Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-19-505 - Requirements for Initial APRN Certification
A. An applicant for certification as an
advanced practice registered nurse, shall:
1.
Hold a current Arizona registered nurse (RN) license in good standing or an RN
license in good standing from a compact party state with multistate privileges,
and not be a participant in an alternative to discipline program in any
jurisdiction; and
2. Submit a
verified application to the Board on a form provided by the Board that provides
all of the following:
a. Full legal name and
all former names used by the applicant;
b. Current address of record, including
primary state of residence and telephone number;
c. Place and date of birth:
d. RN license number, application for RN
license, or copy of a multistate compact RN license;
e. Social security number for an applicant
who lives or works in the United States;
f. Current e-mail address;
g. Educational background, including the name
and location of basic nursing program, the institution that awarded the highest
degree held and any and all advanced practice registered nursing education
programs or schools attended including the number of years attended, the length
of each program, the date of graduation or completion, and the type of degree
or certificate awarded;
h. Role and
population focus, as applicable for which the applicant is applying;
i. Current employer or practice setting,
including address, position, and dates of service, if employed or practicing in
nursing or health care;
j. Evidence
of national certification or recertification as an advanced practice registered
nurse in the role and population focus, if applicable, of the application and
by a certification program that meets the requirements of
R4-19-501(C).
The applicant shall include the name of the certifying organization, population
focus, certification number, date of certification, and expiration
date;
k. For applicants holding a
multistate compact RN license in a state other than Arizona:
i. State of original licensure and license
number;
ii. State of current
compact RN license, license number and expiration date;
iii. Date of taking RN licensure exam and
name of exam;
iv. Whether the
applicant ever submitted an application for and was granted an Arizona license
and, if applicable, the date of Arizona licensure;
v. Other information related to the nurse's
practice for the purpose of collecting nursing workforce data; and
vi. State of licensure and license number of
all RN licenses held,
l.
Responses regarding the applicant's background on the following subjects:
i. Current investigation or pending
disciplinary action by a nursing regulatory agency in the United States or its
territories;
ii. Undesignated
offense 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. Actions taken on a nursing license by any
other state;
v. Unprofessional
conduct as defined in A.R.S. §
32-1601;
vi. Substance use disorder within the last
five years;
vii. Current
participation in an alternative to discipline program in any other state; and
m. Information that the
applicant meets the criteria in
R4-19-506(A)
or (C).
3. Submit a fingerprint card on a form
provided by the Board or prints if the applicant has not submitted fingerprints
to the Board within the last two years.
4. Submit an official transcript from an
institution accredited under A.R.S. §
32-1644
either sent directly from the institution or obtained from a Board-approved
database that provides evidence of:
a. A
graduate degree with a major in nursing for RNP, CNM, and CNS Applicants,
or
b. A graduate degree associated
with a CRNA program for a CRNA applicant.
5. The applicant shall cause the program to
provide the Board with evidence of completion of an APRN program in the role
and population focus of the application through submission of an official
letter or other official program document sent either directly from the
program, or from a Board-approved data base. The APRN program shall meet one of
the following criteria during the period of the applicant's attendance in the
program:
a. The program was part of a graduate
degree, or post-masters program at an institution accredited under A.R.S.
§
32-1644;
or
b. The program was approved or
recognized in the U.S jurisdiction of program location for the purpose granting
APRN licen-sure or certification.
6. For an applicant who completed an advanced
practice or graduate program in a foreign jurisdiction, submit an evaluation
from the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools or a Board-approved
credential evaluation service that indicates the applicant's program is
comparable to a U.S. graduate nursing or APRN program.
7. Submit the required fee.
B. If the applicant satisfies all
other requirements, the Board shall continue to certify:
1. An RNP or CNM without a graduate degree
with a major in nursing if the applicant:
a.
Meets all other requirements for certification; and
b. Ensures that the U.S. jurisdiction of an
applicant's previous RNP or CNM licensure or certification submits evidence of
the applicant's certification or licensure in the nurse practitioner role and
population focus that either is current or was current at least six months
before the application was received by the Board, and was originally issued:
i. Before January 1, 2001, if the RNP or CNM
applicant lacks a graduate degree; or
ii. Before November 13, 2005 if the RNP's or
CNM's graduate degree is in a health-related area other than nursing.
2. An RNP, CNM, or CNS
applicant without evidence of national certification who received initial
advanced practice certification or licensure in another state not later than
July 1, 2004 and provides evidence, directly from the jurisdiction, that the
certification or licensure is current.
3. A CNS applicant without evidence of
completion of a CNS program who received initial certification or advanced
practice licensure in this or another state not later than November 13, 2005
and provides evidence, directly from the jurisdiction, that the certificate or
license is current.
4. A CRNA who
completed a CRNA program before the effective date of this Section without
evidence of a graduate degree.
5. A
CNS applicant who completed a women's health clinical nurse specialist program
that was part of a graduate degree in nursing program under subsection (A),
without evidence of national certification upon submission of the following:
a. A description of the applicant's scope of
practice that is consistent with A.R.S. §
32-1601(7);
b. One of the following:
i. A letter from a faculty member who
supervised the applicant during the graduate program attesting to the
applicant's competence to practice within the defined scope of
practice;
ii. A letter from a
current supervisor verifying the applicant's competence in the defined scope of
practice; or
iii. A letter from a
physician, RNP, CNM, or CNS who has worked with the applicant within the past
two years attesting to the applicant's competence in the defined scope of
practice; and
c. A form
verifying that the applicant has practiced a minimum of 500 hours in the
population focus within the past two years, which may include clinical practice
time in a CNS program.
C. The Board shall issue a certificate to
practice as an RNP, CNM, or CNS in a population focus, or as a registered nurse
anesthetist, to a registered nurse who meets the criteria in this Section. An
applicant who is denied a certificate may request a hearing by filing a written
request with the Board within 30 days of service of the Board's order denying
certification. Hearings shall be conducted in accordance with A.R.S. Title 41,
Chapter 6, Article 10 and 4 A.A.C. 19, Article 6 of this Chapter.
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