054-2 Wyo. Code R. §§ 2-3 - Licensure/Certification by Examination
(a) APRN. Applicant
shall:
(i) Graduate from a nationally
accredited graduate or post-graduate level advanced practice nurse educational
program;
(ii) Complete a program of
study in a role and population focus area of advanced practice
nursing;
(iii) Successfully pass a
national certification examination in the same role and population focus area
of their program of graduate study;
(A) All
national APRN certification boards require an active, unencumbered RN license
for initial national certification, but not all boards require an active,
unencumbered RN license for renewing national certification.
(B) Because APRN licenses and RN licenses are
separate under the Nurse Practice Act, an APRN applicant who requires a Wyoming
RN license for initial or renewal national certification will need to submit a
separate RN application and pay the appropriate fees.
(iv) Submit completed application and
fees;
(v) Submit CBC fingerprint
cards and fees; and
(vi) Comply
with Section
5, if applicable.
(b) RN or LPN/VN. Applicant shall:
(i) Graduate from a licensing board-approved
RN or LPN/VN pre-licensure nursing education program;
(ii) Submit completed application and
fees;
(iii) Submit CBC fingerprint
cards and fees; and
(iv)
Successfully pass the NCLEX-RN or NCLEX-PN examination, accordingly.
(A) The Board shall notify the applicant of
official test results.
(B) If an
applicant fails the NCLEX, the applicant may retake the NCLEX and shall:
(I) Submit completed application and fees for
licensure by re-examination; and
(II) Submit CBC fingerprint cards and fees,
as needed.
(C) An
applicant may sit for the NCLEX no more than ten (10) times within a five (5)
year period following graduation.
(D) The five (5) year period following
graduation may be waived for LPN graduates of approved military equivalency
programs.
(c)
CNA. Applicant shall:
(i) Graduate from a
state approved CNA training and competency evaluation program;
(ii) Submit completed application and
fees;
(iii) Submit CBC fingerprint
cards and fees; and
(iv)
Successfully pass the NATCEP or similar national exam.
(A) The Board shall notify the applicant of
official test results.
(B) An
applicant may sit for the NATCEP or similar national exam no more than five (5)
times within a two (2) year period following graduation.
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