Full Text of HB0366 102nd General Assembly
HB0366 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2021 and 2022 HB0366 Introduced 1/29/2021, by Rep. Sue Scherer 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| 7 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)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 | 17 | | as established by the Department;
| 18 | | (2) the applicant has graduated from a practical | 19 | | nursing education program approved by the Department or | 20 | | has been granted a certificate of completion of | 21 | | pre-licensure requirements from another United States | 22 | | jurisdiction; | 23 | | (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 | 4 | | history records check required under Section 50-35 of this | 5 | | Act;
| 6 | | (6) the applicant has submitted either to the | 7 | | Department or its designated testing service,
a fee | 8 | | covering the cost of providing the examination. Failure to | 9 | | appear for
the examination on the scheduled date at the | 10 | | time and place specified after the
applicant's application | 11 | | for examination has been received and acknowledged by
the | 12 | | Department or the designated testing service shall result | 13 | | in the forfeiture
of the examination fee; and
| 14 | | (7) the applicant has met all other requirements | 15 | | established by rule. | 16 | | (b-5) If an applicant for licensure by examination
| 17 | | neglects, fails, or refuses to take an examination or fails
to | 18 | | pass an examination for a license under this Act within 3 years | 19 | | of the date of initial application, the application shall be | 20 | | denied. When an applicant's application is denied due to the | 21 | | failure to pass the examination within the 3-year period, that | 22 | | applicant must undertake an additional course of education as | 23 | | defined by rule prior to submitting a new application for | 24 | | licensure. Any new application must be accompanied by the | 25 | | required fee, evidence of meeting the requirements in force at | 26 | | the time of the new application, and evidence of completion of |
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| 1 | | the additional course of education prescribed by rule.
| 2 | | An applicant may take and successfully complete a | 3 | | Department-approved
examination in another jurisdiction. | 4 | | However, an applicant who has never been
licensed previously | 5 | | in any jurisdiction that utilizes a Department-approved
| 6 | | examination and who has taken and failed to
pass the | 7 | | examination within 3 years after filing the application must | 8 | | submit
proof of successful completion of a | 9 | | Department-authorized nursing education
program or | 10 | | recompletion of an approved
licensed
practical nursing program | 11 | | prior to re-application.
| 12 | | (c) An applicant for licensure by examination shall have | 13 | | one year from the date of notification of successful
| 14 | | completion of the examination to apply to the Department for a | 15 | | license. If an
applicant fails to apply within one year, the | 16 | | applicant shall be required to
retake and pass the examination | 17 | | unless licensed in another jurisdiction of
the United States.
| 18 | | (d) A licensed practical nurse applicant who passes the | 19 | | Department-approved licensure examination and has applied to | 20 | | the Department for licensure may obtain employment as a | 21 | | license-pending practical nurse and practice as delegated by a | 22 | | registered professional nurse or an advanced practice | 23 | | registered nurse or physician. An individual may be employed | 24 | | as a license-pending practical nurse if all of the following | 25 | | criteria are met: | 26 | | (1) He or she has completed and passed the |
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| 1 | | Department-approved licensure exam and presents to the | 2 | | employer the official written notification indicating | 3 | | successful passage of the licensure examination. | 4 | | (2) He or she has completed and submitted to the | 5 | | Department an application for licensure under this Section | 6 | | as a practical nurse. | 7 | | (3) He or she has submitted the required licensure | 8 | | fee. | 9 | | (4) He or she has met all other requirements | 10 | | established by rule, including having submitted to a | 11 | | criminal history records check. | 12 | | (e) The privilege to practice as a license-pending | 13 | | practical nurse shall terminate with the occurrence of any of | 14 | | the following: | 15 | | (1) Three months have passed since the official date | 16 | | of passing the licensure exam as inscribed on the formal | 17 | | written notification indicating passage of the exam. This | 18 | | 3-month period may be extended as determined by rule. | 19 | | (2) Receipt of the practical nurse license from the | 20 | | Department. | 21 | | (3) Notification from the Department that the | 22 | | application for licensure has been denied. | 23 | | (4) A request by the Department that the individual | 24 | | terminate practicing as a license-pending practical nurse | 25 | | until an official decision is made by the Department to | 26 | | grant or deny a practical nurse license.
