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Public Act 104-0296
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Regulatory Sunset Act is amended by |
changing Sections 4.36 and 4.38 as follows:
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(5 ILCS 80/4.36) |
Sec. 4.36. Acts repealed on January 1, 2026. The following |
Acts are repealed on January 1, 2026: |
The Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair Braiding, and |
Nail Technology Act of 1985. |
The Collection Agency Act. |
The Hearing Instrument Consumer Protection Act. |
The Illinois Athletic Trainers Practice Act. |
The Illinois Dental Practice Act. |
The Illinois Roofing Industry Licensing Act. |
The Illinois Physical Therapy Act. |
The Professional Geologist Licensing Act. |
The Respiratory Care Practice Act. |
(Source: P.A. 99-26, eff. 7-10-15; 99-204, eff. 7-30-15; |
99-227, eff. 8-3-15; 99-229, eff. 8-3-15; 99-230, eff. 8-3-15; |
99-427, eff. 8-21-15; 99-469, eff. 8-26-15; 99-492, eff. |
12-31-15; 99-642, eff. 7-28-16.)
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(5 ILCS 80/4.38) |
Sec. 4.38. Acts repealed on January 1, 2028. The following |
Acts are repealed on January 1, 2028: |
The Acupuncture Practice Act. |
The Behavior Analyst Licensing Act. |
The Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act. |
The Dietitian Nutritionist Practice Act. |
The Elevator Safety and Regulation Act. |
The Fire Equipment Distributor and Employee Regulation Act |
of 2011. |
The Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing Code. |
The Hearing Instrument Consumer Protection Act. |
The Home Medical Equipment and Services Provider License |
Act. |
The Illinois Petroleum Education and Marketing Act. |
The Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology |
Practice Act. |
The Interpreter for the Deaf Licensure Act of 2007. |
The Music Therapy Licensing and Practice Act. |
The Naprapathic Practice Act. |
The Nurse Practice Act. |
The Nursing Home Administrators Licensing and Disciplinary |
Act. |
The Pharmacy Practice Act. |
The Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987. |
The Podiatric Medical Practice Act of 1987. |
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The Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional |
Counselor Licensing and Practice Act. |
The Wholesale Drug Distribution Licensing Act. |
(Source: P.A. 102-715, eff. 4-29-22; 102-878, eff. 5-13-22; |
102-879, eff. 5-13-22; 102-880, eff. 5-13-22; 102-881, eff. |
5-13-22; 102-882, eff. 5-13-22; 102-945, eff. 5-27-22; |
102-953, eff. 5-27-22; 102-993, eff. 5-27-22; 103-154, eff. |
6-30-23.)
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Section 10. The Hearing Instrument Consumer Protection Act |
is amended by changing Sections 8 and 9.5 as follows:
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(225 ILCS 50/8) (from Ch. 111, par. 7408) |
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026) |
Sec. 8. Applicant qualifications; examination. |
(a) In order to protect persons who are deaf or hard of |
hearing, the Department shall authorize or shall conduct an |
appropriate examination, which may be the International |
Hearing Society's licensure examination, for persons who |
dispense, test, select, recommend, fit, or service hearing |
aids. The frequency of holding these examinations shall be |
determined by the Department by rule. Those who successfully |
pass such an examination shall be issued a license as a hearing |
instrument dispenser, which shall be effective for a 2-year |
period. |
(b) Applicants shall be: |
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(1) at least 18 years of age; |
(2) of good moral character; |
(3) the holder of an associate's degree or the |
equivalent; |
(4) free of contagious or infectious disease; and |
(5) a citizen or person lawfully present in the United |
States. |
Felony convictions of the applicant and findings against |
the applicant involving matters set forth in Sections 17 and |
18 shall be considered in determining moral character, but |
such a conviction or finding shall not make an applicant |
ineligible to register for examination. |
(c) Prior to engaging in the practice of prescribing, |
fitting, dispensing, or servicing hearing aids, an applicant |
shall demonstrate, by means of written and practical |
examinations, that such person is qualified to practice the |
testing, selecting, recommending, fitting, selling, or |
servicing of hearing aids as defined in this Act. An applicant |
must obtain a license within 12 months after passing either |
the written or practical examination, whichever is passed |
first, or must take and pass those examinations again in order |
to be eligible to receive a license. An applicant may take the |
written examination no more than 4 times in any consecutive |
12-month period. |
The Department shall, by rule, determine the conditions |
under which an individual is examined. |
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(d) Proof of having met the minimum requirements of |
continuing education as determined by the Board shall be |
required of all license renewals. Pursuant to rule, the |
continuing education requirements may, upon petition to the |
Board, be waived in whole or in part if the hearing instrument |
dispenser can demonstrate that he or she served in the Coast |
Guard or Armed Forces, had an extreme hardship, or obtained |
his or her license by examination or endorsement within the |
preceding renewal period. |
(e) Persons applying for an initial license must |
demonstrate having earned, at a minimum, an associate degree |
or its equivalent from an accredited institution of higher |
education that is recognized by the U.S. Department of |
Education or that meets the U.S. Department of Education |
equivalency as determined through a National Association of |
Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) member, and meet the |
other requirements of this Section. In addition, the applicant |
must demonstrate the successful completion of (1) 12 semester |
hours or 18 quarter hours of academic undergraduate course |
work in an accredited institution consisting of 3 semester |
hours of anatomy and physiology of the hearing mechanism, 3 |
semester hours of hearing science, 3 semester hours of |
introduction to audiology, and 3 semester hours of aural |
rehabilitation, or the quarter hour equivalent or (2) an |
equivalent program as determined by the Department that is |
consistent with the scope of practice of a hearing instrument |
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dispenser as defined in Section 3 of this Act. Persons |
licensed before January 1, 2003 who have a valid license on |
that date may have their license renewed without meeting the |
requirements of this subsection. |
(Source: P.A. 102-1030, eff. 5-27-22; 103-495, eff. 1-1-24.)
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(225 ILCS 50/9.5) |
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026) |
Sec. 9.5. Trainees. |
(a) In order to receive a trainee license, a person must |
apply to the Department and provide acceptable evidence of his |
or her completion of the required courses pursuant to |
subsection (e) of Section 8 of this Act, or its equivalent as |
determined by the Department. A trainee license expires 12 |
months from the date of issue and may be renewed once for an |
additional 6 months is non-renewable. |
(b) A trainee shall perform the functions of a hearing |
instrument dispenser in accordance with the Department rules |
and only under the direct supervision of a hearing instrument |
dispenser or audiologist who is licensed in the State. The |
licensed hearing instrument dispenser or audiologist is |
responsible for all of the work that is performed by the |
trainee. |
(c) The Department may limit the number of trainees that |
may be under the direct supervision of the same licensed |
hearing instrument dispenser or licensed audiologist. |
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(d) The Department may establish a trainee licensing fee |
by rule. |
(e) A trainee may be supervised by more than one licensed |
hearing instrument professional. The trainee must complete a |
hearing instrument consumer protection program license |
verification form for each supervising licensed hearing |
instrument professional. |
(Source: P.A. 103-495, eff. 1-1-24.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Section and Section 5 |
take effect upon becoming law. |