Bill Text: IL HB5047 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Provides that the privilege to practice as a license-pending practical nurse shall terminate once 6 months (rather than 3 months) have passed since the official date of passing the licensure exam as inscribed on the formal written notification indicating passage of the exam. Provides that the privilege to practice as a license-pending registered nurse shall terminate once 6 months (rather than 3 months) have passed since the official date of passing the licensure exam as inscribed on the formal written notification indicating passage of the exam. Provides that a licensed advanced practice registered nurse certified as a nurse midwife, clinical nurse specialist, or nurse practitioner who files with the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation a notarized attestation of completion of at least 250 hours of continuing education or training in the advanced practice registered nurse's area of certification and at least 4,000 hours of clinical experience after first attaining national certification and thus having met the requirements to be granted full practice authority shall be granted the authority to practice as a full practice authority-pending advanced practice registered nurse under the supervision of a full practice advanced practice registered nurse or a physician for a period of 6 months. Defines "full practice authority-pending advanced practice registered nurse".

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-1)

Status: (Engrossed) 2024-04-30 - Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 10, 2024 [HB5047 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB5047-Introduced.html

103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB5047

Introduced , by Rep. Terra Costa Howard

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
225 ILCS 65/50-80 new

Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Provides that a license under the Act shall be automatically granted to an individual who has graduated from an approved program of professional nursing education or an approved program of practical nursing education, as applicable to the license being granted; passed a criminal background check with the Illinois State Police and Federal Bureau of Investigation; and completed and passed an examination specific to State laws that regulate the nursing profession as an advanced practice registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, or registered nurse. Requires the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to adopt rules.
LRB103 37251 RTM 67371 b

A BILL FOR

HB5047LRB103 37251 RTM 67371 b
1 AN ACT concerning regulation.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Nurse Practice Act is amended by adding
5Section 50-80 as follows:
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