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| 1 | | (f) (Blank).
| 2 | | (g) All applicants for practical nurse licensure by | 3 | | examination
who are graduates
of nursing educational programs | 4 | | in a country other than the United States or
its territories | 5 | | shall have their nursing education credentials evaluated by a | 6 | | Department-approved nursing credentialing evaluation service. | 7 | | No such applicant may be issued a license under this Act unless | 8 | | the applicant's program is deemed by the nursing credentialing | 9 | | evaluation service to be equivalent to a professional nursing | 10 | | education program approved by the Department. An applicant who | 11 | | has graduated from a nursing educational program outside of | 12 | | the United States or its territories and whose first language | 13 | | is not English shall submit evidence of English proficiency, | 14 | | as defined by rule.
| 15 | | (h) (Blank).
| 16 | | (i) (Blank).
| 17 | | (j) (Blank).
| 18 | | (k) (Blank).
| 19 | | (l) (Blank).
| 20 | | (m) All applicants for practical nurse licensure have 3 | 21 | | years from the date of application to complete the
application | 22 | | process. The Department must issue or deny a license no later | 23 | | than 30 days after completion of the application. If the | 24 | | process has not been completed within 3 years from
the date of | 25 | | application, the application shall be denied, the fee | 26 | | forfeited,
and the applicant must reapply and meet the |
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| 1 | | requirements in effect at the time
of reapplication.
| 2 | | (Source: P.A. 100-513, eff. 1-1-18 .)
| 3 | | (225 ILCS 65/55-11) | 4 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) | 5 | | Sec. 55-11. LPN licensure by endorsement. | 6 | | (a) Each applicant who successfully meets the requirements | 7 | | of this Section is eligible for licensure as a licensed | 8 | | practical nurse. | 9 | | (b) An applicant for licensure by endorsement who is a | 10 | | licensed practical nurse licensed by examination under the | 11 | | laws of another United States jurisdiction or a foreign | 12 | | jurisdiction is eligible for licensure when the following | 13 | | requirements are met: | 14 | | (1) the applicant has submitted a completed written | 15 | | application on forms supplied by the Department and fees | 16 | | as established by the Department; | 17 | | (2) the applicant has graduated from a practical | 18 | | nursing education program approved by the Department; | 19 | | (2.5) the applicant has successfully completed a | 20 | | licensure examination approved by the Department; | 21 | | (3) the applicant has been issued a licensed practical | 22 | | nurse license by another United States or foreign | 23 | | jurisdiction, which shall be verified, as defined by rule; | 24 | | (4) the applicant has submitted to the criminal | 25 | | history records check required under Section 50-35 of this |
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| 1 | | Act; and | 2 | | (5) the applicant has met all other requirements as | 3 | | established by the Department by rule. | 4 | | (c) An applicant licensed in another state or territory | 5 | | who is applying for licensure and has received her or his | 6 | | education in a country other than the United States or its | 7 | | territories shall have her or his nursing education | 8 | | credentials evaluated by a Department-approved nursing | 9 | | credentialing evaluation service. No such applicant may be | 10 | | issued a license under this Act unless the applicant's program | 11 | | is deemed by the nursing credentialing evaluation service to | 12 | | be equivalent to a professional nursing education program | 13 | | approved by the Department. An applicant who has graduated | 14 | | from a nursing education program outside of the United States | 15 | | or its territories and whose first language is not English | 16 | | shall submit evidence of English proficiency, as defined by | 17 | | rule. | 18 | | (d) A licensed practical nurse who holds an unencumbered | 19 | | license in good standing in another United States jurisdiction | 20 | | and who has applied for practical nurse licensure under this | 21 | | Act by endorsement may be issued a temporary permit if | 22 | | satisfactory proof of such licensure in another jurisdiction | 23 | | is presented to the Department. The Department shall not issue | 24 | | an applicant a temporary practical nurse permit until it is | 25 | | satisfied that the applicant holds an active, unencumbered | 26 | | license in good standing in another jurisdiction. If the |
