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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 4876   </title>
<shortdesc>OCC THERAPIST-VISUAL THERAPY</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond</sponsors>
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<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/11/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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<reference>225 ILCS 75/3.1</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 75/3.2</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 80/3</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 111, par. 3903</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Illinois Occupational Therapy Practice Act. Provides that visual therapy shall not be considered beyond an occupational therapist's scope of practice. Amends the Illinois Optometric Practice Act of 1987. Provides that nothing in the Act shall be construed to prohibit an occupational therapist who is licensed under the Illinois Occupational Therapy Practice Act from practicing visual therapy. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/13/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond</action>
<statusdate>1/15/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/15/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/8/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/15/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/11/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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