Public Act 0255 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB1150 Enrolled LRB096 06294 ASK 16377 b

Public Act 096-0255

AN ACT concerning regulation.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Acupuncture Practice Act is amended by changing Section 20.1 as follows:

(225 ILCS 2/20.1)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)

Sec. 20.1. Guest instructors of acupuncture; professional education. The provisions of this Act do not prohibit an acupuncturist from another state or country, who is not licensed under this Act and who is an invited guest of a professional acupuncture association or scientific acupuncture foundation or an acupuncture training program or continuing education provider approved by the Department under this Act, from engaging in professional education through lectures, clinics, or demonstrations, provided that the acupuncturist is currently licensed in another state or country and , his or her license is active and has not been disciplined, or and he or she is currently certified in good standing as an acupuncturist by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.

Licensees under this Act may engage in professional education through lectures, clinics, or demonstrations as an invited guest of a professional acupuncture association or scientific acupuncture foundation or an acupuncture training program or continuing education provider approved by the Department under this Act. The Department may, but is not required to, establish rules concerning this Section.

(Source: P.A. 95-450, eff. 8-27-07.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.

Effective Date: 8/11/2009