Full Text of SB1930 102nd General Assembly
SB1930sam001 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Sen. Linda Holmes Filed: 3/22/2021
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1930
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1930 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
| 4 | | "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | 5 | | Traditional Asian Healing Therapy Practice Act. | 6 | | Section 5. Declaration of public policy. The practice of | 7 | | traditional Asian healing therapy, specifically Asian bodywork | 8 | | therapy, clinical Qigong therapy, and Thai bodywork therapy, | 9 | | are hereby declared to affect the public health, safety, and | 10 | | welfare and to be subject to regulation in the public | 11 | | interest.
The purpose of this Act is to protect and benefit the | 12 | | public by setting standards of qualifications, education, | 13 | | training, and experience for those who seek to practice | 14 | | traditional Asian healing therapy, to promote high standards | 15 | | of professional performance for those licensed to practice | 16 | | traditional Asian healing therapies in the State of Illinois, |
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| 1 | | and to protect the public from unprofessional conduct by | 2 | | persons licensed to practice. | 3 | | Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Act: | 4 | | "Approved traditional Asian healing therapy school" means | 5 | | a facility that meets the minimum standards for training and | 6 | | curriculum as determined by the Department. | 7 | | "Asian bodywork therapist" means a person who is licensed | 8 | | by the Department and administers Asian bodywork therapy for | 9 | | compensation. | 10 | | "Asian bodywork therapy" means the evaluation and | 11 | | treatment of the body, mind, emotions, and spirit based upon | 12 | | Chinese medical principles using manual pressure and | 13 | | manipulation. "Asian bodywork therapy" includes, but is not
| 14 | | limited to, assessment in accordance with Chinese medicine | 15 | | principles and assessment techniques. The scope of practice of | 16 | | Asian bodywork therapy applies traditional Chinese medicine | 17 | | principles and methodologies, including, but not limited to, | 18 | | using hands, forearms, elbows, knees, feet, or hand-held, | 19 | | non-puncturing, or mechanical appliances or devices that | 20 | | enhance treatment outcomes. "Asian bodywork therapy" includes, | 21 | | but is not limited to, the utilization of any or all of the | 22 | | following techniques: pressing, soothing, kneading, vibration, | 23 | | friction, passive stretching within the normal anatomical | 24 | | range of motion, active assistive and resistive movement and | 25 | | stretching, tapping, or exercising and manipulation of the |
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| 1 | | soft tissues and fascia. Application and use of any of the | 2 | | following may be utilized by properly trained practitioners to | 3 | | assist in treatment: oils, lotions, gels, liniments, rubbing | 4 | | alcohol, powders, creams, cupping, moxibustion, gua sha, | 5 | | elastic therapeutic tape, instrument-assisted soft tissue | 6 | | mobilization, magnets, tuning forks, acupressure seeds, beads, | 7 | | press balls, teishins, enshins, zanshins, ion pumping cords, | 8 | | Manaka hammer and wooden needle, shonishin tools and other | 9 | | non-insertive tools and devices, hot and cold therapy | 10 | | (including heat lamps and heating pads), compresses, external | 11 | | application of medicinal plants, eastern lifestyle | 12 | | suggestions, and other techniques, practices, and adjunct | 13 | | therapies. | 14 | | "Board" means the Traditional Asian Healing Therapy | 15 | | Licensing Board. | 16 | | "Clinical Qigong therapist" means a person who is licensed | 17 | | by the Department and administers clinical Qigong therapy for | 18 | | compensation. | 19 | | "Clinical Qigong therapy" means the evaluation and | 20 | | treatment of the body, mind, emotions, and spirit based upon | 21 | | Chinese medical principles and skills derived through | 22 | | self-cultivation. The scope of practice of clinical Qigong | 23 | | therapy includes Qi transmission through non-touch and light | 24 | | touch methods and prescription of Qigong exercises and | 25 | | meditations. Cupping, tuning forks, guasha, moxibustion, | 26 | | external application of medicinal plants, eastern lifestyle |
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| 1 | | suggestions, and other techniques, practices, and adjunct | 2 | | therapies may be used by properly trained practitioners. | 3 | | "Compensation" means the payment, loan, advance, donation, | 4 | | contribution, deposit, or gift of money or anything of value. | 5 | | "Department" means the Department of Financial and | 6 | | Professional Regulation. | 7 | | "Director" means the Director of Professional Regulation. | 8 | | "Minimum standard of training" means at least 600 hours of | 9 | | training including anatomy, physiology, ethics, business, | 10 | | directly supervised clinical work, traditional health theories | 11 | | relevant to the practice of the therapy, and application of | 12 | | techniques, in addition to any definitions added by rule. | 13 | | "NCCAOM" means the National Certification Commission for | 14 | | Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. | 15 | | "Secretary" means the Secretary of Financial and | 16 | | Professional Regulation. | 17 | | "Thai bodywork therapist" means a person who is licensed | 18 | | by the Department and administers Thai bodywork therapy for | 19 | | compensation. | 20 | | "Thai bodywork therapy" or "Thai bodywork" means a system | 21 | | of observation, evaluation, treatment of the body, mind, and | 22 | | spirit according to traditional Thai medicine principles. The | 23 | | system may include, but is not limited to, structured | 24 | | palpation or movement of the soft tissue of the body using | 25 | | techniques such as compression, kneading, thumbing, | 26 | | percussion, passive joint range of motion, and stretching |
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| 1 | | activities as they pertain to bodywork therapy. The | 2 | | practitioner may use their hands, elbows, knees, or feet to | 3 | | affect desired changes in the soft tissue. The system may also | 4 | | include, but is not limited to, use of liniments, balms, gaan | 5 | | kroot (scraping), luk pra kob (warm herbal compresses), tok | 6 | | sen (vibrational therapy), external application of medicinal | 7 | | plants, eastern lifestyle suggestions including exercise, | 8 | | posture, sleep and diet, meditation, mantra and chanting, | 9 | | Buddhist philosophy, and other techniques or practices. These | 10 | | techniques may be applied by a licensed Thai bodywork | 11 | | therapist with or without the aid of lubricants, herbal | 12 | | preparations, or a non-mechanical device that mimics or | 13 | | enhances the actions possible by human hands. The purpose of | 14 | | the practice of Thai bodywork therapy, as licensed under this | 15 | | Act, is to enhance the general health and well-being of the | 16 | | mind, body, and spirit of the recipient and to relieve pain and | 17 | | suffering. | 18 | | "Traditional Asian healing therapist" means a person who | 19 | | is licensed by the Department and administers traditional | 20 | | Asian healing therapy for compensation. | 21 | | "Traditional Asian healing therapy" means the health care | 22 | | professions of Asian bodywork therapy, clinical Qigong | 23 | | therapy, and Thai bodywork therapy. "Traditional Asian healing | 24 | | therapy" does not
