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 1        AN ACT concerning dietetic and nutrition services.

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

 4        Section  5.   The  Regulatory  Sunset  Act  is amended by
 5    changing Section 4.13 and adding Section 4.23 as follows:

 6        (5 ILCS 80/4.13) (from Ch. 127, par. 1904.13)
 7        Sec. 4.13.  Acts repealed  on  December  31,  2002.   The
 8    following Acts are repealed on December 31, 2002:
 9        The Environmental Health Practitioner Licensing Act.
10        The Naprapathic Practice Act.
11        The Wholesale Drug Distribution Licensing Act.
12        The Dietetic and Nutrition Practice Act.
13        The Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing Code.
14        The  Professional  Counselor  and  Clinical  Professional
15    Counselor Licensing Act.
16    (Source: P.A. 88-45; 89-61, eff. 6-30-95; revised 8-22-01.)

17        (5 ILCS 80/4.23 new)
18        Sec.   4.23.  Act  repealed  on  January  1,  2013.   The
19    following Act is repealed on January 1, 2013:
20        The Dietetic and Nutrition Services Practice Act.

21        Section   10.   The  Dietetic  and   Nutrition   Services
22    Practice  Act  is  amended by changing Sections 10, 15, 15.5,
23    20, 30, 40, 45, 65, 70, 75, 80, and 95 and adding Section  56
24    as follows:

25        (225 ILCS 30/10) (from Ch. 111, par. 8401-10)
26        (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2002)
27        Sec. 10.  Definitions.  As used in this Act:
28        "Board"  means  the  Dietitian  Nutritionist Dietetic and
 
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 1    Nutrition Services Practice Board appointed by the Director.
 2        "Department"  means  the   Department   of   Professional
 3    Regulation.
 4        "Dietetics"  means  the  integration  and  application of
 5    principles derived from the sciences of food and nutrition to
 6    provide for all aspects of nutrition care for individuals and
 7    groups, including, but not limited to nutrition services  and
 8    medical nutrition therapy care as defined in this Act.
 9        "Director"  means  the  Director  of  the  Department  of
10    Professional Regulation.
11        "Licensed   dietitian"  means  a  person  licensed  under
12    Section 45 of this Act to practice dietetics. Activities of a
13    licensed dietitian do not include  the  medical  differential
14    diagnoses of the health status of an individual.
15        "Licensed  nutrition  counselor"  means a person licensed
16    under Section 50  of  this  Act  to  provide  any  aspect  of
17    nutrition  services  as  defined in this Act. Activities of a
18    licensed nutrition counselor do not include medical nutrition
19    care as defined in  this  Act  or  the  medical  differential
20    diagnoses of the health status of an individual.
21        "Licensed dietitian nutritionist" means a person licensed
22    under  this Act to practice dietetics and nutrition services,
23    including  medical  nutrition  therapy.    Activities  of   a
24    licensed  dietitian  nutritionist  do not include the medical
25    differential diagnosis of the health status of an individual.
26        "Medical nutrition therapy care" means the  component  of
27    nutrition care that deals with:
28             (a)  interpreting  and  recommending  nutrient needs
29        relative to medically prescribed  diets,  including,  but
30        not  limited  to  tube  feedings, specialized intravenous
31        solutions, and specialized oral feedings;
32             (b)  food and prescription drug interactions; and
33             (c)  developing and managing food service operations
34        whose chief function is nutrition care and  provision  of
 
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 1        medically prescribed diets.
 2        "Medically  prescribed diet" means a diet prescribed when
 3    specific food  or  nutrient  levels  need  to  be  monitored,
 4    altered, or both as a component of a treatment program for an
 5    individual  whose health status is impaired or at risk due to
 6    disease, injury, or surgery and  may  only  be  performed  as
 7    initiated  by or in consultation with a physician licensed to
 8    practice medicine in all of its branches.
 9        "Nutrition  assessment"  means  the  evaluation  of   the
10    nutrition  needs  of  individuals or groups using appropriate
11    data  to  determine  nutrient  needs  or  status   and   make
12    appropriate nutrition recommendations.
13        "Nutrition   counseling"  means  advising  and  assisting
14    individuals or groups  on  appropriate  nutrition  intake  by
15    integrating information from the nutrition assessment.
16        "Nutrition  services  for  individuals  and groups" shall
17    include, but is not limited to, all of the following;
18             (a)  Providing  nutrition  assessments  relative  to
19        preventive maintenance or restorative care.
20             (b)  Providing  nutrition  education  and  nutrition
21        counseling as components  of  preventive  maintenance  or
22        restorative care.
23             (c)  Developing  and  managing  systems  whose chief
24        function  is  nutrition  care.  Nutrition  services   for
25        individuals and groups does not include medical nutrition
26        therapy care as defined in this Act.
27        "Practice    experience"    means    a   preprofessional,
28    documented, supervised practice  in  dietetics  or  nutrition
29    services  that  is acceptable to the Department in compliance
30    with requirements for licensure, as specified in Sections  45
31    and  50.  It  may  be or may include a documented, supervised
32    practice experience which is a component of  the  educational
33    requirements for licensure, as specified in Section 45 or 50.
34        "Registered  dietitian"  means  an  individual registered
 
