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4		-	AN ACT concerning regulation.
5		-	Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
6		-	represented in the General Assembly:
7		-	Section 5. The Nurse Practice Act is amended by changing
8		-	Sections 60-5 and 60-10 as follows:
9		-	(225 ILCS 65/60-5)
10		-	(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
11		-	Sec. 60-5. RN education program requirements; out-of-State
12		-	programs.
13		-	(a) All registered professional nurse education programs
14		-	must be reviewed by the Board and approved by the Department
15		-	before the successful completion of such a program may be
16		-	applied toward meeting the requirements for registered
17		-	professional nurse licensure under this Act. Any program
18		-	changing the level of educational preparation or the
19		-	relationship with or to the parent institution or establishing
20		-	an extension of an existing program must request a review by
21		-	the Board and approval by the Department. The Board shall
22		-	review and make a recommendation for the approval or
23		-	disapproval of a program by the Department based on the
24		-	following criteria:
25		-	(1) a feasibility study that describes the need for
26		-	the program and the facilities used, the potential of the
	3	+	1 AN ACT concerning regulation.
	4	+	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
	5	+	3 represented in the General Assembly:
	6	+	4 Section 5. The Nurse Practice Act is amended by changing
	7	+	5 Sections 60-5 and 60-10 as follows:
	8	+	6 (225 ILCS 65/60-5)
	9	+	7 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
	10	+	8 Sec. 60-5. RN education program requirements; out-of-State
	11	+	9 programs.
	12	+	10 (a) All registered professional nurse education programs
	13	+	11 must be reviewed by the Board and approved by the Department
	14	+	12 before the successful completion of such a program may be
	15	+	13 applied toward meeting the requirements for registered
	16	+	14 professional nurse licensure under this Act. Any program
	17	+	15 changing the level of educational preparation or the
	18	+	16 relationship with or to the parent institution or establishing
	19	+	17 an extension of an existing program must request a review by
	20	+	18 the Board and approval by the Department. The Board shall
	21	+	19 review and make a recommendation for the approval or
	22	+	20 disapproval of a program by the Department based on the
	23	+	21 following criteria:
	24	+	22 (1) a feasibility study that describes the need for
	25	+	23 the program and the facilities used, the potential of the
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33		-	program to recruit faculty and students, financial support
34		-	for the program, and other criteria, as established by
35		-	rule;
36		-	(2) program curriculum that meets all State
37		-	requirements;
38		-	(2.5) measurement of program effectiveness based on a
39		-	passage rate of all graduates over the 3 most recent
40		-	calendar years without reference to first-time test
41		-	takers;
42		-	(3) the administration of the program by a Nurse
43		-	Administrator and the involvement of a Nurse Administrator
44		-	in the development of the program;
45		-	(4) the occurrence of a site visit prior to approval;
46		-	and
47		-	(5) beginning December 31, 2022, obtaining and
48		-	maintaining programmatic accreditation by a national
49		-	accrediting body for nursing education recognized by the
50		-	United States Department of Education and approved by the
51		-	Department.
52		-	The Department and Board of Nursing shall be notified
53		-	within 30 days if the program loses its accreditation. The
54		-	Department may adopt rules regarding a warning process and
55		-	reaccreditation.
56		-	(b) In order to obtain initial Department approval and to
57		-	maintain Department approval, a registered professional
58		-	nursing program must meet all of the following requirements:
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	34	+	1 program to recruit faculty and students, financial support
	35	+	2 for the program, and other criteria, as established by
	36	+	3 rule;
	37	+	4 (2) program curriculum that meets all State
	38	+	5 requirements;
	39	+	6 (2.5) measurement of program effectiveness based on a
	40	+	7 passage rate of all graduates over the 3 most recent
	41	+	8 calendar years without reference to first-time test
	42	+	9 takers;
	43	+	10 (3) the administration of the program by a Nurse
	44	+	11 Administrator and the involvement of a Nurse Administrator
	45	+	12 in the development of the program;
	46	+	13 (4) the occurrence of a site visit prior to approval;
	47	+	14 and
	48	+	15 (5) beginning December 31, 2022, obtaining and
	49	+	16 maintaining programmatic accreditation by a national
	50	+	17 accrediting body for nursing education recognized by the
	51	+	18 United States Department of Education and approved by the
	52	+	19 Department.
