NURSING-DELEGATION Senate SponsorsSen. Emil Jones, III, Laura M. Murphy, Bill Cunningham-Jacqueline Y. Collins, Celina Villanueva-Michael E. Hastings, Christopher Belt-Mattie Hunter-Robert Peters, Patrick J. Joyce, Patricia Van Pelt, David Koehler, Adriane Johnson, Doris Turner, Napoleon Harris, III and Elgie R. Sims, Jr. 1/10/2023SenateSession Sine Die 225 ILCS 65/50-10was 225 ILCS 65/5-10225 ILCS 65/50-75225 ILCS 65/60-35Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Provides that registered professional nursing practice is a scientific process founded on a professional body of knowledge; it is a learned profession based on the understanding of the human condition across the life span and environment and includes all nursing specialties and means the performance of any nursing act based upon professional knowledge, judgment, and skills acquired by means of completion of an approved professional nursing education program. Provides that registered professional nurses may delegate nursing interventions and tasks (rather than nursing interventions) to other registered professional nurses and licensed practical nurses based on a comprehensive nursing assessment. Provides that registered professional nurses may delegate tasks to unlicensed personnel based on a comprehensive nursing assessment. Provides that a registered professional nurse is prohibited from delegating work requiring nursing knowledge, assessment, judgment, inference, decision making (including medication administration), the development of a plan of care, and the evaluation of a plan of care to unlicensed non-nurse personnel. Removes provisions concerning delegation of nursing interventions and administration of medications in community-based or in-home care settings. Makes other changes. Effective August 1, 2021. 2/26/2021SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Patrick J. Joyce 2/26/2021SenateFirst Reading 2/26/2021SenateReferred to Assignments 3/3/2021SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters 3/16/2021SenateAssigned to Licensed Activities 3/25/2021SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy 4/1/2021SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham 4/8/2021SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins 4/12/2021SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva 4/13/2021SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings 4/15/2021SenatePostponed - Licensed Activities 4/16/2021SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments 4/23/2021SenateRule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As April 30, 2021 1/5/2022SenateRe-assigned to Licensed Activities 1/21/2022SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt 1/21/2022SenateChief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Emil Jones, III 1/21/2022SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter 1/21/2022SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters 1/25/2022SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Patrick J. Joyce 1/27/2022SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt 1/28/2022SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler 1/28/2022SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson 2/7/2022SenatePostponed - Licensed Activities 2/7/2022SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner 2/9/2022SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III 2/10/2022SenatePostponed - Licensed Activities 2/10/2022SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As February 18, 2022 2/18/2022SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments 2/23/2022SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. 1/10/2023SenateSession Sine Die