Yap v. Zollar

Defendants Nikki Zollar, Director of the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation, and the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation (Department) appeal from an order of the circuit court reversing the Department’s decision denying plaintiff Maria Yap licensure by endorsement as a professional registered nurse. On appeal, defendants argue that: (1) the Department’s application of sectian 15 of the Illinois Nursing Act of 1987 (Act) (225 ILCS 65/15 (West 1994)) did not constitute a prohibited retroactive application of the statute because the Department denied Yap’s application…