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Public Act 094-0528 |
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and
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Audiology Practice Act is amended by changing Sections 3, 3.5, | ||||
4, 5, 7.1, and 8 as follows:
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(225 ILCS 110/3) (from Ch. 111, par. 7903)
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(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)
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Sec. 3. Definitions. The following words and phrases shall | ||||
have the
meaning ascribed to them in this Section unless the | ||||
context clearly indicates
otherwise:
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(a) "Department" means the Department of Professional
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Regulation.
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(b) "Director" means the Director of Professional | ||||
Regulation.
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(c) "Board" means the Board of Speech-Language Pathology | ||||
and Audiology
established under Section 5 of this Act.
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(d) "Speech-Language Pathologist" means a person who has | ||||
received a
license pursuant to this Act and who engages in the | ||||
practice
of speech-language pathology.
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(e) "Audiologist" means a person who has received a license | ||||
pursuant to this
Act and who engages in the practice of | ||||
audiology.
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(f) "Public member" means a person who is not a health | ||||
professional.
For purposes of board membership, any person with | ||||
a significant financial
interest in a health service or | ||||
profession is not a public member.
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(g) "The practice of audiology" is the application of | ||||
nonmedical methods
and procedures for the identification, | ||||
measurement, testing,
appraisal, prediction, habilitation, | ||||
rehabilitation, or instruction
related to hearing
and | ||||
disorders of hearing. These procedures are for the
purpose of |
counseling, consulting and rendering or offering to render
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services or for participating in the planning, directing or | ||
conducting of
programs that are designed to modify | ||
communicative disorders
involving
speech, language or auditory | ||
function related to hearing loss.
The practice of audiology may | ||
include, but shall not be limited to, the
following:
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(1) any task, procedure, act, or practice that is | ||
necessary for the
evaluation of hearing or
vestibular | ||
function;
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(2) training in the use of amplification devices
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including hearing aids ;
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(3) the fitting, dispensing, or servicing of hearing | ||
instruments; and
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(4)
(3) performing basic speech and language screening | ||
tests and procedures
consistent with audiology training.
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(h) "The practice of speech-language pathology" is the | ||
application of
nonmedical methods and procedures for the | ||
identification,
measurement, testing, appraisal, prediction, | ||
habilitation, rehabilitation,
and modification related to | ||
communication development, and disorders or
disabilities of | ||
speech, language, voice, swallowing, and other speech,
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language and voice related disorders. These procedures are for | ||
the
purpose of counseling, consulting and rendering or offering | ||
to render
services, or for participating in the planning, | ||
directing or conducting of
programs that are designed to modify | ||
communicative disorders and
conditions in individuals or | ||
groups of individuals involving speech,
language, voice and | ||
swallowing function.
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"The practice of speech-language pathology" shall include, | ||
but
shall not be
limited to, the following:
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(1) hearing screening tests and aural rehabilitation | ||
procedures
consistent with speech-language pathology | ||
training;
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(2) tasks, procedures, acts or practices that are | ||
necessary for the
evaluation of, and training in the use | ||
of, augmentative communication
systems, communication |
variation, cognitive rehabilitation, non-spoken
language | ||
production and comprehension.
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(i) "Speech-language pathology assistant" means a person | ||
who has received
a license pursuant to this Act to assist a | ||
speech-language
pathologist in the manner provided in this Act.
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(Source: P.A. 92-510, eff. 6-1-02.)
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(225 ILCS 110/4) (from Ch. 111, par. 7904)
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(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)
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Sec. 4. Powers and duties of the Department. Subject to the
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provisions of this Act, the Department shall exercise the | ||
following
functions, powers and duties:
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(a) Conduct or authorize examinations to ascertain the | ||
fitness and
qualifications of applicants for license and issue | ||
licenses to those who are
found to be fit and qualified.
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(b) Prescribe rules and regulations for a method of | ||
examination of
candidates.
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(c) Prescribe rules and regulations defining what shall | ||
constitute an
approved school, college or department of a | ||
university, except that no
school, college or department of a | ||
university that refuses admittance to
applicants solely on | ||
account of race, color, creed, sex or national origin
shall be | ||
approved.
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(d) Conduct hearings on proceedings to revoke, suspend, or | ||
refusal to
issue such licenses.
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(e) Promulgate rules and regulations required for the | ||
administration of this
Act.
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(f) Discipline the supervisor of a graduate audiology or | ||
speech-language pathology student as provided
in this Act for a | ||
violation by the graduate audiology or speech-language | ||
pathology student.
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(Source: P.A. 91-932, eff. 1-1-01; 91-949, eff. 2-9-01.)