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| 1 | | applicant holds more than one current active license or one or | 2 | | more active temporary permits from another jurisdiction, the | 3 | | Department may not issue a temporary permit until the | 4 | | Department is satisfied that each current active license held | 5 | | by the applicant is unencumbered. The temporary permit, which | 6 | | shall be issued no later than 14 working days following | 7 | | receipt by the Department of an application for the temporary | 8 | | permit, shall be granted upon the submission of all of the | 9 | | following to the Department: | 10 | | (1) a completed application for licensure as a | 11 | | practical nurse; | 12 | | (2) proof of a current, active license in at least one | 13 | | other jurisdiction of the United States and proof that | 14 | | each current active license or temporary permit held by | 15 | | the applicant within the last 5 years is unencumbered; | 16 | | (3) a signed and completed application for a temporary | 17 | | permit; and | 18 | | (4) the required temporary permit fee. | 19 | | (e) The Department may refuse to issue an applicant a | 20 | | temporary permit authorized pursuant to this Section if, | 21 | | within 14 working days following its receipt of an application | 22 | | for a temporary permit, the Department determines that: | 23 | | (1) the applicant has been convicted of a crime under | 24 | | the laws of a jurisdiction of the United States that is: | 25 | | (i) a felony; or (ii) a misdemeanor directly related to | 26 | | the practice of the profession, within the last 5 years; |
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| 1 | | (2) the applicant has had a license or permit related | 2 | | to the practice of practical nursing revoked, suspended, | 3 | | or placed on probation by another jurisdiction within the | 4 | | last 5 years and at least one of the grounds for revoking, | 5 | | suspending, or placing on probation is the same or | 6 | | substantially equivalent to grounds in Illinois; or | 7 | | (3) the Department intends to deny licensure by | 8 | | endorsement. | 9 | | (f) The Department may revoke a temporary permit issued | 10 | | pursuant to this Section if it determines that: | 11 | | (1) the applicant has been convicted of a crime under | 12 | | the law of any jurisdiction of the United States that is | 13 | | (i) a felony or (ii) a misdemeanor directly related to the | 14 | | practice of the profession, within the last 5 years; | 15 | | (2) within the last 5 years the applicant has had a | 16 | | license or permit related to the practice of nursing | 17 | | revoked, suspended, or placed on probation by another | 18 | | jurisdiction, and at least one of the grounds for | 19 | | revoking, suspending, or placing on probation is the same | 20 | | or substantially equivalent to grounds for disciplinary | 21 | | action under this Act; or | 22 | | (3) the Department intends to deny licensure by | 23 | | endorsement. | 24 | | (g) A temporary permit shall expire 6 months after the | 25 | | date of issuance. Further renewal may be granted by the | 26 | | Department in hardship cases, as defined by rule and upon |
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| 1 | | approval of the Secretary. However, a temporary permit shall | 2 | | automatically expire upon issuance of a valid license under | 3 | | this Act or upon notification that the Department intends to | 4 | | deny licensure, whichever occurs first. | 5 | | (h) All applicants for practical nurse licensure have 3 | 6 | | years after the date of application to complete the | 7 | | application process. The Department must issue or deny a | 8 | | license no later than 30 days after completion of the | 9 | | application. If the process has not been completed within 3 | 10 | | years after the date of application, the application shall be | 11 | | denied, the fee forfeited, and the applicant must reapply and | 12 | | meet the requirements in effect at the time of reapplication.
