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SB1228 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

  
  

 


 
100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
SB1228

 

Introduced 2/7/2017, by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
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    Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Extends the repeal date of the Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Practice Act from January 1, 2018 to January 1, 2028. Amends the Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Practice Act. Makes changes in the definitions of "the practice of audiology" and "the practice of speech-language pathology" and in provisions concerning qualifications for licenses as a speech-language pathology assistant, supervision of speech-language pathology assistants, continuing education requirements, temporary licenses, and examination fees. Adds provisions concerning remote practice of audiology and speech-language pathology. Allows for the licensure of speech-language pathology applicants from foreign countries and makes other changes regarding applicants from other jurisdictions. Provides for reciprocity for persons licensed to practice audiology in another state or territory of the United States and licensing requirements for persons licensed to practice audiology in a foreign country. Restricts use of certain titles related to the practice. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.


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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Regulatory Sunset Act is amended by changing
5Section 4.28 and by adding Section 4.38 as follows:
 
6    (5 ILCS 80/4.28)
7    Sec. 4.28. Acts repealed on January 1, 2018. The following
8Acts are repealed on January 1, 2018:
9    The Illinois Petroleum Education and Marketing Act.
10    The Podiatric Medical Practice Act of 1987.
11    The Acupuncture Practice Act.
12    The Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
13Practice Act.
14    The Interpreter for the Deaf Licensure Act of 2007.
15    The Nurse Practice Act.
16    The Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act.
17    The Pharmacy Practice Act.
18    The Home Medical Equipment and Services Provider License
19Act.
20    The Marriage and Family Therapy Licensing Act.
21    The Nursing Home Administrators Licensing and Disciplinary
22Act.
23    The Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 95-187, eff. 8-16-07; 95-235, eff. 8-17-07;
295-450, eff. 8-27-07; 95-465, eff. 8-27-07; 95-617, eff.
39-12-07; 95-639, eff. 10-5-07; 95-687, eff. 10-23-07; 95-689,
4eff. 10-29-07; 95-703, eff. 12-31-07; 95-876, eff. 8-21-08;
596-328, eff. 8-11-09.)
 
6    (5 ILCS 80/4.38 new)
7    Sec. 4.38. Act repealed on January 1, 2028. The following
8Act is repealed on January 1, 2028:
9    The Illinois Speech Language Pathology and Audiology
10Practice Act.
 
11    Section 10. The Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and
12Audiology Practice Act is amended by changing Sections 3, 3.5,
137, 8.1, 8.5, 8.8, 11, 13, 14, and 31a and by adding Sections
144.5, 13.5, and 13.6 as follows:
 
15    (225 ILCS 110/3)  (from Ch. 111, par. 7903)
16    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
17    Sec. 3. Definitions. The following words and phrases shall
18have the meaning ascribed to them in this Section unless the
19context clearly indicates otherwise:
20    (a) "Department" means the Department of Financial and
21Professional Regulation.
22    (b) "Secretary" means the Secretary of Financial and
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1    (c) "Board" means the Board of Speech-Language Pathology
2and Audiology established under Section 5 of this Act.
3    (d) "Speech-Language Pathologist" means a person who has
4received a license pursuant to this Act and who engages in the
5practice of speech-language pathology.
6    (e) "Audiologist" means a person who has received a license
7pursuant to this Act and who engages in the practice of
8audiology.
9    (f) "Public member" means a person who is not a health
10professional. For purposes of board membership, any person with
11a significant financial interest in a health service or
12profession is not a public member.
13    (g) "The practice of audiology" is the application of
14nonmedical methods and procedures for the screening,
15identification, measurement, monitoring, testing, appraisal,
16prediction, interpretation, habilitation, rehabilitation, or
17instruction related to neurologic, audiologic, or vestibular
18disorders hearing and disorders of hearing. These procedures
19are for the purpose of counseling, consulting and rendering or
20offering to render services or for participating in the
21planning, directing or conducting of programs that are designed
22to modify communicative disorders involving speech, language,
23or auditory, or vestibular function related to hearing loss.
24The practice of audiology may include, but shall not be limited
25to, the following:
26        (1) any task, procedure, act, or practice that is

 

 