	53	+	20 The Department and Board of Nursing shall be notified
	54	+	21 within 30 days if the program loses its accreditation. The
	55	+	22 Department may adopt rules regarding a warning process and
	56	+	23 reaccreditation.
	57	+	24 (b) In order to obtain initial Department approval and to
	58	+	25 maintain Department approval, a registered professional
	59	+	26 nursing program must meet all of the following requirements:
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61		-	(1) The institution responsible for conducting the
62		-	program and the Nurse Administrator must ensure that
63		-	individual faculty members are academically and
64		-	professionally competent.
65		-	(2) The program curriculum must contain all applicable
66		-	requirements established by rule, including both theory
67		-	and clinical components.
68		-	(3) The passage rates of the program's graduating
69		-	classes on the State-approved licensure exam must be
70		-	deemed satisfactory by the Department.
71		-	(c) Program site visits to an institution conducting or
72		-	hosting a professional nursing program may be made at the
73		-	discretion of the Nursing Coordinator or upon recommendation
74		-	of the Board. Full routine site visits may be conducted by the
75		-	Department for periodic evaluation. Such visits shall be used
76		-	to determine compliance with this Act. Full routine site
77		-	visits must be announced and may be waived at the discretion of
78		-	the Department if the program maintains accreditation with an
79		-	accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of
80		-	Education and approved by the Department.
81		-	(d) Any institution conducting a registered professional
82		-	nursing program that wishes to discontinue the program must do
83		-	each of the following:
84		-	(1) Notify the Department, in writing, of its intent
85		-	to discontinue the program.
86		-	(2) Continue to meet the requirements of this Act and
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89		-	the rules adopted thereunder until the official date of
90		-	termination of the program.
91		-	(3) Notify the Department of the date on which the
92		-	last student shall graduate from the program and the
93		-	program shall terminate.
94		-	(4) Assist remaining students in the continuation of
95		-	their education in the event of program termination prior
96		-	to the graduation of the program's final student.
97		-	(5) Upon the closure of the program, notify the
98		-	Department, in writing, of the location of student and
99		-	graduate records' storage.
100		-	(e) Out-of-State registered professional nursing education
101		-	programs planning to offer clinical practice experiences in
102		-	this State must meet the requirements set forth in this
103		-	Section and must meet the clinical and faculty requirements
104		-	for institutions outside of this State, as established by
105		-	rule. The institution responsible for conducting an
106		-	out-of-State registered professional nursing education program
107		-	and the administrator of the program shall be responsible for
108		-	ensuring that the individual faculty and preceptors overseeing
109		-	the clinical experience are academically and professionally
110		-	competent.
111		-	(Source: P.A. 100-513, eff. 1-1-18.)
112		-	(225 ILCS 65/60-10)
113		-	(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
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116		-	Sec. 60-10. RN licensure by examination.
117		-	(a) Each applicant who successfully meets the requirements
118		-	of this Section is eligible for licensure as a registered
119		-	professional nurse.
120		-	(b) An applicant for licensure by examination to practice
121		-	as a registered professional nurse is eligible for licensure
122		-	when the following requirements are met:
123		-	(1) the applicant has submitted a completed written
124		-	application, on forms provided by the Department, and
125		-	fees, as established by the Department;
126		-	(2) the applicant has graduated from a professional
127		-	nursing education program approved by the Department or
128		-	has been granted a certificate of completion of
129		-	pre-licensure requirements from another United States
130		-	jurisdiction;
131		-	(3) the applicant has successfully completed a
132		-	licensure examination approved by the Department;
133		-	(4) (blank);
134		-	(5) the applicant has submitted to the criminal
135		-	history records check required under Section 50-35 of this
136		-	Act;
137		-	(6) the applicant has submitted, either to the
138		-	Department or its designated testing service, a fee
139		-	covering the cost of providing the examination; failure to
140		-	appear for the examination on the scheduled date at the
141		-	time and place specified after the applicant's application
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	70	+	1 (1) The institution responsible for conducting the
	71	+	2 program and the Nurse Administrator must ensure that
	72	+	3 individual faculty members are academically and
	73	+	4 professionally competent.
