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Public Act 91-0369
HB0502 Enrolled LRB9102187ACdv
AN ACT to amend the Nursing and Advanced Practice Nursing
Act by adding Section 5-23.
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 adding Section 5-23 as follows:
(225 ILCS 65/5-23 new)
Sec. 5-23. Criminal background check. After the
effective date of this amendatory Act of the 91st General
Assembly, the Department shall require an applicant for
initial licensure under this Act to submit to a criminal
background check as part of the qualification for licensure.
If an applicant's criminal background check indicates
criminal conviction, the applicant must further submit to a
fingerprint-based criminal background check. The Department
shall adopt rules to implement this Section.
Section 99. Effective Date. This Act takes effect
January 1, 2000.
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