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1    necessary for the evaluation and management of audiologic
2    hearing or vestibular function, including, but not limited
3    to, intraoperative and neurophysiologic monitoring;
4        (2) training in the use of amplification devices;
5        (3) the evaluation, fitting, dispensing, or servicing
6    of hearing instruments and auditory prosthetic devices;
7    cerumen removal; performing basic health screenings and
8    creation of their resulting plans of care, including, but
9    not limited to, referral to appropriate medical personnel
10    for further evaluation and management; and
11        (4) performing basic speech and language screening
12    tests and procedures consistent with audiology training.
13    (h) "The practice of speech-language pathology" is the
14application of nonmedical methods and procedures for the
15identification, measurement, testing, appraisal, prediction,
16habilitation, rehabilitation, and modification related to
17communication development, and disorders or disabilities of
18speech, language, voice, swallowing, and other speech,
19language and voice related disorders. These procedures are for
20the purpose of counseling, consulting and rendering or offering
21to render services, or for participating in the planning,
22directing or conducting of programs that are designed to modify
23communicative disorders and conditions in individuals or
24groups of individuals involving speech, language, voice and
25swallowing function.
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1but shall not be limited to, the following:
2        (1) hearing screening tests and aural rehabilitation
3    procedures consistent with speech-language pathology
4    training;
5        (2) tasks, procedures, acts or practices that are
6    necessary for the evaluation of, and training in the use
7    of, augmentative communication systems, communication
8    variation, cognitive rehabilitation, non-spoken language
9    production and comprehension; and
10        (3) the use of rigid or flexible laryngoscopes for the
11    sole purpose of observing and obtaining images of the
12    pharynx and larynx in accordance with Section 9.3 of this
13    Act; and .
14        (4) performing basic health screenings and creation of
15    their resulting plans of care, including, but not limited
16    to, referral to appropriate medical personnel for further
17    evaluation and management.
18    (i) "Speech-language pathology assistant" means a person
19who has received a license pursuant to this Act to assist a
20speech-language pathologist in the manner provided in this Act.
21    (j) "Physician" means a physician licensed to practice
22medicine in all its branches under the Medical Practice Act of
231987.
24(Source: P.A. 95-465, eff. 8-27-07; 96-719, eff. 8-25-09.)
 
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1    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
2    Sec. 3.5. Exemptions. This Act does not prohibit:
3        (a) The practice of speech-language pathology or
4    audiology by students in their course of study in programs
5    approved by the Department when acting under the direction
6    and supervision of licensed speech-language pathologists
7    or audiologists.
8        (b) The performance of any speech-language pathology
9    service by a speech-language pathology assistant or a
10    speech-language pathology paraprofessional if such service
11    is performed under the supervision and full responsibility
12    of a licensed speech-language pathologist. A speech
13    language pathology assistant may perform only those duties
14    authorized by Section 8.7 under the supervision of a
15    speech-language pathologist as provided in Section 8.8.
16        (b-5) The performance of an audiology service by an
17    appropriately trained person, such as an audiology
18    assistant or technician, if that service is performed under
19    the general supervision and full responsibility of a
20    licensed audiologist.
21        (c) The performance of audiometric testing for the
22    purpose of industrial hearing conservation by an
23    audiometric technician certified by the Council of
24    Accreditation for Occupational Hearing Conservation
25    (CAOHC).
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1    audiometric screenings technician certified by the
2    Department of Public Health.
3        (e) The selling or practice of fitting, dispensing, or
4    servicing hearing instruments by a hearing instrument
5    dispenser licensed under the Hearing Instrument Consumer
6    Protection Act.
7        (f) A person licensed in this State under any other Act
8    from engaging in the practice for which he or she is
9    licensed.
10        (g) The performance of vestibular function testing by
11    an appropriately trained person under the supervision of a
12    physician licensed to practice medicine in all its
13    branches.
14(Source: P.A. 92-510, eff. 6-1-02.)
 
