Chapter 225 — PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS

(225 ILCS 2/1) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Acupuncture Practice Act. (Source: P.A. 89-706, eff. 1-31-97.)

(225 ILCS 2/10) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Acupuncture" means evaluation or treatment that is effected by stimulating certain body points by the insertion of pre-sterilized, single-use, disposable needles, unl…

(225 ILCS 2/100) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 100. Advertisement. Any person licensed under this Act may advertise the availability of professional services in the public media or on the premises where such professional services are rendered. Such ad…

(225 ILCS 2/105) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 105. Unlicensed practice; civil penalty. (a) A person who practices, offers to practice, attempts to practice, or holds himself or herself out to practice as a licensed acupuncturist without being license…

(225 ILCS 2/110) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 110. Grounds for disciplinary action. (a) The Department may refuse to issue or to renew, place on probation, suspend, revoke or take other disciplinary or non-disciplinary action as deemed appropriate in…

(225 ILCS 2/117) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 117. Suspension of license for failure to pay restitution. The Department, without further process or hearing, shall suspend the license or other authorization to practice of any person issued under this …

(225 ILCS 2/12) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 12. Address of record; email address of record. All applicants and licensees shall: (1) provide a valid address and email address to the Department, which shall serve as the address of record and email add…

(225 ILCS 2/120) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 120. Checks or orders to Department dishonored because of insufficient funds. Any person who issues or delivers a check or other order to the Department that is not honored on 2 occasions by the financial…

(225 ILCS 2/130) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 130. Injunctions; criminal offenses; cease and desist order. (a) If any person violates the provisions of this Act, the Secretary may, in the name of the People of the State of Illinois, through the Attor…

(225 ILCS 2/135) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 135. Criminal violations. Whoever knowingly practices or offers to practice acupuncture in this State without being licensed for that purpose shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and for each subseque…

(225 ILCS 2/140) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 140. Investigation; notice; hearing. Licenses may be refused, revoked, suspended, or otherwise disciplined in the manner provided by this Act and not otherwise. The Department may upon its own motion or u…

(225 ILCS 2/142) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 142. Confidentiality. All information collected by the Department in the course of an examination or investigation of a licensee or applicant, including, but not limited to, any complaint against a licens…

(225 ILCS 2/145) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 145. Formal hearing; preservation of record. The Department, at its expense, shall preserve a record of all proceedings at the formal hearing of any case involving the refusal to issue or renew a license …

(225 ILCS 2/15) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 15. Who may practice acupuncture. No person licensed under this Act may treat human ailments otherwise than by the practice of acupuncture as defined in this Act and shall only practice acupuncture consist…

(225 ILCS 2/150) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 150. Witnesses; production of documents; contempt. Any circuit court may, upon application of the Department or its designee or of the applicant or licensee against whom proceedings under Section 140 of t…

(225 ILCS 2/152) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 152. Certification of record. The Department shall not be required to certify any record to the court, file any answer in court, or otherwise appear in any court in a judicial review proceeding, unless an…

(225 ILCS 2/154) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 154. Compelling testimony. Any circuit court may, upon application of the Department or its designee or of the applicant or licensee against whom proceedings pursuant to Section 140 of this Act are pendin…

(225 ILCS 2/155) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 155. Subpoena; oaths. The Department shall have power to subpoena and bring before it any person in this State and to take testimony either orally or by deposition or both with the same fees and mileage a…

(225 ILCS 2/16) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 16. Chinese herbology; practice. No person licensed under this Act may hold himself or herself out as being trained in Chinese herbology without proof of status as a Diplomate of Oriental Medicine certifie…

(225 ILCS 2/160) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 160. Findings of facts, conclusions of law, and recommendations. At the conclusion of the hearing, the Board shall present to the Secretary a written report of its findings of fact, conclusions of law, an…

(225 ILCS 2/165) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 165. Hearing officer. The Secretary shall have the authority to appoint any attorney duly licensed to practice law in the State of Illinois to serve as the hearing officer in any action for discipline of …

(225 ILCS 2/170) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 170. Service of report; rehearing; order. In any case involving the refusal to issue or renew a license or the discipline of a license, a copy of the Board's report shall be served upon the respondent by …

(225 ILCS 2/175) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 175. Substantial justice to be done; rehearing. Whenever the Secretary is satisfied that substantial justice has not been done in the revocation, suspension, or refusal to issue, restore, or renew a licen…

