[Comment: Information regarding the availability and effective
date of the materials incorporated by reference in this rule can be found in
paragraph (G) of rule
4723-1-03 of the Administrative
Code.]
(A) If the board determines an
applicant is eligible to take the examination it shall request that the testing
service issue the applicant an authorization to test.
(1) The testing service shall issue an
authorization to test to each eligible applicant.
(2) An eligible applicant who has received an
authorization to test must contact the testing service to schedule a time to
take the examination.
(B)
If an eligible applicant fails to take the examination within one year from the
date the authorization to test was issued, the authorization is void, and the
applicant must submit a new application for licensure by examination to the
board and complete the registration process for the examination required by the
testing service.
(C) The national
council of state boards of nursing may grant accommodations for the examination
related to the applicant's disability. In order to be considered for
accommodations, the board must receive the following:
(1) A letter from the applicant that includes
information regarding the specific type of disability involved, the specific
type of accommodations requested and the applicant's contact
information;
(2) A letter from the
applicant's nursing education program administrator indicating what
accommodations, if any, were provided to the applicant during the nursing
education program, unless the disability occurred after the completion of the
program; and
(3) A letter submitted
to the board directly from a qualified professional with expertise in the area
of diagnosed disability, on the professional's letterhead stating:
(a) The applicant's current disability
diagnosis;;
(b) Recommendations for
testing accommodations that are appropriate for the diagnosed disability;
and
(c) The professional may
include documentation such as recent reports, test results, evaluations and
assessments of the applicant's need for accommodations, and may include
information regarding the history of the disability and past accommodations
granted to the applicant.
(D) The board shall notify the applicant of
the results of the examination as reported by the testing service.
(E) If an applicant fails the examination,
the board shall inform the applicant of the right to repeat the examination. To
repeat the examination, the individual shall:
(1) Apply for licensure by examination to the
board and meet all requirements as set forth in this chapter, including
submitting a completed "Nursing Licensure by Examination Application" and the
application fee required by section
4723.08 of the Revised Code;
and
(2) Complete the registration
process for examination required by the testing service.
(F) If the applicant passes the examination,
the board shall issue a license if the applicant has:
(1) Completed all requirements for licensure
required by this chapter and section
4723.09 of the Revised
Code;
(2) Has not committed any act
that may be grounds for disciplinary action under section
4723.28 of the Revised
Code.
(3) Is not ineligible for licensure
under section 4723.09 of the Revised Code based on conviction of, plea of
guilty to, or judicial finding of guilt for any violation set forth in section
4723.092 of the Revised Code, or based on status as a sex offender required to
register under Chapter 2950. of the Revised Code or a substantially similar law
of another state, the United States, or another
country.
(G) The
board may send reports of the testing results to nursing education programs for
their graduates on a schedule established by the board.
Notes
Ohio Admin. Code
4723-7-03
Effective:
2/1/2022
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
10/14/2021 and
10/16/2026
Promulgated
Under: 119.03
Statutory
Authority: 4723.07
Rule
Amplifies: 4723.06,
4723.08,
4723.09,
4723.10
Prior
Effective Dates: 01/01/1971, 07/24/1982, 08/01/1983, 04/01/1991, 04/01/1993,
10/01/1993, 04/01/1994, 02/01/1996, 04/01/1997, 04/01/1998, 02/01/2002,
02/01/2003, 02/01/2004, 02/01/2007, 02/01/2012, 02/01/2014,
04/01/2017
