[Comment: Information regarding the availability and effective
date of the materials incorporated by reference in this rule can be found in
paragraph (G) of rule
4723-1-03 of the Administrative
Code.]
(A) A registered nurse
applicant for licensure by endorsement shall satisfy the following:
(1) Have completed a registered nursing
education program approved by a jurisdiction of the national council of state
boards of nursing at the time the applicant completed the program;
(2) Submit a completed "Nursing Licensure by
Endorsement Application," and the license application fee required by section
4723.08 of the Revised
Code;
(3) As required by section
4723.09 of the Revised Code,
submit to a criminal records check completed by the bureau of criminal
identification and investigation
the results of
which indicate that the applicant for licensure by endorsement has not been
convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or had a judicial finding of guilt for any
violation set forth in section 4723.092 of the Revised Code;
(4) As required by section 4723.09
of the Revised Code, not be required to register under Chapter 2950. of the
Revised Code or a substantially similar law of another state, the United
States, or another country; and
(5)(4) Have been
originally licensed by examination to practice as a registered nurse and meet
one of the following requirements:
(a) If
originally licensed by examination prior to January 1, 1953, evidence of having
passed an examination;
(b) If
originally licensed by examination on or after January 1, 1953, but prior to
July 1, 1982, achievement of a score of at least three hundred fifty on each
subject tested in the "State Board Test Pool Examination";
(c) If originally licensed by examination on
or after July 1, 1982, but prior to October 1, 1988, achievement of a score of
at least one thousand six hundred on the NCLEX-RN; or
(d) If originally licensed by examination on
or after October 1, 1988, achievement of a "pass" score on the
NCLEX-RN;
(B)
In addition to meeting the requirements in paragraph (A) of this rule, prior to
licensure by endorsement as a registered nurse an applicant shall:
(1) Submit evidence of successful completion
of a registered nursing education program according to paragraph (A)(1) of this
rule;
(2) Have submitted directly
from the jurisdiction of the applicant's original licensure by examination, or
electronically from the national council of state boards of nursing,
verification of licensure by examination as a registered nurse, as required by
paragraph (A)(4) of this rule;
(3)
Have submitted verification of current, valid licensure as a registered nurse
directly from any jurisdiction of the national council of state boards of
nursing, or electronically by the national council of state board of
nursing;
(4)
Complete
Submit to the
board documentation of completion of two contact hours of continuing
education that is directly related to Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code or
rules adopted by the board, and that meets the requirements set forth in
paragraph (C) of rule
4723-14-01 of the Administrative
Code for category A education; and
(5) Submit any other documentation required
by the board.
(C) The
board may propose to deny licensure by endorsement pursuant to an adjudication
conducted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.
(D) According to section
4723.09 of the Revised Code, the
board may issue a nonrenewable temporary permit to practice nursing as a
registered nurse to a registered nurse applicant for licensure by endorsement.
A temporary permit expires at the earlier of one hundred eighty days after the
permit is issued, or upon licensure by endorsement.
(E) An applicant for endorsement as a
registered nurse who requests a temporary permit to practice nursing as a
registered nurse in Ohio shall:
(1) Have
submitted directly from the jurisdiction of the applicant's original licensure
by examination, or electronically from the national council of state boards of
nursing, verification of licensure by examination as a registered nurse
according to paragraph (A)(5) of this rule;
(2) Have submitted verification of current,
valid licensure as a registered nurse directly from any jurisdiction of the
national council of state boards of nursing, or electronically from the
national council of state boards of nursing; and
(3) Submit any other documentation required
by the board.
(F) The board shall immediately
terminate the applicant's temporary permit upon notification of a criminal
records check completed by the bureau of criminal identification and
investigation that indicates the individual has been convicted of, pleaded
guilty to, or had a judicial finding of guilt for any violation set forth in
section 4723.092 of the Revised Code, or upon information that the permit
holder is required to register under Chapter 2950. of the Revised Code or a
substantially similar law of another state, the United States, or another
country.
(G)(F) If an applicant for
licensure by endorsement as a registered nurse fails to meet the requirements
for licensure within one year from the date the application is received, or the
application remains incomplete for one year, the application shall be
considered void and the fee forfeited. The application shall state the
circumstances under which forfeiture may occur.
Notes
Ohio Admin. Code
4723-7-05
Effective:
2/1/2022
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
10/14/2021 and
10/16/2026
Promulgated
Under: 119.03
Statutory
Authority: 4723.07
Rule
Amplifies: 4723.06,
4723.09
Prior
Effective Dates: 01/01/1971, 08/01/1983, 02/16/1990 (Emer.), 05/20/1990,
04/01/1991, 04/01/1993, 10/01/1993, 08/08/1994, 06/01/1995, 02/01/1996,
04/01/1997, 04/01/1998, 04/01/1999, 02/01/2000, 02/01/2002, 02/01/2003,
02/01/2007, 02/01/2009, 02/01/2010, 02/01/2012, 02/01/2014, 04/01/2017,
02/01/2019, 02/01/2020
