225 ILCS 57/70

    (225 ILCS 57/70)
    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-746)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)
    Sec. 70. Restoration of expired licenses.

A massage
therapist who has permitted his or her license to expire
or who has
had his or her license on inactive status may have his or her license
restored by making
application to the Department and filing proof acceptable to the Department
of his or her fitness to have his or her license restored, including
sworn evidence
certifying to active practice in another jurisdiction satisfactory to the
Department, and by paying the required restoration fee and showing proof of
completion of required continuing education.  Licensees must provide
proof of completion of 24 hours approved continuing education to renew their
license.

If the massage therapist
has not
maintained an active practice in another jurisdiction satisfactory to the
Department, the Board shall determine, by an evaluation program
established by rule his or her fitness to resume active status and may
require the massage therapist
to complete
a period of evaluated clinical experience and may require successful
completion of an examination.

A massage therapist whose license
has been expired or placed on inactive status for more than 5 years may have
his or her license restored by making
application
to the Department and filing proof acceptable to the Department of his or
her
fitness to have his or her license restored, including sworn evidence
certifying
to active practice in another jurisdiction, by paying the required
restoration fee, and by showing proof of the completion of 24 hours of
continuing education.

However, any registrant whose license has expired while he or she has been engaged (i) in Federal Service on active duty with the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force,  Coast Guard, or Public Health Service or the State Militia called into the service or training of the United States of America, or (ii) in training or education under the supervision of the United States preliminary to induction into the military service, may have his or her license reinstated or restored without paying any lapsed renewal fees, if within 2 years after honorable termination of such service, training, or education, he or she furnishes to the Department with satisfactory evidence to the effect that he or she has been so engaged and that his or her service, training, or education has been so terminated.

(Source: P.A. 97-514, eff. 8-23-11.)

    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-746)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)
    Sec. 70. Restoration of expired licenses.

A massage therapist who has permitted his or her license to expire or who has had his or her license on inactive status may have his or her license restored by making application to the Department and filing proof acceptable to the Department of his or her fitness to have his or her license restored, including sworn evidence certifying to active practice in another jurisdiction satisfactory to the Department, and by paying the required restoration fee and showing proof of completion of required continuing education. Licensees must provide proof of completion of 24 hours approved continuing education to renew their license.

If the massage therapist has not maintained an active practice in another jurisdiction satisfactory to the Department, the Board shall determine, by an evaluation program established by rule his or her fitness to resume active status and may require the massage therapist to complete a period of evaluated clinical experience and may require successful completion of an examination.

A massage therapist whose license has been expired or placed on inactive status for more than 5 years may have his or her license restored by making application to the Department and filing proof acceptable to the Department of his or her fitness to have his or her license restored, including sworn evidence certifying to active practice in another jurisdiction, by paying the required restoration fee, and by showing proof of the completion of 24 hours of continuing education.

However, any registrant whose license has expired while he or she has been engaged (i) in Federal Service on active duty with the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Space Force, Coast Guard, or Public Health Service or the State Militia called into the service or training of the United States of America, or (ii) in training or education under the supervision of the United States preliminary to induction into the military service, may have his or her license reinstated or restored without paying any lapsed renewal fees, if within 2 years after honorable termination of such service, training, or education, he or she furnishes to the Department with satisfactory evidence to the effect that he or she has been so engaged and that his or her service, training, or education has been so terminated.

(Source: P.A. 103-746, eff. 1-1-25.)