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225 ILCS 65/65-10

    (225 ILCS 65/65-10) (was 225 ILCS 65/15-13)
    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-686)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
    Sec. 65-10. APRN license pending status.
    (a) A graduate of an advanced practice registered nursing program may practice in the State of Illinois in the role of certified clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse midwife, certified nurse practitioner, or certified registered nurse anesthetist for not longer than 6 months provided he or she submits all of the following:
        (1) An application for licensure as an advanced
    
practice registered nurse in Illinois and all fees established by rule.
        (2) Proof of an application to take the national
    
certification examination in the specialty.
        (3) Proof of completion of a graduate advanced
    
practice education program that allows the applicant to be eligible for national certification in a clinical advanced practice registered nursing specialty and that allows the applicant to be eligible for licensure in Illinois in the area of his or her specialty.
        (4) Proof that he or she is licensed in Illinois as a
    
registered professional nurse.
    (b) License pending status shall preclude delegation of prescriptive authority.
    (c) A graduate practicing in accordance with this Section must use the title "license pending certified clinical nurse specialist", "license pending certified nurse midwife", "license pending certified nurse practitioner", or "license pending certified registered nurse anesthetist", whichever is applicable.
(Source: P.A. 100-513, eff. 1-1-18.)
 
    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-686)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
    Sec. 65-10. APRN license-pending status.
    (a) A graduate of an advanced practice registered nursing program may practice in the State of Illinois in the role of certified clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse midwife, certified nurse practitioner, or certified registered nurse anesthetist for not longer than 6 months provided he or she submits all of the following:
        (1) An application for licensure as an advanced
    
practice registered nurse in Illinois and all fees established by rule.
        (2) Proof of an application to take the national
    
certification examination in the specialty.
        (3) Proof of completion of a graduate advanced
    
practice education program that allows the applicant to be eligible for national certification in a clinical advanced practice registered nursing specialty and that allows the applicant to be eligible for licensure in Illinois in the area of his or her specialty.
        (4) Proof that he or she is licensed in Illinois as a
    
registered professional nurse.
    (b) License-pending status shall preclude delegation of prescriptive authority.
    (c) A graduate practicing in accordance with this Section must use the title "license-pending certified clinical nurse specialist", "license-pending certified nurse midwife", "license-pending certified nurse practitioner", or "license-pending certified registered nurse anesthetist", whichever is applicable.
    (d) A licensed advanced practice registered nurse certified as a nurse midwife, clinical nurse specialist, or nurse practitioner who files with the Department a notarized attestation of completion of at least 250 hours of continuing education or training in the advanced practice registered nurse's area of certification and at least 4,000 hours of clinical experience after first attaining national certification and thus having met the requirements to be granted full practice authority shall be granted the authority to practice as a full practice authority-pending advanced practice registered nurse under the supervision of a full practice advanced practice registered nurse or a physician for a period of 6 months.
(Source: P.A. 103-686, eff. 1-1-25.)