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 1    with the Commission on Dietetic Registration, the accrediting
 2    body for the American Dietetic Association.
 3        "Restorative" means the component of nutrition care  that
 4    deals  with  oral  dietary  needs for individuals and groups.
 5    Activities shall relate to the metabolism  of  food  and  the
 6    requirements for nutrients, including dietary supplements for
 7    growth,  development,  maintenance,  or attainment of optimal
 8    health.
 9    (Source: P.A. 87-784; 87-1000.)

10        (225 ILCS 30/15) (from Ch. 111, par. 8401-15)
11        (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2002)
12        Sec. 15.  License required.
13        (a)  No person may engage for remuneration  in  nutrition
14    services  practice  or  hold  himself  or  herself  out  as a
15    licensed dietitian nutritionist  nutrition  counselor  unless
16    the  person  is licensed in accordance with this Act or meets
17    one or more of the following criteria:
18             (1)  The person is licensed in this State under  any
19        other  Act  that  authorizes  the person to provide these
20        services.
21             (2)  The person is licensed  to  practice  nutrition
22        under  the  law of another state, territory of the United
23        States, or country and has  applied  in  writing  to  the
24        Department  in  form  and  substance  satisfactory to the
25        Department for a  license  as  a  dietitian  nutritionist
26        until  (i)  the  expiration  of 6 months after filing the
27        written  application,  (ii)   the   withdrawal   of   the
28        application,  or  (iii)  the denial of the application by
29        the Department.
30        (b)  No person shall practice dietetics,  as  defined  in
31    this  Act,  or  hold  himself  or  herself  out as a licensed
32    dietitian nutritionist unless  that  person  is  so  licensed
33    under  this  Act  or  meets  one  or  more  of  the following
 
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 1    criteria:
 2             (1)  The person is licensed in this State under  any
 3        other  Act  that  authorizes  the person to provide these
 4        services.
 5             (2)  The  person  is  a  dietary  technical  support
 6        person, working in a  hospital  setting  or  a  regulated
 7        Department  of  Public  Health  or  Department  on  Aging
 8        facility   or  program,  who  has  been  trained  and  is
 9        supervised while engaged in the practice of dietetics  by
10        a licensed dietitian nutritionist in accordance with this
11        Act  and  whose services are retained by that facility or
12        program on a full time  or  regular,  ongoing  consultant
13        basis.
14             (3)  The  person is a dietitian licensed to practice
15        dietetics under the law of another  state,  territory  of
16        the  United  States,  or  country,  or  is  a  registered
17        dietitian,  who  has applied in writing to the Department
18        in form and substance satisfactory to the Department  for
19        a  license  as  a  dietitian  nutritionist  until (i) the
20        expiration of 6  months  after  the  filing  the  written
21        application,  (ii)  the withdrawal of the application, or
22        (iii) the denial of the application by the Department.
23        (c)  No person  shall  practice  dietetics  or  nutrition
24    services,  as defined in this Act, or hold himself or herself
25    out as a licensed  dietitian  nutritionist,  a  dietitian,  a
26    nutritionist,  or  a nutrition counselor unless the person is
27    licensed in accordance with this Act.
28    (Source: P.A. 89-474, eff. 6-18-96.)

29        (225 ILCS 30/15.5)
30        (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2002)
31        Sec.   15.5.  Unlicensed   practice;   violation;   civil
32    penalty.
33        (a)  Any  person  who  practices,  offers  to   practice,
 
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 1    attempts  to  practice,  or  holds  oneself  out  to practice
 2    dietetics or  nutrition  services  counseling  without  being
 3    licensed  under  this  Act  shall,  in  addition to any other
 4    penalty  provided  by  law,  pay  a  civil  penalty  to   the
 5    Department in an amount not to exceed $5,000 for each offense
 6    as  determined  by the Department. The civil penalty shall be
 7    assessed by  the  Department  after  a  hearing  is  held  in
 8    accordance   with  the  provisions  set  forth  in  this  Act
 9    regarding the provision of a hearing for the discipline of  a
10    licensee.
11        (b)  The  Department  has  the  authority  and  power  to
12    investigate any and all unlicensed activity.
13        (c)  The civil penalty shall be paid within 60 days after
14    the  effective  date of the order imposing the civil penalty.
15    The order shall constitute a judgment and may  be  filed  and
16    execution had thereon in the same manner as any judgment from
17    any court of record.
18    (Source: P.A. 89-474, eff. 6-18-96.)

