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      225 ILCS 37/5
      225 ILCS 37/16
          Amends the Environmental  Health  Practitioner  Licensing
      Act.   Specifically  exempts  veterinarians  under  the  Act.
      Effective immediately.
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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.

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