Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 054 - Nursing, Board of
Sub-Agency 0002 - General
Chapter 2 - LICENSURE / CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
Section 2-13 - Competency for Licensure/Certification Continuing In Or Returning To Practice
Universal Citation: WY Code of Rules 2-13
Current through September 21, 2024
(a) An APRN who holds an active Wyoming RN license shall only be required to meet the continuing competency requirements of the APRN in Section 13(c).
(b) Timeframe for meeting competency.
(i) If an applicant is renewing his or her
license or certificate, competency shall be met during the renewal
cycle.
(ii) For those applicants
seeking licensure or certification by endorsement, reactivation, reinstatement,
relicensure/recertification, or returning to practice, competency shall be met
during the timeframe identified prior to date of application.
(c) APRN.
(i) An APRN shall demonstrate continuing
competency by submitting evidence of:
(A)
Current national certification as an APRN in the recognized role and population
focus area; or
(B) If recognized as
an APRN in the State prior to January 1, 1999, and has maintained continuous
licensure, but is not nationally certified, the APRN shall submit evidence of:
(I) Sixty (60) hours of continuing education
related to the APRN's recognized role and population focus area; and
(II) Four hundred (400) hours of active
nursing practice as an APRN during the last two (2) years.
(ii) An APRN with prescriptive
authority shall also submit evidence of three (3) hours of continuing education
related to the responsible prescribing of controlled substances or treatment of
substance abuse disorders.
(d) RN/LPN/VN.
(i) A RN or LPN/VN shall demonstrate
continuing competency by completing one of the following in the past two (2)
years:
(A) Four hundred (400) hours of active
nursing practice; or
(B) Two
hundred (200) hours of active nursing practice and fifteen (15) hours of
continuing education; or
(C) Thirty
(30) hours of continuing education; or
(D) Successfully pass the NCLEX.
(ii) If the applicant has not
engaged in four hundred (400) hours of active nursing practice or two hundred
(200) hours of active nursing practice and fifteen (15) hours of continuing
education during the last five (5) years, the applicant shall:
(A) Successfully complete a refresher course
or the equivalent, accepted by the Board; or
(B) Successfully complete a nursing education
program that confers a degree beyond the applicant's basic nursing education;
or
(C) Obtain or maintain
certification by a nationally recognized professional accrediting agency in a
specialty area of nursing that is accepted by the Board; or
(D) Successfully pass the NCLEX a second
time.
(e) CNA.
(i) A CNA shall demonstrate continuing
competency by completing one of the following in the past two (2) years:
(A) Four hundred (400) hours of employment in
the CNA role; or
(B) Two hundred
(200) hours of employment in the CNA role and fifteen (15) hours of continuing
education; or
(C) Thirty (30) hours
of continuing education; or
(D)
Successfully pass the NATCEP.
(ii) If the applicant has not engaged in four
hundred (400) hours of employment in the CNA role or two hundred (200) hours of
employment in the CNA role and fifteen (15) hours of continuing education
during the last five (5) years, the applicant shall:
(A) Successfully complete a State approved
CNA training and competency evaluation program again; or
(B) Successfully pass the NATCEP or similar
national exam again.
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