include the diagnosis of a specific | 25 | | pathology, nor does it include acts of physical therapy or | 26 | | therapeutic or corrective measures that are outside the scope |
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| 1 | | of Asian bodywork therapy, clinical Qigong therapy, and Thai | 2 | | bodywork therapy as defined in this Section. | 3 | | Section 15. Licensure requirements. | 4 | | (a) Beginning July 1, 2022, or the effective date of the | 5 | | rules adopted under this Act, whichever is later, persons | 6 | | engaged in traditional Asian healing therapy for compensation | 7 | | must be licensed by the Department. The Department shall issue | 8 | | a license to an individual who meets all of the following | 9 | | requirements: | 10 | | (1) The applicant has applied in writing on the | 11 | | prescribed forms and has paid the required fees. | 12 | | (2) The applicant is at least 18 years of age and of | 13 | | good moral character. In determining good moral character, | 14 | | the Department may take into consideration the conviction | 15 | | of any crime under the laws of the United States or any | 16 | | state or territory thereof that is a felony or a | 17 | | misdemeanor, or any crime that is directly related to the | 18 | | practice of the profession, including the revocation of | 19 | | any professional license due to immoral reasons. Such a | 20 | | conviction or license revocation shall not operate | 21 | | automatically as a complete bar to a license, except in | 22 | | the case of any conviction for prostitution, rape, or | 23 | | sexual misconduct, or where the applicant is a registered | 24 | | sex offender. | 25 | | (3) The applicant has met one of the following |
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| 1 | | requirements: | 2 | | (A) has successfully completed the curriculum or | 3 | | curriculums of one or more traditional Asian healing | 4 | | therapy schools approved by the Department that | 5 | | requires a minimum standard of training and has passed | 6 | | a competency examination approved by the Board, to | 7 | | include, but not be limited to, the NCCAOM ABT Exam | 8 | | Module, National Certification Exam for Therapeutic | 9 | | Massage and Bodywork, the Massage and Bodywork | 10 | | Licensing Exam, or a traditional Asian healing therapy | 11 | | certification or competency examination approved by | 12 | | the Board; | 13 | | (B) holds a current license from another | 14 | | jurisdiction having licensure requirements that meet | 15 | | or exceed those defined within this Act; or | 16 | | (C) has moved to Illinois from a jurisdiction with | 17 | | no licensure requirement, and has met one of the | 18 | | following requirements: | 19 | | (i) has provided documentation that he or she | 20 | | is currently certified by the National | 21 | | Certification Commission for Acupuncture and | 22 | | Oriental Medicine as a Diplomate in Asian Bodywork | 23 | | Therapy; | 24 | | (ii) has successfully passed another | 25 | | traditional Asian healing therapy certifying | 26 | | examination approved by the Board; or |
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| 1 | | (iii) is a member in good standing of the | 2 | | American Organization for Bodywork Therapies of | 3 | | Asia, the National Qigong Association, the Thai | 4 | | Healing Alliance International, or another | 5 | | professional membership association approved by | 6 | | the Board or Department, at a level of membership | 7 | | as specified by rule. | 8 | | (b) Each applicant for licensure as a traditional Asian | 9 | | healing therapist shall have his or her fingerprints submitted | 10 | | to the Illinois State Police in an electronic format that | 11 | | complies with the form and manner for requesting and | 12 | | furnishing criminal history record information as prescribed | 13 | | by the Illinois State Police. These fingerprints shall be | 14 | | checked against the Illinois State Police and Federal Bureau | 15 | | of Investigation criminal history record databases now and | 16 | | hereafter filed. The Illinois State Police shall charge | 17 | | applicants a fee for conducting the criminal history records | 18 | | check, which shall be deposited into the State Police Services | 19 | | Fund and shall not exceed the actual cost of the records check. | 20 | | The Illinois State Police shall furnish, pursuant to positive | 21 | | identification, records of Illinois convictions to the | 22 | | Department. The Department may require applicants to pay a | 23 | | separate fingerprinting fee, either to the Department or to a | 24 | | vendor. The Department, in its discretion, may allow an | 25 | | applicant who does not have reasonable access to a designated | 26 | | vendor to provide his or her fingerprints in an alternative |
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| 1 | | manner. The Department may adopt any rules necessary to | 2 | | implement this Section. | 3 | | Section 20. Licensure of current practitioners. | 4 | | (a) For a period of one year after the effective date of | 5 | | the rules adopted under this Act, the Department may issue a | 6 | | license to an individual who, in addition to meeting the | 7 | | requirements set forth in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection | 8 | | (a) of Section 15 and the requirements set forth in subsection | 9 | | (b) of Section 15, also produces proof that he or she has met | 10 | | at least one of the following requirements by the time of | 11 | | application: | 12 | | (1) is a registered active member of a nationally | 13 | | recognized Asian bodywork therapy, clinical Qigong therapy | 14 | | or Thai bodywork therapy professional organization | 15 | | approved by the Board or Department, at a membership or | 16 | | certification level approved by the Board or Department, | 17 | | based on a verified minimum level of training, | 18 | | demonstration of competency, and adherence to ethical | 19 | | standards set by their governing body; for purposes of | 20 | | this paragraph (1), "active member" does not include | 21 | | students; | 22 | | (2) is a member of the American Organization for | 23 | | Bodywork Therapies of Asia at a level of membership | 24 | | requiring at least 500 hours of training, including | 25 | | Certified Practitioner, Registered Instructor, or |
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| 1 | | Certified Instructor; | 2 | | (3) is a member of the Thai Healing Alliance | 3 | | International at a level of membership requiring at least | 4 | | 200 hours of training, including Registered Thai Therapist | 5 | | or Instructor; | 6 | | (4) is certified by the National Qigong Association as | 7 | | a Clinical Qigong Practitioner with a minimum of 500 hours | 8 | | of training; | 9 | | (5) has practiced any traditional Asian healing | 10 | | therapy as listed in subsection (a) of Section 30 of this | 11 | | Act for at least one year prior to July 1, 2021, or the | 12 | | effective date of this Act, whichever is later, has | 13 | | completed 200 hours of formal training, and has maintained | 14 | | professional liability insurance without incident; | 15 | | (6) has practiced any of the traditional Asian healing | 16 | | therapy as listed in subsection (a) of Section 30 of this | 17 | | Act for at least 10 years prior to July 1, 2021, or the | 18 | | effective date of this Act, whichever is later and has | 19 | | maintained professional liability insurance without | 20 | | incident; or | 21 | | (7) is currently certified by the National | 22 | | Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental | 23 | | Medicine as a Diplomate in Asian Bodywork Therapy. | 24 | | (b) An individual who has practiced traditional Asian | 25 | | healing therapy for a minimum of one year prior to July 1, | 26 | | 2021, or the effective date of this Act, whichever is later, |
