100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB3382

 

Introduced , by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
210 ILCS 5/6.5
210 ILCS 85/10.7
225 ILCS 60/54.5
225 ILCS 65/65-35  was 225 ILCS 65/15-15
225 ILCS 65/65-45  was 225 ILCS 65/15-25

     Amends the Medical Practice Act of 1987. Removes the requirement that physicians remain physically present during delivery of anesthesia administered by a certified registered nurse anesthetist. Amends the Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center Act, the Hospital Licensing Act, and the Nurse Practice Act to make related changes. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center Act is
5amended by changing Section 6.5 as follows:
 
6    (210 ILCS 5/6.5)
7    Sec. 6.5. Clinical privileges; advanced practice nurses.
8All ambulatory surgical treatment centers (ASTC) licensed
9under this Act shall comply with the following requirements:
10        (1) No ASTC policy, rule, regulation, or practice shall
11    be inconsistent with the provision of adequate
12    collaboration and consultation in accordance with Section
13    54.5 of the Medical Practice Act of 1987.
14        (2) Operative surgical procedures shall be performed
15    only by a physician licensed to practice medicine in all
16    its branches under the Medical Practice Act of 1987, a
17    dentist licensed under the Illinois Dental Practice Act, or
18    a podiatric physician licensed under the Podiatric Medical
19    Practice Act of 1987, with medical staff membership and
20    surgical clinical privileges granted by the consulting
21    committee of the ASTC. A licensed physician, dentist, or
22    podiatric physician may be assisted by a physician licensed
23    to practice medicine in all its branches, dentist, dental

 

 

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1    assistant, podiatric physician, licensed advanced practice
2    nurse, licensed physician assistant, licensed registered
3    nurse, licensed practical nurse, surgical assistant,
4    surgical technician, or other individuals granted clinical
5    privileges to assist in surgery by the consulting committee
6    of the ASTC. Payment for services rendered by an assistant
7    in surgery who is not an ambulatory surgical treatment
8    center employee shall be paid at the appropriate
9    non-physician modifier rate if the payor would have made
10    payment had the same services been provided by a physician.
11        (2.5) A registered nurse licensed under the Nurse
12    Practice Act and qualified by training and experience in
13    operating room nursing shall be present in the operating
14    room and function as the circulating nurse during all
15    invasive or operative procedures. For purposes of this
16    paragraph (2.5), "circulating nurse" means a registered
17    nurse who is responsible for coordinating all nursing care,
18    patient safety needs, and the needs of the surgical team in
19    the operating room during an invasive or operative
20    procedure.
21        (3) An advanced practice nurse is not required to
22    possess prescriptive authority or a written collaborative
23    agreement meeting the requirements of the Nurse Practice
24    Act to provide advanced practice nursing services in an
25    ambulatory surgical treatment center. An advanced practice
26    nurse must possess clinical privileges granted by the

 

 

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1    consulting medical staff committee and ambulatory surgical
2    treatment center in order to provide services. Individual
3    advanced practice nurses may also be granted clinical
4    privileges to order, select, and administer medications,
5    including controlled substances, to provide delineated
6    care. The attending physician must determine the advanced
7    practice nurse's role in providing care for his or her
8    patients, except as otherwise provided in the consulting
9    staff policies. The consulting medical staff committee
10    shall periodically review the services of advanced
11    practice nurses granted privileges.
12        (4) The anesthesia service shall be under the direction
13    of a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its
14    branches who has had specialized preparation or experience
15    in the area or who has completed a residency in
16    anesthesiology. An anesthesiologist, Board certified or
17    Board eligible, is recommended. Anesthesia services may
18    only be administered pursuant to the order of a physician
19    licensed to practice medicine in all its branches, licensed
20    dentist, or licensed podiatric physician.
21            (A) The individuals who, with clinical privileges
22        granted by the medical staff and ASTC, may administer
23        anesthesia services are limited to the following:
24                (i) an anesthesiologist; or
25                (ii) a physician licensed to practice medicine
26            in all its branches; or

 

 