19        (225 ILCS 30/20) (from Ch. 111, par. 8401-20)
20        (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2002)
21        Sec.  20.  Exemptions.   This  Act  does  not prohibit or
22    restrict:
23        (a)  Any person licensed in this State  under  any  other
24    Act  from  engaging  in  the  practice for which he or she is
25    licensed.
26        (b)  The practice of dietetics or nutrition services by a
27    person  who  is  employed  by  the  United  States  or  State
28    government or any of  its  bureaus,  divisions,  or  agencies
29    while in the discharge of the employee's official duties.
30        (c)  The  practice  of  nutrition  services  by  a person
31    employed as a cooperative extension home  economist,  to  the
32    extent the activities are part of his or her employment.
33        (d)  The practice of nutrition services or dietetics by a
 
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 1    person  pursuing  a  course  of  study leading to a degree in
 2    dietetics, nutrition or an equivalent major, as authorized by
 3    the  Department,  from  a  regionally  accredited  school  or
 4    program, if the activities and services constitute a part  of
 5    a  supervised course of study and if the person is designated
 6    by a title that clearly indicates the person's  status  as  a
 7    student or trainee.
 8        (e)  The practice of nutrition services or dietetics by a
 9    person   fulfilling   the   supervised   practice  experience
10    component of  Sections  45  or  50,  if  the  activities  and
11    services  constitute  a  part  of the experience necessary to
12    meet the requirements of Section 45 or 50.
13        (f)  A person from providing oral  nutrition  information
14    as an operator or employee of a health food store or business
15    that  sells  health  products, including dietary supplements,
16    food, or food materials, or disseminating  written  nutrition
17    information in connection with the marketing and distribution
18    of those products.
19        (g)  The  practice  of  nutrition services by an educator
20    who  is  in  the  employ  of  a  nonprofit  organization,  as
21    authorized by the Department, a  federal  state,  county,  or
22    municipal   agency,   or   other  political  subdivision;  an
23    elementary or secondary school; or  a  regionally  accredited
24    institution  of  higher  education, as long as the activities
25    and  services  of  the  educator  are  part  of  his  or  her
26    employment.
27        (h)  The practice of nutrition services by any person who
28    provides weight  control  services,  provided  the  nutrition
29    program has been reviewed by, consultation is available from,
30    and no program change can be initiated without prior approval
31    by  an  individual  licensed  under  this  Act, an individual
32    licensed  to  practice  dietetics  or  nutrition  services  a
33    dietitian or nutrition counselor licensed  in  another  state
34    that  has licensure requirements considered by the Department
 
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 1    to be at least as stringent as the requirements for licensure
 2    under this Act, or a registered dietitian.
 3        (i)  The practice of nutrition services or  dietetics  by
 4    any person with a masters or doctorate degree with a major in
 5    nutrition  or  equivalent from a regionally accredited school
 6    recognized by the Department for the purpose of education and
 7    research.
 8        (j)  Any person  certified  in  this  State  and  who  is
 9    employed  by  a facility or program regulated by the State of
10    Illinois from engaging in the practice for which he or she is
11    certified and authorized by the Department.
12        (k)  The practice of nutrition services by a graduate  of
13    a  2 year associate program or a 4 year baccalaureate program
14    from a school or program accredited at the time of graduation
15    by the  appropriate  accrediting  agency  recognized  by  the
16    Council  on  Higher Education Postsecondary Accreditation and
17    the United States Department of Education  with  a  major  in
18    human  nutrition,  food  and  nutrition or its equivalent, as
19    authorized by the Department, who is directly  supervised  by
20    an individual licensed under this Act.
21        (l)  Providing  nutrition information as an employee of a
22    nursing  facility  operated  exclusively  by  and  for  those
23    relying upon spiritual means through prayer alone for healing
24    in accordance with the tenets and practices of  a  recognized
25    church or religious denomination.
26        The  provisions  of  this  Act  shall not be construed to
27    prohibit or limit any person from the free  dissemination  of
28    information,  from  conducting  a  class  or seminar, or from
29    giving a speech related to nutrition if that person does  not
30    hold himself or herself out as a licensed nutrition counselor
31    or licensed dietitian in a manner prohibited by Section 15.
32    (Source: P.A. 87-784; 87-1000.)

