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| Bill | APN LIC-PRESCRIBE SCHED II | Amends the Nursing and Advanced Practice Nursing Act. Provides that an applicant seeking licensure in more than one advanced practice nursing category need not possess multiple graduate degrees. Provides that 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 specified advanced practice nursing specialty, (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. Adds Schedule II controlled substances to the list of controlled substances that an advanced practice nurse must obtain a mid-level practitioner controlled substance license for in order to prescribe. Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act. Exempts the delegation of limited prescriptive authority regarding Schedule II controlled substances by a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches to a physician assistant from the Act. Amends the Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987 to allow physicians assistants with delegated prescriptive authority to prescribe Schedule II controlled substances. Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Adds a physician assistant who issues a prescription for a Schedule II controlled substance to the definition of "prescriber". Adds Schedule II controlled substances to the list of controlled substances that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation must register licensed physician assistants and licensed advanced practice nurses to prescribe and dispense. Provides that when a person meeting certain requirements pleads guilty to or is found guilty of possession of a controlled or counterfeit substance, the court may require that person to refrain from having in his or her body the presence of certain illicit drugs, unless prescribed by a physician or an advanced practice nurse or physician assistant meeting certain requirements (now, only excepts those drugs prescribed by a physician). Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 94th | HB 876 | Illinois HB 876 (94th) |
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Illinois HB 876 (94th) — APN LIC-PRESCRIBE SCHED II
Amends the Nursing and Advanced Practice Nursing Act. Provides that an applicant seeking licensure in more than one advanced practice nursing category need not possess multiple graduate degrees. Provides that 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 specified advanced practice nursing specialty, (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. Adds Schedule II controlled substances to the list of controlled substances that an advanced practice nurse must obtain a mid-level practitioner controlled substance license for in order to prescribe. Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act. Exempts the delegation of limited prescriptive authority regarding Schedule II controlled substances by a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches to a physician assistant from the Act. Amends the Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987 to allow physicians assistants with delegated prescriptive authority to prescribe Schedule II controlled substances. Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Adds a physician assistant who issues a prescription for a Schedule II controlled substance to the definition of "prescriber". Adds Schedule II controlled substances to the list of controlled substances that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation must register licensed physician assistants and licensed advanced practice nurses to prescribe and dispense. Provides that when a person meeting certain requirements pleads guilty to or is found guilty of possession of a controlled or counterfeit substance, the court may require that person to refrain from having in his or her body the presence of certain illicit drugs, unless prescribed by a physician or an advanced practice nurse or physician assistant meeting certain requirements (now, only excepts those drugs prescribed by a physician). Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 115–1 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 58–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Jacqueline Y. Collins — cosponsor (person)
- Richard T. Bradley — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2005-02-02 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Angelo Saviano
filing - 2005-02-02 First Reading
reading-1 - 2005-02-02 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2005-02-08 Assigned to Registration and Regulation Committee
referral-committee - 2005-03-03 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner
- 2005-03-09 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Registration and Regulation Committee
amendment-introduction - 2005-03-09 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Registration and Regulation Committee; by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2005-03-09 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Registration and Regulation Committee; 024-000-000
committee-passage - 2005-03-10 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2005-03-15 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2005-03-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2005-04-12 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
- 2005-04-13 Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Richard T. Bradley
- 2005-04-13 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelo Saviano
- 2005-04-13 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-001-000
reading-3, passage - 2005-04-14 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2005-04-14 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 15, 2005
reading-1 - 2005-04-15 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Carol Ronen
- 2005-04-19 First Reading
reading-1 - 2005-04-19 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2005-04-21 Assigned to Licensed Activities
referral-committee - 2005-05-05 Do Pass Licensed Activities; 007-000-000
committee-passage - 2005-05-05 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2005
- 2005-05-11 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2005-05-11 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2005
- 2005-05-19 Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2005-05-19 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- 2005-05-19 Passed Both Houses
- 2005-06-17 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2005-07-28 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2005-07-28 Effective Date July 28, 2005
- 2005-07-28 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0348
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d3135cf9-2a43-4246-97c7-ebd64c1963a8. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).