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1                (iii) a dentist with authority to administer
2            anesthesia under Section 8.1 of the Illinois
3            Dental Practice Act; or
4                (iv) a licensed certified registered nurse
5            anesthetist; or
6                (v) a podiatric physician licensed under the
7            Podiatric Medical Practice Act of 1987.
8            (B) For anesthesia services, an anesthesiologist
9        shall participate through discussion of and agreement
10        with the anesthesia plan and shall remain physically
11        present and be available on the premises during the
12        delivery of anesthesia services for diagnosis,
13        consultation, and treatment of emergency medical
14        conditions. In the absence of 24-hour availability of
15        anesthesiologists with clinical privileges, an
16        alternate policy (requiring participation, presence,
17        and availability of a physician licensed to practice
18        medicine in all its branches) shall be developed by the
19        medical staff consulting committee in consultation
20        with the anesthesia service and included in the medical
21        staff consulting committee policies.
22            (C) A certified registered nurse anesthetist is
23        not required to possess prescriptive authority or a
24        written collaborative agreement meeting the
25        requirements of Section 65-35 of the Nurse Practice Act
26        to provide anesthesia services ordered by a licensed

 

 

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1        physician, dentist, or podiatric physician. Licensed
2        certified registered nurse anesthetists are authorized
3        to select, order, and administer drugs and apply the
4        appropriate medical devices in the provision of
5        anesthesia services under the anesthesia plan agreed
6        with by the anesthesiologist or, in the absence of an
7        available anesthesiologist with clinical privileges,
8        agreed with by the operating physician, operating
9        dentist, or operating podiatric physician in
10        accordance with the medical staff consulting committee
11        policies of a licensed ambulatory surgical treatment
12        center.
13(Source: P.A. 98-214, eff. 8-9-13; 99-642, eff. 7-28-16.)
 
14    Section 10. The Hospital Licensing Act is amended by
15changing Section 10.7 as follows:
 
16    (210 ILCS 85/10.7)
17    Sec. 10.7. Clinical privileges; advanced practice nurses.
18All hospitals licensed under this Act shall comply with the
19following requirements:
20        (1) No hospital policy, rule, regulation, or practice
21    shall be inconsistent with the provision of adequate
22    collaboration and consultation in accordance with Section
23    54.5 of the Medical Practice Act of 1987.
24        (2) Operative surgical procedures shall be performed

 

 

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1    only by a physician licensed to practice medicine in all
2    its branches under the Medical Practice Act of 1987, a
3    dentist licensed under the Illinois Dental Practice Act, or
4    a podiatric physician licensed under the Podiatric Medical
5    Practice Act of 1987, with medical staff membership and
6    surgical clinical privileges granted at the hospital. A
7    licensed physician, dentist, or podiatric physician may be
8    assisted by a physician licensed to practice medicine in
9    all its branches, dentist, dental assistant, podiatric
10    physician, licensed advanced practice nurse, licensed
11    physician assistant, licensed registered nurse, licensed
12    practical nurse, surgical assistant, surgical technician,
13    or other individuals granted clinical privileges to assist
14    in surgery at the hospital. Payment for services rendered
15    by an assistant in surgery who is not a hospital employee
16    shall be paid at the appropriate non-physician modifier
17    rate if the payor would have made payment had the same
18    services been provided by a physician.
19        (2.5) A registered nurse licensed under the Nurse
20    Practice Act and qualified by training and experience in
21    operating room nursing shall be present in the operating
22    room and function as the circulating nurse during all
23    invasive or operative procedures. For purposes of this
24    paragraph (2.5), "circulating nurse" means a registered
25    nurse who is responsible for coordinating all nursing care,
26    patient safety needs, and the needs of the surgical team in

 

 

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1    the operating room during an invasive or operative
2    procedure.
3        (3) An advanced practice nurse is not required to
4    possess prescriptive authority or a written collaborative
5    agreement meeting the requirements of the Nurse Practice
6    Act to provide advanced practice nursing services in a
7    hospital. An advanced practice nurse must possess clinical
8    privileges recommended by the medical staff and granted by
9    the hospital in order to provide services. Individual
10    advanced practice nurses may also be granted clinical
11    privileges to order, select, and administer medications,
12    including controlled substances, to provide delineated
13    care. The attending physician must determine the advanced
14    practice nurse's role in providing care for his or her
15    patients, except as otherwise provided in medical staff
16    bylaws. The medical staff shall periodically review the
17    services of advanced practice nurses granted privileges.
18    This review shall be conducted in accordance with item (2)
19    of subsection (a) of Section 10.8 of this Act for advanced
20    practice nurses employed by the hospital.
21        (4) The anesthesia service shall be under the direction
22    of a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its
23    branches who has had specialized preparation or experience
24    in the area or who has completed a residency in
25    anesthesiology. An anesthesiologist, Board certified or
26    Board eligible, is recommended. Anesthesia services may

 

 