33        (225 ILCS 30/30) (from Ch. 111, par. 8401-30)
 
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 1        (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2002)
 2        Sec.  30.  Practice  Board.  The Director shall appoint a
 3    Dietitian  Nutritionist  Dietetic  and   Nutrition   Services
 4    Practice  Board  as follows: 7 Seven individuals who shall be
 5    appointed by and shall serve in an advisory capacity  to  the
 6    Director.  Of these 7 individuals, 4 members must be licensed
 7    under  this  Act  and  currently  engaged  in the practice of
 8    dietetics or nutrition services in the State of Illinois  and
 9    must  have  been doing so for a minimum of 3 years, 2 of whom
10    shall be licensed dietitians who are  not  also  licensed  as
11    nutrition  counselors  under  this Act and 2 of whom shall be
12    licensed nutrition  counselors  who  are  not  also  licensed
13    dietitians  under  this  Act;  one member must be a physician
14    licensed to practice medicine in all  of  its  branches;  one
15    member  must be a licensed professional nurse; and one member
16    must be a public member not licensed under this Act.
17        Members  shall  serve  3  year  terms  and  until   their
18    successors  are  appointed and qualified, except the terms of
19    the initial appointments.  The initial appointments shall  be
20    served as follows:  2 members shall be appointed to serve for
21    one  year, 2 shall be appointed to serve for 2 years, and the
22    remaining members shall be appointed to serve for 3 years and
23    until their  successors  are  appointed  and  qualified.   No
24    member  shall  be  reappointed  to  the Board for a term that
25    would cause his or her continuous service on the Board to  be
26    longer than 8 years.  Appointments to fill vacancies shall be
27    made  in  the  same  manner as original appointments, for the
28    unexpired portion of the vacated term.  Initial  terms  shall
29    begin  upon  the effective date of this Act and Board members
30    in office on that date shall be appointed to  specific  terms
31    as indicated in this Section.
32        The  membership  of  the Board shall reasonably represent
33    all the geographic areas in this State.  Any time there is  a
34    vacancy  on  the Board, any professional association composed
 
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 1    of persons licensed under this Act may recommend licensees to
 2    fill  the  vacancy  to  the  Board  for  the  appointment  of
 3    licensees, the organization representing the  largest  number
 4    of  licensed  physicians for the appointment of physicians to
 5    the Board, and  the  organization  representing  the  largest
 6    number of licensed professional nurses for the appointment of
 7    a nurse to the Board.
 8        Members  of  the  Board  shall  have  no liability in any
 9    action  based  upon  any  disciplinary  proceeding  or  other
10    activity performed in good faith as members of the Board.
11        The Director shall  have  the  authority  to  remove  any
12    member  of  the  Board  from  office  for neglect of any duty
13    required by law or  for  incompetency  or  unprofessional  or
14    dishonorable conduct.
15        The  Director  shall  consider  the recommendation of the
16    Board on questions  of  standards  of  professional  conduct,
17    discipline,  and  qualifications  of  candidates or licensees
18    under this Act.
19    (Source: P.A. 87-784; 87-1000.)

20        (225 ILCS 30/40) (from Ch. 111, par. 8401-40)
21        (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2002)
22        Sec. 40.  Examinations.  The Department  shall  authorize
23    examinations  of  applicants  for a license under this Act as
24    dietitians or nutrition counselors at the  times  and  places
25    that  it  may determine.  The examination of applicants shall
26    be of a character to give a fair test of  the  qualifications
27    of   the   applicant  to  practice  dietetics  and  nutrition
28    services.  The Department or its designated  testing  service
29    shall  provide  initial screening to determine eligibility of
30    applicants for examination.
31        Applicants for examination  as  dietitians  or  nutrition
32    counselors shall be required to pay, either to the Department
33    or the designated testing service, a fee covering the cost of
 
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 1    providing   the  examination.   Failure  to  appear  for  the
 2    examination on the scheduled date,  at  the  time  and  place
 3    specified,  after the applicant's application for examination
 4    has been received and acknowledged by the Department  or  the
 5    designated testing service, shall result in the forfeiture of
 6    the examination fee.
 7        If  an  applicant  neglects, fails, or refuses to take an
 8    examination or fails to pass an  examination  for  a  license
 9    under  this  Act  within 3 years after filing an application,
10    the application shall be denied.  However, the applicant  may
11    thereafter make a new application accompanied by the required
12    fee and shall meet the requirements for licensure in force at
13    the time of making the new application.
14        The  Department may employ consultants for the purpose of
15    preparing and conducting examinations.
16    (Source: P.A. 87-784; 87-1000.)