| 13 | | (Source: P.A. 100-513, eff. 1-1-18 .) | 14 | | (225 ILCS 65/60-10) | 15 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
| 16 | | Sec. 60-10. RN licensure by examination. | 17 | | (a) Each applicant who successfully meets the requirements | 18 | | of this Section is eligible for licensure as a registered | 19 | | professional nurse. | 20 | | (b) An applicant for licensure by examination to practice | 21 | | as a registered professional nurse is eligible for licensure | 22 | | when the following requirements are met: | 23 | | (1) the applicant has submitted a completed written | 24 | | application, on forms provided by the Department, and | 25 | | fees, as established by the Department; |
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| 1 | | (2) the applicant has graduated from a professional | 2 | | nursing education program approved by the Department or | 3 | | has been granted a certificate of completion of | 4 | | pre-licensure requirements from another United States | 5 | | jurisdiction; | 6 | | (3) the applicant has successfully completed a | 7 | | licensure examination approved by the Department; | 8 | | (4) (blank); | 9 | | (5) the applicant has submitted to the criminal | 10 | | history records check required under Section 50-35 of this | 11 | | Act; | 12 | | (6) the applicant has submitted, either to the | 13 | | Department or its designated testing service, a fee | 14 | | covering the cost of providing the examination; failure to | 15 | | appear for the examination on the scheduled date at the | 16 | | time and place specified after the applicant's application | 17 | | for examination has been received and acknowledged by the | 18 | | Department or the designated testing service shall result | 19 | | in the forfeiture of the examination fee; and | 20 | | (7) the applicant has met all other requirements | 21 | | established by the Department by rule.
| 22 | | An applicant for licensure by examination may take the | 23 | | Department-approved examination in another jurisdiction. | 24 | | (b-5) If an applicant for licensure by examination | 25 | | neglects, fails, or refuses to take an examination or fails to | 26 | | pass an examination for a license within 3 years of the date of |
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| 1 | | initial application, the application shall be denied. When an | 2 | | applicant's application is denied due to the failure to pass | 3 | | the examination within the 3-year period, that applicant must | 4 | | undertake an additional course of education as defined by rule | 5 | | prior to submitting a new application for licensure. Any new | 6 | | application must be accompanied by the required fee, evidence | 7 | | of meeting the requirements in force at the time of the new | 8 | | application, and evidence of completion of the additional | 9 | | course of education prescribed by rule. | 10 | | (c) An applicant for licensure by examination shall have | 11 | | one year after the date of notification of the successful | 12 | | completion of the examination to apply to the Department for a | 13 | | license. If an applicant fails to apply within one year, the | 14 | | applicant shall be required to retake and pass the examination | 15 | | unless licensed in another jurisdiction of the United States. | 16 | | (d) An applicant for licensure by examination who passes | 17 | | the Department-approved licensure examination for professional | 18 | | nursing may obtain employment as a license-pending registered | 19 | | nurse and practice under the direction of a registered | 20 | | professional nurse or an advanced practice registered nurse | 21 | | until such time as he or she receives his or her license to | 22 | | practice or until the license is denied. In no instance shall | 23 | | any such applicant practice or be employed in any management | 24 | | capacity. An individual may be employed as a license-pending | 25 | | registered nurse if all of the following criteria are met: | 26 | | (1) He or she has completed and passed the |
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| 1 | | Department-approved licensure exam and presents to the | 2 | | employer the official written notification indicating | 3 | | successful passage of the licensure examination. | 4 | | (2) He or she has completed and submitted to the | 5 | | Department an application for licensure under this Section | 6 | | as a registered professional nurse. | 7 | | (3) He or she has submitted the required licensure | 8 | | fee. | 9 | | (4) He or she has met all other requirements | 10 | | established by rule, including having submitted to a | 11 | | criminal history records check. | 12 | | (e) The privilege to practice as a license-pending | 13 | | registered nurse shall terminate with the occurrence of any of | 14 | | the following: | 15 | | (1) Three months have passed since the official date | 16 | | of passing the licensure exam as inscribed on the formal | 17 | | written notification indicating passage of the exam. The | 18 | | 3-month license pending period may be extended if more | 19 | | time is needed by the Department to process the licensure | 20 | | application. | 21 | | (2) Receipt of the registered professional nurse | 22 | | license from the Department. | 23 | | (3) Notification from the Department that the | 24 | | application for licensure has been refused. | 25 | | (4) A request by the Department that the individual | 26 | | terminate practicing as a license-pending registered nurse |
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| 1 | | until an official decision is made by the Department to | 2 | | grant or deny a registered professional nurse license. | 3 | | (f) (Blank). | 4 | | (g) (Blank). | 5 | | (h) (Blank). | 6 | | (i) (Blank). | 7 | | (j) (Blank). | 8 | | (k) 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 | | (l) All applicants for registered nurse licensure by | 17 | | examination who are graduates of practical nursing educational | 18 | | programs in a country other than the United States and its | 19 | | territories shall have their nursing education credentials | 20 | | evaluated by a Department-approved nursing credentialing | 21 | | evaluation service. No such applicant may be issued a license | 22 | | under this Act unless the applicant's program is deemed by the | 23 | | nursing 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 | | educational 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 | | (m) (Blank).
