  the  Fund  shall  be  used  by  the Department of
13    Professional Regulation, as appropriated,  for  the  ordinary
14    and contingent expenses of the Department.

15        Section  90.   Violations;  injunction;  cease and desist
16    order.
17        (a)  If any person violates a provision of this Act,  the
18    Director  may,  in  the  name  of  the People of the State of
19    Illinois, through  the  Attorney  General  of  the  State  of
20    Illinois  or  the State's Attorney in the county in which the
21    offense occurs, petition for an order enjoining the violation
22    or for an order enforcing compliance with this Act.  Upon the
23    filing of a verified petition in court, the court may issue a
24    temporary restraining order, without notice or bond, and  may
25    preliminarily  and permanently enjoin the violation. If it is
26    established that the person has violated or is violating  the
27    injunction, the court may punish the offender for contempt of
28    court.   Proceedings  under this Section shall be in addition
29    to, and not in lieu of,  all  other  remedies  and  penalties
30    provided by this Act.
31        (b)  If, after January 1, 2004, any person practices as a
 
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 1    massage  therapist  or  holds  himself  or  herself  out as a
 2    massage therapist without being licensed under the provisions
 3    of  this  Act,  then  the  Director,  any  licensed   massage
 4    therapist,  any  interested  party,  or  any  person  injured
 5    thereby  may    petition for relief as provided in subsection
 6    (a) of this Section or may apply to the circuit court of  the
 7    county  in which the violation or some part thereof occurred,
 8    or in which the person complained of has his or her principal
 9    place of business or resides, to prevent the  violation.  The
10    court  has jurisdiction to enforce obedience by injunction or
11    by other process restricting the person  complained  of  from
12    further violation and enjoining upon him or her obedience.
13        (c)  Whenever, in the opinion of the Department, a person
14    violates  any provision of this Act, the Department may issue
15    a rule to show cause why an order to cease and desist  should
16    not be entered against him.  The rule shall clearly set forth
17    the grounds relied upon by the Department and shall provide a
18    period  of 7 days from the date of the rule to file an answer
19    to the satisfaction of the Department.  Failure to answer  to
20    the  satisfaction  of  the Department shall cause an order to
21    cease and desist to be issued immediately.

22        Section 95.  Investigations; notice  and  hearing.    The
23    Department may investigate the actions of any applicant or of
24    any  person  holding  or  claiming  to  hold  a license.  The
25    Department shall, before refusing to issue or renew a license
26    or to discipline a licensee pursuant to  Section  45,  notify
27    the  applicant or holder of a license in writing, at least 30
28    days prior to the date set for the hearing, of the nature  of
29    the  charges  and  that  a  hearing  will be held on the date
30    designated.   The  notice  shall  direct  the  applicant   or
31    licensee  to  file  a  written answer to the Board under oath
32    within 20 days after the service of  the  notice,  and  shall
33    inform  the  applicant  or  licensee  that failure to file an
 
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 1    answer will  result  in  a  default  judgment  being  entered
 2    against  the  applicant  or licensee.  A default judgment may
 3    result in the license being suspended, revoked, or placed  on
 4    probationary  status,  or  other  disciplinary  action may be
 5    taken, including limiting the scope,  nature,  or  extent  of
 6    practice, as the Director may deem proper. Written notice may
 7    be  served  by  personal  delivery or certified or registered
 8    mail to the respondent at the address  of  his  or  her  last
 9    notification  to  the Department. In case the person fails to
10    file an answer after receiving notice, his or her license  or
11    certificate  may,  in  the  discretion  of the Department, be
12    suspended, revoked, or placed on probationary status and  the
13    Department  may  take  whatever  disciplinary action it deems
14    proper, including limiting the scope, nature,  or  extent  of
15    the  person's practice or the imposition of a fine, without a
16    hearing, if the act or  acts  charged  constitute  sufficient
17    grounds for that action under this Act. At the time and place
18    fixed  in  the  notice,  the  Board shall proceed to hear the
19    charges and the parties or their counsel  shall  be  accorded
20    ample  opportunity to present statements, testimony, evidence
21    and argument that may be pertinent to the charges or  to  the
22    licensee's  defense.   The  Board may continue a hearing from
23    time to time.

24        Section 100.  Stenographer; transcript.  The  Department,
25    at its expense, shall preserve a record of all proceedings at
26    the formal hearing of any case involving the refusal to issue
27    or  renew  a  license  or  the discipline of a licensee.  The
28    notice of hearing, complaint and all other documents  in  the
29    nature   of  pleadings  and  written  motions  filed  in  the
30    proceedings, the transcript of testimony, the report  of  the
31    Board, and the order of the Department shall be the record of
32    the proceeding.
 
