Section N 2.105 - Application procedure for a multistate license(1) Each applicant for a multistate license shall complete and submit an application by the electronic application process or on forms provided by the department, declare Wisconsin as the primary state of residence, and pay the fee.(2) The educational administrator or designee for a board-approved prelicensure education program shall submit one of the following: (a) Via the electronic application process a verification that the applicant has graduated.(b) A certification of graduation.(c) An official transcript indicating graduation.(3) If the applicant graduated from a foreign prelicensure education program, the applicant shall submit a certificate or report demonstrating verification from an independent credentials review agency that the prelicensure education program is comparable to a board-approved prelicensure education program.(4) If the applicant graduated from a foreign prelicensure program that was not taught in English or if English is not the applicant's native language, the applicant shall submit proof of successfully passing an English proficiency examination that includes the components of reading, speaking, writing, and listening.(5)(a) The board shall make the applicant eligible for admission to the NCLEX as of the date of the applicant's graduation or upon the board receiving a certificate of approval from the school of nursing that allows the applicant to take the NCLEX before graduation. As part of the application process, the applicant shall report the name of the nursing school they are attending along with the anticipated date of graduation or, if applicant is seeking to take the NCLEX before graduation, the school of nursing shall provide a certificate of approval. The applicant shall notify the board if their anticipated date of graduation changes.(am) The applicant may not take or attempt to take the NCLEX before graduation or prior to a school of nursing providing a certificate of approval to the board.(b) The applicant shall contact the examination provider to schedule the NCLEX date and time within one year from the time the applicant is eligible to take the examination.(c) The board shall send notification of results to applicants who fail to earn a passing score on the NCLEX. An applicant may apply to the board for authorization to schedule reexamination. The reexamination may not occur earlier than 45 days after the most recent sitting for the NCLEX.(d) Failure to comply with the terms of this subsection may result in a denial of application for licensure.(6) The applicant shall submit, through an approved process, fingerprints or other biometric-based information for the purpose of obtaining an applicant's criminal history information from the federal bureau of investigation and the Wisconsin department of justice.(7) If the applicant has been convicted or found guilty, or has entered into an agreed disposition, of a misdemeanor offense, the applicant shall provide the board all related information necessary for the board to determine whether the circumstances substantially relate to the practice of nursing.(8) If a license is issued based on fraud, deceit, or material omission of fact, the board shall take any action it deems necessary pursuant to s. 441.07 (1g), Stats.Wis. Admin. Code Board of Nursing N 2.105
Adopted by, CR 18-030: cr. Register June 2019 No. 762, eff. 7-1-19; corrections in (1), (2) (intro.), (3) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register June 2019 No. 762, eff. 7/1/2019Amended by, EmR2215: emerg. r. and recr. (5) (a), cr. (5) (am), am. (5) (b), cr. (5) (d), eff. 12-1-22; CR 23-022: r. and recr. (5) (a), cr. (5) (am), am. (5) (b), cr. (5) (d), (8) Register November 2023 No. 815, eff. 12/1/2023