Chapter 225, PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS

(225 ILCS 447/45-35) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 45-35. Cease and desist orders. Whenever the Department has reason to believe a person, firm, corporation, or other legal entity has violated any provision of Section 10-5, the Department may issue a …

(225 ILCS 447/45-40) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 45-40. Administrative review. All final administrative decisions of the Department are subject to judicial review under Article III of the Code of Civil Procedure. The term "administrative decision" i…

(225 ILCS 447/45-45) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 45-45. Prima facie proof. An order or a certified copy thereof, over the seal of the Department and purporting to be signed by the Secretary, is prima facie proof that: (1) the signature is that of th…

(225 ILCS 447/45-50) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 45-50. Unlicensed practice; fraud in obtaining a license. (a) A person who violates any of the following provisions shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor; a person who commits a second or subsequen…

(225 ILCS 447/45-55) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 45-55. Subpoenas. (a) The Department may subpoena and bring before it any person to take the oral or written testimony or compel the production of any books, papers, records, or any other documents th…

(225 ILCS 447/45-60) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 45-60. Stenographers. The Department, at its expense, shall provide a stenographer to preserve a record of all formal hearing proceedings if a license may be revoked, suspended, or placed on probation…

(225 ILCS 65/50-1) (was 225 ILCS 65/5-1) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 50-1. This Act may be cited as the Nurse Practice Act. (Source: P.A. 95-639, eff. 10-5-07.)

(225 ILCS 447/50-10) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-601) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 50-10. The Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Board. (a) The Private Detective, Private Alarm, Pri…

(225 ILCS 65/50-10) (was 225 ILCS 65/5-10) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 50-10. Definitions. Each of the following terms, when used in this Act, shall have the meaning ascribed to it in this Section, except where the context clearly indicates otherwis…

(225 ILCS 65/50-13) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 50-13. Address of record; email address of record. All applicants and licensees shall: (1) provide a valid address and email address to the Department, which shall serve as the address of record and em…

(225 ILCS 65/50-15) (was 225 ILCS 65/5-15) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 50-15. Policy; application of Act. (a) For the protection of life and the promotion of health, and the prevention of illness and communicable diseases, any person practicing or o…

(225 ILCS 447/50-15) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 50-15. Powers and duties of the Department. Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Department may exercise the following powers and duties: (1) Prescribe forms to be issued for the administration …

(225 ILCS 447/50-20) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 50-20. Rules. The Department may promulgate rules for the administration and enforcement of this Act. The rules shall include standards for registration, licensure, professional conduct, and disciplin…

(225 ILCS 65/50-20) (was 225 ILCS 65/5-20) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 50-20. Unlicensed practice; violation; civil penalty. (a) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, any person who practices, offers to practice, attempts to practice, or…

(225 ILCS 65/50-25) (was 225 ILCS 65/5-21) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 50-25. No registered nurse or licensed practical nurse may perform refractions and other determinations of visual function or eye health diagnosis. A registered nurse or licensed…

(225 ILCS 447/50-25) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 50-25. Home rule. Pursuant to paragraph (h) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution of 1970, the power to regulate the private detective, private security, private alarm, fingerprint …

(225 ILCS 65/50-26) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 50-26. Application for license. Applications for licenses shall be made to the Department on forms prescribed by the Department and accompanied by the required fee. All applications shall contain the i…

(225 ILCS 65/50-27) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 50-27. Fee waivers. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, during State fiscal years 2022, 2023, and 2024, the Department shall allow individuals a one-time waiver of fees imposed under …

(225 ILCS 65/50-28) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 50-28. Qualifications for licensure; temporary suspension. (a) In order to protect the public and ensure safe and adequate health care services, if the Department finds that any person licensed or auth…

(225 ILCS 65/50-30) (was 225 ILCS 65/5-22) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 50-30. Social Security Number on license application. In addition to any other information required to be contained in an application for licensure under this Act, every applicat…

(225 ILCS 447/50-30) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 50-30. Fees; deposit of fees and fines. The Department shall by rule provide for fees for the administration and enforcement of this Act, and those fees are nonrefundable. Applicants for examination s…

(225 ILCS 65/50-35) (was 225 ILCS 65/5-23) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 50-35. Criminal history records background check. Each applicant for licensure by examination or restoration shall have his or her fingerprints submitted to the Illinois State Po…

(225 ILCS 65/50-40) (was 225 ILCS 65/5-25) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 50-40. Emergency care; civil liability. Exemption from civil liability for emergency care is as provided in the Good Samaritan Act. (Source: P.A. 95-639, eff. 10-5-07.)…

(225 ILCS 447/50-40) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 50-40. Rights and obligations. All rights and obligations incurred and any actions commenced under the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, and Locksmith Act of 1993 shall not be impair…

(225 ILCS 447/50-45) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 50-45. Illinois Administrative Procedure Act; application. The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is expressly adopted and incorporated in this Act as if all of the provisions of that Act were incl…

(225 ILCS 65/50-45) (was 225 ILCS 65/5-30) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 50-45. Services rendered without compensation; civil liability. Exemption from civil liability for services rendered without compensation is as provided in the Good Samaritan Act…

