Clarification needed in renewing license vs certification

[nurselove757]

I have a bachelor's in nursing and master's in nursing - Family Nurse Practitioner track in the state of Illinois. For my Nurse Practitioner license, I have to renew the license every 2 years, just like with the Registered Nurse license. What is new to me is that I also have to renew Family Nurse Practitioner "certificate" every 5 years. I want to make sure that the registered nurse license itself does not need a "certification" renewal. I never received a NCLEX certification, so I do not think that the bachelor's in nursing needs a certification renewal. Please clarify this for me.

[traumaRUs, MSN, APRN]

IDPR became IDFPR due to a merger of departments, which notionally should've helped reduce management costs. Not sure if it did.

So true....I know when last we renewed licenses in 2016 several folks had to drive to Springfield because they tried to get a 2-3 week turnaround....