Seeking Licensure in Illinois

sharkbacon · Oct 11, 2015

Hi! I'm totally the same as you, except I was first licensed in Illinois, then Iowa.

The ED-NUR form comes from the school. To quote:

"ED-NUR Form (Certifi cate of Education) indicating graduation from aprofessional nursing education program approved by the Department; orthe granting of a certifi cate of completion of pre-licensure requirementsfrom another U.S. jurisdiction. The ED form must be signed by the directorof the nursing education program with the school seal affi xed,OR offi cial transcripts with school seal affi xed;" from https://www.idfpr.com/renewals/apply/forms/rn-ex.pdf

Yes, you'll need fingerprints! But Illinois is very persnickety and won't let you go to the police station like a lot of other states. You'll have to go to a special electronic fingerprint place, and I believe they charge something like $40 or $70 to have it done. You'll need the receipt, also.

"f. Proof of fi ngerprint submission in the form of a copy of the fi ngerprint receipt (iffi ngerprinted in Illinois), or a completed OOS-FP form if fi ngerptined outsideof Illinois. See the Notice for additional information." (from the same PDF)

I had mine done at a University where they were also fingerprinting people for other professions. I believe there were a lot of teachers there that day.

There's also the ATT you'll need, which is authorization to test, but I believe all states do that, and that comes from your school also.

Also, Illinois is notoriously slow about everything, and the BON is no different. I want to say I waited something like 4-6 weeks for my license. But they'll want all your money up front.

There's also a number you can call to check on your license status, but they're really not much help. When I got an Iowa license by endorsement, I actually had to pay Illinois to verify me, and they took 4 weeks to verify. I called and hounded on them probably twice every week, but it didn't hurry them up at all.

It may actually benefit you to get an Iowa license first, since they're so much faster and easier (and cheaper, if you consider the price of the fingerprinting) and you can start working so much sooner. Unless, of course, you plan on actually working in Illinois, then an Iowa license does little good for you :roflmao:

Trauma Columnist · Oct 11, 2015

Also IL has NO current budget so many state offices are losing staff and decreasing hours, our state museums are closing so now is NOT the time to try to do this in IL.