| 4 | | (Source: P.A. 100-513, eff. 1-1-18 .) | 5 | | (225 ILCS 65/60-11) | 6 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) | 7 | | Sec. 60-11. RN licensure by endorsement. | 8 | | (a) Each applicant who successfully meets the requirements | 9 | | of this Section is eligible for licensure as a registered | 10 | | professional nurse. | 11 | | (b) An applicant for registered professional nurse | 12 | | licensure by endorsement who is a registered professional | 13 | | nurse licensed by examination under the laws of another United | 14 | | States jurisdiction or a foreign jurisdiction is eligible for | 15 | | licensure when the following requirements are met: | 16 | | (1) the applicant has submitted a completed written | 17 | | application, on forms supplied by the Department, and fees | 18 | | as established by the Department; | 19 | | (2) the applicant has graduated from a registered | 20 | | professional nursing education program approved by the | 21 | | Department; | 22 | | (2.5) the applicant has successfully completed a | 23 | | licensure examination approved by the Department; | 24 | | (3) the applicant has been issued a registered | 25 | | professional nurse license by another United States or |
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| 1 | | foreign jurisdiction, which shall be verified, as defined | 2 | | by rule; | 3 | | (4) the applicant has submitted to the criminal | 4 | | history records check required under Section 50-35 of this | 5 | | Act; and | 6 | | (5) the applicant has met all other requirements as | 7 | | established by the Department by rule. | 8 | | (c) Pending the issuance of a license under this Section, | 9 | | the Department may grant an applicant a temporary permit to | 10 | | practice nursing as a registered professional nurse if the | 11 | | Department is satisfied that the applicant holds an active, | 12 | | unencumbered license in good standing in another United States | 13 | | jurisdiction. If the applicant holds more than one current | 14 | | active license or one or more active temporary licenses from | 15 | | another jurisdiction, the Department may not issue a temporary | 16 | | permit until the Department is satisfied that each current | 17 | | active license held by the applicant is unencumbered. The | 18 | | temporary permit, which shall be issued no later than 14 | 19 | | working days after receipt by the Department of an application | 20 | | for the temporary permit, shall be granted upon the submission | 21 | | of all of the following to the Department: | 22 | | (1) a completed application for licensure as a | 23 | | registered professional nurse; | 24 | | (2) proof of a current, active license in at least one | 25 | | other jurisdiction of the United States and proof that | 26 | | each current active license or temporary license held by |
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| 1 | | the applicant within the last 5 years is unencumbered; | 2 | | (3) a completed application for a temporary permit; | 3 | | and | 4 | | (4) the required temporary permit fee. | 5 | | (d) The Department may refuse to issue an applicant a | 6 | | temporary permit authorized pursuant to this Section if, | 7 | | within 14 working days after its receipt of an application for | 8 | | a temporary permit, the Department determines that: | 9 | | (1) the applicant has been convicted of a crime under | 10 | | the laws of a jurisdiction of the United States that is (i) | 11 | | a felony or (ii) a misdemeanor directly related to the | 12 | | practice of the profession, within the last 5 years; | 13 | | (2) the applicant has had a license or permit related | 14 | | to the practice of nursing revoked, suspended, or placed | 15 | | on probation by another jurisdiction within the last 5 | 16 | | years, if at least one of the grounds for revoking, | 17 | | suspending, or placing on probation is the same or | 18 | | substantially equivalent to grounds for disciplinary | 19 | | action under this Act; or | 20 | | (3) the Department intends to deny licensure by | 21 | | endorsement. | 22 | | (e) The Department may revoke a temporary permit issued | 23 | | pursuant to this Section if it determines that: | 24 | | (1) the applicant has been convicted of a crime under | 25 | | the laws of any jurisdiction of the United States that is | 26 | | (i) a felony or (ii) a misdemeanor directly related to the |
