Full Text of HB0298 94th General Assembly
HB0298eng 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| AN ACT concerning regulation.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | 3 |
| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Regulatory Sunset Act is amended by changing | 5 |
| Section 4.16 and by adding Section 4.26 as follows:
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| (5 ILCS 80/4.16)
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| Sec. 4.16. Acts repealed January 1, 2006. The following | 8 |
| Acts are repealed January 1, 2006:
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| The Respiratory Care Practice Act.
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| The Hearing Instrument Consumer Protection Act.
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| The Illinois Dental Practice Act.
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| The Professional Geologist Licensing Act.
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| The Illinois Athletic Trainers Practice Act.
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| The Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, and Nail Technology | 15 |
| Act of 1985.
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| The Collection Agency Act.
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| The Illinois Roofing Industry Licensing Act.
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| The Illinois Physical Therapy Act.
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| (Source: P.A. 89-33, eff. 1-1-96; 89-72, eff. 12-31-95; 89-80, | 20 |
| eff. 6-30-95;
89-116, eff. 7-7-95; 89-366, eff. 7-1-96; 89-387, | 21 |
| eff. 8-20-95; 89-626, eff.
8-9-96.)
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| (5 ILCS 80/4.26 new)
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| Sec. 4.26. Act repealed on January 1, 2016. The following | 24 |
| Act is repealed on January 1, 2016: | 25 |
| The Illinois Athletic Trainers Practice Act.
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| Section 10. The Illinois Athletic Trainers Practice Act is | 27 |
| amended by changing Sections 3, 4, 6, 9, 10, 13, 16, 17.5, and | 28 |
| 34 and by adding Section 34.1 as follows:
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| (225 ILCS 5/3) (from Ch. 111, par. 7603)
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| (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2006)
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| Sec. 3. Definitions. As used in this Act:
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| (1) "Department" means the Department of Professional | 4 |
| Regulation.
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| (2) "Director" means the Director of Professional | 6 |
| Regulation.
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| (3) "Board" means the Illinois Board of Athletic Trainers | 8 |
| appointed by the
Director.
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| (4) "Licensed
athletic trainer" means a person licensed to
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| practice athletic training as defined in this Act and with the | 11 |
| specific
qualifications set forth in Section 9 of this Act who, | 12 |
| upon
the
direction of his or her team physician or consulting
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| physician,
carries out the practice of prevention/emergency | 14 |
| care or
physical
reconditioning of injuries incurred by | 15 |
| athletes participating in
an athletic program conducted by an | 16 |
| educational institution,
professional athletic organization, | 17 |
| or sanctioned amateur athletic
organization employing the | 18 |
| athletic trainer; or a person who, under the
direction of a | 19 |
| physician, carries out comparable functions for a health
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| organization-based extramural program of athletic training | 21 |
| services for
athletes. Specific duties of the athletic trainer | 22 |
| include but are not limited
to:
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| A. Supervision of the selection, fitting, and | 24 |
| maintenance of
protective
equipment;
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| B. Provision of assistance to the coaching staff in the | 26 |
| development and
implementation of conditioning programs;
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| C. Counseling of athletes on nutrition and hygiene;
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| D. Supervision of athletic training facility and | 29 |
| inspection of playing
facilities;
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| E. Selection and maintenance of athletic training | 31 |
| equipment and supplies;
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| F. Instruction and supervision of student trainer | 33 |
| staff;
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| G. Coordination with a team physician to provide:
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| (i) pre-competition physical exam and health | 36 |
| history updates,
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| (ii) game coverage or phone access to a physician | 2 |
| or
paramedic,
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| (iii) follow-up injury care,
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| (iv) reconditioning programs, and
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| (v) assistance on all matters pertaining to the | 6 |
| health and
well-being of athletes.
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| H. Provision of on-site injury care and evaluation as | 8 |
| well as
appropriate transportation, follow-up treatment | 9 |
| and rehabilitation as
necessary for all injuries sustained | 10 |
| by athletes in the program;
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| I. With a physician, determination of when an athlete | 12 |
| may safely
return to
full participation post-injury; and
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| J. Maintenance of complete and accurate records of all | 14 |
| athletic injuries
and treatments rendered.
