N.H. Code Admin. R. Nur 301.05 - Licensed Nursing Assistant

(a) This section shall apply to those who seek licensure as a nursing assistant (LNA) by competency examination or by having received a comparable education.

(b) Each person seeking licensure as a nursing assistant, regardless of method of qualification, shall:

(1) Submit an "Application for Initial New Hampshire Nursing Assistant License;"Nur 301.05 Form "Initial New Hampshire Nursing Assistant License", as amended 1/2015;

(2) Submit to the department of safety, division of state police, a notarized Criminal Record Release Authorization along with any required fee, with the board identified as the recipient of the record or records; and

(3) Pay the application fee of $35.

(c) Subject to (d), below, each applicant seeking licensure as a nursing assistant by competency examination shall, in addition to complying with (b) above:

(1) Submit a copy of his or her LNA Education Program Certificate to demonstrate successful completion of such program; and

(2) Submit a copy of the final report for the Written and Clinical Competency Testing results showing the applicant to be competent in all areas tested.

(d) An applicant shall not be required to submit the copies required by (c), above, if the program from which the applicant graduated has already provided information to the board that the applicant has successfully completed the program and passed the competency test.

(e) Each applicant seeking licensure as a nursing assistant by comparable education shall, in addition to complying with (b) above shall submit one of the following:

(1) His or her nursing program transcript, showing successful completion of nursing fundamentals coursework that contains content noted in Nur 704.09, within 5 years immediately prior to date of application;

(2) A letter from the nursing program verifying successful completion of nursing fundamentals coursework, that contains content noted in Nur 704.09, within 5 years immediately prior to date of application; or

(3) A Challenge Examination Certificate and a final report for the Written and Clinical Competency Evaluation Results showing the applicant to be competent in all areas tested.

(f) An applicant who has satisfactorily met the requirements of this section shall:

(1) Receive a nursing assistant license; and

(2) Be authorized to use the title LNA.

Notes

N.H. Code Admin. R. Nur 301.05

#8873, eff 4-24-07; ss by #10298, eff 3-22-13

Amended by Volume XXXVI Number 01, Filed January 7, 2016, Proposed by #10996, Effective 12/19/2015, Expires 12/19/2025. Amended by Volume XLII Number 2, Filed January 13, 2022, Proposed by #13300, EMERGENCY RULE, Effective 12/3/2021, Expires 6/1/2022 (EMERGENCY); ss by #13424, eff 8/2/2022 (see Revision Note at chapter heading for Nur 300).