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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1470 - CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK AND SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE ACT › Section 1470.60 - Endorsement

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Each applicant seeking licensure under Section 12.5 of the Act
				shall file an application, with the Division, on forms provided by the
				Division.
a) Application
1) The application for a licensed clinical
			 social worker shall include:
A) either:
i) certification of graduation from a
			 master's degree program in social work approved by the Division in accordance
			 with Section 1470.30 and verification of
			 completion of 3,000 hours of satisfactory supervised clinical professional
			 experience subsequent to receipt of degree as set forth in Section
			 1470.20; or
ii) certification of graduation from a
			 doctorate degree program in social work approved by the Division in accordance
			 with Section 1470.30 and verification of
			 completion of 2,000 hours of satisfactory supervised clinical professional
			 experience subsequent to receipt of degree as set forth in Section
			 1470.20;
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1470 - CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK AND SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE ACT › Section 1470.70 - Examinations

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The examinations for licensed clinical social workers shall be
				the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) examinations.
a) Until December 31, 2021, an applicant for
			 licensure as a licensed social worker will be required to take and pass the
			 Masters ASWB examination. Beginning January 1, 2022, an applicant for licensure
			 as a licensed social worker is not required to take an examination.
b) An applicant for licensure as a licensed
			 clinical social worker will be required to take and pass the Clinical ASWB
			 examination.
c) If on or after
			 January 1, 2019, an applicant for licensure as a licensed clinical social
			 worker has taken but not successfully completed the examination as set forth in
			 subsection (b), the applicant may complete the examination alternative as
			 provided in Section 1470.10.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1470 - CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK AND SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE ACT › Section 1470.80 - Restoration

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a) For any licensed
			 clinical social worker who has had no disciplinary action taken against the
			 licensed clinical social worker's license in this State or in any other
			 jurisdiction during the entire period of licensure, the following requirements
			 for restoration under subsections (b) and (c) are suspended: proof of fitness,
			 certification of active practice in another jurisdiction, and the payment of a
			 fee or renewal fee. This suspension may only be used once by an
			 individual.
b) A licensee seeking
			 restoration of a license (licensed clinical social worker or licensed social
			 worker) which has been expired for 5 years or less shall have the license
			 restored by making application to the Division and paying $20 plus all lapsed
			 renewal fees pursuant to Section
			 1470.55. A licensee seeking
			 restoration of a license shall be required to submit proof of 30 hours of
			 continuing education in accordance with Section
			 1470.95. These CE hours shall be
			 earned within the 2 years immediately preceding the restoration of the license.
			 For any licensed clinical social worker who has had no disciplinary action
			 taken against the clinical social worker's license in this State or in any
			 other jurisdiction during the entire period of licensure the following
			 requirements are suspended: proof of fitness, certification of active practice
			 in another jurisdiction, and the payment of a fee or renewal fee. This
			 suspension may only be used once by an individual.
c) A licensee seeking restoration of a
			 license (licensed clinical social worker or licensed social worker) after it
			 has expired or been placed on inactive status for more than 5 years shall file
			 an application, on forms supplied by the Division, along with proof of 30 hours
			 of continuing education in accordance with Section 1470.95 completed within the
			 2 years immediately preceding application for restoration, together with:
1) Either:
A) Sworn evidence of active practice in
			 another jurisdiction. Such evidence shall include a statement from the
			 appropriate board or licensing authority in the other jurisdiction that the
			 licensee was authorized to practice during the term of the active practice;
			 or
B) An affidavit attesting to
			 military service as provided in Section 11 of the Act. If application is made
			 within two years after discharge and if all other provisions of Section 11 of
			 the Act are satisfied, the licensee will not be required to pay a restoration
			 fee or any lapsed renewal fees; or
C) For licensed clinical social workers,
			 proof of passage of the examination described in Section
			 1470.70 within the twelve months
			 preceding application or proof of completion of the alternative to examination
			 described in Section 1470.10; and
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1470 - CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK AND SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE ACT › Section 1470.90 - Renewals

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a) Every license
			 issued under the Act shall expire on November 30 of each odd-numbered year. The
			 holder of a license may renew that license during the month preceding the
			 expiration date of the license by paying the required fee set forth in Section
			 1470.55 and complying with
			 the continuing education requirements set forth in Section
			 1470.95.
b) It is the responsibility of each licensee
			 to notify the Division of any change of address. Failure to receive a renewal
			 form from the Division shall not constitute an excuse for failure to pay the
			 renewal fee or to renew one's license.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1470 - CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK AND SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE ACT › Section 1470.95 - Continuing Education

