Exemptions
225 ILCS 412/20
in effect(225 ILCS 412/20) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 20. Exemptions. This Act does not prohibit: (1) A person licensed in this State under any other Act from engaging in the practice for which that person is licensed. (2) The practice of electrology by a person who is employed by the United States government or any bureau, division, or agency thereof while in the discharge of the employee's official duties. (3) The practice of electrology included in a program of study by students enrolled in schools or in refresher courses approved by the Department. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prevent a person who is licensed under this Act and functioning as an assistant to a person who is licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches from providing delegated services. Such delegated services may not be performed by a person while holding himself or herself out as an electrologist or in any manner that indicates that the services are part of the practice of electrology. Nothing in this Act shall prohibit the use of the terms "electrology" or "electrologist" by a salon or shop registered under the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair Braiding, and Nail Technology Act of 1985 as long as the salon offers electrology services in accordance with this Act. (Source: P.A. 104-796, eff. 8-7-26.)
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