Chapter 225 — PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS

(225 ILCS 106/185) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2031) Sec. 185. Home rule. The regulation and licensing of a respiratory care practitioner is the exclusive power and function of the State. A home rule unit may not regulate or register respiratory care practitio…

(225 ILCS 106/190) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2031) Sec. 190. Consent order. At any point in the proceedings as provided in Sections 90 through 105 and Section 125, both parties may agree to a negotiated consent order. The consent order shall be final upon si…

(225 ILCS 106/195) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2031) Sec. 195. 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 lice…

(225 ILCS 106/20) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2031) Sec. 20. Restrictions and limitations. (a) No person shall, without a valid license as a respiratory care practitioner (i) hold oneself out to the public as a respiratory care practitioner; (ii) use the title…

(225 ILCS 106/22) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2031) Sec. 22. Durable medical equipment use and training. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, unlicensed or non-credentialed individuals who deliver prescribed respiratory care equipment, includin…

(225 ILCS 106/25) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2031) Sec. 25. Emergency care; civil liability. Exemption from civil liability for emergency care is as provided in the Good Samaritan Act. (Source: P.A. 89-33, eff. 1-1-96; 89-607, eff. 1-1-97.)

(225 ILCS 106/30) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2031) Sec. 30. Powers and duties of the Department. Subject to the provision of this Act, the Department may: (a) Authorize examinations to ascertain the qualifications and fitness of an applicant for licensure as …

(225 ILCS 106/35) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2031) Sec. 35. Respiratory Care Board. (a) The Secretary shall appoint a Respiratory Care Board which shall serve in an advisory capacity to the Secretary. The Board shall consist of 5 persons of which 3 members sh…

(225 ILCS 106/40) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2031) Sec. 40. Application for original license. Applications for original license shall be made to the Department on forms prescribed by the Department and accompanied by the appropriate documentation and the requ…

(225 ILCS 106/42) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2031) Sec. 42. Social Security Number or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number on license application. In addition to any other information required to be contained in the application, every application for an …

(225 ILCS 106/45) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2031) Sec. 45. Examination; failure or refusal to take examination. (a) The Department shall authorize examinations of applicants as respiratory care practitioners at the times and places as it may determine. The e…

(225 ILCS 106/5) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2031) Sec. 5. Declaration of public policy. The practice of respiratory care is hereby declared to affect the public health, safety, and welfare and to be subject to regulation in the public interest. The purpose of…

(225 ILCS 106/50) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2031) Sec. 50. Qualifications for a license. (a) A person is qualified to be licensed as a licensed respiratory care practitioner, and the Department may issue a license authorizing the practice of respiratory care…

(225 ILCS 106/55) Sec. 55. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 91-259, eff. 1-1-00. Repealed by P.A. 94-523, eff. 1-1-06.)

(225 ILCS 106/60) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2031) Sec. 60. Professional identification; advertising. (a) A person who is licensed pursuant to this Act with the Department may use the title "respiratory care practitioner" and the abbreviation "RCP". (b) A lic…

(225 ILCS 106/65) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2031) Sec. 65. Licenses; renewal; restoration; inactive status. (a) The expiration date and renewal period for each license issued under this Act shall be set by rule. The licensee may renew a license during the 30…

(225 ILCS 106/70) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2031) Sec. 70. Inactive status. A person who notifies the Department in writing on forms prescribed by the Department may elect to place the person's license on an inactive status and shall, subject to rules of the…

(225 ILCS 106/75) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2031) Sec. 75. Fees. The Department shall provide by rule for a schedule of fees for the administration and enforcement of this Act, including but not limited to original licensure, renewal, and restoration. The fe…

(225 ILCS 106/80) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2031) Sec. 80. Returned checks; fines. Any person who delivers a check or other payment to the Department that is returned to the Department unpaid by the financial institution upon which it is drawn shall pay to t…

(225 ILCS 106/85) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2031) Sec. 85. Endorsement. (a) The Department may issue a license as a respiratory care practitioner without the required examination, to an applicant licensed under the laws of another state or United States juri…

(225 ILCS 106/90) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2031) Sec. 90. Continuing education. Proof or certification of having met the minimum requirement of continuing education as determined by the Department shall be required of all license and certificate renewals. P…

(225 ILCS 106/900) Sec. 900. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 89-33, eff. 1-1-96; text omitted.)

(225 ILCS 106/95) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2031) Sec. 95. Grounds for discipline. (a) The Department may refuse to issue, renew, or may revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand, or take other disciplinary or non-disciplinary action as the Department c…

(225 ILCS 106/97) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2031) Sec. 97. 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 107/1) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional Counselor Licensing and Practice Act. (Source: P.A. 97-706, eff. 6-25-12.)

