These exceptions are significant, though, and nurses currently practicing as APNs in Illinois need to check this section carefully. The only part of this section to be determined by rule is about the requirement for a physician to file notice of delegation of prescriptive authority with the Department. No specific guidance is included in these proposed rules. The rules cannot be inconsistent with requirements of relevant national certifying bodies or state or national professional associations and they must address variances for hardships or illness. The APN Board shall provide by rule for the reporting to it of all instances in which a person licensed under this Title, who is impaired by reason of age, drug, or alcohol abuse or physical or mental impairment, is under supervision, and where appropriate, is in a program of rehabilitation.
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This requirement to report also applies when the APN accepts voluntary termination or restriction of clinical privileges in lieu of formal action. The CEO must give the Board a status report at least twice a year. The records are to be confidential. It also provides for indemnification for the Board and due process. The Board must send a summary report of all actions to all health care institutions every other month and there is a section for actions being brought in the name of the people of the State of Illinois through the Attorney General for people who violate the Act, i.e., the CEO could have an action brought against him or her for not reporting .