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1+104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1807 Introduced , by Rep. Terra Costa Howard SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 225 ILCS 65/60-5225 ILCS 65/60-10 Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Makes changes to the requirements for a registered professional nursing education program in provisions concerning the establishment of a new program, program policies, faculty members, training and development, the program's curriculum, the program's use of simulation, the accreditation process, approval by the Board of Nursing, and the program closure process. Makes a conforming change. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation may, without hearing, rescind the license of any person who obtain a license after completing a program or obtaining credit from a program that does not meet the requirements of the provisions regarding registered professional nursing education programs. In provisions concerning nursing licensure by examination, removes the provision regarding the good standing period for professional nursing programs on probationary status. LRB104 06840 AAS 16876 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1807 Introduced , by Rep. Terra Costa Howard SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 225 ILCS 65/60-5225 ILCS 65/60-10 225 ILCS 65/60-5 225 ILCS 65/60-10 Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Makes changes to the requirements for a registered professional nursing education program in provisions concerning the establishment of a new program, program policies, faculty members, training and development, the program's curriculum, the program's use of simulation, the accreditation process, approval by the Board of Nursing, and the program closure process. Makes a conforming change. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation may, without hearing, rescind the license of any person who obtain a license after completing a program or obtaining credit from a program that does not meet the requirements of the provisions regarding registered professional nursing education programs. In provisions concerning nursing licensure by examination, removes the provision regarding the good standing period for professional nursing programs on probationary status. LRB104 06840 AAS 16876 b LRB104 06840 AAS 16876 b A BILL FOR
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312 1 AN ACT concerning regulation.
413 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
514 3 represented in the General Assembly:
615 4 Section 5. The Nurse Practice Act is amended by changing
716 5 Sections 60-5 and 60-10 as follows:
817 6 (225 ILCS 65/60-5)
918 7 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
1019 8 Sec. 60-5. Registered professional nursing education
1120 9 programs. RN education program requirements; out-of-State
1221 10 programs.
1322 11 (a) The purpose of nursing education rules and regulations
1423 12 is to ensure that graduates of nursing education programs are
1524 13 prepared for safe and effective nursing practice. Early
1625 14 intervention when standards are not met assists programs in
1726 15 making improvements before warning signs are evident and
18-16 before sanctions are necessary. The purpose of Board and
19-17 Department approval of a registered professional nursing
20-18 education program is to do the following:
27+16 before sanctions are necessary. The purpose of Board approval
28+17 of a registered professional nursing education program is to
29+18 do the following:
2130 19 (1) promote the safe practice of nursing by
2231 20 implementing standards for individuals seeking licensure
2332 21 as registered nurses;
2433 22 (2) grant regulatory recognition to nursing education
25-23 programs that the Board and the Department determine have
34+23 programs that the Board determines have met established
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42+Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Makes changes to the requirements for a registered professional nursing education program in provisions concerning the establishment of a new program, program policies, faculty members, training and development, the program's curriculum, the program's use of simulation, the accreditation process, approval by the Board of Nursing, and the program closure process. Makes a conforming change. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation may, without hearing, rescind the license of any person who obtain a license after completing a program or obtaining credit from a program that does not meet the requirements of the provisions regarding registered professional nursing education programs. In provisions concerning nursing licensure by examination, removes the provision regarding the good standing period for professional nursing programs on probationary status.
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71+1 standards;
3572 2 (3) ensure graduates meet the educational and legal
3673 3 requirements for the level of licensure that the graduates
3774 4 are seeking;
3875 5 (4) facilitate graduates' endorsement to other states,
3976 6 territories, and countries as appropriate; and
4077 7 (5) provide the public and prospective students with a
4178 8 published list of approved nursing programs that meet the
4279 9 standards established by law and the Board's rules.
4380 10 (b) To establish a new registered professional nursing
4481 11 education program, the proposed program's administrator must
45-12 notify the Department of the intention to establish a new
46-13 program. The Department may approve the proposed program after
47-14 a recommendation from the Board, upon the successful
48-15 completion of the following process and a site visit:
82+12 notify the Board of the intention to establish a new program.
83+13 The Board must approve the proposed program upon the
84+14 successful completion of the following process and a site
85+15 visit:
4986 16 (1) The proposed program must provide a feasibility
5087 17 study that includes the following information to the
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5289 19 (A) governing institution approval and ongoing
5390 20 support;
5491 21 (B) evidence of adequate institutional financial
5592 22 support that can be provided to the program on an
5693 23 ongoing basis;
5794 24 (C) availability of educational resources, such as
5895 25 human resources, physical resources (including access
5996 26 to a library), clinical resources, and technical
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70107 1 learning resources;
71108 2 (D) evidence of the institution meeting the Board
72109 3 of Higher Education's requirements and the
73110 4 accreditation requirements by a national accrediting
74111 5 body recognized by the United States Department of
75112 6 Education;
76113 7 (E) evidence of the nursing program actively
77114 8 seeking pre-accreditation or candidate accreditation
78115 9 from a national accrediting body for nursing education
79116 10 recognized by the United States Department of
80117 11 Education;
81118 12 (F) evidence of adequate numbers of clinical
82119 13 partnerships;
83120 14 (G) availability of qualified faculty members and
84-15 employment of a program director whose qualifications
85-16 must meet the requirements set forth by the
86-17 Department; and
87-18 (H) a proposed timeline for initiating the
88-19 program.
89-20 (2) After the feasibility study has been submitted to
90-21 the Department, the proposed program must complete the
91-22 following program components and processes and submit
92-23 verification of completion to the Department:
93-24 (A) development of a comprehensive program
94-25 curriculum;
95-26 (B) submission of the program's ongoing systematic
121+15 a program director; and
122+16 (H) a proposed timeline for initiating the
123+17 program.
