(225 ILCS 65/15‑10)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)
Sec. 15‑10. Advanced practice nurse; qualifications; roster.
(a) A person shall be qualified for licensure as an advanced practice nurse
if that person:
(1) has applied in writing in form and substance
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satisfactory to the Department and has not violated a provision of this Act or the rules adopted under this Act. The Department may take into consideration any felony conviction of the applicant but a conviction shall not operate as an absolute bar to licensure;
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(2) holds a current license to practice as a
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registered nurse in Illinois;
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(3) has successfully completed requirements to
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practice as, and holds a current, national certification as, a nurse midwife, clinical nurse specialist, nurse practitioner, or certified registered nurse anesthetist from the appropriate national certifying body as determined by rule of the Department;
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(4) has paid the required fees as set by rule; and
(5) has obtained a graduate degree appropriate for
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national certification in a clinical advanced practice nursing specialty or a graduate degree or post‑master's certificate from a graduate level program in a clinical advanced practice nursing specialty.
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(b) Those applicants seeking licensure in more than one advanced practice nursing category need not possess multiple graduate degrees. Applicants may be eligible for licenses for multiple advanced practice nurse licensure categories, provided that the applicant (i) has met the requirements for at least one advanced practice nursing specialty under paragraphs (3) and (5) of subsection (a) of this Section, (ii) possesses an additional graduate education that results in a certificate for another clinical advanced practice nurse category and that meets the requirements for the national certification from the appropriate nursing specialty, and (iii) holds a current national certification from the appropriate national certifying body for that additional advanced practice nursing category.
(b‑5) A registered professional nurse seeking licensure as an advanced
practice nurse in the category of certified registered nurse anesthetist who
applies on or before December 31, 2006 and
does not have a graduate degree as described in subsection (b) shall be
qualified for licensure if that person:
(1) submits evidence of having successfully
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completed a nurse anesthesia program described in item (5) of subsection (a) of this Section prior to January 1, 1999;
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(2) submits evidence of certification as a
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registered nurse anesthetist by an appropriate national certifying body, as determined by rule of the Department; and
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(3) has continually maintained active, up‑to‑date
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recertification status as a certified registered nurse anesthetist by an appropriate national recertifying body, as determined by rule of the Department.
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(c) The Department shall provide by rule for APN
licensure of registered professional nurses who (1) apply for
licensure before July 1, 2001 and (2) submit evidence of
completion of a program described in item (5) of
subsection (a) or in subsection (b) and evidence of practice for
at least 10 years as a nurse practitioner.
(d) The Department shall maintain a separate roster of advanced practice
nurses licensed under this Title and their licenses shall indicate "Registered
Nurse/Advanced Practice Nurse".
(Source: P.A. 93‑296, eff. 7‑22‑03; 94‑348, eff. 7‑28‑05.)
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(225 ILCS 65/15‑13)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)
Sec. 15‑13.
License pending status.
(a) A graduate of an advanced practice nursing program may practice in the
State
of Illinois in the role of certified clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse
midwife,
certified nurse practitioner, or certified registered nurse anesthetist for not
longer than 6
months provided he or she submits all of the following:
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practice nurse in Illinois.
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(2) Proof of an application to take the national
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certification examination in the specialty.
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(3) Proof of completion of a graduate advanced
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practice education program that allows the applicant to be eligible for national certification in a clinical advanced practice nursing speciality and that allows the applicant to be eligible for licensure in Illinois in the area of his or her specialty.
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(4) Proof that he or she is licensed in Illinois as
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a registered professional nurse.
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(5) Proof that he or she has a completed proposed
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collaborative agreement or practice agreement as required under Section 15‑15 or 15‑25 of this Act.
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(6) The license application fee as set by rule.
(b) License pending status shall preclude delegation of prescriptive
authority.
(c) A graduate practicing in accordance with this Section must use the
title
"license pending certified clinical nurse specialist", "license pending
certified nurse
midwife", "license pending certified nurse practitioner", or "license pending
certified
registered nurse anesthetist", whichever is applicable.
(Source: P.A. 92‑744, eff. 7‑25‑02.)
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(225 ILCS 65/15‑15)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)
Sec. 15‑15.
Written collaborative
agreements.