17        (225 ILCS 30/45) (from Ch. 111, par. 8401-45)
18        (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2002)
19        Sec.  45.  Dietitian  nutritionist;  qualifications.    A
20    person  shall  be  qualified  for  licensure  as  a dietitian
21    nutritionist if  that  person  meets  all  of  the  following
22    requirements:
23        (a)  Has   applied  in  writing  in  form  and  substance
24    acceptable to the Department and  possesses  a  baccalaureate
25    degree or post baccalaureate degree in human nutrition, foods
26    and  nutrition, dietetics, food systems management, nutrition
27    education,  or  an  equivalent  major  course  of  study   as
28    recommended  by the Board and approved by the Department from
29    a school or program accredited at the time of graduation from
30    the appropriate regional accrediting agency recognized by the
31    Council on Higher Education Post-secondary Accreditation  and
32    the United States Department of Education.
33        (b)  Has    successfully    completed   the   examination
 
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 1    authorized by the Department which may be or may  include  an
 2    examination given by the Commission on Dietetic Registration.
 3        The  Department  shall  establish by rule a waiver of the
 4    examination requirement to applicants who,  at  the  time  of
 5    application,  are acknowledged to be registered dietitians by
 6    the Commission  on  Dietetic  Registration  and  who  are  in
 7    compliance with other qualifications as included in the Act.
 8        (c)  Has  completed  a dietetic internship or documented,
 9    supervised practice experience  in  dietetics  and  nutrition
10    services  of not less than 900 hours under the supervision of
11    a registered dietitian or a licensed dietitian  nutritionist,
12    a  State  licensed  healthcare practitioner, or an individual
13    with  a  doctoral  degree  conferred  by  a  U.S.  regionally
14    accredited college or university with a major course of study
15    in human nutrition, nutrition education, food and  nutrition,
16    dietetics  or  food  systems  management. Supervised practice
17    experience must be completed in  the  United  States  or  its
18    territories.  Supervisors  who obtained their doctoral degree
19    outside the United States and its territories must have their
20    degrees  validated  as  equivalent  to  the  doctoral  degree
21    conferred  by  a  U.S.  regionally  accredited   college   or
22    university.
23    (Source: P.A. 87-784; 87-1000.)

24        (225 ILCS 30/56 new)
25        (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
26        Sec.  56.  Transition.  Beginning  November  1, 2003, the
27    Department shall cease to issue a license as a dietitian or a
28    nutrition counselor.  Any person holding a valid license as a
29    dietitian or nutrition counselor prior to  November  1,  2003
30    and  having met the conditions for renewal of a license under
31    Section 65 of this Act,  shall  be  issued  a  license  as  a
32    dietitian nutritionist under this Act and shall be subject to
33    continued  regulation  by the Department under this Act.  The
 
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 1    Department may adopt rules to implement this Section.

 2        (225 ILCS 30/65) (from Ch. 111, par. 8401-65)
 3        (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2002)
 4        Sec. 65.  Expiration and renewal  dates.  The  expiration
 5    date  and  renewal  period for each license issued under this
 6    Act shall be set by rule.
 7        As a condition for renewal of a license that  expires  on
 8    October  31,  2003,  a  licensed nutrition counselor shall be
 9    required to complete and submit to the Department proof of 30
10    hours of  continuing  education  in  dietetics  or  nutrition
11    services  during  the 24 months preceding the expiration date
12    of the license in accordance with rules  established  by  the
13    Department.   A  minimum of 24 hours of the required 30 hours
14    of  continuing  education  shall  be  in  medical   nutrition
15    therapy, which shall include diet therapy, medical dietetics,
16    clinical   nutrition,  or  the  equivalent,  as  provided  by
17    continuing education sponsors  approved  by  the  Department.
18    The Department may adopt rules to implement this Section.
19        As  a  condition  for  renewal of a license, the licensee
20    shall  be  required  to  complete  30  hours  of   continuing
21    education  in  dietetics  or nutrition services during the 24
22    months preceding  the  expiration  date  of  the  license  in
23    accordance  with  rules  established  by  the Department. The
24    continuing education shall be  in  courses  approved  by  the
25    Commission  on Dietetic Registration or in courses taken from
26    a sponsor approved by the  Department.  A  sponsor  shall  be
27    required  to  file  an application, meet the requirements set
28    forth in the rules of the Department, and pay the appropriate
29    fee. The requirements for continuing education may be waived,
30    in whole or in part, in cases of extreme hardship as  defined
31    by  rule  of  the Department. The Department shall provide an
32    orderly process for the reinstatement of licenses  that  have
33    not  been  renewed  due to the failure to meet the continuing
 
