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1 | AN ACT concerning regulation. | ||||||
2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly: | ||||||
4 | Section 5. The Nurse Practice Act is amended by changing | ||||||
5 | Sections 50-10, 55-10, 60-10, and 65-10 as follows: | ||||||
6 | (225 ILCS 65/50-10) (was 225 ILCS 65/5-10) | ||||||
7 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) | ||||||
8 | Sec. 50-10. Definitions. Each of the following terms, when | ||||||
9 | used in this Act, shall have the meaning ascribed to it in this | ||||||
10 | Section, except where the context clearly indicates otherwise: | ||||||
11 | "Academic year" means the customary annual schedule of | ||||||
12 | courses at a college, university, or approved school, | ||||||
13 | customarily regarded as the school year as distinguished from | ||||||
14 | the calendar year. | ||||||
15 | "Address of record" means the designated address recorded | ||||||
16 | by the Department in the applicant's or licensee's application | ||||||
17 | file or license file as maintained by the Department's | ||||||
18 | licensure maintenance unit. | ||||||
19 | "Advanced practice registered nurse" or "APRN" means a | ||||||
20 | person who has met the qualifications for a (i) certified | ||||||
21 | nurse midwife (CNM); (ii) certified nurse practitioner (CNP); | ||||||
22 | (iii) certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA); or (iv) | ||||||
23 | clinical nurse specialist (CNS) and has been licensed by the |
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1 | Department. All advanced practice registered nurses licensed | ||||||
2 | and practicing in the State of Illinois shall use the title | ||||||
3 | APRN and may use specialty credentials CNM, CNP, CRNA, or CNS | ||||||
4 | after their name. All advanced practice registered nurses may | ||||||
5 | only practice in accordance with national certification and | ||||||
6 | this Act. | ||||||
7 | "Advisory Board" means the Illinois Nursing Workforce | ||||||
8 | Center Advisory Board. | ||||||
9 | "Approved program of professional nursing education" and | ||||||
10 | "approved program of practical nursing education" are programs | ||||||
11 | of professional or practical nursing, respectively, approved | ||||||
12 | by the Department under the provisions of this Act. | ||||||
13 | "Board" means the Board of Nursing appointed by the | ||||||
14 | Secretary. | ||||||
15 | "Center" means the Illinois Nursing Workforce Center. | ||||||
16 | "Collaboration" means a process involving 2 or more health | ||||||
17 | care professionals working together, each contributing one's | ||||||
18 | respective area of expertise to provide more comprehensive | ||||||
19 | patient care. | ||||||
20 | "Competence" means an expected and measurable level of | ||||||
21 | performance that integrates knowledge, skills, abilities, and | ||||||
22 | judgment based on established scientific knowledge and | ||||||
23 | expectations for nursing practice. | ||||||
24 | "Comprehensive nursing assessment" means the gathering of | ||||||
25 | information about the patient's physiological, psychological, | ||||||
26 | sociological, and spiritual status on an ongoing basis by a |
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1 | registered professional nurse and is the first step in | ||||||
2 | implementing and guiding the nursing plan of care. | ||||||
3 | "Consultation" means the process whereby an advanced | ||||||
4 | practice registered nurse seeks the advice or opinion of | ||||||
5 | another health care professional. | ||||||
6 | "Credentialed" means the process of assessing and | ||||||
7 | validating the qualifications of a health care professional. | ||||||
8 | "Dentist" means a person licensed to practice dentistry | ||||||
9 | under the Illinois Dental Practice Act. | ||||||
10 | "Department" means the Department of Financial and | ||||||
11 | Professional Regulation. | ||||||
12 | "Email address of record" means the designated email | ||||||
13 | address recorded by the Department in the applicant's | ||||||
14 | application file or the licensee's license file, as maintained | ||||||
15 | by the Department's licensure maintenance unit. | ||||||
16 | "Focused nursing assessment" means an appraisal of an | ||||||
17 | individual's status and current situation, contributing to the | ||||||
18 | comprehensive nursing assessment performed by the registered | ||||||
19 | professional nurse or advanced practice registered nurse or | ||||||
20 | the assessment by the physician assistant, physician, dentist, | ||||||
21 | podiatric physician, or other licensed health care | ||||||
22 | professional, as determined by the Department, supporting | ||||||
23 | ongoing data collection, and deciding who needs to be informed | ||||||
24 | of the information and when to inform. | ||||||
