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Public Act 91-0414
HB0553 Enrolled LRB9100682ACcd
AN ACT concerning nursing.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center Act
is amended by changing Section 6.5 as follows:
(210 ILCS 5/6.5)
Sec. 6.5. Clinical privileges; advanced practice nurses.
All ambulatory surgical treatment centers (ASTC) licensed
under this Act shall comply with the following requirements:
(1) No ASTC policy, rule, regulation, or practice of an
ambulatory surgical treatment center licensed under this Act
shall be inconsistent with the provision of adequate
collaboration, including medical direction of licensed
advanced practice nurses, in accordance with Section 54.5 of
the Medical Practice Act of 1987.
(2) Operative surgical procedures shall be performed
only by a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its
branches under the Medical Practice Act of 1987, a dentist
licensed under the Illinois Dental Practice Act, or a
podiatrist licensed under the Podiatric Medical Practice Act
of 1987, with medical staff membership and surgical clinical
privileges granted by the consulting committee of the ASTC. A
licensed physician, dentist, or podiatrist may be assisted by
a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its
branches, dentist, dental assistant, podiatrist, licensed
advanced practice nurse, licensed physician assistant,
licensed registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, surgical
assistant, surgical technician, or other individuals granted
clinical privileges to assist in surgery by the consulting
committee of the ASTC.
(3) The anesthesia service shall be under the direction
of a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its
branches who has had specialized preparation or experience in
the area or who has completed a residency in anesthesiology.
An anesthesiologist, Board certified or Board eligible, is
recommended. Anesthesia services may only be administered
pursuant to the order of a physician licensed to practice
medicine in all its branches, licensed dentist, or licensed
podiatrist.
(A) The individuals who, with clinical privileges
granted by the medical staff and ASTC, may administer
anesthesia services are limited to the following:
(i) an anesthesiologist; or
(ii) a physician licensed to practice medicine
in all its branches; or
(iii) a dentist with authority to administer
anesthesia under Section 8.1 of the Illinois Dental
Practice Act; or
(iv) a licensed certified registered nurse
anesthetist.
(B) For anesthesia services, an anesthesiologist
shall participate through discussion of and agreement
with the anesthesia plan and shall remain physically
present and be available on the premises during the
delivery of anesthesia services for diagnosis,
consultation, and treatment of emergency medical
conditions. In the absence of 24-hour availability of
anesthesiologists with clinical privileges, an alternate
policy (requiring participation, presence, and
availability of a physician licensed to practice medicine
in all its branches) shall be developed by the medical
staff consulting committee in consultation with the
anesthesia service and included in the medical staff
consulting committee policies.
(C) A certified registered nurse anesthetist is not
required to possess prescriptive authority or a written
collaborative agreement meeting the requirements of
Section 15-15 of the Nursing and Advanced Practice
Nursing Act to provide anesthesia services ordered by a
licensed physician, dentist, or podiatrist. Licensed
certified registered nurse anesthetists are authorized to
select, order, and administer drugs and apply the
appropriate medical devices in the provision of
anesthesia services under the anesthesia plan agreed with
by the anesthesiologist or, in the absence of an
available anesthesiologist with clinical privileges,
agreed with by the operating physician, operating
dentist, or operating podiatrist in accordance with the
medical staff consulting committee policies of a licensed
ambulatory surgical treatment center.
(Source: P.A. 90-742, eff. 8-13-98.)
Section 10. The Hospital Licensing Act is amended by
changing Section 10.7 as follows:
(210 ILCS 85/10.7)
Sec. 10.7. Clinical privileges; advanced practice
registered nurses. All hospitals licensed under this Act
shall comply with the following requirements:
(1) No hospital policy, rule, regulation, or practice of
a hospital licensed under this Act shall be inconsistent with
the provision of adequate collaboration, including medical
direction of licensed advanced practice nurses, in accordance
with Section 54.5 of the Medical Practice Act of 1987.
(2) Operative surgical procedures shall be performed
only by a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its
branches under the Medical Practice Act of 1987, a dentist
licensed under the Illinois Dental Practice Act, or a
podiatrist licensed under the Podiatric Medical Practice Act
of 1987, with medical staff membership and surgical clinical
privileges granted at the hospital. A licensed physician,
dentist, or podiatrist may be assisted by a physician
licensed to practice medicine in all its branches, dentist,
dental assistant, podiatrist, licensed advanced practice
nurse, licensed physician assistant, licensed registered
nurse, licensed practical nurse, surgical assistant, surgical
technician, or other individuals granted clinical privileges
to assist in surgery at the hospital.
