Section 2-4 - Licensure/Certification by Endorsement (a) An applicant who is unable to provide satisfactory verification of education, training, or competency shall be required to meet the requirements for licensure or certification by examination.
(b) APRN. Applicant shall: - (i) Graduate from a nationally accredited graduate or post-graduate level advanced practice nurse educational program or have completed an accredited APRN education program prior to January 1, 1999;
- (ii) Complete a program of study in a role and population focus area of advanced practice registered nursing;
- (iii) Submit evidence of current national certification in the same role and population focus area of graduate study from the certifying body;
- (iv) Submit verification of an active APRN license from another jurisdiction.
- (v) Submit completed application and fees;
- (vi) Submit CBC fingerprint cards and fee;
- (vii) Submit evidence of meeting competency under Section 13.
(c) RN or LPN/VN. Applicant shall: - (i) Graduate from a licensing board-approved RN or LPN/VN pre-licensure nursing education program;
- (ii) Submit verification of an active license from another jurisdiction;
- (iii) Submit completed application and fee;
- (iv) Submit CBC fingerprint cards and fee;
- (v) Successfully pass a NCLEX-RN or NCLEX-PN examination or a recognized predecessor examination (SBTPE);
- (vi) Submit verification of initial state of licensure by examination; and
- (vii) Submit evidence of meeting competency under Section 13.
(d) CNA. Applicant shall: - (i) Graduate from a state approved CNA training and competency evaluation program;
- (ii) Submit verification of an active certificate from another jurisdiction;
- (iii) Submit completed application and fee;
- (iv) Submit CBC fingerprint cards and fee;
- (v) Submit verification of initial state of certification by examination; and
- (vi) Submit evidence of meeting competency under Section 13.
Amended, Eff. 12/19/2018.