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| 1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1329
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| 2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1329 on page 1, line | ||||||
| 3 | 5, immediately after "20", by inserting the following: | ||||||
| 4 | ", 23,"; and
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| 5 | on page 1, immediately below line 23, by inserting the | ||||||
| 6 | following:
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| 7 | "(225 ILCS 412/23)
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| 8 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
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| 9 | Sec. 23. Scope of practice.
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| 10 | (a) The scope of practice of an electrologist is limited to | ||||||
| 11 | the following:
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| 12 | (1) The application of an antiseptic on the area of the
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| 13 | individual's skin to which electrology will be applied.
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| 14 | (2) The use of a sterile needle/probe electrode type | ||||||
| 15 | epilation, which
includes (i) electrolysis, known as | ||||||
| 16 | direct current/DC, (ii) thermolysis, known
as
alternating | ||||||
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| 1 | current/AC, or (iii) a combination of both electrolysis and
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| 2 | thermolysis,
known as superimposed or sequential blend.
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| 3 | (b) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize an | ||||||
| 4 | electrologist to
perform use surgery including but not limited | ||||||
| 5 | to the use of any laser technology. Services involving laser | ||||||
| 6 | technology may only be performed if they are delegated by a | ||||||
| 7 | physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches | ||||||
| 8 | consistent with Section 20 of this Act and the Medical Practice | ||||||
| 9 | Act of 1987 and any rules promulgated thereto. An
electrologist | ||||||
| 10 | shall refer to a licensed physician any individual
whose
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| 11 | condition, at the time of evaluation or service, is determined | ||||||
| 12 | to be
beyond the
scope of practice of the electrologist, such | ||||||
| 13 | as an individual with signs of
infection or bleeding.
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| 14 | (Source: P.A. 92-750, eff. 1-1-03.)".
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