Passed NCLEX - IL Prof Reg Red Flagged Me

[chutley76]

I passed my NCLEX for LPN and sent in my application for licensure. I received a letter yesterday stating due to a criminal matter from 20 years ago, I need to send in the legal filings for that case as well as a letter in my own words of why this occurred. I mailed it all in today and am wondering could the board of Prof Regulation still deny me? It was a shoplifting incident that occurred when I was 18. I am now 38! I am so scared that after working so hard this one time incident will throw my nursing career a curveball and I won't be allowed to practice. If they DO approve me, how long does it take to get the license???? I have a job lined up and they said they cannot legally hire me without my license number! Any thoughts??

[chutley76]

I also was wondering if the BON has their meetings every other month? I cannot find info on that and I assume at the next meeting is the soonest any movement will be made in my case

[Tiger747]

Same thing happened to me. I got a 6 month probationary license you can't do anything with.

[chutley76]

Oh no Tiger! I really hope the person I spoke to today is right. She (@ the IL Board of Professional Regulations) said since I have a small incident on my background report that it will not even go to the board. It will instead be picked up by a board liaison and sent on for processing. Now I am totally confused!

[chutley76]

I got my license! The Il Professional Regulation stated that one misdemeanor will not hinder a license or go to the board - it went to a liaison and they issued from there!

[winnieander]

Congrats chutley! I'm looking to apply for RN licensure in IL right now.. but have petty theft on my record from 7 years ago.

How long did it take for the Board to sort this out? So it sounds like 1 misdemeanor will not prevent people from obtaining their RN license? If I understand your last post correctly? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.