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 1    education requirements of this Section.
 2        Any person who has  permitted   his  or  her  license  to
 3    expire  or  who has had his or her license on inactive status
 4    may have the license restored by submitting an application to
 5    the Department, meeting  continuing  education  requirements,
 6    and filing proof acceptable with the Department of fitness to
 7    have  the  license restored, which may include sworn evidence
 8    certifying  to  active  practice  in   another   jurisdiction
 9    satisfactory  to  the  Department  and by paying the required
10    restoration fee.
11        If the person has not maintained an  active  practice  in
12    another  jurisdiction  satisfactory  to  the  Department, the
13    Department  shall  determine,  by   an   evaluation   program
14    established  by  rule,  his  or  her fitness to resume active
15    status and may require the person to  complete  a  period  of
16    evaluated  professional experience and may require successful
17    completion of a practical examination.
18        Any person, however, whose license expired while  (i)  in
19    Federal  Service  on active duty with the Armed Forces of the
20    United States, or called into service or  training  with  the
21    State  Militia,  or  (ii)  in training or education under the
22    supervision of the United  States  preliminary  to  induction
23    into  the  military  service  may  have  his  or  her license
24    restored without paying any lapsed renewal fees if  within  2
25    years  after  honorable termination of the service, training,
26    or  education  he  or  she  furnishes  the  Department   with
27    satisfactory  evidence  to the effect that he or she has been
28    so engaged and that the service, training  or  education  has
29    been terminated.
30    (Source: P.A. 87-784; 87-1000.)

31        (225 ILCS 30/70) (from Ch. 111, par. 8401-70)
32        (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2002)
33        Sec.  70.  Inactive  status; restoration.  Any person who
 
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 1    notifies the Department in writing on forms prescribed by the
 2    Department may elect to  place  his  or  her  license  on  an
 3    inactive   status   and   shall,  subject  to  rules  of  the
 4    Department, be excused from payment of renewal fees until  he
 5    or  she  notifies the Department in writing of the desires to
 6    resume active status.
 7        Any person requesting restoration  from  inactive  status
 8    shall  be required to pay the current renewal fee, shall meet
 9    continuing education requirements, and shall be  required  to
10    restore  his or her license as provided in Section 65 of this
11    Act.
12        A person licensed under this Act dietitian  or  nutrition
13    counselor  whose  license  is  on  inactive  status  or  in a
14    non-renewed status  shall  not  engage  in  the  practice  of
15    dietetics  or  nutrition services in the State of Illinois or
16    use the title or  advertise  that  he  or  she  performs  the
17    services  of  a  licensed dietitian nutritionist or nutrition
18    counselor.
19        Any person violating this Section shall be considered  to
20    be  practicing  without  a license and will be subject to the
21    disciplinary provisions of this Act.
22    (Source: P.A. 87-784; 87-1000.)

23        (225 ILCS 30/75) (from Ch. 111, par. 8401-75)
24        (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2002)
25        Sec. 75.  Endorsement.  The Department may license  as  a
26    dietitian   nutritionist   or  nutrition  counselor,  without
27    examination, on payment of required fee, an applicant who  is
28    a   dietitian,   dietitian   nutritionist,  nutritionist,  or
29    nutrition counselor licensed under the laws of another state,
30    territory, or country, if the requirements for  licensure  in
31    the  state,  territory, or country in which the applicant was
32    licensed  were,  at  the  date  of  his  or  her   licensure,
33    substantially equal to the requirements of this Act.
 
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 1    (Source: P.A. 87-784; 87-1000.)