(225 ILCS 447/50-5) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 50-5. Personnel; investigators. The Secretary shall employ, pursuant to the Personnel Code, personnel, on a full-time or part-time basis, for the enforcement of this Act. Each investigator shall have a…

(225 ILCS 65/50-5) (was 225 ILCS 65/5-5) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 50-5. Legislative purpose. The practice of professional and practical nursing in the State of Illinois is hereby declared to affect the public health, safety, and welfare and to be…

(225 ILCS 447/50-50) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 50-50. Confidentiality. All information collected by the Department in the course of an examination or investigation of a licensee or applicant, including, but not limited to, any complaint against a …

(225 ILCS 65/50-50) (was 225 ILCS 65/10-5) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 50-50. Prohibited acts. (a) No person shall: (1) Practice as an advanced practice registered nurse without a valid license as an advanced practice registered nurse, except as pro…

(225 ILCS 65/50-55) (was 225 ILCS 65/10-10) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 50-55. Department powers and duties. Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Department is authorized to exercise the following functions, powers, and duties: (1) Conduct or …

(225 ILCS 65/50-60) (was 225 ILCS 65/10-15) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 50-60. Nursing Coordinator. The Secretary shall appoint, pursuant to the Personnel Code, a Nursing Coordinator. The Nursing Coordinator shall be a registered professional nurse …

(225 ILCS 65/50-65) (was 225 ILCS 65/10-25) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 50-65. Board. (a) The Secretary shall solicit recommendations from nursing organizations and appoint the Board of Nursing, which shall consist of 13 members, one of whom shall b…

(225 ILCS 65/50-70) (was 225 ILCS 65/10-35) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 50-70. Concurrent theory and clinical practice education requirements of this Act. The educational requirements of Sections 55-10 and 60-10 of this Act relating to registered pr…

(225 ILCS 65/50-75) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 50-75. Nursing delegation by a registered professional nurse. (a) For the purposes of this Section: "Delegation" means transferring to a specific individual the authority to perform a specific nursing …

(225 ILCS 65/55-10) (was 225 ILCS 65/10-30) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 55-10. LPN licensure by examination. (a) Each applicant who successfully meets the requirements of this Section is eligible for licensure as a licensed practical nurse. (b) An a…

(225 ILCS 65/55-11) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 55-11. LPN licensure by endorsement. (a) Each applicant who successfully meets the requirements of this Section is eligible for licensure as a licensed practical nurse. (b) An applicant for licensure b…

(225 ILCS 65/55-15) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 55-15. LPN license expiration; renewal. The expiration date and renewal period for each license to practice practical nursing issued under this Act shall be set by rule. The holder of a license may ren…

(225 ILCS 65/55-20) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 55-20. Restoration of LPN license; temporary permit. (a) Any license to practice practical nursing issued under this Act that has expired or that is on inactive status may be restored by making applica…

(225 ILCS 65/55-25) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 55-25. Inactive status of a LPN license. Any licensed practical nurse who notifies the Department in writing on forms prescribed by the Department may elect to place his or her license on inactive stat…

(225 ILCS 65/55-30) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 55-30. LPN scope of practice. (a) Practice as a licensed practical nurse means a scope of nursing practice, with or without compensation, under the guidance of a registered professional nurse or an adv…

(225 ILCS 65/55-35) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 55-35. Continuing education for LPN licensees. The Department may adopt rules of continuing education for licensed practical nurses that require 20 hours of continuing education per 2-year license rene…

(225 ILCS 65/55-5) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-825) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 55-5. LPN education program requirements. (a) All Illinois practical nurse education programs must be reviewed by the Board and approved by the Departm…

(225 ILCS 65/60-10) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 60-10. RN licensure by examination. (a) Each applicant who successfully meets the requirements of this Section is eligible for licensure as a registered professional nurse. (b) An applicant for licensu…

(225 ILCS 65/60-11) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 60-11. RN licensure by endorsement. (a) Each applicant who successfully meets the requirements of this Section is eligible for licensure as a registered professional nurse. (b) An applicant for registe…

(225 ILCS 65/60-20) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 60-20. Expiration of RN license; renewal. The expiration date and renewal period for each registered professional nurse license issued under this Act shall be set by rule. The holder of a license may r…

(225 ILCS 65/60-25) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 60-25. Restoration of RN license; temporary permit. (a) Any license to practice professional nursing issued under this Act that has expired or that is on inactive status may be restored by making appli…

(225 ILCS 65/60-30) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 60-30. Inactive status of a RN license. Any registered professional nurse, who notifies the Department in writing on forms prescribed by the Department, may elect to place his or her license on inactiv…

(225 ILCS 65/60-35) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 60-35. RN scope of practice. The RN scope of nursing practice is the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, the prevention of illness and injury, the development and implement…

(225 ILCS 65/60-40) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 60-40. Continuing education for RN licensees. The Department may adopt rules of continuing education for registered professional nurses licensed under this Act that require 20 hours of continuing educa…