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| 1 | | but has less than 200 hours of formal training, or an | 2 | | individual who has practiced for less than one year, but has | 3 | | 200 hours of formal training, may be issued a license under | 4 | | this Section, but must complete at least 100 additional hours | 5 | | of formal training consisting of at least 25 hours in anatomy | 6 | | and physiology by July 1, 2023 or 2 years after the effective | 7 | | date of the rules adopted under this Act, whichever is later. | 8 | | (c) For purposes of this Section, "formal training" is | 9 | | described as a traditional Asian healing therapy curriculum | 10 | | approved or endorsed by the American Organization for Bodywork | 11 | | Therapies of Asia Council of Schools and Programs, the | 12 | | National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and | 13 | | Bodywork, the Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation, the | 14 | | Illinois State Board of Education, the Illinois Board of | 15 | | Higher Education, or course work approved by the Board or | 16 | | Department. | 17 | | Section 25. Exemptions. | 18 | | (a) This Act does not prohibit a person licensed under any | 19 | | other Act in this State from engaging in the profession for | 20 | | which he or she is licensed. | 21 | | (b) Nothing in this Act prohibits a student of an approved | 22 | | traditional Asian healing therapy school or program from | 23 | | performing traditional Asian healing therapy, provided that | 24 | | the student does not hold himself or herself out as a licensed | 25 | | traditional Asian healing therapist and does not receive |
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| 1 | | compensation for traditional Asian healing therapy services. | 2 | | (c) Nothing in this Act applies to acupuncturists licensed | 3 | | under the Acupuncture Practice Act. | 4 | | (d) Nothing in this Act applies to traditional Asian | 5 | | healing therapists or acupuncturists from other states, | 6 | | territories, or countries when providing educational programs | 7 | | or services for a period not exceeding 30 days within a | 8 | | calendar year. | 9 | | (e) Nothing in this Act prohibits a person from engaging | 10 | | in the personal practice or instruction of Qigong | 11 | | self-improvement exercises or meditations that are not | 12 | | specifically defined in Section 10 of this Act. | 13 | | (f) Nothing in this Act prohibits a person from engaging | 14 | | in a profession not specifically named or defined within this | 15 | | Act. | 16 | | Section 30. Title protection. | 17 | | (a) Persons regulated by this Act are designated as a | 18 | | traditional Asian healing therapists and, therefore, are | 19 | | exclusively entitled to utilize the terms that reflect their | 20 | | credentials of Asian bodywork, Asian bodywork therapy, | 21 | | clinical Qigong, clinical Qigong therapy, Thai bodywork, Thai | 22 | | bodywork therapy, and their abbreviations or derivations, or | 23 | | any specific titles, abbreviations or derivations of Asian | 24 | | bodywork therapy forms when advertising or printing | 25 | | promotional material. Examples of protected Asian bodywork |
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| 1 | | therapy form-specific titles include, but are not limited to, | 2 | | "Acupressure", "Five Element Shiatsu", "Nuad Bo 'Rarn" | 3 | | (Traditional Thai Bodywork), "Shiatsu", "Tuina" (or "Tui Na"), | 4 | | and "Zen Shiatsu".
| 5 | | (b) Anyone who knowingly aids and abets one or more | 6 | | persons not authorized to use a professional title, | 7 | | abbreviation, or derivation thereof regulated by this Act, or | 8 | | knowingly employs persons not authorized to use the regulated | 9 | | professional title in the course of their employment, commits | 10 | | a violation of this Act. | 11 | | (c) Anyone not authorized under this Act to utilize the | 12 | | regulated professional titles, abbreviations, or derivations | 13 | | thereof and who knowingly utilizes these terms when | 14 | | advertising commits a violation of this Act. | 15 | | Section 35. Traditional Asian Healing Therapy Licensing | 16 | | Board. | 17 | | (a) The Director shall appoint a Traditional Asian Healing | 18 | | Therapy Licensing Board, which shall serve in an advisory | 19 | | capacity to the Director. The Board shall consist of 7 | 20 | | members, 6 of whom shall be therapists with at least 3 years of | 21 | | experience in traditional Asian healing therapy. At least one | 22 | | of the 6 therapist members shall represent a traditional Asian | 23 | | healing therapy school. One member of the Board shall be a | 24 | | member of the public who is not licensed under this Act or a | 25 | | similar Act in Illinois or another jurisdiction. Membership on |
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| 1 | | the Board shall reasonably reflect the various traditional | 2 | | Asian healing therapy forms. Membership on the Board shall | 3 | | reasonably reflect the geographic areas of the State. The | 4 | | Board shall meet annually to elect a chairperson and vice | 5 | | chairperson. The Board shall hold regularly scheduled meetings | 6 | | during the year. A simple majority of the Board shall | 7 | | constitute a quorum at any meeting. Any action taken by the | 8 | | Board must be on the affirmative vote of a simple majority of | 9 | | members. Voting by proxy shall not be permitted. The Board | 10 | | shall convene meetings either in person or via an electronic | 11 | | format in accordance with the Open Meetings Act at the | 12 | | discretion of the Director. | 13 | | (b) Members shall be appointed to a 3-year term, except | 14 | | that initial appointees shall serve the following terms: 2 | 15 | | members shall serve for one year, 2 members shall serve for 2 | 16 | | years, and 3 members shall serve for 3 years. A member whose | 17 | | term has expired shall continue to serve until his or her | 18 | | successor is appointed. No member shall be reappointed to the | 19 | | Board for a term that would cause his or her continuous service | 20 | | on the Board to exceed 9
years. Appointments to fill vacancies | 21 | | shall be made in the same manner as the original appointments | 22 | | for the unexpired portion of the vacated term. | 23 | | (c) The members of the Board are entitled to receive | 24 | | compensation for all legitimate and necessary expenses | 25 | | incurred while attending Board and Department meetings. | 26 | | (d) Members of the Board shall be immune from suit in any |