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a)
			 Continuing Education Hours Requirements
1)
			 Every licensee who applies for renewal of a license as a licensed social worker
			 or licensed clinical social worker shall complete 30 hours of continuing
			 education (CE) relevant to the practice of social work or clinical social work.
			 At least 3 of the 30 hours must include content related to the ethical practice
			 of social work and at least 3 of the 30 hours must include content related to
			 cultural competence in the practice of social work. Additionally, CE must be
			 obtained as set for in 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1130, Subpart E.
2) Beginning with the renewal period ending
			 November 30, 2027, for all currently licensed clinical social workers, and the
			 second renewal after initial licensure of a clinical social worker, 6 of the
			 required 30 hours of CE shall be in clinical supervision training. This is a
			 one-time (lifetime) requirement.
3)
			 A prerenewal period is the 24 months preceding November 30 of each odd-numbered
			 year.
4) CE requirements shall be
			 the same for licensed social workers and licensed clinical social
			 workers.
5) One CE hour shall equal
			 50 minutes of attendance.
6)
			 Courses that are part of the curriculum of a university, college or other
			 educational institution shall be allotted CE credit at the rate of 15 CE hours
			 for each semester hour or 10 CE hours for each quarter hour of school credit
			 awarded.
7) A renewal applicant
			 shall not be required to comply with CE requirements for the first renewal of
			 an Illinois license.
8) Social
			 workers or clinical social workers licensed in Illinois but residing and
			 practicing in other states shall comply with the CE requirements set forth in
			 this Section.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1470 - CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK AND SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE ACT › Section 1470.97 - Independent Practice of Clinical Social Work

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Licensed social workers may not engage in
			 the independent practice of clinical social work without a clinical social
			 worker license. Independent practice of clinical social work means providing
			 the services of or engaging in the practice of clinical social work, as defined
			 in Section 3(5) of the Act, by an individual who regulates and is responsible
			 for the individual's own practice or treatment procedures.
b) Licensed social workers may provide
			 clinical social work services as set forth in Section 3(5) of the Act. When
			 engaging in or providing clinical social work services as set forth in Section
			 3(5) of the Act, a licensed social worker may only do so under the order,
			 control, and full professional responsibility of a licensed clinical social
			 worker, a licensed clinical psychologist, or a psychiatrist, as defined in
			 Section 1-121 of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code [405
			 ILCS 5] and shall not regulate or be responsible for the licensed social
			 worker's own practice or treatment procedures. Only experience supervised as
			 provided for in Section
			 1470.20(a) is
			 acceptable for the supervised clinical professional experience required for
			 licensure as a licensed clinical social worker.
c) When providing clinical social work
			 services as set forth in Section 3(5) of the Act (in the independent practice
			 of clinical social work), a licensed social worker shall always operate and
			 represent themself as an employee of the independent practice and may not work
			 as an independent contractor as defined by Internal Revenue Service regulations
			 (see 26 CFR 31.3121(d)-1 ).
d) A
			 licensed social worker shall not,
without a license as a clinical
			 social worker issued by the Division:
1)
in any manner hold himself or
			 herself out to the public as a clinical social worker or licensed clinical
			 social worker under the Act;
2)
use the title "clinical social
			 worker" or "Licensed Clinical Social Worker"; or
3)
offer to render to individuals,
			 corporations, or the public clinical social work services if the words
			 "Licensed Clinical Social Worker" or "clinical social work" are used to
			 describe the person offering to render or rendering the services or to describe
			 the services rendered or offered to be rendered.
(Section 10 of the
			 Act)
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1470 - CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK AND SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE ACT › Section 1470.98 - Rehabilitation

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Upon written application to the Division for restoration of a
				license or for any other relief following discipline, the Division shall
				consider, but is not limited to, the following in determining if the person is
				sufficiently rehabilitated to warrant the public trust:
a) The seriousness of the offense that
			 resulted in the disciplinary action being considered;
b) The length of time that elapsed since the
			 disciplinary action was taken;
c)
			 The profession, occupation, and outside activities in which the applicant has
			 been involved;
d) Any counseling,
			 medical treatment, or other rehabilitative treatment received by the
			 applicant;
e) Continuing education
			 courses or other types of courses taken to correct the grounds for the
			 disciplinary action being considered;
f) The results of a professional competency
			 examination designated by the Division and paid for by the applicant;
g) Written reports and oral testimony by peer
			 review committees or other persons relating to the skill, knowledge, honesty,
			 integrity and contriteness of the applicant;
h) Restitution to injured parties;
i) Future plans of the applicant;
j) Involvement of the applicant's family and
			 friends in the applicant's rehabilitation process;
k) A written report of a physical or mental
			 examination given by a practitioner selected by the Division and paid for by
			 the applicant;
l) Any other
			 information evidencing rehabilitation that would bear upon the applicant's
			 request for relief or restoration of a license;
m) Whether the order imposing discipline was
			 appealed and, if so, whether a reviewing court granted a stay or delay of
			 imposition of the discipline;
n)
			 The date and disposition of any other petition for restoration filed since the
			 last sanction was imposed; and
o)
			 Compliance with any probationary terms imposed.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1470 - CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK AND SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE ACT › Section 1470.100 - Granting Variances

