Ala. Admin. Code r. 610-X-9-.08

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 610-X-9-.08 - Qualifications For Approval To Practice As A Clinical Nurse Specialist

(1) An applicant for approval to practice as a clinical nurse specialist shall have:

(a) An active Alabama registered nurse license or a multistate registered nurse license issued by a party state, as defined in Chapter 4 of these rules. Initial applicants shall have an active registered nurse license unless authorized by the Board.

(b) A master's or higher degree, or post-master's certificate, in nursing from an accredited educational institution in a curriculum designed to prepare clinical nurse specialists.

(c) Certification by a national certifying agency recognized by the Board in the clinical specialty consistent with educational preparation and appropriate to the area of practice.

(2) The registered nurse seeking approval as a clinical nurse specialist in a specialty for which no national certification examination is available may petition the Board for a declaratory ruling pursuant to Rule 610-X-1-.09.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 610-X-9-.08

Filed September 29, 1982. Repealed: Filed June 20, 1996; effective July 25, 1996. New Rule: Filed June 20, 1996; effective July 25, 1996. Repealed and New Rule: Filed August 25, 2003; effective September 29, 2003.

Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXVII, Issue No. 11, August 30, 2019, eff. 9/9/2019; operative 1/1/2020.

Original rule .07 was renumbered .08 per certification filed September 27, 2018; effective November 11, 2018.

Author: Board of Nursing

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 34-21-84.