(a) Except as provided in Section 15‑25, no person shall engage in the
practice of advanced
practice nursing except when licensed under this
Title and pursuant to a written collaborative
agreement with a collaborating physician.
(b) A written collaborative
agreement shall describe the working relationship of the
advanced practice nurse with the collaborating
physician and shall authorize the categories of
care, treatment, or procedures to be performed by the advanced
practice nurse. Collaboration does not require an
employment relationship between the collaborating physician
and advanced practice nurse. Collaboration means
the relationship under
which an advanced practice nurse works with a collaborating
physician in an active clinical practice to deliver health care services in
accordance with
(i) the advanced practice nurse's training, education,
and experience and (ii) medical direction as documented in a
jointly developed written collaborative
agreement.
The agreement shall be defined to promote the
exercise of professional judgment by the advanced practice
nurse commensurate with his or her education and
experience. The services to be provided by the advanced
practice nurse shall be services that the
collaborating physician generally provides to his or her
patients in the normal course of his or her clinical medical practice.
The agreement need not describe the exact steps that an advanced practice
nurse must take with respect to each specific condition, disease, or symptom
but must specify
which authorized procedures require a physician's presence as
the procedures are being performed. The collaborative
relationship under an agreement shall not be
construed to require the personal presence of a physician at
all times at the place where services are rendered.
Methods of communication shall
be available for consultation with the collaborating
physician in person or by telecommunications in accordance with
established written guidelines as set forth in the written
agreement.
(c) Physician medical direction under an agreement shall be adequate if a
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approval of orders or guidelines with the APN and he or she periodically reviews such orders and the services provided patients under such orders in accordance with accepted standards of medical practice and advanced practice nursing practice;
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(2) is on site at least once a month to provide
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medical direction and consultation; and
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(3) is available through telecommunications for
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consultation on medical problems, complications, or emergencies or patient referral.
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(d) A copy of the signed, written collaborative agreement must be available
to the Department upon request from both the advanced practice nurse
and the collaborating physician and shall be annually updated. An advanced
practice nurse shall inform each collaborating physician of all collaborative
agreements he or she
has signed and provide a copy of these to any collaborating physician, upon
request.
(Source: P.A. 90‑742, eff. 8‑13‑98; 91‑414, eff. 8‑6‑99.)
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(225 ILCS 65/15‑25)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)
Sec. 15‑25.
Certified registered nurse anesthetists.
(a) A licensed certified registered nurse anesthetist may provide anesthesia
services pursuant to the order of a licensed physician,
licensed dentist, or
licensed podiatrist in a licensed hospital, a licensed ambulatory surgical
treatment center, or the office of a
licensed physician, the office of a licensed dentist, or the office of a
licensed
podiatrist. For
anesthesia services, an anesthesiologist,
physician, dentist,
or podiatrist shall participate through discussion of and agreement with the
anesthesia plan and shall
remain
physically present
and be available on the premises during the delivery of anesthesia services for
diagnosis, consultation, and treatment of
emergency medical conditions, unless hospital policy adopted pursuant to
clause (B) of subdivision (3) of Section 10.7 of the Hospital Licensing Act
or ambulatory surgical treatment center policy adopted pursuant to
clause (B) of subdivision (3) of Section 6.5 of the Ambulatory Surgical
Treatment Center Act
provides otherwise.
(b) A certified registered nurse anesthetist who provides anesthesia
services in a hospital shall do so in accordance with Section 10.7 of the
Hospital
Licensing Act and, in an
ambulatory surgical treatment center, in accordance with Section 6.5 of the
Ambulatory
Surgical Treatment Center Act.
(c) A certified registered nurse anesthetist who provides anesthesia
services in a physician office, dental office, or podiatric
office
shall enter into a written
practice agreement
with an
anesthesiologist or the physician licensed to practice medicine in all its
branches, the dentist, or
the podiatrist performing the procedure. The agreement shall describe the
working relationship of the certified registered nurse anesthetist and
anesthesiologist, physician,
dentist, or podiatrist and shall
authorize the categories of care, treatment, or procedures to be
performed by the certified registered nurse anesthetist. In a dentist's
office, the certified
registered nurse anesthetist may only provide those
services the dentist is authorized to provide pursuant to the Illinois Dental
Practice Act and
rules. In a podiatrist's office, the certified registered nurse anesthetist
may
only provide those services the podiatrist is
authorized to provide pursuant to the Podiatric Medical Practice Act of 1987
and rules. For
anesthesia services, an anesthesiologist,
physician, dentist,
or podiatrist shall participate through discussion of and agreement with the
anesthesia plan and shall
remain
physically present
and be available on the premises during the delivery of anesthesia services
for diagnosis, consultation, and treatment of
emergency medical conditions.