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1    only be administered pursuant to the order of a physician
2    licensed to practice medicine in all its branches, licensed
3    dentist, or licensed podiatric physician.
4            (A) The individuals who, with clinical privileges
5        granted at the hospital, may administer anesthesia
6        services are limited to the following:
7                (i) an anesthesiologist; or
8                (ii) a physician licensed to practice medicine
9            in all its branches; or
10                (iii) a dentist with authority to administer
11            anesthesia under Section 8.1 of the Illinois
12            Dental Practice Act; or
13                (iv) a licensed certified registered nurse
14            anesthetist; or
15                (v) a podiatric physician licensed under the
16            Podiatric Medical Practice Act of 1987.
17            (B) For anesthesia services, an anesthesiologist
18        shall participate through discussion of and agreement
19        with the anesthesia plan and shall remain physically
20        present and be available on the premises during the
21        delivery of anesthesia services for diagnosis,
22        consultation, and treatment of emergency medical
23        conditions. In the absence of 24-hour availability of
24        anesthesiologists with medical staff privileges, an
25        alternate policy (requiring participation, presence,
26        and availability of a physician licensed to practice

 

 

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1        medicine in all its branches) shall be developed by the
2        medical staff and licensed hospital in consultation
3        with the anesthesia service.
4            (C) A certified registered nurse anesthetist is
5        not required to possess prescriptive authority or a
6        written collaborative agreement meeting the
7        requirements of Section 65-35 of the Nurse Practice Act
8        to provide anesthesia services ordered by a licensed
9        physician, dentist, or podiatric physician. Licensed
10        certified registered nurse anesthetists are authorized
11        to select, order, and administer drugs and apply the
12        appropriate medical devices in the provision of
13        anesthesia services under the anesthesia plan agreed
14        with by the anesthesiologist or, in the absence of an
15        available anesthesiologist with clinical privileges,
16        agreed with by the operating physician, operating
17        dentist, or operating podiatric physician in
18        accordance with the hospital's alternative policy.
19(Source: P.A. 98-214, eff. 8-9-13; 99-642, eff. 7-28-16.)
 
20    Section 15. The Medical Practice Act of 1987 is amended by
21changing Section 54.5 as follows:
 
22    (225 ILCS 60/54.5)
23    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2017)
24    Sec. 54.5. Physician delegation of authority to physician

 

 

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1assistants, advanced practice nurses, and prescribing
2psychologists.
3    (a) Physicians licensed to practice medicine in all its
4branches may delegate care and treatment responsibilities to a
5physician assistant under guidelines in accordance with the
6requirements of the Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987. A
7physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches may
8enter into supervising physician agreements with no more than 5
9physician assistants as set forth in subsection (a) of Section
107 of the Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987.
11    (b) A physician licensed to practice medicine in all its
12branches in active clinical practice may collaborate with an
13advanced practice nurse in accordance with the requirements of
14the Nurse Practice Act. Collaboration is for the purpose of
15providing medical consultation, and no employment relationship
16is required. A written collaborative agreement shall conform to
17the requirements of Section 65-35 of the Nurse Practice Act.
18The written collaborative agreement shall be for services in
19the same area of practice or specialty as the collaborating
20physician in his or her clinical medical practice. A written
21collaborative agreement shall be adequate with respect to
22collaboration with advanced practice nurses if all of the
23following apply:
24        (1) The agreement is written to promote the exercise of
25    professional judgment by the advanced practice nurse
26    commensurate with his or her education and experience.

 

 

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1        (2) The advance practice nurse provides services based
2    upon a written collaborative agreement with the
3    collaborating physician, except as set forth in subsection
4    (b-5) of this Section. With respect to labor and delivery,
5    the collaborating physician must provide delivery services
6    in order to participate with a certified nurse midwife.
7        (3) Methods of communication are available with the
8    collaborating physician in person or through
9    telecommunications for consultation, collaboration, and
10    referral as needed to address patient care needs.
11    (b-5) An anesthesiologist or physician licensed to
12practice medicine in all its branches may collaborate with a
13certified registered nurse anesthetist in accordance with
14Section 65-35 of the Nurse Practice Act for the provision of
15anesthesia services. With respect to the provision of
16anesthesia services, the collaborating anesthesiologist or
17physician shall have training and experience in the delivery of
18anesthesia services consistent with Department rules.
19Collaboration shall be adequate if:
20        (1) an anesthesiologist or a physician participates in
21    the joint formulation and joint approval of orders or
22    guidelines and periodically reviews such orders and the
23    services provided patients under such orders; and
24        (2) for anesthesia services, the anesthesiologist or
25    physician participates through discussion of and agreement
26    with the anesthesia plan and is physically present and

