Full Text of HB3936 101st General Assembly
HB3936 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2019 and 2020 HB3936 Introduced 10/29/2019, by Rep. Sue Scherer - Stephanie A. Kifowit - Rita Mayfield - LaToya Greenwood, Michael Halpin, et al. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
| 225 ILCS 65/55-10 | was 225 ILCS 65/10-30 | 225 ILCS 65/55-11 | | 225 ILCS 65/60-10 | | 225 ILCS 65/60-11 | | 225 ILCS 65/65-5 | was 225 ILCS 65/15-10 |
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Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation must issue or deny a license no later than 30 days after completion of the application for practical nurse and registered professional nurse licensure. Provides that the Department must issue or deny a license no later than 30 days after receiving the required documentation for advanced practice registered nurse licensure. Effective immediately.
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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 55-10, 55-11, 60-10, 60-11, and 65-5 as follows:
| 6 | | (225 ILCS 65/55-10)
(was 225 ILCS 65/10-30)
| 7 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
| 8 | | Sec. 55-10. LPN licensure by examination.
| 9 | | (a) Each applicant who successfully meets the requirements | 10 | | of this Section is eligible for
licensure as a licensed | 11 | | practical nurse.
| 12 | | (b) An applicant for licensure by examination to practice | 13 | | as a practical nurse is eligible for licensure when the | 14 | | following requirements are met:
| 15 | | (1) the applicant has submitted a completed written | 16 | | application on forms provided by the
Department and fees as | 17 | | established by the Department;
| 18 | | (2) the applicant has graduated from a practical | 19 | | nursing education program approved by the Department or has | 20 | | been granted a certificate of completion of pre-licensure | 21 | | requirements from another United States jurisdiction; | 22 | | (3) the applicant has successfully completed a | 23 | | licensure examination approved by the Department;
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| 1 | | (4) (blank);
| 2 | | (5) the applicant has submitted to the criminal history | 3 | | records check required under Section 50-35 of this Act;
| 4 | | (6) the applicant has submitted either to the | 5 | | Department or its designated testing service,
a fee | 6 | | covering the cost of providing the examination. Failure to | 7 | | appear for
the examination on the scheduled date at the | 8 | | time and place specified after the
applicant's application | 9 | | for examination has been received and acknowledged by
the | 10 | | Department or the designated testing service shall result | 11 | | in the forfeiture
of the examination fee; and
| 12 | | (7) the applicant has met all other requirements | 13 | | established by rule. | 14 | | (b-5) If an applicant for licensure by examination
| 15 | | neglects, fails, or refuses to take an examination or fails
to | 16 | | pass an examination for a license under this Act within 3 years | 17 | | of the date of initial application, the application shall be | 18 | | denied. When an applicant's application is denied due to the | 19 | | failure to pass the examination within the 3-year period, that | 20 | | applicant must undertake an additional course of education as | 21 | | defined by rule prior to submitting a new application for | 22 | | licensure. Any new application must be accompanied by the | 23 | | required fee, evidence of meeting the requirements in force at | 24 | | the time of the new application, and evidence of completion of | 25 | | the additional course of education prescribed by rule.
| 26 | | An applicant may take and successfully complete a |
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| 1 | | Department-approved
examination in another jurisdiction. | 2 | | However, an applicant who has never been
licensed previously in | 3 | | any jurisdiction that utilizes a Department-approved
| 4 | | examination and who has taken and failed to
pass the | 5 | | examination within 3 years after filing the application must | 6 | | submit
proof of successful completion of a | 7 | | Department-authorized nursing education
program or | 8 | | recompletion of an approved
licensed
practical nursing program | 9 | | prior to re-application.
| 10 | | (c) An applicant for licensure by examination shall have | 11 | | one year from the date of notification of successful
completion | 12 | | of the examination to apply to the Department for a license. If | 13 | | an
applicant fails to apply within one year, the applicant | 14 | | shall be required to
retake and pass the examination unless | 15 | | licensed in another jurisdiction of
the United States.
