(a) A professional limited liability company may be formed to provide a professional service or services licensed by the Department except: (1) the practice of dentistry unless all the members and managers are licensed as dentists under the Illinois Dental Practice Act; (2) the practice of medicine unless all the managers, if any, are licensed to practice medicine under the Medical Practice Act of 1987 and each member is either: (A) licensed to practice medicine under the Medical Practice Act of 1987; (B) a registered medical corporation or corporations organized pursuant to the Medical Corporation Act; (C) a professional corporation organized pursuant to the Professional Service Corporation Act of physicians licensed to practice under the Medical Practice Act of 1987; (D) a hospital or hospital affiliate as defined in Section 10.8 of the Hospital Licensing Act; or (E) a professional limited liability company that satisfies the requirements of subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D); (3) the practice of real estate unless all the members and managers, if any, that actively participate in the real estate activities of the professional limited liability company are licensed to practice as a managing broker or broker pursuant to the Real Estate License Act of 2000. All nonparticipating members or managers shall submit affidavits of nonparticipation as required by the Department and the Real Estate License Act of 2000; (4) the practice of clinical psychology unless all the managers and members are licensed to practice as a clinical psychologist under the Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act; (5) the practice of social work unless all the managers and members are licensed to practice as a clinical social worker or social worker under the Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act; (6) the practice of marriage and family therapy unless all the managers and members are licensed to practice as a marriage and family therapist under the Marriage and Family Therapy Licensing Act; (7) the practice of professional counseling unless all the managers and members are licensed to practice as a clinical professional counselor or a professional counselor under the Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional Counselor Licensing and Practice Act; (8) the practice of sex offender evaluation and treatment unless all the managers and members are licensed to practice as a sex offender evaluator or sex offender treatment provider under the Sex Offender Evaluation and Treatment Provider Act; or (9) the practice of veterinary medicine unless all the managers and members are licensed to practice as a veterinarian under the Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice Act of 2004. (b) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section, any of the following professional services may be combined and offered within a single professional limited liability company provided that each professional service is offered only by persons licensed to provide that professional service and all managers and members are licensed in at least one of the professional services offered by the professional limited liability company: (1) the practice of medicine by physicians licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1987, the practice of podiatry by podiatric physicians licensed under the Podiatric Medical Practice Act of 1987, the practice of dentistry by dentists licensed under the Illinois Dental Practice Act, and the practice of optometry by optometrists licensed under the Illinois Optometric Practice Act of 1987; (2) the practice of clinical psychology by clinical psychologists licensed under the Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act, the practice of social work by clinical social workers or social workers licensed under the Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act, the practice of marriage and family counseling by marriage and family therapists licensed under the Marriage and Family Therapy Licensing Act, the practice of professional counseling by professional counselors and clinical professional counselors licensed under the Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional Counselor Licensing and Practice Act, and the practice of sex offender evaluation and treatment by sex offender evaluators and sex offender treatment providers licensed under the Sex Offender Evaluation and Treatment Provider Act; (3) the practice of architecture by persons licensed under the Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989, the practice of professional engineering by persons licensed under the Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989, the practice of structural engineering by persons licensed under the Structural Engineering Practice Act of 1989, and the practice of land surveying by persons licensed under the Illinois Professional Land Surveyor Act of 1989; or (4) the practice of acupuncture by persons licensed under the Acupuncture Practice Act, the practice of massage by persons licensed under the Massage Licensing Act, the practice of naprapathy by persons licensed under the Naprapathic Practice Act, the practice of occupational therapy by persons licensed under the Illinois Occupational Therapy Practice Act, the practice of physical therapy by persons licensed under the Illinois Physical Therapy Act, and the practice of speech-language pathology by persons licensed under the Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Practice Act. and managers are licensed as dentists under the Illinois Dental Practice Act; if any, are licensed to practice medicine under the Medical Practice Act of 1987 and each member is either: Medical Practice Act of 1987; corporations organized pursuant to the Medical Corporation Act; to the Professional Service Corporation Act of physicians licensed to practice under the Medical Practice Act of 1987; in Section 10.8 of the Hospital Licensing Act; or satisfies the requirements of subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D); members and managers, if any, that actively participate in the real estate activities of the professional limited liability company are licensed to practice as a managing broker or broker pursuant to the Real Estate License Act of 2000. All nonparticipating members or managers shall submit affidavits of nonparticipation as required by the Department and the Real Estate License Act of 2000; the managers and members are licensed to practice as a clinical psychologist under the Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act; managers and members are licensed to practice as a clinical social worker or social worker under the Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act; unless all the managers and members are licensed to practice as a marriage and family therapist under the Marriage and Family Therapy Licensing Act; all the managers and members are licensed to practice as a clinical professional counselor or a professional counselor under the Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional Counselor Licensing and Practice Act; treatment unless all the managers and members are licensed to practice as a sex offender evaluator or sex offender treatment provider under the Sex Offender Evaluation and Treatment Provider Act; or the managers and members are licensed to practice as a veterinarian under the Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice Act of 2004. under the Medical Practice Act of 1987, the practice of podiatry by podiatric physicians licensed under the Podiatric Medical Practice Act of 1987, the practice of dentistry by dentists licensed under the Illinois Dental Practice Act, and the practice of optometry by optometrists licensed under the Illinois Optometric Practice Act of 1987; psychologists licensed under the Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act, the practice of social work by clinical social workers or social workers licensed under the Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act, the practice of marriage and family counseling by marriage and family therapists licensed under the Marriage and Family Therapy Licensing Act, the practice of professional counseling by professional counselors and clinical professional counselors licensed under the Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional Counselor Licensing and Practice Act, and the practice of sex offender evaluation and treatment by sex offender evaluators and sex offender treatment providers licensed under the Sex Offender Evaluation and Treatment Provider Act; licensed under the Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989, the practice of professional engineering by persons licensed under the Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989, the practice of structural engineering by persons licensed under the Structural Engineering Practice Act of 1989, and the practice of land surveying by persons licensed under the Illinois Professional Land Surveyor Act of 1989; or licensed under the Acupuncture Practice Act, the practice of massage by persons licensed under the Massage Licensing Act, the practice of naprapathy by persons licensed under the Naprapathic Practice Act, the practice of occupational therapy by persons licensed under the Illinois Occupational Therapy Practice Act, the practice of physical therapy by persons licensed under the Illinois Physical Therapy Act, and the practice of speech-language pathology by persons licensed under the Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Practice Act.
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