96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB4660


 
Introduced , by Rep. Betsy Hannig
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













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    Amends the Massage Licensing Act. Provides that a person who has applied in writing to the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to engage in massage for compensation and who has fulfilled the licensure requirements of the Act, with the exception of receipt of notification of his or her examination results, may practice under the direct supervision of a massage therapist who is licensed in the State, until specified conditions are met. Specifies (1) the scope of actions that an applicant may perform under a licensed massage therapist and (2) under what conditions an applicant must cease those actions. Effective immediately.
















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    AN ACT concerning professional 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 Massage Licensing Act is amended  by adding 
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Section 17 as follows:
 
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    (225 ILCS 57/17  new)
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    Sec. 17. Practice pending licensure.
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    (a) A person who has applied in writing to the Department 
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to engage in massage for compensation and who has fulfilled the 
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requirements of Section 15 of this Act, with the exception of 
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receipt of notification of his or her examination results, may 
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practice under the direct supervision of a massage therapist 
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who is licensed in this State, until: (1) the applicant has 
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been notified of his or her failure to pass the examination 
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authorized by the Department; (2) the applicant has withdrawn 
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his or her application; (3) the applicant has received a 
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license from the Department after successfully passing the 
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examination authorized by the Department; or (4) the applicant 
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has been notified by the Department to cease and desist from 
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practicing.
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    (b) The applicant shall perform only those acts that may be 
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prescribed by and incidental to his or her employment and those 
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acts shall be performed under the direction of a supervising 
 


 






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massage therapist who is licensed in this State.  The applicant 
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shall not be entitled to otherwise engage in the practice of 
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massage therapy until fully licensed in this State. 
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    (c) The Department shall immediately notify, by certified 
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mail, the supervising massage therapist employing the 
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applicant and the applicant that the applicant shall 
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immediately cease and desist from practicing if the applicant: 
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(1) practices outside his or her employment under a licensed 
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massage therapist; (2) violates any provision of this Act; or 
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(3) becomes ineligible for licensure under this Act. 
 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.