(225 ILCS 50/1) (from Ch. 111, par. 7401)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
    Sec. 1. Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to protect the deaf or hard of hearing public from the practice of dispensing hearing aids that could endanger the health, safety and welfare of the People of this State. The Federal Food and Drug Administration and Federal Trade Commission has recommended that State legislation is necessary in order to establish standards of competency and to impose stringent penalties for those who violate the public trust in this field of health care.
(Source: P.A. 103-495, eff. 1-1-24.)