SECTION I
LICENSURE AS A LICENSED
PSYCHIATRIC TECHNICIAN NURSE
A.
LICENSURE QUALIFICATIONS
1. Good
moral character.
2. Completion of
an approved high school course of study or the equivalent as determined by the
appropriate educational agency.
3.
Completion of a prescribed curriculum in a state approved program for the
preparation of psychiatric technician nurses with a diploma or certificate
therefrom. The State Board may waive the graduation requirement if the Board
determines the applicant to be otherwise qualified according to established
criteria.
4. The Arkansas State
Board of Nursing may refuse to admit to the examination any candidate and
refuse to issue a license, certificate or registration to any applicant if the
license, certificate or registration of such person has been revoked or
suspended or placed on probation and not reinstated by the jurisdiction which
took such action.
B.
EXAMINATION
1.
Eligibility
The applicant must meet the requirements of the Board.
2.
Application
a.
Application for examination must be completed, certified and filed with the
Board office prior to the examination.
b. Two 2x3 inch photographs, signed by the
applicant, must be filed with the application.
c. Examination applications shall not be
accepted for processing if they have been notarized prior to completion of
educational program. The application shall not be acceptable if the director or
instructor of an educational program has certified the applicant prior to the
date of completion of the program.
3.
Admission
At least seven (7) days prior to the examination, the applicant
will be mailed an admission card which must be presented at the door of the
examination room.
4.
Fee
a. The
examination fee must accompany the application.
b. The fee for retaking the examination must
be submitted with the application prior to the examination date.
c. The examination fee {first time or retake)
is not refundable.
5.
Passing Score
The passing score on the state board examination for psychiatric
technician nurses is determined by the Board.
6.
Failing Score and Eligibility
to Retake the Examination
a. Any
applicant whose score falls below the passing score shall fail the
examination.
b. Persons failing the
examination will be responsible for preparing to retake the
examination.
7. State
Board examination results are mailed to all applicants and to their respective
schools.
C.
ENDORSEMENT
1
Qualifications
a. An
applicant for licensure by endorsement must meet the requirements of the Board
at the time of graduation if the Board so recommends.
b. An applicant licensed in another state
since 1950 must have taken a state board of nursing examination for psychiatric
technician and achieved a passing score.
2.
Application
a. Application must be completed, certified,
accompanied by a 2x3 inch photograph signed by the applicant, and filed with
the Board.
b. Endorsement
certification will be accepted from the original state of licensure
only.
3. Fee
a. The licensure/endorsement fee must
accompany the application.
b. The
fee is not refundable.
SECTION II
TEMPORARY PERMIT
A.
EXAMINATION APPLICANT
1. The Board may issue a temporary permit to
practice psychiatric technician nursing to a qualified applicant who has
completed an approved program in psychiatric technician nursing and has applied
for or is awaiting the results of the first examination he/she is eligible to
take after the permit is issued.
2.
The temporary permit shall become invalid upon notification of the results of
the examination.
B.
ENDORSEMENT APPLICANT
The Board may issue a temporary permit to a qualified endorsement
applicant who holds a current license from another jurisdiction. This permit
must have an issuance date and a date when it shall become invalid, a period
not exceeding ninety (90) days.
C.
FEE
The temporary permit fee must accompany the application. The fee
is not refundable.
SECTION
III
RENEWALS
A.
BIENNIAL RENEWAL OF LICENSE
1.
The license of every person licensed under the provisions of the Nurse Practice
Act shall be renewed biennially.
2.
Thirty (30) days prior to the expiration date of the license, the Board shall
mail an application for renewal to the nurse to whom a license was issued
and/or renewed during the current period. An application for renewal of license
will be mailed to every psychiatric technician nurse at the last known
address.
3. The application for
renewal of license must be completed before renewal license is
processed.
4. The fee for renewal
must accompany the application. The fee is not refundable.
B.
REINSTATEMENT OF LICENSE
1. The license is lapsed if not renewed by
the expiration date.
2. An
application for reinstatement of license must be completed.
3. Any licensee who allows his/her license to
lapse by failing to renew the license as provided above may be reinstated by
the Board upon payment of the renewal fee plus a penalty. Any person practicing
nursing during the time his/her license has lapsed shall be considered an
illegal practitioner and shall be subject to the penalties provided for
violation of the Nurse Practice Act.
SECTION IV
DUPLICATE LICENSE AND
CERTIFICATE
A.
DUPLICATE
LICENSE
1. A duplicate license may be
issued when the licensee submits to the Board a notarized statement that the
license is lost, stolen, or destroyed.
2. The license will be marked "Duplicate" and
date of issuance noted.
B.
DUPLICATE CERTIFICATE
1. A duplicate certificate of licensure may
be issued when the licensee notifies the Board, by notarized statement, that
the original certificate of licensure is lost, stolen, or destroyed.
2. The certificate will be marked "Duplicate"
and date of issuance noted.
SECTION V
CERTIFICATION
CERTIFICATION TO ANOTHER JURISDICTION
A licensed psychiatric technician nurse wishing to be licensed in
another state may have a certified statement of Arkansas licensure issued to
the Board of Nursing in that state.
SECTION VI
NAME AND ADDRESS
CHANGE
A. Each licensee must provide
evidence {affidavit, copy of marriage license or court action) regarding change
of name.
B. It is the
responsibility of the licensee to keep the Board informed of current
address.