124+18 (2) After the feasibility study has been submitted to
125+19 the Board, the proposed program must complete the
126+20 following program components and processes and submit
127+21 verification of completion to the Board:
128+22 (A) employment of a qualified director;
129+23 (B) development of a comprehensive program
130+24 curriculum;
131+25 (C) submission of the program's ongoing systematic
132+26 evaluation plan;
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106-1 evaluation plan;
107-2 (C) establishment of policies for student
108-3 admission, progression, retention, and graduation; and
109-4 (D) establishment of policies and strategies to
110-5 address students' needs, including those with
111-6 documented disabilities.
112-7 (c) Nursing education rules must be based on
113-8 evidence-based criteria and used to monitor the quality of a
114-9 registered professional nursing education program. All
115-10 registered professional nursing education programs must meet
116-11 the following requirements:
117-12 (1) The program must have written and published
118-13 criteria for student admission, progression, and
119-14 performance.
120-15 (2) The written policies and procedures of the program
121-16 must be reviewed and approved by the program's identified
122-17 governing body and be readily accessible according to
123-18 accreditation standards.
124-19 (3) The program must have policies in place that hold
125-20 students responsible for professional behavior, including
126-21 honesty and integrity, as outlined in the program's
127-22 policies or student handbook. Such handbook or policies
128-23 should be made available to the Department upon request.
129-24 (4) The administrator of the program must (i) hold a
130-25 graduate degree in nursing, (ii) have a minimum of 2 years
131-26 of clinical nursing and nursing education experience,
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143+1 (D) establishment of policies for student
144+2 admission, progression, retention, and graduation; and
145+3 (E) establishment of policies and strategies to
146+4 address students' needs, including those with
147+5 documented disabilities.
148+6 (c) Nursing education rules must be based on
149+7 evidence-based criteria and used to monitor the quality of a
150+8 registered professional nursing education program. All
151+9 registered professional nursing education programs must meet
152+10 the following requirements:
153+11 (1) The program must have written and published
154+12 criteria for student admission, progression, and
155+13 performance.
156+14 (2) The written policies and procedures of the program
157+15 must be reviewed and approved by the program's identified
158+16 governing body and be readily accessible according to
159+17 accreditation standards.
160+18 (3) The program must hold students responsible for
161+19 professional behavior, including honesty and integrity,
162+20 while in the program of study, as outlined in the
163+21 program's policies, procedures, or student handbook.
164+22 (4) The administrator of the program must (i) hold a
165+23 graduate degree in nursing, (ii) have a minimum of 2 years
166+24 of clinical nursing and nursing education experience,
167+25 (iii) hold a current, active, and unencumbered license as
168+26 a registered nurse in this State, (iv) have institutional
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142-1 (iii) hold a current, active, and unencumbered license as
143-2 a registered nurse in this State, (iv) have institutional
144-3 authority and administrative responsibility over the
145-4 program, and (v) be responsible for submitting the
146-5 Department's annual report, consisting of aggregate
147-6 program data as determined by the Board, by the provided
148-7 deadline.
149-8 (d) Faculty members of a registered professional nursing
150-9 education program must meet the following criteria:
151-10 (1) possess the requisite academic and experiential
152-11 qualifications; and
153-12 (2) hold either:
154-13 (A) a graduate degree in nursing with at least 2
155-14 years of practical experience, if the faculty member
156-15 teaches didactic nursing courses; or
157-16 (B) a current, active, and unencumbered license as
158-17 a registered nurse in this State and a graduate degree
159-18 in nursing, if the faculty member teaches clinical,
160-19 lab, or simulation experience courses.
161-20 A faculty member who does not hold a graduate degree in
162-21 nursing, but who holds a bachelor's degree in nursing, may
163-22 teach didactic nursing, clinical, lab, or simulation
164-23 experience courses if the faculty member obtains a waiver from
165-24 the Division of Professional Regulation. A faculty member who
166-25 does not meet the requirements of paragraph (2) of this
167-26 subsection but who obtains a waiver to teach shall be
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180+2 program, and (v) be responsible for submitting the Board's
181+3 annual report, consisting of aggregate program data as
182+4 determined by the Board, by the provided deadline.
183+5 (d) Faculty members of a registered professional nursing
184+6 education program must meet the following criteria:
185+7 (1) possess the requisite academic and experiential
186+8 qualifications; and
187+9 (2) hold either:
188+10 (A) a graduate degree in nursing with at least 2
189+11 years of practical experience, if the faculty member
190+12 teaches didactic nursing courses; or
191+13 (B) a current, active, and unencumbered license as
192+14 a registered nurse in this State and a graduate degree
193+15 in nursing, if the faculty member teaches clinical,
194+16 lab, or simulation experience courses.
195+17 A faculty member who does not hold a graduate degree in
196+18 nursing, but who holds a bachelor's degree in nursing, may
197+19 teach didactic nursing, clinical, lab, or simulation
198+20 experience courses if the faculty member obtains a waiver from
199+21 the Division of Professional Regulation. A faculty member who
200+22 does not meet the requirements of paragraph (2) of this
201+23 subsection but who obtains a waiver to teach shall be
202+24 supervised by a faculty member with a graduate degree in
203+25 nursing. No more than 20% of a program's faculty may have a
204+26 waiver at one time.
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179-2 nursing. No more than 20% of a program's faculty may have a
180-3 waiver at one time.
181-4 (e) A registered professional nursing program must meet
182-5 the following training and development requirements:
183-6 (1) Faculty members must be oriented in accordance
184-7 with institutional policies and procedures. Orientation
185-8 may include basic instruction in teaching, adult learning
186-9 principles, learning assessment, curriculum development,
187-10 and other subjects included as appropriate to meet the
188-11 diverse needs of students and promote student learning and
189-12 success.
