(1) An
applicant for licensure by endorsement shall submit a completed Nursing
Licensure by Endorsement Application, DH-MQA 1095, 04/22, incorporated herein
by reference, and may be obtained from
https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-14786,
or from the Board office or on the Board's website:
http://www.FloridasNursing.gov and
verification of licensure forms from the original state or territory in which
licensure was obtained and from a state or territory in which the applicant
holds an active license, and pay the required fee.
(2) To apply for endorsement pursuant to
Section
464.009(1)(a),
F.S., an applicant shall be required to show current licensure in another state
of the United States and the licensure requirements of the original state of
licensure at the time of original licensure. For the purpose of determining if
the requirements in the original state of licensure were substantially
equivalent to or more stringent than the requirements in Florida at that time,
the applicant must demonstrate a passing score on one of the following:
(a) The NCLEX examination for professional or
practical nurses;
(b) The State
Board Test Pool Examination for Professional Nurses given between 1951 and
1981, if the applicant passed with a score of 350 in each subject or a total
score of 1800;
(c) The State Board
Test Pool Examination for Practical Nurses given between 1952 and 1981, if the
applicant passed with a score of 350;
(d) A state licensing examination for
professional nurses given prior to 1951 or a state licensing examination for
practical nurses given prior to 1952;
(e) Any licensing examination taken as a
condition for state licensure by a professional nurse after 1951 or by a
practical nurse after 1952, if the examination meets the following standards:
1. The examination was developed using
accepted psychometric procedures,
2. The content and passing score of the
examination was substantially equivalent to the examination given in Florida at
the time,
3. The security of the
examination was maintained,
4. At
least one of the reliability estimations for the examination is .70 or higher,
5. The examination was revised
after each administration to ensure currency of content,
6. For examinations given after 1984, the
test plan was based on a job analysis of new nursing
graduates.
(3)
To apply for endorsement pursuant to Section
464.009(1)(b),
F.S., an applicant shall meet all requirements for eligibility to take the
licensure examination as provided in Rule
64B9-3.002, F.A.C., and
demonstrate a passing score on one of the following:
(a) The National Council Licensure
Examination for registered nurses with a minimum score of 1600, or, after 1988,
a report of Pass;
(b) The National
Council Licensure Examination for practical nurses with a minimum score of 350,
or, after 1988, a report of Pass;
(c) A state, regional, or national
examination which meets the following minimum requirements:
1. The examination is developed using
accepted psychometric procedures.
2. The content and passing score of the
examination are substantially equivalent to that of the National Council
Licensure Examination.
3. The
security of the examination is maintained.
4. At least one of the reliability
estimations for the examination is .70 or higher.
5. The examination is revised after each
administration to insure currency of content.
(4) An applicant who has not been in active
practice of nursing within the past 5 years is required to take a remedial
course as specified in Rule
64B9-3.0025, F.A.C., prior to
licensure.
Notes
Fla. Admin.
Code Ann. R. 64B9-3.008
Rulemaking Authority
464.006,
464.009 FS. Law Implemented
464.0195(3),
464.009,
456.013,
456.036(10),
456.0635(2)
FS.
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11-19-91, Formerly 21O-8.026, Amended 9-7-93, Formerly 61F7-3.008, Amended
1-1-96, Formerly 59S-3.008, Amended 2-18-98, 5-8-01, 9-23-03, Amended by
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Amended 9-7-93, Formerly 61F7-3.008, Amended 1-1-96, Formerly 59S-3.008,
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