| 16 | | (d) A licensed practical nurse applicant who passes the | 17 | | Department-approved licensure examination and has applied to | 18 | | the Department for licensure may obtain employment as a | 19 | | license-pending practical nurse and practice as delegated by a | 20 | | registered professional nurse or an advanced practice | 21 | | registered nurse or physician. An individual may be employed as | 22 | | a license-pending practical nurse if all of the following | 23 | | criteria are met: | 24 | | (1) He or she has completed and passed the | 25 | | Department-approved licensure exam and presents to the | 26 | | employer the official written notification indicating |
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| 1 | | successful passage of the licensure examination. | 2 | | (2) He or she has completed and submitted to the | 3 | | Department an application for licensure under this Section | 4 | | as a practical nurse. | 5 | | (3) He or she has submitted the required licensure fee. | 6 | | (4) He or she has met all other requirements | 7 | | established by rule, including having submitted to a | 8 | | criminal history records check. | 9 | | (e) The privilege to practice as a license-pending | 10 | | practical nurse shall terminate with the occurrence of any of | 11 | | the following: | 12 | | (1) Three months have passed since the official date of | 13 | | passing the licensure exam as inscribed on the formal | 14 | | written notification indicating passage of the exam. This | 15 | | 3-month period may be extended as determined by rule. | 16 | | (2) Receipt of the practical nurse license from the | 17 | | Department. | 18 | | (3) Notification from the Department that the | 19 | | application for licensure has been denied. | 20 | | (4) A request by the Department that the individual | 21 | | terminate practicing as a license-pending practical nurse | 22 | | until an official decision is made by the Department to | 23 | | grant or deny a practical nurse license.
| 24 | | (f) (Blank).
| 25 | | (g) All applicants for practical nurse licensure by | 26 | | examination
who are graduates
of nursing educational programs |
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| 1 | | in a country other than the United States or
its territories | 2 | | shall have their nursing education credentials evaluated by a | 3 | | Department-approved nursing credentialing evaluation service. | 4 | | No such applicant may be issued a license under this Act unless | 5 | | the applicant's program is deemed by the nursing credentialing | 6 | | evaluation service to be equivalent to a professional nursing | 7 | | education program approved by the Department. An applicant who | 8 | | has graduated from a nursing educational program outside of the | 9 | | United States or its territories and whose first language is | 10 | | not English shall submit evidence of English proficiency, as | 11 | | defined by rule.
| 12 | | (h) (Blank).
| 13 | | (i) (Blank).
| 14 | | (j) (Blank).
| 15 | | (k) (Blank).
| 16 | | (l) (Blank).
| 17 | | (m) All applicants for practical nurse licensure have 3 | 18 | | years from the date of application to complete the
application | 19 | | process. The Department must issue or deny a license no later | 20 | | than 30 days after completion of the application. If the | 21 | | process has not been completed within 3 years from
the date of | 22 | | application, the application shall be denied, the fee | 23 | | forfeited,
and the applicant must reapply and meet the | 24 | | requirements in effect at the time
of reapplication.
| 25 | | (Source: P.A. 100-513, eff. 1-1-18 .)
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| 1 | | (225 ILCS 65/55-11) | 2 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) | 3 | | Sec. 55-11. LPN licensure by endorsement. | 4 | | (a) Each applicant who successfully meets the requirements | 5 | | of this Section is eligible for licensure as a licensed | 6 | | practical nurse. | 7 | | (b) An applicant for licensure by endorsement who is a | 8 | | licensed practical nurse licensed by examination under the laws | 9 | | of another United States jurisdiction or a foreign jurisdiction | 10 | | is eligible for licensure when the following requirements are | 11 | | met: | 12 | | (1) the applicant has submitted a completed written | 13 | | application on forms supplied by the Department and fees as | 14 | | established by the Department; | 15 | | (2) the applicant has graduated from a practical | 16 | | nursing education program approved by the Department; | 17 | | (2.5) the applicant has successfully completed a | 18 | | licensure examination approved by the Department; | 19 | | (3) the applicant has been issued a licensed practical | 20 | | nurse license by another United States or foreign | 21 | | jurisdiction, which shall be verified, as defined by rule; | 22 | | (4) the applicant has submitted to the criminal history | 23 | | records check required under Section 50-35 of this Act; and | 24 | | (5) the applicant has met all other requirements as | 25 | | established by the Department by rule. | 26 | | (c) An applicant licensed in another state or territory who |