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| To carry out these functions the athletic trainer is | 16 |
| authorized to
utilize modalities , including, but not limited | 17 |
| to,
such as heat, light, sound, cold, electricity, exercise,
or | 18 |
| mechanical devices related to
care and reconditioning.
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| (5) "Referral" means the guidance and
or direction to the | 20 |
| athletic trainer
given by the physician, who shall maintain | 21 |
| supervision of the athlete.
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| (6) "Athletic trainer aide" means a person who has received | 23 |
| on-the-job training specific to the facility in which he or she | 24 |
| is employed, on either a paid or volunteer basis, but is not | 25 |
| enrolled in an accredited athletic training curriculum.
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| (Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)
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| (225 ILCS 5/4) (from Ch. 111, par. 7604)
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| (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2006)
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| Sec. 4. Licensure requirement - Exempt activities.
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| the effective date of this Act, no person
shall provide any of | 31 |
| the services set forth in subsection (4) of Section 3
of this | 32 |
| Act, or use the title "athletic trainer" or
"certified athletic | 33 |
| trainer" or "athletic trainer certified" or the letters
"A.T.", | 34 |
| "C.A.T.", "A.T.C.", "A.C.T.", or
"I.A.T.L." after his name, | 35 |
| unless licensed
under this Act.
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| Nothing in this Act shall be construed as preventing or | 2 |
| restricting the
practice, services, or activities of:
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| (1) Any person licensed or registered in this State by any | 4 |
| other law
from engaging in the profession or occupation for | 5 |
| which he or she is
licensed or
registered . ; or
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| (2) Any person employed as an athletic trainer by the | 7 |
| Government of the
United States, if such person provides | 8 |
| athletic training solely under the
direction or control of the | 9 |
| organization by which he or she is employed . ; or
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| (3) Any person pursuing a course of study leading to a | 11 |
| degree or
certificate in athletic training at an accredited or | 12 |
| approved educational
program if such activities and services | 13 |
| constitute a part of a supervised
course of study involving | 14 |
| daily personal or verbal contact at the site of supervision | 15 |
| between the athletic training student and the licensed athletic | 16 |
| trainer who plans, directs, advises, and evaluates the | 17 |
| student's athletic training clinical education. The | 18 |
| supervising licensed athletic trainer must be on-site where the | 19 |
| athletic training clinical education is being obtained. , and if | 20 |
| such person is
A person meeting the criteria under this | 21 |
| paragraph (3) must be designated by a title which clearly
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| indicates his or her status as a student or
trainee . ; or
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| (4) (Blank).
Any person fulfilling the supervised work | 24 |
| experience requirements of
Section 9 of this Act, if such | 25 |
| activities and services constitute a part of
the experience | 26 |
| necessary to meet the requirements of that Section; or
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| (5) The practice of athletic training under the supervision | 28 |
| of a licensed athletic trainer by one who has applied in | 29 |
| writing
to the Department for
licensure and has complied with | 30 |
| all the provisions
of Section 9 except the passing of the | 31 |
| examination to be eligible to receive
such license. In no event | 32 |
| shall this exemption extend to any
person for longer than 3 | 33 |
| months . Anyone who has previously failed the examination, or | 34 |
| who fails the examination during this 3-month period, shall | 35 |
| immediately cease practice as an athletic trainer and shall not | 36 |
| engage in the practice of athletic training again until he or |
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| she passes the examination. ; or
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| (6) Any person in a coaching position from rendering | 3 |
| emergency care on an
as
needed basis to the athletes under his | 4 |
| or her supervision when a licensed athletic trainer is not | 5 |
| available. ; or
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| (7) Any person who is an athletic trainer from another | 7 |
| nation, state, or
territory
acting as an athletic trainer while | 8 |
| performing
his duties for his or her respective non-Illinois | 9 |
| based team or
organization, so long as he or she restricts his | 10 |
| or her duties to his
or her team or organization during the | 11 |
| course of his or her team's or
organization's stay in this | 12 |
| State. For the purposes of this Act, a team shall be considered | 13 |
| based in Illinois if its home contests are held in Illinois, | 14 |
| regardless of the location of the team's administrative | 15 |
| offices.
