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Professions Licensed by IDFPR:
- Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Renewal Available!
- Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Renewal Available!
- Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) - Renewal Available!
- Advanced Practice Registered Nurse- Full Practice Authority (APRN-FPA) - Renewal Available!
- APRN - FPA Controlled Substance - Renewal Available!
- APN CE Sponsor - Renewal Available!
- LPN CE Sponsor - Renewal Available!
- RN CE Sponsor - Renewal Available!
- APN Controlled Substance - Renewal Available!
License Information
Online Renewal & Instructions
- Online Renewal Instructions
- Click Here to Start Your Online Renewal!
Please allow 2-4 business days for your license to post in our systems and your license status to update. - NOTE: If an applicant misses the renewal window and the online portal does not allow you to renew after it concludes, you must reinstate their license by requesting a Reinstatement application from IDFPR.
Notices
- We have a new Third Party Authorization for licensure applicants, which may be found here! This is for applicants to authorize individuals or companies to contact IDFPR on your behalf regarding your application. All other versions of the form will no longer be accepted by the Department starting May 1, 2024.
Reactivate Your License
Illinois Nursing Workforce Center
RN & LPN Applications
- Registered Professional Nurse (RN) – Endorsement: Online Application
- Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Endorsement: Online Application
- Registered Nurse Examination Application
- Overview of the Nurse Testing Application Process
- Licensed Practical Nurse Examination Application
- Petition for Review of Permanent Denial/Revocation
- Reinstatement Application 2022/2023 Nurses Only
- Petition For Restoration From Discipline
- Petition for Hearing
APRN & APRN-Full Practice Authority Applications
- Applications for Full Practice Authority APRN (277) and Full Practice Authority APRN Controlled Substance (377) licenses may now be completed online. Create an account on IDFPR’s online portal, select the applications, and complete and submit them to the Department! Find helpful checklists for completing your application here.
- Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) - Temporary Permit
- Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) - Online Application
- Full Practice Authority (APRN -FPA) and CS Application
- Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) - Controlled Substance License Application
- Advanced Practice Nurse - Notice of Delegated Prescriptive Authority
- Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) – Notice of Termination
- Reinstatement Application LPN, RN, APRN, APRN-FPA
- Petition for Restoration Licensure Requirements for APN’s
Continuing Education Sponsor Applications
What's New
- Streamlined Nursing Licensure Verification Begins Today
- Fingerprint Vendor List Available
- IDFPR & the Drug Enforcement Administration warn against "Doctor Shopping" in letter to health care professionals
IMPORTANT NOTICE Regarding the Administration of IV Medication by LPNs - Important Notice Regarding Schedule II Changes for Controlled Substances Licenses
- Petition for Review of Forcible Felony
Resources & Publications
- Department FAQs
- Nursing Profession Criminal Conviction FAQs
- CCT Awareness Flyer
- Name and Address Change Form
- License Regulations - Internationally Educated Nurses English
- License Requirements for APN English| Español
- Illinois Professionals Health Program
- Illinois Approved Nursing Education Programs
- Nursing Self-Report Form
- Change Your Address / Request License Reprint
- Request Certification/Verification
- Clinical Privilege Action, Nursing Mandatory Report
- Professional Associations, Nursing Mandatory Report
- Medical Malpractice Payment, Nursing Mandatory Report
- State's Attorneys, Nursing Mandatory Report
- State Agency, Board or Commission, Nursing Mandatory Report
- RN/LPN Intoxication and Drug Use, Nursing Mandatory Report
- Health Care Institution, Nursing Mandatory Report
- Reasonable Accommodation Request for Examinees with Disabilities
- Application to classify records as confidential
- Application to classify records as confidential (Permanent Revocation/Denial Due to Forcible Felony)