(225 ILCS 65/55-25)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)

Sec. 55-25. Inactive status of a LPN license. Any licensed practical nurse who notifies the Department in writing on forms prescribed by the Department may elect to place his or her license on inactive status and shall, subject to rules of the Department, be excused from payment of renewal fees until notice is given to the Department, in writing, of his or her intent to restore the license.

Any practical nurse requesting restoration from inactive status shall be required to pay the current renewal fee and shall be required to restore his or her license, as provided by rule of the Department.

Any practical nurse whose license is on an inactive status shall not practice nursing as defined by this Act in the State of Illinois.

(Source: P.A. 95-639, eff. 10-5-07.)