30 Miss. Code. R. 2810-2.3 - Requirements for Licensure by Endorsement

A. Registered nurse applicants shall:

1) Submit official transcript of graduation from an approved or accredited RN nursing program;

2) Comply with criminal background checks and fingerprinting requirements in accordance with Miss. Code Ann. Section 73-15-19(1);

3) Submit official evidence of licensure by examination and passing scores or results equivalent to or above those in effect in Mississippi at the time the applicant was initially licensed;

4) Submit proof of current licensure in another state or territory or evidence of eligibility for reinstatement of licensure in a compact state if that compact state were the applicant's primary state of residence; and

5) Submit required nonrefundable licensure fee and completed application for endorsement.

B. Licensed practical nurse applicants shall:

1) Submit official transcript of graduation from an approved or accredited LPN nursing program;

2) Comply with criminal background checks and fingerprinting requirements in accordance with Miss. Code Ann. Section 73-15-21(1);

3) Submit official evidence of licensure by examination and passing scores or results equivalent to or above those in effect in Mississippi at the time the applicant was initially licensed;

4) Submit proof of current licensure in another state or territory or evidence of eligibility for reinstatement of licensure in a compact state if that compact state were the applicant's primary state of residence; and

5) Submit required nonrefundable licensure fee and completed application for endorsement.

C. Equivalency applicants, graduates of RN programs who are applying for endorsement as LPNs, shall:

1) Submit official evidence of graduation from an approved or accredited RN nursing program;

2) Comply with criminal background checks and fingerprinting requirements in accordance with Miss. Code Ann. Section 73-15-21(1);

3) Submit official evidence of licensure by examination and passing scores or results equivalent to or above those in effect in Mississippi at the time the applicant was initially licensed;

4) Submit proof of current licensure in another state or territory or evidence of eligibility for reinstatement of licensure in a compact state if that compact state were the applicant's primary state of residence; and

5) Submit required nonrefundable licensure fee and completed application for endorsement.

6) Complete a role delineation course approved by the board.

Notes

30 Miss. Code. R. 2810-2.3

Miss. Code Ann. § 73-15-17 (1972, as amended).