(225 ILCS 65/50-75)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
Sec. 50-75. Nursing delegation.
(a) For the purposes of this Section:
"Delegation" means transferring to an individual the authority to perform a selected nursing activity or task, in a selected situation.
"Nursing activity" means any work requiring the use of knowledge acquired by completion of an approved program for licensure, including advanced education, continuing education, and experience as a licensed practical nurse or professional nurse, as defined by the Department by rule.
"Task" means work not requiring nursing knowledge, judgment, or decision-making, as defined by the Department by rule.
(b) Nursing shall be practiced by licensed practical nurses, registered professional nurses, and advanced practice nurses. In the delivery of nursing care, nurses work with many other licensed professionals and other persons. An advanced practice nurse may delegate to registered professional nurses, licensed practical nurses, and others persons.
(c) A registered professional nurse shall not delegate any nursing activity requiring the specialized knowledge, judgment, and skill of a licensed nurse to an unlicensed person, including medication administration. A registered professional nurse may delegate nursing activities to other registered professional nurses or licensed practical nurses.
A registered nurse may delegate tasks to other licensed and unlicensed persons. A licensed practical nurse who has been delegated a nursing activity shall not re-delegate the nursing activity. A registered professional nurse or advanced practice nurse retains the right to refuse to delegate or to stop or rescind a previously authorized delegation.
(Source: P.A. 95-639, eff. 10-5-07.)
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