Wis. Admin. Code Board of Nursing N 2.105 - Application procedure for a multistate license
(1) Each
applicant for a multistate license shall complete and submit an application by the electronic application
process or on forms provided by the department, declare Wisconsin as the primary state of residence, and pay
the fee.
(2) The educational administrator or designee for a
board-approved prelicensure education program shall submit one of the following:
(a) Via the electronic application process a verification that the
applicant has graduated.
(b) A certification of
graduation.
(c) An official transcript indicating
graduation.
(3) If the applicant graduated from a
foreign prelicensure education program, the applicant shall submit a certificate or report demonstrating
verification from an independent credentials review agency that the prelicensure education program is
comparable to a board-approved prelicensure education program.
(4) If the applicant graduated from a foreign prelicensure program that was
not taught in English or if English is not the applicant's native language, the applicant shall submit proof
of successfully passing an English proficiency examination that includes the components of reading, speaking,
writing, and listening.
(5)
(a)
The board shall make the applicant eligible for admission to the NCLEX as of the date of the applicant's
graduation or upon the board receiving a certificate of approval from the school of nursing that allows the
applicant to take the NCLEX before graduation. As part of the application process, the applicant shall report
the name of the nursing school they are attending along with the anticipated date of graduation or, if
applicant is seeking to take the NCLEX before graduation, the school of nursing shall provide a certificate
of approval. The applicant shall notify the board if their anticipated date of graduation changes.
(am) The applicant may not take or attempt to take the NCLEX before
graduation or prior to a school of nursing providing a certificate of approval to the board.
(b) The applicant shall contact the examination provider to schedule the
NCLEX date and time within one year from the time the applicant is eligible to take the
examination.
(c) The board shall send notification of results to
applicants who fail to earn a passing score on the NCLEX. An applicant may apply to the board for
authorization to schedule reexamination. The reexamination may not occur earlier than 45 days after the most
recent sitting for the NCLEX.
(d) Failure to comply with the
terms of this subsection may result in a denial of application for licensure.
(6) The applicant shall submit, through an approved process, fingerprints
or other biometric-based information for the purpose of obtaining an applicant's criminal history information
from the federal bureau of investigation and the Wisconsin department of justice.
(7) If the applicant has been convicted or found guilty, or has entered
into an agreed disposition, of a misdemeanor offense, the applicant shall provide the board all related
information necessary for the board to determine whether the circumstances substantially relate to the
practice of nursing.
(8) If a license is issued based on fraud,
deceit, or material omission of fact, the board shall take any action it deems necessary pursuant to s.
441.07 (1g), Stats.
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