Full Text of SB0340 100th General Assembly
SB0340 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2017 and 2018 SB0340 Introduced 1/24/2017, by Sen. John J. Cullerton SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: | | 225 ILCS 50/5 | from Ch. 111, par. 7405 |
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Amends the Hearing Instrument Consumer Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the requirements for a license.
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| | | SB0340 | | LRB100 05123 SMS 15133 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning regulation.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Hearing Instrument Consumer Protection Act | 5 | | is amended by changing Section 5 as follows:
| 6 | | (225 ILCS 50/5) (from Ch. 111, par. 7405)
| 7 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
| 8 | | Sec. 5. License required. No person shall engage in the
the
| 9 | | selling, practice of testing, fitting, selecting, | 10 | | recommending, adapting,
dispensing, or servicing hearing | 11 | | instruments or display a sign, advertise, or
represent oneself | 12 | | as a person who practices the fitting or selling of hearing
| 13 | | instruments unless such person holds a current license issued | 14 | | by the Department
as provided in this Act. Such person shall be | 15 | | known as a licensed hearing
instrument dispenser. Individuals | 16 | | licensed pursuant to the provisions of
Section 8 of this Act | 17 | | shall be deemed qualified to provide tests of human
hearing and | 18 | | hearing instrument evaluations for the purpose of dispensing a
| 19 | | hearing instrument for which any State agency may contract. The | 20 | | license shall
be conspicuously displayed in the place of | 21 | | business. Duplicate licenses shall
be issued by the Department | 22 | | to licensees operating more than one office upon
the additional | 23 | | payment set forth in this Act. No hearing instrument |
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| 1 | | manufacturer may distribute, sell, or otherwise provide | 2 | | hearing instruments to any unlicensed hearing care | 3 | | professional for the purpose of selling hearing instruments to | 4 | | the consumer. | 5 | | Except for violations of the provisions of this Act, or the | 6 | | rules
promulgated under it, nothing in this Act shall prohibit | 7 | | a corporation,
partnership, trust, association, or other | 8 | | entity from engaging in the
business of testing, fitting, | 9 | | servicing, selecting, dispensing, selling, or
offering for | 10 | | sale hearing instruments at retail without a license, provided | 11 | | it
employs only licensed individuals in the direct testing, | 12 | | fitting, servicing,
selecting, offering for sale, or | 13 | | dispensing of such products. Each such
corporation, | 14 | | partnership, trust, association, or other entity shall file | 15 | | with
the Department, prior to doing business in this State and | 16 | | by July 1 of each
calendar year thereafter, on forms prescribed | 17 | | by the Department, a list of all
licensed hearing instrument | 18 | | dispensers employed by it and a statement attesting
that it | 19 | | complies with this Act and the rules promulgated under it and | 20 | | the
regulations of the Federal Food and Drug Administration and | 21 | | the Federal Trade
Commission insofar as they are applicable.
| 22 | | (Source: P.A. 99-204, eff. 7-30-15.)
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