Or. Admin. R. 851-031-0048 - Renewal of License
For renewal of licensure, the applicant must submit a fully completed application established by the Board and attest to:
(1)
(a) 400
hours of nursing practice, at the level of license sought, within the two years
immediately preceding renewal application. Applicants initially licensed prior
to January 1, 2021, must attest to having 400 hours of practice in the previous
two years by their second renewal cycle after implementation of these rules.
Prior to this second renewal, the applicant may use the previously required
competency hours of 960 in 5 years; or
(b) Graduation from the Board-approved
Oregon, or out of state school of nursing, or international nursing program
that qualified the licensee for this type of license within the two years
immediately preceding renewal application; or
(c) Completing a re-entry program meeting the
requirements of OAR 851-021-0080; or OAR 851-031-0065 within the two years
immediately preceding application for licensure renewal.
(2) Applicants who cannot attest to 400 hours
of practice in the past two years preceding application for renewal must:
(a) Have at least 600 hours of practice in
the last three years. The applicant must submit documentation of 20 hours of
continuing education related to their area of nursing practice; employer -
required continuing education does not qualify; or
(b) Have at least 800 hours of practice in
the last four years. The applicant must submit documentation of 30 hours of
continuing education related to their area of practice; employer- required
continuing education does not qualify.
(c) If the applicant is unable to qualify by
any other option listed and has some practice but less than 960 hours of
practice in the last five years, the applicant must apply for practice re-entry
per OAR 851-031-0061.
(3)
Renewal applications will not be processed until all fees have been submitted.
The official time of application is per Board records. There is no grace period
for licensure renewal. The licensee must submit a completed application in
accordance with the timeline described in ORS
678.101.
An application for renewal not completed within 30 days of expiration date is
considered void, and the applicant will need to apply for license re-activation
as per OAR 851-031-0051.
(4)
Applications received after the timeframe described in section (3) of this rule
are subject to a delinquent fee of $100 in addition to the renewal
fee.
(5) Renewal applicants will be
subject to a national fingerprint based criminal background check paid for by
the applicant every second renewal per OAR 851-031-0006(2)(e). Renewals not
requiring a fingerprint based renewal will be subject to a no cost Oregon based
non-fingerprint background check performed by Board staff.
(6) All renewal applications are subject to
random audit for validation of attested practice.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 678.140 & ORS 678.040
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 678.140 & ORS 678.040
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