25 | "Full practice authority" means the authority of an | ||||||
26 | advanced practice registered nurse licensed in Illinois and |
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1 | certified as a nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist, | ||||||
2 | or nurse midwife to practice without a written collaborative | ||||||
3 | agreement and: | ||||||
4 | (1) to be fully accountable to patients for the | ||||||
5 | quality of advanced nursing care rendered; | ||||||
6 | (2) to be fully accountable for recognizing limits of | ||||||
7 | knowledge and experience and for planning for the | ||||||
8 | management of situations beyond the advanced practice | ||||||
9 | registered nurse's expertise; the full practice authority | ||||||
10 | for advanced practice registered nurses includes accepting | ||||||
11 | referrals from, consulting with, collaborating with, or | ||||||
12 | referring to other health care professionals as warranted | ||||||
13 | by the needs of the patient; and | ||||||
14 | (3) to possess the authority to prescribe medications, | ||||||
15 | including Schedule II through V controlled substances, as | ||||||
16 | provided in Section 65-43. | ||||||
17 | "Full practice authority-pending advanced practice | ||||||
18 | registered nurse" means an advanced practice registered nurse | ||||||
19 | licensed in Illinois and certified as a nurse practitioner, | ||||||
20 | clinical nurse specialist, or nurse midwife who has provided a | ||||||
21 | notarized attestation of completion of at least 250 hours of | ||||||
22 | continuing education or training in the advanced practice | ||||||
23 | registered nurse's area of certification and at least 4,000 | ||||||
24 | hours of clinical experience after first attaining national | ||||||
25 | certification and who has submitted an application to the | ||||||
26 | Department to be granted full practice authority. |
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1 | "Hospital affiliate" means a corporation, partnership, | ||||||
2 | joint venture, limited liability company, or similar | ||||||
3 | organization, other than a hospital, that is devoted primarily | ||||||
4 | to the provision, management, or support of health care | ||||||
5 | services and that directly or indirectly controls, is | ||||||
6 | controlled by, or is under common control of the hospital. For | ||||||
7 | the purposes of this definition, "control" means having at | ||||||
8 | least an equal or a majority ownership or membership interest. | ||||||
9 | A hospital affiliate shall be 100% owned or controlled by any | ||||||
10 | combination of hospitals, their parent corporations, or | ||||||
11 | physicians licensed to practice medicine in all its branches | ||||||
12 | in Illinois. "Hospital affiliate" does not include a health | ||||||
13 | maintenance organization regulated under the Health | ||||||
14 | Maintenance Organization Act. | ||||||
15 | "Impaired nurse" means a nurse licensed under this Act who | ||||||
16 | is unable to practice with reasonable skill and safety because | ||||||
17 | of a physical or mental disability as evidenced by a written | ||||||
18 | determination or written consent based on clinical evidence, | ||||||
19 | including loss of motor skills, abuse of drugs or alcohol, or a | ||||||
20 | psychiatric disorder, of sufficient degree to diminish his or | ||||||
21 | her ability to deliver competent patient care. | ||||||
22 | "License-pending advanced practice registered nurse" means | ||||||
23 | a registered professional nurse who has completed all | ||||||
24 | requirements for licensure as an advanced practice registered | ||||||
25 | nurse except the certification examination and has applied to | ||||||
26 | take the next available certification exam and received a |
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1 | temporary permit from the Department. | ||||||
2 | "License-pending registered nurse" means a person who has | ||||||
3 | passed the Department-approved registered nurse licensure exam | ||||||
4 | and has applied for a license from the Department. A | ||||||
5 | license-pending registered nurse shall use the title "RN lic | ||||||
6 | pend" on all documentation related to nursing practice. | ||||||
7 | "Nursing intervention" means any treatment based on | ||||||
8 | clinical nursing judgment or knowledge that a nurse performs. | ||||||
9 | An individual or entity shall not mandate that a registered | ||||||
10 | professional nurse delegate nursing interventions if the | ||||||
11 | registered professional nurse determines it is inappropriate | ||||||
12 | to do so. A nurse shall not be subject to disciplinary or any | ||||||
13 | other adverse action for refusing to delegate a nursing | ||||||
14 | intervention based on patient safety. | ||||||
