225 ILCS 66/5: Definitions.

In this Act:

"Advanced practice registered nurse" or "APRN" means a person who has met the qualifications for a (i) certified nurse midwife (CNM); (ii) certified nurse practitioner (CNP); (iii) certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA); or (iv) clinical nurse specialist (CNS) and has been licensed by the Department under the Nurse Practice Act.

"Central venous catheter procedure" includes providing dialysis through venous catheters, initiating and terminating dialysis through those catheters, connecting and disconnecting central venous catheter lines, and maintaining central venous catheters through dressing changes and other care.

"Certified dialysis technician" means a person with an accredited high school diploma or State of Illinois High School Diploma who has been certified by the Nephrology Nursing Certification Commission as a certified clinical hemodialysis technician or by the Board of Nephrology Examiners Nursing and Technology as a certified hemodialysis technologist/technician.

"Department" means the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.

"Kidney disease treatment center" has the meaning given to that term in subsection (5) of Section 3 of the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act. "Kidney disease treatment center" includes a treatment center that provides dialysis through venous catheters, initiates and terminates dialysis through those catheters, connects and disconnects central venous catheter lines, and maintains central venous catheters through dressing changes and other care.

"Physician" means a person licensed to practice medicine in all its branches under the Medical Practice Act of 1987.

"Physician assistant" means a physician assistant licensed under the Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987.

"Practical nurse", "licensed practical nurse", or "LPN" means a person who is licensed as a practical nurse under the Nurse Practice Act and practices practical nursing as defined in that Act.

"Registered nurse", "Registered Professional Nurse", or "RN" means a person who is licensed as a professional nurse under the Nurse Practice Act and practices nursing as defined in that Act.