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2005 News and Alerts Due to the age of these news items, information (including links) may be outdated. Please use the search feature at the top of the page to find more current information on the subject or to find a current link. SEPTEMBER 8, 2005 Illinois Department of Professional Regulation changes its requirements for internationally educated nurses Internationally educated nurses who wish to practice in the state of Illinois should be advised that the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation has changed its requirements, effective July 28, 2005. Illinois now accepts the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS) Credentials Evaluation Service (CES) Healthcare Profession & Science Course-by-Course Report for both initial and endorsement licensure of both Registered Nurses and Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses. Prior to July 28, 2005, Illinois required internationally educated registered nurses to hold a CGFNS certificate. At the present time, the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation will continue to accept the CGFNS certificate from those registered nurses who have obtained a CGFNS certificate. Certification Program applicants and certificate holders who are seeking licensure in Illinois should contact the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation for guidance. “Illinois has been using the CGFNS Certification Program as a requirement for internationally educated registered nurses for many years,” said Barbara L. Nichols, DHL, MS, RN, FAAN, and Chief Executive Officer of CGFNS. “The Certification Program was initiated in 1978. Certification Program certificate holders pass a credentials evaluation and the CGFNS Qualifying ExamSM of Nursing Knowledge, given at one of CGFNS’s 55 international test locations.” “CGFNS established the Credentials Evaluation Service in 1993 to analyze and compare the education and licensure of international applicants to U.S. standards and expectations,” continued Nichols. “There is no predictor exam of nursing knowledge associated with the CES program.” The CGFNS Credentials Evaluation Service is an Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation approved nursing credentialing evaluation service as required by the new regulation. CES reports are distributed electronically to state boards of nursing who use this service. |
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