in as little as 00 1 Journal Gazette Times-Courier Tuesday, May 21, 2024 A3 ack in April, the Executive Director of the American Nurses Association Illinois, Susan Swart, told my associate Isabel Miller that advanced practice registered nurses are losing their jobs because of on- going and severe state licensing delays. Swart said some of those nurses are wait- ing year to 18 to get their licenses from the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Reg- ulation (IDFPR). nurses apply for because accepting this position and is taking so long, losing Swart said. And not just nurses having problems getting state licenses. Licensed social workers are not required to take a state exam to obtain their state licenses.
They self-report background issues, so they required to undergo state background checks. Their only real licensing requirement is to show obtained a mas- degree in social work. And yet, the Illinois Depart- ment of Financial and Profes- sional Regulation still takes three to four months to process license applications for LSWs according number of employees for the im- out how to deal with fruit that is to Kyle Hillman with the Illinois chapter of the National Associ- ation of Social Workers. The ap- plications are easiest thing to Hillman said. basi- sions? cally a rubber stamp operation.
Needless to say, these delays are completely unacceptable. The untold thousands of people in General Assembly passed legis- lation last year to give the IDFPR sions here. No wonder people some breathing room on licens- ing renewals so it could focus its efforts on first-time licenses. And yet, here we (still) are. In response to Hillman, an ID- when groups like new computer software system FPR spokesperson revealed that the agency has only eight workers many employees it had assigned processing license applications for 80 health-related professions.
those groups know, and an astoundingly low mense task charged with tackling. Eight? For 80 health-related profes- What the heck? There are thousands upon licensed health-related profes- have to wait months on end for their license approvals. Up until that response, IDFPR would only say the agency was the NASW tried to find out how to process applications. Now not happy. The IDFPR also previously refused to tell the NASW if it was separately processing the no-brainer Licensed Social Work- ers applications to speed things along.
But the statement admitted the social worker apps were in the big pile along with all the other health-related profes- sions. That makes no sense. Take a few days and get the easy stuff out of the way, for crying out loud. Gov. J.B.
Pritzker has talked a good game about workforce de- velopment. But it does no good to help train and attract nurses, social workers and a host of other much-needed professionals if his licensing agency even figure literally sitting on the ground, let alone the low-hanging variety. The IDFPR spokesperson claimed the Licensed Social Worker processing time is down from eight months ago. But still a ridiculously long wait. Gov.
proposed state budget includes money the procurement of a new licensing for IDFPR, but that proj- ect is way behind schedule. Last year, the legislature gave IDFPR three months to build a and then have that system up and running in three months. Well, the department is now at its deadline to have the system running, but it yet even finished the procurement process to buy the software. And the proposed budget would only increase IDF- headcount by a mere 28 peo- ple across the four divisions (after significant hiring this fiscal year). Meanwhile, a February report by the Illinois Economic Policy Illinois revealed that more than half of Illinois registered nurses are over the age of 55, and a third say they plan to leave the profes- sion within twelve months.
As a result, the report claimed that Illinois projected to see an RN shortage of 15,000 by Last week, the General Assem- bly passed a bill (HB5047) which would extend the time period that license-pending practical nurses and license-pending reg- istered nurses could work to six months, up from three, before their employment is terminated. But even that may not be enough time for IDFPR. According to the proposed budget, the number of licensed professionals outside of cannabis is expected to be 1.35 million people by the end of next fiscal year. But that relies on the state getting its act together. Rich Miller publishes Capitol Fax, a daily political newsletter, and CapitolFax.com.
Professional licensing takes too long JG-TC Ziv Marco of Charleston was selected to give a formal presen- tation titled Association Between Personality Traits and Friendship Quantity and Qual- ity in College during The University of Mount Mount 17th annual Student Cel- ebration SCHOLAR Day. Fehrenbacher of Austin Charleston is a recipient of the Thomas H. Moore Illinois Electric Cooperatives Memorial Scholar- ship. He is the child of Troy and Sarah Fehrenbacher of Charles- ton. Austin will attend Rose-Hul- man Institute of Technology ma- joring in chemical engineering.
Kameryn Kresin of Tuscola has been recognized for excellence in the study of human resource man- agement at McKendree University for the spring 2024 semester. Adalynn Miller has been named the May student of the month at Shelbyville High School. The daughter of Nate and Rebecca Miller, her extracurricular activ- ities include National Honor So- ciety, student council, Key Club, Fellowship of Christian Students, Book Club, and track and field. Adalynn enjoys spending time with family and friends, reading, shopping, and pole vaulting. Her future career plans include study- ing to be a pediatric occupational therapist at the University of Southern Indiana.
Lindsay Roberts and Nicole Zeller of Eastern Illinois Univer- sity and Tarah Haskenherm and Katelyn Bloemer of Lake Land College are the recipients of nurse educator fellowships from the Il- linois Board of Higher Education. Kelsey Partlow of Neoga, ma- joring in elementary education, was welcomed into the Phi Kappa Phi honor society at the University of Mississippi. Max Smith of Mattoon gradu- ated magna cum laude from Min- nesota State University. Danny Weber of Toledo grad- uated from the University of the Cumberlands. Millikin University has granted the following awards to local stu- dents: Reagan Crouse of Sullivan, Modern Languages Linguistic Excellence Award; Colton Mid- dleton of Lovington, the Percus- sion Achievement Award; and Quincy Collings, from Mattoon, the Decatur Memorial Hospital R.H.
Cleland R.N. Award and the Daniel J.and Elinor Gage Student Activities Award. Shae Littleford of Charleston re- ceived the Intercollegiate Athletics Student-Athletes Basketball Award at the University of Tennessee at national honors day. Lakeview College of Nursing honored Rita Wallace, a faculty member from Marshall, with a DAISY award during the spring Research Day. State delays in approving licenses for nurses is damaging their careers and the health care industry.
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