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| 1 | | action based upon any disciplinary proceedings or other | 2 | | activities performed in good faith as members of the Board. | 3 | | (e) The Director shall consider the recommendations of the | 4 | | Board on questions involving the standards of professional | 5 | | conduct, discipline, and qualifications of candidates and | 6 | | licensees under this Act. Nothing shall limit the ability of | 7 | | the Board to provide recommendations to the Director in regard | 8 | | to any matter affecting the administration of this Act. The | 9 | | Director shall give due consideration to all recommendations | 10 | | of the Board. If the Director takes action contrary to a | 11 | | recommendation of the Board, the Director shall provide a | 12 | | written explanation of that action. | 13 | | (f) The Director may terminate the appointment of any | 14 | | member for cause that, in the opinion of the Director, | 15 | | reasonably justifies termination, which may include, but is | 16 | | not limited to, a Board member who does not attend 2 | 17 | | consecutive meetings. | 18 | | Section 40. Duties of the Department. The Department shall | 19 | | exercise the powers and duties prescribed by the Civil | 20 | | Administrative Code of Illinois for administration of | 21 | | licensing acts and shall exercise other powers and duties | 22 | | necessary for effectuating the purpose of this Act. The | 23 | | Department shall adopt rules to implement, interpret, or make | 24 | | specific the provisions and purposes of this Act; however, no | 25 | | such rules shall be adopted by the Department except upon |
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| 1 | | review and approval by the Board. | 2 | | Section 45. Grounds for discipline. | 3 | | (a) 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 considers appropriate, | 6 | | including the imposition of fines not to exceed $1,000 for | 7 | | each violation, with regard to any license or licensee for any | 8 | | one or more of the following: | 9 | | (1) violations of this Act or of the rules adopted | 10 | | under this Act; | 11 | | (2) conviction by plea of guilty or nolo contendere, | 12 | | finding of guilt, jury verdict, or entry of judgment or by | 13 | | sentencing of any crime, including, but not limited to, | 14 | | convictions, preceding sentences of
supervision, | 15 | | conditional discharge, or first offender probation, under | 16 | | the laws of any jurisdiction of the United States: (i) | 17 | | that is a felony, or (ii) that is a misdemeanor, an | 18 | | essential element of which is dishonesty, or that is | 19 | | directly related to the practice of the profession; | 20 | | (3) professional incompetence; | 21 | | (4) advertising in a false, deceptive, or misleading | 22 | | manner; this includes advertising using form-specific | 23 | | titles, initials, abbreviations, or their derivations | 24 | | protected under subsection (a) of this Section 30 of this | 25 | | Act without adequate training in the form; |
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| 1 | | (5) aiding, abetting, assisting, procuring, advising, | 2 | | employing, or contracting with any unlicensed person to | 3 | | practice traditional Asian healing therapy contrary to any | 4 | | rules or provisions of this Act; | 5 | | (6) engaging in immoral conduct in the commission of | 6 | | any act, such as sexual abuse, sexual misconduct, or | 7 | | sexual exploitation, related to the licensee's practice; | 8 | | (7) engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or | 9 | | unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive, | 10 | | defraud, or harm the public; | 11 | | (8) practicing or offering to practice beyond the | 12 | | scope permitted by law or accepting and performing | 13 | | professional responsibilities that the licensee knows or | 14 | | has reason to know that he or she is not competent to | 15 | | perform; | 16 | | (9) knowingly delegating professional | 17 | | responsibilities to a person unqualified by training, | 18 | | experience, or licensure to perform; | 19 | | (10) failing to provide information in response to a | 20 | | written request made by the Department within 60 days; | 21 | | (11) having a habitual or excessive use of or | 22 | | addiction to alcohol, narcotics, stimulants, or any other | 23 | | chemical agent or drug that results in the inability to | 24 | | practice with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety; | 25 | | (12) having a pattern of practice or other behavior | 26 | | that demonstrates incapacity or incompetence to practice |
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| 1 | | under this Act; | 2 | | (13) discipline by another state, District of | 3 | | Columbia, territory, or foreign nation, if at least one of | 4 | | the grounds for the discipline is the same or | 5 | | substantially equivalent to those set forth in this | 6 | | Section; | 7 | | (14) a finding by the Department that the licensee, | 8 | | after having his or her license placed on probationary | 9 | | status, has violated the terms of probation; | 10 | | (15) willfully making or filing false records or | 11 | | reports in his or her practice, including, but not limited | 12 | | to, false records filed with State agencies or | 13 | | departments; | 14 | | (16) making a material misstatement in furnishing | 15 | | information to the Department or otherwise making | 16 | | misleading, deceptive, untrue, or fraudulent | 17 | | representations in violation of this Act or otherwise in | 18 | | the practice of the profession; | 19 | | (17) fraud or misrepresentation in applying for or | 20 | | procuring a license under this Act or in connection with | 21 | | applying for renewal of a license under this Act; | 22 | | (18) inability to practice the profession with | 23 | | reasonable judgment, skill, or safety as a result of | 24 | | physical illness, including, but not limited to, | 25 | | deterioration through the aging process, loss of motor | 26 | | skill, or a mental illness or disability; |
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| 1 | | (19) charging for professional services not rendered, | 2 | | including filing false statements for the collection of | 3 | | fees for which services are not rendered; | 4 | | (20) practicing under a false or, except as provided | 5 | | by law, an assumed name; or | 6 | | (21) cheating on or attempting to subvert the | 7 | | licensing examination administered under this Act. | 8 | | All fines shall be paid within 60 days after the effective | 9 | | date of the order imposing the fine. | 10 | | (b) A person not licensed under this Act and engaged in the | 11 | | business of offering traditional Asian healing therapy | 12 | | services through others shall not aid, abet, assist, procure, | 13 | | advise, employ, or contract with any unlicensed person to | 14 | | practice traditional Asian healing therapy contrary to any | 15 | | rules or provisions of this Act. A person violating this | 16 | | subsection (b) shall be treated as a licensee for the purposes | 17 | | of disciplinary action under this Section and shall be subject | 18 | | to cease and desist orders as provided in Section 90 of this | 19 | | Act. | 20 | | (c) The Department shall revoke the license issued under | 21 | | this Act of any person who is convicted of prostitution, rape, | 22 | | sexual misconduct, or any crime that subjects the licensee to | 23 | | compliance with the requirements of the Sex Offender | 24 | | Registration Act and any such conviction shall operate as a | 25 | | permanent bar in the State of Illinois to practice as a | 26 | | traditional Asian healing therapist. |
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| 1 | | (d) The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend the | 2 | | license of any person who fails to file a tax return, to pay | 3 | | the tax, penalty, or interest