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| 1 | | is applying for licensure and has received her or his education | 2 | | in a country other than the United States or its territories | 3 | | shall have her or his nursing education credentials evaluated | 4 | | by a Department-approved nursing credentialing evaluation | 5 | | service. No such applicant may be issued a license under this | 6 | | Act unless the applicant's program is deemed by the nursing | 7 | | credentialing evaluation service to be equivalent to a | 8 | | professional nursing education program approved by the | 9 | | Department. An applicant who has graduated from a nursing | 10 | | education program outside of the United States or its | 11 | | territories and whose first language is not English shall | 12 | | submit evidence of English proficiency, as defined by rule. | 13 | | (d) A licensed practical nurse who holds an unencumbered | 14 | | license in good standing in another United States jurisdiction | 15 | | and who has applied for practical nurse licensure under this | 16 | | Act by endorsement may be issued a temporary permit if | 17 | | satisfactory proof of such licensure in another jurisdiction is | 18 | | presented to the Department. The Department shall not issue an | 19 | | applicant a temporary practical nurse permit until it is | 20 | | satisfied that the applicant holds an active, unencumbered | 21 | | license in good standing in another jurisdiction. If the | 22 | | applicant holds more than one current active license or one or | 23 | | more active temporary permits from another jurisdiction, the | 24 | | Department may not issue a temporary permit until the | 25 | | Department is satisfied that each current active license held | 26 | | by the applicant is unencumbered. The temporary permit, which |
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| 1 | | shall be issued no later than 14 working days following receipt | 2 | | by the Department of an application for the temporary permit, | 3 | | shall be granted upon the submission of all of the following to | 4 | | the Department: | 5 | | (1) a completed application for licensure as a | 6 | | practical nurse; | 7 | | (2) proof of a current, active license in at least one | 8 | | other jurisdiction of the United States and proof that each | 9 | | current active license or temporary permit held by the | 10 | | applicant within the last 5 years is unencumbered; | 11 | | (3) a signed and completed application for a temporary | 12 | | permit; and | 13 | | (4) the required temporary permit fee. | 14 | | (e) The Department may refuse to issue an applicant a | 15 | | temporary permit authorized pursuant to this Section if, within | 16 | | 14 working days following its receipt of an application for a | 17 | | temporary permit, the Department determines that: | 18 | | (1) the applicant has been convicted of a crime under | 19 | | the laws of a jurisdiction of the United States that is: | 20 | | (i) a felony; or (ii) a misdemeanor directly related to the | 21 | | practice of the profession, within the last 5 years; | 22 | | (2) the applicant has had a license or permit related | 23 | | to the practice of practical nursing revoked, suspended, or | 24 | | placed on probation by another jurisdiction within the last | 25 | | 5 years and at least one of the grounds for revoking, | 26 | | suspending, or placing on probation is the same or |
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| 1 | | substantially equivalent to grounds in Illinois; or | 2 | | (3) the Department intends to deny licensure by | 3 | | endorsement. | 4 | | (f) The Department may revoke a temporary permit issued | 5 | | pursuant to this Section if it determines that: | 6 | | (1) the applicant has been convicted of a crime under | 7 | | the law of any jurisdiction of the United States that is | 8 | | (i) a felony or (ii) a misdemeanor directly related to the | 9 | | practice of the profession, within the last 5 years; | 10 | | (2) within the last 5 years the applicant has had a | 11 | | license or permit related to the practice of nursing | 12 | | revoked, suspended, or placed on probation by another | 13 | | jurisdiction, and at least one of the grounds for revoking, | 14 | | suspending, or placing on probation is the same or | 15 | | substantially equivalent to grounds for disciplinary | 16 | | action under this Act; or | 17 | | (3) the Department intends to deny licensure by | 18 | | endorsement. | 19 | | (g) A temporary permit shall expire 6 months after the date | 20 | | of issuance. Further renewal may be granted by the Department | 21 | | in hardship cases, as defined by rule and upon approval of the | 22 | | Secretary. However, a temporary permit shall automatically | 23 | | expire upon issuance of a valid license under this Act or upon | 24 | | notification that the Department intends to deny licensure, | 25 | | whichever occurs first. | 26 | | (h) All applicants for practical nurse licensure have 3 |
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| 1 | | years after the date of application to complete the application | 2 | | process. The Department must issue or deny a license no later | 3 | | than 30 days after completion of the application. If the | 4 | | process has not been completed within 3 years after the date of | 5 | | application, the application shall be denied, the fee | 6 | | forfeited, and the applicant must reapply and meet the | 7 | | requirements in effect at the time of reapplication.