(d) A certified registered nurse anesthetist is not required to possess
prescriptive authority or a written collaborative agreement meeting the
requirements of Section 15‑15 to provide
anesthesia services ordered by a licensed physician,
dentist, or podiatrist. Certified registered nurse anesthetists are
authorized to select, order, and administer drugs and apply
the appropriate medical devices in the provision of
anesthesia services under the
anesthesia plan agreed with by the anesthesiologist
or the
physician in accordance with hospital alternative policy
or the medical staff consulting committee
policies of a licensed ambulatory surgical
treatment center. In a physician's office, dentist's office, or podiatrist's
office, the anesthesiologist, operating physician, operating
dentist, or operating podiatrist shall agree with the anesthesia plan, in
accordance with the written practice agreement.
(e) A certified registered nurse anesthetist may be delegated limited
prescriptive authority under Section
15‑20 in a written collaborative agreement meeting the requirements of Section
15‑15.
(Source: P.A. 91‑414, eff. 8‑6‑99.)
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(225 ILCS 65/15‑40)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)
Sec. 15‑40.
Advertising.
(a) A person licensed under this Title
may advertise the availability of professional services in
the public media or on the premises where the professional
services are rendered. The advertising shall be limited to
the following information:
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hours, address, and telephone number;
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(2) information pertaining to the person's areas of
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specialization, including but not limited to appropriate board certification or limitation of professional practice;
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(3) publication of the person's collaborating
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physician's name, title, and areas of specialization;
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(4) information on usual and customary fees for
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routine professional services offered, which shall include notification that fees may be adjusted due to complications or unforeseen circumstances;
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(5) announcements of the opening of, change of,
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absence from, or return to business;
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(6) announcement of additions to or deletions from
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professional licensed staff; and
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(7) the issuance of business or appointment cards.
(b) It is unlawful for a person licensed under this
Title to use testimonials or claims of superior quality of
care to entice the public. It shall be unlawful to advertise
fee comparisons of available services with those of other
licensed persons.
(c) This Title does not authorize the advertising of
professional services that the offeror of the services is
not licensed or authorized to render. Nor shall the
advertiser use statements that contain false, fraudulent,
deceptive, or misleading material or guarantees of success,
statements that play upon the vanity or fears of the public,
or statements that promote or produce unfair competition.
(d) It is unlawful and punishable under the penalty
provisions of this Act for a person licensed under this Title to
knowingly advertise that the licensee will accept as payment
for services rendered by assignment from any third party
payor the amount the third party payor covers as payment in
full, if the effect is to give the impression of eliminating
the need of payment by the patient of any required deductible
or copayment applicable in the patient's health benefit plan.
(d‑5) A licensee shall include in every advertisement for services
regulated under this Act his or her title as it appears on the license or the
initials authorized under this Act.
(e) As used in this Section, "advertise" means
solicitation by the licensee or through another person or entity by means of
handbills, posters, circulars, motion pictures, radio,
newspapers, or television or any other manner.
(Source: P.A. 90‑742, eff. 8‑13‑98; 91‑310, eff. 1‑1‑00.)
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(225 ILCS 65/15‑50)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)
Sec. 15‑50.
Grounds for disciplinary action.
(a) The Department may, upon the recommendation of the APN Board, refuse to
issue or to
renew, or may revoke, suspend, place on probation, censure or
reprimand, or take other disciplinary action as the Department may deem
appropriate with
regard to
a license issued under this Title,
including the issuance of fines not to exceed
$5,000 for each violation, for any one or combination of the
grounds for discipline set forth in Section 10‑45 of this Act or
for any one or combination of the following causes:
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(2) Exceeding the terms of a collaborative agreement
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or the prescriptive authority delegated to him or her by his or her collaborating physician or alternate collaborating physician in guidelines established under a written collaborative agreement.
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(3) Making a false or misleading statement regarding
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his or her skill or the efficacy or value of the medicine, treatment, or remedy prescribed by him or her in the course of treatment.
