Public Act 102-0786
 
HB4922 EnrolledLRB102 25209 AMQ 34479 b


  
    AN ACT concerning regulation.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
    Section 5. The Nurse Practice Act is amended  by changing 
Section 65-5 as follows:
 


    (225 ILCS 65/65-5)
  (was 225 ILCS 65/15-10)


    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)

    Sec. 65-5. Qualifications for APRN licensure. 

    (a) Each applicant who successfully meets the requirements 
of this Section is eligible for licensure as an advanced 
practice registered nurse.
    (b) An applicant for licensure to practice as an advanced 
practice registered nurse is eligible for licensure when the 
following requirements are met:

        (1) the applicant has submitted a completed 
    application and any fees as established by the Department;

        (2) the applicant holds a current license to practice 
    as a
registered professional nurse under this Act;

        (3) the applicant has successfully completed 
    requirements to practice as, and holds and maintains

    current, national certification as, a nurse midwife, 
    clinical nurse specialist,
nurse practitioner, or 
    certified registered nurse anesthetist from the

    appropriate national certifying body as determined by rule 
    of the Department;

        (4) the applicant has obtained a graduate degree 
    appropriate for national certification in a clinical 
    advanced practice registered nursing specialty or a 
    graduate degree or post-master's certificate from a 
    graduate level program in a clinical advanced practice 
    registered nursing specialty;

        (5) (blank);
        (6) the applicant has submitted to the criminal 
    history records check required under Section 50-35 of this 
    Act; and

        (7) if applicable, the applicant has submitted 
    verification of licensure status in another jurisdiction, 
    as provided by rule.
    (b-5) A registered professional nurse seeking licensure as 
an advanced practice registered nurse in the category of 
certified registered nurse anesthetist who does not have a 
graduate degree as described in subsection (b) of this Section 
shall be qualified for licensure if that person:
        (1) submits evidence of having successfully completed 
    a nurse anesthesia program described in item (4) of 
    subsection (b) of this Section prior to January 1, 1999;
        (2) submits evidence of certification as a registered 
    nurse anesthetist by an appropriate national certifying 
    body; and
        (3) has continually maintained active, up-to-date 
    recertification status as a certified registered nurse 
    anesthetist by an appropriate national recertifying body.
    (b-10) The Department may issue a certified registered 
nurse anesthetist license to an APRN who (i) does not have a 
graduate degree, (ii) applies for licensure before July 1, 
2028 July 1, 2023, and (iii) submits all of the following to 
the Department:
        (1) His or her current State registered nurse license 
    number.
        (2) Proof of current national certification, which 
    includes the completion of an examination from either of 
    the following:
            (A) the Council on Certification of the American 
        Association of Nurse Anesthetists; or
            (B) the Council on Recertification of the American 
        Association of Nurse Anesthetists.
        (3) Proof of the successful completion of a post-basic 
    advanced practice formal education program in the area of 
    nurse anesthesia prior to January 1, 1999.
        (4) His or her complete work history for the 5-year 
    period immediately preceding the date of his or her 
    application.
        (5) Verification of licensure as an advanced practice 
    registered nurse from the state in which he or she was 
    originally licensed, current state of licensure, and any 
    other state in which he or she has been actively 
    practicing as an advanced practice registered nurse within 
    the 5-year period immediately preceding the date of his or 
    her application.  If applicable, this verification must 
    state:
            (A) the time during which he or she was licensed in 
        each state, including the date of the original 
        issuance of each license; and
            (B) any disciplinary action taken or pending 
        concerning any nursing license held, currently or in 
        the past, by the applicant.
        (6) The required fee. 
    (c) Those applicants seeking licensure in more than one 
advanced practice registered nursing specialty need not 
possess multiple graduate degrees.  Applicants may be eligible 
for licenses for multiple advanced practice registered nurse 
licensure specialties, provided that the applicant (i) has met 
the requirements for at least one advanced practice registered 
nursing specialty under paragraph (3) of subsection (b) of 
this Section, (ii) possesses an additional graduate education 
that results in a certificate for another clinical advanced 
practice registered nurse specialty and that meets the 
requirements for the national certification from the 
appropriate nursing specialty, and (iii) holds a current 
national certification from the appropriate national 
certifying body for that additional advanced practice 
registered nursing specialty.


(Source: P.A. 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)