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| 1 | AN ACT concerning professional regulation.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The Nurse Practice Act is amended by changing | ||||||
| 5 | Section 50-15 as follows:
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| 6 | (225 ILCS 65/50-15)
(was 225 ILCS 65/5-15)
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| 7 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
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| 8 | Sec. 50-15. Policy; application of Act. | ||||||
| 9 | (a) For the protection of life and the
promotion of health, | ||||||
| 10 | and the prevention of illness and communicable diseases,
any | ||||||
| 11 | person practicing or offering to practice advanced,
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| 12 | professional, or practical
nursing in Illinois shall submit | ||||||
| 13 | evidence that he or she is qualified to
practice, and shall be | ||||||
| 14 | licensed as provided under this Act. No person shall
practice | ||||||
| 15 | or offer to practice advanced, professional, or practical | ||||||
| 16 | nursing in Illinois or
use any title, sign, card or device to | ||||||
| 17 | indicate that such a person is
practicing professional or | ||||||
| 18 | practical nursing unless such person has been
licensed under | ||||||
| 19 | the provisions of this Act.
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| 20 | (b) This Act does not prohibit the following:
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| 21 | (1) The practice of nursing in Federal employment in | ||||||
| 22 | the discharge of the
employee's duties by a person who is | ||||||
| 23 | employed by the United States
government or any bureau, | ||||||
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| 1 | division or agency thereof and is a legally
qualified and | ||||||
| 2 | licensed nurse of another state or territory and not in
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| 3 | conflict with Sections 50-50, 55-10, 60-10, and 70-5 of | ||||||
| 4 | this
Act.
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| 5 | (2) Nursing that is included in the program of study by
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| 6 | students
enrolled in programs of nursing or in current | ||||||
| 7 | nurse practice update courses
approved by the Department.
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| 8 | (3) The furnishing of nursing assistance in an | ||||||
| 9 | emergency.
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| 10 | (4) The practice of nursing by a nurse who holds an | ||||||
| 11 | active license in
another state when providing services to | ||||||
| 12 | patients in Illinois during a bonafide
emergency or in | ||||||
| 13 | immediate preparation for or during interstate
transit.
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| 14 | (5) The incidental care of the sick by members of the | ||||||
| 15 | family, domestic
servants or housekeepers, or care of the | ||||||
| 16 | sick where treatment is by prayer
or spiritual means.
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| 17 | (6) Persons from being employed as unlicensed | ||||||
| 18 | assistive personnel in private homes, long term care | ||||||
| 19 | facilities,
nurseries, hospitals or other institutions.
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| 20 | (7) The practice of practical nursing by one who is a | ||||||
| 21 | licensed practical
nurse under the laws of another U.S. | ||||||
| 22 | jurisdiction and has applied in writing
to the Department, | ||||||
| 23 | in form and substance satisfactory to the Department,
for a | ||||||
| 24 | license as a licensed practical nurse and who is qualified | ||||||
| 25 | to receive
such license under this Act, until (i) the | ||||||
| 26 | expiration of 6 months after
the filing of such written | ||||||
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| 1 | application, (ii) the withdrawal of such application,
or | ||||||
| 2 | (iii) the denial of such application by the Department.
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| 3 | (8) The practice of advanced practice nursing by one | ||||||
| 4 | who is an advanced practice nurse under the laws of another | ||||||
| 5 | state, territory of the United States, or country and has | ||||||
| 6 | applied in writing to the Department, in form and substance | ||||||
| 7 | satisfactory to the Department, for a license as an | ||||||
| 8 | advanced practice nurse and who is qualified to receive | ||||||
| 9 | such license under this Act, until (i) the expiration of 6 | ||||||
| 10 | months after the filing of such written application, (ii) | ||||||
| 11 | the withdrawal of such application, or (iii) the denial of | ||||||
| 12 | such application by the Department.
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| 13 | (9) The practice of professional nursing by one who is | ||||||
| 14 | a registered
professional nurse under the laws of another | ||||||
| 15 | state, territory of the United
States or country and has | ||||||
| 16 | applied in writing to the Department, in form and
substance | ||||||
| 17 | satisfactory to the Department, for a license as a | ||||||
| 18 | registered
professional nurse and who is qualified to | ||||||
| 19 | receive such license under
Section 55-10, until (1) the | ||||||
| 20 | expiration of 6 months after the filing of
such written | ||||||
| 21 | application, (2) the withdrawal of such application, or (3)
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| 22 | the denial of such application by the Department.
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| 23 | (10) The practice of professional nursing that is | ||||||
| 24 | included in a program of
study by one who is a registered | ||||||
| 25 | professional nurse under the laws of
another state or | ||||||
| 26 | territory of the United States or foreign country,
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| 1 | territory or province and who is enrolled in a graduate | ||||||
| 2 | nursing education
program or a program for the completion | ||||||
| 3 | of a baccalaureate nursing degree in
this State, which | ||||||
| 4 | includes clinical supervision by faculty as
determined by | ||||||
| 5 | the educational institution offering the program and the
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| 6 | health care organization where the practice of nursing | ||||||
| 7 | occurs.
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| 8 | (11) Any person licensed in this State under any other | ||||||
| 9 | Act from engaging
in the practice for which she or he is | ||||||
| 10 | licensed.
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| 11 | (12) Delegation to authorized direct care staff | ||||||
| 12 | trained under Section 15.4
of the Mental Health and
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| 13 | Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act consistent | ||||||
| 14 | with the policies of the Department.
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| 15 | (13) County correctional personnel from delivering | ||||||
| 16 | prepackaged medication for self-administration to an | ||||||
| 17 | individual detainee in a correctional facility. | ||||||
| 18 | Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit the | ||||||
| 19 | delegation of tasks or duties by a physician, dentist, or | ||||||
| 20 | podiatrist to a licensed practical nurse, a registered | ||||||
| 21 | professional nurse, or other persons.
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| 22 | (Source: P.A. 95-639, eff. 10-5-07; 95-876, eff. 8-21-08.)
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| 23 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
| 24 | becoming law.
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