You’ve gone through significant education, training and experience to become an advanced practice registered nurse (APN/APRN). If your license comes under threat, you must address the matter quickly.
If you’re facing disciplinary action to your APN license, contact Williams & Nickl ASAP. We’ll help you understand your options and work with you to protect your ability to practice.
The services you provide are extensive, from diagnosis to duty delegation. You also may have the authority to write prescriptions for medications, including controlled substances.
Due to the extent of care you provide, you may face extra scrutiny from the Illinois Board of Nursing and the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR).
You may face disciplinary action to your license for a variety of reasons:
Multiple laws, statutes, rules, regulations and procedures apply to APN licenses and IDFPR investigations and hearings.
We can help you understand how the Illinois Nurse Practice Act (225 ILCS 65, et. seq.), the Illinois Controlled Substances Act (720 ILCS 570/100, et seq.) and the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois (20 ILCS 2105/2105-1, et. seq.) affect your case.
We’ll guide you through the procedures in the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act (5 ILCS 100/1-1, et. seq.). And we’ll work to protect your license from discipline that affects your ability to practice.
Additionally, we can help you determine how to respond if you’re facing a DEA investigation per your controlled substance prescribing and dispensing practices. We can help you avoid license penalties due to these issues.
Take immediate steps to protect your license and nursing practice if you get an IDFPR notification:
Contact us before agreeing to an interview with an IDFPR investigator, turning over any documents or surrendering your license. We’ll help you determine how best to proceed.
We offer you a complimentary one-hour consultation. Together, we’ll review your case’s circumstances and help you determine the wisest course of action.
Throughout our 55-plus years of combined legal experience at Williams & Nickl, we’ve represented more than 3,000 clients in cases before the IDFPR.
As the former IDFPR chief of prosecutions, Attorney Edward Williams provides sharp insight into the policies and procedures involved in the disciplinary process. He and Attorney Fred Nickl have well-earned reputations as tough litigators.
We’ll work to ensure you can maintain your license — while minimizing any disciplinary sanctions to the fullest extent possible.
A Record of Excellence
We’ve worked with a wide variety of clients, including nurses and other medical providers, to address professional license discipline.
In one successful case, we helped a downstate nurse and former Marine. Our client faced license suspension due to a criminal conviction for reckless discharge of a firearm. After we took the case to trial, we convinced the administrative law judge to give our client a reprimand — the lowest possible disciplinary action.
Contact Us
Discipline to your APN license can affect your practice, your career and the quality of care you provide your patients. We’ve expertly represented licensed professionals throughout Illinois, and we can often help you avoid public discipline to your license.
Contact us online or call our office at 312-335-9470 to get started.
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