shown in a filed tax return, or | 4 | | to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty, or interest, as | 5 | | required by any tax Act administered by the Illinois | 6 | | Department of Revenue, until the requirements of the tax Act | 7 | | are satisfied in accordance with subsection (g) of Section | 8 | | 2105-15 of the Professional Regulation Law of the Civil | 9 | | Administrative Code of Illinois. | 10 | | (e) In cases where the Department of Healthcare and Family | 11 | | Services has previously determined that a licensee or a | 12 | | potential licensee is more than 30 days delinquent in the | 13 | | payment of child support and has subsequently certified the | 14 | | delinquency to the Department, the Department may refuse to | 15 | | issue or renew or may revoke or suspend that person's license | 16 | | or may take other disciplinary action against that person | 17 | | based solely upon the certification of delinquency made by the | 18 | | Department of Healthcare and Family Services in accordance | 19 | | with item (5) of subsection (a) of Section 2105-15 of the | 20 | | Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code | 21 | | of Illinois. | 22 | | (f) The determination by a circuit court that a licensee | 23 | | is subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission, as | 24 | | provided in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities | 25 | | Code, operates as an automatic suspension. The suspension will | 26 | | end only upon a finding by a court that the patient is no |
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| 1 | | longer subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission | 2 | | and the issuance of a court order so finding and discharging | 3 | | the patient. | 4 | | In instances in which the Director immediately suspends a | 5 | | person's license under this Section, a hearing on that | 6 | | person's license must be convened by the Department within 15 | 7 | | days after the suspension and completed without appreciable | 8 | | delay. The Department and Board shall have the authority to | 9 | | review the subject individual's record of treatment and | 10 | | counseling regarding the impairment to the extent permitted by | 11 | | applicable federal statutes and regulations safeguarding the | 12 | | confidentiality of medical records. | 13 | | An individual licensed under this Act and affected under | 14 | | this Section shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate | 15 | | to the Department or Board that he or she can resume practice | 16 | | in compliance with acceptable and prevailing standards under | 17 | | the provisions of his or her license. | 18 | | Section 50. Advertising. It is a violation of this Act for | 19 | | any person, organization, or corporation to advertise | 20 | | traditional Asian healing therapy services unless the person | 21 | | providing the service holds a valid license under this Act, | 22 | | except for those excluded licensed professionals who are | 23 | | allowed to include traditional Asian healing therapy in their | 24 | | scope of practice. A traditional Asian healing therapist may | 25 | | not advertise unless he or she has a current license issued by |
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| 1 | | this State. As used in this Section, "advertise"
includes, but | 2 | | is not limited to, the issuance of any card, sign, or device to | 3 | | any person; the causing, permitting, or allowing of any sign | 4 | | or marking on or in any building, vehicle, or structure; | 5 | | advertising in any newspaper, magazine, or digital media; any | 6 | | listing or advertising in any directory under a classification | 7 | | or heading that includes the words "Asian bodywork", "Asian | 8 | | bodywork therapy", "clinical Qigong", "clinical Qigong | 9 | | therapy", "Thai bodywork", "Thai bodywork therapy", or any | 10 | | form-specific titles as specified in subsection (a) of Section | 11 | | 30 of this Act; or commercials broadcast by any means.
| 12 | | Section 55. Exclusive jurisdiction. Beginning July 1, | 13 | | 2022, or the effective date of the rules adopted under this | 14 | | Act, whichever is later, the regulation and licensing of | 15 | | traditional Asian healing therapy is an exclusive power and | 16 | | function of the State of Illinois. Beginning July 1, 2022, or | 17 | | the effective date of the rules adopted under this Act, | 18 | | whichever is later, a home rule unit may not regulate or | 19 | | license traditional Asian healing therapists or traditional | 20 | | Asian healing therapy establishments. This Section is a denial | 21 | | and limitation of home rule powers and functions under | 22 | | subsection
(h) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois | 23 | | Constitution. | 24 | | Section 60. Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. The |
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| 1 | | Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is hereby expressly | 2 | | adopted and incorporated herein as if all of the provisions of | 3 | | that Act were included in this Act, except that the provisions | 4 | | of subsection (d) of Section 10-65 of the Illinois | 5 | | Administrative Procedure Act that provides that at hearings | 6 | | the licensee has the right to show compliance with all lawful | 7 | | requirements for retention, continuation, or renewal of the | 8 | | license is specifically excluded. For the purposes of this Act | 9 | | the notice required under Section 10-25 of the Illinois | 10 | | Administrative Procedure Act is deemed sufficient when mailed | 11 | | to the last known address of a party. | 12 | | Section 65. Renewal of licenses. The expiration date and | 13 | | renewal period for each license issued under this Act shall be | 14 | | set by rule. | 15 | | Section 67. Continuing education. The Department shall | 16 | | adopt rules for continuing education for persons licensed | 17 | | under this Act that require a completion of 12 hours of | 18 | | approved continuing education per year in the license renewal | 19 | | period. The Department shall establish by rule a means for the | 20 | | verification of completion of the continuing education | 21 | | required by this Section. This verification may be | 22 | | accomplished through audits of records maintained by the | 23 | | licensee, by requiring the filing of continuing education | 24 | | certificates with the Department, or by other means |
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| 1 | | established by the
Department. Licensees are required to | 2 | | maintain proof of continuing education or certificates for a | 3 | | period of 3 years. | 4 | | Section 70. Restoration of expired licenses. A traditional | 5 | | Asian healing therapist who has permitted his or her license | 6 | | to expire or who has had his or her license on inactive status | 7 | | may have his or her license restored by making application to | 8 | | the Department and filing proof acceptable to the Department | 9 | | of his or her fitness to have his or her license restored, and | 10 | | by paying the required restoration fee and showing proof of | 11 | | completion of the required continuing education. Acceptable | 12 | | proof may include sworn evidence certifying to active practice | 13 | | in another jurisdiction satisfactory to the Department, or | 14 | | sworn verification that while on inactive status the therapist | 15 | | did not practice for compensation without a license. Licensees | 16 | | must provide proof of completion of 24 hours of approved | 17 | | continuing education to renew their license. | 18 | | However, a traditional Asian healing therapist whose | 19 | | license has expired while he or she has been engaged, (i) in | 20 | | active duty with the Army of the United States, the United | 21 | | States Navy, the Marine Corps, the Air Force, the Coast Guard, | 22 | | or the State Militia called into the service or training of the | 23 | | United States of America, or (ii) in training or education | 24 | | under the supervision of the United States preliminary to | 25 | | induction into military service, may have his or her license |
