Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
[Comment: Information regarding the availability and effective
date of the materials incorporated by reference in this rule can be found in
paragraph (G) of rule
4723-1-03 of the Administrative
Code.]
(A) A foreign educated nurse
graduate applying for licensure by examination shall satisfy all of the
following:
(1) Provide to the board a full
education course-by-course report from the credentialing evaluation service
(CES) of the commission of graduates of foreign nursing schools (CGFNS) that
includes information sufficient for the board to determine whether the foreign
educated nurse graduate's education program has educational content and
requirements that are substantially similar to a registered nursing education
program set forth in rule
4723-5-13 of the Administrative
Code if the applicant is applying for licensure by examination as a registered
nurse, or a practical nursing education program set forth in rule
4723-5-14 of the Administrative
Code if the applicant is applying for licensure by examination as a practical
nurse;
(2) Provide to the board
evidence of obtaining the minimum passing score on the "Test of English as a
Foreign Language" (TOEFL iBtTM). This requirement
does not apply to a foreign educated nurse who graduated from a college,
university, or professional education program located in Australia, Ireland,
New Zealand, the United Kingdom, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica,
Barbados, or Canada, except that, with respect to Canada, the exception from
the requirement does not apply to Quebec, unless the individual graduated from
McGill university, Dawson college in Montreal, Vanier college in St. Laurent,
John Abbot college in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, or Heritage college in
Gatineau;
(3) As required by
section 4723.09 of the Revised Code,
submit to a criminal records check completed by the bureau of criminal
identification and investigation, the results of which indicate that the
individual has not been convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or had a judicial
finding of guilt for any violation set forth in section
4723.092 of the Revised
Code;
(4) As required by section
4723.09 of the Revised Code, not
be required to register under Chapter 2950. of the Revised Code or a
substantially similar law of another state, the United States, or another
country;
(5) According to rule
4723-7-02 of the Administrative
Code, submit to the board a completed "Nursing Licensure by Examination
Application," and the applicable license application fee required by section
4723.08 of the Revised
Code;
(6) According to with rule
4723-7-02 of the Administrative
Code, complete the registration process for examination required by the testing
service; and
(7) In addition to the
requirements of this paragraph, a foreign educated nurse graduate applying for
licensure by examination is subject to the provisions of rule
4723-7-03 of the Administrative
Code.
(B) A foreign
educated nurse graduate applying for licensure by endorsement shall satisfy all
of the following:
(1) If seeking licensure by
endorsement as a registered nurse, have been originally licensed by examination
to practice as a registered nurse in a jurisdiction of the national council of
state boards of nursing, and meet one of the following requirements:
(a) If originally licensed by examination
prior to January 1, 1953, evidence of having passed an examination;
(b) If originally licensed by examination on
or after January 1, 1953, but prior to July 1, 1982, achievement of a score of
at least three hundred fifty on each subject tested in the "State Board Test
Pool Examination";
(c) If
originally licensed by examination on or after July 1, 1982, but prior to
October 1, 1988, achievement of a score of at least one thousand six hundred on
the NCLEX-RN; or
(d) If originally
licensed by examination on or after October 1, 1988, achievement of a "pass"
score on the NCLEX-RN;
(2) If seeking licensure by endorsement as a
licensed practical nurse, have been originally licensed by examination to
practice as a practical nurse in a jurisdiction of the national council of
state boards of nursing, and meet one of the following requirements:
(a) If originally licensed by examination on
or after July 1, 1956, but prior to July 1, 1982, achievement of a score of at
least three hundred fifty on the "State Board Test Pool Examination";
(b) If originally licensed by examination on
or after July 1, 1982, but prior to October 1, 1988, achievement of a score of
at least three hundred fifty on the NCLEX-PN; or
(c) If originally licensed by examination on
or after October 1, 1988, achievement of a "pass" score on the
NCLEX-PN;
(3) Provide
evidence to the board of
possessing a working knowledge of the English language
by
submitting one of the following:
(a)
Evidence of obtaining a minimum passing score on the "Test
of English as a Foreign Language" (TOEFL iBtTM) or
another English language proficiency test accepted by a jurisdiction of the
national council of state boards of nursing;
(b)