	74	+	5 (2) The program curriculum must contain all applicable
	75	+	6 requirements established by rule, including both theory
	76	+	7 and clinical components.
	77	+	8 (3) The passage rates of the program's graduating
	78	+	9 classes on the State-approved licensure exam must be
	79	+	10 deemed satisfactory by the Department.
	80	+	11 (c) Program site visits to an institution conducting or
	81	+	12 hosting a professional nursing program may be made at the
	82	+	13 discretion of the Nursing Coordinator or upon recommendation
	83	+	14 of the Board. Full routine site visits may be conducted by the
	84	+	15 Department for periodic evaluation. Such visits shall be used
	85	+	16 to determine compliance with this Act. Full routine site
	86	+	17 visits must be announced and may be waived at the discretion of
	87	+	18 the Department if the program maintains accreditation with an
	88	+	19 accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of
	89	+	20 Education and approved by the Department.
	90	+	21 (d) Any institution conducting a registered professional
	91	+	22 nursing program that wishes to discontinue the program must do
	92	+	23 each of the following:
	93	+	24 (1) Notify the Department, in writing, of its intent
	94	+	25 to discontinue the program.
	95	+	26 (2) Continue to meet the requirements of this Act and
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144		-	for examination has been received and acknowledged by the
145		-	Department or the designated testing service shall result
146		-	in the forfeiture of the examination fee; and
147		-	(7) the applicant has met all other requirements
148		-	established by the Department by rule.
149		-	An applicant for licensure by examination may take the
150		-	Department-approved examination in another jurisdiction.
151		-	(b-3) An applicant who graduates from a professional
152		-	nursing program in this State on or after the effective date of
153		-	this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly and does not
154		-	take the licensure examination within 180 days after his or
155		-	her degree is conferred by the institution of higher education
156		-	or fails the licensure examination for a second time shall be
157		-	required to demonstrate proof of completion of a National
158		-	Council Licensure Examination preparatory class or a
159		-	comparable test preparatory program before taking a subsequent
160		-	licensure examination or the graduate may return to the
161		-	institution of higher education from which he or she graduated
162		-	which shall provide remedial educational resources to the
163		-	graduate at no cost to the graduate. Such an applicant must
164		-	contact the institution of higher education from which he or
165		-	she graduated prior to retesting.
166		-	(b-4) All professional nursing programs in probationary
167		-	status on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
168		-	103rd General Assembly and subject to a program revision plan
169		-	shall be deemed in good standing for a period of 3 years
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172		-	beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
173		-	103rd General Assembly. Prior to September 1, 2026, no
174		-	professional nursing program shall be placed on probationary
175		-	status for failing to reach a passage rate of less than 75%.
176		-	(b-5) If an applicant for licensure by examination
177		-	neglects, fails, or refuses to take an examination or fails to
178		-	pass an examination for a license within 3 years of the date of
179		-	initial application, the application shall be denied. When an
180		-	applicant's application is denied due to the failure to pass
181		-	the examination within the 3-year period, that applicant must
182		-	undertake an additional course of education as defined by rule
183		-	prior to submitting a new application for licensure. Any new
184		-	application must be accompanied by the required fee, evidence
185		-	of meeting the requirements in force at the time of the new
186		-	application, and evidence of completion of the additional
187		-	course of education prescribed by rule.
188		-	(c) An applicant for licensure by examination shall have
189		-	one year after the date of notification of the successful
190		-	completion of the examination to apply to the Department for a
191		-	license. If an applicant fails to apply within one year, the
192		-	applicant shall be required to retake and pass the examination
193		-	unless licensed in another jurisdiction of the United States.
