Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, March 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
KRS
314.041,
314.042,
314.051,
314.071,
314.091,
314.103,
314.475
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS
314.131(1) authorizes the
Board of Nursing to promulgate administrative regulations as may be necessary
to enable it to carry into effect the provisions of KRS Chapter 314.
KRS
314.041,
314.042,
314.051, and
314.071 require the board to
review an application for licensure and a licensee for conformity with KRS
Chapter 314. This administrative regulation establishes requirements and
procedures for licensure.
Section 1.
To be eligible for licensure by examination, endorsement, renewal,
reinstatement, retired licensure status, or for advanced practice registered
nurse licensure, renewal, or reinstatement, an applicant shall:
(1) Submit the completed application form to
the board office, for:
(a) RN or LPN
licensure by examination, endorsement, or reinstatement, Application for
Licensure;
(b) RN or LPN Renewal,
Annual Licensure Renewal Application: RN or LPN;
(c) Licensure or reinstatement as an advanced
practice registered nurse, Application for Licensure as an Advanced Practice
Registered Nurse;
(d) Renewal as an
RN and an APRN, Annual Licensure Renewal Application: RN and APRN;
(e) Licensure as an RN and as an APRN,
Application for RN and APRN Licensure;
(f) Retired licensure status, Application for
Retired Status;
(g) APRN renewal
with an RN Compact license, Annual Licensure Renewal Application: APRN with RN
Compact License (not Kentucky);
(h)
APRN renewal with a Kentucky RN License, Annual Licensure Renewal Application,
APRN with Kentucky RN License; or
(i) In addition to any other renewal form,
for APRN renewal, APRN Practice Data;
(2) Submit the current application fee, as
required by
201 KAR 20:240;
(3) Submit a certified or attested copy of
the court record of each misdemeanor or felony conviction in this or any other
jurisdiction and a letter of explanation that addresses each conviction, except
for traffic-related misdemeanors (other than DUI) or misdemeanors older than
five (5) years;
(4) Submit a
certified copy of a disciplinary action taken in another jurisdiction with a
letter of explanation or report a disciplinary action pending on a nurse
licensure application or license in another jurisdiction;
(5) Have paid all monies due to the
board;
(6) Submit a copy of an
official name change document (court order, marriage certificate, divorce
decree, Social Security card), if applicable;
(7) Submit additional information as required
by the board in 201 KAR Chapter 20;
(8) Meet the additional requirements for:
(a) Licensure by examination established by
201 KAR 20:070;
(b) Licensure by endorsement established by
201 KAR 20:110;
(c) Licensure by reinstatement established by
201 KAR 20:225;
(d) Licensure by renewal established by
201 KAR 20:230;
(e) Retired nurse or inactive licensure
status established by
201 KAR 20:095; or
(f) Advanced practice registered nurse
licensure, renewal, or reinstatement established by
201 KAR 20:056;
(9) If not a citizen of the United
States, maintain proof of legal permanent or temporary residency under the laws
and regulations of the United States; and
(10) Notify the board upon establishment of a
new mailing address.
Section
2. An application shall lapse and the fee shall be forfeited if
the application is not completed:
(1) For an
application for licensure by endorsement, within one (1) year from the date the
application form is filed with the board office;
(2) For an application for licensure by
examination, within one (1) year from the date the application form is filed
with the board office or the date the applicant fails the examination,
whichever comes first; or
(3) For
all other applications except renewal of license applications, within one (1)
year from the date the application form is filed with the board
office.
Section 3.
Incorporation by Reference.
(1) The following
material is incorporated by reference:
(a)
"Application for Licensure", 1/2016, Kentucky Board of Nursing;
(b) "Annual Licensure Renewal Application: RN
or LPN", 02/2022, Kentucky Board of Nursing;
(c) "Application for Licensure as an Advanced
Practice Registered Nurse", 1/2016, Kentucky Board of Nursing;
(d) "Annual Licensure Renewal Application: RN
and APRN", 02/2022, Kentucky Board of Nursing;
(e) "Application for RN and APRN Licensure",
1/2016, Kentucky Board of Nursing;
(f) "Application for Retired Status", 8/2004,
Kentucky Board of Nursing;
(g)
"Annual Licensure Renewal Application: APRN with RN Compact License (not
Kentucky)", 02/2022, Kentucky Board of Nursing;
(h) "Annual Licensure Renewal Application,
APRN with Kentucky RN License", 02/2022, Kentucky Board of Nursing; and
(i) "APRN Practice Data", 6/2012,
Kentucky Board of Nursing.
(2) This material may be inspected, copied,
or obtained, subject to applicable copyright law, at the Kentucky Board of
Nursing, 312 Whittington Parkway, Suite 300, Louisville, Kentucky 40222, Monday
through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. This material is also available on the
board's Web site at
https://kbn.ky.gov/conpro/Pages/Laws-and-Regulations.aspx.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
KRS
314.041,
314.042,
314.051,
314.071,
314.131(1)