15    (225 ILCS 110/4.5 new)
16    Sec. 4.5. Remote practice of audiology and speech-language
17pathology.
18    (a) An audiologist may conduct the practice of audiology
19remotely subject to the following conditions:
20        (1) the practice of audiology may be conducted remotely
21    using video conferencing or store and forward technology;
22        (2) the practice of audiology may not be conducted
23    remotely by telephone, email, instant messaging, or
24    facsimile;
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1    must follow all applicable Health Insurance Portability
2    and Accountability Act privacy and security regulations;
3    and
4        (4) an audiologist who practices audiology remotely is
5    subject to the same standard of care required of an
6    audiologist who practices audiology in a clinic or office
7    setting.
8    (b) A speech-language pathologist may conduct the practice
9of speech-language pathology remotely subject to the following
10conditions:
11        (1) the practice of speech-language pathology may be
12    conducted remotely using video conferencing or store and
13    forward technology;
14        (2) the practice of speech-language pathology may not
15    be conducted remotely by telephone, email, instant
16    messaging, or facsimile;
17        (3) a speech-language pathologist who practices
18    speech-language pathology remotely must follow all
19    applicable Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
20    Act privacy and security regulations; and
21        (4) a speech-language pathologist who practices
22    speech-language pathology remotely is subject to the same
23    standard of care required of a speech-language pathologist
24    who practices speech-language pathology in a clinic or
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1    (225 ILCS 110/7)  (from Ch. 111, par. 7907)
2    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
3    Sec. 7. Licensure requirement.
4    (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), on or after June
51, 1989, no person shall practice speech-language pathology or
6audiology without first applying for and obtaining a license
7for such purpose from the Department. Except as provided in
8this Section, on or after January 1, 2002, no person shall
9perform the functions and duties of a speech-language pathology
10assistant without first applying for and obtaining a license
11for that purpose from the Department.
12    (b) A person holding a regular license to practice
13speech-language pathology or audiology under the laws of
14another state, a territory of the United States, or the
15District of Columbia who has made application to the Department
16for a license to practice speech-language pathology or
17audiology may practice speech-language pathology or audiology
18without a license for 90 days from the date of application or
19until disposition of the license application by the Department,
20whichever is sooner, if the person (i) in the case of a
21speech-language pathologist, holds a Certificate of Clinical
22Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing
23Association in speech-language pathology or audiology or, in
24the case of an audiologist, a certificate from the American
25Board of Audiology and (ii) has not been disciplined and has no
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1District of Columbia.
2    A person applying for an initial license to practice
3audiology who is a recent graduate of a Department-approved
4audiology program may practice as an audiologist for a period
5of 60 days after the date of application or until disposition
6of the license application by the Department, whichever is
7sooner, provided that he or she meets the applicable
8requirements of Section 8 of this Act.
9(Source: P.A. 95-465, eff. 8-27-07.)
 
10    (225 ILCS 110/8.1)
11    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
12    Sec. 8.1. Temporary license. On and after July 1, 2005, a
13person who has met the requirements of items (a) through (e) of
14Section 8 and intends to undertake supervised professional
15experience as a speech-language pathologist, as required by
16subsection (f) of Section 8 and the rules adopted by the
17Department, must first obtain a temporary license from the
18Department. A temporary license may be issued by the Department
19only to an applicant pursuing licensure as a speech-language
20pathologist in this State. A temporary license shall be issued
21to an applicant upon receipt of the required fee as set forth
22by rule and documentation on forms prescribed by the Department
23certifying that his or her professional experience will be
24supervised by a licensed speech-language pathologist. A
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1may be renewed for another period of 12 months only once for
2good cause shown. Any renewal of a temporary license after the
3second 12-month period of licensure must be recommended by the
4Board and approved by the Secretary.
5    A person who has completed the course and clinical
6curriculum required to receive a master's degree in
7speech-language pathology, as minimally required under
8subsection (d) of Section 8 of this Act for a license to
9practice speech-language pathology, but who has not yet been
10conferred the master's degree, may make application to the
11Department for a temporary license under this Section and may
12begin his or her supervised professional experience as a
13speech-language pathologist without a temporary license for
14120 days from the date of application or until disposition of
15the license application by the Department, whichever is sooner.
16(Source: P.A. 93-112, eff. 1-1-04; 93-1060, eff. 12-23-04;
1794-1082, eff. 1-19-07.)
 
18    (225 ILCS 110/8.5)
19    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
20    Sec. 8.5. Qualifications for licenses as a speech-language
21pathology assistant. A person is qualified to be licensed as a
22speech-language pathology assistant if that person has applied
23in writing on forms prescribed by the Department, has paid the
24required fees, and meets both of the following criteria:
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1    character, the Department may take into consideration any
2    felony conviction or plea of guilty or nolo contendere of
3    the applicant, but such a conviction or plea shall not
4    operate automatically as a complete bar to licensure.
5        (2) Meets Has received an associate degree from a
6    speech-language pathology assistant program that has been
7    approved by the Department and that meets the minimum
8    requirements set forth in Section 8.6 from an accredited
9    college or university that has been approved by the
10    Department.
11(Source: P.A. 94-869, eff. 6-16-06; 95-465, eff. 8-27-07.)
 