15 | "Physician" means a person licensed to practice medicine | ||||||
16 | in all its branches under the Medical Practice Act of 1987. | ||||||
17 | "Podiatric physician" means a person licensed to practice | ||||||
18 | podiatry under the Podiatric Medical Practice Act of 1987. | ||||||
19 | "Practical nurse" or "licensed practical nurse" means a | ||||||
20 | person who is licensed as a practical nurse under this Act and | ||||||
21 | practices practical nursing as defined in this Act. Only a | ||||||
22 | practical nurse licensed under this Act is entitled to use the | ||||||
23 | title "licensed practical nurse" and the abbreviation | ||||||
24 | "L.P.N.". | ||||||
25 | "Practical nursing" means the performance of nursing | ||||||
26 | interventions requiring the nursing knowledge, judgment, and |
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1 | skill acquired by means of completion of an approved practical | ||||||
2 | nursing education program. Practical nursing includes | ||||||
3 | assisting in the nursing process under the guidance of a | ||||||
4 | registered professional nurse or an advanced practice | ||||||
5 | registered nurse. The practical nurse may work under the | ||||||
6 | direction of a licensed physician, dentist, podiatric | ||||||
7 | physician, or other health care professional determined by the | ||||||
8 | Department. | ||||||
9 | "Privileged" means the authorization granted by the | ||||||
10 | governing body of a healthcare facility, agency, or | ||||||
11 | organization to provide specific patient care services within | ||||||
12 | well-defined limits, based on qualifications reviewed in the | ||||||
13 | credentialing process. | ||||||
14 | "Registered Nurse" or "Registered Professional Nurse" | ||||||
15 | means a person who is licensed as a professional nurse under | ||||||
16 | this Act and practices nursing as defined in this Act. Only a | ||||||
17 | registered nurse licensed under this Act is entitled to use | ||||||
18 | the titles "registered nurse" and "registered professional | ||||||
19 | nurse" and the abbreviation, "R.N.". | ||||||
20 | "Registered professional nursing practice" means a | ||||||
21 | scientific process founded on a professional body of knowledge | ||||||
22 | that includes, but is not limited to, the protection, | ||||||
23 | promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, | ||||||
24 | prevention of illness and injury, development and | ||||||
25 | implementation of the nursing plan of care, facilitation of | ||||||
26 | nursing interventions to alleviate suffering, care |
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1 | coordination, and advocacy in the care of individuals, | ||||||
2 | families, groups, communities, and populations. "Registered | ||||||
3 | professional nursing practice" does not include the act of | ||||||
4 | medical diagnosis or prescription of medical therapeutic or | ||||||
5 | corrective measures. | ||||||
6 | "Professional assistance program for nurses" means a | ||||||
7 | professional assistance program that meets criteria | ||||||
8 | established by the Board of Nursing and approved by the | ||||||
9 | Secretary, which provides a non-disciplinary treatment | ||||||
10 | approach for nurses licensed under this Act whose ability to | ||||||
11 | practice is compromised by alcohol or chemical substance | ||||||
12 | addiction. | ||||||
13 | "Secretary" means the Secretary of Financial and | ||||||
14 | Professional Regulation. | ||||||
15 | "Unencumbered license" means a license issued in good | ||||||
16 | standing. | ||||||
17 | "Written collaborative agreement" means a written | ||||||
18 | agreement between an advanced practice registered nurse and a | ||||||
19 | collaborating physician, dentist, or podiatric physician | ||||||
20 | pursuant to Section 65-35. | ||||||
21 | (Source: P.A. 103-154, eff. 6-30-23.) | ||||||
22 | (225 ILCS 65/55-10) (was 225 ILCS 65/10-30) | ||||||
23 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) | ||||||
24 | Sec. 55-10. LPN licensure by examination. | ||||||
25 | (a) Each applicant who successfully meets the requirements |
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1 | of this Section is eligible for licensure as a licensed | ||||||
2 | practical nurse. | ||||||
3 | (b) An applicant for licensure by examination to practice | ||||||
4 | as a practical nurse is eligible for licensure when the | ||||||
5 | following requirements are met: | ||||||
6 | (1) the applicant has submitted a completed written | ||||||
7 | application on forms provided by the Department and fees | ||||||
8 | as established by the Department; | ||||||
9 | (2) the applicant has graduated from a practical | ||||||
10 | nursing education program approved by the Department or | ||||||
11 | has been granted a certificate of completion of | ||||||
