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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 Illinois Occupational Therapy Practice Act | ||||||
| 5 | is amended by changing Section 13 as follows:
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| 6 | (225 ILCS 75/13) (from Ch. 111, par. 3713)
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| 7 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2024)
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| 8 | Sec. 13. Endorsement. The Department may, in its | ||||||
| 9 | discretion, license as
an occupational therapist or | ||||||
| 10 | occupational therapy assistant, without
examination, on | ||||||
| 11 | payment of the required fee, an applicant who is an
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| 12 | occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant | ||||||
| 13 | licensed under the
laws of another jurisdiction, upon filing of | ||||||
| 14 | an application on forms provided by the Department, paying the | ||||||
| 15 | required fee, and meeting such requirements as are established | ||||||
| 16 | by rule. The Department may adopt rules governing recognition | ||||||
| 17 | of education and legal practice in another jurisdiction, | ||||||
| 18 | requiring additional education, and determining when an | ||||||
| 19 | examination may be required. if the requirements for licensure | ||||||
| 20 | in that
jurisdiction were, at the date of his licensure, | ||||||
| 21 | substantially equivalent to
the requirements in force in this | ||||||
| 22 | State on that date or equivalent to the
requirements of this | ||||||
| 23 | Act.
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| 1 | An applicant for endorsement who has practiced for 10 | ||||||
| 2 | consecutive years in another jurisdiction shall meet the | ||||||
| 3 | requirements for licensure by endorsement upon filing an | ||||||
| 4 | application on forms provided by the Department, paying the | ||||||
| 5 | required fee, and showing proof of licensure in another | ||||||
| 6 | jurisdiction for at least 10 consecutive years without | ||||||
| 7 | discipline by certified verification of licensure from the | ||||||
| 8 | jurisdiction in which the applicant practiced. | ||||||
| 9 | Applicants have 3 years from the date of application to | ||||||
| 10 | complete the
application process. If the process has not been | ||||||
| 11 | completed in 3 years,
the application shall be denied, the fee | ||||||
| 12 | forfeited and the applicant must
reapply and meet the | ||||||
| 13 | requirements in effect at the time of reapplication.
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| 14 | (Source: P.A. 88-424.)
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| 15 | Section 10. The Illinois Physical Therapy Act is amended by | ||||||
| 16 | changing Section 11 as follows:
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| 17 | (225 ILCS 90/11) (from Ch. 111, par. 4261)
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| 18 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
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| 19 | Sec. 11. Endorsement. The Department may, without | ||||||
| 20 | examination, grant a license under this Act to an applicant who | ||||||
| 21 | is licensed as a in its discretion, license
as a physical | ||||||
| 22 | therapist or physical therapist assistant, without
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| 23 | examination, on payment of the required fee, an applicant for a | ||||||
| 24 | license who
is a physical therapist or physical
therapist
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| 1 | assistant, as the
case may be, licensed under the laws of | ||||||
| 2 | another jurisdiction upon filing of an application on forms | ||||||
| 3 | provided by the Department, paying the required fee, and | ||||||
| 4 | meeting such requirements as are established by rule. The | ||||||
| 5 | Department may adopt rules governing recognition of education | ||||||
| 6 | and legal practice in another jurisdiction, requiring | ||||||
| 7 | additional education, and determining when an examination may | ||||||
| 8 | be required. state if the requirements
for a
license of | ||||||
| 9 | physical therapists or physical therapist assistant in the | ||||||
| 10 | state
in which the applicant was licensed were at the date of | ||||||
| 11 | his or her
licensure
substantially equal to the requirements in | ||||||
| 12 | force in this State on that date. | ||||||
| 13 | An applicant for endorsement who has practiced for 10 | ||||||
| 14 | consecutive years in another jurisdiction shall meet the | ||||||
| 15 | requirements for licensure by endorsement upon filing an | ||||||
| 16 | application on forms provided by the Department, paying the | ||||||
| 17 | required fee, and showing proof of licensure in another | ||||||
| 18 | jurisdiction for at least 10 consecutive years without | ||||||
| 19 | discipline by certified verification of licensure from the | ||||||
| 20 | jurisdiction in which the applicant practiced. | ||||||
| 21 | The Department may waive the English proficiency | ||||||
| 22 | examination by rule.
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| 23 | Applicants have 3 years from the date of application to | ||||||
| 24 | complete the
application process. If the process has not been | ||||||
| 25 | completed in 3 years,
the application shall be denied, the fee | ||||||
| 26 | forfeited and the applicant must
reapply and meet the | ||||||
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| 1 | requirements in effect at the time of reapplication.
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| 2 | (Source: P.A. 89-387, eff. 1-1-96.)
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| 3 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
| 4 | becoming law.
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