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| 1 | | practice of the profession, within the last 5 years; | 2 | | (2) within the last 5 years, the applicant has had a | 3 | | license or permit related to the practice of nursing | 4 | | revoked, suspended, or placed on probation by another | 5 | | jurisdiction, if at least one of the grounds for revoking, | 6 | | suspending, or placing on probation is the same or | 7 | | substantially equivalent to grounds for disciplinary | 8 | | action under this Act; or | 9 | | (3) the Department intends to deny licensure by | 10 | | endorsement. | 11 | | (f) A temporary permit issued under this Section shall | 12 | | expire 6 months after the date of issuance. Further renewal | 13 | | may be granted by the Department in hardship cases, as defined | 14 | | by rule and upon approval of the Secretary. However, a | 15 | | temporary permit shall automatically expire upon issuance of | 16 | | the Illinois license or upon notification that the Department | 17 | | intends to deny licensure, whichever occurs first. | 18 | | (g) All applicants for registered professional nurse | 19 | | licensure have 3 years after the date of application to | 20 | | complete the application process. The Department must issue or | 21 | | deny a license no later than 30 days after completion of the | 22 | | application. If the process has not been completed within 3 | 23 | | years after the date of application, the application shall be | 24 | | denied, the fee forfeited, and the applicant must reapply and | 25 | | meet the requirements in effect at the time of reapplication. | 26 | | (h) An applicant licensed in another state or territory |
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| 1 | | who is applying for licensure and has received her or his | 2 | | education in a country other than the United States or its | 3 | | territories shall have her or his nursing education | 4 | | credentials evaluated by a Department-approved nursing | 5 | | credentialing evaluation service. No such applicant may be | 6 | | issued a license under this Act unless the applicant's program | 7 | | is deemed by the nursing credentialing evaluation service to | 8 | | be equivalent to a professional nursing education program | 9 | | approved by the Department. An applicant who has graduated | 10 | | from a nursing education program outside of the United States | 11 | | or its territories and whose first language is not English | 12 | | shall submit evidence of English proficiency, as defined by | 13 | | rule.
| 14 | | (Source: P.A. 100-513, eff. 1-1-18 .)
| 15 | | (225 ILCS 65/65-5)
(was 225 ILCS 65/15-10)
| 16 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
| 17 | | Sec. 65-5. Qualifications for APRN licensure.
| 18 | | (a) Each applicant who successfully meets the requirements | 19 | | of this Section is eligible for licensure as an advanced | 20 | | practice registered nurse. | 21 | | (b) An applicant for licensure to practice as an advanced | 22 | | practice registered nurse is eligible for licensure when the | 23 | | following requirements are met:
| 24 | | (1) the applicant has submitted a completed | 25 | | application and any fees as established by the Department;
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| 1 | | (2) the applicant holds a current license to practice | 2 | | as a
registered professional nurse under this Act;
| 3 | | (3) the applicant has successfully completed | 4 | | requirements to practice as, and holds and maintains
| 5 | | current, national certification as, a nurse midwife, | 6 | | clinical nurse specialist,
nurse practitioner, or | 7 | | certified registered nurse anesthetist from the
| 8 | | appropriate national certifying body as determined by rule | 9 | | of the Department;
| 10 | | (4) the applicant has obtained a graduate degree | 11 | | appropriate for national certification in a clinical | 12 | | advanced practice registered nursing specialty or a | 13 | | graduate degree or post-master's certificate from a | 14 | | graduate level program in a clinical advanced practice | 15 | | registered nursing specialty;
| 16 | | (5) (blank); | 17 | | (6) the applicant has submitted to the criminal | 18 | | history records check required under Section 50-35 of this | 19 | | Act; and
