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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 Electrologist Licensing Act is amended by | ||||||
| 5 | changing Sections 20, 23, and 33 as follows:
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| 6 | (225 ILCS 412/20)
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| 7 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
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| 8 | Sec. 20. Exemptions. This Act does not prohibit:
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| 9 | (1) A person licensed in this State under any other Act | ||||||
| 10 | from engaging
in the practice for which that person is | ||||||
| 11 | licensed.
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| 12 | (2) The practice of electrology by a person who is | ||||||
| 13 | employed by the
United States government or any bureau, | ||||||
| 14 | division,
or agency thereof while in the discharge of the | ||||||
| 15 | employee's official duties.
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| 16 | (3) The practice of electrology included in a program
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| 17 | of study by students enrolled in schools or in refresher | ||||||
| 18 | courses approved
by the Department.
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| 19 | Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prevent a person who | ||||||
| 20 | is licensed under this Act and functioning as an
assistant to a | ||||||
| 21 | person who is licensed to practice medicine in all of its | ||||||
| 22 | branches from
providing delegated electrology services. Such | ||||||
| 23 | delegated services may not be performed by a person while | ||||||
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| 1 | holding himself or herself out as an electrologist or in any | ||||||
| 2 | manner that indicates that the services are part of the | ||||||
| 3 | practice of electrology.
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| 4 | (Source: P.A. 92-750, eff. 1-1-03.)
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| 5 | (225 ILCS 412/23)
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| 6 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
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| 7 | Sec. 23. Scope of practice.
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| 8 | (a) The scope of practice of an electrologist is limited to | ||||||
| 9 | the following:
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| 10 | (1) The application of an antiseptic on the area of the
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| 11 | individual's skin to which electrology will be applied.
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| 12 | (2) The use of a sterile needle/probe electrode type | ||||||
| 13 | epilation, which
includes (i) electrolysis, known as | ||||||
| 14 | direct current/DC, (ii) thermolysis, known
as
alternating | ||||||
| 15 | current/AC, or (iii) a combination of both electrolysis and
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| 16 | thermolysis,
known as superimposed or sequential blend.
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| 17 | (b) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize an | ||||||
| 18 | electrologist to
perform use surgery including but not limited | ||||||
| 19 | to the use of any laser technology. Services involving laser | ||||||
| 20 | technology may only be performed if they are delegated by a | ||||||
| 21 | physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches | ||||||
| 22 | consistent with Section 20 of this Act and the Medical Practice | ||||||
| 23 | Act of 1987 and any rules promulgated thereto. An
electrologist | ||||||
| 24 | shall refer to a licensed physician any individual
whose
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| 25 | condition, at the time of evaluation or service, is determined | ||||||
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| 1 | to be
beyond the
scope of practice of the electrologist, such | ||||||
| 2 | as an individual with signs of
infection or bleeding.
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| 3 | (Source: P.A. 92-750, eff. 1-1-03.)
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| 4 | (225 ILCS 412/33)
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| 5 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
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| 6 | Sec. 33. Grandfather provision. | ||||||
| 7 | (a) For a period of 12 months after the
filing of the | ||||||
| 8 | original administrative rules adopted under this Act, the
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| 9 | Department may issue
a license to
any individual who, in | ||||||
| 10 | addition to meeting the requirements set forth in
paragraphs | ||||||
| 11 | (1),
(2), (3), and (4) of Section 30, can document employment | ||||||
| 12 | as an electrologist
and has
received remuneration for | ||||||
| 13 | practicing electrology for a period of 3 years and
can show | ||||||
| 14 | proof of one of the following: (i) current board certification | ||||||
| 15 | by a
national electrology certifying body approved by the | ||||||
| 16 | Department; or (ii)
completion of 30 continuing education units | ||||||
| 17 | in electrology approved
by the
Department.
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| 18 | (b) The Department may issue a license to an individual who | ||||||
| 19 | failed to apply for licensure under subsection (a) of this | ||||||
| 20 | Section on or before February 22, 2006 (one year after the | ||||||
| 21 | effective date of the rules adopted under this Act), but who | ||||||
| 22 | otherwise meets the qualifications set forth in subsection (a) | ||||||
| 23 | of this Section, provided that the individual submits a | ||||||
| 24 | completed application for licensure as required within 90 days | ||||||
| 25 | after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th | ||||||
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| 1 | General Assembly. | ||||||
| 2 | (Source: P.A. 92-750, eff. 1-1-03; 93-253, eff. 7-22-03.)
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| 3 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
| 4 | becoming law. | ||||||