Alaska Administrative Code
Title 12 - Professional Regulations
Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing
Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing
Article 3 - Examinations and Licensure
12 AAC 44.290 - Application for examination
Universal Citation: 12 AK Admin Code 44.290
Current through February 24, 2025
(a) An applicant for license by examination in this state shall
(1) submit a completed application, on a form
provided by the department, for approval to take the licensing examination; the
completed application must include
(A) for
identification purposes, the personal identification information requested on
the application form;
(B) an
attestation that the applicant graduated from or is eligible to graduate from a
nursing education program approved by the board;
(C) the applicant's licensing and examination
history;
(D) information on the
applicant's physical and mental health related to the grounds for license
denial, suspension, or revocation in
AS
08.68.270;
(E) information on any criminal convictions
related to the grounds for license denial, suspension, or revocation in
AS
08.68.270;
(F) the applicant's notarized signature
certifying that the information in the application is correct to the best of
the applicant's knowledge;
(G) the
applicant's fingerprint information described in
12 AAC
44.319(a);
(2) pay the application fee, the fingerprint
processing fee, and the license fee specified in
12 AAC 02.280;
(3) provide the board with, if the applicant
(A) graduated from a school of nursing in the
United States or Canada, a complete certified transcript of the applicant's
nursing education, submitted directly to the board from the school of
nursing;
(B) is a registered nurse
applicant who graduated from a school of nursing outside of the United States
or Canada, except Quebec, Canada, an evaluation of the applicant's nursing
education by the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools Credentials
Evaluation Service, with a full education, course-by-course report;
(C) is a practical nurse applicant who
graduated from a school of nursing outside of the United States or Canada,
except Quebec, Canada, an evaluation of the applicant's nursing education by
the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools Credentials Evaluation
Service, with a full education, course-by-course report;
(D) graduated from a pre-licensure nursing
program outside of the United States or Canada, except Quebec, Canada,
(i) Verification of having ever passed the
International English Language Testing System (IELTS) examination - overall
score of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 on all modules;
(ii) Verification of having ever passed the
Test of English as a Foreign Language, Internet-based test- overall score of 84
with a speaking score of 26;
(iii)
a valid evaluation of the applicant's nursing education by the Commission on
Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools Credentials Evaluation Service, with a
full education, course-by-course report that indicates the applicant's nursing
education was taught in English; or
(iv) an official International Commission on
Healthcare Professions (ICHP) certificate verifying successful completion of
the VisaScreen: Visa Credential Assessment Service;
(E) is a practical nurse applicant who has
completed the United States Army Practical Nurse Program or Air Force Basic
Medical Technician Corpsman Program (BMTCP) 4N051 (5 skill Level) and who is on
active duty or has been discharged for not more than five years from the date
of application,
(i) a complete certified
transcript of the applicant's military education, mailed directly to the board
from the appropriate military program;
(ii) verification of employment on a form
provided by the board, confirming the applicant has within the last five years,
Worked in the United States Army or Air Force in the nursing role for which the
applicant was trained in either the U.S. Army Practical Nurse Programs or the
Air Force Base Medical Technician Corpsman Programs (BMTCP) 4N051 (5 Skill
Level)
(iii) an attestation
affirming the applicant is families with the licensed practical nurse scope of
practice advisory opinions adopted by the board;
(4) repealed 4/27/83;
(5) provide a nursing program verification
form; the nursing program verification form must be completed by an official of
the school of nursing attended and submitted directly to the department from
the school of nursing; and
(6)
provide, at the written request of the board, additional information that is
necessary to demonstrate that the applicant has met the licensing requirements
of AS 08.68 and this chapter.
(b) The application, fees, and all supporting documents required under (a) of this section must be on file with the department before the applicant will be approved to take the licensing examination.
(c) An applicant who is approved to take the licensing examination is eligible for examination for one year after the date the department sends a notice of approval to take the NCLEX to the testing company. An applicant who does not take the examination within that year shall reapply for approval under (a) of this section and submit the application fee and fingerprint processing fee.
(d) Repealed 5/7/2010.
(e) Repealed 5/7/2010.
Authority:AS 08.68.100
AS 08.68.170
AS 08.68.190
AS 08.68.270
AS 08.68.280
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