HB5344ham001 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Laura Faver Dias

Filed: 4/15/2024

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5344

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5344 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Behavior Analyst Licensing Act is amended by changing Section 150 as follows:

(225 ILCS 6/150)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)

Sec. 150. License restrictions and limitations. The provisions of this Section are inapplicable until 24 months after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly. Notwithstanding the exclusion in paragraph (2) of subsection (c) of Section 20 that permits an individual to implement a behavior analytic treatment plan under the extended authority, direction, and supervision of a licensed behavior analyst or licensed assistant behavior analyst, no business organization shall provide, attempt to provide, or offer to provide behavior analysis services unless every member, partner, shareholder, director, officer, holder of any other ownership interest, agent, and employee who renders applied behavior analysis services holds a currently valid license issued under this Act. No business shall be created that (i) has a stated purpose that includes behavior analysis, or (ii) practices or holds itself out as available to practice behavior analysis therapy, unless it is organized under the Professional Service Corporation Act or Professional Limited Liability Company Act. Nothing in this Act shall preclude individuals licensed under this Act from practicing directly or indirectly for a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches under the Medical Practice Act of 1987 or for any legal entity as provided under subsection (c) of Section 22.2 of the Medical Practice Act of 1987.

(Source: P.A. 102-953, eff. 5-27-22; 102-1118, eff. 1-18-23.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.".