Public Act 096-0483
 
SB1444 Enrolled LRB096 06295 ASK 16378 b

    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    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)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: 8/14/2009