Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1300 - NURSE PRACTICE ACT › Subpart D - ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSE › Section 1300.400 - Application for Licensure

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) An
				applicant for licensure as an advanced practice registered nurse shall file an
				application on forms provided by the Division. The application shall include:
1) Current Illinois registered professional
				nurse license number.
2) Proof of
				current national certification, which includes completion of an examination,
				from one of the following:
A) Nurse Midwife
				certification from:
i) The American Midwifery
				Certification Board (AMCB); or
ii)
				Other certifications approved by the Department under subsection
				(a)(3).
B) Nurse
				Practitioner certification from:
i) American
				Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program (AANP) as a Nurse
				Practitioner;
ii) American Nurses
				Credentialing Center (ANCC) as a Nurse Practitioner;
iii) The Pediatric Nursing Certification
				Board (PNCB) as a Nurse Practitioner;
iv) American Association of Critical-Care
				Nurses (AACN);
v) National
				Certification Corporation (NCC): or
vi) Other certifications approved by the
				Department under subsection (a)(3).
C) Registered Nurse Anesthetist certification
				from:
i) National Board of Certification &
				Recertification of Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA); or
ii) Other certifications approved by the
				Department under subsection (a)(3).
D) Clinical Nurse Specialist certification
				from:
i) American Nurses Credentialing Center
				(ANCC) as a Clinical Nurse Specialist;
ii) American Association of Critical Care
				Nurses (AACN) as a Clinical Nurse Specialist; or
iii) Other certifications approved by the
				Department under subsection (a)(3).
3) The Board, in addition to the
				certifications listed in subsection (a)(2), may review and make a
				recommendation to the Division to accept a certification if the certifying body
				meets the following requirements:
A) Is
				national in the scope of credentialing;
B) Has no requirement for an applicant to be
				a member of any organization;
C)
				Has an examination that represents a specialty practice category;
D) Has an examination that evaluates
				knowledge, skills and abilities essential for the delivery of safe and
				effective specialty nursing care;
E) Has an examination whose content and
				distribution are specified in a test plan;
F) Has examination items reviewed for content
				validity, cultural sensitivity and correct scoring, using an established
				mechanism, both before use and periodically;
G) Has an examination evaluated for
				psychometric performance;
H) Has a
				passing standard established using acceptable psychometric methods and is
				re-evaluated periodically;
I) Has
				examination security maintained through established procedures;
J) Issues a certification based upon passing
				the examination;
K) Has mechanisms
				in place for communication to boards of nursing for timely verification of an
				individual's certification status, changes in certification status and changes
				in the certification program, including qualifications, test plan and scope of
				practice; and
L) Has an evaluation
				process to provide quality assurance in its certification program.
4) Proof of successful completion
				of a graduate degree appropriate for national certification in the clinical
				advanced practice registered nursing specialty or a graduate degree or
				post-master's certificate from a graduate level program in a clinical advanced
				practice registered nursing specialty.
5) An applicant seeking licensure in more
				than one advanced practice registered nursing category shall have met the
				requirements for at least one advanced practice registered nursing specialty;
				and
A) Submit proof of possession of an
				additional graduate education that results in a certificate for another
				clinical APRN category and that meets the requirements for the national
				certification from the appropriate nursing specialty; and
B) Submit proof of a current, national
				certification from the appropriate certifying body for that additional advanced
				practice registered nursing category.
6) Verification of licensure as an APRN from
				the state in which an applicant was originally licensed, current state of
				licensure or any other state in which the applicant has been actively
				practicing as an APRN within the last 5 years, if applicable, stating:
A) The time during which the applicant was
				licensed in that state, including the date of the original issuance of the
				license; and
B) Whether the file on
				the applicant contains any record of disciplinary actions taken or
				pending.
7) The fee
				required in Section
				1300.30(a)(4).