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(4) Prescribing, selling, administering,
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distributing, giving, or self‑administering a drug classified as a controlled substance (designated product) or narcotic for other than medically accepted therapeutic purposes.
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(5) Promotion of the sale of drugs, devices,
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appliances, or goods provided for a patient in a manner to exploit the patient for financial gain.
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(6) Violating State or federal laws or regulations
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relating to controlled substances.
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(7) Willfully or negligently violating the
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confidentiality between advanced practice nurse, collaborating physician, and patient, except as required by law.
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(8) Failure of a licensee to report to the
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Department any adverse final action taken against such licensee by another licensing jurisdiction (any other jurisdiction of the United States or any foreign state or country), any peer review body, any health care institution, a professional or nursing or advanced practice nursing society or association, a governmental agency, a law enforcement agency, or a court or a liability claim relating to acts or conduct similar to acts or conduct that would constitute grounds for action as defined in this Section.
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(9) Failure of a licensee to report to the
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Department surrender by the licensee of a license or authorization to practice nursing or advanced practice nursing in another state or jurisdiction, or current surrender by the licensee of membership on any nursing staff or organized health care professional staff or in any nursing, advanced practice nurse, or professional association or society while under disciplinary investigation by any of those authorities or bodies for acts or conduct similar to acts or conduct that would constitute grounds for action as defined in this Section.
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(10) Failing, within 60 days, to provide information
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in response to a written request made by the Department.
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(11) Failure to establish and maintain records of
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patient care and treatment as required by law.
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(12) Any violation of any Section of this Title or
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When the Department has received written
reports concerning incidents required to be reported in
items (8) and (9), the licensee's failure to report the incident to the
Department under those items shall not be the sole
grounds for disciplinary action.
(b) The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend the license of any
person who fails to file a return, to pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown
in a filed return, or to pay any final assessment of the tax, penalty, or
interest as required by a tax Act administered by the Department of Revenue,
until the requirements of the tax Act are satisfied.
(c) In enforcing this Section, the Department or APN Board, upon a showing
of a possible violation, may compel an individual licensed to practice under
this Title, or who has applied for licensure under this Title, to submit to a
mental or physical examination or both, as required by and at the expense of
the Department. The Department or APN Board may order the examining physician
to present testimony concerning the mental or physical examination of the
licensee or applicant. No information shall be excluded by reason of any
common law or statutory privilege relating to communications between the
licensee or applicant and the examining physician. The examining physician
shall be specifically designated by the APN Board or Department. The
individual to be examined may have, at his or her own expense, another
physician of his or her choice present during all aspects of this examination.
Failure of an individual to submit to a mental or physical examination when
directed shall be grounds for suspension of his or her license until the
individual submits to the examination if the Department finds, after notice and
hearing, that the refusal to submit to the examination was without reasonable
cause.
If the Department or APN Board finds an individual unable to practice
because of the reasons set forth in this Section, the Department or APN Board
may require that individual to submit to care, counseling, or treatment by
physicians approved or designated by the Department or APN Board as a
condition, term, or restriction for continued, reinstated, or renewed licensure
to practice; or, in lieu of care, counseling, or treatment, the Department may
file, or the APN Board may recommend to the Department to file, a complaint to
immediately suspend, revoke, or otherwise discipline the license of the
individual. An individual whose license was granted, continued, reinstated,
renewed, disciplined or supervised subject to terms, conditions, or
restrictions, and who fails to comply with the terms, conditions, or
restrictions, shall be referred to the Director for a determination as to
whether the individual shall have his or her license suspended immediately,
pending a hearing by the Department.
In instances in which the Director immediately suspends a person's license
under this Section, a hearing on that person's license shall be convened by the
Department within 15 days after the suspension and shall be completed without
appreciable delay. The Department and APN Board shall have the authority to
review the subject individual's record of treatment and counseling regarding
the impairment to the extent permitted by applicable federal statutes and
regulations safeguarding the confidentiality of medical records.
An individual licensed under this Title and affected under this Section shall
be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to the Department or APN Board that
he or she can resume practice in compliance with acceptable and prevailing
standards under the provisions of his or her license.
(Source: P.A. 90‑742, eff. 8‑13‑98.)