194		-	(d) An applicant for licensure by examination who passes
195		-	the Department-approved licensure examination for professional
196		-	nursing may obtain employment as a license-pending registered
197		-	nurse and practice under the direction of a registered
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200		-	professional nurse or an advanced practice registered nurse
201		-	until such time as he or she receives his or her license to
202		-	practice or until the license is denied. In no instance shall
203		-	any such applicant practice or be employed in any management
204		-	capacity. An individual may be employed as a license-pending
205		-	registered nurse if all of the following criteria are met:
206		-	(1) He or she has completed and passed the
207		-	Department-approved licensure exam and presents to the
208		-	employer the official written notification indicating
209		-	successful passage of the licensure examination.
210		-	(2) He or she has completed and submitted to the
211		-	Department an application for licensure under this Section
212		-	as a registered professional nurse.
213		-	(3) He or she has submitted the required licensure
214		-	fee.
215		-	(4) He or she has met all other requirements
216		-	established by rule, including having submitted to a
217		-	criminal history records check.
218		-	(e) The privilege to practice as a license-pending
219		-	registered nurse shall terminate with the occurrence of any of
220		-	the following:
221		-	(1) Three months have passed since the official date
222		-	of passing the licensure exam as inscribed on the formal
223		-	written notification indicating passage of the exam. The
224		-	3-month license pending period may be extended if more
225		-	time is needed by the Department to process the licensure
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	106	+	1 the rules adopted thereunder until the official date of
	107	+	2 termination of the program.
	108	+	3 (3) Notify the Department of the date on which the
	109	+	4 last student shall graduate from the program and the
	110	+	5 program shall terminate.
	111	+	6 (4) Assist remaining students in the continuation of
	112	+	7 their education in the event of program termination prior
	113	+	8 to the graduation of the program's final student.
	114	+	9 (5) Upon the closure of the program, notify the
	115	+	10 Department, in writing, of the location of student and
	116	+	11 graduate records' storage.
	117	+	12 (e) Out-of-State registered professional nursing education
	118	+	13 programs planning to offer clinical practice experiences in
	119	+	14 this State must meet the requirements set forth in this
	120	+	15 Section and must meet the clinical and faculty requirements
	121	+	16 for institutions outside of this State, as established by
	122	+	17 rule. The institution responsible for conducting an
	123	+	18 out-of-State registered professional nursing education program
	124	+	19 and the administrator of the program shall be responsible for
	125	+	20 ensuring that the individual faculty and preceptors overseeing
	126	+	21 the clinical experience are academically and professionally
	127	+	22 competent.
	128	+	23 (Source: P.A. 100-513, eff. 1-1-18.)
	129	+	24 (225 ILCS 65/60-10)
	130	+	25 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
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228		-	application.
229		-	(2) Receipt of the registered professional nurse
230		-	license from the Department.
231		-	(3) Notification from the Department that the
232		-	application for licensure has been refused.
233		-	(4) A request by the Department that the individual
234		-	terminate practicing as a license-pending registered nurse
235		-	until an official decision is made by the Department to
236		-	grant or deny a registered professional nurse license.
237		-	(f) (Blank).
238		-	(g) (Blank).
239		-	(h) (Blank).
240		-	(i) (Blank).
241		-	(j) (Blank).
242		-	(k) All applicants for registered professional nurse
243		-	licensure have 3 years after the date of application to
244		-	complete the application process. If the process has not been
245		-	completed within 3 years after the date of application, the
246		-	application shall be denied, the fee forfeited, and the
247		-	applicant must reapply and meet the requirements in effect at
248		-	the time of reapplication.