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| (8) The practice of athletic training by persons licensed | 17 |
| in another state who have applied in writing to the Department | 18 |
| for licensure by endorsement for no longer than 6 months or | 19 |
| until notification has been given that licensure has been | 20 |
| granted or denied, whichever period of time is lesser. | 21 |
| (9) The practice of athletic training by one who has | 22 |
| applied in writing to the Department for licensure and has | 23 |
| complied with all the provisions of Section 9 for no longer | 24 |
| than 6 months or until notification has been given that | 25 |
| licensure has been granted or denied, whichever period of time | 26 |
| is lesser. | 27 |
| (10) The practice of athletic training by persons actively | 28 |
| licensed as an athletic trainer in another state, or currently | 29 |
| certified by the National Athletic Trainers Association Board | 30 |
| of Certification, Inc., or its successor entity, at a special | 31 |
| athletic tournament or event conducted by a sanctioned amateur | 32 |
| athletic organization, including, but not limited to, the | 33 |
| Prairie State Games and the Special Olympics, for no more than | 34 |
| 14 days. This shall not include contests or events that are | 35 |
| part of a scheduled series of regular season events. | 36 |
| (11) Athletic trainer aides from performing patient care |
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| activities under the on-site supervision of a licensed athletic | 2 |
| trainer. These patient care activities shall not include | 3 |
| interpretation of referrals or evaluation procedures, planning | 4 |
| or major modifications of patient programs, administration of | 5 |
| medication, or solo practice or event coverage without | 6 |
| immediate access to a licensed athletic trainer.
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| (Source: P.A. 89-216, eff. 1-1-96.)
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| (225 ILCS 5/6) (from Ch. 111, par. 7606)
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| (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2006)
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| Sec. 6. Athletic Training Board - Appointment - Membership - | 11 |
| Term - Duties.
The Director shall appoint an Illinois Board | 12 |
| of Athletic Trainers as
follows: 7
6 persons who shall be | 13 |
| appointed by and shall serve in an advisory
capacity to the | 14 |
| Director. Two members must be licensed physicians; 4
3 members
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| must be licensed
registered athletic trainers in good standing, | 16 |
| and actively engaged
in the practice or teaching of athletic | 17 |
| training in this State; and 1 member must be a
public member | 18 |
| who is not licensed
registered under this Act, or a similar Act | 19 |
| of
another jurisdiction, and is not a provider of athletic | 20 |
| health care service.
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| Members shall serve 4 year terms and until their successors | 22 |
| are appointed
and qualified except that of the initial | 23 |
| appointments, 1 member shall be
appointed to serve for one | 24 |
| year, 2 shall be appointed to serve for 2 years,
2 shall be | 25 |
| appointed to serve for 3 years, and the remaining one, who | 26 |
| shall
be the public member, shall be appointed to serve for 4 | 27 |
| years, and until their
successors are appointed and qualified . | 28 |
| No member shall be reappointed to
the Board for more than 2 | 29 |
| terms. Appointments to fill vacancies shall be
made in the same | 30 |
| manner as original appointments, for the unexpired portion
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| the vacated term. Initial terms shall begin upon the effective | 32 |
| date of this
Act.
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| The membership of the Board should reasonably reflect | 34 |
| representation from
the geographic areas in this State.
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| The Director may terminate the appointment of any member |
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| for cause which
in the opinion of the Director reasonably | 2 |
| justifies such termination.
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| The Director shall consider the recommendation of the Board | 4 |
| on questions
involving standards of professional conduct, | 5 |
| discipline, and qualifications
of candidates and license | 6 |
| holders under this Act.
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| (Source: P.A. 91-827, eff. 6-13-00.)
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| (225 ILCS 5/9) (from Ch. 111, par. 7609)
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| (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2006)
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| Sec. 9. Educational and Professional Requirements. A | 11 |
| person having the
qualifications prescribed in this Section | 12 |
| shall be qualified to receive a
license as an athletic trainer | 13 |
| if he or she:
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| (a) Has
has graduated from a curriculum in athletic | 15 |
| training accredited
approved by the
Department. In approving a | 16 |
| curriculum in athletic training, the Department
shall | 17 |
| consider, but not be bound by, accreditation by the Joint | 18 |
| Review
Committee on
Athletic Training (JRC-AT) of the | 19 |
| Commission
Committee on Accreditation of Allied Health
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| Education Programs (CAAHEP) ,
or its successor entity , or its | 21 |
| equivalent, as approved by the Department. ;
or
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| (b) Gives
gives proof of current certification, on the date | 23 |
| of application, in CPR/AED for the Healthcare Professional or | 24 |
| its equivalent based on American Red Cross or American Heart | 25 |
| Association standards and
graduation from a 4 year accredited | 26 |
| college or
university .
