Bill Text: IL SB3395 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Enrolled

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Bill Title: 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.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)

Status: (Passed) 2018-08-14 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0893 [SB3395 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-SB3395-Enrolled.html

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AN ACT concerning regulation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Occupational Therapy Practice Act
is amended by changing Section 13 as follows:
(225 ILCS 75/13) (from Ch. 111, par. 3713)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2024)
Sec. 13. Endorsement. The Department may, in its
discretion, license as an occupational therapist or
occupational therapy assistant, without examination, on
payment of the required fee, an applicant who is an
occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant
licensed under the laws of another jurisdiction, upon filing of
an application on forms provided by the Department, paying the
required fee, and meeting such requirements as are established
by rule. The Department may adopt rules governing recognition
of education and legal practice in another jurisdiction,
requiring additional education, and determining when an
examination may be required. if the requirements for licensure
in that jurisdiction were, at the date of his licensure,
substantially equivalent to the requirements in force in this
State on that date or equivalent to the requirements of this
Act.

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An applicant for endorsement who has practiced for 10
consecutive years in another jurisdiction shall meet the
requirements for licensure by endorsement upon filing an
application on forms provided by the Department, 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 from the
jurisdiction in which the applicant practiced.
Applicants have 3 years from the date of application to
complete the application process. If the process has not been
completed in 3 years, the application shall be denied, the fee
forfeited and the applicant must reapply and meet the
requirements in effect at the time of reapplication.
(Source: P.A. 88-424.)
Section 10. The Illinois Physical Therapy Act is amended by
changing Section 11 as follows:
(225 ILCS 90/11) (from Ch. 111, par. 4261)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
Sec. 11. Endorsement. The Department may, without
examination, grant a license under this Act to an applicant who
is licensed as a in its discretion, license as a physical
therapist or physical therapist assistant, without
examination, on payment of the required fee, an applicant for a
license who is a physical therapist or physical therapist

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assistant, as the case may be, licensed under the laws of
another jurisdiction upon filing of an application on forms
provided by the Department, paying the required fee, and
meeting such requirements as are established by rule. The
Department may adopt rules governing recognition of education
and legal practice in another jurisdiction, requiring
additional education, and determining when an examination may
be required. state if the requirements for a license of
physical therapists or physical therapist assistant in the
state in which the applicant was licensed were at the date of
his or her licensure substantially equal to the requirements in
force in this State on that date.
An applicant for endorsement who has practiced for 10
consecutive years in another jurisdiction shall meet the
requirements for licensure by endorsement upon filing an
application on forms provided by the Department, 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 from the
jurisdiction in which the applicant practiced.
The Department may waive the English proficiency
examination by rule.
Applicants have 3 years from the date of application to
complete the application process. If the process has not been
completed in 3 years, the application shall be denied, the fee
forfeited and the applicant must reapply and meet the

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requirements in effect at the time of reapplication.
(Source: P.A. 89-387, eff. 1-1-96.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.