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1 | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Environmental Health Practitioner Licensing | ||||||
5 | Act is amended by changing Sections 27 and 30 as follows:
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6 | (225 ILCS 37/27)
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7 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2019)
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8 | Sec. 27. Renewals; restoration.
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9 | (a) The expiration date and renewal period for each license | ||||||
10 | issued under
this Act shall be set by rule. As a condition for | ||||||
11 | renewal of a license, the
licensee shall be required to | ||||||
12 | complete continuing education requirements as
set forth in | ||||||
13 | rules by the Department. Licensees who are 70 years of age
or | ||||||
14 | older and have been licensed under this Act for at least 4 | ||||||
15 | years shall be
exempt from the continuing education | ||||||
16 | requirements.
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17 | (b) A person who has permitted a license to expire for a | ||||||
18 | period less than 5 years may have the license
restored by | ||||||
19 | making application to the Department and filing proof, | ||||||
20 | acceptable
to the Department, of fitness to have the license | ||||||
21 | restored. Proof may include
(i) sworn evidence certifying to | ||||||
22 | active practice in another jurisdiction that
is satisfactory to | ||||||
23 | the Department, (ii) complying with any continuing education
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1 | requirements, and (iii) paying the required restoration fee.
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2 | (c) A person seeking restoration of a license that has been | ||||||
3 | expired or placed on inactive status for more than 5 years may | ||||||
4 | have the license restored by making application to the | ||||||
5 | Department and filing proof, acceptable to the Department, of | ||||||
6 | fitness to have the license restored. Proof may include (i) | ||||||
7 | sworn evidence of active practice in another jurisdiction, (ii) | ||||||
8 | an affidavit attesting to military service as provided in | ||||||
9 | subsection (c) of this Section, (iii) proof of passage of the | ||||||
10 | environmental Health Proficiency Examination during the period | ||||||
11 | the license was lapsed or on inactive status, (iv) sworn | ||||||
12 | evidence of lawful practice under the supervision of an | ||||||
13 | Illinois-licensed Environmental Healthcare Practitioner in the | ||||||
14 | State of Illinois that is satisfactory to the Department, or | ||||||
15 | (v) proof of current certification, including continuing | ||||||
16 | education, from the National Environmental Health Association | ||||||
17 | Accreditation Council for environmental health curricula or | ||||||
18 | its equivalent as approved by the Department. An applicant for | ||||||
19 | restoration under this Section shall be required to pay any | ||||||
20 | restoration fees as required under this Act and provide proof | ||||||
21 | of meeting continuing education requirements during the 2 years | ||||||
22 | prior to restoration. If the person has not maintained an | ||||||
23 | active practice in another
jurisdiction satisfactory to the | ||||||
24 | Department, the Board shall determine, by an
evaluation | ||||||
25 | program, established by rule, the person's fitness to resume | ||||||
26 | active
status. The Board may require the person to complete a |
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1 | period of evaluated
clinical experience and successful | ||||||
2 | completion of a practical examination.
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3 | However, a person whose license expired while (i) in | ||||||
4 | federal service on
active duty with the Armed Forces of the | ||||||
5 | United States or called into service
or training with the State | ||||||
6 | Militia or (ii) in training or education under the
supervision | ||||||
7 | of the United States, preliminary to induction into the | ||||||
8 | military
service may have his or her license renewed or | ||||||
9 | restored without paying any
lapsed renewal fees if, within 2 | ||||||
10 | years after honorable termination of the
service, training, or | ||||||
11 | education, except under conditions other than honorable,
he or | ||||||
12 | she furnishes the Department with satisfactory evidence to the | ||||||
13 | effect
that he or she has been so engaged and that the service, | ||||||
14 | training, or education
has been terminated.
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15 | (d) A person who notifies the Department, in writing on | ||||||
16 | forms prescribed
by the Department, may place his or her | ||||||
17 | license on inactive status and shall be
excused from the | ||||||
18 | payment of renewal fees until the person notifies the
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19 | Department, in writing, of the intention to resume active | ||||||
20 | practice.
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21 | (e) A person requesting his or her license be changed from | ||||||
22 | inactive to
active status shall be required to pay the current | ||||||
23 | renewal fee and shall also
demonstrate compliance with the | ||||||
24 | continuing education requirements.
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25 | (f) An environmental health practitioner whose license is | ||||||
26 | not renewed
or whose license is on
inactive status shall not |
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1 | engage in the practice of environmental health in the
State of | ||||||
2 | Illinois or use the title or advertise that he or she performs | ||||||
3 | the
services of a "licensed environmental health | ||||||
4 | practitioner".
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5 | (g) A person violating subsection (f) of this Section shall | ||||||
6 | be considered
to be practicing without a license and shall be | ||||||
7 | subject to the disciplinary
provisions of this Act.
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8 | (h) A license to practice shall not be denied any applicant | ||||||
9 | because of the
applicant's race, religion, creed, national | ||||||
10 | origin, political beliefs or
activities, age, sex, sexual | ||||||
11 | orientation, or physical impairment that does not affect a | ||||||
12 | person's ability to practice with reasonable judgment, skill, | ||||||
13 | or safety as determined by the Department .
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14 | (Source: P.A. 91-724, eff. 6-2-00 .)
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15 | (225 ILCS 37/30)
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16 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2019)
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17 | Sec. 30. Endorsement. The Department may issue a license as | ||||||
18 | a licensed
environmental health practitioner, without the | ||||||
19 | required examination, to an
applicant licensed under the laws | ||||||
20 | of another state if the requirements for
licensure in that | ||||||
21 | state are, on the date of granting the license, substantially
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22 | equal to the requirements of this Act. The Department shall
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23 | issue a license as a licensed environmental health practitioner | ||||||
24 | to any applicant who holds a Registered Environmental Health | ||||||
25 | Specialist/Registered Sanitarian credential in good standing |
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1 | with the National Environmental Health Association. An | ||||||
2 | applicant under this Section shall
pay all required fees. | ||||||
3 | Applicants have 3 years from the date of application to
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4 | complete the application process. If the process has not been | ||||||
5 | completed within
3 years, the application shall be denied, the | ||||||
6 | fee forfeited, and the applicant
must reapply and meet the | ||||||
7 | requirements in effect at the time of reapplication.
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8 | (Source: P.A. 89-61, eff. 6-30-95 .)
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9 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, | ||||||
10 | 2009. |