(3) The anesthesia service shall be under the direction
of a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its
branches who has had specialized preparation or experience in
the area or who has completed a residency in anesthesiology.
An anesthesiologist, Board certified or Board eligible, is
recommended. Anesthesia services may only be administered
pursuant to the order of a physician licensed to practice
medicine in all its branches, licensed dentist, or licensed
podiatrist.
(A) The individuals who, with clinical privileges
granted at the hospital, may administer anesthesia
services are limited to the following:
(i) an anesthesiologist; or
(ii) a physician licensed to practice medicine
in all its branches; or
(iii) a dentist with authority to administer
anesthesia under Section 8.1 of the Illinois Dental
Practice Act; or
(iv) a licensed certified registered nurse
anesthetist.
(B) For anesthesia services, an anesthesiologist
shall participate through discussion of and agreement
with the anesthesia plan and shall remain physically
present and be available on the premises during the
delivery of anesthesia services for diagnosis,
consultation, and treatment of emergency medical
conditions. In the absence of 24-hour availability of
anesthesiologists with medical staff privileges, an
alternate policy (requiring participation, presence, and
availability of a physician licensed to practice medicine
in all its branches) shall be developed by the medical
staff and licensed hospital in consultation with the
anesthesia service.
(C) A certified registered nurse anesthetist is not
required to possess prescriptive authority or a written
collaborative agreement meeting the requirements of
Section 15-15 of the Nursing and Advanced Practice
Nursing Act to provide anesthesia services ordered by a
licensed physician, dentist, or podiatrist. Licensed
certified registered nurse anesthetists are authorized to
select, order, and administer drugs and apply the
appropriate medical devices in the provision of
anesthesia services under the anesthesia plan agreed with
by the anesthesiologist or, in the absence of an
available anesthesiologist with clinical privileges,
agreed with by the operating physician, operating
dentist, or operating podiatrist in accordance with the
hospital's alternative policy.
(Source: P.A. 90-742, eff. 8-13-98.)
Section 15. The Medical Practice Act of 1987 is amended
by changing Section 54.5 as follows:
(225 ILCS 60/54.5)
Sec. 54.5. Physician delegation of authority.
(a) Physicians licensed to practice medicine in all its
branches may delegate care and treatment responsibilities to
a physician assistant under guidelines in accordance with the
requirements of the Physician Assistant Practice Act of
1987. A physician licensed to practice medicine in all its
branches may enter into supervising physician agreements with
no more than 2 physician assistants.
(b) A physician licensed to practice medicine in all its
branches in active clinical practice may collaborate with an
advanced practice nurse in accordance with the requirements
of Title 15 of the Nursing and Advanced Practice Nursing Act.
Collaboration is for the purpose of providing medical
direction, and no employment relationship is required. A
written collaborative agreement shall conform to the
requirements of Sections 15-15 and 15-20 of the Nursing and
Advanced Practice Nursing Act. The written collaborative
agreement shall be for services the collaborating physician
generally provides to his or her patients in the normal
course of clinical medical practice. Physician medical
direction shall be adequate with respect to collaboration
with certified nurse practitioners, certified nurse midwives,
and clinical nurse specialists if a collaborating physician:
(1) participates in the joint formulation and joint
approval of orders or guidelines with the advanced
practice nurse and periodically reviews such orders and
the services provided patients under such orders in
accordance with accepted standards of medical practice
and advanced practice nursing practice;
(2) is on site at least once a month to provide
medical direction and consultation; and
(3) is available through telecommunications for
consultation on medical problems, complications, or
emergencies or patient referral.
(b-5) An anesthesiologist or physician licensed to
practice medicine in all its branches may collaborate with a
certified registered nurse anesthetist in accordance with
Section 15-25 of the Nursing and Advanced Practice Nursing
Act. Medical direction for a certified registered nurse
anesthetist shall be adequate if:
(1) an anesthesiologist or a physician participates
in the joint formulation and joint approval of orders or
guidelines and periodically reviews such orders and the
services provided patients under such orders; and
(2) for anesthesia services, the anesthesiologist
or physician participates through discussion of and
agreement with the anesthesia plan and is physically
present and available on the premises during the delivery
of anesthesia services for diagnosis, consultation, and
treatment of emergency medical conditions. Anesthesia
services in a hospital shall be conducted in accordance
with Section 10.7 of the Hospital Licensing Act and in an
ambulatory surgical treatment center in accordance with
Section 6.5 of the Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center
Act.