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 1        Section  105.   Compelling testimony.  Any circuit court,
 2    upon application of the Department or its designee or of  the
 3    applicant  or  licensee  against whom proceedings pursuant to
 4    Section 95 of this  Act  are  pending,  may  enter  an  order
 5    requiring the attendance of witnesses and their testimony and
 6    the  production  of  documents,  papers,  files,  books,  and
 7    records in connection with any hearing or investigation.  The
 8    court  may  compel  obedience to its order by proceedings for
 9    contempt.

10        Section  110.   Findings  and  recommendations.   At  the
11    conclusion of the hearing, the Board  shall  present  to  the
12    Director    a    written   report   of   its   findings   and
13    recommendations.  The  report  shall  contain  a  finding  of
14    whether or not the accused person violated this Act or failed
15    to  comply  with  the  conditions  required in this Act.  The
16    Board shall specify the nature of the violation or failure to
17    comply and shall make its recommendations to the Director.
18        The report of findings and recommendations of  the  Board
19    shall  be  the basis for the Department's order or refusal or
20    for the granting of  a  license  unless  the  Director  shall
21    determine that the Board's report is contrary to the manifest
22    weight  of the evidence, in which case the Director may issue
23    an order in contravention of the Board's report.  The finding
24    is not  admissible  in  evidence  against  the  person  in  a
25    criminal  prosecution  brought for the violation of this Act,
26    but the hearing and finding are  not  a  bar  to  a  criminal
27    prosecution brought for the violation of this Act.

28        Section  115.   Rehearing.   In  any  case  involving the
29    refusal to issue or  renew  a  license  or  discipline  of  a
30    licensee,  a  copy of the Board's report shall be served upon
31    the respondent by the Department,  either  personally  or  as
32    provided  in  this  Act  for  the  service  of  the notice of
 
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 1    hearing.  Within 20 days after service,  the  respondent  may
 2    present to the Department a motion, in writing and specifying
 3    particular  grounds,  for  a  rehearing.    If  no motion for
 4    rehearing is filed, then upon  the  expiration  of  the  time
 5    specified for filing the motion, or if a motion for rehearing
 6    is  denied,  then  upon the denial, the Director may enter an
 7    order in accordance with recommendations of the Board, except
 8    as provided in Section 110 of this Act.   If  the  respondent
 9    shall  order  from  the  reporting  service  and  pay  for  a
10    transcript  of the record within the time for filing a motion
11    for rehearing, the 20 day period within which the motion  may
12    be  filed  shall commence upon the delivery of the transcript
13    to the respondent.

14        Section 120.  Director; rehearing.  Whenever the Director
15    is satisfied that substantial justice has not  been  done  in
16    the  revocation,  suspension,  or refusal to issue or renew a
17    license, the Director may order a rehearing by  the  same  or
18    other examiners.

19        Section  125.   Appointment  of  a  hearing officer.  The
20    Director shall have the authority  to  appoint  any  attorney
21    duly  licensed  to practice law in this State to serve as the
22    hearing officer in any action for refusal to issue or renew a
23    license or permit or for the  discipline of a licensee.   The
24    hearing  officer  shall  have  full  authority to conduct the
25    hearing.  At least one member of the Board shall attend  each
26    hearing. The hearing officer shall report his or her findings
27    and recommendations to the Board and the Director.  The Board
28    shall  have 60 days after receipt of the report to review the
29    report of the hearing officer and  present  its  findings  of
30    fact,   conclusions   of  law,  and  recommendations  to  the
31    Director.  If the Board fails to present  its  report  within
32    the 60-day period, the Director shall issue an order based on
 
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 1    the   report   of  the  hearing  officer.   If  the  Director
 2    determines  that  the  Board's  report  is  contrary  to  the
 3    manifest weight of the evidence, he or she may issue an order
 4    in contravention of the Board's report.

 5        Section 130.  Order or certified copy; prima facie proof.
 6    An order or a certified copy thereof, over the  seal  of  the
 7    Department and purporting to be signed by the Director, shall
 8    be prima facie proof that:
 9             (1)  the  signature  is the genuine signature of the
10        Director;
11             (2)  the Director is duly appointed  and  qualified;
12        and
13             (3)  the  Board  and  the  members  of the Board are
14        qualified to act.

15        Section  135.   Restoration  of  suspended   or   revoked
16    license.  At any time after the suspension or revocation of a
17    license,  the Department may restore it to the accused person
18    upon the written recommendation of the Board, unless after an
19    investigation  and  a  hearing,  the  Board  determines  that
20    restoration is not in the public interest.

21        Section 140.  Surrender of license.  Upon the  revocation
22    or  suspension  of  any license, the licensee shall surrender
23    the license to the Department and, if the licensee  fails  to
24    do  so,  the  Department  shall  have  the right to seize the
25    license.

