Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 12, March 20, 2024
(a) Licensure as an
advanced practice registered nurse. Each applicant for licensure as an advanced
practice registered nurse shall meet the following requirements:
(1) File with the board a completed
application on a form adopted by the board and pay the application fee
prescribed by K.A.R. 60-11-119;
(2)
be fingerprinted and submit to a state and national criminal history record
check;
(3) submit proof of APRN
certification in the applicant's specific role and population focus granted by
a national certifying organization that is recognized by the board and whose
certification standards are approved by the board as equal to or greater than
the corresponding standards established by the board for initial licensure
applications submitted on and after July 1, 2023;
(4) submit proof of malpractice insurance
coverage if the applicant renders professional clinical services as an APRN,
unless the advanced practice registered nurse meets one of the exceptions
listed in K.S.A. 65-1130 as amended by 2022 S Sub for HB 2279, sec. 1, and
amendments thereto; and
(5) within
180 days after the board's receipt of the application, submit proof that all
qualifications for licensure, as specified in K.S.A. 65-1130 and K.S.A. 65-1131 and amendments thereto, have been met. If the applicant does not meet this
requirement, the application shall be deemed abandoned and closed.
(b) Licensure in the roles of
clinical nurse specialist, nurse anesthetist, nurse-midwife, and nurse
practitioner. To be issued a license as an advanced practice registered nurse
in any of the roles of advanced practice, as identified in K.A.R. 60-11-102,
each applicant shall meet at least one of the following requirements:
(1) Complete a formal, post-basic nursing
education program located or offered in Kansas that has been approved by the
board and prepares the nurse to function in the advanced role for which
application is made;
(2) complete a
formal, post-basic nursing education program that is not located or offered in
Kansas but is determined by the board to meet the standards for program
approval established by K.A.R. 60-17-101 through 60-17-108;
(3) have completed a formal, post-basic
nursing education program that is no longer in existence but is determined by
the board to meet standards at least as stringent as those required for program
approval by the board at the time of graduation;
(4) hold a current license to practice as an
advanced practice registered nurse in the role for which application is made
and demonstrate to the board's satisfaction that both of the following
requirements are met:
(A) The license was
issued by a nursing licensing authority of another jurisdiction; and
(B)
(i) The
licensee completed a program meeting standards equal to or greater than those
established by K.A.R. 60-17-101 through 60-17-108; or
(ii) the applicant has met the requirements
for licensure pursuant to K.S.A. 48-3406, and amendments thereto; or
(5) complete a formal
educational program of postbasic study and clinical experience that can be
demonstrated by the applicant to have sufficiently prepared the applicant for
practice in the role of advanced practice for which application is made. The
applicant shall show that the curriculum of the program is consistent with
public health and safety policy and that the program prepared individuals to
perform acts generally recognized by the nursing profession as capable of being
performed by persons with post-basic education in nursing.
(c) Licensure in the roles of clinical nurse
specialist and nurse practitioner. Each applicant for a license as an advanced
practice registered nurse in a role other than anesthesia or midwifery shall
meet one of the following requirements:
(1)
Have met one of the requirements of subsection (b) before July 1,
1994;
(2) if none of the
requirements in subsection (b) were met before July 1, 1994, meet one of the
requirements of subsection (b) and hold a baccalaureate or higher degree in
nursing; or
(3) if none of the
requirements in subsection (b) were met before July 1, 2002, meet one of the
requirements of subsection (b) and hold a master's or higher degree in a
clinical area of nursing.
(d) Licensure in the role of nurse
anesthetist. Each applicant for a license as an advanced practice registered
nurse in the role of anesthesia shall meet one of the following requirements:
(1) Have met one of the requirements of
subsection (b) before July 1, 2002; or
(2) if none of the requirements in subsection
(b) were met before July 1, 2002, meet one of the requirements of subsection
(b) and hold a master's degree or a higher degree in nurse anesthesia or a
related field.
(e)
Licensure in the role of nurse-midwife. Each applicant for a license as an
advanced practice registered nurse in the role of midwifery shall meet one of
the following requirements:
(1) Have met one
of the requirements of subsection (b) before July 1, 2000;
(2) if none of the requirements in subsection
(b) were met before July 1, 2000, meet one of the requirements of subsection
(b) and hold a baccalaureate degree in nursing; or
(3) if none of the requirements in subsection
(b) were met before January 1, 2010, meet one of the
requirements of subsection (b) and hold a master's degree or a higher degree in
nursing, midwifery, or a related field.
(f) National nursing organization
certification for licensure. National nursing organizations with certification
standards that meet the standard specified in paragraph (a)(3) shall be
identified by the board, and a current list of national nursing organizations
with certification standards approved by the board shall be maintained by the
board. Any licensee may request that a certification program be considered by
the board for approval and, if approved, included by the board on its list of
national nursing organizations with approved certification standards.
(g) Advanced pharmacology education
requirement. Each applicant who completes an advanced practice registered nurse
program after January 1, 1997 shall have completed three college hours in
advanced pharmacology or the equivalent.
(h) Advanced pathophysiology and advanced
health assessment education requirement. Each applicant who completes an
advanced practice registered nurse program after January 1, 2001 in a role
other than anesthesia or midwifery shall have completed three college hours in
advanced pathophysiology or its equivalent and three college hours in advanced
health assessment or its equivalent.
(i) Advanced pathophysiology and advanced
health assessment education requirement after July 1, 2009. Each applicant who
completes an advanced practice registered nurse program after July 1, 2009
shall have completed three college hours in advanced pathophysiology or its
equivalent and three college hours in advanced health assessment or its
equivalent.
(j) Refresher course
requirement. In spite of the provisions of subsections (b) through (i), each
applicant for a license as an advanced practice registered nurse who has not
gained 1,000 hours of advanced nursing practice during the five years preceding
the date of application shall be required to successfully complete a refresher
course as defined by the board.
(k)
Verification of current Kansas license. Verification of a current Kansas
license shall be provided to other state boards upon the applicant's request
and payment of the fee prescribed by K.A.R. 60-4-101.
(l) Licensure for endorsement pursuant to
K.S.A. 483406, and amendments thereto.
(1) The
applicant shall demonstrate scope of practice as defined in K.S.A. 65-1130 and
amendments thereto, K.A.R. 60-11-104, K.A.R. 60-11-104a, K.A.R. 60-11-105, and
K.A.R. 60-11-106.
(2) "Active
practice" shall mean that in a calendar year, the applicant worked for at least
1,000 hours in the scope of practice for which licensure is sought.
(m) Temporary emergency licensure.
Each applicant for a temporary emergency license shall submit an application on
a form adopted by the board to practice advanced nursing during a state of
emergency declared by the legislature and submit proof that either of the
following qualifications for licensure has been met:
(1) For licensure as a registered
professional nurse, the applicant is currently licensed or has been licensed as
a registered professional nurse by a state licensing board within five years of
the application date.
(2) For
licensure as an advanced practice registered nurse, the applicant is currently
licensed or has been licensed as an advanced practice registered nurse by a
state licensing board within five years of the application date, passed a
course in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for humans, has a current CPR
certificate, and has the skills required to practice advanced practice nursing
during the state of emergency declared by the legislature.