(b-10) The anesthesiologist or operating physician must
agree with the anesthesia plan prior to the delivery of
services.
(c) The supervising physician shall have access to the
medical records of all patients attended by a physician
assistant. The collaborating physician shall have access to
the medical records of all patients attended to by an
advanced practice nurse.
(d) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit the
delegation of tasks or duties by a physician licensed to
practice medicine in all its branches to a licensed practical
nurse, a registered professional nurse, or other personnel.
(e) A physician shall not be liable for the acts or
omissions of a physician assistant or advanced practice nurse
solely on the basis of having signed a supervision agreement
or guidelines or a collaborative agreement, an order, a
standing medical order, a standing delegation order, or other
order or guideline authorizing a physician assistant or
advanced practice nurse to perform acts, unless the physician
has reason to believe the physician assistant or advanced
practice nurse lacked the competency to perform the act or
acts or commits willful and wanton misconduct.
(Source: P.A. 90-742, eff. 8-13-98.)
Section 20. The Nursing and Advanced Practice Nursing
Act is amended by changing Sections 10-25, 15-5, 15-10,
15-15, 15-30, and 15-35 and by adding 15-25 as follows:
(225 ILCS 65/10-25)
Sec. 10-25. Board.
(a) The Director shall appoint the Board of Nursing
which, beginning January 1, 2000, shall be composed of 7 9
registered professional nurses, 2 licensed practical nurses
and one public member who shall also be a voting member and
who is not a licensed health care provider. Two registered
nurses shall hold at least a master's degree in nursing and
be educators in professional nursing programs, one
representing baccalaureate nursing education, one
representing associate degree nursing education; one
registered nurse shall hold at least a bachelor's degree with
a major in nursing and be an educator in a licensed practical
nursing program; one registered nurse shall hold a master's
degree in nursing and shall represent nursing service
administration; 2 registered nurses shall represent clinical
nursing practice, one of whom shall have at least a master's
degree in nursing; and, until January 1, 2000, 2 registered
nurses shall represent advanced specialty practice. Each of
the 11 nurses shall have had a minimum of 5 years experience
in nursing, 3 of which shall be in the area they represent on
the Board and be actively engaged in the area of nursing they
represent at the time of appointment and during their tenure
on the Board. Members shall be appointed for a term of 3
years. No member shall be eligible for appointment to more
than 2 consecutive terms and any appointment to fill a
vacancy shall be for the unexpired portion of the term. In
making Board appointments, the Director shall give
consideration to recommendations submitted by nursing
organizations. Consideration shall be given to equal
geographic representation. The Board shall receive actual
and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their
duties.
In making the initial appointments, the Director shall
appoint all new members for terms of 2, 3, and 4 years and
such terms shall be staggered as follows: 3 shall be
appointed for terms of 2 years; 3 shall be appointed for
terms of 3 years; and 3 shall be appointed for terms of 4
years.
The Director may remove any member of the Board for
misconduct, incapacity, or neglect of duty. The Director
shall reduce to writing any causes for removal.
The Board shall meet annually to elect a chairperson and
vice chairperson. The Board may hold such other meetings
during the year as may be necessary to conduct its business.
Six voting members of the Board shall constitute a quorum at
any meeting. Any action taken by the Board must be on the
affirmative vote of 6 members. Voting by proxy shall not be
permitted.
The Board shall submit an annual report to the Director.
The members of the Board shall be immune from suit in any
action based upon any disciplinary proceedings or other acts
performed in good faith as members of the Board.
(b) The Board is authorized to:
(1) recommend the adoption and, from time to time,
the revision of such rules that may be necessary to carry
out the provisions of this Act;
(2) conduct hearings and disciplinary conferences
upon charges calling for discipline of a licensee as
provided in Section 10-45;
(3) report to the Department, upon completion of a
hearing, the disciplinary actions recommended to be taken
against persons violating this Act;
(4) recommend the approval, denial of approval,
withdrawal of approval, or discipline of nursing
education programs;
(5) participate in a national organization of state
boards of nursing; and
(6) recommend a list of the registered nurses to
serve as Nursing Act Coordinator and Assistant Nursing
Act Coordinator, respectively.
