Haw. Code R. § 16-89-87 - Renewal of APRN license
(a) All licenses
for advanced practice registered nurses shall expire on June 30 of every
odd-numbered year and shall be renewed biennially. In each odd-numbered year,
the board shall make available to all licensees an application for renewal of
license to be submitted to the board by the deadline set forth by the board.
Applicants shall be currently licensed as registered nurses in this State and
shall submit:
(1) Evidence of current
national certification if the advanced practice registered nurse does not hold
a graduate-level degree in clinical nursing or nursing science in a board
recognized practice specialty;
(2)
Documentation from agencies or parties relating to any disciplinary action
ordered by or pending before any board of nursing in any state or territory of
the United States within the two years prior to application for renewal of
license;
(3) Information, including
but not limited to, certified documents from appropriate agencies and persons
regarding any criminal conviction within the past two years which has not been
annulled or expunged; and (4) The required renewal non-refundable
fee.
(b) When renewing
an APRN license, the applicant may elect to be placed on inactive status by
indicating so on the renewal form provided by the board and paying all
appropriate fees. Advanced practice registered nurses wishing to reactivate
their license at any time during the biennial period shall comply with the
requirements of subsection (a).
(c)
Advanced practice registered nurses who fail, neglect, or refuse to renew their
license on or before June 30 of each odd-numbered year shall have their license
forfeited. The license may be restored within six months of renewal date, in
compliance with subsection (a), and payment of renewal and penalty fees.
Failure to restore within the time period provided, except as otherwise
provided by law, shall constitute a forfeiture of the license and the applicant
shall file for licensure pursuant to section
16-89-83.
(d) Licensees who fail to renew their license
as advanced practice registered nurses as provided in subsection (a), or who
have placed their APRN license on inactive status as provided in subsection (b)
and continue to practice as advanced practice registered nurses shall be
subject to penalties provided for violations of chapter
457, HRS,
and this chapter.
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