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(225 ILCS 65/15‑55)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)
Sec. 15‑55.
Reports relating to professional conduct and
capacity.
(a) Entities Required to Report.
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administrator or executive officer of a health care institution licensed by the Department of Public Health, which provides the minimum due process set forth in Section 10.4 of the Hospital Licensing Act, shall report to the APN Board when a licensee's organized professional staff clinical privileges are terminated or are restricted based on a final determination, in accordance with that institution's bylaws or rules and regulations, that (i) a person has either committed an act or acts that may directly threaten patient care and that are not of an administrative nature or (ii) that a person may be mentally or physically disabled in a manner that may endanger patients under that person's care. The chief administrator or officer shall also report if a licensee accepts voluntary termination or restriction of clinical privileges in lieu of formal action based upon conduct related directly to patient care and not of an administrative nature, or in lieu of formal action seeking to determine whether a person may be mentally or physically disabled in a manner that may endanger patients under that person's care. 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. Reports submitted under this subsection shall be strictly confidential and may be reviewed and considered only by the members of the APN Board or authorized staff as provided by rule of the APN Board. Provisions shall be made for the periodic report of the status of any such reported person not less than twice annually in order that the APN Board shall have current information upon which to determine the status of that person. Initial and periodic reports of impaired advanced practice nurses shall not be considered records within the meaning of the State Records Act and shall be disposed of, following a determination by the APN Board that such reports are no longer required, in a manner and at an appropriate time as the APN Board shall determine by rule. The filing of reports submitted under this subsection shall be construed as the filing of a report for purposes of subsection (c) of this Section.
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(2) Professional Associations. The President or
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chief executive officer of an association or society of persons licensed under this Title, operating within this State, shall report to the APN Board when the association or society renders a final determination that a person licensed under this Title has committed unprofessional conduct related directly to patient care or that a person may be mentally or physically disabled in a manner that may endanger patients under the person's care.
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(3) Professional Liability Insurers. Every
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insurance company that offers policies of professional liability insurance to persons licensed under this Title, or any other entity that seeks to indemnify the professional liability of a person licensed under this Title, shall report to the APN Board the settlement of any claim or cause of action, or final judgment rendered in any cause of action, that alleged negligence in the furnishing of patient care by the licensee when the settlement or final judgment is in favor of the plaintiff.
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(4) State's Attorneys. The State's Attorney of each
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county shall report to the APN Board all instances in which a person licensed under this Title is convicted or otherwise found guilty of the commission of a felony.
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(5) State Agencies. All agencies, boards,
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commissions, departments, or other instrumentalities of the government of this State shall report to the APN Board any instance arising in connection with the operations of the agency, including the administration of any law by the agency, in which a person licensed under this Title has either committed an act or acts that may constitute a violation of this Title, that may constitute unprofessional conduct related directly to patient care, or that indicates that a person licensed under this Title may be mentally or physically disabled in a manner that may endanger patients under that person's care.
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(b) Mandatory Reporting. All reports required under items
(8) and (9) of subsection (a) of Section 15‑50 and under this Section shall
be submitted to
the APN Board in a timely fashion. The reports shall be filed in writing
within
60 days after a determination that a report is required
under this Title. All reports shall contain the following
information:
(1) The name, address, and telephone number of the
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person making the report.
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(2) The name, address, and telephone number of the
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person who is the subject of the report.
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(3) The name or other means of identification of any
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patient or patients whose treatment is a subject of the report, except that no medical records may be revealed without the written consent of the patient or patients.
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(4) A brief description of the facts that gave rise
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to the issuance of the report, including but not limited to the dates of any occurrences deemed to necessitate the filing of the report.
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(5) If court action is involved, the identity of the
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court in which the action is filed, the docket number, and date of filing of the action.
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(6) Any further pertinent information that the
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reporting party deems to be an aid in the evaluation of the report.
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Nothing contained in this Section shall be construed
to in any way waive or modify the confidentiality of
medical reports and committee reports to the extent
provided by law. Any information reported or disclosed
shall be kept for the confidential use of the APN Board,
the APN Board's attorneys, the investigative staff, and
authorized clerical staff and shall be afforded the
same status as is provided information concerning medical
studies in Part 21 of Article VIII of the Code of Civil
Procedure.
