Section R4-19-302. Licensure by Endorsement

A.      An applicant for a license by endorsement shall submit all of the information required in R4-19-301(A).

B.       In addition to the information required in subsection (A), an applicant for a license by endorsement shall:

1.        Submit evidence of a passing examination score in accor- dance with:

a.         R4-19-301(E) for a registered nurse applicant, or

b.        R4-19-301(F) for a practical nurse applicant.

2.        Submit the following:

a.         Evidence of previous or current license in another state or territory of the United States,

b.        Information related to the nurse’s practice for the purpose of collecting nursing workforce data, and

c.         One of the following:

i.         Completion of a pre-licensure nursing program that has been assigned a nursing program code by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) at the time of program com- pletion and the program meets educational standards substantially comparable to Board standards for educational programs in Article 2;

ii.        If the applicant completed a pre-licensure nurs- ing program that has been assigned a program code by the NCSBN but the program's approval was rescinded under A.R.S. § 32-1606(B)(8) or removed from the list of approved programs under A.R.S. § 32-1644(D) or R4-19-212 during the applicant's enrollment in the pro- gram, proof of completion of the program and completion of any remedial education required by the Board to mitigate the deficiencies in the applicant's initial nursing program;

iii.      If the applicant graduated from a U.S. nursing program before 1986 and the applicant was issued an initial license in another state or terri- tory of the United States without being required to obtain additional education or experience, proof both of program completion and initial licensure without additional educational or experiential requirements;

iv.       If the applicant graduated from an international nursing program, proof of meeting the require- ments in R4-19-301.

v.        If the Board finds that the documentation sub- mitted by the applicant does not fulfill one of the requirements in (B)(2)(b)(i) through (iv), but the applicant has submitted verified employer evaluations demonstrating appli- cant’s safe practice as a registered or practical nurse in another state for a minimum of two years full-time during the past three years and applicant  otherwise  meets  licensure   require-

ments, the Board may grant a single-state only license if the Board determines that licensure is in the best interest of the public.

C.      The Board shall grant a license to practice as a registered or practical nurse to any applicant who meets the criteria estab- lished in statute and this Article. An applicant who is denied a license by endorsement may request a hearing by filing a writ- ten request with the Board within 30 days of service of the Board's order denying the license. Hearings shall be conducted in accordance with A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6, Article 10.

Historical Note

Former Section II, Part II; Amended effective December 7, 1976 (Supp. 76-5). Former Section R4-19-25 repealed, new Section R4-19-25 adopted effective February 20, 1980 (Supp. 80-1). Former Section R4-19-25 repealed, new Section R4-19-25 adopted effective May 9, 1984 (Supp. 84-3). Former Section R4-19-25 renumbered and amended as Section R4-19-302 effective February 21, 1986 (Supp. 86-1). Section repealed, new Section adopted effective July 19, 1995 (Supp. 95-3). Amended by final rulemaking at 6 A.A.R. 4819, effective Decem- ber 7, 2000 (Supp. 00-4). Amended by final rulemaking

at 10 A.A.R. 792, effective April 3, 2004 (Supp. 04-1). Amended by final rulemaking at 13 A.A.R. 1483, effec- tive June 2, 2007 (Supp. 07-2). Amended by final

rulemaking at 19 A.A.R. 1308, effective July 6, 2013

(Supp. 13-2).