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| 1 | | restored without paying any lapsed renewal fees or restoration | 2 | | fee if, within 2 years after termination of the service, | 3 | | training, or education, other than by dishonorable discharge, | 4 | | he or she furnishes the Department with an affidavit to the | 5 | | effect that he or she has been so engaged and that his or her | 6 | | service, training, or education has been terminated. | 7 | | Section 75. Inactive licenses. A traditional Asian healing | 8 | | therapist who notifies the Department in writing on forms | 9 | | prescribed by the Department may elect to place his or her | 10 | | license on inactive status and shall, subject to rules of the | 11 | | Department, be excused from payment of renewal fees until he | 12 | | or she notifies the Department in writing of his or her desire | 13 | | to resume active status. | 14 | | A traditional Asian healing therapist requesting | 15 | | restoration from inactive status shall be required to pay the | 16 | | current renewal fee and shall be required to restore his or her | 17 | | license as provided in Section 70 of this Act. | 18 | | A traditional Asian healing therapist whose license is on | 19 | | inactive status shall not practice traditional Asian healing | 20 | | therapy in the State, and any practice conducted shall be | 21 | | deemed unlicensed practice. | 22 | | Section 80. Fees. The fees assessed under this Act shall | 23 | | be set by rule. |
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| 1 | | Section 85. Deposit of fees and fines; appropriations. All | 2 | | fees and fines collected under this Act shall be deposited | 3 | | into the General Professions Dedicated Fund. All moneys in the | 4 | | Fund shall be used by the Department of Financial and | 5 | | Professional Regulation, as appropriated, for the ordinary and | 6 | | contingent expenses of the Department. | 7 | | Section 90. Violations; injunction; cease and desist | 8 | | order. | 9 | | (a) If any person violates a provision of this Act, the | 10 | | Director may, in the name of the People of the State of | 11 | | Illinois, through the Attorney General of the State of | 12 | | Illinois or the State's Attorney in the county in which the | 13 | | offense occurs, petition for an order enjoining the violation | 14 | | or for an order enforcing compliance with this Act. Upon the | 15 | | filing of a verified petition in court, the court may issue a | 16 | | temporary restraining order, without notice or bond, and may | 17 | | preliminarily and permanently enjoin the violation. If it is | 18 | | established that the person has violated or is violating the | 19 | | injunction, the court may punish the offender for contempt of | 20 | | court. Proceedings under this Section shall be in addition to, | 21 | | and not in lieu of, all other remedies and penalties provided | 22 | | by this Act. | 23 | | (b) If, after July 1, 2022, or the effective date of the | 24 | | rules adopted under this Act, whichever is later, any person | 25 | | practices as a traditional Asian healing therapist or holds |
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| 1 | | himself or herself out as a traditional Asian healing | 2 | | therapist without being licensed under the provisions of this | 3 | | Act, then the Director, any licensed traditional Asian healing | 4 | | therapist, any interested party, or any person injured thereby | 5 | | may petition for relief as provided in subsection (a) of this | 6 | | Section or may apply to the circuit court of the county in | 7 | | which the violation or some part thereof occurred, or in which | 8 | | the person complained of has his or her principal place of | 9 | | business or resides, to prevent the violation. The court has | 10 | | jurisdiction to enforce obedience by injunction or by other | 11 | | process restricting the person complained of from further | 12 | | violation and enjoining upon him or her obedience. | 13 | | (c) Whenever, in the opinion of the Department, a person | 14 | | violates any provision of this Act, the Department may issue a | 15 | | rule for the person to show cause why an order to cease and | 16 | | desist should not be entered against him or
her. The rule shall | 17 | | clearly set forth the grounds relied upon by the Department | 18 | | and shall provide a period of 7 days from the date of the rule | 19 | | to file an answer to the satisfaction of the Department. | 20 | | Failure to answer to the satisfaction of the Department shall | 21 | | cause an order to cease and desist to be issued immediately. | 22 | | Section 95. Investigations; notice and hearing. The | 23 | | Department may investigate the actions of any applicant or of | 24 | | any person holding or claiming to hold a license. The | 25 | | Department shall, before refusing to issue or renew a license |
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| 1 | | or to discipline a licensee pursuant to Section 45, notify the | 2 | | applicant or holder of a license in writing, at least 30 days | 3 | | prior to the date set for the hearing, of the nature of the | 4 | | charges and that a hearing will be held on the date designated. | 5 | | The notice shall direct the applicant or licensee to file a | 6 | | written answer to the Board under oath within 20 days after the | 7 | | service of the notice, and shall inform the applicant or | 8 | | licensee that failure to file an answer will result in a | 9 | | default judgment being entered against the applicant or | 10 | | licensee. A default judgment may result in the license being | 11 | | suspended, revoked, or placed on probationary status, or other | 12 | | disciplinary action may be taken, including limiting the | 13 | | scope, nature, or extent of practice, as the Director may deem | 14 | | proper. Written notice may be served by personal delivery or | 15 | | certified or registered mail to the respondent at the address | 16 | | of his or her last notification to the Department. If the | 17 | | person fails to file an answer after receiving notice, his or | 18 | | her license or certificate may, in the discretion of the | 19 | | Department, be suspended, revoked, or placed on probationary | 20 | | status and the Department may take whatever disciplinary | 21 | | action it deems proper, including limiting the scope, nature, | 22 | | or extent of the person's practice or the imposition of a fine, | 23 | | without a hearing, if the act or acts charged constitute | 24 | | sufficient grounds for that action under this Act. At the time | 25 | | and place fixed in the notice, the Board shall proceed to hear | 26 | | the charges and the parties or their counsel shall be accorded |
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| 1 | | ample opportunity to present statements, testimony, evidence | 2 | | and argument that may be pertinent to the charges or to the | 3 | | licensee's defense.
