Current through Reg. 50, No. 187; September 24, 2024
(1) Graduates of International nursing
programs or nursing programs in jurisdictions which are not members of the
National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) must submit an evaluation
from a credentialing agency approved by the Board.
(2) Approved credentialing agencies must meet
the following criteria:
(a) The credentialing
agency must be a member of a national credentialing organization that sets
performance standards for the industry, and must adhere to those
standards.
(b) The credentialing
agency's standards must be monitored by an external committee of credentialing
experts and nursing educators.
(c)
The credentialing agency must demonstrate the ability to accurately analyze
academic and licensure credentials in terms of U.S. comparability, with
course-by-course analysis for nursing academic records.
(d) The credentialing agency must manage the
translation of original documents into English.
(e) The credentialing agency will inform the
Board of Nursing in the event applicant documents are found to be
fraudulent.
(f) The credentialing
agency must have been in the business of evaluating nursing education for a
minimum of 10 years.
(3)
Credentials evaluation report.
(a) The
references used in the evaluation must be cited in the credentials
report.
(b) The credentials report
must state the language of nursing instruction and the language of textbooks
for nursing education.
(c) The
credentialing agency must use only original source documentation in evaluating
nursing education.
(d) The report
must state the comparability of the foreign education to U.S. and to Florida
Board of Nursing standards.
(e) The
report must detail course clock hours for theory and clinical components of
nursing education.
(4) In
order for the applicant to meet the educational requirements of Section
464.008, F.S., the credentials
report and transcripts must include all courses set forth in Section
464.019, F.S., and must
demonstrate, at a minimum, the following equivalency to hours of theoretical
and clinical instruction:
(a) Registered
nursing programs:
1. 70 theory hours and 127
clinical hours in medical nursing,
2. 45 theory hours and 104 clinical hours in
surgical nursing,
3. 31 theory
hours and 44 clinical hours in obstetrical nursing,
4. 32 theory hours and 43 clinical hours in
pediatric nursing; and,
5. 34
theory hours and 53 clinical hours in psychiatric/mental health
nursing.
(b) Practical
nursing programs:
1. 87 theory hours and 115
clinical hours in medical nursing,
2. 76 theory hours and 103 clinical hours in
surgical nursing,
3. 34 theory
hours and 47 hours in obstetrics nursing; and,
4. 27 theory hours and 38 clinical hours in
pediatrics nursing.
(c)
Registered and practical nursing programs must meet the requirements of
Sections 464.019(1)(f) and
(g), F.S.
(5) An applicant who has passed the
examination more than five (5) years prior to application but was not issued a
license is required to take a remedial course as specified in Rule
64B9-3.0025, F.A.C., prior to
licensure.
Rulemaking Authority
456.036(10),
464.006 FS. Law Implemented
456.013(1),
456.036(10),
464.008
FS.
New 4-19-00, Amended 10-22-07, 5-31-09, 3-8-10, 5-8-12,
4-10-16, 4-10-22.
