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1 AN ACT concerning regulation.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Behavior Analyst Licensing Act is amended
5 by changing Section 150 as follows:
6 (225 ILCS 6/150)
7 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
8 Sec. 150. License restrictions and limitations. The
9 provisions of this Section are inapplicable until 24 months
10 after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd
11 General Assembly. Notwithstanding the exclusion in paragraph
12 (2) of subsection (c) of Section 20 that permits an individual
13 to implement a behavior analytic treatment plan under the
14 extended authority, direction, and supervision of a licensed
15 behavior analyst or licensed assistant behavior analyst, no
16 business organization shall provide, attempt to provide, or
17 offer to provide behavior analysis services unless every
18 member, partner, shareholder, director, officer, holder of any
19 other ownership interest, agent, and employee who renders
20 applied behavior analysis services holds a currently valid
21 license issued under this Act. No business shall be created
22 that (i) has a stated purpose that includes behavior analysis,
23 or (ii) practices or holds itself out as available to practice
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1 behavior analysis therapy, unless it is organized under the
2 Professional Service Corporation Act or Professional Limited
3 Liability Company Act. Nothing in this Act shall preclude
4 individuals licensed under this Act from practicing directly
5 or indirectly for a physician licensed to practice medicine in
6 all its branches under the Medical Practice Act of 1987 or for
7 any legal entity as provided under subsection (c) of Section
8 22.2 of the Medical Practice Act of 1987.
9 (Source: P.A. 102-953, eff. 5-27-22; 102-1118, eff. 1-18-23.)
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