190-13 (2) Newly hired faculty members must be mentored by
191-14 experientially prepared colleagues.
192-15 (3) Faculty members must participate in ongoing
193-16 professional development.
194-17 (4) The program must provide access to faculty
195-18 development activities.
196-19 (f) To maintain enrollment in a registered professional
197-20 nursing program, students must meet health standards, criminal
198-21 background requirements, and other compliance standards as
199-22 required by the program's clinical affiliation agreements.
200-23 (g) The curriculum of a registered professional nursing
201-24 program must meet the following requirements:
202-25 (1) be built on a foundation of biological, physical,
203-26 social, and behavioral sciences;
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216+2 the following training and development requirements:
217+3 (1) Faculty members must be oriented in accordance
218+4 with institutional policies and procedures. Orientation
219+5 may include basic instruction in teaching, adult learning
220+6 principles, learning assessment, curriculum development,
221+7 and other subjects included as appropriate to meet the
222+8 diverse needs of students and promote student learning and
223+9 success.
224+10 (2) Newly hired faculty members must be mentored by
225+11 experientially prepared colleagues.
226+12 (3) Faculty members must participate in ongoing
227+13 professional development.
228+14 (4) The program must provide access to faculty
229+15 development activities.
230+16 (f) To maintain enrollment in a registered professional
231+17 nursing program, students must meet health standards, criminal
232+18 background requirements, and other compliance standards as
233+19 required by the program's clinical affiliation agreements.
234+20 (g) The curriculum of a registered professional nursing
235+21 program must meet the following requirements:
236+22 (1) be built on a foundation of biological, physical,
237+23 social, and behavioral sciences;
238+24 (2) have a written systematic evaluation plan in
239+25 place;
240+26 (3) have didactic and clinical content that prepares
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214-1 (2) have a written systematic evaluation plan in
215-2 place;
216-3 (3) have didactic and clinical content that prepares
217-4 graduates to practice safely, utilize the nursing process
218-5 in a variety of clinical settings, and meet the holistic
219-6 needs of diverse individuals, families, communities, and
220-7 populations across the life span;
221-8 (4) combined with clinical experiences, prepare the
222-9 graduate to take the NCLEX-RN exam for licensure;
223-10 (5) have strategies that are in place to remediate
224-11 errors and near-misses in the clinical setting;
225-12 (6) meet the standards of the program's accrediting
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227-14 (7) have clinical affiliation agreements in place for
228-15 clinical experiences;
229-16 (8) have distance education methods that are
230-17 consistent with the accreditation and regulatory
231-18 standards; and
232-19 (9) provide direct care clinical experiences with
233-20 patients, as defined by accrediting and regulatory bodies.
234-21 (h) A professional nursing education program shall not use
235-22 simulation as a substitute for traditional clinical
236-23 experiences for more than 25% of a course's total clinical
237-24 hours. Programs may seek an exception to this subsection from
238-25 the Board and must follow the requirements set forth in the
239-26 "Guidelines for the Use of Simulation by Prelicensure Nursing
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252+2 in a variety of clinical settings, and meet the holistic
253+3 needs of diverse individuals, families, communities, and
254+4 populations across the life span;
255+5 (4) combined with clinical experiences, prepare the
256+6 graduate to take the NCLEX-RN exam for licensure;
257+7 (5) have strategies that are in place to remediate
258+8 errors and near-misses in the clinical setting;
259+9 (6) meet the standards of the program's accrediting
260+10 body;
261+11 (7) have clinical affiliation agreements in place for
262+12 clinical experiences;
263+13 (8) have distance education methods that are
264+14 consistent with the accreditation and regulatory
265+15 standards; and
266+16 (9) provide direct care clinical experiences with
267+17 patients, as defined by accrediting and regulatory bodies.
268+18 (h) A professional nursing education program shall not use
269+19 simulation as a substitute for traditional clinical
270+20 experiences for more than 50% of a course's total clinical
271+21 hours. Programs may seek an exception to this subsection from
272+22 the Board based on unique circumstances. A program that uses
273+23 simulation must meet the following standards:
274+24 (1) The program must demonstrate that the simulation
275+25 activities are linked to course or programmatic learning
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251-2 (h-5) The program must develop criteria to evaluate the
252-3 simulation activities and allow students to evaluate the
253-4 simulation experience on an ongoing basis.
254-5 (i) The program's resources must be sufficient to support
255-6 the program's needs to meet its mission, goals, and outcomes.
256-7 The program must provide accessibility resources to all
257-8 students, including those enrolled in distance education, and
258-9 institutional resources that assist students with academic and
259-10 financial challenges.
260-11 (j) A registered professional nursing program must be
261-12 accredited by a national accrediting body recognized by the
262-13 United States Department of Education. If the program has its
263-14 accreditation revoked, the program must submit a copy of the
264-15 notice of revocation from the accrediting body to the Board
265-16 within 30 days after receipt.
266-17 (k) If the Department obtains evidence at any time that a
267-18 registered professional nursing program does not comply with
268-19 this Act, the Department may perform an unannounced site
269-20 visit. The Department shall have the discretion to determine
270-21 if a complaint is unwarranted and not have to conduct a site
271-22 visit. Such evidence may include, but is not limited to, the
272-23 following:
273-24 (1) complaints from students, faculty, or clinical
274-25 agencies;
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288+2 plans for integrating simulation into the curriculum, a
289+3 method of debriefing each simulated activity, and a plan
290+4 to orient faculty to simulation.
291+5 (3) The program must develop criteria to evaluate the
292+6 simulation activities and allow students to evaluate the
293+7 simulation experience on an ongoing basis.