| 8 | | (Source: P.A. 100-513, eff. 1-1-18 .) | 9 | | (225 ILCS 65/60-10) | 10 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
| 11 | | Sec. 60-10. RN licensure by examination. | 12 | | (a) Each applicant who successfully meets the requirements | 13 | | of this Section is eligible for licensure as a registered | 14 | | professional nurse. | 15 | | (b) An applicant for licensure by examination to practice | 16 | | as a registered professional nurse is eligible for licensure | 17 | | when the following requirements are met: | 18 | | (1) the applicant has submitted a completed written | 19 | | application, on forms provided by the Department, and fees, | 20 | | as established by the Department; | 21 | | (2) the applicant has graduated from a professional | 22 | | nursing education program approved by the Department or has | 23 | | been granted a certificate of completion of pre-licensure | 24 | | requirements from another United States jurisdiction; | 25 | | (3) the applicant has successfully completed a |
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| 1 | | licensure examination approved by the Department; | 2 | | (4) (blank); | 3 | | (5) the applicant has submitted to the criminal history | 4 | | records check required under Section 50-35 of this Act; | 5 | | (6) the applicant has submitted, either to the | 6 | | Department or its designated testing service, a fee | 7 | | covering the cost of providing the examination; failure to | 8 | | appear for the examination on the scheduled date at the | 9 | | time and place specified after the applicant's application | 10 | | for examination has been received and acknowledged by the | 11 | | Department or the designated testing service shall result | 12 | | in the forfeiture of the examination fee; and | 13 | | (7) the applicant has met all other requirements | 14 | | established by the Department by rule.
| 15 | | An applicant for licensure by examination may take the | 16 | | Department-approved examination in another jurisdiction. | 17 | | (b-5) If an applicant for licensure by examination | 18 | | neglects, fails, or refuses to take an examination or fails to | 19 | | pass an examination for a license within 3 years of the date of | 20 | | initial application, the application shall be denied. When an | 21 | | applicant's application is denied due to the failure to pass | 22 | | the examination within the 3-year period, that applicant must | 23 | | undertake an additional course of education as defined by rule | 24 | | prior to submitting a new application for licensure. Any new | 25 | | application must be accompanied by the required fee, evidence | 26 | | of meeting the requirements in force at the time of the new |
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| 1 | | application, and evidence of completion of the additional | 2 | | course of education prescribed by rule. | 3 | | (c) An applicant for licensure by examination shall have | 4 | | one year after the date of notification of the successful | 5 | | completion of the examination to apply to the Department for a | 6 | | license. If an applicant fails to apply within one year, the | 7 | | applicant shall be required to retake and pass the examination | 8 | | unless licensed in another jurisdiction of the United States. | 9 | | (d) An applicant for licensure by examination who passes | 10 | | the Department-approved licensure examination for professional | 11 | | nursing may obtain employment as a license-pending registered | 12 | | nurse and practice under the direction of a registered | 13 | | professional nurse or an advanced practice registered nurse | 14 | | until such time as he or she receives his or her license to | 15 | | practice or until the license is denied. In no instance shall | 16 | | any such applicant practice or be employed in any management | 17 | | capacity. An individual may be employed as a license-pending | 18 | | registered nurse if all of the following criteria are met: | 19 | | (1) He or she has completed and passed the | 20 | | Department-approved licensure exam and presents to the | 21 | | employer the official written notification indicating | 22 | | successful passage of the licensure examination. | 23 | | (2) He or she has completed and submitted to the | 24 | | Department an application for licensure under this Section | 25 | | as a registered professional nurse. | 26 | | (3) He or she has submitted the required licensure fee. |
