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92_SB2127

 
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 1        AN ACT concerning the regulation of professions.

 2        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section 5.  The Acupuncture Practice Act  is  amended  by
 5    changing Section 5 as follows:

 6        (225 ILCS 2/5)
 7        (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)
 8        Sec.   5.    Objects   and   purpose.   The  practice  of
 9    acupuncture in the State of Illinois is  hereby  declared  to
10    affect  the  public  health,  safety,  and  welfare and to be
11    subject to regulation and control in the public interest.  It
12    is further declared to be a matter  of  public  interest  and
13    concern  that  the practice of acupuncture as defined in this
14    Act merit and receive the confidence of the public, and  that
15    only  qualified persons be authorized to practice acupuncture
16    in the State  of  Illinois.   This  Act  shall  be  liberally
17    construed to best carry out these subjects and purposes.
18    (Source: P.A. 89-706, eff. 1-31-97.)

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