294+8 (i) The program's resources must be sufficient to support
295+9 the program's needs to meet its mission, goals, and outcomes.
296+10 The program must provide accessibility resources to all
297+11 students, including those enrolled in distance education, and
298+12 institutional resources that assist students with academic and
299+13 financial challenges.
300+14 (j) A registered professional nursing program must be
301+15 accredited by a national accrediting body recognized by the
302+16 United States Department of Education. If the program has its
303+17 accreditation revoked, the program must submit a copy of the
304+18 notice of revocation from the accrediting body to the Board
305+19 within 30 days after receipt.
306+20 (k) If the Board obtains evidence at any time that a
307+21 registered professional nursing program does not comply with
308+22 this Act, the Board may perform an unannounced site visit.
309+23 Such evidence may include, but is not limited to, the
310+24 following:
311+25 (1) complaints from students, faculty, or clinical
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287-2 (3) unexplained nursing faculty turnover or cuts in
288-3 the number of nursing faculty;
289-4 (4) a pattern of NCLEX pass rates less than 75%, as
290-5 defined by rule; and
291-6 (5) loss of national programmatic accreditation.
292-7 The Department has the discretion to determine if a
293-8 complaint is unwarranted and if a site visit must be
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295-10 (a) All registered professional nurse education programs
296-11 must be reviewed by the Board and approved by the Department
297-12 before the successful completion of such a program may be
298-13 applied toward meeting the requirements for registered
299-14 professional nurse licensure under this Act. Any program
300-15 changing the level of educational preparation or the
301-16 relationship with or to the parent institution or establishing
302-17 an extension of an existing program must request a review by
303-18 the Board and approval by the Department. The Board shall
304-19 review and make a recommendation for the approval or
305-20 disapproval of a program by the Department based on the
306-21 following criteria:
307-22 (1) a feasibility study that describes the need for
308-23 the program and the facilities used, the potential of the
309-24 program to recruit faculty and students, financial support
310-25 for the program, and other criteria, as established by
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323+1 (2) program administrator turnover of more than 3
324+2 administrators in 5 years, excluding interim appointments;
325+3 (3) unexplained nursing faculty turnover or cuts in
326+4 the number of nursing faculty;
327+5 (4) a pattern of NCLEX pass rates less than 75%, as
328+6 defined by rule; and
329+7 (5) loss of national programmatic accreditation.
330+8 (a) All registered professional nurse education programs
331+9 must be reviewed by the Board and approved by the Department
332+10 before the successful completion of such a program may be
333+11 applied toward meeting the requirements for registered
334+12 professional nurse licensure under this Act. Any program
335+13 changing the level of educational preparation or the
336+14 relationship with or to the parent institution or establishing
337+15 an extension of an existing program must request a review by
338+16 the Board and approval by the Department. The Board shall
339+17 review and make a recommendation for the approval or
340+18 disapproval of a program by the Department based on the
341+19 following criteria:
342+20 (1) a feasibility study that describes the need for
343+21 the program and the facilities used, the potential of the
344+22 program to recruit faculty and students, financial support
345+23 for the program, and other criteria, as established by
346+24 rule;
347+25 (2) program curriculum that meets all State
348+26 requirements;
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322-1 (2) program curriculum that meets all State
323-2 requirements;
324-3 (2.5) measurement of program effectiveness based on a
325-4 passage rate of all graduates over the 3 most recent
326-5 calendar years without reference to first-time test
327-6 takers;
328-7 (3) the administration of the program by a Nurse
329-8 Administrator and the involvement of a Nurse Administrator
330-9 in the development of the program;
331-10 (4) the occurrence of a site visit prior to approval;
332-11 and
333-12 (5) beginning December 31, 2022, obtaining and
334-13 maintaining programmatic accreditation by a national
335-14 accrediting body for nursing education recognized by the
336-15 United States Department of Education and approved by the
337-16 Department.
338-17 The Department and Board of Nursing shall be notified
339-18 within 30 days if the program loses its accreditation. The
340-19 Department may adopt rules regarding a warning process and
341-20 reaccreditation.
342-21 (b) In order to obtain initial Department approval and to
343-22 maintain Department approval, a registered professional
344-23 nursing program must meet all of the following requirements:
345-24 (1) The institution responsible for conducting the
346-25 program and the Nurse Administrator must ensure that
347-26 individual faculty members are academically and
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359+1 (2.5) measurement of program effectiveness based on a
360+2 passage rate of all graduates over the 3 most recent
361+3 calendar years without reference to first-time test
362+4 takers;
363+5 (3) the administration of the program by a Nurse
364+6 Administrator and the involvement of a Nurse Administrator
365+7 in the development of the program;
366+8 (4) the occurrence of a site visit prior to approval;
367+9 and
368+10 (5) beginning December 31, 2022, obtaining and
369+11 maintaining programmatic accreditation by a national
370+12 accrediting body for nursing education recognized by the
371+13 United States Department of Education and approved by the
372+14 Department.
373+15 The Department and Board of Nursing shall be notified
374+16 within 30 days if the program loses its accreditation. The
375+17 Department may adopt rules regarding a warning process and
376+18 reaccreditation.
377+19 (b) In order to obtain initial Department approval and to
378+20 maintain Department approval, a registered professional
379+21 nursing program must meet all of the following requirements:
380+22 (1) The institution responsible for conducting the
381+23 program and the Nurse Administrator must ensure that
382+24 individual faculty members are academically and
383+25 professionally competent.
384+26 (2) The program curriculum must contain all applicable
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359-2 (2) The program curriculum must contain all applicable
360-3 requirements established by rule, including both theory
361-4 and clinical components.
