(225 ILCS 106/5)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
Sec. 5.
Declaration of public policy.
The practice of respiratory care is hereby declared to affect the public
health, safety, and welfare and to be subject to regulation in the public
interest. The purpose of the Act is to protect and benefit the public by
setting standards of qualifications, education, training, and experience for
those who seek to obtain a license and hold the title of respiratory care
practitioner, to promote high standards of professional performance for those
licensed to practice respiratory care in the State of Illinois, and to protect
the public from unprofessional conduct by persons licensed to practice
respiratory care.
(Source: P.A. 89-33, eff. 1-1-96.)
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