[Comment: Information regarding the availability
and effective date of the materials incorporated by reference in this rule can
be found in paragraph (G) of rule 4723-1-03 of the Administrative Code.]
(A) A foreign educated nurse graduate
applying for licensure by examination shall satisfy all of the
following:
(1) Provide to the board
a full education course-by-course report from the credentialing evaluation
service (CES) of the commission of graduates of foreign nursing schools (CGFNS)
that includes information sufficient for the board to determine whether the
foreign educated nurse graduate's education program has educational
content and requirements that are substantially similar to a registered nursing
education program set forth in rule 4723-5-13 of the Administrative Code if the
applicant is applying for licensure by examination as a registered nurse, or a
practical nursing education program set forth in rule 4723-5-14 of the
Administrative Code if the applicant is applying for licensure by examination
as a practical nurse;
(2) Provide to the board
evidence of obtaining the minimum passing score on the "Test of English as
a Foreign Language" (TOEFL iBt). This requirement does not apply to
a foreign educated nurse who graduated from a college, university, or
professional education program located in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, the
United Kingdom, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, Barbados, or
Canada, except that, with respect to Canada, the exception from the requirement
does not apply to Quebec, unless the individual graduated from McGill
university, Dawson college in Montreal, Vanier college in St. Laurent, John
Abbot college in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, or Heritage college in
Gatineau;
(3) As required by
section 4723.09 of the Revised Code, submit to a criminal records check
completed by the bureau of criminal identification and investigation, the
results of which indicate that the individual has not been convicted of,
pleaded guilty to, or had a judicial finding of guilt for any violation set
forth in section 4723.092 of the Revised Code;
(4) As required by
section 4723.09 of the Revised Code, not be required to register under Chapter
2950. of the Revised Code or a substantially similar law of another state, the
United States, or another country;
(5) According to rule 4723-7-02 of the
Administrative Code, submit to the board a completed "Nursing Licensure by
Examination Application," and the applicable license application fee
required by section 4723.08 of the Revised Code;
(6) According to with rule 4723-7-02 of
the Administrative Code, complete the registration process for examination
required by the testing service; and
(7) In addition to the requirements of
this paragraph, a foreign educated nurse graduate applying for licensure by
examination is subject to the provisions of rule 4723-7-03 of the
Administrative Code.
(B) A foreign educated nurse graduate
applying for licensure by endorsement shall satisfy all of the
following:
(1) If seeking licensure
by endorsement as a registered nurse, have been originally licensed by
examination to practice as a registered nurse in a jurisdiction of the national
council of state boards of nursing, 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;
(2) If seeking licensure
by endorsement as a licensed practical nurse, have been originally licensed by
examination to practice as a practical nurse in a jurisdiction of the national
council of state boards of nursing, 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
(c) If originally licensed by examination on or after October 1,
1988, achievement of a "pass" score on the NCLEX-PN;
(3) Provide evidence to the board of
possessing a working knowledge of the English language by submitting one of the
following:
(a) Evidence of obtaining
a minimum passing score on the "Test of English as a Foreign
Language" (TOEFL iBt) or another English language proficiency test
accepted by a jurisdiction of the national council of state boards of
nursing;
(b) A letter on academic
letterhead from the foreign education program the applicant graduated from
stating that the nursing education program the applicant completed was
conducted in the English language with English textbooks;
(c) A letter on facility
or institutional letterhead from a licensed nurse who supervised the
applicant's nursing practice in another jurisdiction stating that the
applicant demonstrated a working knowledge of the English
language;
(d) A letter from a
jurisdiction of the national council of state boards of nursing in which the
applicant practiced as a nurse stating that the applicant demonstrated a
working knowledge of the English language; or
(e) Evidence of
completion of a nursing education program located in Australia, Ireland, New
Zealand, the United Kingdom, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica,
Barbados, or Canada, except that, with respect to Canada, this does does not
apply to Quebec, unless the individual graduated from McGill university, Dawson
college in Montreal, Vanier college in St. Laurent, John Abbot college in
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, or Heritage college in Gatineau,
(4) Have submitted to the board either
directly by the jurisdiction in which the foreign educated nurse graduate was
originally licensed by examination, or electronically by the national council
of state boards of nursing, one of the following:
(a) Verification of licensure by examination as a registered
nurse, if seeking licensure by endorsement as a registered nurse;
or
(b) Verification of licensure by examination as a practical nurse
if seeking licensure by endorsement as a licensed practical nurse;
(5) Have submitted to the board directly
from any jurisdiction of the national council of state boards of nursing, or
electronically by the national council of state boards of nursing:
(a) Verification of current, valid licensure as a registered
nurse, if seeking licensure by endorsement as a registered nurse;
or
(b) Verification of current, valid licensure as a practical nurse
if seeking licensure by endorsement as a licensed practical nurse;
(6) Have submitted to the board the
results of a criminal records check conducted by the bureau of criminal
identification and investigation according to section 4723.09 of the Revised
Code;
(7) Have completed two contact hours of
continuing education that is directly related to Chapter 4723. of the Revised
Code or rules adopted by the board, and that meets the requirements set forth
in paragraph (C) of rule 4723-14-01 of the Administrative Code for category A
education; and
(8) Submit to the board a completed
"Nursing Licensure by Endorsement Application" and the applicable
license application fee required by section 4723.08 of the Revised
Code.
(C) If the board determines that the
educational content and requirements of a foreign graduate's nursing
education program are not substantially similar to those for nursing education
programs set forth in Chapter 4723-5 of the Administrative Code, the board may
condition the foreign educated nurse graduate's eligibility for licensure
by endorsement on successful completion of a program or course of study
identified by the board as necessary to address any deficiency.
(D) The board may propose to deny
licensure by examination or endorsement to a foreign educated nurse graduate
pursuant to an adjudication conducted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the
Revised Code. Based on the outcome of the adjudication, the board may grant
licensure, deny licensure, or condition licensure on the applicant's
successful completion of education in the area of deficiency identified by the
board.
(E) According to section 4723.09 of the
Revised Code, the board may issue a nonrenewable temporary permit to practice
nursing as a registered nurse or a licensed practical nurse to a foreign
educated nurse graduate seeking licensure by endorsement. A temporary permit
expires at the earlier of one hundred eighty days after the permit is issued or
upon licensure by endorsement.
(F) A foreign educated nurse graduate
seeking licensure by endorsement as a registered nurse or licensed practical
nurse, who requests a temporary permit to practice nursing in Ohio
shall:
(1) Have submitted directly by the
jurisdiction in which the applicant was originally licensed by examination, or
electronically by the national council of state boards of nursing, verification
of licensure by examination, as provided in paragraph (B)(5) of this
rule;
(2) Have submitted verification of
current, valid licensure directly from any jurisdiction of the national council
of state boards of nursing, or electronically by the national council of state
boards of nursing.
(G) If a foreign educated nurse graduate seeking licensure
by examination or endorsement fails to meet the requirements for licensure
within one year from the date the application for licensure 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.