and has met the following minimum | 27 |
| athletic training curriculum
requirements
established by the | 28 |
| Board:
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| Completion of the following specific course requirements:
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| (1) Anatomy
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| (2) Physiology
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| (3) Physiology of Exercise
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| (4) Applied Anatomy and Kinesiology
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| (5) Psychology (2 courses)
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| (6) First Aid and CPR or equivalent (American Red Cross |
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| standards)
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| (7) Nutrition
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| (8) Remedial Exercise or Therapeutic Exercise
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| (9) Personal, Community, and School Health
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| (10) Techniques of Athletic Training (fundamentals)
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| (11) Advanced Techniques of Athletic Training | 7 |
| (modalities,
administration)
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| (12) Clinical Experience
(1500 hours) over a minimum of | 9 |
| a 2 year academic
period within a 5 year calendar period.
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| (c) Has passed an examination approved by the Department to | 11 |
| determine his
or her fitness for practice as an athletic | 12 |
| trainer, or is entitled to be
licensed without examination as | 13 |
| provided in Sections 7 and 8 of this Act.
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| The Department may request a personal interview of an | 15 |
| applicant before
the Board
committee to further evaluate his or | 16 |
| her qualifications for a license.
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| An applicant has 3 years from the date of
his or her
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| application to complete the
application process. If the process | 19 |
| has not been completed in 3 years, the
application shall be | 20 |
| denied, the fee forfeited, and the applicant must reapply
and | 21 |
| meet
the requirements in effect at the time of reapplication.
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| (Source: P.A. 89-216, eff. 1-1-96.)
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| (225 ILCS 5/10) (from Ch. 111, par. 7610)
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| (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2006)
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| Sec. 10. License expiration; renewal; continuing education | 26 |
| requirement.
The expiration date of licenses issued under this | 27 |
| Act shall be set by rule.
Licenses shall be renewed according | 28 |
| to procedures established by the Department
and upon payment of | 29 |
| the renewal fee established herein and notarized proof of | 30 |
| completion
40 contact hours of approved continuing education
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| relating to the performance and practice of
athletic training. | 32 |
| The number of hours required and their composition shall be set | 33 |
| by rule.
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| (Source: P.A. 89-216, eff. 1-1-96; 89-626, eff. 8-9-96.)
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| (225 ILCS 5/13) (from Ch. 111, par. 7613)
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| (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2006)
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| Sec. 13. Endorsement. The Department may, at its | 4 |
| discretion, license as an athletic trainer, without | 5 |
| examination, on payment of the
fee, an
applicant for licensure | 6 |
| who is an athletic trainer
registered or licensed under the | 7 |
| laws of another state if the requirements
pertaining to
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| athletic trainers in such state were at the date of his or her | 9 |
| registration
or licensure substantially equal to the | 10 |
| requirements in force in Illinois on
that date. If the | 11 |
| requirements of that state are not substantially equal to the | 12 |
| Illinois requirements, or if at the time of application the | 13 |
| state in which the applicant has been practicing does not | 14 |
| regulate the practice of athletic training, and the applicant | 15 |
| began practice in that state prior to January 1, 2004, a person | 16 |
| having the qualifications prescribed in this Section may be | 17 |
| qualified to receive a license as an athletic trainer if he or | 18 |
| she: | 19 |
| (1) has passed an examination approved by the | 20 |
| Department to determine his or her fitness for practice as | 21 |
| an athletic trainer; and | 22 |
| (2) gives proof of current certification, on the date | 23 |
| of application, in CPR/AED for the Healthcare Professional | 24 |
| or equivalent based on American Red Cross or American Heart | 25 |
| Association standards. | 26 |
| The Department may request a personal interview of an | 27 |
| applicant before the Board to further evaluate his or her | 28 |
| qualifications for a license.
