Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 11, August 30, 2024
(1) The applicant shall submit to the Board
an electronic completed application and the required fee(s).
(2) The applicant for multistate licensure
shall provide evidence of legal residence in Alabama. This evidence may
include, but is not limited to, a current:
(a)
driver's license with a home address;
(b) voter registration card with a home
address;
(c) federal income tax
return with a primary state of residence declaration;
(d) military form no. 2058 (state of legal
residence certificate); or
(e) W2
form from the United States government or any bureau, division, or agency
thereof, indicating residence.
(3) A primary source official school
transcript shall be submitted to the Board and shall indicate the date of
completion of the program and/or date degree/certificate was
conferred.
(4) Multistate
applicants shall be referred to a local approved agency where fingerprint or
other biometric-based information is collected for state and federal criminal
background checks. The state and federal results are transmitted to the Board.
The Board will participate in the Federal Bureau of Investigation Rap Back
system, or an entity performing a similar function, if available.
(5) The Board shall determine the applicant's
eligibility to take the licensing examination.
(6) If the applicant for licensure by
examination is issued a license during the renewal period for that license
type, the license shall expire at the end of the next license period.
(7) Following a determination by Board staff
that the first-time applicant for licensure by examination is eligible, the
Board shall issue a nonrenewable temporary permit to practice nursing.
(a) The temporary permit is valid for a
period of time determined by the Board.
(b) The temporary permit allows the applicant
for licensure by examination to practice and use the title Nursing Graduate-PN
Program (NG-PNP) or Nursing Graduate-RN Program (NG-RNP), as appropriate,
subject to the following stipulations.
1. The
Nursing Graduate must function under direct supervision of a currently licensed
registered nurse.
2. The Nursing
Graduate shall not assume nor be assigned charge responsibilities.
3. Nursing Graduates holding temporary
permits shall practice only in Alabama.
4. A temporary permit issued by a party state
other than Alabama does not grant the holder a multistate licensure
privilege.
(c) A
temporary permit issued by the Board to an applicant for licensure by
examination shall immediately become null and void if one of the following
conditions is met:
1. The applicant fails the
licensing examination.
2. The
expiration date on the permit is reached.
3. A license is issued.
4. The applicant is denied
licensure.
(d) The
applicant who receives a temporary permit is required to:
1. Provide every employer evidence of the
temporary permit for visual inspection.
2. Provide to an employer validation of a
current license upon receipt of the official license notice.
3. Inform the employer of denial of
licensure.
4. Immediately inform
the employer of failure of the licensing examination.
(e) The Board shall issue notice of denial of
licensure. Receipt of notice is presumed within five calendar days of
mailing.
(f) An applicant who is
ineligible for or is denied a multistate license may be eligible for single
state licensure, at the discretion of the Board.
Rule
610-X-4-.03 was renumbered to
610-X-4-.04 as per certification
filed November 26, 2007.
Author: Alabama Board of Nursing
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
1975, §§
34-21-21,
34-21-22.
