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92_HB5297

 
                                               LRB9214350LBpr

 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  5.  The Dietetic and Nutrition Services Practice
 5    Act is amended by changing Section 15.5 as follows:

 6        (225 ILCS 30/15.5)
 7        (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2002)
 8        Sec.   15.5.  Unlicensed   practice;   violation;   civil
 9    penalty.
10        (a)  Any  person  who  practices,  offers  to   practice,
11    attempts  to  practice,  or  holds  oneself  out  to practice
12    dietetics or  nutrition  counseling  without  being  licensed
13    under  this  Act  shall,  in  addition  to  any other penalty
14    provided by law, pay a civil penalty to the Department in  an
15    amount not to exceed $5,000 for each offense as determined by
16    the  Department.  The  civil penalty shall be assessed by the
17    Department after a hearing is held  in  accordance  with  the
18    provisions set forth in this Act regarding the provision of a
19    hearing for the discipline of a licensee.
20        (b)  The  Department  has  the  authority  and  power  to
21    investigate any and all unlicensed activity.
22        (c)  The civil penalty shall be paid within 60 days after
23    the  effective  date of the order imposing the civil penalty.
24    The order shall constitute a judgment and may  be  filed  and
25    execution had thereon in the same manner as any judgment from
26    any court of record.
27    (Source: P.A. 89-474, eff. 6-18-96.)

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