4723-7-06 Practical nurse licensure by endorsement.

(A) A practical nurse applicant for licensure by endorsement shall satisfy the following:

(1) Have completed:

(a) A practical nursing education program approved by a jurisdiction of the national council of state boards of nursing at the time the applicant completed the program;

(b) A practical 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 licensed practical nurse, a copy of an official transcript or other documentation acceptable to the board; or

(c) If the applicant has practiced and maintained licensure in good standing as a licensed practical nurse in another jurisdiction for a minimum continuous period of five years prior to the date of application, either:

(i) 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

(ii) 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 licensed practical 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 to practice as a licensed practical nurse based upon passing a practical nurse examination and meet one of the following requirements:

(a) If originally licensed by examination on or after July 1, 1956, but prior to July 1, 1982, achievement of a score of at least three hundred fifty on the “State Board Test Pool Examination”;

(b) If originally licensed by examination on or after July 1, 1982, but prior to October 1, 1988, achievement of a score of at least three hundred fifty on the NCLEX-PN; or

(B) In addition to meeting the requirements in paragraph (A) of this rule, prior to licensure by endorsement for a practical 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 practical 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 licensed practical nurse; and

(3) Any other documentation required by the board.

(C) Upon the request of a practical nurse applicant for licensure by endorsement who satisfies the requirements of paragraphs (A) and (B) of this rule, the board may issue a license indicating one or both of the following

(1) The licensee is authorized to administer medication in accordance with division (F)(3) of section 4723.01 of the Revised Code provided the applicant submit documentation satisfactory to the board of having successfully completed a course or course content in medication administration;

(2) The licensee is authorized to provide adult intravenous therapy in accordance with Chapter 4723-17 of the Administrative Code provided the applicant submits documentation satisfactory to the board of meeting the requirements of section 4723.17 of the Revised Code and Chapter 4723-17 of the Administrative Code;

(D) The board may propose to deny licensure by endorsement pursuant to an adjudication conducted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.

(E) In accordance with section 4723.09 of the Revised Code, the board may issue a nonrenewable temporary permit to practice nursing as a licensed practical nurse to a practical 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.

(F) An applicant for licensure by endorsement as a practical nurse who requests a temporary permit to practice nursing as a licensed practical nurse in Ohio shall submit the following:

(1) Evidence of successful completion of:

(a) A practical nursing education program approved by a jurisdiction that was a member of the national council of state boards of nursing at the time the applicant completed the program;

(2) Verification of current, valid licensure directly from the jurisdiction in which the applicant most recently practiced nursing as a licensed practical nurse, and if the applicant qualifies for licensure by endorsement as a practical nurse by satisfying the requirements of paragraph (A)(1)(c) of this rule, documentation that the applicant has practiced and maintained licensure in good standing as a licensed practical nurse in another jurisdiction for a continuous period of five years prior to the date of application;

(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 licensed practical nurse, in accordance with paragraph (A)(4) of this rule.

(G) 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.

(H) If an applicant for licensure by endorsement as a licensed practical 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, 8/1/1983, 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, 2/1/2008