249		-	(l) All applicants for registered nurse licensure by
250		-	examination who are graduates of practical nursing educational
251		-	programs in a country other than the United States and its
252		-	territories shall have their nursing education credentials
253		-	evaluated by a Department-approved nursing credentialing
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256		-	evaluation service. No such applicant may be issued a license
257		-	under this Act unless the applicant's program is deemed by the
258		-	nursing credentialing evaluation service to be equivalent to a
259		-	professional nursing education program approved by the
260		-	Department. An applicant who has graduated from a nursing
261		-	educational program outside of the United States or its
262		-	territories and whose first language is not English shall
263		-	submit evidence of English proficiency, as defined by rule.
264		-	(m) (Blank).
265		-	(Source: P.A. 100-513, eff. 1-1-18.)
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	141	+	1 Sec. 60-10. RN licensure by examination.
	142	+	2 (a) Each applicant who successfully meets the requirements
	143	+	3 of this Section is eligible for licensure as a registered
	144	+	4 professional nurse.
	145	+	5 (b) An applicant for licensure by examination to practice
	146	+	6 as a registered professional nurse is eligible for licensure
	147	+	7 when the following requirements are met:
	148	+	8 (1) the applicant has submitted a completed written
	149	+	9 application, on forms provided by the Department, and
	150	+	10 fees, as established by the Department;
	151	+	11 (2) the applicant has graduated from a professional
	152	+	12 nursing education program approved by the Department or
	153	+	13 has been granted a certificate of completion of
	154	+	14 pre-licensure requirements from another United States
	155	+	15 jurisdiction;
	156	+	16 (3) the applicant has successfully completed a
	157	+	17 licensure examination approved by the Department;
	158	+	18 (4) (blank);
	159	+	19 (5) the applicant has submitted to the criminal
	160	+	20 history records check required under Section 50-35 of this
	161	+	21 Act;
	162	+	22 (6) the applicant has submitted, either to the
	163	+	23 Department or its designated testing service, a fee
	164	+	24 covering the cost of providing the examination; failure to
	165	+	25 appear for the examination on the scheduled date at the
	166	+	26 time and place specified after the applicant's application
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	177	+	1 for examination has been received and acknowledged by the
	178	+	2 Department or the designated testing service shall result
	179	+	3 in the forfeiture of the examination fee; and
	180	+	4 (7) the applicant has met all other requirements
	181	+	5 established by the Department by rule.
	182	+	6 An applicant for licensure by examination may take the
	183	+	7 Department-approved examination in another jurisdiction.
	184	+	8 (b-3) An applicant who graduates from a professional
	185	+	9 nursing program in this State on or after the effective date of
	186	+	10 this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly and does not
	187	+	11 take the licensure examination within 180 days after his or
	188	+	12 her degree is conferred by the institution of higher education
	189	+	13 or fails the licensure examination for a second time shall be
	190	+	14 required to demonstrate proof of completion of a National
	191	+	15 Council Licensure Examination preparatory class or a
	192	+	16 comparable test preparatory program before taking a subsequent
	193	+	17 licensure examination or the graduate may return to the
	194	+	18 institution of higher education from which he or she graduated
	195	+	19 which shall provide remedial educational resources to the
	196	+	20 graduate at no cost to the graduate. Such an applicant must
	197	+	21 contact the institution of higher education from which he or
	198	+	22 she graduated prior to retesting.
	199	+	23 (b-4) All professional nursing programs in probationary
	200	+	24 status on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
	201	+	25 103rd General Assembly and subject to a program revision plan
	202	+	26 shall be deemed in good standing for a period of 3 years
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	213	+	1 beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
	214	+	2 103rd General Assembly. Prior to September 1, 2026, no
	215	+	3 professional nursing program shall be placed on probationary
	216	+	4 status for failing to reach a passage rate of less than 75%.
	217	+	5 (b-5) If an applicant for licensure by examination
	218	+	6 neglects, fails, or refuses to take an examination or fails to
	219	+	7 pass an examination for a license within 3 years of the date of
	220	+	8 initial application, the application shall be denied. When an
	221	+	9 applicant's application is denied due to the failure to pass
	222	+	10 the examination within the 3-year period, that applicant must
	223	+	11 undertake an additional course of education as defined by rule
	224	+	12 prior to submitting a new application for licensure. Any new
	225	+	13 application must be accompanied by the required fee, evidence
	226	+	14 of meeting the requirements in force at the time of the new
	227	+	15 application, and evidence of completion of the additional
	228	+	16 course of education prescribed by rule.
