(225 ILCS 2/50)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
Sec. 50. Practice prohibited. Unless he or she has been issued, by the Department, a valid, existing license as an acupuncturist under this Act, no person may use the title and designation of "Acupuncturist", "Licensed Acupuncturist", "Certified Acupuncturist", "C.A.", "Act.", "Lic. Act.", or "Lic. Ac." either directly or indirectly, in connection with his or her profession or business. No person licensed under this Act may use the designation "medical", directly or indirectly, in connection with his or her profession or business. Nothing shall prevent a physician from using the designation "Acupuncturist".
No person may practice, offer to practice, attempt to practice, or hold himself or herself out to practice as a licensed acupuncturist without being licensed under this Act.
This Act does not prohibit a person from applying acupuncture techniques as part of his or her educational training when he or she:
(1) is engaged in a State-approved course in
acupuncture, as provided in this Act;
(2) is a graduate of a school of acupuncture and
participating in a postgraduate training program;
(3) is a graduate of a school of acupuncture and
participating in a review course in preparation for taking the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine examination; or
(4) is participating in a State-approved continuing
education course offered through a State-approved provider.
Students attending schools of acupuncture, and professional acupuncturists who are not licensed in Illinois, may engage in the application of acupuncture techniques in conjunction with their education as provided in this Act, but may not open an office, appoint a place to meet private patients, consult with private patients, or otherwise engage in the practice of acupuncture beyond what is required in conjunction with their education.
(Source: P.A. 92-70, eff. 7-12-01.)
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