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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB2629
Introduced 2/26/2007, by Rep. Michael J. Madigan - Barbara Flynn Currie - Angelo Saviano SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Dietetic and Nutrition Services Practice Act. Makes
a technical change in a Section concerning unlicensed practice.
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A BILL FOR
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HB2629 |
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LRB095 00847 RAS 20849 b |
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| AN ACT concerning regulation.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Dietetic and Nutrition Services Practice Act |
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| is amended by changing Section 15.5 as follows:
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| (225 ILCS 30/15.5)
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| (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
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| Sec. 15.5. Unlicensed practice; violation; civil penalty.
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| (a) Any person who practices, offers to practice, attempts |
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| to practice, or
holds oneself out to practice dietetics or |
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| nutrition services without being
licensed under this Act shall, |
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| in
addition to any other penalty provided by law, pay a civil |
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| penalty to the
the
Department in an amount not to exceed $5,000 |
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| for each offense as determined by
the Department. The civil |
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| penalty shall be assessed by the Department after a
hearing is |
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| held in accordance with the provisions set forth in this Act
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| regarding the provision of a hearing for the discipline of a |
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| licensee. |
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| (b) The Department has the authority and power to |
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| investigate any and all
unlicensed activity.
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| (c) The civil penalty shall be paid within 60 days after |
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| the effective date
of the order imposing the civil penalty. The |
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| order shall constitute a judgment
and may be filed and |