	229	+	17 (c) An applicant for licensure by examination shall have
	230	+	18 one year after the date of notification of the successful
	231	+	19 completion of the examination to apply to the Department for a
	232	+	20 license. If an applicant fails to apply within one year, the
	233	+	21 applicant shall be required to retake and pass the examination
	234	+	22 unless licensed in another jurisdiction of the United States.
	235	+	23 (d) An applicant for licensure by examination who passes
	236	+	24 the Department-approved licensure examination for professional
	237	+	25 nursing may obtain employment as a license-pending registered
	238	+	26 nurse and practice under the direction of a registered
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	249	+	1 professional nurse or an advanced practice registered nurse
	250	+	2 until such time as he or she receives his or her license to
	251	+	3 practice or until the license is denied. In no instance shall
	252	+	4 any such applicant practice or be employed in any management
	253	+	5 capacity. An individual may be employed as a license-pending
	254	+	6 registered nurse if all of the following criteria are met:
	255	+	7 (1) He or she has completed and passed the
	256	+	8 Department-approved licensure exam and presents to the
	257	+	9 employer the official written notification indicating
	258	+	10 successful passage of the licensure examination.
	259	+	11 (2) He or she has completed and submitted to the
	260	+	12 Department an application for licensure under this Section
	261	+	13 as a registered professional nurse.
	262	+	14 (3) He or she has submitted the required licensure
	263	+	15 fee.
	264	+	16 (4) He or she has met all other requirements
	265	+	17 established by rule, including having submitted to a
	266	+	18 criminal history records check.
	267	+	19 (e) The privilege to practice as a license-pending
	268	+	20 registered nurse shall terminate with the occurrence of any of
	269	+	21 the following:
	270	+	22 (1) Three months have passed since the official date
	271	+	23 of passing the licensure exam as inscribed on the formal
	272	+	24 written notification indicating passage of the exam. The
	273	+	25 3-month license pending period may be extended if more
	274	+	26 time is needed by the Department to process the licensure
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	286	+	2 (2) Receipt of the registered professional nurse
	287	+	3 license from the Department.
	288	+	4 (3) Notification from the Department that the
	289	+	5 application for licensure has been refused.
	290	+	6 (4) A request by the Department that the individual
	291	+	7 terminate practicing as a license-pending registered nurse
	292	+	8 until an official decision is made by the Department to
	293	+	9 grant or deny a registered professional nurse license.
	294	+	10 (f) (Blank).
	295	+	11 (g) (Blank).
	296	+	12 (h) (Blank).
	297	+	13 (i) (Blank).
	298	+	14 (j) (Blank).
	299	+	15 (k) All applicants for registered professional nurse
	300	+	16 licensure have 3 years after the date of application to
	301	+	17 complete the application process. If the process has not been
	302	+	18 completed within 3 years after the date of application, the
	303	+	19 application shall be denied, the fee forfeited, and the
	304	+	20 applicant must reapply and meet the requirements in effect at
	305	+	21 the time of reapplication.
	306	+	22 (l) All applicants for registered nurse licensure by
	307	+	23 examination who are graduates of practical nursing educational
	308	+	24 programs in a country other than the United States and its
	309	+	25 territories shall have their nursing education credentials
	310	+	26 evaluated by a Department-approved nursing credentialing
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	322	+	2 under this Act unless the applicant's program is deemed by the
	323	+	3 nursing credentialing evaluation service to be equivalent to a
	324	+	4 professional nursing education program approved by the
	325	+	5 Department. An applicant who has graduated from a nursing
	326	+	6 educational program outside of the United States or its
	327	+	7 territories and whose first language is not English shall
	328	+	8 submit evidence of English proficiency, as defined by rule.
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	330	+	10 (Source: P.A. 100-513, eff. 1-1-18.)
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