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| AN ACT concerning regulation.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Environmental Health Practitioner Licensing | 5 |
| Act is amended by changing Sections 27 and 30 as follows:
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| (225 ILCS 37/27)
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| (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2019)
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| Sec. 27. Renewals; restoration.
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| (a) The expiration date and renewal period for each license | 10 |
| issued under
this Act shall be set by rule. As a condition for | 11 |
| renewal of a license, the
licensee shall be required to | 12 |
| complete continuing education requirements as
set forth in | 13 |
| rules by the Department. Licensees who are 70 years of age
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| older and have been licensed under this Act for at least 4 | 15 |
| years shall be
exempt from the continuing education | 16 |
| requirements.
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| (b) A person who has permitted a license to expire for a | 18 |
| period less than 5 years may have the license
restored by | 19 |
| making application to the Department and filing proof, | 20 |
| acceptable
to the Department, of fitness to have the license | 21 |
| restored. Proof may include
(i) sworn evidence certifying to | 22 |
| active practice in another jurisdiction that
is satisfactory to | 23 |
| the Department, (ii) complying with any continuing education
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| requirements, and (iii) paying the required restoration fee.
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| (c) A person seeking restoration of a license that has been | 3 |
| expired or placed on inactive status for more than 5 years may | 4 |
| have the license restored by making application to the | 5 |
| Department and filing proof, acceptable to the Department, of | 6 |
| fitness to have the license restored. Proof may include (i) | 7 |
| sworn evidence of active practice in another jurisdiction, (ii) | 8 |
| an affidavit attesting to military service as provided in | 9 |
| subsection (c) of this Section, (iii) proof of passage of the | 10 |
| environmental Health Proficiency Examination during the period | 11 |
| the license was lapsed or on inactive status, (iv) sworn | 12 |
| evidence of lawful practice under the supervision of an | 13 |
| Illinois-licensed Environmental Healthcare Practitioner in the | 14 |
| State of Illinois that is satisfactory to the Department, or | 15 |
| (v) proof of current certification, including continuing | 16 |
| education, from the National Environmental Health Association | 17 |
| Accreditation Council for environmental health curricula or | 18 |
| its equivalent as approved by the Department. An applicant for | 19 |
| restoration under this Section shall be required to pay any | 20 |
| restoration fees as required under this Act and provide proof | 21 |
| of meeting continuing education requirements during the 2 years | 22 |
| prior to restoration. If the person has not maintained an | 23 |
| active practice in another
jurisdiction satisfactory to the | 24 |
| Department, the Board shall determine, by an
evaluation | 25 |
| program, established by rule, the person's fitness to resume | 26 |
| active
status. The Board may require the person to complete a |
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| period of evaluated
clinical experience and successful | 2 |
| completion of a practical examination.
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| However, a person whose license expired while (i) in | 4 |
| federal service on
active duty with the Armed Forces of the | 5 |
| United States or called into service
or training with the State | 6 |
| Militia or (ii) in training or education under the
supervision | 7 |
| of the United States, preliminary to induction into the | 8 |
| military
service may have his or her license renewed or | 9 |
| restored without paying any
lapsed renewal fees if, within 2 | 10 |
| years after honorable termination of the
service, training, or | 11 |
| education, except under conditions other than honorable,
he or | 12 |
| she furnishes the Department with satisfactory evidence to the | 13 |
| effect
that he or she has been so engaged and that the service, | 14 |
| training, or education
has been terminated.
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| (d) A person who notifies the Department, in writing on | 16 |
| forms prescribed
by the Department, may place his or her | 17 |
| license on inactive status and shall be
excused from the | 18 |
| payment of renewal fees until the person notifies the
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| Department, in writing, of the intention to resume active | 20 |
| practice.
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| (e) A person requesting his or her license be changed from | 22 |
| inactive to
active status shall be required to pay the current | 23 |
| renewal fee and shall also
demonstrate compliance with the | 24 |
| continuing education requirements.
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| (f) An environmental health practitioner whose license is | 26 |
| not renewed
or whose license is on
inactive status shall not |
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| engage in the practice of environmental health in the
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| Illinois or use the title or advertise that he or she performs | 3 |
| the
services of a "licensed environmental health | 4 |
| practitioner".
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| (g) A person violating subsection (f) of this Section shall | 6 |
| be considered
to be practicing without a license and shall be | 7 |
| subject to the disciplinary
provisions of this Act.
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| (h) A license to practice shall not be denied any applicant | 9 |
| because of the
applicant's race, religion, creed, national | 10 |
| origin, political beliefs or
activities, age, sex, sexual | 11 |
| orientation, or physical impairment that does not affect a | 12 |
| person's ability to practice with reasonable judgment, skill, | 13 |
| or safety as determined by the Department .
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| (Source: P.A. 91-724, eff. 6-2-00 .)
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| (225 ILCS 37/30)
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| (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2019)
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| Sec. 30. Endorsement. The Department may issue a license as | 18 |
| a licensed
environmental health practitioner, without the | 19 |
| required examination, to an
applicant licensed under the laws | 20 |
| of another state if the requirements for
licensure in that | 21 |
| state are, on the date of granting the license, substantially
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| equal to the requirements of this Act. The Department shall
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| issue a license as a licensed environmental health practitioner | 24 |
| to any applicant who holds a Registered Environmental Health | 25 |
| Specialist/Registered Sanitarian credential in good standing |
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| with the National Environmental Health Association. An | 2 |
| applicant under this Section shall
pay all required fees. | 3 |
| Applicants have 3 years from the date of application to
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| complete the application process. If the process has not been | 5 |
| completed within
3 years, the application shall be denied, the | 6 |
| fee forfeited, and the applicant
must reapply and meet the | 7 |
| requirements in effect at the time of reapplication.
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| (Source: P.A. 89-61, eff. 6-30-95 .)
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, | 10 |
| 2009. |
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