Section 1305.APPENDIX A  Additional Certifications Accepted for Licensure as an Advanced Practice Nurse

Pursuant to Section 1305.20(a)(3), the Division, upon recommendation of the Board, has approved the following certifications.  Acceptance of these certifications is based on the absence of an advanced practice nurse examination in the area of the nursing specialty.  If the certifying body develops and offers an advanced practice nurse examination in the area of the nursing specialty, then an applicant as an APN would be required to pass the advanced practice nurse examination rather than the generalist examination in order for the Division to accept the certification for licensure.

Clinical Nurse Specialists

American College of Cardiovascular Nursing

American Association of Critical Care Nurses

American Association of Neuroscience Nurses

American Board of Occupational Health Nurses, Inc.

American Holistic Nurses Association

American Nurses Credentialing Center

Clinical Specialists in Community Health Nursing

Clinical Specialists in Gerontology Nursing

Clinical Specialists in Home Health Nursing

Clinical Specialists in Pediatric Nursing

Clinical Specialists in Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing - Adults

Clinical Specialists in Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing - Adolescent

Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Cardiac and Vascular Nurse

College Health Nurse

Perinatal Nurse

Ambulatory Care Nursing

Diabetes

American Society of Perianesthesia Nurses

American Society of Plastic Reconstructive Surgical Nurses

Association of Nurses in AIDS Care

Board of Certification of Emergency Nurses

Certification Board of Perioperative Nurses, Inc.

Certification of Pediatric Oncology Nurses

Certification Board of Gastroenterology Nurses

Dermatology Nurse Certification Board

International Board of Lactation Consultants

International Nurses Society of Addictions

IV Nurses Certification Corporation

National Association of School Nurses, Inc.

National Board of Certification of Hospice and Palliative Nurses

National Certification Board for Diabetes Educators

National Certification Board of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners/Nurses

National Certification Corporation for the Obstetric, Gynecological and Neonatal Nursing Specialties

National Certifying Board for Ophthalmic Registered Nurses

Nephrology Nursing Certification Board

Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation

Orthopedic Nurses Certification Board

Rehabilitation Nursing Certification Board

Vascular Nursing Certification Board

Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Society

(Source:  Amended at 30 Ill. Reg. 4657, effective March 1, 2006)