Sen. Miguel del Valle
Filed: 3/14/2005
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1842




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1842 by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
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    "Section 5. The Nursing and Advanced Practice Nursing Act 
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is amended  by adding Section 10-37 as follows:
 
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    (225 ILCS 65/10-37  new)
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    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)

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    Sec. 10-37. Nurse internship permit.
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    (a) The Department shall establish a 2-year pilot program 
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under which the Department may issue a nurse internship permit 
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to a registered nurse who is licensed under the laws of another 
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state or territory of the United States and who has not taken 
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the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX). A nurse who 
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is issued a permit shall be allowed to practice professional 
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nursing under the direct supervision of a registered 
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professional nurse licensed under this Act. The Secretary, in 
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consultation with the Board, may continue the program beyond 2 
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years.
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    (b) An applicant shall be qualified to receive a nurse 
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internship permit if that applicant:
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        (1)   Has submitted a completed written application to 
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    the Department, on forms provided by the Department, and 
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    paid any fees established by the Department.
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        (2)   Has graduated from a professional nursing 
 


 






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    education program approved by the Department.
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        (3)   Is licensed as a professional nurse in another 
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    state or territory of the United States and has submitted a 
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    verification of active and unencumbered licensure in all of 
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    the states and  territories in which the applicant is 
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    licensed.
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        (4)   Has submitted verification of an offer of 
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    employment in Illinois as a nurse intern.  The Department 
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    may prescribe the information necessary to determine if 
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    this employment meets the requirements of the permit 
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    program. This information shall include a copy of the 
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    written employment offer and a statement signed by a 
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    registered nurse licensed under this Act who has agreed to 
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    directly supervise the applicant.
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        (5)   Has submitted a written statement from the 
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    applicant's prospective employer stating that the 
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    prospective employer agrees to pay the full tuition for the 
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    Bilingual Nurse Consortium course or other course approved 
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    by rule.
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        (6)   Has submitted a written statement from the 
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    applicant's prospective employer stating that the 
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    prospective employer agrees to pay the full tuition of a 
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    Department-approved English language course if such a 
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    course is needed to enable the applicant to pass the 
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    Department-approved test of competency in the English 
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    language.
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        (7)   Has submitted written verification that the 
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    applicant has been enrolled in the Bilingual Nurse 
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    Consortium course or other course approved by rule. This 
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    verification must state that the applicant shall be able to 
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    complete the course within the year for which the permit is 
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    issued.
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        (8)   Has not violated the provisions of Section 10-45 of 
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    this Act.  The Department may take into consideration any 
 


 






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    felony conviction of the applicant, but such a conviction 
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    shall not operate as an absolute bar to licensure.
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        (9)   Has met all other requirements established by rule.
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    (c) A nurse intern shall be issued no more then one permit 
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in a lifetime. The permit shall expire one calendar year after 
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it is issued. Before the expiration of the permit, the nurse 
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intern must submit proof of the successful completion of the 
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Bilingual Nurse Consortium course or other course approved by 
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rule and the successful passage of a test of competency in the 
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English language which shall be prescribed by the Department.  
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The nurse intern shall not practice professional nursing except 
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under the direct supervision of a registered nurse licensed 
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under this Act and shall not be employed in a supervisory 
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capacity.  The nurse intern shall work only in the sponsoring 
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facility. A nurse intern may work for a period not to exceed 
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one calendar year from the date of issuance of the permit or 
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until he or she fails the NCLEX.  While working as a nurse 
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intern, the nurse intern is subject to the provisions of this 
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Act and all rules adopted by the Department for the 
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administration of this Act.
 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.".