Chapter 225 — PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS

(225 ILCS 56/120) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 120.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 are pending, may order the att…

(225 ILCS 56/125) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 125. Findings and recommendations. At the conclusion of the hearing, the hearing officer or Advisory Board shall present to the Secretary a written report of its findings of fact, conclusions of law, and…

(225 ILCS 56/130) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 130. Secretary; rehearing. Whenever the Secretary believes substantial justice has not been done in the revocation, suspension, or refusal to issue or renew a license or the discipline of a licensee, the…

(225 ILCS 56/135) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 135. Appointment of a hearing officer. The Secretary has the authority to appoint any attorney licensed to practice law in the State to serve as the hearing officer in any action for refusal to issue or …

(225 ILCS 56/140) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 140. 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 signa…

(225 ILCS 56/145) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 145. 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(225 ILCS 56/15) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 15. Address of record; email address of record. All applicants and licensees shall: (1) provide a valid address and email address to the Department, which serves as the address of record and email address…

(225 ILCS 56/150) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 150. Summary suspension of license. The Secretary may summarily suspend the license of a music therapist without a hearing, simultaneously with the institution of proceedings for a hearing provided for i…

(225 ILCS 56/155) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 155. 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. As used in this Section…

(225 ILCS 56/160) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 160. 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 proceedi…

(225 ILCS 56/165) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 165. 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. 102-993, eff. 5-27-22.)

(225 ILCS 56/170) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 170. Illinois 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 that Act were in…

(225 ILCS 56/175) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 175. Home rule. The regulation and licensing of professional music therapists are exclusive powers and functions of the State. A home rule unit may not regulate or license professional music therapists. …

(225 ILCS 56/180) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 180. 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 licen…

(225 ILCS 56/20) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 20. Music Therapy Advisory Board. There is created within the Department a Music Therapy Advisory Board, which shall consist of 5 members. The Secretary shall appoint all members of the Advisory Board. Th…

(225 ILCS 56/25) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 25. Music Therapy Advisory Board; powers and duties. (a) The Advisory Board shall meet at least once per year or as otherwise called by the Secretary. (b) The Advisory Board shall advise the Department on…

(225 ILCS 56/30) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 30. Exemptions. Nothing in this Act may be construed to prohibit or restrict the practice, services, or activities of the following: (1) A person licensed, certified, or regulated under the laws of this S…

(225 ILCS 56/35) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 35. Collaboration. Before a licensed professional music therapist provides music therapy services to a client for an identified clinical or developmental need, the licensee shall review the client's diagn…

(225 ILCS 56/40) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 40. Unlicensed practice; violation; civil penalty. (a) Any person who practices, offers to practice, attempts to practice, or holds the person out to practice as a music therapist without being licensed o…

(225 ILCS 56/45) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 45. Powers and duties of the Department. Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Department shall: (1) adopt rules defining what constitutes a curriculum for music therapy that is reputable and in good…

(225 ILCS 56/5) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 5. Declaration of public policy. The practice of music therapy is hereby declared to affect the public health, safety, and welfare and to be subject to regulation in the public interest. The purpose of thi…

(225 ILCS 56/50) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 50. 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 56/55) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 55. Social Security Number on license application. In addition to any other information required to be contained in the application, every application for an original license under this Act shall include …

(225 ILCS 56/60) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 60. Qualifications for licensure. (a) The Secretary shall issue a license to an applicant for a professional music therapist license if the applicant has completed and submitted an application form in the…

(225 ILCS 56/63) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 63. Practice pending licensure. (a) An applicant for licensure under this Act shall be authorized to temporarily practice under supervision pending issuance of a license if: (1) the applicant authorizes t…

(225 ILCS 56/65) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 65. License renewal. (a) Every license issued under this Act shall be renewed biennially. A license shall be renewed upon payment of a renewal fee, provided that the applicant is in compliance with this A…

(225 ILCS 56/70) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) 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 inactive status and shall, subject to rule of the Depa…

(225 ILCS 56/75) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 75. Fees; deposit of fees. The Department shall, by rule, establish all fees for the administration and enforcement of this Act. These fees shall be nonrefundable. All of the fees and fines collected unde…

(225 ILCS 56/80) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 80. Checks or orders dishonored. Any person who issues or delivers a check or other order to the Department that is returned to the Department unpaid by the financial institution upon which it is drawn sh…

(225 ILCS 56/85) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 85. Endorsement. The Department may issue a license as a professional music therapist, without administering the required examination, to an applicant licensed under the laws of another state, a U.S. terr…

(225 ILCS 56/90) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 90. Privileged communications and exceptions. (a) No licensed professional music therapist shall disclose any information acquired from persons consulting the therapist in a professional capacity, except …

(225 ILCS 56/900) Sec. 900. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 102-993, eff. 5-27-22; text omitted.)

(225 ILCS 56/95) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) 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 nondisciplinary action as the Department dee…

(225 ILCS 56/999) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 102-993, eff. 5-27-22.)

(225 ILCS 57/1) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Massage Therapy Practice Act. (Source: P.A. 102-20, eff. 1-1-22.)

(225 ILCS 57/10) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) 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 Dep…

(225 ILCS 57/100) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 100. Stenographer; transcript. The Department, at its expense, shall preserve a record of all proceedings at the formal hearing of any case. Any notice, all documents in the nature of pleadings, written …

(225 ILCS 57/105) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 105. Subpoenas; depositions; oaths. (a) The Department may 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 oth…

(225 ILCS 57/110) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 110. Findings and recommendations. At the conclusion of the hearing, the Board shall present to the Secretary a written report of its findings and recommendations. The report shall contain a finding of w…

(225 ILCS 57/115) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 115. Board; rehearing. In any case involving the refusal to issue or renew a license or discipline of a licensee, a copy of the Board's report shall be served upon the respondent by the Department, eithe…

(225 ILCS 57/12) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) 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 ad…

(225 ILCS 57/120) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 120. Secretary; rehearing. Whenever the Secretary believes that substantial justice has not been done in the revocation, suspension, or refusal to issue, restore, or renew a license, or other discipline …

(225 ILCS 57/125) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 125. Appointment of a hearing officer. The Secretary shall have the authority to appoint any attorney duly licensed to practice law in this State to serve as the hearing officer in any action for refusal…

(225 ILCS 57/130) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 130. Order or certified copy; 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 that: (1) t…

(225 ILCS 57/135) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) 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 57/140) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 140. Surrender of license. Upon the revocation or suspension of any license, the licensee shall surrender the license to the Department and, if the licensee fails to do so, the Department shall have the …

(225 ILCS 57/145) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 145. Temporary suspension of a license. The Secretary may temporarily suspend the license of a massage therapist without a hearing, simultaneously with the institution of proceedings for a hearing provid…

(225 ILCS 57/15) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 15. Licensure requirements. (a) Persons engaged in massage for compensation must be licensed by the Department. The Department shall issue a license to an individual who meets all of the following require…

(225 ILCS 57/150) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 150. Administrative review; venue. All final administrative decisions of the Department are subject to judicial review under the Administrative Review Law and its rules. The term "administrative decision…

(225 ILCS 57/155) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 155. Violations. (a) A person who is found to have violated any provision of this Act is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for the first offense and a Class 4 felony for the second and any subsequent offen…