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The Director of the Division of Professional Regulation
				(Director) with the authority delegated by the Secretary may grant variances
				from this Part in individual cases in which he or she finds that:
a) the provision from which the variance is
			 granted is not statutorily mandated;
b) no party will be injured by the granting
			 of the variance; and
c) the rule
			 from which the variance is granted would, in the particular case, be
			 unreasonable or unnecessarily burdensome.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1480 - THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING PRACTICE ACT OF 1989 › Section 1480.110 - Approved Structural Engineering Program

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a) The Department of Financial and
			 Professional Regulation-Division of Professional Regulation (Division) shall,
			 upon the recommendation of the Structural Engineering Board (the "Board"),
			 approve an applicant's engineering curriculum if the degree is from an
			 educational institution that is legally recognized and authorized by the
			 jurisdiction in which it is located to confer a baccalaureate degree in
			 engineering.
b) An applicant shall
			 have at a minimum, conferral of a baccalaureate degree in engineering of at
			 least 4 academic years and provides integration of the educational experience
			 with the ability to apply the knowledge gained to the identification and
			 solution of practical problems.
c)
			 An applicant shall have passed a minimum of 18 semester hours of courses in the
			 analysis, behavior, and design of structural elements and systems. The required
			 coursework may be obtained from a combination of any of the following levels of
			 education, baccalaureate, master or PhD. The required 18 hours may include, but
			 not be limited to:
1) Structural analysis
			 courses such as determinate and indeterminate structures, stability and finite
			 element methods; and
2) Structural
			 design courses such as structural steel, reinforced concrete, prestressed
			 concrete, foundation, masonry and wood engineering.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1480 - THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING PRACTICE ACT OF 1989 › Section 1480.120 - Definition of a Non-Approved Program

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a) A Degree with curriculum of at least four
			 academic years, leading to the conferral of:
1) A baccalaureate degree accredited by the
			 Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of the Accreditation Board for
			 Engineering and Technology (ABET); or
2) An architectural degree accredited by the
			 National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB); or
3) A related science baccalaureate degree
			 that includes the indicated minimum number of semester hours in at least the
			 following subjects (courses may be completed prior to, concurrent with, or
			 subsequent to receiving the baccalaureate degree):
A) Mathematics (beyond trigonometry) - 15
			 hours.
B) Basic Sciences (Physics
			 and Chemistry) - 15 hours.
C)
			 Additional Sciences and/or Engineering Sciences (with a minimum of 9 hours in
			 structural analysis/design) - 30 hours.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1480 - THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING PRACTICE ACT OF 1989 › Section 1480.130 - Approved Experience

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a) Every
			 application shall be reviewed by the Division or the Structural Engineering
			 Board (Board) to determine whether the applicant's experience meets the
			 requirements described in this Section. Approved experience, other than in
			 accordance with subsection (a)(1)(A), shall have been acquired after conferral
			 of the baccalaureate degree.
1) Credit for
			 Graduate Study:
A) One year of experience
			 shall be given for completion of graduate study resulting in conferral of a
			 master's degree with an emphasis in civil or structural engineering from a U.S.
			 university, including as part of a combined or dual degree program where the
			 baccalaureate degree requirements are being met simultaneously with the
			 master's degree requirements. The course of study shall include a minimum of 12
			 semester hours, or their equivalent (e.g., 18 quarter hours), of structural
			 analysis, behavior or design courses.
B) One year of experience shall be given for
			 completion of graduate study resulting in conferral of a doctoral degree with
			 an emphasis in structural engineering from a U.S. university and a course of
			 study that includes a minimum of 12 semester hours, or their equivalent (e.g.,
			 18 quarter hours), of structural analysis, behavior or design courses beyond a
			 master's degree. Two years of experience shall be given for completion of
			 graduate study resulting in conferral of a doctoral degree with an emphasis in
			 structural engineering from a U.S. university and a course of study that
			 includes a minimum of 24 semester hours, or their equivalent (e.g., 36 quarter
			 hours), of structural analysis, behavior or design courses without a master's
			 degree.
C) The maximum credit for
			 graduate study shall be 2 years.
D)
			 If coursework from a post-graduate degree is used to satisfy the education
			 requirement, the applicable post-graduate degree shall not also be credited as
			 structural engineering experience.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1480 - THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING PRACTICE ACT OF 1989 › Section 1480.140 - Application for Licensure by Acceptance of Examination

