2. Submit the following:
a. Evidence of previous or current license in
another state or territory of the United States,
b. Information related to the nurse's
practice for the purpose of collecting nursing workforce data, and
c. One of the following:
i. Completion of a pre-licensure nursing
program that has been assigned a nursing program code by the National Council
of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) at the time of program completion and the
program meets educational standards substantially comparable to Board standards
for educational programs in Article 2;
ii. If the applicant completed a
pre-licensure nursing program that has been assigned a program code by the
NCSBN but the program's approval was rescinded under A.R.S. §
32-1606(B)(8)
or removed from the list of approved
programs under A.R.S. § 32-1644(D) or
R4-19-212
during the applicant's enrollment in the program, proof of completion of the
program and completion of any remedial education required by the Board to
mitigate the deficiencies in the applicant's initial nursing program;
iii. If the applicant graduated from a U.S.
nursing program before 1986 and the applicant was issued an initial license in
another state or territory of the United States without being required to
obtain additional education or experience, proof both of program completion and
initial licensure without additional educational or experiential
requirements;
iv. If the applicant
graduated from an international nursing program, proof of meeting the
requirements in
R4-19-301.
v. If the Board finds that the documentation
submitted by the applicant does not fulfill one of the requirements in
(B)(2)(b)(i) through (iv), but the applicant has submitted verified employer
evaluations demonstrating applicant's safe practice as a registered or
practical nurse in another state for a minimum of two years full-time during
the past three years and applicant otherwise meets licensure requirements, the
Board may grant a single-state only license if the Board determines that
licensure is in the best interest of the public.
