848 IAC 7-1-2 - Eligibility
Authority: IC 25-23-1-7
Affected: IC 25-23-1-31
Sec. 2.
(a) A nurse
who has been affected by the personal use or abuse of alcohol or other drugs is
eligible for participation in ISNAP if the nurse:
(1) is licensed by the board;
(2) has:
(A) applied for:
(i) licensure by examination;
(ii) licensure by endorsement; or
(iii) reinstatement of a lapsed license;
or
(B) submitted a
renewal application.
(b) In order to participate in ISNAP, the
nurse must sign an RMA with ISNAP. Failure to comply with the terms of the RMA
may subject the nurse to termination from participation in ISNAP.
(c) A nurse shall maintain an active Indiana
nursing license to be and to remain eligible for participation in ISNAP. A
nurse who allows the nurse's license to lapse while enrolled in ISNAP shall be
terminated from participation in ISNAP until the nurse's license is renewed. A
nurse whose license is revoked may no longer participate in ISNAP at the
expense of the state of Indiana.
(d) A nurse who holds:
(1) an Indiana nursing license; and
(2) a nursing license in another state; but
practices in another state shall be monitored by the state in which the nurse
practices if the other state has a monitoring program.
(e) If a nurse is being monitored by another
state's program, the nurse shall be responsible for causing the monitoring
program in the other state to submit copies of that program's monitoring
reports to the board and adherence information requested if the nurse has had
disciplinary action imposed on the nurse's license by the Indiana
board.
(f) A nurse who practices in
another state that does not have a monitoring program is eligible for
monitoring by ISNAP if the nurse maintains an active Indiana license.
(g) A nurse who signs an RMA with ISNAP and
begins practicing in another state shall be monitored by the other state unless
the other state does not have a monitoring program.
Notes
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