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90_HB0138eng
225 ILCS 37/5
225 ILCS 37/16
Amends the Environmental Health Practitioner Licensing
Act. Specifically exempts veterinarians under the Act.
Effective immediately.
LRB9000387LDdv
HB0138 Engrossed LRB9000387LDdv
1 AN ACT to amend the Environmental Health Practitioner
2 Licensing Act by changing Section 5.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Environmental Health Practitioner
6 Licensing Act is amended by changing Section 5 as follows:
7 (225 ILCS 37/5)
8 Sec. 5. Legislative intent. In adopting this Act, it is
9 recognized that the field of environmental health is a
10 dynamic field that is continually evolving into new and
11 complex areas of concern. It is the legislative intent of
12 this Act to recognize the occasional existence of overlapping
13 functions with engineers, industrial hygienists,
14 veterinarians, and other professions licensed to carry out
15 specific activities that may touch on some aspects of the
16 field of environmental health. It is not the intent of this
17 Act to require registration of these individuals, nor is it
18 the intent that the registration of any person under this Act
19 would allow that person to perform functions or engage in
20 activities that would include the practice of engineering.
21 It is the sole purpose and intent of this Act to safeguard
22 the health, safety, and general welfare of the public from
23 adverse environmental factors and to license those
24 environmental health professionals who have completed
25 approved environmental health or science curricula, are
26 qualified to work in the field of environmental health,
27 within the scope of practice as defined in this Act, and not
28 to restrict nor interfere with interstate commerce.
29 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
30 becoming law.