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| 1 | | (4) He or she has met all other requirements | 2 | | established by rule, including having submitted to a | 3 | | criminal history records check. | 4 | | (e) The privilege to practice as a license-pending | 5 | | registered nurse shall terminate with the occurrence of any of | 6 | | the following: | 7 | | (1) Three months have passed since the official date of | 8 | | passing the licensure exam as inscribed on the formal | 9 | | written notification indicating passage of the exam. The | 10 | | 3-month license pending period may be extended if more time | 11 | | is needed by the Department to process the licensure | 12 | | application. | 13 | | (2) Receipt of the registered professional nurse | 14 | | license from the Department. | 15 | | (3) Notification from the Department that the | 16 | | application for licensure has been refused. | 17 | | (4) A request by the Department that the individual | 18 | | terminate practicing as a license-pending registered nurse | 19 | | until an official decision is made by the Department to | 20 | | grant or deny a registered professional nurse license. | 21 | | (f) (Blank). | 22 | | (g) (Blank). | 23 | | (h) (Blank). | 24 | | (i) (Blank). | 25 | | (j) (Blank). | 26 | | (k) All applicants for registered professional nurse |
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| 1 | | licensure have 3 years after the date of application to | 2 | | complete the application process. The Department must issue or | 3 | | deny a license no later than 30 days after completion of the | 4 | | application. If the process has not been completed within 3 | 5 | | years after the date of application, the application shall be | 6 | | denied, the fee forfeited, and the applicant must reapply and | 7 | | meet the requirements in effect at the time of reapplication. | 8 | | (l) All applicants for registered nurse licensure by | 9 | | examination who are graduates of practical nursing educational | 10 | | programs in a country other than the United States and its | 11 | | territories shall have their nursing education credentials | 12 | | evaluated by a Department-approved nursing credentialing | 13 | | evaluation service. No such applicant may be issued a license | 14 | | under this Act unless the applicant's program is deemed by the | 15 | | nursing credentialing evaluation service to be equivalent to a | 16 | | professional nursing education program approved by the | 17 | | Department. An applicant who has graduated from a nursing | 18 | | educational program outside of the United States or its | 19 | | territories and whose first language is not English shall | 20 | | submit evidence of English proficiency, as defined by rule. | 21 | | (m) (Blank).
| 22 | | (Source: P.A. 100-513, eff. 1-1-18 .) | 23 | | (225 ILCS 65/60-11) | 24 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) | 25 | | Sec. 60-11. RN licensure by endorsement. |
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| 1 | | (a) Each applicant who successfully meets the requirements | 2 | | of this Section is eligible for licensure as a registered | 3 | | professional nurse. | 4 | | (b) An applicant for registered professional nurse | 5 | | licensure by endorsement who is a registered professional nurse | 6 | | licensed by examination under the laws of another United States | 7 | | jurisdiction or a foreign jurisdiction is eligible for | 8 | | licensure when the following requirements are met: | 9 | | (1) the applicant has submitted a completed written | 10 | | application, on forms supplied by the Department, and fees | 11 | | as established by the Department; | 12 | | (2) the applicant has graduated from a registered | 13 | | professional nursing education program approved by the | 14 | | Department; | 15 | | (2.5) the applicant has successfully completed a | 16 | | licensure examination approved by the Department; | 17 | | (3) the applicant has been issued a registered | 18 | | professional nurse license by another United States or | 19 | | foreign jurisdiction, which shall be verified, as defined | 20 | | by rule; | 21 | | (4) the applicant has submitted to the criminal history | 22 | | records check required under Section 50-35 of this Act; and | 23 | | (5) the applicant has met all other requirements as | 24 | | established by the Department by rule. | 25 | | (c) Pending the issuance of a license under this Section, | 26 | | the Department may grant an applicant a temporary permit to |