(225 ILCS 2/180) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 180. Order or certified copy as prima facie proof. An order or a certified copy thereof, over the seal of the Department and purporting to be signed by the Secretary, shall be prima facie proof: (1) that …

(225 ILCS 2/185) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 185. Restoration of license. At any time after the suspension or revocation of any license the Department may restore it to the accused person, unless after an investigation and a hearing the Department d…

(225 ILCS 2/190) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 190. Surrender of license. Upon the revocation or suspension of any license, the licensee shall immediately surrender the license certificate to the Department. If the licensee fails to do so, the Departm…

(225 ILCS 2/195) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 195. Imminent danger to public; temporary suspension. The Secretary may temporarily suspend the license of an acupuncturist without a hearing, simultaneously with the institution of proceedings for a hear…

(225 ILCS 2/20) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 20. Exempt activities. This Act does not prohibit any person licensed in this State from engaging in the practice for which he or she is licensed. (Source: P.A. 100-375, eff. 8-25-17.)

(225 ILCS 2/20.1) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) 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…

(225 ILCS 2/20.2) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 20.2. Guest practitioners of acupuncture. The provisions of this Act do not prohibit an acupuncturist from another state or country who is not licensed under the Act from practicing in Illinois during a …

(225 ILCS 2/200) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 200. Review under Administrative Review Law. All final administrative decisions of the Department are subject to judicial review under the Administrative Review Law and all rules adopted under the Adminis…

(225 ILCS 2/205) Sec. 205. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 89-706, eff. 1-31-97. Repealed by P.A. 90-61, eff. 7-3-97.)

(225 ILCS 2/210) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 210. Violations; penalties. Any person who is found to have violated any provision of this Act is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. On conviction of a second or subsequent offense the violator shall be gui…

(225 ILCS 2/25) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 25. Powers and duties of Department. The Department shall exercise powers and duties under this Act as follows: (1) Review applications to ascertain the qualifications of applicants for licensure. (2) Adop…

(225 ILCS 2/250) Sec. 250. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 89-706, eff. 1-31-97; text omitted.)

(225 ILCS 2/255) Sec. 255. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 89-706, eff. 1-31-97; text omitted.)

(225 ILCS 2/265) Sec. 265. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 89-706, eff. 1-31-97; text omitted.)

(225 ILCS 2/270) Sec. 270. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 89-706, eff. 1-31-97; text omitted.)

(225 ILCS 2/275) Sec. 275. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 89-706, eff. 1-31-97; text omitted.)

(225 ILCS 2/30) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 30. Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is hereby expressly adopted and incorporated herein as if all of the provisions of that Act were included in this Act, e…

(225 ILCS 2/35) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 35. Board of Acupuncture. The Secretary shall appoint a Board of Acupuncture to consist of 7 persons who shall serve in an advisory capacity to the Secretary. Four members must hold an active license to en…

(225 ILCS 2/40) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 40. Application for licensure. Applications for original licensure as an acupuncturist shall be made to the Department in writing on forms prescribed by the Department and shall be accompanied by the requi…

(225 ILCS 2/41) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 41. Abnormal skin growth education. (a) In addition to any other requirements under this Act, the following applicants must provide proof of completion of a course approved by the Department in abnormal sk…

(225 ILCS 2/45) Sec. 45. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 89-706, eff. 1-31-97. Repealed by P.A. 90-61, eff. 7-3-97.)

(225 ILCS 2/5) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 5. Objects and purpose. The practice of acupuncture in the State of Illinois is hereby declared to affect the public health, safety, and welfare and to be subject to regulation and control in the public int…

(225 ILCS 2/50) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 50. Practice prohibited. Unless he or she has been issued, by the Department, a valid, existing license as an acupuncturist under this Act, no person may use the title and designation of "Acupuncturist", "…

(225 ILCS 2/55) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 55. Endorsement. The Department may, at its discretion, license as an acupuncturist without examination, on payment of the fee, an applicant for licensure who is an acupuncturist under the laws of another …

(225 ILCS 2/60) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 60. Exhibition of license upon request; change of address. A licensee shall, whenever requested, exhibit his or her license to any representative of the Department. (Source: P.A. 100-375, eff. 8-25-17.)

(225 ILCS 2/70) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 70. Renewal or restoration of license; continuing education; military service. The expiration date and renewal period for each license issued under this Act shall be set by rule. The holder of a license ma…

(225 ILCS 2/75) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 75. Inactive licenses. A licensee who notifies the Department in writing on forms prescribed by the Department may elect to place his or her license on inactive status and shall, subject to rules of the De…