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(A) a registered nurse applicant for licensure by endorsement shall satisfy the following:
(1) Have completed either:
(a) A registered nursing education program approved by a jurisdiction of the national council of state boards of nursing at the time the applicant completed the program; or
(b) A registered nursing education program not approved by a jurisdiction of the national council of state boards of nursing, for which the board has received from the program administrator or designee, or from the jurisdiction in which the applicant was originally licensed by examination as a registered nurse, a copy of an official transcript or other documentation acceptable to the board;
(2) Submit a completed application in the form specified by the board and the relevant license application fee as set forth in section 4723.08 of the Revised Code;
(3) In accordance with section 4723.09 of the Revised Code, submit to a criminal records check completed by the bureau of criminal identification and investigation in a form prescribed by the board, the results of which indicate that the applicant for licensure by endorsement has not been convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or had a judicial finding of guilt for any violation set forth in section 4723.09 of the Revised Code;
(4) Have been originally licensed by examination to practice as a registered nurse and meet one of the following requirements:
(a) If originally licensed by examination prior to January 1, 1953, evidence of having passed an examination;
(b) If originally licensed by examination on or after January 1, 1953, but prior to July 1, 1982, achievement of a score of at least three hundred fifty on each subject tested in the “State Board Test Pool Examination”;
(c) If originally licensed by examination on or after July 1, 1982, but prior to October 1, 1988, achievement of a score of at least one thousand six hundred on the NCLEX-RN; or
(d) If originally licensed by examination on or after October 1, 1988, achievement of a “pass” score on the NCLEX-RN;
(B) In addition to meeting the requirements in paragraph (A) of this rule, prior to licensure by endorsement for a registered nurse applicant, the board shall have received:
(1) Directly from the jurisdiction of the applicant’s original licensure by examination, or electronically from the national council of state boards of nursing, verification of licensure by examination as a registered nurse, in accordance with paragraph (A)(4) of this rule;
(2) Verification of current, valid licensure directly from the jurisdiction in which the applicant most recently practiced nursing as a registered nurse; and
(3) Any other documentation required by the board.
(C) The board may propose to deny licensure by endorsement pursuant to an adjudication conducted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.
(D) In accordance with section 4723.09 of the Revised Code, the board may issue a nonrenewable temporary permit to practice nursing as a registered nurse to a registered nurse applicant for licensure by endorsement. A temporary permit shall expire at the earlier of one hundred eighty days after issuance, or upon issuance of a license by endorsement.
(E) An applicant for endorsement as a registered nurse who requests a temporary permit to practice nursing as a registered nurse in Ohio shall submit the following:
(1) Evidence of successful completion of a registered nursing education program, as set forth in paragraph (A)(1) of this rule;
(2) Verification of current, valid licensure directly from the jurisdiction in which the applicant most recently practiced nursing as a registered nurse; and
(3) Directly from the jurisdiction of the applicant’s original licensure by examination, or electronically from the national council of state boards of nursing, verification of licensure by examination as a registered nurse, in accordance with paragraph (A)(4) of this rule.
(F) The board shall immediately terminate the applicant’s temporary permit upon notification of a criminal records check completed by the bureau of criminal identification and investigation that indicates the applicant for licensure by endorsement has been convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or had a judicial finding of guilt for any violation set forth in section 4723.09 of the Revised Code, and the applicant shall immediately surrender the temporary permit to the board.
(G) If an applicant for licensure by endorsement as a registered nurse fails to meet the requirements for licensure within one year from the date the application is received, or the application remains incomplete for one year, the application shall be considered void and the fee forfeited. The application shall state the circumstances under which forfeiture may occur.
Effective: 02/01/2009
R.C. 119.032 review dates: 10/01/2011
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4723.07
Rule Amplifies: 4723.06, 4723.09
Prior Effective Dates: 1/1/1971, 2/16/1990 (Emer.), 5/20/1990, 4/1/1991, 4/1/1993, 10/1/1993, 8/8/1994, 6/1/1995, 2/1/1996, 4/1/1997, 4/1/1998, 4/1/1999, 2/1/2000, 2/1/2002, 2/1/2003, 2/1/2007