Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-19-305 - License Renewal
A. An
applicant for renewal of a registered or practical nursing license shall:
1. Submit a verified application to the Board
on a form furnished by the Board that provides all of the following information
about the applicant:
a. Full legal name,
addsress of record, e-mail address, telephone number and declared primary state
of residence;
b. A listing of all
states in which the applicant is currently licensed, or, since the last
renewal, was previously licensed or has been denied licensure;
c. Marital status and ethnic category, at the
applicant's discretion;
d.
Information regarding qualifications, including:
i. Educational background;
ii. Employment status;
iii. Practice setting; and
iv. Other information related to the nurse's
practice for the purpose of collecting nursing workforce
data.
e. Responses to
questions regarding the applicant's background on the following subjects:
i. Criminal convictions for offenses
involving drugs or alcohol since the time of last renewal;
ii. Undesignated offenses and felony charges,
convictions and plea agreements including deferred prosecution;
iii. Misdemeanor charges, convictions and
plea agreements, including deferred prosecution, that are required to be
reported under A.R.S. §
32-3208;
iv. Unprofessional conduct as defined in
A.R.S. §
32-1601
since the time of last renewal;
v.
Substance use disorder within the last five years;
vi. Current participation in an alternative
to discipline program in any other state; and
vii. Disciplinary action or investigation
related to the applicant's nursing license by any other state nursing
regulatory agency since the last renewal.
f. Explanation and supporting documentation
for each affirmative answer to questions regarding the applicant's
background;
g. Information related
to the applicant's current or most recent nursing practice setting, including
position, address, telephone number, and dates of practice;
h. Information regarding the applicant's
compliance with the practice or education requirements in
R4-19-312;
i. National certification in nursing
including specialty, name of certifying body, date of certification,
certification number, and expiration date, if applicable; and for an applicant
certified as a registered nurse practitioner or clinical nurse specialist the
patient population of the certification; and
2. Pay fees for renewal authorized by A.R.S.
§
32-1643(A)(6);
and
3. Pay an additional fee for
late renewal authorized by A.R.S. §
32-1643(A)(7) if the application for renewal is submitted
after May 1 of the year of renewal.
B. A license expires on August 1 of the year
of renewal indicated on the license.
C. A licensee who fails to submit a renewal
application before expiration of a license shall not practice nursing until the
Board issues a renewal license.
D.
If the applicant holds a license or certificate that has been or is currently
revoked, surrendered, denied, suspended or placed on probation in another
jurisdiction, the applicant is not eligible to renew or reactivate a license
until a review or investigation has been completed and a decision regarding
eligibility for renewal or reactivation is made by the Board.
E. The Board shall renew the license of any
registered or practical nurse applicant who meets the criteria established in
statute and this Article. An applicant who is denied renewal of a license may
request a hearing by filing a written request with the Board within 30 days of
service of the Board's order denying renewal of the license. Hearings shall be
conducted in accordance with A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6, Article 10.
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