12    (225 ILCS 110/8.8)
13    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
14    Sec. 8.8. Supervision of speech-language pathology
15assistants.
16    (a) A speech-language pathology assistant shall practice
17only under the supervision of a speech-language pathologist who
18has at least 2 years experience in addition to the supervised
19professional experience required under subsection (f) of
20Section 8 of this Act. A speech-language pathologist who
21supervises a speech-language pathology assistant must have
22completed at least 2 10 clock hours of training in the
23supervision of speech-language pathology assistants. The
24Department shall promulgate rules describing the supervision
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1pathologist to apply to the Board for an exemption from this
2training requirement based upon prior supervisory experience.
3    (b) A speech-language pathology assistant must be under the
4direct supervision of a speech-language pathologist at least
530% of the speech-language pathology assistant's actual
6patient or client contact time per patient or client during the
7first 90 days of initial employment as a speech-language
8pathology assistant. Thereafter, a speech-language pathology
9assistant must be under the direct supervision of a
10speech-language pathologist at least 20% of the
11speech-language pathology assistant's actual patient or client
12contact time per patient or client. Supervision of a
13speech-language pathology assistant beyond the minimum
14requirements of this subsection may be imposed at the
15discretion of the supervising speech-language pathologist. A
16supervising speech-language pathologist must be available to
17communicate with a speech-language pathology assistant
18whenever the assistant is in contact with a patient or client.
19    (c) A speech-language pathologist that supervises a
20speech-language pathology assistant must document direct
21supervision activities. At a minimum, supervision
22documentation must provide (i) information regarding the
23quality of the speech-language pathology assistant's
24performance of assigned duties, and (ii) verification that
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1    (d) A full-time speech-language pathologist may supervise
2no more than 2 speech-language pathology assistants. A
3speech-language pathologist that does not work full-time may
4supervise no more than one speech-language pathology
5assistant.
6    (e) For purposes of this Section, "direct supervision"
7means on-site, in-view observation and guidance by a
8speech-language pathologist while an assigned activity is
9performed by the speech-language pathology assistant.
10(Source: P.A. 92-510, eff. 6-1-02.)
 
11    (225 ILCS 110/11)  (from Ch. 111, par. 7911)
12    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
13    Sec. 11. Expiration, renewal and restoration of licenses.
14    (a) The expiration date and renewal period for each license
15issued under this Act shall be set by rule. A speech-language
16pathologist, speech-language pathology assistant, or
17audiologist may renew such license during the month preceding
18the expiration date thereof by paying the required fee.
19    (a-5) An audiologist renewing his or her license All
20renewal applicants shall provide proof as determined by the
21Department of having met the continuing education requirements
22set forth in the rules of the Department. At a minimum, the
23rules shall require a renewal applicant for licensure as an a
24speech-language pathologist or audiologist to provide proof of
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1during the 2-year licensing cycle for which he or she is
2currently licensed, no more than 10 hours of which may be
3obtained through programs sponsored by hearing instrument or
4auditory prosthetic device manufacturers. An audiologist must
5provide proof that at least 2 clock hours of training in ethics
6or legal requirements pertaining to the practice of audiology
7was completed during the 2-year licensing cycle for which he or
8she is currently licensed. An audiologist who has met the
9continuing education requirements of the Hearing Instrument
10Consumer Protection Act during an equivalent licensing cycle
11under this Act shall be deemed to have met the continuing
12education requirements of this Act. At a minimum, the rules
13shall require a renewal applicant for licensure as a
14speech-language pathology assistant to provide proof of
15completing at least 10 clock hours of continuing education
16during the 2-year period for which he or she currently holds a
17license.
18    (a-10) A speech-language pathologist or a speech-language
19pathology assistant renewing his or her license shall provide
20proof as determined by the Department of having met the
21continuing education requirements set forth in the rules of the
22Department. At a minimum, the rules shall require a renewal
23applicant for license as a speech-language pathologist to
24provide proof of completing at least 20 clock hours of
25continuing education during the 2-year licensing cycle for
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1pathologist must provide proof that at least one clock hour of
2ethics training was completed during the 2-year licensing cycle
3for which he or she is currently licensed. At a minimum, the
4rules shall require a renewal applicant for licensure as a
5speech-language pathology assistant to provide proof of
6completing at least 10 clock hours of continuing education
7during the 2-year period for which he or she currently holds a
8license.
9    (b) Inactive status.
10        (1) Any licensee who notifies the Department in writing
11    on forms prescribed by the Department may elect to place
12    his or her license on an inactive status and shall, subject
13    to rules of the Department, be excused from payment of
14    renewal fees until he or she notifies the Department in
15    writing of his or her desire to resume active status.
16        (2) Any licensee requesting restoration from inactive
17    status shall be required to (i) pay the current renewal
18    fee; and (ii) demonstrate that he or she has completed a
19    minimum of 20 hours of continuing education and met any
20    additional continuing education requirements established
21    by the Department by rule.
22        (3) Any licensee whose license is in an inactive status
23    shall not practice in the State of Illinois without first
24    restoring his or her license.
25        (4) Any licensee who shall engage in the practice while
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1    practicing without a license which shall be grounds for
2    discipline under Section 16 of this Act.
3    (c) Any speech-language pathologist, speech-language
4pathology assistant, or audiologist whose license has expired
5may have his or her license restored at any time within 5 years
6after the expiration thereof, upon payment of the required fee.
7    (d) Any person whose license has been expired or inactive
8for 5 years or more may have his or her license restored by
9making application to the Department and filing proof
10acceptable to the Department of his or her fitness to have his
11or her license restored, including sworn evidence certifying to
12active lawful practice in another jurisdiction, and by paying
13the required restoration fee. A person practicing on an expired
14license is deemed to be practicing without a license.
15    (e) If a person whose license has expired has not
16maintained active practice in another jurisdiction, the
17Department shall determine, by an evaluation process
18established by rule, his or her fitness to resume active status
19and may require the person to complete a period of evaluated
20clinical experience, and may require successful completion of
21an examination.
22    (f) Any person whose license has expired while he or she
23has been engaged (1) in federal or State service on active
24duty, or (2) in training or education under the supervision of
25the United States preliminary to induction into the military
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1any lapsed renewal or restoration fee, if within 2 years after
2termination of such service, training or education he or she
3furnishes the Department with satisfactory proof that he or she
4has been so engaged and that his or her service, training or
5education has been so terminated.
6(Source: P.A. 95-465, eff. 8-27-07.)
 
