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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 Electrologist Licensing Act is amended by |
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| changing Sections 20, 23, and 33 as follows:
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| (225 ILCS 412/20)
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| (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
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| Sec. 20. Exemptions. This Act does not prohibit:
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| (1) A person licensed in this State under any other Act |
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| from engaging
in the practice for which that person is |
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| licensed.
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| (2) The practice of electrology by a person who is |
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| employed by the
United States government or any bureau, |
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| division,
or agency thereof while in the discharge of the |
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| employee's official duties.
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| (3) The practice of electrology included in a program
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| of study by students enrolled in schools or in refresher |
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| courses approved
by the Department.
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| Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prevent a person who |
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| is licensed under this Act and functioning as an
assistant to a |
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| person who is licensed to practice medicine in all of its |
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| branches from
providing delegated electrology services. Such |
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| delegated services may not be performed by a person while |
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| holding himself or herself out as an electrologist or in any |
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| manner that indicates that the services are part of the |
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| practice of electrology.
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| (Source: P.A. 92-750, eff. 1-1-03.)
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| (225 ILCS 412/23)
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| (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
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| Sec. 23. Scope of practice.
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| (a) The scope of practice of an electrologist is limited to |
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| the following:
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| (1) The application of an antiseptic on the area of the
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| individual's skin to which electrology will be applied.
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| (2) The use of a sterile needle/probe electrode type |
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| epilation, which
includes (i) electrolysis, known as |
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| direct current/DC, (ii) thermolysis, known
as
alternating |
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| current/AC, or (iii) a combination of both electrolysis and
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| thermolysis,
known as superimposed or sequential blend.
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| (b) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize an |
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| electrologist to
perform use surgery including but not limited |
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| to the use of any laser technology. Services involving laser |
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| technology may only be performed if they are delegated by a |
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| physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches |
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| consistent with Section 20 of this Act and the Medical Practice |
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| Act of 1987 and any rules promulgated thereto. An
electrologist |
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| shall refer to a licensed physician any individual
whose
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| condition, at the time of evaluation or service, is determined |
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| to be
beyond the
scope of practice of the electrologist, such |
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| as an individual with signs of
infection or bleeding.
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| (Source: P.A. 92-750, eff. 1-1-03.)
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| (225 ILCS 412/33)
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| (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
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| Sec. 33. Grandfather provision. |
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| (a) For a period of 12 months after the
filing of the |
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| original administrative rules adopted under this Act, the
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| Department may issue
a license to
any individual who, in |
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| addition to meeting the requirements set forth in
paragraphs |
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| (1),
(2), (3), and (4) of Section 30, can document employment |
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| as an electrologist
and has
received remuneration for |
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| practicing electrology for a period of 3 years and
can show |
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| proof of one of the following: (i) current board certification |
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| by a
national electrology certifying body approved by the |
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| Department; or (ii)
completion of 30 continuing education units |
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| in electrology approved
by the
Department.
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| (b) The Department may issue a license to an individual who |
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| failed to apply for licensure under subsection (a) of this |
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| Section on or before February 22, 2006 (one year after the |
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| effective date of the rules adopted under this Act), but who |
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| otherwise meets the qualifications set forth in subsection (a) |
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| of this Section, provided that the individual submits a |
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| completed application for licensure as required within 90 days |
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| after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th |