362-5 (3) The passage rates of the program's graduating
363-6 classes on the State-approved licensure exam must be
364-7 deemed satisfactory by the Department.
365-8 (c) Program site visits to an institution conducting or
366-9 hosting a professional nursing program may be made at the
367-10 discretion of the Nursing Coordinator or upon recommendation
368-11 of the Board. Full routine site visits may be conducted by the
369-12 Department for periodic evaluation. Such visits shall be used
370-13 to determine compliance with this Act. Full routine site
371-14 visits must be announced and may be waived at the discretion of
372-15 the Department if the program maintains accreditation with an
373-16 accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of
374-17 Education and approved by the Department.
375-18 (d) Any institution conducting a registered professional
376-19 nursing program that wishes to discontinue the program must do
377-20 each of the following:
378-21 (1) Notify the Department, in writing, of its intent
379-22 to discontinue the program.
380-23 (2) Continue to meet the requirements of this Act and
381-24 the rules adopted thereunder until the official date of
382-25 termination of the program.
383-26 (3) Notify the Department of the date on which the
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395+1 requirements established by rule, including both theory
396+2 and clinical components.
397+3 (3) The passage rates of the program's graduating
398+4 classes on the State-approved licensure exam must be
399+5 deemed satisfactory by the Department.
400+6 (c) Program site visits to an institution conducting or
401+7 hosting a professional nursing program may be made at the
402+8 discretion of the Nursing Coordinator or upon recommendation
403+9 of the Board. Full routine site visits may be conducted by the
404+10 Department for periodic evaluation. Such visits shall be used
405+11 to determine compliance with this Act. Full routine site
406+12 visits must be announced and may be waived at the discretion of
407+13 the Department if the program maintains accreditation with an
408+14 accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of
409+15 Education and approved by the Department.
410+16 (d) Any institution conducting a registered professional
411+17 nursing program that wishes to discontinue the program must do
412+18 each of the following:
413+19 (1) Notify the Department, in writing, of its intent
414+20 to discontinue the program.
415+21 (2) Continue to meet the requirements of this Act and
416+22 the rules adopted thereunder until the official date of
417+23 termination of the program.
418+24 (3) Notify the Department of the date on which the
419+25 last student shall graduate from the program and the
420+26 program shall terminate.
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394-1 last student shall graduate from the program and the
395-2 program shall terminate.
396-3 (4) Assist remaining students in the continuation of
397-4 their education in the event of program termination prior
398-5 to the graduation of the program's final student.
399-6 (5) Upon the closure of the program, notify the
400-7 Department, in writing, of the location of student and
401-8 graduate records' storage.
402-9 (l) (e) Out-of-State registered professional nursing
403-10 education programs planning to offer clinical practice
404-11 experiences in this State must meet the requirements set forth
405-12 in this Section and must meet the clinical and faculty
406-13 requirements for institutions outside of this State, as
407-14 established by rule. The institution responsible for
408-15 conducting an out-of-State registered professional nursing
409-16 education program and the administrator of the program shall
410-17 be responsible for ensuring that the individual faculty and
411-18 preceptors overseeing the clinical experience are academically
412-19 and professionally competent.
413-20 (m) To operate under this Act, a registered professional
414-21 nursing education program must maintain approval by the
415-22 Department in accordance with the following:
416-23 (1) A registered professional nursing education
417-24 program must complete and submit an annual evaluation
418-25 report to the Department and maintain programmatic
419-26 accreditation by a national accrediting body for nursing
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431+1 (4) Assist remaining students in the continuation of
432+2 their education in the event of program termination prior
433+3 to the graduation of the program's final student.
434+4 (5) Upon the closure of the program, notify the
435+5 Department, in writing, of the location of student and
436+6 graduate records' storage.
437+7 (l) (e) Out-of-State registered professional nursing
438+8 education programs planning to offer clinical practice
439+9 experiences in this State must meet the requirements set forth
440+10 in this Section and must meet the clinical and faculty
441+11 requirements for institutions outside of this State, as
442+12 established by rule. The institution responsible for
443+13 conducting an out-of-State registered professional nursing
444+14 education program and the administrator of the program shall
445+15 be responsible for ensuring that the individual faculty and
446+16 preceptors overseeing the clinical experience are academically
447+17 and professionally competent.
448+18 (m) To operate under this Act, a registered professional
449+19 nursing education program must maintain approval by the Board
450+20 in accordance with the following:
451+21 (1) A registered professional nursing education
452+22 program must complete and submit an annual evaluation
453+23 report to the Board and maintain programmatic
454+24 accreditation by a national accrediting body for nursing
455+25 education recognized by the United States Department of
456+26 Education.
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430-1 education recognized by the United States Department of
431-2 Education.
432-3 (2) The Board and the Department shall review and
433-4 analyze various sources of information regarding program
434-5 performance before granting annual approval, including,
435-6 but not limited to:
436-7 (A) previous Board survey visits and reports;
437-8 (B) annual report data;
438-9 (C) evidence of accreditation by a national
439-10 accrediting body for nursing education recognized by
440-11 the United States Department of Education;
441-12 (D) Board-recognized national accreditation
442-13 visits, reports, and other pertinent national
443-14 accreditation documents provided by the program; and
444-15 (E) results of ongoing programmatic evaluation.
445-16 (n) The Department shall make the policies and procedures
446-17 related to probationary status transparent, and related forms
447-18 shall be readily available to program administrators on the
448-19 Department's website.
