(a) “Trauma Nurse Specialist” or “TNS” means a registered professional nurse licensed under the Nurse Practice Act who has successfully completed supplemental education and testing requirements as prescribed by the Department, and is licensed by the Department in accordance with rules adopted by the Department pursuant to this Act. For out-of-state facilities that have Illinois recognition under the EMS, trauma, or pediatric programs, the professional shall have an unencumbered registered nurse license in the state in which he or she practices. In this Section, the term “license” is used to reflect a change in terminology from “certification” to “license” only.
     (b) The Department shall have the authority and responsibility to:
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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 210 ILCS 50/3.75

  • individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.36
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14

         (1) Establish criteria for TNS training sites,
    
through rules adopted pursuant to this Act;
        (2) Prescribe education and testing requirements for
    
TNS candidates, which shall include an opportunity for licensure based on examination only, through rules adopted pursuant to this Act;
        (3) Charge each candidate for TNS licensure a fee to
    
be submitted with an application for a licensure examination, an application for licensure, and an application for relicensure;
        (4) License an individual as a TNS who has met the
    
Department’s education and testing requirements;
        (5) Prescribe relicensure requirements through rules
    
adopted pursuant to this Act;
        (6) Relicense an individual as a TNS every 4 years,
    
based on compliance with relicensure requirements;
        (7) Grant inactive status to any TNS who qualifies,
    
based on standards and procedures established by the Department in rules adopted pursuant to this Act; and
        (8) Suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue or renew the
    
license of a TNS, after an opportunity for hearing by the Department, if findings show that the TNS has failed to maintain proficiency in the level of skills for which the TNS is licensed or has failed to comply with relicensure requirements.
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