12 | pre-licensure requirements from another United States | ||||||
13 | jurisdiction; | ||||||
14 | (3) the applicant has successfully completed a | ||||||
15 | licensure examination approved by the Department; | ||||||
16 | (4) (blank); | ||||||
17 | (5) the applicant has submitted to the criminal | ||||||
18 | history records check required under Section 50-35 of this | ||||||
19 | Act; | ||||||
20 | (6) the applicant has submitted either to the | ||||||
21 | Department or its designated testing service, a fee | ||||||
22 | covering the cost of providing the examination. Failure to | ||||||
23 | appear for the examination on the scheduled date at the | ||||||
24 | time and place specified after the applicant's application | ||||||
25 | for examination has been received and acknowledged by the | ||||||
26 | Department or the designated testing service shall result |
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1 | in the forfeiture of the examination fee; and | ||||||
2 | (7) the applicant has met all other requirements | ||||||
3 | established by rule. | ||||||
4 | (b-5) If an applicant for licensure by examination | ||||||
5 | neglects, fails, or refuses to take an examination or fails to | ||||||
6 | pass an examination for a license under this Act within 3 years | ||||||
7 | of the date of initial application, the application shall be | ||||||
8 | denied. When an applicant's application is denied due to the | ||||||
9 | failure to pass the examination within the 3-year period, that | ||||||
10 | applicant must undertake an additional course of education as | ||||||
11 | defined by rule prior to submitting a new application for | ||||||
12 | licensure. Any new application must be accompanied by the | ||||||
13 | required fee, evidence of meeting the requirements in force at | ||||||
14 | the time of the new application, and evidence of completion of | ||||||
15 | the additional course of education prescribed by rule. | ||||||
16 | An applicant may take and successfully complete a | ||||||
17 | Department-approved examination in another jurisdiction. | ||||||
18 | However, an applicant who has never been licensed previously | ||||||
19 | in any jurisdiction that utilizes a Department-approved | ||||||
20 | examination and who has taken and failed to pass the | ||||||
21 | examination within 3 years after filing the application must | ||||||
22 | submit proof of successful completion of a | ||||||
23 | Department-authorized nursing education program or | ||||||
24 | recompletion of an approved licensed practical nursing program | ||||||
25 | prior to re-application. | ||||||
26 | (c) An applicant for licensure by examination shall have |
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1 | one year from the date of notification of successful | ||||||
2 | completion of the examination to apply to the Department for a | ||||||
3 | license. If an applicant fails to apply within one year, the | ||||||
4 | applicant shall be required to retake and pass the examination | ||||||
5 | unless licensed in another jurisdiction of the United States. | ||||||
6 | (d) A licensed practical nurse applicant who passes the | ||||||
7 | Department-approved licensure examination and has applied to | ||||||
8 | the Department for licensure may obtain employment as a | ||||||
9 | license-pending practical nurse and practice as delegated by a | ||||||
10 | registered professional nurse or an advanced practice | ||||||
11 | registered nurse or physician. An individual may be employed | ||||||
12 | as a license-pending practical nurse if all of the following | ||||||
13 | criteria are met: | ||||||
14 | (1) He or she has completed and passed the | ||||||
15 | Department-approved licensure exam and presents to the | ||||||
16 | employer the official written notification indicating | ||||||
17 | successful passage of the licensure examination. | ||||||
18 | (2) He or she has completed and submitted to the | ||||||
19 | Department an application for licensure under this Section | ||||||
20 | as a practical nurse. | ||||||
21 | (3) He or she has submitted the required licensure | ||||||
22 | fee. | ||||||
23 | (4) He or she has met all other requirements | ||||||
24 | established by rule, including having submitted to a | ||||||
25 | criminal history records check. | ||||||
26 | (e) The privilege to practice as a license-pending |
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1 | practical nurse shall terminate with the occurrence of any of | ||||||
2 | the following: | ||||||
3 | (1) Six Three months have passed since the official | ||||||
4 | date of passing the licensure exam as inscribed on the | ||||||
5 | formal written notification indicating passage of the | ||||||
6 | exam. This 6-month 3-month period may be extended as | ||||||
7 | determined by rule. | ||||||