7    (225 ILCS 110/13)  (from Ch. 111, par. 7913)
8    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
9    Sec. 13. Licensing of speech-language pathology applicants
10from other jurisdictions states. Upon payment of the required
11fee, an applicant who is a speech-language pathologist or a ,
12speech-language pathology assistant, or audiologist licensed
13under the laws of another state, a or territory of the United
14States, or a foreign country may without examination be granted
15a license as a speech-language pathologist or a ,
16speech-language pathology assistant, or audiologist by the
17Department:
18        (a) whenever the requirements of such state, or
19    territory of the United States, or foreign country were at
20    the date of licensure substantially equal to the
21    requirements then in force in this State, including, but
22    not limited to, areas of competency established by the
23    Department by rule; or
24        (b) whenever such requirements of another state, or
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1    with educational and professional qualifications, as
2    distinguished from practical experience, of the applicant
3    since obtaining a license as a speech-language pathologist
4    or , speech-language pathology assistant, or audiologist in
5    such state, or territory of the United States, or foreign
6    country are substantially equal to the requirements in
7    force in Illinois at the time of application for licensure
8    as a speech-language pathologist or , speech-language
9    pathology assistant, including, but not limited to, areas
10    of competency established by the Department by rule or
11    audiologist.
12    Applicants have 3 years from the date of application to
13complete the application process. If the process has not been
14completed within 3 years, the application shall be denied, the
15fee shall be forfeited, and the applicant must reapply and meet
16the requirements in effect at the time of reapplication.
17(Source: P.A. 95-465, eff. 8-27-07.)
 
18    (225 ILCS 110/13.5 new)
19    Sec. 13.5. Reciprocity for audiologists. The Department
20shall issue a license without examination to an audiology
21applicant who: (1) has a valid license to practice audiology
22from another state or territory of the United States; (2) has
23not been disciplined and has no disciplinary matters pending in
24any other jurisdiction; and (3) has paid the required fee.
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1complete the application process. If the process has not been
2completed within 3 years, the application shall be denied, the
3fee shall be forfeited, and the applicant must reapply and meet
4the requirements in effect at the time of reapplication.
 
