Public Act 90-0427 of the 90th General Assembly

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Public Act 90-0427

SB1073 Enrolled                                LRB9001830THpk

    AN  ACT  to  amend  the  Illinois  Occupational   Therapy
Practice Act by changing Section 3.

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

    Section 5.  The Illinois  Occupational  Therapy  Practice
Act is amended by changing Section 3 as follows:

    (225 ILCS 75/3) (from Ch. 111, par. 3703)
    Sec.  3.  After the effective date of this Act, no person
shall practice occupational therapy or hold himself out as an
occupational therapist or an occupational therapy  assistant,
or  as  being  able  to  practice  occupational therapy or to
render services designated as occupational  therapy  in  this
State,   unless   he  is  licensed  in  accordance  with  the
provisions of this Act.
    Nothing in this Act shall be construed as  preventing  or
restricting the practice, services, or activities of:
    (1)  Any  person  licensed in this State by any other law
from engaging in the profession or occupation for which he is
licensed; or
    (2)  Any person employed as an occupational therapist  or
occupational  therapy  assistant  by  the  Government  of the
United States, if such person provides  occupational  therapy
solely  under the direction or control of the organization by
which he or she is employed; or
    (3)  Any person pursuing a course of study leading  to  a
degree   or   certificate   in  occupational  therapy  at  an
accredited or approved educational program if such activities
and services constitute a part  of  a  supervised  course  of
study,  and  if  such  person  is designated by a title which
clearly indicates his or her status as a student or  trainee;
or
    (4)  Any person fulfilling the supervised work experience
requirements  of  Sections  8  and  9  of  this  Act, if such
activities and services constitute a part of  the  experience
necessary to meet the requirement of those Sections; or
    (5)  Any  person performing occupational therapy services
in the State, if such a person is  not  a  resident  of  this
State  and  is  not  licensed  under  this  Act,  and if such
services are performed for no more than 60  days  a  calendar
year  in  association with an occupational therapist licensed
under this Act and if such person  meets  the  qualifications
for license under this Act and:
    (i)  such  person  is  licensed  under the law of another
state  which  has  licensure   requirements   at   least   as
restrictive as the requirements of this Act, or
    (ii)  such    person    meets    the   requirements   for
certification  as  an   Occupational   Therapist   Registered
(O.T.R.)   or  a  Certified  Occupational  Therapy  Assistant
(C.O.T.A.) established by the American  Occupational  Therapy
Association; or
    (6)  The  practice of occupational therapy by one who has
applied in writing to the Department for a license,  in  form
and  substance  satisfactory  to  the  Department,   and  has
complied  with  all  the  provisions of either Section 8 or 9
except the passing of  the  examination  to  be  eligible  to
receive  such  license.   In  no  event  shall this exemption
extend to any person for longer  than  6  months,  except  as
follows:
    (i)  if  the  date  on  which  a person can take the next
available examination authorized by  the  Department  extends
beyond  6  months  from  the  date  the  person completes the
occupational therapy program as required under Section  8  or
9,  the  Department  shall  extend  the  exemption  until the
results  of  that  examination  become   available   to   the
Department; or
    (ii)  if   the  Department  is  unable  to  complete  its
evaluation and processing of a  person's  application  for  a
license   within  6  months  after  the  date  on  which  the
application is submitted to the Department  in  proper  form,
the   Department   shall   extend  the  exemption  until  the
Department has completed its evaluation and processing of the
application.
    In the event such applicant fails  the  examination,  the
applicant shall cease work immediately until such time as the
applicant  is  licensed  to  practice occupational therapy in
this State.
    (7)  The practice of occupational therapy by one who  has
applied to the Department, in form and substance satisfactory
to   the   Department,   and  who  is  licensed  to  practice
occupational  therapy  under  the  laws  of  another   state,
territory  of  the  United  States  or  country  and  who  is
qualified to receive a license under the provisions of either
Section 8 or 9 of this Act.  In no event shall this exemption
extend to any person for longer than 6 months.
    (8)  The  practice of occupational therapy by one who has
applied to the Department, in form and substance satisfactory
to the Department, and who is qualified to receive a  license
under  the  provisions  of either Section 8 or 9 of this Act.
In no event shall this exemption extend  to  any  person  for
longer than 6 months.
(Source: P.A. 85-225.)

    Section  99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.

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