8 | (2) Receipt of the practical nurse license from the | ||||||
9 | Department. | ||||||
10 | (3) Notification from the Department that the | ||||||
11 | application for licensure has been denied. | ||||||
12 | (4) A request by the Department that the individual | ||||||
13 | terminate practicing as a license-pending practical nurse | ||||||
14 | until an official decision is made by the Department to | ||||||
15 | grant or deny a practical nurse license. | ||||||
16 | (f) (Blank). | ||||||
17 | (g) All applicants for practical nurse licensure by | ||||||
18 | examination who are graduates of nursing educational programs | ||||||
19 | in a country other than the United States or its territories | ||||||
20 | shall have their nursing education credentials evaluated by a | ||||||
21 | Department-approved nursing credentialing evaluation service. | ||||||
22 | No such applicant may be issued a license under this Act unless | ||||||
23 | the applicant's program is deemed by the nursing credentialing | ||||||
24 | evaluation service to be equivalent to a professional nursing | ||||||
25 | education program approved by the Department. An applicant who | ||||||
26 | has graduated from a nursing educational program outside of |
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1 | the United States or its territories and whose first language | ||||||
2 | is not English shall submit evidence of English proficiency, | ||||||
3 | as defined by rule. | ||||||
4 | (h) (Blank). | ||||||
5 | (i) (Blank). | ||||||
6 | (j) (Blank). | ||||||
7 | (k) (Blank). | ||||||
8 | (l) (Blank). | ||||||
9 | (m) All applicants for practical nurse licensure have 3 | ||||||
10 | years from the date of application to complete the application | ||||||
11 | process. If the process has not been completed within 3 years | ||||||
12 | from the date of application, the application shall be denied, | ||||||
13 | the fee forfeited, and the applicant must reapply and meet the | ||||||
14 | requirements in effect at the time of reapplication. | ||||||
15 | (Source: P.A. 100-513, eff. 1-1-18 .) | ||||||
16 | (225 ILCS 65/60-10) | ||||||
17 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) | ||||||
18 | Sec. 60-10. RN licensure by examination. | ||||||
19 | (a) Each applicant who successfully meets the requirements | ||||||
20 | of this Section is eligible for licensure as a registered | ||||||
21 | professional nurse. | ||||||
22 | (b) An applicant for licensure by examination to practice | ||||||
23 | as a registered professional nurse is eligible for licensure | ||||||
24 | when the following requirements are met: | ||||||
25 | (1) the applicant has submitted a completed written |
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1 | application, on forms provided by the Department, and | ||||||
2 | fees, as established by the Department; | ||||||
3 | (2) the applicant has graduated from a professional | ||||||
4 | nursing education program approved by the Department or | ||||||
5 | has been granted a certificate of completion of | ||||||
6 | pre-licensure requirements from another United States | ||||||
7 | jurisdiction; | ||||||
8 | (3) the applicant has successfully completed a | ||||||
9 | licensure examination approved by the Department; | ||||||
10 | (4) (blank); | ||||||
11 | (5) the applicant has submitted to the criminal | ||||||
12 | history records check required under Section 50-35 of this | ||||||
13 | Act; | ||||||
14 | (6) the applicant has submitted, either to the | ||||||
15 | Department or its designated testing service, a fee | ||||||
16 | covering the cost of providing the examination; failure to | ||||||
17 | appear for the examination on the scheduled date at the | ||||||
18 | time and place specified after the applicant's application | ||||||
19 | for examination has been received and acknowledged by the | ||||||
20 | Department or the designated testing service shall result | ||||||
21 | in the forfeiture of the examination fee; and | ||||||
22 | (7) the applicant has met all other requirements | ||||||
23 | established by the Department by rule. | ||||||
24 | An applicant for licensure by examination may take the | ||||||
25 | Department-approved examination in another jurisdiction. | ||||||
26 | (b-3) An applicant who graduates from a professional |
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1 | nursing program in this State on or after the effective date of | ||||||
2 | this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly and does not | ||||||
3 | take the licensure examination within 180 days after his or | ||||||
4 | her degree is conferred by the institution of higher education | ||||||
5 | or fails the licensure examination for a second time shall be | ||||||
6 | required to demonstrate proof of completion of a National | ||||||
7 | Council Licensure Examination preparatory class or a | ||||||