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| 1 | | practice nursing as a registered professional nurse if the | 2 | | Department is satisfied that the applicant holds an active, | 3 | | unencumbered license in good standing in another United States | 4 | | jurisdiction. If the applicant holds more than one current | 5 | | active license or one or more active temporary licenses from | 6 | | another jurisdiction, the Department may not issue a temporary | 7 | | permit until the Department is satisfied that each current | 8 | | active license held by the applicant is unencumbered. The | 9 | | temporary permit, which shall be issued no later than 14 | 10 | | working days after receipt by the Department of an application | 11 | | for the temporary permit, shall be granted upon the submission | 12 | | of all of the following to the Department: | 13 | | (1) a completed application for licensure as a | 14 | | registered professional nurse; | 15 | | (2) proof of a current, active license in at least one | 16 | | other jurisdiction of the United States and proof that each | 17 | | current active license or temporary license held by the | 18 | | applicant within the last 5 years is unencumbered; | 19 | | (3) a completed application for a temporary permit; and | 20 | | (4) the required temporary permit fee. | 21 | | (d) The Department may refuse to issue an applicant a | 22 | | temporary permit authorized pursuant to this Section if, within | 23 | | 14 working days after its receipt of an application for a | 24 | | temporary permit, the Department determines that: | 25 | | (1) the applicant has been convicted of a crime under | 26 | | the laws of a jurisdiction of the United States that is (i) |
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| 1 | | a felony or (ii) a misdemeanor directly related to the | 2 | | practice of the profession, within the last 5 years; | 3 | | (2) the applicant has had a license or permit related | 4 | | to the practice of nursing revoked, suspended, or placed on | 5 | | probation by another jurisdiction within the last 5 years, | 6 | | if at least one of the grounds for revoking, suspending, or | 7 | | placing on probation is the same or substantially | 8 | | equivalent to grounds for disciplinary action under this | 9 | | Act; or | 10 | | (3) the Department intends to deny licensure by | 11 | | endorsement. | 12 | | (e) The Department may revoke a temporary permit issued | 13 | | pursuant to this Section if it determines that: | 14 | | (1) the applicant has been convicted of a crime under | 15 | | the laws of any jurisdiction of the United States that is | 16 | | (i) a felony or (ii) a misdemeanor directly related to the | 17 | | practice of the profession, within the last 5 years; | 18 | | (2) within the last 5 years, the applicant has had a | 19 | | license or permit related to the practice of nursing | 20 | | revoked, suspended, or placed on probation by another | 21 | | jurisdiction, if at least one of the grounds for revoking, | 22 | | suspending, or placing on probation is the same or | 23 | | substantially equivalent to grounds for disciplinary | 24 | | action under this Act; or | 25 | | (3) the Department intends to deny licensure by | 26 | | endorsement. |
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| 1 | | (f) A temporary permit issued under this Section shall | 2 | | expire 6 months after the date of issuance. Further renewal may | 3 | | be granted by the Department in hardship cases, as defined by | 4 | | rule and upon approval of the Secretary. However, a temporary | 5 | | permit shall automatically expire upon issuance of the Illinois | 6 | | license or upon notification that the Department intends to | 7 | | deny licensure, whichever occurs first. | 8 | | (g) All applicants for registered professional nurse | 9 | | licensure have 3 years after the date of application to | 10 | | complete the application process. The Department must issue or | 11 | | deny a license no later than 30 days after completion of the | 12 | | application. If the process has not been completed within 3 | 13 | | years after the date of application, the application shall be | 14 | | denied, the fee forfeited, and the applicant must reapply and | 15 | | meet the requirements in effect at the time of reapplication. | 16 | | (h) An applicant licensed in another state or territory who | 17 | | is applying for licensure and has received her or his education | 18 | | in a country other than the United States or its territories | 19 | | shall have her or his nursing education credentials evaluated | 20 | | by a Department-approved nursing credentialing evaluation | 21 | | service. No such applicant may be issued a license under this | 22 | | Act unless the applicant's program is deemed by the nursing | 23 | | credentialing evaluation service to be equivalent to a | 24 | | professional nursing education program approved by the | 25 | | Department. An applicant who has graduated from a nursing | 26 | | education program outside of the United States or its |
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| 1 | | territories and whose first language is not English shall | 2 | | submit evidence of English proficiency, as defined by rule.
| 3 | | (Source: P.A. 100-513, eff. 1-1-18 .)
| 4 | | (225 ILCS 65/65-5)
(was 225 ILCS 65/15-10)
| 5 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
| 6 | | Sec. 65-5. Qualifications for APRN licensure.
