Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 12, March 20, 2024
(a) Licensure by examination pursuant to
K.S.A. 65-1115 and K.S.A. 65-1116, and amendments thereto.
(1) Not later than 30 days before the
examination date, each applicant for licensure by examination shall file with
the board a completed application on a form adopted by the board and pay the
application fee prescribed by K.A.R. 60-4-101.
(2) Each applicant shall be fingerprinted and
submit to a state and national criminal history record check.
(3) Each applicant for nursing licensure
shall take and be required to pass the examination prepared by the national
council of state boards of nursing. The examination fee shall be paid as
directed by the national council of state boards of nursing.
(4) Within 180 days after the board's receipt
of the application, each applicant for licensure by examination shall submit
proof that all qualifications for licensure have been met. If the applicant
does not meet this requirement, the application shall be deemed abandoned and
closed.
(b) Licensure by
endorsement pursuant to K.S.A. 651115 and K.S.A. 65-1116, and amendments
thereto.
(1) Each applicant for licensure by
endorsement shall file with the board a completed application on a form
approved by the board and pay the application fee prescribed by K.A.R.
60-4-101.
(2) Each applicant shall
be fingerprinted and submit to a state and national criminal history record
check.
(3) Each applicant shall
submit proof showing that all requirements for licensure by endorsement
pursuant to K.S.A. 65-1115 or K.S.A. 65-1116, and amendments thereto, have been
met.
(4) Within 180 days after the
board's receipt of the application, each applicant for licensure by endorsement
shall submit proof that all qualifications for licensure by endorsement have
been met. If the applicant does not meet this requirement, the application
shall be deemed abandoned and closed.
(c) Information regarding examinations.
(1) The examination for licensure shall be
administered at sites designated by the national council of state boards of
nursing.
(2) Each applicant shall
present the required documentation in order to be admitted to the examination
center.
(3) Each applicant cheating
or attempting to cheat during the examination shall be deemed not to have
passed the examination.
(4) If the
answer key is lost or destroyed through circumstances beyond the control of the
national council of state boards of nursing, the applicant shall be required to
retake the examination in order to meet requirements for licensure.
(5) Individual examination results shall be
released to the school from which the applicant graduated.
(6) Each applicant requesting modifications
to the examination procedures or materials because of a disability shall
provide written documentation from the appropriate medical professional
confirming the disability, an evaluation completed within the last five years
by a disabilities evaluation team, and a letter from the nursing program
confirming learning and testing modifications made during the course of
study.
(d) Application
for reexamination. Any applicant who fails to make a passing score on the
licensure examination may retake the examination. The applicant shall pay an
examination fee as directed by the national council of state boards of nursing
for each retest.
(e) 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.
(f) Licensure for endorsement pursuant to
K.S.A. 483406, and amendments thereto.
(1)"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.
(2)"Similar scope of practice" shall mean the
"practice of nursing," as defined in K.S.A. 65-1113 and amendments
thereto.
(g) Temporary
emergency license. Each applicant for a temporary emergency license shall
submit an application on a form adopted by the board to practice 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 the five
years preceding the application date, passed a course in cardiopulmonary
resuscitation (CPR) for humans, has a current CPR certificate, and has the
skills required to practice registered professional nursing during the state of
emergency declared by the legislature.
(2) For licensure as a licensed practical
nurse, the applicant is currently licensed or has been licensed as a licensed
practical nurse by a state licensing board within the five years preceding the
application date, passed a course in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for
humans, has a current CPR certificate, and has the skills required to practice
licensed practical nursing during the state of emergency declared by the
legislature.