 

 

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1    available on the premises during the delivery of anesthesia
2    services for diagnosis, consultation, and treatment of
3    emergency medical conditions. Anesthesia services in a
4    hospital shall be conducted in accordance with Section 10.7
5    of the Hospital Licensing Act and in an ambulatory surgical
6    treatment center in accordance with Section 6.5 of the
7    Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center Act.
8    (b-10) The anesthesiologist or operating physician must
9agree with the anesthesia plan prior to the delivery of
10services.
11    (c) The supervising physician shall have access to the
12medical records of all patients attended by a physician
13assistant. The collaborating physician shall have access to the
14medical records of all patients attended to by an advanced
15practice nurse.
16    (d) (Blank).
17    (e) A physician shall not be liable for the acts or
18omissions of a prescribing psychologist, physician assistant,
19or advanced practice nurse solely on the basis of having signed
20a supervision agreement or guidelines or a collaborative
21agreement, an order, a standing medical order, a standing
22delegation order, or other order or guideline authorizing a
23prescribing psychologist, physician assistant, or advanced
24practice nurse to perform acts, unless the physician has reason
25to believe the prescribing psychologist, physician assistant,
26or advanced practice nurse lacked the competency to perform the

 

 

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1act or acts or commits willful and wanton misconduct.
2    (f) A collaborating physician may, but is not required to,
3delegate prescriptive authority to an advanced practice nurse
4as part of a written collaborative agreement, and the
5delegation of prescriptive authority shall conform to the
6requirements of Section 65-40 of the Nurse Practice Act.
7    (g) A supervising physician may, but is not required to,
8delegate prescriptive authority to a physician assistant as
9part of a written supervision agreement, and the delegation of
10prescriptive authority shall conform to the requirements of
11Section 7.5 of the Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987.
12    (h) (Blank).
13    (i) A collaborating physician shall delegate prescriptive
14authority to a prescribing psychologist as part of a written
15collaborative agreement, and the delegation of prescriptive
16authority shall conform to the requirements of Section 4.3 of
17the Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act.
18(Source: P.A. 98-192, eff. 1-1-14; 98-668, eff. 6-25-14;
1999-173, eff. 7-29-15.)
 
20    Section 20. The Nurse Practice Act is amended by changing
21Sections 65-35 and 65-45 as follows:
 
22    (225 ILCS 65/65-35)   (was 225 ILCS 65/15-15)
23    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
24    Sec. 65-35. Written collaborative agreements.

 

 

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1    (a) A written collaborative agreement is required for all
2advanced practice nurses engaged in clinical practice, except
3for advanced practice nurses who are authorized to practice in
4a hospital, hospital affiliate, or ambulatory surgical
5treatment center.
6    (a-5) If an advanced practice nurse engages in clinical
7practice outside of a hospital, hospital affiliate, or
8ambulatory surgical treatment center in which he or she is
9authorized to practice, the advanced practice nurse must have a
10written collaborative agreement.
11    (b) A written collaborative agreement shall describe the
12relationship of the advanced practice nurse with the
13collaborating physician or podiatric physician and shall
14describe the categories of care, treatment, or procedures to be
15provided by the advanced practice nurse. A collaborative
16agreement with a dentist must be in accordance with subsection
17(c-10) of this Section. Collaboration does not require an
18employment relationship between the collaborating physician or
19podiatric physician and advanced practice nurse.
20    The collaborative relationship under an agreement shall
21not be construed to require the personal presence of a
22physician or podiatric physician at the place where services
23are rendered. Methods of communication shall be available for
24consultation with the collaborating physician or podiatric
25physician in person or by telecommunications or electronic
26communications as set forth in the written agreement.

 

 

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1    (b-5) Absent an employment relationship, a written
2collaborative agreement may not (1) restrict the categories of
3patients of an advanced practice nurse within the scope of the
4advanced practice nurses training and experience, (2) limit
5third party payors or government health programs, such as the
6medical assistance program or Medicare with which the advanced
7practice nurse contracts, or (3) limit the geographic area or
8practice location of the advanced practice nurse in this State.
9    (c) In the case of anesthesia services provided by a
10certified registered nurse anesthetist, an anesthesiologist, a
11physician, a dentist, or a podiatric physician must participate
12through discussion of and agreement with the anesthesia plan
13and remain physically present and available on the premises
14during the delivery of anesthesia services for diagnosis,
15consultation, and treatment of emergency medical conditions.
16    (c-5) A certified registered nurse anesthetist, who
17provides anesthesia services outside of a hospital or
18ambulatory surgical treatment center shall enter into a written
19collaborative agreement with an anesthesiologist or the
20physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches or
21the podiatric physician performing the procedure. Outside of a
22hospital or ambulatory surgical treatment center, the
23certified registered nurse anesthetist may provide only those
24services that the collaborating podiatric physician is
25authorized to provide pursuant to the Podiatric Medical
26Practice Act of 1987 and rules adopted thereunder. A certified

