12 Alaska Admin. Code § 44.800

Current through August 30, 2024

Section 12 AAC 44.800 - Certification by examination

(a) An applicant is eligible for certification as a nurse aide by examination if the applicant

(1) meets one of the following requirements:

(A) successful completion, not earlier than two years immediately before the date of application, of a certified nurse aide training program approved under 12 AAC 44.835, or equivalent in content to the requirements of 12 AAC 44.835(c);

(B) possession of an unencumbered nursing license, either current or lapsed, issued by a state or territory of the United States, or by a province or territory of Canada;

(C) successful completion, not earlier than two years immediately before the date of the completed application, of one year or more of nursing education that includes both clinical and classroom instruction in nursing fundamentals from a nursing school approved by a state or territory of the United States or by a province or territory of Canada, and that is equivalent in content to the requirements of 12 AAC 44.835(c);

(D) successful completion, not earlier than five years immediately before the date of the completed application, of a United States military corpsman or medic training program equivalent in content to the requirements of 12 AAC 44.835(c) and service in the United States military forces as a corpsman or medic not earlier than five years immediately before the date of the completed application;

(E) successful completion of a nursing training program in a foreign country other than Canada; an applicant must submit all required documents accompanied by certified English translations if the original documents are not in English; and

(2) submits if applying under (1)(A), (B), (C), or (E) of this subsection, and if the applicant graduated from a CNA certification program outside of the United States or Canada, except Quebec, Canada,

(A) verification of having ever passed the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) academic examination - overall score of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 on all modules;

(B) verification of having ever passed the Test of English as a Foreign Language, Internet-based test (TOEFL - iBT) - overall score of 84 with a speaking score of 26;

(C) 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

(D) an official International Commission on Healthcare Professions (ICHP) certificate verifying successful completion of the VisaScreen: Visa Credential Assessment Service.

(b) An applicant who meets the requirements of (a) of this section must also successfully complete the certified nurse aide competency evaluation described in 12 AAC 44.850. The board will deny permission to take the competency evaluation to an applicant who has committed an act or omission that would constitute grounds for denial of certification under 12 AAC 44.818, if the board determines that the gravity of that act or omission supports a denial of permission to take the competency evaluation.

12 AAC 44.800

Eff. 2/14/99, Register 149; am 5/29/99, Register 150; am 5/29/2005, Register 174; am 12/27/2012, Register 204; am 3/19/2014, Register 209, April 2014; am 5/16/2018, Register 226, July 2018; am 4/14/2021, Register 238, July 2021; am 6/12/2022,Register 242, July 2022

A list of nursing schools that have been approved by a state or territory of the United States may be obtained by contacting the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), 655 K Street, NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001; telephone (202) 887-6791: website at www.aacnnursing.org/CCNE, Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), 3343 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 850, Atlanta, GA 30326; telephone (404) 975-5000; website at www.acenursing.org, or the National League of Nursing, 61 Broadway, 33rd Floor, New York, NY 10006.

Information regarding the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) described in 12 AAC 44.800(a)(2)(A) is available at www.ielts.org

The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL-iBT) examination described in 12 AAC 44.800(a)(2)(B) is administered by Educational Testing Services, P.O. Box 6151, Princeton, New Jersey 08541; Telephone: (609) 771-7100 or (877) 863-3546; website at www.ets.org/toefl.

Information regarding the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools Credentials Evaluation Service and the International Commission on Healthcare Professions (ICHP) certificate described in 12 AAC 44.800(a)(2)(C) and (D) is available at CGFNS International, 3600 Market Street, Suite 400, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-2651; Telephone: (215) 222-8454; website at www.cgfns.org.

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