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IL SB4170
Bill
Status
Introduced
3/10/2026
Primary Sponsor
Meg Loughran Cappel
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AI Summary
- Adds occupational therapists to the list of professionals exempt from behavior analyst licensing requirements when performing applied behavior analysis activities consistent with their training and professional ethics
- Imposes civil penalties up to $10,000 per offense on business organization members, partners, shareholders, directors, officers, or agents who make clinical patient care decisions regarding behavior analysis services without proper licensure
- Allows public schools, school districts, charter schools, and 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations to employ or contract with licensed behavioral analysts without requiring organizational owners or managers to hold behavior analyst licenses
- Adds applied behavior analysis to the list of professional services that may be combined under professional service corporations and professional limited liability companies with related healthcare professions
- Takes effect immediately upon becoming law
Legislative Description
BEHAVIOR ANALYST LICENSING
Last Action
Referred to Assignments
3/10/2026
Committee Referrals
Assignments3/10/2026
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