449-20 (o) The Department may, without a hearing, rescind the
450-21 license of an individual who has been identified by a federal
451-22 investigation as presenting illegitimate educational
452-23 credentials that have been flagged by the National Council of
453-24 State Boards of Nursing. If the Department rescinds the
454-25 license of an individual under this subsection (o), the
455-26 Department shall notify the licensee of the rescission in
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467+1 (2) The Board shall review and analyze various sources
468+2 of information regarding program performance before
469+3 granting annual approval, including, but not limited to:
470+4 (A) previous Board survey visits and reports;
471+5 (B) annual report data;
472+6 (C) evidence of accreditation by a national
473+7 accrediting body for nursing education recognized by
474+8 the United States Department of Education;
475+9 (D) Board-recognized national accreditation
476+10 visits, reports, and other pertinent national
477+11 accreditation documents provided by the program; and
478+12 (E) results of ongoing programmatic evaluation.
479+13 (3) Annual approval shall be granted to a registered
480+14 professional nursing education program upon the Board's
481+15 verification that the program complies with the Board's
482+16 nursing education administrative rules and with this Act.
483+17 (n) If a registered professional nursing education program
484+18 loses its national accreditation, the program must do the
485+19 following:
486+20 (1) notify the Board within 30 days after the loss;
487+21 and
488+22 (2) immediately notify all enrolled students and
489+23 applicants of the loss of its national accreditation and
490+24 the corrective actions the program will take to regain the
491+25 accreditation.
492+26 The Board, upon receipt of the program's notice, shall
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466-1 accordance with the service requirements of the appropriate
467-2 jurisdiction. A licensee may request a review of the
468-3 rescission by the Board within 30 days after being served a
469-4 notice of rescission. A rescission shall not constitute
470-5 discipline as provided in Section 70-5 of this Act and shall
471-6 not be an automatic bar to licensure if the applicant elects to
472-7 re-apply. Nothing in this subsection (o) shall prevent the
473-8 Department from considering a rescission during a future
474-9 regulatory action. The Department may adopt rules to implement
475-10 this subsection (o).
476-11 (Source: P.A. 103-533, eff. 1-1-24.)
477-12 (225 ILCS 65/60-10)
478-13 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
479-14 Sec. 60-10. RN licensure by examination.
480-15 (a) Each applicant who successfully meets the requirements
481-16 of this Section is eligible for licensure as a registered
482-17 professional nurse.
483-18 (b) An applicant for licensure by examination to practice
484-19 as a registered professional nurse is eligible for licensure
485-20 when the following requirements are met:
486-21 (1) the applicant has submitted a completed written
487-22 application, on forms provided by the Department, and
488-23 fees, as established by the Department;
489-24 (2) the applicant has graduated from a professional
490-25 nursing education program approved by the Department or
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503+1 place the program on probationary status and issue the program
504+2 a warning letter that informs the program of the probationary
505+3 status and the corrective actions necessary to be in
506+4 compliance with this Act. The program must regain its national
507+5 accreditation status and correct the deficiencies identified
508+6 by the Board within 12 months, unless otherwise directed by
509+7 the Board. If the deficiencies are not corrected within the
510+8 specified time frame, the Board may withdraw the program's
511+9 approval status.
512+10 (o) The Board shall make the policies and procedures
513+11 related to probationary status transparent, and related forms
514+12 shall be readily available to program administrators on the
515+13 Board's website.
516+14 (p) The Board may withdraw its approval of a registered
517+15 professional nursing education program if, after proper notice
518+16 and an opportunity to be heard are provided, it determines
519+17 that:
520+18 (1) the program fails to meet the Department of
521+19 Financial and Professional Regulation's rules regarding
522+20 this Act;
523+21 (2) the program failed to correct the identified
524+22 deficiencies within the time specified by the Board; or
525+23 (3) there is evidence of fraud or dishonesty in the
526+24 program's application for program approval.
527+25 The Board may reinstate approval if the program submits
528+26 evidence of compliance with the nursing education rules and
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501-1 has been granted a certificate of completion of
502-2 pre-licensure requirements from another United States
503-3 jurisdiction;
504-4 (3) the applicant has successfully completed a
505-5 licensure examination approved by the Department;
506-6 (4) (blank);
507-7 (5) the applicant has submitted to the criminal
508-8 history records check required under Section 50-35 of this
509-9 Act;
510-10 (6) the applicant has submitted, either to the
511-11 Department or its designated testing service, a fee
512-12 covering the cost of providing the examination; failure to
513-13 appear for the examination on the scheduled date at the
514-14 time and place specified after the applicant's application
515-15 for examination has been received and acknowledged by the
516-16 Department or the designated testing service shall result
517-17 in the forfeiture of the examination fee; and
518-18 (7) the applicant has met all other requirements
519-19 established by the Department by rule.
520-20 An applicant for licensure by examination may take the
521-21 Department-approved examination in another jurisdiction.
522-22 (b-3) An applicant who graduates from a professional
523-23 nursing program in this State on or after January 1, 2024 (the
524-24 effective date of Public Act 103-533) this amendatory Act of
525-25 the 103rd General Assembly and does not take the licensure
526-26 examination within 180 days after his or her degree is
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539+1 this Act within the provided time frame.
540+2 (q) A registered professional nursing education program
541+3 denied approval or placed on probationary status may appeal
542+4 such a decision. All actions related to an appeal shall be in
543+5 accordance with due process rights.
544+6 (r) A registered professional nursing education program
545+7 may be closed due to withdrawal of Board approval or may close
546+8 voluntarily. In the event of closure, regardless of cause, the
547+9 program shall:
548+10 (1) make provisions to maintain the standards for
549+11 nursing education during the transition to closure;
550+12 (2) arrange for secure storage and access to academic
551+13 records and transcripts;
552+14 (3) develop a teach-out plan to assist students in
553+15 completing their nursing education; and
554+16 (4) provide written confirmation to the Board that the
555+17 teach-out plan has been implemented.