The Board may continue a hearing from time | 4 | | to time.
| 5 | | Section 100. Stenographer; transcript. The Department, at | 6 | | its expense, shall preserve a record of all proceedings at the | 7 | | formal hearing of any case involving the refusal to issue or | 8 | | renew a license or the discipline of a licensee. The notice of | 9 | | hearing, complaint and all other documents in the nature of | 10 | | pleadings and written motions filed in the proceedings, the
| 11 | | transcript of testimony, the report of the Board, and the | 12 | | order of the Department shall be the record of the proceeding.
| 13 | | Section 105. Compelling testimony. Any circuit court, upon | 14 | | application of the Department or its designee or of the | 15 | | applicant or licensee against whom proceedings pursuant to | 16 | | Section 95 of this Act are pending, may enter an order | 17 | | requiring the attendance of witnesses and their testimony and | 18 | | the production of documents, papers, files, books, and records | 19 | | in connection with any hearing or investigation. The court may | 20 | | compel obedience to its order by proceedings for contempt. | 21 | | Section 110. Findings and recommendations. At the | 22 | | conclusion of the hearing, the Board shall present to the | 23 | | Director a written report of its findings and recommendations. |
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| 1 | | The report shall contain a finding of whether or not the | 2 | | accused person violated this Act or failed to comply with the | 3 | | conditions required in this Act. The Board shall specify the | 4 | | nature of the violation or failure to comply and shall make its | 5 | | recommendations to the Director. | 6 | | The report of findings and recommendations of the Board | 7 | | shall be the basis for the Department's order or refusal or for | 8 | | the granting of a license unless the Director shall determine | 9 | | that the Board's report is contrary to the manifest weight of | 10 | | the evidence, in which case the Director may issue an order in | 11 | | contravention of the Board's report. The finding is not | 12 | | admissible in evidence against the person in a criminal | 13 | | prosecution brought for the violation of this Act, but the | 14 | | hearing and finding are not a bar to a criminal prosecution | 15 | | brought for the violation of this Act. | 16 | | Section 115. Rehearing. In any case involving the refusal | 17 | | to issue or renew a license or discipline of a licensee, a copy | 18 | | of the Board's report shall be served upon the respondent by | 19 | | the Department, either personally or as provided in this Act | 20 | | for the service of the notice of hearing. Within 20 days after | 21 | | service, the respondent may present to the Department a | 22 | | motion, in writing and specifying particular grounds for a | 23 | | rehearing. If no motion for rehearing is filed, then upon the | 24 | | expiration of the time specified for filing the motion, or if a | 25 | | motion for rehearing is denied, then upon the denial, the |
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| 1 | | Director may enter an order in accordance with recommendations | 2 | | of the Board, except as provided in Section 110 of this Act. If | 3 | | the respondent shall order from the reporting service and pay | 4 | | for a transcript of the record within the time for filing a | 5 | | motion for rehearing, the 20-day period within which the | 6 | | motion may be filed shall commence upon the delivery of the | 7 | | transcript to the respondent. | 8 | | Section 120. Director; rehearing. Whenever the Director is | 9 | | satisfied that substantial justice has not been done in the | 10 | | revocation, suspension, or refusal to issue or renew a | 11 | | license, the Director may order a rehearing by the same or | 12 | | other examiners. | 13 | | Section 125. Appointment of a hearing officer. The | 14 | | Director shall have the authority to appoint any attorney duly | 15 | | licensed to practice law in this State to serve as the hearing | 16 | | officer in any action for refusal to issue or renew a license | 17 | | or permit or for the discipline of a licensee. The hearing | 18 | | officer shall have full authority to conduct the hearing. At | 19 | | least one member of the Board shall attend each hearing. The | 20 | | hearing officer shall report his or her findings and | 21 | | recommendations to the Board and the Director. The Board shall | 22 | | have 60 days after receipt of the report to review the report | 23 | | of the hearing officer and present its findings of fact, | 24 | | conclusions of law, and recommendations to the Director. If |
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| 1 | | the Board fails to present its report within the 60-day | 2 | | period, the Director shall issue an order based on the report | 3 | | of the hearing officer. If the Director determines that the | 4 | | Board's report is contrary to the manifest weight of the | 5 | | evidence, he or she may issue an order in contravention of the | 6 | | Board's report. | 7 | | Section 130. Order or certified copy; prima facie proof. | 8 | | An order or a certified copy thereof, over the seal of the | 9 | | Department and purporting to be signed by the Director, shall | 10 | | be prima facie proof that: | 11 | | (1) the signature is the genuine signature of the | 12 | | Director; | 13 | | (2) the Director is duly appointed and qualified; and | 14 | | (3) the Board and the members of the Board are | 15 | | qualified to act. | 16 | | Section 135. Restoration of license from discipline. At | 17 | | any time after the successful completion of a term of | 18 | | indefinite probation, suspension, or revocation of a license, | 19 | | the Department may restore the license to the licensee, upon | 20 | | written recommendation of the Board, unless after an | 21 | | investigation and a hearing the Director determines that | 22 | | restoration is not in the public interest. No person or entity | 23 | | whose license, certificate, or authority has been revoked as | 24 | | authorized in this Act may apply for restoration of that |
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| 1 | | license, certification, or authority as provided for in the | 2 | | Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. | 3 | | Section 140. Surrender of license. Upon the revocation or | 4 | | suspension of any license, the licensee shall surrender the | 5 | | license to the Department and, if
the licensee fails to do so, | 6 | | the Department shall have the right to seize the license.
