(The Center Square) – Problems persist at the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation where the timely issuance of professional licenses continues to be an issue.
The agency had until March 7 to enter into a contract with a technology vendor to build a new computer software system in an effort to speed up the issuance of professional licenses.
IDFPR administers licenses for over 100 different professions including nurses, barbers, roofers, social workers, dentists and others. In Illinois, over 1 million people need a professional license or registration to work.
During a recent subject matter hearing, Holly Woodruff with the Illinois Nurses Association said many nurses are left in limbo after they take their final exams.
“They take boards, they get prepared, they find out within a couple of days whether they pass or not, and then they have to just wait,” said Woodruff. “Sometimes the wait is excruciating, especially when
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