(a) No person shall, without a valid license as a respiratory care practitioner (i) hold himself or herself out to the public as a respiratory care practitioner; (ii) use the title “respiratory care practitioner”; or (iii) perform or offer to perform the duties of a respiratory care practitioner, except as provided in Section 15 of this Act.
     (b) Nothing in the Act shall be construed to permit a person licensed as a respiratory care practitioner to engage in any manner in the practice of medicine in all its branches as defined by State law.

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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 225 ILCS 106/20

  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14