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a) An applicant shall have acquired the
			 experience required by Section
			 1480.130 and passed the
			 Fundamentals of Engineering (Part I) and the 16-hour Structural Engineering
			 (Part II) examinations in compliance with Section
			 1480.150 prior to making
			 application to the Division.
b) An
			 applicant must satisfy one of the following options when applying:
1) Applicant Enrolled as an Illinois
			 Structural Engineer Intern. An applicant who is enrolled as an Illinois
			 structural engineer intern shall file an application on forms supplied by the
			 Division and shall include, in addition to the requirements of Section 9 of the
			 Act, the following:
A) An official copy of his
			 or her Illinois structural engineer intern certificate indicating prior Board
			 approval of the baccalaureate degree and passage of Part I of the required
			 examinations.
B) Official
			 certification for successful passage of Part II of the examination requirement
			 as specified in Section 1480.150.
C) Experience verification forms completed by
			 the supervisor, indicating the required experience earned as specified in
			 Section 1480.130.
i) Applicants desiring to
			 use post-graduate degrees as experience credit as specified in Section
			 1480.130 must submit an official
			 conferred transcript for review and acceptance.
ii) Applicants claiming credit for
			 participation in a cooperative program, as described in Section
			 1480.130(a)(2),
			 must submit certification of participation with a brief description of the
			 program, from the university and verification of supervision.
D) The required fee specified in
			 Section 1480.195.
E) In lieu of the documentation specified in
			 subsection (b)(1)(A), (B), and (C), an applicant may submit a current NCEES
			 Record.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1480 - THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING PRACTICE ACT OF 1989 › Section 1480.145 - Seal and Signature Requirements

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a) Every licensed structural engineer shall
			 have a reproducible seal or facsimile, which may be computer generated, the
			 impression of which shall contain the name, the license number of the
			 structural engineer, and the words "Licensed Structural Engineer State of
			 Illinois". A structural engineer shall seal all documents prepared by or under
			 the direct supervision and control of the structural engineer. Any document
			 that bears the name of a professional design firm, rather than bearing the name
			 of the individual licensed structural engineer responsible for the document,
			 shall be deemed an invalid seal. The individual licensee's written signature
			 and date of signing, along with the date of license expiration, shall be placed
			 adjacent to the seal. The licensee may provide, at the licensee's sole
			 discretion, an original signature in the licensee's handwriting, a scanned copy
			 of the document bearing an original signature, or a signature generated by a
			 computer.
b) All technical
			 submissions issued by a structural engineering firm, corporation, limited
			 liability company, professional limited liability company or partnership are
			 required to bear the corporate or assumed business name and design firm
			 registration number, in addition to the seal requirements.
c) A suggested facsimile of the design and
			 lettering of the seal is found in Section 1480.ILLUSTRATION A.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1480 - THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING PRACTICE ACT OF 1989 › Section 1480.150 - Examination

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a) Beginning with
			 the April 2011 exam administration, the examination for licensure as a
			 structural engineer shall be divided into 2 Parts.
1) Part I - Fundamentals of Engineering. This
			 examination shall consist of problems or other examining techniques designed to
			 evaluate the applicant's knowledge of the basic and engineering sciences and
			 related subjects normally considered as the fundamentals of
			 engineering.
2) Part II - 16-hour
			 Structural Examination. This examination replaces the Structural I and
			 Structural II examinations. This examination shall consist of two 8-hour
			 components: the Vertical Forces (gravity/other) and Incidental Lateral
			 component and the Lateral Forces (wind/earthquake) component. An applicant must
			 receive acceptable results on both 8-hour components to pass the Structural
			 Examination. The problems may include, but not be limited to, bridges,
			 buildings, foundations, and the practice of structural engineering as described
			 in Section 5 of the Act.
3) An
			 applicant may sit for each component in separate exam administrations but must
			 receive acceptable results on both components within a five-year period. If
			 both components are not satisfactorily completed within the five-year period,
			 the applicant shall be required to retake the first component.
4) Part I of the examination shall be waived
			 for an applicant who is enrolled as an engineer intern or licensed as a
			 professional engineer and who received a license by passing the fundamentals of
			 engineering examination administered under the authority of the Illinois
			 Professional Engineer Practice Act of 1989 or by another
			 jurisdiction.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1480 - THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING PRACTICE ACT OF 1989 › Section 1480.160 - Restoration

