Chapter 225 — PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS

(225 ILCS 130/170) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 170. Home rule powers. The regulation of surgical assistants and surgical technologists is an exclusive power and function of the State. A home rule unit shall not regulate surgical assistants or surgic…

(225 ILCS 130/20) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 20. Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is expressly adopted and incorporated in this Act as if all of the provisions of the Illinois Administrative Procedure…

(225 ILCS 130/25) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 25. Application for registration. An application for an initial registration shall be made to the Department in writing on forms prescribed by the Department and shall be accompanied by the required nonr…

(225 ILCS 130/30) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 30. Social Security Number or individual taxpayer identification number on registration application. In addition to any other information required to be contained in the application, every application fo…

(225 ILCS 130/35) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 35. Title protection. No person shall hold himself or herself out as a registered surgical assistant or registered surgical technologist without being so registered by the Department. This is title prote…

(225 ILCS 130/40) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 40. Application of Act. This Act shall not be construed to prohibit the following: (1) A person licensed in this State under any other Act from engaging in the practice for which he or she is licensed, i…

(225 ILCS 130/45) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 45. Registration requirements; surgical assistant. A person shall qualify for registration as a surgical assistant if he or she has applied in writing on the prescribed form, has paid the required fees, …

(225 ILCS 130/47) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 47. Payment; surgical assistant. Payment for services rendered by a registered surgical assistant who is neither an employee of an ambulatory surgical treatment center, as defined in the Ambulatory Surgi…

(225 ILCS 130/5) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 5. Legislative purpose. The purpose of this Act is to protect and benefit the public by setting standards of qualifications, education, training, and experience for those who seek to hold the title of reg…

(225 ILCS 130/50) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 50. Registration requirements; surgical technologist. A person shall qualify for registration as a surgical technologist if he or she has applied in writing on the prescribed form, has paid the required …

(225 ILCS 130/55) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 55. Supervision requirement. A person registered under this Act shall practice under direct supervision. (Source: P.A. 98-364, eff. 12-31-13.)

(225 ILCS 130/60) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 60. Expiration; restoration; renewal. In order to renew his or her surgical assistant registration, a registrant must maintain current certification as required by paragraph (5) of Section 45 of this Act…

(225 ILCS 130/65) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 65. Inactive status. A registrant who notifies the Department in writing on forms prescribed by the Department may elect to place his or her registration on inactive status and shall, subject to rules of…

(225 ILCS 130/70) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 70. Fees; returned checks. (a) The Department shall set by rule fees for the administration of this Act, including but not limited to fees for initial and renewal registration and restoration of a certif…

(225 ILCS 130/75) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 75. Grounds for disciplinary action. (a) The Department may refuse to issue, renew, or restore a registration, may revoke or suspend a registration, or may place on probation, reprimand, or take other di…

(225 ILCS 130/77) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 77. Suspension of registration for failure to pay restitution. The Department, without further process or hearing, shall suspend the registration of any person who has been certified by court order as no…

(225 ILCS 130/80) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 80. Cease and desist order; injunctions. (a) If a person violates a provision of this Act, the Secretary, in the name of the People of the State of Illinois through the Attorney General of the State of I…

(225 ILCS 130/85) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 85. Investigation; notice; hearing. The Department may investigate the actions of a person applying for, holding, or claiming to hold a certificate of registration. The Department shall, before refusing …

(225 ILCS 130/87) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 87. Confidentiality. All information collected by the Department in the course of an examination or investigation of a registrant or applicant, including, but not limited to, any complaint against a regi…

(225 ILCS 130/90) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 90. Record of proceedings. The Department, at its expense, shall preserve a record of all proceedings at a formal hearing conducted pursuant to Section 85 of this Act. Any registrant who is found to have…

(225 ILCS 130/900) Sec. 900. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 93-280, eff. 7-1-04; text omitted.)

(225 ILCS 130/95) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 95. Order for production of documents. A circuit court, upon application of the Department, may order the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of relevant documents, papers, files, bo…

(225 ILCS 130/999) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 2004. (Source: P.A. 93-280, eff. 7-1-04.)

(225 ILCS 135/1) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Genetic Counselor Licensing Act. (Source: P.A. 93-1041, eff. 9-29-04.)

(225 ILCS 135/10) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act: "ABGC" means the American Board of Genetic Counseling. "ABMGG" means the American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics. "Active candidate status" is awarded to app…

(225 ILCS 135/100) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 100. Violations; injunction; 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 Attorney Ge…

(225 ILCS 135/105) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 105. Investigations; notice and hearing. The Department may investigate the actions of any applicant or any person holding or claiming to hold a license. The Department shall, before revoking, suspendin…

(225 ILCS 135/110) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 110. Record of proceedings; transcript. The Department, at its expense, shall provide a certified shorthand reporter to take down the testimony and preserve a record of all proceedings at the hearing of…

(225 ILCS 135/115) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 115. Subpoenas; depositions; oaths. The Department may subpoena and bring before it any person in this State and take the oral or written testimony or compel the production of any books, papers, records…

(225 ILCS 135/12) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) 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 a…

(225 ILCS 135/120) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 120. Compelling testimony. Any court, upon application of the Department, designated hearing officer, or the applicant or licensee against whom proceedings under Section 95 of this Act are pending, may …

(225 ILCS 135/125) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 125. Findings and recommendations. At the conclusion of the hearing, the hearing officer shall present to the Secretary a written report of its findings of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendations.…

(225 ILCS 135/135) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 135. Secretary; rehearing. Whenever the Secretary believes justice has not been done in the revocation, suspension, or refusal to issue or renew a license or the discipline of a licensee, the Secretary …

(225 ILCS 135/140) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 140. Appointment of a hearing officer. The Secretary has the authority to appoint any attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Illinois to serve as the hearing officer in any action for refusal…

(225 ILCS 135/145) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 145. 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: (1) the sign…

(225 ILCS 135/15) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) 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 135/150) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 150. 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 135/155) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 155. Surrender of license. Upon the revocation or suspension of a license, the licensee shall immediately surrender the license to the Department. If the licensee fails to do so, the Department has the …

(225 ILCS 135/160) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 160. Summary suspension of license. The Secretary may summarily suspend the license of a genetic counselor without a hearing, simultaneously with the institution of proceedings for a hearing provided fo…

(225 ILCS 135/165) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 165. 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 135/170) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 170. 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 135/175) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 175. Violations. Unless otherwise specified, any person found to have violated any provision of this Act is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. (Source: P.A. 93-1041, eff. 9-29-04.)

(225 ILCS 135/180) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 180. 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 135/185) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 185. Home rule. The regulation and licensing of genetic counselors are exclusive powers and functions of the State. A home rule unit may not regulate or license genetic counselors. This Section is a den…

(225 ILCS 135/190) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 190. 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 135/20) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 20. Restrictions and limitations. (a) Except as provided in Section 15, no person shall, without a valid license as a genetic counselor issued by the Department (i) in any manner hold oneself out to the …

(225 ILCS 135/25) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 25. Unlicensed practice; violation; civil penalty. (a) Any person who practices, offers to practice, attempts to practice, or holds oneself out to practice as a genetic counselor without being licensed o…

(225 ILCS 135/30) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 30. 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 g…

(225 ILCS 135/40) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 40. Application for original license. Applications for original licenses shall be made to the Department on forms or electronically as prescribed by the Department and accompanied by the required fee, wh…

(225 ILCS 135/45) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 45. 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 …