(c) Immunity from Prosecution. An individual or
organization acting in good faith, and not in a wilful and
wanton manner, in complying with this Title by providing
a report or other information to the APN Board, by
assisting in the investigation or preparation of a report or
information, by participating in proceedings of the
APN Board, or by serving as a member of the Board shall not, as
a result of such actions, be subject to criminal prosecution
or civil damages.
(d) Indemnification. Members of the APN Board, the
APN Board's attorneys, the investigative staff, advanced
practice nurses or physicians retained under
contract to assist and advise in the investigation, and
authorized clerical staff shall be indemnified by the State
for any actions (i) occurring within the scope of services on the
APN Board, (ii) performed in good faith, and (iii) not wilful and wanton in
nature. The Attorney General shall defend all actions taken against those
persons
unless he or she determines either that there would be a
conflict of interest in the representation or that the
actions complained of were not performed in good faith or were wilful
and wanton in nature. If the Attorney General declines
representation, the member shall have the right to employ
counsel of his or her choice, whose fees shall be provided by
the State, after approval by the Attorney General, unless
there is a determination by a court that the member's actions
were not performed in good faith or were wilful and wanton in nature. The
member
shall notify the Attorney General within 7 days of receipt of
notice of the initiation of an action involving services of
the APN Board. Failure to so notify the Attorney General
shall constitute an absolute waiver of the right to a defense
and indemnification. The Attorney General shall determine
within 7 days after receiving the notice whether he or she
will undertake to represent the member.
(e) Deliberations of APN Board. Upon the receipt of a
report called for by this Title, other than those reports
of impaired persons licensed under this Title required
pursuant to the rules of the APN Board, the APN Board shall
notify in writing by certified mail the person who is the
subject of the report. The notification shall be made
within 30 days of receipt by the APN Board of the report.
The notification shall include a written notice setting forth
the person's right to examine the report. Included in the
notification shall be the address at which the file is
maintained, the name of the custodian of the reports, and the
telephone number at which the custodian may be reached. The
person who is the subject of the report shall submit a
written statement responding to, clarifying, adding to, or
proposing to amend the report previously filed. The
statement shall become a permanent part of the file and shall
be received by the APN Board no more than 30 days after the
date on which the person was notified of the existence of the
original report. The APN Board shall review all reports
received by it and any supporting information and
responding statements submitted by persons who are the
subject of reports. The review by the APN Board shall be in
a timely manner but in no event shall the APN Board's
initial review of the material contained in each disciplinary
file be less than 61 days nor more than 180 days after the
receipt of the initial report by the APN Board. When the
APN Board makes its initial review of the materials
contained within its disciplinary files, the APN Board
shall, in writing, make a determination as to whether there
are sufficient facts to warrant further investigation or
action. Failure to make that determination within the time
provided shall be deemed to be a determination that there are
not sufficient facts to warrant further investigation or
action. Should the APN Board find that there are not
sufficient facts to warrant further investigation or action,
the report shall be accepted for filing and the matter shall
be deemed closed and so reported. The individual or entity
filing the original report or complaint and the person who is
the subject of the report or complaint shall be notified in
writing by the APN Board of any final action on their report
or complaint.
(f) Summary Reports. The APN Board shall prepare, on a
timely basis, but in no event less than one every other
month, a summary report of final actions taken upon
disciplinary files maintained by the APN Board. The summary
reports shall be sent by the APN Board to every health care
facility licensed by the Department of Public
Health, every professional association and society of persons
licensed under this Title functioning on a statewide basis in
this State, all insurers providing professional liability
insurance to persons licensed under this Title in this State, and the
Illinois Pharmacists
Association.
(g) Any violation of this Section shall constitute a Class A
misdemeanor.
(h) If a person violates the provisions of this
Section, an action may be brought in the name of the People of
the State of Illinois, through the Attorney General of the
State of Illinois, for an order enjoining the violation or
for an order enforcing compliance with this Section. Upon
filing of a verified petition in court, the court may
issue a temporary restraining order without notice or bond
and may preliminarily or permanently enjoin the violation,
and if it is established that the person has violated or is
violating the injunction, the court may punish the offender
for contempt of court. Proceedings under this subsection
shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, all other
remedies and penalties provided for by this Section.
(Source: P.A. 90‑742, eff. 8‑13‑98.)
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