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
Universal Citation: 68 IL Admin Code ยง 1300.200
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 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.
b) Any applicant who fails to demonstrate fulfillment of the education requirements shall be notified in writing and must satisfy the deficiency before being granted temporary authority to practice nursing, as permitted by Section 60-10 of the Act, or being admitted to the examination. Deficiencies in nursing theory and/or clinical practice may be removed by taking the required courses in an approved nursing education program.
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