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92_HB3161

 
                                               LRB9208269LBgc

 1        AN ACT concerning professional regulation.

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

 4        Section   5.  The   Environmental   Health   Practitioner
 5    Licensing Act is amended by changing Section 16 as follows:

 6        (225 ILCS 37/16)
 7        Sec.  16.  Exemptions.   This  Act  does  not prohibit or
 8    restrict any of the following:
 9        (1)  A person performing the functions and duties  of  an
10    environmental    health   practitioner   under   the   direct
11    supervision of a licensed environmental  health  practitioner
12    or  licensed  professional  engineer  if  that  person is not
13    responsible for the administration or supervision of  one  or
14    more employees engaged in an environmental health program.
15        (2)  A  person licensed in this State under any other Act
16    from engaging  in  the  practice  for  which  he  or  she  is
17    licensed.
18        (3)  A   person  working  in  laboratories  licensed  by,
19    registered with, or operated by the State of Illinois.
20        (4)  A person employed by a  State-licensed  health  care
21    facility  who engages in the practice of environmental health
22    or whose  job  responsibilities  include  ensuring  that  the
23    environment  in  the health care facility is healthy and safe
24    for employees, patients, and visitors.
25    (Source: P.A. 89-61, eff. 6-30-95.)

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