 2        (225 ILCS 30/80) (from Ch. 111, par. 8401-80)
 3        (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2002)
 4        Sec. 80.  Use of title; advertising. Only a person who is
 5    issued  a  license as a dietitian nutritionist under this Act
 6    may use  the  words  "dietitian  nutritionist",  "dietitian",
 7    "nutritionist",  or  "nutrition  counselor"  or  the  letters
 8    "L.D.N." in connection with his or her name.
 9        A   person   who   meets   the  additional  criteria  for
10    registration by the Commission on Dietetic  Registration  for
11    the American Dietetic Association may assume or use the title
12    or   designation   "Registered   Dietitian"   or  "Registered
13    Dietician" or use the letters "R.D." or any  words,  letters,
14    abbreviations,  or  insignia  indicating that the person is a
15    registered dietitian.
16        Any  person  who  meets  the  additional   criteria   for
17    certification  by  the Clinical Nutrition Certification Board
18    of the International and American  Associations  of  Clinical
19    Nutritionists  may  assume  or  use  the title or designation
20    "Certified Clinical Nutritionist" or use the letters "C.C.N."
21    or any words, letters, abbreviations, or insignia  indicating
22    that the person is a certified clinical nutritionist.
23        Any   person   who  meets  the  additional  criteria  for
24    certification  by  the  Certification  Board   of   Nutrition
25    Specialists  may  assume  or  use  the  title  or designation
26    "Certified Nutrition Specialist", or use the letters "C.N.S."
27    or any words, letters, abbreviations, or insignia  indicating
28    that the person is a certified nutrition specialist.
29        A  licensee  shall  include  in  every  advertisement for
30    services regulated under this Act his  or  her  title  as  it
31    appears  on the license or the initials authorized under this
32    Act.
33        (a)  Only a person who is issued a license as a dietitian
 
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 1    under this Act may use the words "licensed dietitian" or  the
 2    letters  "L.D." in connection with his or her name.  A person
 3    who meets the additional criteria  for  registration  by  the
 4    Commission on Dietetic Registration for the American Dietetic
 5    Association  may  assume  or  use  the  title  or designation
 6    "Registered Dietitian" or "Registered Dietician", or use  the
 7    letters  "R.D."  or  any  words,  letters,  abbreviations, or
 8    insignia  indicating  that  the  person   is   a   registered
 9    dietitian.
10        (b)  Only a person who is issued a license as a nutrition
11    counselor  under  the  terms  of this Act may use the letters
12    "L.N.C." or  the  words  "licensed  nutrition  counselor"  in
13    connection with his or her name.
14        (c)  A  licensee shall include in every advertisement for
15    services regulated under this Act his  or  her  title  as  it
16    appears  on the license or the initials authorized under this
17    Act.
18    (Source: P.A. 91-310, eff. 1-1-00.)

19        (225 ILCS 30/95) (from Ch. 111, par. 8401-95)
20        (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2002)
21        Sec. 95.  Grounds for discipline.
22        (1)  The Department may refuse to issue or renew, or  may
23    revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand, or take other
24    disciplinary  action  as  the  Department  may  deem  proper,
25    including  fines not to exceed $1000 for each violation, with
26    regard  to  any  license  or  certificate  for  any  one   or
27    combination of the following causes:
28             (a)  Material misstatement in furnishing information
29        to the Department.
30             (b)  Violations of this Act or its rules.
31             (c)  Conviction  of  any crime under the laws of the
32        United States or any state or territory thereof  that  is
33        (i) a felony; (ii) a misdemeanor, an essential element of
 
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 1        which  is  dishonesty;  or (iii) a crime that is directly
 2        related to the practice of the profession.
 3             (d)  Making any misrepresentation for the purpose of
 4        obtaining licensure or violating any  provision  of  this
 5        Act.
 6             (e)  Professional incompetence or gross negligence.
 7             (f)  Malpractice.
 8             (g)  Aiding or assisting another person in violating
 9        any provision of this Act or its rules.
10             (h)  Failing  to  provide information within 60 days
11        in response to a written request made by the Department.
12             (i)  Engaging   in   dishonorable,   unethical    or
13        unprofessional  conduct of a character likely to deceive,
14        defraud, or harm the public.
15             (j)  Habitual  or  excessive  use  or  addiction  to
16        alcohol, narcotics, stimulants,  or  any  other  chemical
17        agent  or  drug that results in the inability to practice
18        with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety.
19             (k)  Discipline  by  another  state,  territory,  or
20        country if at least one of the grounds for the discipline
21        is the same or  substantially  equivalent  to  those  set
22        forth in this Act.
23             (l)  Directly  or  indirectly giving to or receiving
24        from  any  person,  firm,  corporation,  partnership,  or
25        association any fee, commission, rebate, or other form of
26        compensation for any professional services  not  actually
27        or personally rendered.
28             (m)  A  finding by the Department that the licensee,
29        after having his or her license  placed  on  probationary
30        status, has violated the terms of probation.
31             (n)  Conviction    by   any   court   of   competent
32        jurisdiction, either within or outside this State, of any
33        violation of any law governing the practice of  dietetics
34        or  nutrition  counseling,  if the Department determines,
 