5    (225 ILCS 110/13.6 new)
6    Sec. 13.6. Licensing of audiology applicants from a foreign
7country. Upon payment of the required fee, an applicant who is
8licensed to practice audiology in a foreign country may without
9examination be granted a license as an audiologist by the
10Department:
11        (1) whenever the requirements of such foreign country
12    were at the date of licensure substantially equal to the
13    requirements then in force in this State, including, but
14    not limited to, areas of competency established by the
15    Department by rule; or
16        (2) whenever such requirements of the foreign country,
17    together with educational and professional qualifications,
18    as distinguished from practical experience, of the
19    applicant since obtaining a license to practice audiology
20    in the foreign country are substantially equal to the
21    requirements in force in Illinois at the time of
22    application for licensure as an audiologist, including,
23    but not limited to, areas of competency established by the
24    Department by rule.
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1complete the application process. If the process has not been
2completed within 3 years, the application shall be denied, the
3fee shall be forfeited, and the applicant must reapply and meet
4the requirements in effect at the time of reapplication.
 
5    (225 ILCS 110/14)  (from Ch. 111, par. 7914)
6    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
7    Sec. 14. Fees.
8    (a) The Department shall provide by rule for a schedule of
9fees to be paid for licenses by all applicants. The Department
10shall consult with the Board and consider its recommendations
11when establishing the schedule of fees and any increase in fees
12to be paid by license applicants.
13    (b) Except as provided in subsection (c) below, the fees
14for the administration and enforcement of this Act, including
15but not limited to original licensure, renewal, and
16restoration, shall be set by rule and shall be nonrefundable.
17    (b-5) In addition to any fees set by the Department through
18administrative rule, the Department shall, at the time of
19licensure and renewal, collect from each licensed audiologist a
20Hearing Instrument Consumer Protection Fee of $45.
21    (c) (Blank). Applicants for examination shall be required
22to pay, either to the Department or the designated testing
23service, a fee covering the cost of initial screening to
24determine eligibility and to provide the examination. Failure
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1and place specified, after the application for examination has
2been received and acknowledged by the Department or the
3designated testing service, shall result in the forfeiture of
4the examination fee.
5(Source: P.A. 90-69, eff. 7-8-97; 91-932, eff. 1-1-01.)
 
6    (225 ILCS 110/31a)
7    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
8    Sec. 31a. Advertising services.
9    (a) A speech-language pathologist or audiologist shall
10include in every advertisement for services regulated under
11this Act his or her title as it appears on the license or the
12initials authorized under this Act.
13    (b) The terms "audiology", "audiologist", "clinical
14audiologist", "licensed audiologist", "speech-language
15pathology", "speech-language pathologist", "clinical
16speech-language pathologist", "licensed speech-language
17pathologist", or any other similar term, title, abbreviation,
18or symbol may not be used in any communication by any person
19unless he or she is licensed under this Act as a
20speech-language pathologist or an audiologist. An audiologist
21may use the term "doctor" if it also stated that he or she is a
22"doctor of audiology." This subsection does not apply to a
23person who is exempt from licensure under this Act because he
24or she holds a professional educator license issued pursuant to
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1teaching speech-language pathologist.
2    (c) The terms "audiology", "audiologist", "clinical
3audiologist", "licensed audiologist", "speech-language
4pathology", "speech-language pathologist", "clinical
5speech-language pathologist", "licensed speech-language
6pathologist", or any other similar term, title, abbreviation,
7or symbol may not be used by a practice or facility unless: (i)
8in the case of audiology services, the practice or facility
9employs an audiologist who is licensed under this Act; or (ii)
10in the case of speech-language pathology services, the practice
11or facility employs a speech-language pathologist who is
12licensed under this Act. This subsection does not apply to a
13school who employs a person who is exempt from licensure under
14this Act because he or she holds a professional educator
15license issued pursuant to the School Code with a special
16education endorsement as a teaching speech-language
17pathologist.
18(Source: P.A. 91-310, eff. 1-1-00; 92-510, eff. 6-1-02.)
 
19    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
20becoming law.

 

 

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1 INDEX
2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
3    5 ILCS 80/4.28
4    5 ILCS 80/4.38 new
5    225 ILCS 110/3from Ch. 111, par. 7903
6    225 ILCS 110/3.5
7    225 ILCS 110/4.5 new
8    225 ILCS 110/7from Ch. 111, par. 7907
9    225 ILCS 110/8.1
10    225 ILCS 110/8.5
11    225 ILCS 110/8.8
12    225 ILCS 110/11from Ch. 111, par. 7911
13    225 ILCS 110/13from Ch. 111, par. 7913
14    225 ILCS 110/13.5 new
15    225 ILCS 110/13.6 new
16    225 ILCS 110/14from Ch. 111, par. 7914
17    225 ILCS 110/31a