(225 ILCS 107/10) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Address of record" means the designated address recorded by the Department in the applicant's or licensee's application file or license file as maintained by the De…

(225 ILCS 107/100) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 100. Subpoenas; oaths. (a) The Department has the power to subpoena and bring before it any person to take the oral or written testimony or compel the production of any books, papers, records, or any ot…

(225 ILCS 107/105) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 105. Compelling testimony. Any circuit court, upon application of the Department or the licensee, may enter an order requiring the attendance of witnesses and their testimony and the production of relev…

(225 ILCS 107/11) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 11. 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 a…

(225 ILCS 107/110) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 110. Findings and recommendations. (a) At the conclusion of the hearing, the Board shall present to the Secretary a written report of its findings of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendations. The r…

(225 ILCS 107/115) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 115. Motion for rehearing. In any hearing involving the refusal to issue or renew a license, or the discipline of a licensee, a copy of the Board's report shall be served upon the applicant or licensee …

(225 ILCS 107/120) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 120. Order for rehearing. Whenever the Secretary is not satisfied that substantial justice has been done in the revocation, suspension or refusal to issue or renew a license or the discipline of a licen…

(225 ILCS 107/125) Sec. 125. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 97-706, eff. 6-25-12. Repealed by P.A. 102-878, eff. 1-1-23.)

(225 ILCS 107/130) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 130. Order or certified copy; prima facie proof. An order or certified copy thereof, over the seal of the Department and purporting to be signed by the Secretary, is prima facie proof that: (a) the sign…

(225 ILCS 107/135) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 135. Restoration of license from discipline. At any time after the successful completion of a term of indefinite probation, suspension, or revocation of a license, the Department may restore the license…

(225 ILCS 107/140) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 140. Surrender of license. Upon the revocation or suspension of a license, the licensee shall immediately surrender his or her license to the Department. If the licensee fails to do so, the Department h…

(225 ILCS 107/145) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 145. Summary suspension of license. The Secretary may summarily suspend the license of a professional counselor or a clinical professional counselor without a hearing, simultaneously with the institutio…

(225 ILCS 107/15) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 15. Exemptions. (a) This Act does not prohibit any persons legally regulated in this State by any other Act from engaging in the practice for which they are authorized as long as they do not represent th…

(225 ILCS 107/150) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 150. Administrative review; venue. (a) All final administrative decisions of the Department are subject to judicial review pursuant to the Administrative Review Law and its rules. The term "administrati…

(225 ILCS 107/155) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 155. Certification of record; costs. The Department shall not be required to certify any record to the court, to file an answer in court, or to otherwise appear in any court in a judicial review proceed…

(225 ILCS 107/160) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 160. Violations. (a) Unless otherwise specified, any person found to have violated any Section of this Act other than this Section is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for the first offense. (b) Each of t…

(225 ILCS 107/165) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 165. Administrative Procedure Act; application. The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is hereby expressly adopted and incorporated in this Act as if all of the provisions of such Act were included i…

(225 ILCS 107/170) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 170. Home rule. The regulation and licensing of the practice of professional counseling and clinical professional counseling are exclusive powers and functions of the State. A home rule unit may not reg…

(225 ILCS 107/18) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 18. Provision of clinical services by licensed professional counselors; scope of practice. (a) Licensed professional counselors may not engage in the independent practice of clinical professional counsel…

(225 ILCS 107/20) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 20. Restrictions and limitations. (a) No person shall, without a valid license as a professional counselor issued by the Department: (i) in any manner hold himself or herself out to the public as a profe…

(225 ILCS 107/21) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 21. Unlicensed practice; violation; civil penalty. (a) Any person who practices, offers to practice, attempts to practice, or holds himself or herself out to practice as a clinical professional counselor…

(225 ILCS 107/25) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 25. Powers and duties of the Department. Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Department may: (a) Authorize examinations to ascertain the qualifications and fitness of applicants for licensing as p…

(225 ILCS 107/30) (from Ch. 111, par. 8451-30) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 30. Professional Counselor Licensing and Disciplinary Board. (a) The Secretary shall appoint a Board which shall serve in an advisory capacity to the Secretary. The Board sha…

(225 ILCS 107/35) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 35. Application for original license. Applications for original licenses shall be made to the Department on forms prescribed by the Department and accompanied by the required fee which is not refundable.…

(225 ILCS 107/37) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 37. Social Security Number or individual taxpayer identification number on license application. In addition to any other information required to be contained in the application, every application for an …