(225 ILCS 65/65-50) (was 225 ILCS 65/15-30)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
Sec. 65-50. APN title.
(a) No person shall use any words, abbreviations, figures, letters, title, sign, card, or device tending to imply that he or she is an advanced practice nurse, including but not limited to using the titles or initials "Advanced Practice Nurse", "Certified Nurse Midwife", "Certified Nurse Practitioner", "Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist", "Clinical Nurse Specialist", "A.P.N.", "C.N.M.", "C.N.P.", "C.R.N.A.", "C.N.S.", or similar titles or initials, with the intention of indicating practice as an advanced practice nurse without meeting the requirements of this Act.
(b) No advanced practice nurse shall indicate to other persons that he or she is qualified to engage in the practice of medicine.
(c) An advanced practice nurse shall verbally identify himself or herself as an advanced practice nurse, including specialty certification, to each patient.
(d) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to relieve an advanced practice nurse of the professional or legal responsibility for the care and treatment of persons attended by him or her.
(Source: P.A. 95-639, eff. 10-5-07.)
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