(Source: P.A. 90-61, eff. 12-30-97; 90-742, eff. 8-13-98.)
(225 ILCS 65/15-5)
Sec. 15-5. Definitions. As used in this Title:
"APN Board" means the Advanced Practice Nursing Board.
"Advanced practice nurse" or "APN" means a person who:
(1) is licensed as a registered professional nurse under
this Act; (2) meets the requirements for licensure as an
advanced practice nurse under Section 15-10; (3) except as
provided in Section 15-25, has a written collaborative
agreement with a collaborating physician in the diagnosis of
illness and management of wellness and other conditions as
appropriate to the level and area of his or her practice in
accordance with Section 15-15; and (4) cares for patients
(A) by using advanced diagnostic skills, the results of
diagnostic tests and procedures ordered by the advanced
practice nurse, a physician assistant, a dentist, a
podiatrist, or a physician, and professional judgment to
initiate and coordinate the care of patients; (B) by ordering
diagnostic tests, prescribing medications and drugs in
accordance with Section 15-20, and administering medications
and drugs; and (C) by using medical, therapeutic, and
corrective measures to treat illness and improve health
status. Categories include certified nurse midwife (CNM),
certified nurse practitioner (CNP), certified registered
nurse anesthetist (CRNA), or certified clinical nurse
specialist (CNS).
"Collaborating physician" means a physician who works
with an advanced practice nurse and provides medical
direction as documented in a written collaborative agreement
required under Section 15-15.
"Licensed hospital" means a hospital licensed under the
Hospital Licensing Act or organized under the University of
Illinois Hospital Act.
"Physician" means a person licensed to practice medicine
in all its branches under the Medical Practice Act of 1987.
(Source: P.A. 90-742, eff. 8-13-98.)
(225 ILCS 65/15-10)
Sec. 15-10. Advanced practice nurse; qualifications;
roster.
(a) A person shall be qualified for licensure as an
advanced practice nurse if that person:
(1) has applied in writing in form and substance
satisfactory to the Department and has not violated a
provision of this Act or the rules adopted under this
Act. The Department may take into consideration any
felony conviction of the applicant but a conviction shall
not operate as an absolute bar to licensure;
(2) holds a current license to practice as a
registered nurse in Illinois;
(3) has successfully completed requirements to
practice as, and holds a current, national certification
as, a nurse midwife, clinical nurse specialist, or nurse
practitioner, or certified registered nurse anesthetist
from the appropriate national certifying body as
determined by rule of the Department;
(4) has paid the required fees as set by rule; and
(5) has successfully completed a post-basic
advanced practice formal education program in the area of
his or her nursing specialty.
(b) In addition to meeting the requirements of
subsection (a), except item (5) of that subsection, beginning
July 1, 2001 or 12 months after the adoption of final rules
to implement this Section, whichever is sooner, applicants
for initial licensure shall have a graduate degree
appropriate for national certification in a clinical advanced
practice nursing specialty.
(c) The Department shall provide by rule for APN
licensure of registered professional nurses who (1) apply for
licensure before July 1, 2001 and (2) submit evidence of
completion of a program described in item (5) of subsection
(a) or in subsection (b) and evidence of practice for at
least 10 years as a nurse practitioner.
(d) The Department shall maintain a separate roster of
advanced practice nurses licensed under this Title and their
licenses shall indicate "Registered Nurse/Advanced Practice
Nurse".
(Source: P.A. 90-742, eff. 8-13-98.)
(225 ILCS 65/15-15)
Sec. 15-15. Written collaborative agreements.
(a) Except as provided in Section 15-25, no person shall
engage in the practice of advanced practice nursing except
when licensed under this Title and pursuant to a written
collaborative agreement with a collaborating physician.
(b) A written collaborative agreement shall describe the
working relationship of the advanced practice nurse with the
collaborating physician and shall authorize the categories of
care, treatment, or procedures to be performed by the
advanced practice nurse. Collaboration does not require an
employment relationship between the collaborating physician
and advanced practice nurse. Collaboration means the
relationship under which an advanced practice nurse works
with a collaborating physician in an active clinical practice
to deliver health care services in accordance with (i) the
advanced practice nurse's training, education, and experience
and (ii) medical direction as documented in a jointly
developed written collaborative agreement.
