Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1000-02-.01 - LICENSURE BY EXAMINATION
(1) Application -
The application form provided by the Board is to be completed in part by the
applicant, signed by him, and attested by a notary public.
(a) The name as signed by the applicant will
be the name carried in the records of the Board. (See 1000-02-03(3) for name
change regulation.)
(b) Part of
this application is to be completed by an official of the school of practical
nursing from which the applicant graduated.
(c) The completed application, accompanied by
the statutory fee, shall be submitted to the Board. A filing date for the
application is set by the Board for each scheduled examination.
(d) Part of this application shall be one (1)
recent photograph signed by the applicant and the director of the program. Date
photograph was taken must not be more than six (6) months from the filing date
of the examination.
(e) Part of
this application shall be the result of a criminal background check which the
applicant has caused to be submitted to the Board's administrative office
directly from the vendor identified in the Board's licensure application
materials.
(f) Only a person who
has filed the required application, paid the fee, and been notified of
acceptance by the Board shall be permitted to write the examination.
(2) Qualifications.
(a) Reserved.
(b) An applicant for examination who
graduated from a school approved by a Board of Nursing in another jurisdiction
shall have had substantially the same course of study as stated in the minimum
curriculum requirements for Tennessee approved schools of practical nursing at
the time of his application or make up the deficiencies by the Tennessee
Board.
(c) Applicants who completed
the course of study more than ten (10) years prior to the date of application
to write the examination shall be considered for eligibility to initially apply
to write the examination in Tennessee only on an individual basis.
(3) Examination and Re-examination
- The Board Shall determine the time, location, and schedule of examinations
and conduct them according to policies and procedures which protect examination
security.
(a) The licensure examination may
be prepared by the Board or by others delegated to do so by the
Board.
(b) The passing score for
each form of the Tennessee Licensure Examination shall be determined by the
Board.
(c) Prior to the examination
date, each accepted applicant will be sent an admission card which shall be
presented by the applicant for admission to the examination center.
(d) An applicant who has failed the licensure
examination may rewrite the examination a second time by notifying the Board
and paying the required fee.
(e)
The statutory re-examination fee shall apply to each re-examination.
(f) Examination Failure.
1. An applicant who fails to qualify for
licensure on the second and subsequent examinations may be requested to meet
recommendations of the Board before writing subsequent examinations. Each
applicant shall be considered on an individual basis.
2. After an applicant for licensure by
examination fails to qualify for licensure within a three year period following
graduation from an approved program of nursing, the applicant must, prior to
retaking the examination, complete a board approved or National League for
Nursing accredited program of nursing.
(g) The score reported to the applicant shall
remain as the permanent score unless it is challenged within four (4) months
following date of examination.
(h)
An applicant whose scores meet the requirements set by the Board will receive
an official report and a license to practice as a nurse in Tennessee.
Notes
Authority: T.C.A. ยงยง 4-5-202, 4-5-204, 63-7-110, and 63-7-207.
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