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| Applicants have 3 years from the date of application to | 30 |
| complete the
application process. If the process has not been | 31 |
| completed in 3
years, the application shall be denied, the fee | 32 |
| forfeited and the
applicant must reapply and meet the | 33 |
| requirements in effect at the time of
reapplication.
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| (Source: P.A. 89-216, eff. 1-1-96.)
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| (225 ILCS 5/16) (from Ch. 111, par. 7616)
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| (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2006)
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| Sec. 16. Refusal to issue, suspension, or revocation of | 3 |
| license. The
Department may refuse to issue or renew, or may | 4 |
| revoke, suspend,
place on probation, reprimand, or take other | 5 |
| disciplinary
action as the Department may deem proper, | 6 |
| including fines not to exceed
$5,000
$1,000 for each violation, | 7 |
| with regard to any licensee for any one or
combination of the | 8 |
| following:
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| (A) Material misstatement in furnishing information to the
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| Department;
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| (B) Negligent or intentional disregard of this Act, or of
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| the rules or regulations promulgated hereunder;
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| (C) Conviction of any crime under the laws of the United | 14 |
| States or any
state or territory thereof that is (i) a felony , | 15 |
| (ii)
or a
misdemeanor, and an essential element of which is | 16 |
| dishonesty, or (iii) of any crime
that is
directly related to | 17 |
| the practice of the profession;
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| (D) Making any misrepresentation for the purpose of | 19 |
| obtaining registration,
or violating any provision of this Act;
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| (E) Professional incompetence;
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| (F) Malpractice;
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| (G) Aiding or assisting another person in violating any | 23 |
| provision of this
Act or rules;
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| (H) Failing, within 60 days, to provide information in | 25 |
| response to a written
request made by the Department;
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| (I) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or unprofessional | 27 |
| conduct of a
character likely to deceive, defraud or harm the | 28 |
| public;
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| (J) Habitual intoxication or addiction to the use of drugs;
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| (K) Discipline by another state, District of Columbia, | 31 |
| territory, or foreign
nation, if at least one of the grounds | 32 |
| for the discipline is the same
or substantially equivalent to | 33 |
| those set forth herein;
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| (L) Directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from any | 35 |
| person, firm,
corporation, partnership, or association any | 36 |
| fee, commission, rebate,
or other form of compensation for any |
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| professional services not actually or
personally rendered;
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| (M) A finding that the
licensee after having his or her | 3 |
| license placed
on probationary status has violated the terms of | 4 |
| probation;
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| (N) Abandonment of an athlete;
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| (O) Willfully making or filing false records or reports in | 7 |
| his or her
practice, including but not limited to false records | 8 |
| filed with State agencies
or
departments;
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| (P) Willfully failing to report an instance of suspected | 10 |
| child abuse or
neglect as required by the Abused and Neglected | 11 |
| Child Reporting
Act;
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| (Q) Physical illness, including but not limited to | 13 |
| deterioration
through
the aging process, or loss of motor skill | 14 |
| that results in the
inability to practice the profession with | 15 |
| reasonable judgment, skill, or
safety;
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| (R) Solicitation of professional services other than by | 17 |
| permitted
institutional policy;
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| (S) The use of any words, abbreviations, figures or letters | 19 |
| with the
intention of indicating practice as an athletic | 20 |
| trainer without a valid
license as an athletic trainer under | 21 |
| this Act;
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| (T) The evaluation or treatment of ailments of human beings | 23 |
| other than by the practice of athletic training as defined in | 24 |
| this Act or the
The treatment of injuries of athletes by a | 25 |
| licensed
athletic trainer except by the referral of a | 26 |
| physician,
podiatrist,
or dentist;
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| (U) Willfully violating or knowingly assisting in the | 28 |
| violation of any
law of this State relating to the use of | 29 |
| habit-forming drugs;
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| (V) Willfully violating or knowingly assisting in the | 31 |
| violation of any
law
of this State relating to the practice of | 32 |
| abortion;
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| (W) Continued practice by a person knowingly having an | 34 |
| infectious
communicable or contagious disease;
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| (X) Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated report by | 36 |
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Department of Children and Family Services pursuant to the |
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| Abused and
Neglected Child Reporting Act and upon
proof by | 2 |
| clear and convincing evidence that the licensee has
caused a | 3 |
| child to be an abused child or neglected child as defined in | 4 |
| the
Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act;
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| (Y) Failure to file a return, or to pay the tax, penalty, | 6 |
| or interest
shown in a filed return, or to pay any final | 7 |
| assessment of tax, penalty, or
interest, as required by any tax | 8 |
| Act administered by the Illinois
Department of Revenue, until | 9 |
| such time as the requirements of any such tax
Act are | 10 |
| satisfied; or
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| (Z) Failure to fulfill continuing education requirements | 12 |
| as prescribed in
Section 10 of this Act.