26        Section 145.  Temporary suspension  of  a  license.   The
27    Director  may  temporarily  suspend  the license of a massage
28    therapist  without  a  hearing,   simultaneously   with   the
29    institution  of  proceedings  for  a  hearing provided for in
30    Section 95 of this  Act,  if  the  Director  finds  that  the
 
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 1    evidence in his or her possession indicates that continuation
 2    in  practice  would  constitute  an  imminent  danger  to the
 3    public.  In the event that the Director temporarily  suspends
 4    the  license  of  a  massage  therapist  without a hearing, a
 5    hearing by the Board must be held  within  30  calendar  days
 6    after the suspension has occurred.

 7        Section  150.  Administrative  review;  venue.  All final
 8    administrative decisions of the  Department  are  subject  to
 9    judicial review pursuant to the Administrative Review Law and
10    its  rules.  The term "administrative decision" is defined as
11    in Section 3-101 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
12        Proceedings for judicial review shall be commenced in the
13    circuit court of the county in which the party  applying  for
14    relief  resides;  but  if the party is not a resident of this
15    State, the venue shall be in Sangamon County.
16        The Department shall  not  be  required  to  certify  any
17    record  to the court or file any answer in court or otherwise
18    appear in any court in a judicial review  proceeding,  unless
19    there  is  filed  in the court, with the complaint, a receipt
20    from the Department acknowledging payment  of  the  costs  of
21    furnishing and certifying the record.  Failure on the part of
22    the plaintiff to file a receipt in court shall be grounds for
23    dismissal of the action.

24        Section  155.   Violations. A person who is found to have
25    violated any provision of this Act is guilty  of  a  Class  A
26    misdemeanor  for  the  first offense and a Class 4 felony for
27    the second and any subsequent offense.

28        Section 160.  Returned  checks;  fines.  Any  person  who
29    delivers  a  check or other payment to the Department that is
30    returned  to  the  Department   unpaid   by   the   financial
31    institution   upon  which  it  is  drawn  shall  pay  to  the
 
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 1    Department, in addition to the amount  already  owed  to  the
 2    Department,  a fine of $50. If the check or other payment was
 3    for a renewal or  issuance  fee  and  that  person  practices
 4    without  paying  the renewal fee or issuance fee and the fine
 5    due, an additional fine of $100 shall be imposed.  The  fines
 6    imposed  by  this  Section  are  in  addition  to  any  other
 7    discipline provided under this Act for unlicensed practice or
 8    practice on a nonrenewed license. The Department shall notify
 9    the  person  that  payment of fees and fines shall be paid to
10    the Department by certified check or money  order  within  30
11    calendar  days  of the notification. If, after the expiration
12    of 30 days from the date of the notification, the person  has
13    failed  to  submit  the  necessary remittance, the Department
14    shall  automatically  terminate  the  license  or  deny   the
15    application,   without  hearing.  If,  after  termination  or
16    denial, the person seeks a license, he or she shall apply  to
17    the Department for restoration or issuance of the license and
18    pay  all fees and fines due to the Department. The Department
19    may establish a fee for the processing of an application  for
20    restoration  of  a  license to pay all expenses of processing
21    this application. The Director may waive the fines due  under
22    this  Section  in  individual  cases where the Director finds
23    that  the  fines  would  be  unreasonable  or   unnecessarily
24    burdensome.

25        Section   165.   Unlicensed  practice;  violation;  civil
26    penalty.
27        (a)  Any  person  who  practices,  offers  to   practice,
28    attempts  to  practice,  or  holds  himself or herself out to
29    practice massage therapy or as a  massage  therapist  without
30    being licensed under this Act shall, in addition to any other
31    penalty   provided  by  law,  pay  a  civil  penalty  to  the
32    Department in an amount not to exceed $5,000 for each offense
33    as determined by the Department.  The civil penalty shall  be
 
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 1    assessed  by  the  Department  after  a  hearing  is  held in
 2    accordance  with  the  provisions  set  forth  in  this   Act
 3    regarding  the provision of a hearing for the discipline of a
 4    licensee.
 5        (b)  The  Department  has  the  authority  and  power  to
 6    investigate any unlicensed activity.
 7        (c)  The civil penalty shall be paid within 60 days after
 8    the effective date of the order imposing the  civil  penalty.
 9    The  order  shall  constitute a judgment and may be filed and
10    execution had thereon in the same manner as any judgment from
11    any court of record.

12        Section 170.  Severability.  If any provision of this Act
13    or the application of any provision of this Act to any person
14    or circumstance is held  invalid,  the  invalidity  does  not
15    affect  other  provisions or applications of the Act that can
16    be given effect without the invalid provision or application,
17    and  for  this  purpose  the  provisions  of  this  Act   are
18    severable.

19        Section  950.   The  Regulatory  Sunset Act is amended by
20    adding Section 4.22 as follows:

21        (5 ILCS 80/4.22 new)
22        Sec.  4.22.   Act  repealed  on  January  1,  2012.   The
23    following Act is repealed on January 1, 2012:
24        The Massage Licensing Act.

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