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a) A licensee
			 seeking restoration of a license that has expired for less than 5 years shall
			 have the license restored upon application on forms provided by the Division,
			 proof of 30 hours of continuing education completed in accordance with Section
			 1480.185 within 2 years prior to
			 the date of submitting the application, and payment of the required fee
			 specified in Section 1480.195.
b) A licensee seeking restoration of a
			 license that has been placed on inactive status for less than 5 years shall
			 have the license restored upon application on forms provided by the Division,
			 proof of 30 hours of continuing education completed in accordance with Section
			 1480.185 within 2 years prior to
			 the date of submitting the application, and payment of the current renewal fee
			 specified in Section 1480.195.
c) A
			 licensee seeking restoration of a license after it has expired or been placed
			 on inactive status for more than 5 years shall file an application, on forms
			 provided by the Division, for review by the Board and proof of 30 hours of
			 continuing education completed in accordance with Section
			 1480.185 within 2 years prior to
			 the date of submitting the application, together with the fee required by
			 Section 1480.195. The licensee shall also submit:
1) Sworn evidence of active practice in
			 another jurisdiction for at least the last 2 years. The evidence shall include
			 a statement from the appropriate board or licensing authority in the other
			 jurisdiction that the licensee was authorized to practice during the term of
			 the active practice;
2) An
			 affidavit attesting to military service, as provided in Section 14 of the
			 Act;
3) Proof of passage of the
			 NCEES 16-hour Structural examination (see Section
			 1480.150) within the 5 years
			 preceding restoration; or
4) Other
			 evidence of continued competence in structural engineering, shall be satisfied
			 by one of the following:
A) Employment in a
			 responsible capacity by a licensed structural engineer;
B) Lawfully practicing structural engineering
			 as an employee of a governmental agency;
C) Teaching structural engineering courses in
			 a college or university; or
D)
			 Submit a written proposal to the Division for review by the Board of college
			 level structural engineering courses, structural engineering association
			 programs or certifications, or similar programs he or she plans to complete
			 (subject to pre-approval of the Board) to demonstrate continued evidence of
			 practice and competence. Continuing education, as required in Sections
			 1480.160 or 1480.185, cannot be
			 utilized for this requirement.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1480 - THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING PRACTICE ACT OF 1989 › Section 1480.180 - Inactive Status

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a) Any licensed
			 structural engineer who notifies the Division in writing on forms prescribed by
			 the Division may elect to place his or her license on inactive status and shall
			 be excused from the payment of renewal fees until he or she notifies the
			 Division in writing of a desire to resume active status.
b) Any licensee seeking restoration from
			 inactive status shall do so in accordance with Section
			 1480.160.
c) Any licensed structural engineer whose
			 license is on inactive status shall not practice structural engineering in the
			 State of Illinois. Practicing or offering to practice on a license that is on
			 inactive status shall be considered unlicensed activity and shall be grounds
			 for discipline under Section 20 of the Act.
d) Inactive status is not available for a
			 Professional Design Firm.
e) Any
			 licensed structural engineer whose license is on inactive status is not
			 required to comply with the Continuing Education requirements listed in Section
			 1480.185.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1480 - THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING PRACTICE ACT OF 1989 › Section 1480.190 - Renewals

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a) Every license
			 issued to an individual under the Act shall expire on November 30 of each
			 even-numbered year. The holder of a license may renew the license during the
			 month preceding the expiration date by completing the continuing education
			 requirements in accordance with Section
			 1480.185 and paying the required
			 fee set forth in Section
			 1480.195.
b) It is the responsibility of each licensee
			 to notify the Division of any change of address. Failure to receive a renewal
			 form from the Division shall not constitute an excuse for failure to pay the
			 renewal fee or to renew one's license.
c) Every license issued to a professional
			 design firm under the Act shall expire on April 30 of each odd-numbered year.
			 The holder of the license may renew that license for a 2-year period during the
			 month preceding the expiration date by paying the required fee. The holder
			 shall certify that the firm still meets the requirements of the Act and is in
			 good standing with the Illinois Secretary of State (when applicable) and has an
			 active managing agent-in-charge.
d)
			 Practicing or offering to practice on a license that has expired shall be
			 considered unlicensed activity and shall be grounds for discipline under
			 Section 20 of the Act.
e) It is the
			 responsibility of each licensee to notify the Division of any discipline or
			 conviction of or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to any crime that
			 is a felony under the laws of the United States or any state or territory
			 thereof, or that is a misdemeanor, an essential element of which is dishonesty,
			 or any crime that is directly related to the practice of the profession of
			 structural engineering since the last renewal.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1480 - THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING PRACTICE ACT OF 1989 › Section 1480.195 - Fees