The agreement shall be defined to promote the exercise of
professional judgment by the advanced practice nurse
commensurate with his or her education and experience. The
services to be provided by the advanced practice nurse shall
be services that the collaborating physician generally
provides to his or her patients in the normal course of his
or her clinical medical practice. The agreement need not
describe the exact steps that an advanced practice nurse must
take with respect to each specific condition, disease, or
symptom but must specify which authorized procedures require
a physician's presence as the procedures are being performed.
The collaborative relationship under an agreement shall not
be construed to require the personal presence of a physician
at all times at the place where services are rendered.
Methods of communication shall be available for consultation
with the collaborating physician in person or by
telecommunications in accordance with established written
guidelines as set forth in the written agreement.
(c) Physician medical direction under an agreement shall
be adequate if a collaborating physician:
(1) participates in the joint formulation and joint
approval of orders or guidelines with the APN and he or
she periodically reviews such orders and the services
provided patients under such orders in accordance with
accepted standards of medical practice and advanced
practice nursing practice;
(2) is on site at least once a month to provide
medical direction and consultation; and
(3) is available through telecommunications for
consultation on medical problems, complications, or
emergencies or patient referral.
(d) A copy of the signed, written collaborative
agreement must be available to the Department upon request
from both the advanced practice nurse and the collaborating
physician and shall be annually updated. An advanced
practice nurse shall inform each collaborating physician of
all collaborative agreements he or she has signed and provide
a copy of these to any collaborating physician, upon request.
(Source: P.A. 90-742, eff. 8-13-98.)
(225 ILCS 65/15-25 new)
Sec. 15-25. Certified registered nurse anesthetists.
(a) A licensed certified registered nurse anesthetist
may provide anesthesia services pursuant to the order of a
licensed physician, licensed dentist, or licensed podiatrist
in a licensed hospital, a licensed ambulatory surgical
treatment center, or the office of a licensed physician, the
office of a licensed dentist, or the office of a licensed
podiatrist. For anesthesia services, an anesthesiologist,
physician, dentist, or podiatrist shall participate through
discussion of and agreement with the anesthesia plan and
shall remain physically present and be available on the
premises during the delivery of anesthesia services for
diagnosis, consultation, and treatment of emergency medical
conditions, unless hospital policy adopted pursuant to clause
(B) of subdivision (3) of Section 10.7 of the Hospital
Licensing Act or ambulatory surgical treatment center policy
adopted pursuant to clause (B) of subdivision (3) of Section
6.5 of the Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center Act provides
otherwise.
(b) A certified registered nurse anesthetist who
provides anesthesia services in a hospital shall do so in
accordance with Section 10.7 of the Hospital Licensing Act
and, in an ambulatory surgical treatment center, in
accordance with Section 6.5 of the Ambulatory Surgical
Treatment Center Act.
(c) A certified registered nurse anesthetist who
provides anesthesia services in a physician office, dental
office, or podiatric office shall enter into a written
practice agreement with an anesthesiologist or the physician
licensed to practice medicine in all its branches, the
dentist, or the podiatrist performing the procedure. The
agreement shall describe the working relationship of the
certified registered nurse anesthetist and anesthesiologist,
physician, dentist, or podiatrist and shall authorize the
categories of care, treatment, or procedures to be performed
by the certified registered nurse anesthetist. In a
dentist's office, the certified registered nurse anesthetist
may only provide those services the dentist is authorized to
provide pursuant to the Illinois Dental Practice Act and
rules. In a podiatrist's office, the certified registered
nurse anesthetist may only provide those services the
podiatrist is authorized to provide pursuant to the Podiatric
Medical Practice Act of 1987 and rules. For anesthesia
services, an anesthesiologist, physician, dentist, or
podiatrist shall participate through discussion of and
agreement with the anesthesia plan and shall remain
physically present and be available on the premises during
the delivery of anesthesia services for diagnosis,
consultation, and treatment of emergency medical conditions.
(d) A certified registered nurse anesthetist is not
required to possess prescriptive authority or a written
collaborative agreement meeting the requirements of Section
15-15 to provide anesthesia services ordered by a licensed
physician, dentist, or podiatrist. Certified registered
nurse anesthetists are authorized to select, order, and
administer drugs and apply the appropriate medical devices in
the provision of anesthesia services under the anesthesia
plan agreed with by the anesthesiologist or the physician in
accordance with hospital alternative policy or the medical
staff consulting committee policies of a licensed ambulatory
surgical treatment center. In a physician's office,
dentist's office, or podiatrist's office, the
anesthesiologist, operating physician, operating dentist, or
operating podiatrist shall agree with the anesthesia plan, in
accordance with the written practice agreement.
