Section 12 AAC 44.290 - Application for examination(a) An applicant for license by examination in this state shall (1) submit a completed application, on a form provided by the department, for approval to take the licensing examination; the completed application must include (A) for identification purposes, the personal identification information requested on the application form;(B) an attestation that the applicant graduated from or is eligible to graduate from a nursing education program approved by the board;(C) the applicant's licensing and examination history;(D) information on the applicant's physical and mental health related to the grounds for license denial, suspension, or revocation in AS 08.68.270;(E) information on any criminal convictions related to the grounds for license denial, suspension, or revocation in AS 08.68.270;(F) the applicant's notarized signature certifying that the information in the application is correct to the best of the applicant's knowledge;(G) the applicant's fingerprint information described in 12 AAC 44.319(a);(2) pay the application fee, the fingerprint processing fee, and the license fee specified in 12 AAC 02.280;(3) provide the board with, if the applicant (A) graduated from a school of nursing in the United States or Canada, a complete certified transcript of the applicant's nursing education, submitted directly to the board from the school of nursing;(B) is a registered nurse applicant who graduated from a school of nursing outside of the United States or Canada, except Quebec, Canada, an evaluation of the applicant's nursing education by the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools Credentials Evaluation Service, with a full education, course-by-course report;(C) is a practical nurse applicant who graduated from a school of nursing outside of the United States or Canada, except Quebec, Canada, an evaluation of the applicant's nursing education by the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools Credentials Evaluation Service, with a full education, course-by-course report;(D) graduated from a pre-licensure nursing program outside of the United States or Canada, except Quebec, Canada, (i) Verification of having ever passed the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) examination - overall score of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 on all modules;(ii) Verification of having ever passed the Test of English as a Foreign Language, Internet-based test- overall score of 84 with a speaking score of 26;(iii) a valid evaluation of the applicant's nursing education by the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools Credentials Evaluation Service, with a full education, course-by-course report that indicates the applicant's nursing education was taught in English; or(iv) an official International Commission on Healthcare Professions (ICHP) certificate verifying successful completion of the VisaScreen: Visa Credential Assessment Service;(E) is a practical nurse applicant who has completed the United States Army Practical Nurse Program or Air Force Basic Medical Technician Corpsman Program (BMTCP) 4N051 (5 skill Level) and who is on active duty or has been discharged for not more than five years from the date of application,(i) a complete certified transcript of the applicant's military education, mailed directly to the board from the appropriate military program;(ii) verification of employment on a form provided by the board, confirming the applicant has within the last five years, Worked in the United States Army or Air Force in the nursing role for which the applicant was trained in either the U.S. Army Practical Nurse Programs or the Air Force Base Medical Technician Corpsman Programs (BMTCP) 4N051 (5 Skill Level)(iii) an attestation affirming the applicant is families with the licensed practical nurse scope of practice advisory opinions adopted by the board;(5) provide a nursing program verification form; the nursing program verification form must be completed by an official of the school of nursing attended and submitted directly to the department from the school of nursing; and(6) provide, at the written request of the board, additional information that is necessary to demonstrate that the applicant has met the licensing requirements of AS 08.68 and this chapter.(b) The application, fees, and all supporting documents required under (a) of this section must be on file with the department before the applicant will be approved to take the licensing examination.(c) An applicant who is approved to take the licensing examination is eligible for examination for one year after the date the department sends a notice of approval to take the NCLEX to the testing company. An applicant who does not take the examination within that year shall reapply for approval under (a) of this section and submit the application fee and fingerprint processing fee.Eff. 10/14/72, Register 43; am 4/27/83, Register 86; am 8/2/86, Register 99; am 7/28/95, Register 135; am 4/27/97, Register 142; am 9/25/98, Register 147; am 6/16/2002, Register 162; am 10/9/2002, Register 164; am 11/23/2003, Register 168; am 10/15/2004, Register 172; am 5/18/2006, Register 178; am 3/4/2007, Register 181; am 5/7/2010, Register 194; am 10/3/2011, Register 200; am 8/10/2016, Register 219, October 2016; am 5/16/2018, Register 226, July 2018; am 4/14/2021, Register 238, July 2021; am 6/12/2022, Register 242, July 2022; am 8/19/2022, Register 243, October 2022; am 8/25/2023, Register 247, October 2023Authority:AS 08.68.100
AS 08.68.170
AS 08.68.190
AS 08.68.270
AS 08.68.280