 

 

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1registered nurse anesthetist may select, order, and administer
2medication, including controlled substances, and apply
3appropriate medical devices for delivery of anesthesia
4services under the anesthesia plan agreed with by the
5anesthesiologist or the operating physician or operating
6podiatric physician.
7    (c-10) A certified registered nurse anesthetist who
8provides anesthesia services in a dental office shall enter
9into a written collaborative agreement with an
10anesthesiologist or the physician licensed to practice
11medicine in all its branches or the operating dentist
12performing the procedure. The agreement shall describe the
13working relationship of the certified registered nurse
14anesthetist and dentist and shall authorize the categories of
15care, treatment, or procedures to be performed by the certified
16registered nurse anesthetist. In a collaborating dentist's
17office, the certified registered nurse anesthetist may only
18provide those services that the operating dentist with the
19appropriate permit is authorized to provide pursuant to the
20Illinois Dental Practice Act and rules adopted thereunder. For
21anesthesia services, an anesthesiologist, physician, or
22operating dentist shall participate through discussion of and
23agreement with the anesthesia plan and shall remain physically
24present and be available on the premises during the delivery of
25anesthesia services for diagnosis, consultation, and treatment
26of emergency medical conditions. A certified registered nurse

 

 

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1anesthetist may select, order, and administer medication,
2including controlled substances, and apply appropriate medical
3devices for delivery of anesthesia services under the
4anesthesia plan agreed with by the operating dentist.
5    (d) A copy of the signed, written collaborative agreement
6must be available to the Department upon request from both the
7advanced practice nurse and the collaborating physician,
8dentist, or podiatric physician.
9    (e) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit the
10delegation of tasks or duties by a physician to a licensed
11practical nurse, a registered professional nurse, or other
12persons in accordance with Section 54.2 of the Medical Practice
13Act of 1987. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit
14the method of delegation that may be authorized by any means,
15including, but not limited to, oral, written, electronic,
16standing orders, protocols, guidelines, or verbal orders.
17Nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize an advanced
18practice nurse to provide health care services required by law
19or rule to be performed by a physician.
20    (f) An advanced practice nurse shall inform each
21collaborating physician, dentist, or podiatric physician of
22all collaborative agreements he or she has signed and provide a
23copy of these to any collaborating physician, dentist, or
24podiatric physician upon request.
25    (g) (Blank).
26(Source: P.A. 98-192, eff. 1-1-14; 98-214, eff. 8-9-13; 98-756,

 

 

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1eff. 7-16-14; 99-173, eff. 7-29-15.)
 