A letter on
academic letterhead from the foreign education program the applicant graduated
from stating that the nursing education program the applicant completed was
conducted in the English language with English textbooks;
(c)
A letter on
facility or institutional letterhead from a licensed nurse who supervised the
applicant's nursing practice in another jurisdiction stating that the applicant
demonstrated a working knowledge of the English language;
(d)
A letter from a
jurisdiction of the national council of state boards of nursing in which the
applicant practiced as a nurse stating that the applicant demonstrated a
working knowledge of the English language; or
(e)
Evidence of
completion of a nursing education program located in Australia, Ireland, New
Zealand, the United Kingdom, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica,
Barbados, or Canada, except that, with respect to Canada, this does does not
apply to Quebec, unless the individual graduated from McGill university, Dawson
college in Montreal, Vanier college in St. Laurent, John Abbot college in
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, or Heritage college in Gatineau,
(4) Have submitted to the board
either directly by the jurisdiction in which the foreign educated nurse
graduate was originally licensed by examination, or electronically by the
national council of state boards of nursing, one of the following:
(a) Verification of licensure by examination
as a registered nurse, if seeking licensure by endorsement as a registered
nurse; or
(b) Verification of
licensure by examination as a practical nurse if seeking licensure by
endorsement as a licensed practical nurse;
(5) Have submitted to the board directly from
any jurisdiction of the national council of state boards of nursing, or
electronically by the national council of state boards of nursing:
(a) Verification of current, valid licensure
as a registered nurse, if seeking licensure by endorsement as a registered
nurse; or
(b) Verification of
current, valid licensure as a practical nurse if seeking licensure by
endorsement as a licensed practical nurse;
(6) Have submitted to the board the results
of a criminal records check conducted by the bureau of criminal identification
and investigation according to section
4723.09 of the Revised
Code;
(7)
Have completed
two contact hours of
continuing education that is directly related to Chapter 4723. of the Revised
Code or rules adopted by the board, and that meets the requirements set forth
in paragraph (C) of rule
4723-14-01 of the Administrative
Code for category A education; and
(8) Submit to the board
a completed "Nursing Licensure by Endorsement Application" and the applicable
license application fee required by section
4723.08 of the Revised
Code.
(C) If the board
determines that the educational content and requirements of a foreign
graduate's nursing education program are not substantially similar to those for
nursing education programs set forth in Chapter 4723-5 of the Administrative
Code, the board may condition the foreign educated nurse graduate's eligibility
for licensure by endorsement on successful completion of a program or course of
study identified by the board as necessary to address any deficiency.
(D) The board may propose to deny licensure
by examination or endorsement to a foreign educated nurse graduate pursuant to
an adjudication conducted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.
Based on the outcome of the adjudication, the board may grant licensure, deny
licensure, or condition licensure on the applicant's successful completion of
education in the area of deficiency identified by the board.
(E) According to section
4723.09 of the Revised Code, the
board may issue a nonrenewable temporary permit to practice nursing as a
registered nurse or a licensed practical nurse to a foreign educated nurse
graduate seeking licensure by endorsement. A temporary permit expires at the
earlier of one hundred eighty days after the permit is issued or upon licensure
by endorsement.
(F) A foreign
educated nurse graduate seeking licensure by endorsement as a registered nurse
or licensed practical nurse, who requests a temporary permit to practice
nursing in Ohio shall:
(1) Have submitted
directly by the jurisdiction in which the applicant was originally licensed by
examination, or electronically by the national council of state boards of
nursing, verification of licensure by examination, as provided in paragraph
(B)(5) of this rule;
(2) Have
submitted verification of current, valid licensure directly from any
jurisdiction of the national council of state boards of nursing, or
electronically by the national council of state boards of nursing.
(G) If a foreign
educated nurse graduate seeking licensure by examination or endorsement fails
to meet the requirements for licensure within one year from the date the
application for licensure is received, or the application remains incomplete
for one year, the application shall be considered void and the fee forfeited.
The application shall state the circumstances under which forfeiture may
occur.