(e) A certified registered nurse anesthetist may be
delegated limited prescriptive authority under Section 15-20
in a written collaborative agreement meeting the requirements
of Section 15-15.
(225 ILCS 65/15-30)
Sec. 15-30. Title.
(a) No person shall use any words, abbreviations,
figures, letters, title, sign, card, or device tending to
imply that he or she is an advanced practice nurse, including
but not limited to using the titles or initials "Advanced
Practice Nurse", "Certified Nurse Midwife", "Certified Nurse
Practitioner", "Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist",
"Clinical Nurse Specialist", "A.P.N.", "C.N.M.", "C.N.P.",
"C.R.N.A.", "C.N.S.", or similar titles or initials, with the
intention of indicating practice as an advanced practice
nurse without meeting the requirements of this Act. No
advanced practice nurse shall use the title of doctor or
associate with his or her name or any other term to indicate
to other persons that he or she is qualified to engage in the
general practice of medicine.
(b) An advanced practice nurse shall verbally identify
himself or herself as an advanced practice nurse including
specialty certification to each patient.
(c) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to relieve a
physician of professional or legal responsibility for the
care and treatment of persons attended by him or her or to
relieve an advanced practice nurse of the professional or
legal responsibility for the care and treatment of persons
attended by him or her.
(Source: P.A. 90-742, eff. 8-13-98.)
(225 ILCS 65/15-35)
Sec. 15-35. Advanced Practice Nursing Board.
(a) There is hereby established an Advanced Practice
Nursing Board, hereinafter referred to as the "APN Board".
The APN Board shall review and make recommendations to the
Department regarding matters relating to licensure and
discipline of advanced practice nurses. The APN Board shall
be composed of 9 members to be appointed by the Governor, 4
of whom shall be advanced practice nurses and 3 of whom shall
be collaborating physicians licensed to practice medicine in
all its branches. The 4 advanced practice nurses shall have
collaborative agreements, except that any certified
registered nurse anesthetist is not required to have a
collaborative agreement. The 3 physicians shall have
collaborative agreements, except that an anesthesiologist is
not required to have a collaborative agreement. In making
appointments to the APN Board, the Governor shall give due
consideration to recommendations by statewide professional
associations or societies representing nurses and physicians
in Illinois. Two members, not employed or having any
material interest in any health care field, shall represent
the public. The chairperson of the APN Board shall be a
member elected by a majority vote of the APN Board. The APN
Board shall meet and report to the Department quarterly and
as advanced practice nurse issues arise.
Initial appointments to the APN Board shall be made
within 90 days after the effective date of this amendatory
Act of 1998. The terms of office of each of the original
members shall be at staggered intervals. One physician and
one advanced practice nurse shall serve one-year terms. One
physician and one advanced practice nurse shall serve 2-year
terms. One physician and one advanced practice nurse shall
serve 3-year terms. One advanced practice nurse and the
public members shall serve 4-year terms. Upon the expiration
of the term of an initial member, his or her successor shall
be appointed for a term of 4 years. No member shall serve
more than 2 consecutive terms, excluding initial appointment
terms. An appointment to fill a vacancy shall be for the
unexpired portion of the term. Members of the APN Board
shall be reimbursed for all authorized legitimate and
necessary expenses incurred in attending the meetings of the
APN Board. A majority of the APN Board members appointed
shall constitute a quorum. A vacancy in the membership of
the APN Board shall not impair the right of a quorum to
perform all of the duties of the APN Board. A member of the
APN Board shall have no liability in an action based upon a
disciplinary proceeding or other activity performed in good
faith as a member of the APN Board.
(b) Complaints received concerning advanced practice
nurses shall be reviewed by the APN Board. Complaints
received concerning collaborating physicians shall be
reviewed by the Medical Disciplinary Board.
(Source: P.A. 90-742, eff. 8-13-98.)
(225 ILCS 65/15-100 rep.)
Section 25. The Nursing and Advanced Practice Nursing
Act is amended by repealing Section 15-100.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.
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