Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1300 - NURSE PRACTICE ACT › Subpart B - LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE › Section 1300.200 - Application for Examination or Licensure

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Each applicant shall file with the
				Division or the testing service designated by the Division a completed, signed
				application, on forms supplied by the Division, that includes:
1) Proof of graduation from a licensed
				practical nursing education program that meets the requirements of Section
				1300.230;
2) Verification of fingerprint processing
				from ISP or its designated agent. (Practical nurses licensed in Illinois are
				not required to be fingerprinted when applying for a license as a registered
				professional nurse.) Applicants shall contact an Illinois-licensed fingerprint
				vendor for fingerprint processing. Out-of-state residents may have their
				fingerprints taken by an out-of-state vendor but the fingerprints must be
				processed by an Illinois Livescan Vendor. Fingerprints shall be taken within
				the 60 days prior to application;
3) The required fees set forth in Section
				1300.30(a)(1);
4) For applicants educated outside the United
				States or its territories, the following:
A)
				A credentials evaluation report of the applicant's foreign nursing education
				from the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS),
				Credentials Evaluation Service (CES), the Educational Records Evaluation
				Service (ERES), or another credentialing service approved by the Division.
				However, the Division shall not accept a credential report that does not
				evaluate the educational program of the applicant based upon receipt and review
				of official transcripts from the nursing education program bearing the school
				seal. In order to be accepted by the Division, credential reports shall be in a
				form and manner acceptable to the Division.
B) If the applicant's first language is not
				English, certification of passage of either the Test of English as a Foreign
				Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS)
				General Training Module. For TOEFL, the minimum passing score on the
				paper-based test is 560, computer-based test is 220, and internet-based test is
				83. For the IELTS General Training Module, the minimum passing score shall be
				6.0 (overall score) and 7.0 (spoken band). The Division may, upon
				recommendation from an approved credentials evaluation service, waive the
				requirement that the applicant pass the TOEFL or IELTS examination if the
				applicant submits verification of the successful completion of a nursing
				education program conducted in English or the passage of an approved licensing
				examination given in English;
5) Official transcripts of theory and
				clinical education prepared by an official of the military for a practical
				nurse applicant who has received practical nursing education in the military
				service. This education must meet the standards set forth in Section 1300.230;
				and
6) Verification from the
				jurisdictions in which the applicant was originally licensed, current state of
				licensure and any other jurisdiction in which the applicant has been actively
				practicing within the last 5 years, if applicable, stating:
A) The time during which the applicant was
				licensed in that jurisdiction, including the date of original issuance of the
				license; and
B) Whether the file on
				the applicant contains any record of disciplinary actions taken or
				pending.