| 7 | | (a) Each applicant who successfully meets the requirements | 8 | | of this Section is eligible for licensure as an advanced | 9 | | practice registered nurse. | 10 | | (b) An applicant for licensure to practice as an advanced | 11 | | practice registered nurse is eligible for licensure when the | 12 | | following requirements are met:
| 13 | | (1) the applicant has submitted a completed | 14 | | application and any fees as established by the Department;
| 15 | | (2) the applicant holds a current license to practice | 16 | | as a
registered professional nurse under this Act;
| 17 | | (3) the applicant has successfully completed | 18 | | requirements to practice as, and holds and maintains
| 19 | | current, national certification as, a nurse midwife, | 20 | | clinical nurse specialist,
nurse practitioner, or | 21 | | certified registered nurse anesthetist from the
| 22 | | appropriate national certifying body as determined by rule | 23 | | of the Department;
| 24 | | (4) the applicant has obtained a graduate degree | 25 | | appropriate for national certification in a clinical |
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| 1 | | advanced practice registered nursing specialty or a | 2 | | graduate degree or post-master's certificate from a | 3 | | graduate level program in a clinical advanced practice | 4 | | registered nursing specialty;
| 5 | | (5) (blank); | 6 | | (6) the applicant has submitted to the criminal history | 7 | | records check required under Section 50-35 of this Act; and
| 8 | | (7) if applicable, the applicant has submitted | 9 | | verification of licensure status in another jurisdiction, | 10 | | as provided by rule. | 11 | | The Department must issue or deny a license no later than | 12 | | 30 days after receiving the required documentation. | 13 | | (b-5) A registered professional nurse seeking licensure as | 14 | | an advanced practice registered nurse in the category of | 15 | | certified registered nurse anesthetist who does not have a | 16 | | graduate degree as described in subsection (b) of this Section | 17 | | shall be qualified for licensure if that person: | 18 | | (1) submits evidence of having successfully completed | 19 | | a nurse anesthesia program described in item (4) of | 20 | | subsection (b) of this Section prior to January 1, 1999; | 21 | | (2) submits evidence of certification as a registered | 22 | | nurse anesthetist by an appropriate national certifying | 23 | | body; and | 24 | | (3) has continually maintained active, up-to-date | 25 | | recertification status as a certified registered nurse | 26 | | anesthetist by an appropriate national recertifying body. |
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| 1 | | The Department must issue or deny a license no later than | 2 | | 30 days after receiving the required documentation. | 3 | | (b-10) The Department may issue a certified registered | 4 | | nurse anesthetist license to an APRN who (i) does not have a | 5 | | graduate degree, (ii) applies for licensure before July 1, | 6 | | 2023, and (iii) submits all of the following to the Department: | 7 | | (1) His or her current State registered nurse license | 8 | | number. | 9 | | (2) Proof of current national certification, which | 10 | | includes the completion of an examination from either of | 11 | | the following: | 12 | | (A) the Council on Certification of the American | 13 | | Association of Nurse Anesthetists; or | 14 | | (B) the Council on Recertification of the American | 15 | | Association of Nurse Anesthetists. | 16 | | (3) Proof of the successful completion of a post-basic | 17 | | advanced practice formal education program in the area of | 18 | | nurse anesthesia prior to January 1, 1999. | 19 | | (4) His or her complete work history for the 5-year | 20 | | period immediately preceding the date of his or her | 21 | | application. | 22 | | (5) Verification of licensure as an advanced practice | 23 | | registered nurse from the state in which he or she was | 24 | | originally licensed, current state of licensure, and any | 25 | | other state in which he or she has been actively practicing | 26 | | as an advanced practice registered nurse within the 5-year |
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| 1 | | period immediately preceding the date of his or her | 2 | | application. If applicable, this verification must state: | 3 | | (A) the time during which he or she was licensed in | 4 | | each state, including the date of the original issuance | 5 | | of each license; and | 6 | | (B) any disciplinary action taken or pending | 7 | | concerning any nursing license held, currently or in | 8 | | the past, by the applicant. | 9 | | (6) The required fee. | 10 | | The Department must issue or deny a license no later than | 11 | | 30 days after receiving the required documentation. | 12 | | (c) Those applicants seeking licensure in more than one | 13 | | advanced practice registered nursing specialty need not | 14 | | possess multiple graduate degrees. Applicants may be eligible | 15 | | for licenses for multiple advanced practice registered nurse | 16 | | licensure specialties, provided that the applicant (i) has met | 17 | | the requirements for at least one advanced practice registered | 18 | | nursing specialty under paragraphs (3) and (5) of subsection | 19 | | (a) of this Section, (ii) possesses an additional graduate | 20 | | education that results in a certificate for another clinical | 21 | | advanced practice registered nurse specialty and that meets the | 22 | | requirements for the national certification from the | 23 | | appropriate nursing specialty, and (iii) holds a current | 24 | | national certification from the appropriate national | 25 | | certifying body for that additional advanced practice | 26 | | registered nursing specialty.
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| 1 | | (Source: P.A. 100-231, eff. 1-1-18; 100-513, eff. 1-1-18 .)
| 2 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 3 | | becoming law.
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