556+18 (s) During a declared state of emergency or a disaster
557+19 declared by the Governor, the Board may authorize an approved
558+20 registered professional nursing education programs to
559+21 implement mitigation efforts to address issues, including, but
560+22 not limited to, the availability of clinical placement sites,
561+23 the transition to virtual learning from in-person platforms,
562+24 and changes in the use of simulation. The program shall keep
563+25 records of any mitigation policies or strategies used and the
564+26 program shall include such records in its annual report
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537-1 conferred by the institution of higher education or fails the
538-2 licensure examination for a second time shall be required to
539-3 demonstrate proof of completion of a National Council
540-4 Licensure Examination preparatory class or a comparable test
541-5 preparatory program before taking a subsequent licensure
542-6 examination or the graduate may return to the institution of
543-7 higher education from which he or she graduated which shall
544-8 provide remedial educational resources to the graduate at no
545-9 cost to the graduate. Such an applicant must contact the
546-10 institution of higher education from which he or she graduated
547-11 prior to retesting.
548-12 (b-4) (Blank). All professional nursing programs in
549-13 probationary status on the effective date of this amendatory
550-14 Act of the 103rd General Assembly and subject to a program
551-15 revision plan shall be deemed in good standing for a period of
552-16 3 years beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act
553-17 of the 103rd General Assembly. Prior to September 1, 2026, no
554-18 professional nursing program shall be placed on probationary
555-19 status for failing to reach a passage rate of less than 75%.
556-20 (b-5) If an applicant for licensure by examination
557-21 neglects, fails, or refuses to take an examination or fails to
558-22 pass an examination for a license within 3 years of the date of
559-23 initial application, the application shall be denied. When an
560-24 applicant's application is denied due to the failure to pass
561-25 the examination within the 3-year period, that applicant must
562-26 undertake an additional course of education as defined by rule
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575+1 submitted to the Board.
576+2 (t) The Department may, without hearing, rescind the
577+3 license of any person who obtained a license after completing
578+4 a program or obtaining credit from a program that does not meet
579+5 the requirements of this Section. Such rescission shall not
580+6 constitute discipline as provided in Section 70-5 of this Act.
581+7 The Department may adopt rules to implement this subsection.
582+8 (Source: P.A. 103-533, eff. 1-1-24.)
583+9 (225 ILCS 65/60-10)
584+10 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
585+11 Sec. 60-10. RN licensure by examination.
586+12 (a) Each applicant who successfully meets the requirements
587+13 of this Section is eligible for licensure as a registered
588+14 professional nurse.
589+15 (b) An applicant for licensure by examination to practice
590+16 as a registered professional nurse is eligible for licensure
591+17 when the following requirements are met:
592+18 (1) the applicant has submitted a completed written
593+19 application, on forms provided by the Department, and
594+20 fees, as established by the Department;
595+21 (2) the applicant has graduated from a professional
596+22 nursing education program approved by the Department or
597+23 has been granted a certificate of completion of
598+24 pre-licensure requirements from another United States
599+25 jurisdiction;
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573-1 prior to submitting a new application for licensure. Any new
574-2 application must be accompanied by the required fee, evidence
575-3 of meeting the requirements in force at the time of the new
576-4 application, and evidence of completion of the additional
577-5 course of education prescribed by rule.
578-6 (c) An applicant for licensure by examination shall have
579-7 one year after the date of notification of the successful
580-8 completion of the examination to apply to the Department for a
581-9 license. If an applicant fails to apply within one year, the
582-10 applicant shall be required to retake and pass the examination
583-11 unless licensed in another jurisdiction of the United States.
584-12 (d) An applicant for licensure by examination who passes
585-13 the Department-approved licensure examination for professional
586-14 nursing may obtain employment as a license-pending registered
587-15 nurse and practice under the direction of a registered
588-16 professional nurse or an advanced practice registered nurse
589-17 until such time as he or she receives his or her license to
590-18 practice or until the license is denied. In no instance shall
591-19 any such applicant practice or be employed in any management
592-20 capacity. An individual may be employed as a license-pending
593-21 registered nurse if all of the following criteria are met:
594-22 (1) He or she has completed and passed the
595-23 Department-approved licensure exam and presents to the
596-24 employer the official written notification indicating
597-25 successful passage of the licensure examination.
598-26 (2) He or she has completed and submitted to the
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610+1 (3) the applicant has successfully completed a
611+2 licensure examination approved by the Department;
612+3 (4) (blank);
613+4 (5) the applicant has submitted to the criminal
614+5 history records check required under Section 50-35 of this
615+6 Act;
616+7 (6) the applicant has submitted, either to the
617+8 Department or its designated testing service, a fee
618+9 covering the cost of providing the examination; failure to
619+10 appear for the examination on the scheduled date at the
620+11 time and place specified after the applicant's application
621+12 for examination has been received and acknowledged by the
622+13 Department or the designated testing service shall result
623+14 in the forfeiture of the examination fee; and
624+15 (7) the applicant has met all other requirements
625+16 established by the Department by rule.
626+17 An applicant for licensure by examination may take the
627+18 Department-approved examination in another jurisdiction.
628+19 (b-3) An applicant who graduates from a professional
629+20 nursing program in this State on or after January 1, 2024 (the
630+21 effective date of Public Act 103-533) this amendatory Act of
631+22 the 103rd General Assembly and does not take the licensure
632+23 examination within 180 days after his or her degree is
633+24 conferred by the institution of higher education or fails the
634+25 licensure examination for a second time shall be required to
635+26 demonstrate proof of completion of a National Council
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609-1 Department an application for licensure under this Section
610-2 as a registered professional nurse.
611-3 (3) He or she has submitted the required licensure
612-4 fee.
