(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)

Unless he or she has been issued, by the Department, a valid, existing license as an acupuncturist under this Act, no person may use the title and designation of "Acupuncturist", "Licensed Acupuncturist", "Certified Acupuncturist", "Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine", "Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine", "Doctor of Acupuncture", "Oriental Medicine Practitioner", "Licensed Oriental Medicine Practitioner", "Oriental Medicine Doctor", "Licensed Oriental Medicine Doctor", "C.A.", "Act.", "Lic. Act.", "Lic. Ac.", "D.Ac.", "DACM", "DAOM", or "O.M.D." either directly or indirectly, in connection with his or her profession or business. No person licensed under this Act may use the designation "medical", directly or indirectly, in connection with his or her profession or business. Nothing shall prevent a physician from using the designation "Acupuncturist".

No person may practice, offer to practice, attempt to practice, or hold himself or herself out to practice as a licensed acupuncturist without being licensed under this Act.

This Act does not prohibit a person from applying acupuncture needles, modalities, or techniques as part of his or her educational training when he or she:

1. (1) is engaged in a State-approved course in acupuncture, as provided in this Act;
2. (2) is a graduate of a school of acupuncture and participating in a postgraduate training program;
3. (3) is a graduate of a school of acupuncture and participating in a review course in preparation for taking the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine examination; or
4. (4) is participating in a State-approved continuing education course offered through a State-approved provider. Students attending schools of acupuncture, and professional acupuncturists who are not licensed in Illinois, may engage in the practice of acupuncture in conjunction with their education as provided in this Act, but may not open an office, appoint a place to meet private patients, consult with private patients, or otherwise engage in the practice of acupuncture beyond what is required in conjunction with their education.

(Source: P.A. 100-375, eff. 8-25-17.)