Mich. Admin. Code R. 338.10206 - Licensure by endorsement from another state or reciprocity from Canada; registered professional nurse; requirements
Rule 206.
(1) An
applicant who currently holds an active registered professional nurse license
in good standing in another state and who has never been licensed as a
registered professional nurse in this state may apply for a license by
endorsement.
(2) The applicant is
presumed to meet the requirements of section 16186 of the code, MCL
333.16186, if the applicant meets
the requirements of R 338.7001 to R 338.7005; any rules promulgated under the
code; submits a completed application, on a form provided by the department,
together with the requisite fee; and complies with all of the following
requirements:
(a) Meets either of the
following requirements:
(i) Has been licensed
or registered for not less than 5 years as a registered professional nurse in
another state, was initially licensed by taking the NCLEX-RN examination, holds
a license in good standing, and provides transcripts showing graduation from a
nursing education program in another state.
(ii) Is currently licensed in good standing
in another state for less than 5 years, was initially licensed by taking the
NCLEX-RN examination, and meets all of the following requirements:
(A) Completes a registered nurse education
program that meets either of the following requirements:
(1) The program is located in this state and
is approved by the board.
(2) The
program is located in another state and complies with 1 of the following:
(a) The program is accredited by a nursing
education accrediting agency listed in R 338.10303d(2).
(b) If the program is not accredited by a
nursing education accrediting agency listed in R 338.10303d(2), the applicant
shall provide all the following:
(i) The
applicant's official transcripts.
(ii) Provides either of the following:
(A) A letter to the department from the
program, on official program letterhead, signed by the director of nursing,
attesting that the program curriculum complies with both of the following:
(1) The registered nurse education program
includes courses providing theory and clinical practice that comply with R
338.10306 to R 338.10308.
(2) The
registered nurse education program curriculum contains the core curriculum for
registered professional nurse students as that term is defined in R
338.10301(l).
(B) If the
program is closed, a letter from the state board of nursing where the program
was located attesting that the nursing program was in good standing when the
applicant completed the program.
(b) Discloses
each license, registration, or certification in a health profession or
specialty issued by another state, the United States military, the federal
government, or another country on the application form.
(c) Satisfies the requirements of section
16174(3) of the code, MCL
333.16174, by providing the
applicant's fingerprints to the department of state police to have a criminal
background check conducted by the department of state police and the
FBI.
(d) Satisfies the requirements
of section 16174(2) of the code, MCL
333.16174, including verification
from the issuing entity showing that disciplinary proceedings are not pending
against the applicant and sanctions are not in force at the time of
application.
(3) An
applicant who currently holds an active professional nurse license in Canada,
who has never been licensed as a registered professional nurse in this state,
may apply for a license by reciprocity, and is presumed to meet the
requirements of section 16186 of the code, MCL
333.16186, if the applicant meets
the requirements of section 16174 of the code, MCL
333.16174, submits a completed
application, on a form provided by the department, together with the requisite
fee, and complies with all of the following:
(a) Meets the requirements of section
16174(3) of the code, MCL
333.16174, and submits the
applicant's fingerprints to the department of state police to have a criminal
background check conducted by the department of state police and the
FBI.
(b) Meets either of the
following:
(i) Has been licensed or registered
for not less than 5 years as a registered professional nurse in Canada, was
initially licensed by passing the NCLEX-RN or the Canadian Registered Nurse
Examination before 2015, holds a license in good standing, and provides
transcripts showing the applicant graduated from a nursing education program in
another state or Canada.
(ii) Meets
both of the following:
(A) Is currently
licensed in good standing in Canada for less than 5 years, and was initially
licensed by passing the NCLEX-RN or the Canadian Registered Nurse Examination
before 2015.
(B) Completes a
nursing education program accredited by a nursing education accrediting agency
listed in R 338.10303d(2) or by the CASN.
(c) Discloses each license, registration, or
certification in a health profession or specialty issued by another state, the
United States military, the federal government, or another country on the
application form.
(d) Satisfies the
requirements of section 16174(2) of the code, MCL
333.16174, including verification
from the issuing entity showing that disciplinary proceedings are not pending
against the applicant and sanctions are not in force at the time of
application.
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