This Act does not prohibit or restrict any of the following:
         (1) A person performing the functions and duties of
    
an environmental health practitioner under the general supervision of a licensed environmental health practitioner or licensed professional engineer if that person (i) is not responsible for the administration or supervision of one or more employees engaged in an environmental health program, (ii) establishes a method of verbal communication with the licensed environmental health practitioner or licensed professional engineer to whom they can refer and report questions, problems, and emergency situations encountered in environmental health practice, and (iii) has his or her written reports reviewed monthly by a licensed environmental health practitioner or licensed professional engineer.
        (2) A person licensed in this State under any other
    
Act from engaging in the practice for which he or she is licensed.
        (3) A person working in laboratories licensed by,
    
registered with, or operated by the State of Illinois.
        (4) A person employed by a State-licensed health care
    
facility who engages in the practice of environmental health or whose job responsibilities include ensuring that the environment in the health care facility is healthy and safe for employees, patients, and visitors.
        (5) A person employed with the Illinois Department of
    
Agriculture who engages in meat and poultry inspections or environmental inspections under the authority of the Department of Agriculture.
        (6) A person holding a degree of Doctor of Veterinary
    
Medicine and Surgery and licensed under the Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice Act of 2004.

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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 225 ILCS 37/16

  • 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