8 | comparable test preparatory program before taking a subsequent | ||||||
9 | licensure examination or the graduate may return to the | ||||||
10 | institution of higher education from which he or she graduated | ||||||
11 | which shall provide remedial educational resources to the | ||||||
12 | graduate at no cost to the graduate. Such an applicant must | ||||||
13 | contact the institution of higher education from which he or | ||||||
14 | she graduated prior to retesting. | ||||||
15 | (b-4) All professional nursing programs in probationary | ||||||
16 | status on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the | ||||||
17 | 103rd General Assembly and subject to a program revision plan | ||||||
18 | shall be deemed in good standing for a period of 3 years | ||||||
19 | beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the | ||||||
20 | 103rd General Assembly. Prior to September 1, 2026, no | ||||||
21 | professional nursing program shall be placed on probationary | ||||||
22 | status for failing to reach a passage rate of less than 75%. | ||||||
23 | (b-5) If an applicant for licensure by examination | ||||||
24 | neglects, fails, or refuses to take an examination or fails to | ||||||
25 | pass an examination for a license within 3 years of the date of | ||||||
26 | initial application, the application shall be denied. When an |
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1 | applicant's application is denied due to the failure to pass | ||||||
2 | the examination within the 3-year period, that applicant must | ||||||
3 | undertake an additional course of education as defined by rule | ||||||
4 | prior to submitting a new application for licensure. Any new | ||||||
5 | application must be accompanied by the required fee, evidence | ||||||
6 | of meeting the requirements in force at the time of the new | ||||||
7 | application, and evidence of completion of the additional | ||||||
8 | course of education prescribed by rule. | ||||||
9 | (c) An applicant for licensure by examination shall have | ||||||
10 | one year after the date of notification of the successful | ||||||
11 | completion of the examination to apply to the Department for a | ||||||
12 | license. If an applicant fails to apply within one year, the | ||||||
13 | applicant shall be required to retake and pass the examination | ||||||
14 | unless licensed in another jurisdiction of the United States. | ||||||
15 | (d) An applicant for licensure by examination who passes | ||||||
16 | the Department-approved licensure examination for professional | ||||||
17 | nursing may obtain employment as a license-pending registered | ||||||
18 | nurse and practice under the direction of a registered | ||||||
19 | professional nurse or an advanced practice registered nurse | ||||||
20 | until such time as he or she receives his or her license to | ||||||
21 | practice or until the license is denied. In no instance shall | ||||||
22 | any such applicant practice or be employed in any management | ||||||
23 | capacity. An individual may be employed as a license-pending | ||||||
24 | registered nurse if all of the following criteria are met: | ||||||
25 | (1) He or she has completed and passed the | ||||||
26 | Department-approved licensure exam and presents to the |
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1 | employer the official written notification indicating | ||||||
2 | successful passage of the licensure examination. | ||||||
3 | (2) He or she has completed and submitted to the | ||||||
4 | Department an application for licensure under this Section | ||||||
5 | as a registered professional nurse. | ||||||
6 | (3) He or she has submitted the required licensure | ||||||
7 | fee. | ||||||
8 | (4) He or she has met all other requirements | ||||||
9 | established by rule, including having submitted to a | ||||||
10 | criminal history records check. | ||||||
11 | (e) The privilege to practice as a license-pending | ||||||
12 | registered nurse shall terminate with the occurrence of any of | ||||||
13 | the following: | ||||||
14 | (1) Six Three months have passed since the official | ||||||
15 | date of passing the licensure exam as inscribed on the | ||||||
16 | formal written notification indicating passage of the | ||||||
17 | exam. The 6-month license-pending 3-month license pending | ||||||
18 | period may be extended if more time is needed by the | ||||||
19 | Department to process the licensure application. | ||||||
20 | (2) Receipt of the registered professional nurse | ||||||
21 | license from the Department. | ||||||
22 | (3) Notification from the Department that the | ||||||
23 | application for licensure has been refused. | ||||||
24 | (4) A request by the Department that the individual | ||||||
25 | terminate practicing as a license-pending registered nurse | ||||||
