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 1        AN ACT concerning nurses.

 2        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section 5.  The Nursing and Advanced Practice Nursing Act
 5    is amended by changing Section 15-10 as follows:

 6        (225 ILCS 65/15-10)
 7        (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)
 8        Sec.  15-10.   Advanced  practice  nurse; qualifications;
 9    roster.
10        (a)  A person shall be  qualified  for  licensure  as  an
11    advanced practice nurse if that person:
12             (1)  has  applied  in  writing in form and substance
13        satisfactory to the Department and  has  not  violated  a
14        provision  of  this  Act  or the rules adopted under this
15        Act. The  Department  may  take  into  consideration  any
16        felony conviction of the applicant but a conviction shall
17        not operate as an absolute bar to licensure;
18             (2)  holds  a  current  license  to  practice  as  a
19        registered nurse in Illinois;
20             (3)  has   successfully  completed  requirements  to
21        practice as, and holds a current, national  certification
22        as,  a  nurse  midwife,  clinical nurse specialist, nurse
23        practitioner, or certified registered  nurse  anesthetist
24        from   the   appropriate   national  certifying  body  as
25        determined by rule of the Department;
26             (4)  has paid the required fees as set by rule; and
27             (5)  has   successfully   completed   a   post-basic
28        advanced practice formal education program in the area of
29        his or her nursing specialty.
30        (b)  In  addition  to   meeting   the   requirements   of
31    subsection (a), except item (5) of that subsection, beginning
 
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 1    July  1,  2001 or 12 months after the adoption of final rules
 2    to implement this Section, whichever  is  sooner,  applicants
 3    for   initial   licensure   shall   have  a  graduate  degree
 4    appropriate for national certification in a clinical advanced
 5    practice nursing specialty.
 6        (b-5)  A registered professional nurse seeking  licensure
 7    as  an  advanced  practice nurse in the category of certified
 8    registered nurse anesthetist who does  not  have  a  graduate
 9    degree  as described in subsection (b) shall be qualified for
10    licensure if that person:
11             (1)  submits   evidence   of   having   successfully
12        completed a nurse anesthesia program  described  in  item
13        (5) of subsection (a) of this Section prior to January 1,
14        1999;
15             (2)  submits   evidence   of   certification   as  a
16        registered nurse anesthetist by an  appropriate  national
17        certifying body, as determined by rule of the Department;
18        and
19             (3)  has  continually  maintained active, up-to-date
20        recertification status as a  certified  registered  nurse
21        anesthetist by an appropriate national recertifying body,
22        as determined by rule of the Department.
23        (c)  The   Department  shall  provide  by  rule  for  APN
24    licensure of registered professional nurses who (1) apply for
25    licensure before July 1, 2001  and  (2)  submit  evidence  of
26    completion  of  a program described in item (5) of subsection
27    (a) or in subsection (b) and  evidence  of  practice  for  at
28    least 10 years as a nurse practitioner.
29        (d)  The  Department  shall maintain a separate roster of
30    advanced practice nurses licensed under this Title and  their
31    licenses  shall  indicate "Registered Nurse/Advanced Practice
32    Nurse".
33    (Source: P.A. 90-742, eff. 8-13-98; 91-414, eff. 8-6-99.)
 
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 1        Section 99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect  upon
 2    becoming law.