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 1        after  investigation,  that  the  person  has  not   been
 2        sufficiently rehabilitated to warrant the public trust.
 3             (o)  A  finding  that licensure has been applied for
 4        or obtained by fraudulent means.
 5             (p)  Practicing or attempting to  practice  under  a
 6        name  other than the full name as shown on the license or
 7        any other legally authorized name.
 8             (q)  Gross and willful overcharging for professional
 9        services including filing statements  for  collection  of
10        fees or monies for which services are not rendered.
11             (r)  Failure to (i) file a return, (ii) pay the tax,
12        penalty or interest shown in a filed return, or (iii) pay
13        any  final  assessment  of  tax,  penalty or interest, as
14        required by any tax  Act  administered  by  the  Illinois
15        Department of Revenue, until the requirements of any such
16        tax Act are satisfied.
17             (s)  Willfully  failing  to  report  an  instance of
18        suspected child abuse  or  neglect  as  required  by  the
19        Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
20        (2)  In enforcing this Section, the Board, upon a showing
21    of  a  possible violation, may compel a licensee or applicant
22    to submit to a mental or physical examination,  or  both,  as
23    required  by  and  at  the  expense  of  the Department.  The
24    examining physician shall be specifically designated  by  the
25    Board.   The  Board or the Department may order the examining
26    physician to  present  testimony  concerning  the  mental  or
27    physical   examination   of  a  licensee  or  applicant.   No
28    information may be excluded by reason of any  common  law  or
29    statutory  privilege  relating  to  communications  between a
30    licensee  or  applicant  and  the  examining  physician.   An
31    individual to be  examined  may  have,  at  his  or  her  own
32    expense,  another  physician  of  his  or  her choice present
33    during  all  aspects  of  the  examination.   Failure  of  an
34    individual to submit to a  mental  or  physical  examination,
 
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 1    when  directed,  is  grounds  for  suspension  of  his or her
 2    license. The license must remain  suspended  until  the  time
 3    that  the  individual submits to the examination or the Board
 4    finds, after notice and a hearing, that the refusal to submit
 5    to the examination was with reasonable cause.  If  the  Board
 6    finds that an individual is unable to practice because of the
 7    reasons set forth in this Section, the Board must require the
 8    individual  to  submit to care, counseling, or treatment by a
 9    physician approved by the Board, as  a  condition,  term,  or
10    restriction  for  continued, reinstated, or renewed licensure
11    to practice.  In lieu of care, counseling, or treatment,  the
12    Board  may  recommend that the Department file a complaint to
13    immediately suspend or revoke the license of  the  individual
14    or  otherwise  discipline  him  or her.  Any individual whose
15    license  was  granted,  continued,  reinstated,  or   renewed
16    subject  to  conditions,  terms, or restrictions, as provided
17    for in this Section, or any individual who was disciplined or
18    placed on  supervision  pursuant  to  this  Section  must  be
19    referred  to  the  Director for a determination as to whether
20    the individual  shall  have  his  or  her  license  suspended
21    immediately, pending a hearing by the Board.
22        The  Department  shall  deny any license or renewal under
23    this Act to any person who has defaulted  on  an  educational
24    loan   guaranteed   by   the   Illinois   Student  Assistance
25    Commission; however, the Department may issue  a  license  or
26    renewal   if   the   person  in  default  has  established  a
27    satisfactory repayment record as determined by  the  Illinois
28    Student Assistance Commission.
29        The determination by a circuit court that a registrant is
30    subject  to  involuntary  admission  or judicial admission as
31    provided in the Mental Health and Developmental  Disabilities
32    Code  operates  as  an  automatic suspension. This suspension
33    will end only upon a finding by a court that the  patient  is
34    no  longer  subject  to  involuntary  admission  or  judicial
 
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 1    admission,   the   issuance   of  an  order  so  finding  and
 2    discharging the patient, and the recommendation of the  Board
 3    to  the  Director  that  the  registrant be allowed to resume
 4    practice.
 5    (Source: P.A. 87-784; 87-1000.)

 6        (225 ILCS 30/50 rep.)
 7        (225 ILCS 30/60 rep.)
 8        Section 90.  The Dietetic and Nutrition Services Practice
 9    Act is amended by repealing Sections 50 and 60.

10        Section 99.  Effective date.  This  Section,  Section  5,
11    and Sections 56 and 65 of the Dietetic and Nutrition Practice
12    Act  take  effect  upon  becoming  law.   All  of  the  other
13    provisions take effect October 31, 2003.

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