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 44.305 - License by endorsement
Universal Citation: 12 AK Admin Code 44.305
Current through February 24, 2025
(a) An applicant for nursing license by endorsement shall submit
(1) a completed application on a form
provided by the department; the completed application must include
(A) the personal identification information
requested on the form;
(B) the name
and location of the nursing education program attended by the
applicant;
(C) information on the
applicant's physical and mental health related to the grounds for license
denial, suspension, or revocation in
AS
08.68.270;
(D) information on any criminal convictions
related to the grounds for license denial, suspension, or revocation in
AS
08.68.270;
(E) attestation of 320 hours of
nursing-related employment in the five years immediately before the date of
application;
(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);
(H) if the applicant 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) academic
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 (TOEFL - iBT) - overall score of 84 with a speaking score of 26;
(iii) a valid evaluation of the applicants
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;
(2) the application
fee, fingerprint processing fee, and the license fee specified in
12 AAC 02.280;
(3) verification that the applicant holds a
current license, that is in good standing and unencumbered, to practice in
another jurisdiction where licensing requirements meet the requirements set out
in (b) of this section; and
(4) a
reference letter from the applicant's past employer verifying that the
applicant has been employed in a nursing capacity for at least 320 hours within
the last five years before application; if the applicant has not worked within
the preceding five years, the applicant must submit proof of meeting the
continuing competency requirements of the board or complete a course of study
approved by the board.
(b) In order to qualify for licensure by endorsement, an applicant must secure verification by an official of the licensing jurisdiction in which the applicant was licensed by examination, on a form provided by the department, or through the National Council of State Boards of Nursing online verification system, that the license was obtained by meeting the following qualifications:
(1)
successful completion of a recognized nursing education program, the United
States Army Practical Nurse Program, Force Basic Medical Technician Corpsman
Program (BMTCP) 4N051 (5 Skill Level); and
(2) passing one of the following
examinations:
(A) the National Council
Licensing Examination given after October 30, 1988 with a "pass";
(B) the National Council Licensing
Examination given after June 30, 1982 but before October 30, 1988, with a
standard score of 1,600 for a registered nurse candidate or a standard score of
350 for a practical nurse candidate;
(C) the State Board Test Pool examination
given before July 1, 1982, with a score of 350 on each section for registered
nurses and 350 on the examination for licensed practical nurses; or
(D) an examination constructed by another
licensing jurisdiction given before 1953, with a minimum score of 75
percent.
Authority:AS 08.68.100
AS 08.68.170
AS 08.68.200
AS 08.68.270
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