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Public Act 91-0043
HB0801 Enrolled LRB9103498ACtm
AN ACT to amend the Nursing and Advanced Practice Nursing
Act by changing Section 10-35.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Nursing and Advanced Practice Nursing Act
is amended by changing Section 10-35 as follows:
(225 ILCS 65/10-35)
Sec. 10-35. Concurrent theory and clinical practice
education requirements. Except for those applicants who have
received advanced graduate degrees in nursing from an
approved program with concurrent theory and clinical
practice, The educational requirements of Section 10-30
relating to registered professional nursing and licensed
practical nursing shall not be deemed to have been satisfied
by the completion of any correspondence course or any program
of nursing that does not require coordinated or concurrent
theory and clinical practice. The Department may, upon
recommendation of the Board, grant an Illinois license to
those applicants who have received advanced graduate degrees
in nursing from an approved program with concurrent theory
and clinical practice or to those applicants who are
currently licensed in another state and have been actively
practicing clinical nursing for a minimum of 2 years.
(Source: P.A. 90-61, eff. 12-30-97; 90-742, eff. 8-13-98.)
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