26 | until an official decision is made by the Department to |
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1 | grant or deny a registered professional nurse license. | ||||||
2 | (f) (Blank). | ||||||
3 | (g) (Blank). | ||||||
4 | (h) (Blank). | ||||||
5 | (i) (Blank). | ||||||
6 | (j) (Blank). | ||||||
7 | (k) All applicants for registered professional nurse | ||||||
8 | licensure have 3 years after the date of application to | ||||||
9 | complete the application process. If the process has not been | ||||||
10 | completed within 3 years after the date of application, the | ||||||
11 | application shall be denied, the fee forfeited, and the | ||||||
12 | applicant must reapply and meet the requirements in effect at | ||||||
13 | the time of reapplication. | ||||||
14 | (l) All applicants for registered nurse licensure by | ||||||
15 | examination who are graduates of practical nursing educational | ||||||
16 | programs in a country other than the United States and its | ||||||
17 | territories shall have their nursing education credentials | ||||||
18 | evaluated by a Department-approved nursing credentialing | ||||||
19 | evaluation service. No such applicant may be issued a license | ||||||
20 | under this Act unless the applicant's program is deemed by the | ||||||
21 | nursing credentialing evaluation service to be equivalent to a | ||||||
22 | professional nursing education program approved by the | ||||||
23 | Department. An applicant who has graduated from a nursing | ||||||
24 | educational program outside of the United States or its | ||||||
25 | territories and whose first language is not English shall | ||||||
26 | submit evidence of English proficiency, as defined by rule. |
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1 | (m) (Blank). | ||||||
2 | (Source: P.A. 103-533, eff. 1-1-24 .) | ||||||
3 | (225 ILCS 65/65-10) (was 225 ILCS 65/15-13) | ||||||
4 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) | ||||||
5 | Sec. 65-10. APRN license-pending license pending status. | ||||||
6 | (a) A graduate of an advanced practice registered nursing | ||||||
7 | program may practice in the State of Illinois in the role of | ||||||
8 | certified clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse midwife, | ||||||
9 | certified nurse practitioner, or certified registered nurse | ||||||
10 | anesthetist for not longer than 6 months provided he or she | ||||||
11 | submits all of the following: | ||||||
12 | (1) An application for licensure as an advanced | ||||||
13 | practice registered nurse in Illinois and all fees | ||||||
14 | established by rule. | ||||||
15 | (2) Proof of an application to take the national | ||||||
16 | certification examination in the specialty. | ||||||
17 | (3) Proof of completion of a graduate advanced | ||||||
18 | practice education program that allows the applicant to be | ||||||
19 | eligible for national certification in a clinical advanced | ||||||
20 | practice registered nursing specialty and that allows the | ||||||
21 | applicant to be eligible for licensure in Illinois in the | ||||||
22 | area of his or her specialty. | ||||||
23 | (4) Proof that he or she is licensed in Illinois as a | ||||||
24 | registered professional nurse. | ||||||
25 | (b) License-pending License pending status shall preclude |
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1 | delegation of prescriptive authority. | ||||||
2 | (c) A graduate practicing in accordance with this Section | ||||||
3 | must use the title " license-pending license pending certified | ||||||
4 | clinical nurse specialist", " license-pending license pending | ||||||
5 | certified nurse midwife", " license-pending license pending | ||||||
6 | certified nurse practitioner", or " license-pending license | ||||||
7 | pending certified registered nurse anesthetist", whichever is | ||||||
8 | applicable. | ||||||
9 | (d) A licensed advanced practice registered nurse | ||||||
10 | certified as a nurse midwife, clinical nurse specialist, or | ||||||
11 | nurse practitioner who files with the Department a notarized | ||||||
12 | attestation of completion of at least 250 hours of continuing | ||||||
13 | education or training in the advanced practice registered | ||||||
14 | nurse's area of certification and at least 4,000 hours of | ||||||
15 | clinical experience after first attaining national | ||||||
16 | certification and thus having met the requirements to be | ||||||
17 | granted full practice authority shall be granted the authority | ||||||
18 | to practice as a full practice authority-pending advanced | ||||||
19 | practice registered nurse under the supervision of a full | ||||||
20 | practice advanced practice registered nurse or a physician for | ||||||
21 | a period of 6 months. | ||||||
22 | (Source: P.A. 100-513, eff. 1-1-18 .) |