2    (225 ILCS 65/65-45)   (was 225 ILCS 65/15-25)
3    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
4    Sec. 65-45. Advanced practice nursing in hospitals,
5hospital affiliates, or ambulatory surgical treatment centers.
6    (a) An advanced practice nurse may provide services in a
7hospital or a hospital affiliate as those terms are defined in
8the Hospital Licensing Act or the University of Illinois
9Hospital Act or a licensed ambulatory surgical treatment center
10without a written collaborative agreement pursuant to Section
1165-35 of this Act. An advanced practice nurse must possess
12clinical privileges recommended by the hospital medical staff
13and granted by the hospital or the consulting medical staff
14committee and ambulatory surgical treatment center in order to
15provide services. The medical staff or consulting medical staff
16committee shall periodically review the services of advanced
17practice nurses granted clinical privileges, including any
18care provided in a hospital affiliate. Authority may also be
19granted when recommended by the hospital medical staff and
20granted by the hospital or recommended by the consulting
21medical staff committee and ambulatory surgical treatment
22center to individual advanced practice nurses to select, order,
23and administer medications, including controlled substances,
24to provide delineated care. In a hospital, hospital affiliate,
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1physician shall determine an advanced practice nurse's role in
2providing care for his or her patients, except as otherwise
3provided in the medical staff bylaws or consulting committee
4policies.
5    (a-2) An advanced practice nurse granted authority to order
6medications including controlled substances may complete
7discharge prescriptions provided the prescription is in the
8name of the advanced practice nurse and the attending or
9discharging physician.
10    (a-3) Advanced practice nurses practicing in a hospital or
11an ambulatory surgical treatment center are not required to
12obtain a mid-level controlled substance license to order
13controlled substances under Section 303.05 of the Illinois
14Controlled Substances Act.
15    (a-5) For anesthesia services provided by a certified
16registered nurse anesthetist, an anesthesiologist, physician,
17dentist, or podiatric physician shall participate through
18discussion of and agreement with the anesthesia plan and shall
19remain physically present and be available on the premises
20during the delivery of anesthesia services for diagnosis,
21consultation, and treatment of emergency medical conditions,
22unless hospital policy adopted pursuant to clause (B) of
23subdivision (3) of Section 10.7 of the Hospital Licensing Act
24or ambulatory surgical treatment center policy adopted
25pursuant to clause (B) of subdivision (3) of Section 6.5 of the
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1certified registered nurse anesthetist may select, order, and
2administer medication for anesthesia services under the
3anesthesia plan agreed to by the anesthesiologist or the
4physician, in accordance with hospital alternative policy or
5the medical staff consulting committee policies of a licensed
6ambulatory surgical treatment center.
7    (b) An advanced practice nurse who provides services in a
8hospital shall do so in accordance with Section 10.7 of the
9Hospital Licensing Act and, in an ambulatory surgical treatment
10center, in accordance with Section 6.5 of the Ambulatory
11Surgical Treatment Center Act.
12    (c) Advanced practice nurses certified as nurse
13practitioners, nurse midwives, or clinical nurse specialists
14practicing in a hospital affiliate may be, but are not required
15to be, granted authority to prescribe Schedule II through V
16controlled substances when such authority is recommended by the
17appropriate physician committee of the hospital affiliate and
18granted by the hospital affiliate. This authority may, but is
19not required to, include prescription of, selection of, orders
20for, administration of, storage of, acceptance of samples of,
21and dispensing over-the-counter medications, legend drugs,
22medical gases, and controlled substances categorized as
23Schedule II through V controlled substances, as defined in
24Article II of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, and other
25preparations, including, but not limited to, botanical and
26herbal remedies.

 

 

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1    To prescribe controlled substances under this subsection
2(c), an advanced practice nurse certified as a nurse
3practitioner, nurse midwife, or clinical nurse specialist must
4obtain a mid-level practitioner controlled substance license.
5Medication orders shall be reviewed periodically by the
6appropriate hospital affiliate physicians committee or its
7physician designee.
8    The hospital affiliate shall file with the Department
9notice of a grant of prescriptive authority consistent with
10this subsection (c) and termination of such a grant of
11authority, in accordance with rules of the Department. Upon
12receipt of this notice of grant of authority to prescribe any
13Schedule II through V controlled substances, the licensed
14advanced practice nurse certified as a nurse practitioner,
15nurse midwife, or clinical nurse specialist may register for a
16mid-level practitioner controlled substance license under
17Section 303.05 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act.
18    In addition, a hospital affiliate may, but is not required
19to, grant authority to an advanced practice nurse certified as
20a nurse practitioner, nurse midwife, or clinical nurse
21specialist to prescribe any Schedule II controlled substances,
22if all of the following conditions apply:
23        (1) specific Schedule II controlled substances by oral
24    dosage or topical or transdermal application may be
25    designated, provided that the designated Schedule II
26    controlled substances are routinely prescribed by advanced

 

 

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1    practice nurses in their area of certification; this grant
2    of authority must identify the specific Schedule II
3    controlled substances by either brand name or generic name;
4    authority to prescribe or dispense Schedule II controlled
5    substances to be delivered by injection or other route of
6    administration may not be granted;
7        (2) any grant of authority must be controlled
8    substances limited to the practice of the advanced practice
9    nurse;
10        (3) any prescription must be limited to no more than a
11    30-day supply;
12        (4) the advanced practice nurse must discuss the
13    condition of any patients for whom a controlled substance
14    is prescribed monthly with the appropriate physician
15    committee of the hospital affiliate or its physician
16    designee; and
17        (5) the advanced practice nurse must meet the education
18    requirements of Section 303.05 of the Illinois Controlled
19    Substances Act.
20(Source: P.A. 98-214, eff. 8-9-13; 99-173, eff. 7-29-15.)
 
21    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
22becoming law.