| 20 | | (7) if applicable, the applicant has submitted | 21 | | verification of licensure status in another jurisdiction, | 22 | | as provided by rule. | 23 | | The Department must issue or deny a license no later than | 24 | | 30 days after receiving the required documentation. | 25 | | (b-5) A registered professional nurse seeking licensure as | 26 | | an advanced practice registered nurse in the category of |
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| 1 | | certified registered nurse anesthetist who does not have a | 2 | | graduate degree as described in subsection (b) of this Section | 3 | | shall be qualified for licensure if that person: | 4 | | (1) submits evidence of having successfully completed | 5 | | a nurse anesthesia program described in item (4) of | 6 | | subsection (b) of this Section prior to January 1, 1999; | 7 | | (2) submits evidence of certification as a registered | 8 | | nurse anesthetist by an appropriate national certifying | 9 | | body; and | 10 | | (3) has continually maintained active, up-to-date | 11 | | recertification status as a certified registered nurse | 12 | | anesthetist by an appropriate national recertifying body. | 13 | | The Department must issue or deny a license no later than | 14 | | 30 days after receiving the required documentation. | 15 | | (b-10) The Department may issue a certified registered | 16 | | nurse anesthetist license to an APRN who (i) does not have a | 17 | | graduate degree, (ii) applies for licensure before July 1, | 18 | | 2023, and (iii) submits all of the following to the | 19 | | Department: | 20 | | (1) His or her current State registered nurse license | 21 | | number. | 22 | | (2) Proof of current national certification, which | 23 | | includes the completion of an examination from either of | 24 | | the following: | 25 | | (A) the Council on Certification of the American | 26 | | Association of Nurse Anesthetists; or |
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| 1 | | (B) the Council on Recertification of the American | 2 | | Association of Nurse Anesthetists. | 3 | | (3) Proof of the successful completion of a post-basic | 4 | | advanced practice formal education program in the area of | 5 | | nurse anesthesia prior to January 1, 1999. | 6 | | (4) His or her complete work history for the 5-year | 7 | | period immediately preceding the date of his or her | 8 | | application. | 9 | | (5) Verification of licensure as an advanced practice | 10 | | registered nurse from the state in which he or she was | 11 | | originally licensed, current state of licensure, and any | 12 | | other state in which he or she has been actively | 13 | | practicing as an advanced practice registered nurse within | 14 | | the 5-year period immediately preceding the date of his or | 15 | | her application. If applicable, this verification must | 16 | | state: | 17 | | (A) the time during which he or she was licensed in | 18 | | each state, including the date of the original | 19 | | issuance of each license; and | 20 | | (B) any disciplinary action taken or pending | 21 | | concerning any nursing license held, currently or in | 22 | | the past, by the applicant. | 23 | | (6) The required fee. | 24 | | The Department must issue or deny a license no later than | 25 | | 30 days after receiving the required documentation. | 26 | | (c) Those applicants seeking licensure in more than one |
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| 1 | | advanced practice registered nursing specialty need not | 2 | | possess multiple graduate degrees. Applicants may be eligible | 3 | | for licenses for multiple advanced practice registered nurse | 4 | | licensure specialties, provided that the applicant (i) has met | 5 | | the requirements for at least one advanced practice registered | 6 | | nursing specialty under paragraph paragraphs (3) and (5) of | 7 | | subsection (b) (a) of this Section, (ii) possesses an | 8 | | additional graduate education that results in a certificate | 9 | | for another clinical advanced practice registered nurse | 10 | | specialty and that meets the requirements for the national | 11 | | certification from the appropriate nursing specialty, and | 12 | | (iii) holds a current national certification from the | 13 | | appropriate national certifying body for that additional | 14 | | advanced practice registered nursing specialty.
| 15 | | (Source: P.A. 100-231, eff. 1-1-18; 100-513, eff. 1-1-18; | 16 | | revised 8-21-20.)
| 17 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 18 | | becoming law.
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