99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB0938

 

Introduced , by Rep. Michael J. Madigan

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
225 ILCS 50/5  from Ch. 111, par. 7405

    Amends the Hearing Instrument Consumer Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the requirements for a license.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Hearing Instrument Consumer Protection Act
5is amended by changing Section 5 as follows:
 
6    (225 ILCS 50/5)  (from Ch. 111, par. 7405)
7    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)
8    Sec. 5. License required. No person shall engage in the the
9selling, practice of testing, fitting, selecting,
10recommending, adapting, dispensing, or servicing hearing
11instruments or display a sign, advertise, or represent oneself
12as a person who practices the fitting or selling of hearing
13instruments unless such person holds a current license issued
14by the Department as provided in this Act. Such person shall be
15known as a licensed hearing instrument dispenser. Individuals
16licensed pursuant to the provisions of Section 8 of this Act
17shall be deemed qualified to provide tests of human hearing and
18hearing instrument evaluations for the purpose of dispensing a
19hearing instrument for which any State agency may contract. The
20license shall be conspicuously displayed in the place of
21business. Duplicate licenses shall be issued by the Department
22to licensees operating more than one office upon the additional
23payment set forth in this Act.

 

 

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1    Except for violations of the provisions of this Act, or the
2rules promulgated under it, nothing in this Act shall prohibit
3a corporation, partnership, trust, association, or other
4entity from engaging in the business of testing, fitting,
5servicing, selecting, dispensing, selling, or offering for
6sale hearing instruments at retail without a license, provided
7it employs only licensed individuals in the direct testing,
8fitting, servicing, selecting, offering for sale, or
9dispensing of such products. Each such corporation,
10partnership, trust, association, or other entity shall file
11with the Department, prior to doing business in this State and
12by July 1 of each calendar year thereafter, on forms prescribed
13by the Department, a list of all licensed hearing instrument
14dispensers employed by it and a statement attesting that it
15complies with this Act and the rules promulgated under it and
16the regulations of the Federal Food and Drug Administration and
17the Federal Trade Commission insofar as they are applicable.
18(Source: P.A. 89-72, eff. 12-31-95; 90-655, eff. 7-30-98.)