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The following fees shall be paid to the Department and are not
				refundable:
a) Application Fees
1) The fee for application for a license as a
			 structural engineer is $100. In addition, applicants for an examination shall
			 be required to pay the examination fee, either to the Department or to the
			 designated testing service. Failure to appear for the examination on the
			 scheduled date, at the time and place specified, after the applicant's
			 application for examination has been received and acknowledged by the
			 Department or the designated testing service, shall result in the forfeiture of
			 the examination fee.
2) The
			 application fee for a license as a structural engineer intern is $50.
3) The application fee for a certificate of
			 registration as a professional design firm is $75.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1480 - THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING PRACTICE ACT OF 1989 › Section 1480.200 - Professional Design Firm

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a) Persons
			 who desire to practice structural engineering in this State in the form of a
			 corporation, professional service corporation, partnership, professional
			 limited liability company, limited liability company, limited liability
			 partnership, or sole proprietorship (if the sole proprietorship is conducting
			 or transacting business under an assumed name in accordance with the Assumed
			 Business Name Act [805 ILCS 405 ]) shall, in
			 accordance with Section 19 of the Act, file an application with the Division on
			 forms provided by the Division, together with the following:
1) For Corporations or Professional Service
			 Corporations Registration as a professional design firm shall meet the
			 registration requirements of Section 12 of the Professional Service Corporation
			 Act [805
			 ILCS 10/12 ].
A) The
			 name of the corporation and its registered address, the names of all members of
			 the board of directors, and the name of the state and license number for each
			 director who is a licensed design professional.
B) A copy of the Articles of Incorporation
			 bearing the seal of the office, in the jurisdiction in which the corporation is
			 organized, whose duty it is to register corporations under the laws of that
			 jurisdiction. If it is a foreign corporation, a copy of the certificate of
			 authority to transact business in this State issued by the Secretary of State
			 is also required. The purpose clause of the Articles of Incorporation or the
			 certificate of authority shall designate that the corporation is authorized to
			 provide structural engineering services. Each corporation shall remain active
			 and in good standing with the Secretary of State in order to maintain
			 professional design firm registration.
C) A signed and dated resolution of the board
			 of directors of the corporation designating a regular full-time employee of the
			 corporation who has an active Illinois structural engineer license as the
			 managing agent in charge of the structural engineering activities in Illinois.
			 The Illinois license number of the structural engineer designated as the
			 managing agent shall also be included in the resolution.
D) A copy of the authority to transact
			 business under the Assumed Business Name Act issued by the Secretary of State
			 for any assumed names of the corporation, if applicable.
E) A certificate of good standing from the
			 Secretary of State and a copy of the latest annual report, if
			 applicable.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1480 - THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING PRACTICE ACT OF 1989 › Section 1480.205 - Acts Constituting the Practice of Structural Engineering Pursuant to Section 5 of the Act

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a)
			 Design/Build. The design/build project delivery process is a method whereby an
			 entity signs a single contract to provide a combination of professional design
			 services and construction services. As used in this Section, design/build does
			 not refer to contractual requirements for a subcontractor to retain a
			 structural engineer to provide services related to performance of the
			 contract.
b) A design/build entity
			 shall not offer to provide or provide structural engineering services, unless
			 registered as a professional design firm or unless it complies with subsection
			 (c)(3). Offering to provide structural engineering services shall include, but
			 not necessarily be limited to, any tender of engineering services either
			 independently or in combination with construction services by any sign, card,
			 advertisement or other device that might indicate to the public that the entity
			 is entitled to provide engineering services.
c) The design/build entity will not be
			 required to register as a professional design firm pursuant to Section 19 of
			 the Act only if the structural engineering services in the design/build project
			 delivery process are provided by the entity in accordance with the following:
1) A structural engineer licensed or a
			 professional design firm registered in Illinois independently contracts with
			 the entity and participates substantially in all material aspects of the
			 offering and providing of services relating to any bid process, contract
			 negotiations, design, consultation, development, preparation and coordination
			 of technical submissions, and verification of adherence to technical
			 submissions and completion.
2) At
			 the time of offering services, a written disclosure shall be given to the
			 client by the entity identifying the licensed structural engineer who will be
			 engaged by and is contractually responsible to the entity offering design/build
			 project services.
3) The entity
			 agrees that the licensed structural engineer will have direct supervision of
			 the structural engineering design work. The entity also agrees that the
			 engineering services will not be terminated on the project without replacement
			 within 30 days by another licensed structural engineer.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1480 - THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING PRACTICE ACT OF 1989 › Section 1480.210 - Standards of Professional Conduct