| 7 | | Section 145. Temporary suspension of a license. The | 8 | | Director may temporarily suspend the license of a traditional | 9 | | Asian healing therapist without a hearing, simultaneously with | 10 | | the institution of proceedings for a hearing provided for in | 11 | | Section 95 of this Act, if the Director finds that the evidence | 12 | | in his or her possession indicates that continuation in | 13 | | practice would constitute an imminent danger to the public. | 14 | | The Director temporarily suspends the license of a traditional | 15 | | Asian healing therapist without a hearing, a hearing by the | 16 | | Board must be held within 30 calendar days after the | 17 | | suspension has occurred. | 18 | | Section 150. Administrative review; venue. All final | 19 | | administrative decisions of the Department are subject to | 20 | | judicial review under the Administrative Review Law and its | 21 | | rules. The term "administrative decision" is defined as in | 22 | | Section 3-101 of the Code of Civil Procedure. | 23 | | Proceedings for judicial review shall be commenced in the |
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| 1 | | circuit court of the county in which the party applying for | 2 | | relief resides; but if the party is not a resident of this | 3 | | State, the venue shall be in Sangamon County. | 4 | | The Department shall not be required to certify any record | 5 | | to the court or file any answer in court or otherwise appear in | 6 | | any court in a judicial review proceeding, unless and until | 7 | | the Department has received from the plaintiff payment of the | 8 | | costs of furnishing and certifying the record, which costs | 9 | | shall be determined by the Department. Failure on the part of | 10 | | the plaintiff to file a receipt in court shall be grounds for | 11 | | dismissal of the action.
| 12 | | Section 155. Violations. | 13 | | (a) A person who is found to have violated any provision of | 14 | | this Act is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for the first | 15 | | offense and a Class 4 felony for the second and any subsequent | 16 | | offense. | 17 | | (b) Any person representing himself or herself or | 18 | | advertising as an Asian bodywork therapist, clinical Qigong | 19 | | therapist, Thai bodywork therapist, or derivations thereof, or | 20 | | that the services he or she renders are defined in Section 10, | 21 | | or who uses any titles, words, or derivations thereof as | 22 | | listed in subsection (a) of Section 30 of this Act, or who uses | 23 | | any initials, abbreviations or letters, including, but not | 24 | | limited to "ABT", "CQT", "TBT", indicating that he or she is | 25 | | engaged in the practice of Asian bodywork therapy, clinical |
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| 1 | | Qigong therapy, or Thai bodywork therapy when he or she does | 2 | | not possess a currently
valid license commits a Class A | 3 | | misdemeanor for a first offense and a Class 4 felony for a | 4 | | second or subsequent offense. | 5 | | (c) Whoever knowingly practices or offers to practice any | 6 | | form of Asian bodywork therapy, clinical Qigong therapy, or | 7 | | Thai bodywork therapy in this State without a license for that | 8 | | purpose, or whoever knowingly aids, abets, assists, procures, | 9 | | advises, employs, or contracts with any unlicensed person to | 10 | | practice any form of Asian bodywork therapy, clinical Qigong | 11 | | therapy, or Thai bodywork therapy contrary to any rule or | 12 | | provision of this Act, shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor | 13 | | for a first offense and shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony for | 14 | | a second or subsequent offense. | 15 | | Section 160. Returned checks; fines. Any person who | 16 | | delivers a check or other payment to the Department that is | 17 | | returned to the Department unpaid by the financial institution | 18 | | upon which it is drawn shall pay to the Department, in addition | 19 | | to the amount already owed to the Department, a fine of $50. | 20 | | The fines imposed by this Section are in addition to any other | 21 | | discipline provided under this Act for unlicensed practice or | 22 | | practice on a non-renewed license. The Department shall notify | 23 | | the person that payment of fees and fines shall be paid to the | 24 | | Department by certified check or money order within 30 | 25 | | calendar days of the notification. If, after the expiration of |
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| 1 | | 30 days after the date of the notification, the person has | 2 | | failed to submit the necessary remittance, the Department | 3 | | shall automatically terminate the license or deny the | 4 | | application, without hearing. If, after termination or denial, | 5 | | the person seeks a license, he or she shall apply to the | 6 | | Department for restoration or issuance of the license and pay | 7 | | all fees and fines due to the Department. The Department may | 8 | | establish a fee for the processing of an application for | 9 | | restoration of a license to pay all expenses of processing | 10 | | this application. The Director may waive the fines due under | 11 | | this Section in individual cases where the Director finds that | 12 | | the fines would be unreasonable or unnecessarily burdensome. | 13 | | Section 165. Unlicensed practice; violation; civil | 14 | | penalty. | 15 | | (a) Any person who practices, offers to practice, attempts | 16 | | to practice, or holds himself or herself out to practice | 17 | | traditional Asian healing therapy or as a traditional Asian | 18 | | healing therapist without being licensed under this Act, or | 19 | | any person not licensed under this Act who aids, abets, | 20 | | assists, procures, advises, employs, or contracts with any | 21 | | unlicensed person to practice traditional Asian healing | 22 | | therapy contrary to any rules or provisions of this Act, | 23 | | shall, in addition to any other penalty provided by
law, pay a | 24 | | civil penalty to the Department in an amount not to exceed | 25 | | $1,000 for each violation of this Act as determined by the |
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| 1 | | Department. The civil penalty shall be assessed by the | 2 | | Department after a hearing is held in accordance with the | 3 | | provisions set forth in this Act regarding the provision of a | 4 | | hearing for the discipline of a licensee. | 5 | | (b) The Department has the authority and power to | 6 | | investigate any unlicensed activity. | 7 | | (c) The civil penalty shall be paid within 60 days after | 8 | | the effective date of the order imposing the civil penalty. | 9 | | The order shall constitute a judgment and may be filed, and | 10 | | execution had thereon in the same manner as any judgment from | 11 | | any court of record. | 12 | | Section 170. Severability. If any provision of this Act or | 13 | | the application of any provision of this Act to any person or | 14 | | circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect | 15 | | other provisions or applications of the Act that can be given | 16 | | effect without the invalid provision or application, and for | 17 | | this purpose the provisions of this Act are severable. | 18 | | Section 900. The Regulatory Sunset Act is amended by | 19 | | adding Section 4.41 as follows: | 20 | | (5 ILCS 80/4.41 new) | 21 | | Sec. 4.41. Act repealed on January 1, 2032. The following | 22 | | Act is repealed on January 1, 2032: | 23 | | The Traditional Asian Healing Therapy Practice Act.
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| 1 | | Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 2 | | becoming law.".
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