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(225 ILCS 110/5) (from Ch. 111, par. 7905)
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(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)
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Sec. 5. Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology. |
There is created a Board of Speech-Language Pathology and | ||
Audiology to be
composed of persons designated from time to | ||
time by the Director, as follows:
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(a) Five persons, 2 of whom have been licensed | ||
speech-language
pathologists for
a period of 5 years or | ||
more, 2 of whom have been licensed audiologists for
a | ||
period of
5 years or more, and one public member. The board | ||
shall annually elect a
chairperson and a vice-chairperson.
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(b) Terms for all members shall be for 3 years. Partial | ||
terms over 2
years in length shall be considered as full | ||
terms. A member may be
reappointed for a successive term, | ||
but no member shall serve more than 2 full
terms.
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(c) The membership of the Board should reasonably | ||
reflect representation
from the various geographic areas | ||
of the State.
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(d) In making appointments to the Board, the Director | ||
shall give due
consideration to recommendations by | ||
organizations of the speech-language
pathology and | ||
audiology professions in Illinois, including the Illinois
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Speech-Language-Hearing Association and the Illinois | ||
Academy of Audiology , and shall promptly give due notice to
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such organizations of any vacancy in the membership of the | ||
Board. The
Director may terminate the appointment of any | ||
member for any cause, which
in the opinion of the Director, | ||
reasonably justifies such termination.
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(e) A majority of the Board members currently appointed | ||
shall constitute
a
quorum. A vacancy in the membership of | ||
the Board shall not impair the right
of a quorum to | ||
exercise all the rights and perform all the duties of the | ||
Board.
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(f) The members of the Board shall each receive as | ||
compensation a
reasonable sum as determined by the Director | ||
for each day actually engaged
in the duties of the office, | ||
and all legitimate and necessary expenses
incurred in | ||
attending the meetings of the Board.
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(g) Members of the Board shall be immune from suit in |
any action based
upon any disciplinary proceedings or other | ||
activities performed in good
faith as members of the Board.
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(h) The Director may consider the recommendations of | ||
the Board in
establishing guidelines for professional | ||
conduct, the conduct of formal
disciplinary proceedings | ||
brought under this Act, and
qualifications of applicants. | ||
Notice of proposed rulemaking
shall be transmitted to the | ||
Board and the Department shall review the response
of the | ||
Board and any recommendations made in the response. The | ||
Department, at
any time, may seek the expert advice and | ||
knowledge of the Board on any matter
relating to the | ||
administration or enforcement of this Act.
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(i) Whenever the Director is satisfied that | ||
substantial justice has not
been done either in an | ||
examination or in the revocation, suspension, or refusal
of | ||
a license, or other disciplinary action relating to a | ||
license, the Director
may order a
reexamination or | ||
rehearing.
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(Source: P.A. 90-69, eff. 7-8-97.)
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(225 ILCS 110/7.1)
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(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)
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Sec. 7.1. Graduate audiology students. Full-time Graduate | ||
students
enrolled
in a program of audiology in an
accredited
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college or university may engage in the dispensing of hearing | ||
instruments
as a part of a program of audiology without a | ||
license under
the supervision of an audiologist licensed under | ||
this Act.
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The supervisor and the supervisor's employer shall be | ||
jointly and
severally liable for any acts of the student
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relating to the practice of fitting or dispensing hearing | ||
instruments as
defined
in the rules promulgated
under this Act.
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(Source: P.A. 91-932, eff. 1-1-01.)
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(225 ILCS 110/8) (from Ch. 111, par. 7908)
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(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)
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Sec. 8. Qualifications for licenses to practice | ||
speech-language pathology
or audiology.
The Department shall | ||
require that each applicant for a license to practice
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speech-language pathology or audiology shall:
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(a) (Blank);
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(b) be at least 21 years of age;
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(c) not have violated any provisions of Section 16 of | ||
this
Act;
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(d) present satisfactory evidence of receiving a | ||
master's
or doctoral degree in
speech-language pathology | ||
or audiology from a program approved by the
Department. | ||
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prevent any | ||
program
from establishing higher standards than specified | ||
in this Act;
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(e) pass a national
an examination recognized
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authorized by the Department in the
theory and
practice of | ||
the profession , provided that the Department may recognize | ||
a
certificate granted by the American | ||
Speech-Language-Hearing Association in
lieu of such | ||
examination ; and
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(f) for a license as a speech-language pathologist,
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have completed the equivalent of 9 months of
full-time,
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supervised professional experience ; and
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(g) for a license as an audiologist, have completed a | ||
minimum of 1,500 clock hours of supervised experience.
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Applicants have 3 years from the date of application to | ||
complete the
application process. If the process has not been | ||
completed within 3 years, the
application shall be denied, the | ||
fee shall be forfeited, and the applicant must
reapply
and meet | ||
the requirements in effect at the time of reapplication.
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(Source: P.A. 92-510, eff. 6-1-02.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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