Sen. Miguel del Valle
Filed: 5/11/2004
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2288 




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2288 by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
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    "Section 5. The Nursing and Advanced Practice Nursing Act 
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is amended  by adding Section 10-36 as follows:
 
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    (225 ILCS 65/10-36  new)
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    Sec. 10-36. Visiting registered nurse permit.

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    (a) The Department may, in its discretion, grant a visiting 
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registered nurse permit to practice nursing as a registered 
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nurse, without examination, provided:
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        (1) that the applicant maintains an equivalent license 
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    to practice as a registered nurse that is active and in 
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    good standing in a state or territory of the United States 
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    during the period of the temporary visiting registered 
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    nurse permit;
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        (2) that the applicant is a graduate from a National 
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    Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) approved 
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    registered nurse program;
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        (3)   that the applicant has received a bona fide 
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    employment offer or employment contract to practice as a 
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    registered nurse in a sponsoring medical facility as 
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    defined by rule; and
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        (4) that the sponsoring medical facility provides to 
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    the Department written documentation identifying the 
 


 






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    following:
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            (A) the name of the applicant;
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            (B) the name of the sponsoring medical facility;
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            (C) the address of the sponsoring medical 
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        facility;
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            (D) the location address where the employee will be 
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        providing services;
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            (E) the applicant's beginning date of employment;
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            (F)the medically underserved area to be staffed;
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            (G) the special need for professional nursing 
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        services in the medically underserved area; and
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            (H) a statement outlining the individuals ability 
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        to fulfill this need.
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    (b) The application for a visiting registered nurse permit 
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shall be made to the Department in writing on forms prescribed 
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by the Department and shall be accompanied by the fee 
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established by rule, which shall not be refundable.  The 
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application shall require information that, in the judgment of 
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the Department, will enable the Department to pass on the 
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qualifications of the applicant and the necessity for granting 
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a visiting registered nurse permit.
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    (c) A visiting registered nurse permit shall be valid for 
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no longer than one year from the date of issuance or until the 
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employment contract or registered nurse employment is 
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terminated, whichever occurs first.  The visiting nurse permit 
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shall not be renewed.  The medical facility shall be required to 
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notify the Department of any termination or discontinuance of 
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employment.
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    (d) After receiving a visiting registered nurse permit 
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under this Section, the holder of a visiting registered nurse 
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license shall have one year from the date of issuance of the 
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visiting registered nurse permit to take an examination under 
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this Act that is scheduled to be given before his or her permit 
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expires.  The visiting registered nurse permit of an individual 
 


 






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who passes the examination shall be valid until he or she 
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applies for and receives a license under this Act.  The 
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authority to practice shall immediately terminate, without 
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hearing, upon the denial of licensure by the Department, 
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withdrawal of the application, or upon failure of the 
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examination.  Individuals who failed or have previously failed 
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the licensing examinations for registered nurses in any 
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jurisdiction shall not be eligible.
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    (e) An applicant for a temporary visiting registered nurse 
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permit may be required to appear before the Board of Nursing 
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for an interview prior to, and as a requirement for, the 
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issuance of the original license.
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    (f) Persons holding a temporary visiting registered nurse 
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permit under this Section shall only practice nursing in the 
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State of Illinois in accordance with their employment contract 
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or their job description as indicated on their employment 
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notification form submitted by the medical facility, clinic, or 
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hospital or any affiliated institution in which the permit 
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holder is employed.
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    (g) An applicant must submit to criminal background checks 
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in accordance with Section 5-23 of this Act as part of the 
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qualifications for issuance of the permit.
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    (h)  Permits issued under this Section are subject to 
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discipline pursuant to the provisions of Section 10-45 this 
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Act.".