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| The determination by a circuit court that a
licensee is | 14 |
| subject to
involuntary admission or judicial admission as | 15 |
| provided in the Mental Health
and Developmental Disabilities | 16 |
| Code operates as an automatic suspension. Such
suspension will | 17 |
| end only upon a finding by a court that the athletic
trainer is | 18 |
| no longer subject to involuntary admission or judicial
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| admission and issues an order so finding and discharging the | 20 |
| athlete; and
upon the recommendation of the
Board to the | 21 |
| Director that the licensee be
allowed to resume his or her | 22 |
| practice.
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| (Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)
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| (225 ILCS 5/17.5)
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| (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2006)
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| Sec. 17.5. Unlicensed
Unregistered practice; violation; | 27 |
| civil penalty.
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| (a) Any person who practices, offers to practice, attempts | 29 |
| to practice, or
holds oneself out to practice as a licensed
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| registered athletic trainer without being
licensed
registered
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| under this Act shall, in
addition to any other penalty provided | 32 |
| by law, pay a civil penalty to the
Department in an amount not | 33 |
| to exceed $5,000 for each offense as determined by
the | 34 |
| Department. The civil penalty shall be assessed by the | 35 |
| Department after a
hearing is held in accordance with the |
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| provisions set forth in this Act
regarding the provision of a | 2 |
| hearing for the discipline of a licensee.
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| (b) The Department has the authority and power to | 4 |
| investigate any and all
unlicensed activity.
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| (c) The civil penalty shall be paid within 60 days after | 6 |
| the effective date
of the order imposing the civil penalty. The | 7 |
| order shall constitute a judgment
and may be filed and | 8 |
| execution had thereon in the same manner as any judgment
from | 9 |
| any court of record.
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| (Source: P.A. 89-474, eff. 6-18-96.)
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| (225 ILCS 5/34) (from Ch. 111, par. 7634)
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| (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2006)
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| Sec. 34. Persons currently practicing. Any person | 14 |
| currently holding an active Illinois license as an athletic | 15 |
| trainer on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the | 16 |
| 94th General Assembly shall be considered licensed under this | 17 |
| Act.
Any person actively engaged
as an athletic trainer on the | 18 |
| effective date of this Act
will be considered licensed under | 19 |
| this Act if he or she submits an application, pays the
license | 20 |
| fee
required by this Act
and upon evaluation of his
or her
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| qualifications by the Department is found to
have a level of | 22 |
| competence equal to that of one possessing the educational
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| qualifications set forth in Section 9 of this Act. In its | 24 |
| evaluation, the
Department shall accept the applicant's having | 25 |
| certification by the
National Athletic Trainers Association as | 26 |
| being the required level of
competence. For applicants not | 27 |
| having such certification, the Department
shall, with the | 28 |
| advice of the Board, establish rules for examination and
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| evaluation which shall take into account the applicant's | 30 |
| education,
training, and experience qualifications.
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| For the purpose of this Section a person is actively | 32 |
| engaged as an
athletic trainer if he
or she
is employed on a | 33 |
| salary basis by an educational
institution, health care | 34 |
| organization, professional athletic organization,
or | 35 |
| sanctioned amateur athletic organization for the duration of |
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| the
institution's school year, or the length of the athletic | 2 |
| organization's
season, and performs the duties of athletic | 3 |
| trainer as a major
responsibility of his or her employment.
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| Applications for a
license under this Section must be made | 5 |
| within
180 days from the effective date of this Act.
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| (Source: P.A. 89-216, eff. 1-1-96.)
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| (225 ILCS 5/34.1 new)
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| Sec. 34.1. Partial invalidity. If any portion of this Act | 9 |
| is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect any other | 10 |
| part of this Act, which can be given effect without the invalid | 11 |
| portion.
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