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To safeguard the health, safety, and welfare of the public and
				to maintain integrity and high standards of skill and practice of structural
				engineering. The following standards of professional conduct shall be binding
				upon every licensee and on all Professional Design Firms authorized to offer or
				perform structural engineering services in Illinois.
a) Licensee's Obligation to the Public
1) Licensees shall be cognizant that their
			 first and foremost responsibility is to safeguard the health, safety, and
			 welfare of the public when performing services for clients and
			 employers.
2) Licensees shall sign
			 and seal only those plans and other documents that conform to accepted
			 structural engineering standards and that safeguard the health, safety, and
			 welfare of the public.
3) Licensees
			 shall notify their employer or client and such other authority as may be
			 appropriate when their professional judgment is overruled when the health,
			 safety, or welfare of the public is endangered.
4) Licensees shall, to the best of their
			 knowledge, include all relevant and pertinent information in an objective and
			 truthful manner within all professional documents, statements, and
			 testimony.
5) Licensees shall
			 express a professional opinion publicly only when it is founded upon an
			 adequate knowledge of the facts and a competent evaluation of the subject
			 matter.
6) Licensees shall issue no
			 statements, criticisms, or arguments on structural engineering matters that are
			 inspired or paid for by interested parties, unless they explicitly identify the
			 interested parties on whose behalf they are speaking and reveal any interest
			 they have in the matters.
7)
			 Licensees shall not partner, or offer to practice with any person or firm that
			 they know is engaged in fraudulent or dishonest business or professional
			 practices.
8) Licensees who have
			 knowledge or reason to believe that any person or firm has violated any laws or
			 this Part applying to the practice of structural engineering shall report it to
			 the Division, may report it to appropriate authorities, and shall cooperate
			 with the Division and those authorities as requested.
9) Licensees shall not knowingly provide
			 false or incomplete information regarding an applicant in obtaining
			 licensure.
10) Licensees shall
			 comply with the licensing laws and rules governing structural engineering
			 profession in each of the jurisdictions in which they practice.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1480 - THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING PRACTICE ACT OF 1989 › Section 1480.215 - Structural Engineer Complaint Committee

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a) The Structural Engineer Complaint
			 Committee of the Structural Engineering Board, authorized by Sections 8 and 22
			 of the Act, shall be composed of 2 members of the Structural Engineering Board,
			 a Supervisor over Design Investigations and a Chief of Prosecutions over Design
			 Prosecutions. The Deputy Director of Enforcement shall designate the Supervisor
			 and Chief who sit on the Complaint Committee.
b) The Complaint Committee shall meet at
			 least once every 2 months to exercise its functions and duties set forth in
			 subsection (c). The Complaint Committee may meet concurrently with the
			 Complaint Committees of the Architecture Licensing Board, the Land Surveyors
			 Examining Board and the State Board of Professional Engineers to discuss
			 interrelated professional matters. The Complaint Committee shall make every
			 effort to consider expeditiously and take prompt action on each item on its
			 agenda.
c) The Complaint Committee
			 shall have the following duties and functions:
1) To review investigative case files after
			 an initial inquiry into the involved parties and their licensure status have
			 been obtained. "Case file" means the allegation made against an involved party
			 that resulted in a preliminary inquiry and other information being obtained in
			 order to determine whether an investigation should be initiated or prosecution
			 pursued. A "Formal Complaint" means the notice of allegations and charges or
			 basis for licensure denial which begins the formal proceedings.
2) To refer the case file to the Supervisor
			 over the Design Investigators for further action. The Complaint Committee shall
			 give the Supervisor an indication as to the prosecutorial merit and relative
			 severity of the allegations to aid in the prioritization of investigative
			 activity.
3) To recommend that a
			 case file be closed.
4) To
			 recommend that an Administrative Warning Letter be issued and the case file
			 closed.
5) To refer the case file
			 to Prosecutions for review and action.
6) To report the actions of the Complaint
			 Committee at each Board meeting and to present enforcement statistics such as
			 the type of alleged violation
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1480 - THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING PRACTICE ACT OF 1989 › Section 1480.220 - Granting Variances

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The Director may grant variances from this Part in individual
				cases when the Director finds that:
a)
			 the provision from which the variance is granted is not statutorily
			 mandated;
b) no party will be
			 injured by the granting of the variance; and
c) the rule from which the variance is
			 granted would, in the particular case, be unreasonable or unnecessarily
			 burdensome.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1485 - REGISTERED SURGICAL ASSISTANT AND REGISTERED SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST TITLE PROTECTION ACT › Section 1485.10 - Application for Registration as a Surgical Assistant

