Illinois Statutes Chapter 225. Professions,Occupations and Business Operations § 65/50-75. Nursing delegation by a registered professional nurse

(1) delegate nursing interventions to other registered professional nurses, licensed practical nurses, and other unlicensed personnel based on the comprehensive nursing assessment that includes, but is not limited to:

(2) delegate medication administration to other licensed nurses;

(3) in community-based or in-home care settings, delegate the administration of medication (limited to oral or subcutaneous dosage and topical or transdermal application) to unlicensed personnel, if all the conditions for delegation set forth in this Section are met;

(4) refuse to delegate, stop, or rescind a previously authorized delegation; or

(5) in community-based or in-home care settings, delegate, guide, and evaluate the implementation of nursing interventions as a component of patient care coordination after completion of the comprehensive patient assessment based on analysis of the comprehensive nursing assessment data; care coordination in in-home care and school settings may occur in person, by telecommunication, or by electronic communication.

(1) An individual or entity from mandating that a registered professional nurse delegate nursing interventions if the registered professional nurse determines it is inappropriate to do so. Nurses shall not be subject to disciplinary or any other adverse action for refusing to delegate a nursing intervention based on patient safety.

(2) The delegation of medication administration to unlicensed personnel in any institutional or long-term facility, including, but not limited to, those facilities licensed by the Hospital Licensing Act, the University of Illinois Hospital Act, State-operated mental health hospitals, or State-operated developmental centers, except as authorized under Article 80 of this Act or otherwise specifically authorized by law.

(3) A registered professional nurse from delegating nursing judgment, the comprehensive patient assessment, the development of a plan of care, and the evaluation of care to licensed or unlicensed personnel.

(4) A licensed practical nurse or unlicensed personnel who has been delegated a nursing intervention from re-delegating a nursing intervention.