613-5 (4) He or she has met all other requirements
614-6 established by rule, including having submitted to a
615-7 criminal history records check.
616-8 (e) The privilege to practice as a license-pending
617-9 registered nurse shall terminate with the occurrence of any of
618-10 the following:
619-11 (1) Six months have passed since the official date of
620-12 passing the licensure exam as inscribed on the formal
621-13 written notification indicating passage of the exam. The
622-14 6-month license-pending period may be extended if more
623-15 time is needed by the Department to process the licensure
624-16 application.
625-17 (2) Receipt of the registered professional nurse
626-18 license from the Department.
627-19 (3) Notification from the Department that the
628-20 application for licensure has been refused.
629-21 (4) A request by the Department that the individual
630-22 terminate practicing as a license-pending registered nurse
631-23 until an official decision is made by the Department to
632-24 grant or deny a registered professional nurse license.
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646+1 Licensure Examination preparatory class or a comparable test
647+2 preparatory program before taking a subsequent licensure
648+3 examination or the graduate may return to the institution of
649+4 higher education from which he or she graduated which shall
650+5 provide remedial educational resources to the graduate at no
651+6 cost to the graduate. Such an applicant must contact the
652+7 institution of higher education from which he or she graduated
653+8 prior to retesting.
654+9 (b-4) (Blank). All professional nursing programs in
655+10 probationary status on the effective date of this amendatory
656+11 Act of the 103rd General Assembly and subject to a program
657+12 revision plan shall be deemed in good standing for a period of
658+13 3 years beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act
659+14 of the 103rd General Assembly. Prior to September 1, 2026, no
660+15 professional nursing program shall be placed on probationary
661+16 status for failing to reach a passage rate of less than 75%.
662+17 (b-5) If an applicant for licensure by examination
663+18 neglects, fails, or refuses to take an examination or fails to
664+19 pass an examination for a license within 3 years of the date of
665+20 initial application, the application shall be denied. When an
666+21 applicant's application is denied due to the failure to pass
667+22 the examination within the 3-year period, that applicant must
668+23 undertake an additional course of education as defined by rule
669+24 prior to submitting a new application for licensure. Any new
670+25 application must be accompanied by the required fee, evidence
671+26 of meeting the requirements in force at the time of the new
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647-3 (j) (Blank).
648-4 (k) All applicants for registered professional nurse
649-5 licensure have 3 years after the date of application to
650-6 complete the application process. If the process has not been
651-7 completed within 3 years after the date of application, the
652-8 application shall be denied, the fee forfeited, and the
653-9 applicant must reapply and meet the requirements in effect at
654-10 the time of reapplication.
655-11 (l) All applicants for registered nurse licensure by
656-12 examination who are graduates of practical nursing educational
657-13 programs in a country other than the United States and its
658-14 territories shall have their nursing education credentials
659-15 evaluated by a Department-approved nursing credentialing
660-16 evaluation service. No such applicant may be issued a license
661-17 under this Act unless the applicant's program is deemed by the
662-18 nursing credentialing evaluation service to be equivalent to a
663-19 professional nursing education program approved by the
664-20 Department. An applicant who has graduated from a nursing
665-21 educational program outside of the United States or its
666-22 territories and whose first language is not English shall
667-23 submit evidence of English proficiency, as defined by rule.
668-24 (m) (Blank).
669-25 (Source: P.A. 103-533, eff. 1-1-24; 103-686, eff. 1-1-25.)
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682+1 application, and evidence of completion of the additional
683+2 course of education prescribed by rule.
684+3 (c) An applicant for licensure by examination shall have
685+4 one year after the date of notification of the successful
686+5 completion of the examination to apply to the Department for a
687+6 license. If an applicant fails to apply within one year, the
688+7 applicant shall be required to retake and pass the examination
689+8 unless licensed in another jurisdiction of the United States.
690+9 (d) An applicant for licensure by examination who passes
691+10 the Department-approved licensure examination for professional
692+11 nursing may obtain employment as a license-pending registered
693+12 nurse and practice under the direction of a registered
694+13 professional nurse or an advanced practice registered nurse
695+14 until such time as he or she receives his or her license to
696+15 practice or until the license is denied. In no instance shall
697+16 any such applicant practice or be employed in any management
698+17 capacity. An individual may be employed as a license-pending
699+18 registered nurse if all of the following criteria are met:
700+19 (1) He or she has completed and passed the
701+20 Department-approved licensure exam and presents to the
702+21 employer the official written notification indicating
703+22 successful passage of the licensure examination.
704+23 (2) He or she has completed and submitted to the
705+24 Department an application for licensure under this Section
706+25 as a registered professional nurse.
707+26 (3) He or she has submitted the required licensure
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718+1 fee.
719+2 (4) He or she has met all other requirements
720+3 established by rule, including having submitted to a
721+4 criminal history records check.
722+5 (e) The privilege to practice as a license-pending
723+6 registered nurse shall terminate with the occurrence of any of
724+7 the following:
725+8 (1) Six months have passed since the official date of
726+9 passing the licensure exam as inscribed on the formal
727+10 written notification indicating passage of the exam. The
728+11 6-month license-pending period may be extended if more
729+12 time is needed by the Department to process the licensure
730+13 application.
731+14 (2) Receipt of the registered professional nurse
732+15 license from the Department.
733+16 (3) Notification from the Department that the
734+17 application for licensure has been refused.
735+18 (4) A request by the Department that the individual
736+19 terminate practicing as a license-pending registered nurse
737+20 until an official decision is made by the Department to
738+21 grant or deny a registered professional nurse license.
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740+23 (g) (Blank).
741+24 (h) (Blank).
742+25 (i) (Blank).
743+26 (j) (Blank).
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