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An applicant for registration as a surgical assistant shall
				file an application on forms supplied by the Department of Financial and
				Professional Regulation-Division of Professional Regulation (Division),
				together with:
a) Certification of
			 completion from a medical education program approved by the Division, or has
			 graduated from a United States Military Program that emphasizes surgical
			 assisting. The following applicants are considered from an approved program:
1) Individuals who are graduates of a
			 National Surgical Assistant Association approved program of surgical assisting.
			 The category shall include certificate programs, an associate degree or higher,
			 and formal hospital based programs for surgical assisting.
2) Individuals with 3 consecutive years
			 experience as a surgical first assistant with 750 hours per year. The
			 individual must provide a signed and notarized affidavit from his or her
			 supervisor attesting to his or her experience and 5 verifiable letters of
			 reference from surgeons he or she has assisted.
3) Individuals with 2 full years of first
			 assisting experience during the last 4 years with 350 documented surgical
			 cases.
4) Individuals who are
			 graduates of a foreign medical school must submit: a copy of the diploma or a
			 reference letter from their medical school (verifying surgical training and
			 experience) and a reference letter from a sponsoring U.S. surgeon who has
			 evaluated the individual's technical skills and aseptic technique;
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1485 - REGISTERED SURGICAL ASSISTANT AND REGISTERED SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST TITLE PROTECTION ACT › Section 1485.20 - Application for Registration as a Surgical Technologist

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An applicant for registration as a surgical technologist shall
				file an application on forms supplied by the Division, together with:
a) Proof of completion of a surgical
			 technologist program approved by the Division;
b) Proof of current certification and
			 successful completion of the Surgical Technologist National Certification
			 Examination provided by the Liaison Council on Certification for the Surgical
			 Technologist or its successor agency;
c) If the applicant has ever been
			 licensed/registered in another state or territory of the United States,
			 certification, on forms provided by the Division, from the jurisdiction in
			 which the applicant was originally licensed and the jurisdiction in which the
			 applicant predominantly practices and is currently licensed, stating:
1) The time during which the applicant was
			 registered in that jurisdiction, including the date of original issuance of the
			 license; and
2) Whether the file on
			 the applicant contains any record of disciplinary actions taken or
			 pending;
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1485 - REGISTERED SURGICAL ASSISTANT AND REGISTERED SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST TITLE PROTECTION ACT › Section 1485.30 - Endorsement

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a) An applicant
			 seeking registration in Illinois who is licensed/registered under the laws of
			 another jurisdiction shall file an application with the Division, on forms
			 provided by the Division, that includes:
1)
			 For Surgical Assistant
A) Certification of
			 completion from a medical education program approved by the Division or
			 graduation from a United States Military Program that emphasizes surgical
			 assisting;
B) A complete work
			 history since completion of a surgical assistant program;
C) Verification of successful completion of a
			 national certifying examination set forth in Section
			 1485.10(c).
D) Current certification by one of the
			 following organizations:
i) National Surgical
			 Assistant Association on Certification of Surgical Assistants;
ii) Liaison Council on Certification for the
			 Surgical Technologist as a certified first assistant; or
iii) American Board of Surgical
			 Assistants.
E) The
			 required fee set forth in Section
			 1485.80.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1485 - REGISTERED SURGICAL ASSISTANT AND REGISTERED SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST TITLE PROTECTION ACT › Section 1485.40 - Supervision

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a) As stated in
			 Section 10 of the Act, all registered surgical assistants and registered
			 surgical technologists shall perform duties only under direct
			 supervision.
b) "Direct
			 supervision" means supervision by an operating physician, licensed podiatrist,
			 or licensed dentist who is physically present and who personally directs
			 delegated acts and remains available to personally respond to an emergency
			 until the patient is released from the operating room. A registered
			 professional nurse may also provide direct supervision within the scope of his
			 or her license. A registered surgical assistant or registered surgical
			 technologist shall perform duties as assigned. (Section 10 of the
			 Act)
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1485 - REGISTERED SURGICAL ASSISTANT AND REGISTERED SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST TITLE PROTECTION ACT › Section 1485.50 - Renewal

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a) Every
			 certification of registration issued under the Act shall expire on April 30 of
			 each even numbered year. The holder of a certification of registration may
			 renew such registration during the month preceding the expiration date by
			 paying the required fee.
b) It is
			 the responsibility of each registrant to notify the Division of any change of
			 address. Failure to receive a renewal form from the Division shall not
			 constitute an excuse for failure to renew a registration or pay the renewal
			 fee.