100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
SB3395
 
Introduced 2/16/2018, by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:








225 ILCS 75/13 from Ch. 111, par. 3713
225 ILCS 90/11 from Ch. 111, par. 4261

 Amends the Illinois Occupational Therapy Practice Act and the Illinois Physical Therapy Act. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation may issue an occupational therapist, occupational therapy assistant, physical therapist, or physical therapist assistant license to an applicant who is licensed under another jurisdiction upon filing an application, paying the required fee, and meeting requirements established by rule (rather than if the requirements for licensure in that jurisdiction were, at the date of licensure, substantially equivalent to the requirements in force in this State on that date or equivalent to the requirements of this Act). Provides that an applicant for endorsement shall meet the requirements for endorsement upon filing the application, paying the required fee, and showing proof of licensure in another jurisdiction for at least 10 consecutive years without discipline by certified verification of licensure by the jurisdiction. Effective immediately.



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1 AN ACT concerning regulation.


2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,

3represented in the General Assembly:



4 Section 5. The Illinois Occupational Therapy Practice Act 
5is amended by changing Section 13 as follows:




6 (225 ILCS 75/13) (from Ch. 111, par. 3713)



7 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2024)

8 Sec. 13. Endorsement. The Department may, in its 
9discretion, license as
an occupational therapist or 
10occupational therapy assistant, without
examination, on 
11payment of the required fee, an applicant who is an

12occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant 
13licensed under the
laws of another jurisdiction, upon filing of 
14an application on forms provided by the Department, paying the 
15required fee, and meeting such requirements as are established 
16by rule. The Department may adopt rules governing recognition 
17of education and legal practice in another jurisdiction, 
18requiring additional education, and determining when an 
19examination may be required. if the requirements for licensure 
20in that
jurisdiction were, at the date of his licensure, 
21substantially equivalent to
the requirements in force in this 
22State on that date or equivalent to the
requirements of this 
23Act.

 
 
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1 An applicant for endorsement shall meet the requirements 
2for licensure by endorsement upon filing an application on 
3forms provided by the Department, paying the required fee, and 
4showing proof of licensure in another jurisdiction for at least 
510 consecutive years without discipline by certified 
6verification of licensure from the jurisdiction in which the 
7applicant practiced. 
8 Applicants have 3 years from the date of application to 
9complete the
application process. If the process has not been 
10completed in 3 years,
the application shall be denied, the fee 
11forfeited and the applicant must
reapply and meet the 
12requirements in effect at the time of reapplication.

13(Source: P.A. 88-424.)


14 Section 10. The Illinois Physical Therapy Act is amended by 
15changing Section 11 as follows:




16 (225 ILCS 90/11) (from Ch. 111, par. 4261)



17 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)

18 Sec. 11. Endorsement. The Department may, without 
19examination, grant a license under this Act to an applicant who 
20is licensed as a in its discretion, license
as a physical 
21therapist or physical therapist assistant, without

22examination, on payment of the required fee, an applicant for a 
23license who
is a physical therapist or physical
therapist

24assistant, as the
case may be, licensed under the laws of 
 
 
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1another jurisdiction upon filing of an application on forms 
2provided by the Department, paying the required fee, and 
3meeting such requirements as are established by rule. The 
4Department may adopt rules governing recognition of education 
5and legal practice in another jurisdiction, requiring 
6additional education, and determining when an examination may 
7be required. state if the requirements
for a
license of 
8physical therapists or physical therapist assistant in the 
9state
in which the applicant was licensed were at the date of 
10his or her
licensure
substantially equal to the requirements in 
11force in this State on that date.
12  An applicant for endorsement shall meet the requirements 
13for licensure by endorsement upon filing an application on 
14forms provided by the Department, paying the required fee, and 
15showing proof of licensure in another jurisdiction for at least 
1610 consecutive years without discipline by certified 
17verification of licensure from the jurisdiction in which the 
18applicant practiced.
19 The Department may waive the English proficiency 
20examination by rule.

21 Applicants have 3 years from the date of application to 
22complete the
application process. If the process has not been 
23completed in 3 years,
the application shall be denied, the fee 
24forfeited and the applicant must
reapply and meet the 
25requirements in effect at the time of reapplication.

26(Source: P.A. 89-387, eff. 1-1-96.)



 
 
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1 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
2becoming law.