N.J. Admin. Code § 13:37-2.3

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 11, June 3, 2024

Section 13:37-2.3 - Application requirements; graduates of foreign nursing programs

(a) An applicant for licensure who graduated from a foreign nursing program shall submit:

1. A completed licensure application for graduates of foreign nursing program, which contains information concerning the applicant's educational and experiential background and which indicates whether the applicant seeks a multistate license or a license without multistate privileges;

2. A transcript review performed by the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS);

3. Proof that the applicant has achieved a passing score on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) examination, the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) examination, the Occupational English Test (OET) examination, or the Test of English in International Communications (TOEIC) examination, within the past two years; and

4. The application fee set forth in N.J.A.C. 13:37-5.5(a)2.

(b) A graduate of a foreign licensed practical nursing program who has not taken courses in medical, surgical, pediatric, obstetric or psychiatric nursing shall complete a course in the area(s) of deficiency offered by a practical nursing education program approved by the Board pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:37-1.

(c) A graduate of a foreign registered professional nursing program who has not taken courses in medical, surgical, pediatric, obstetric, or psychiatric nursing shall complete a course in the area(s) of deficiency offered by a registered professional nursing program accredited by the Board pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:37-1.

(d) Any applicant who obtained his or her credentials, such as transcripts, licenses or certificates, through fraud, deception, misrepresentation, false promise or false pretense shall not be eligible to take the examination or for licensure.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:37-2.3

Recodified from N.J.A.C. 13:37-2.4 and amended by R.2000 d.55, effective 2/7/2000.
See: 31 N.J.R. 3988(a), 32 N.J.R. 450(a).
Rewrote the section. Former N.J.A.C. 13:37-2.3, Application requirements; professional and practical nurses, recodified to N.J.A.C. 13:37-2.2.
Amended by R.2006 d.160, effective 5/1/2006.
See: 37 N.J.R. 1920(a), 38 N.J.R. 1840(a).
Rewrote (a)1-(a)4.
Amended by R.2010 d.004, effective 1/4/2010.
See: 41 N.J.R. 95(a), 42 N.J.R. 72(a).
Rewrote (a)3.
Amended by R.2021 d.050, effective 5/17/2021.
See: 52 N.J.R. 866(a), 53 N.J.R. 936(b).
In (a)1, inserted "and which indicates whether the applicant seeks a multistate license or a license without multistate privileges".
Amended by R.2022 d.013, effective 1/18/2022.
See: 52 N.J.R. 10(a), 54 N.J.R. 152(b).
In (b), deleted "in a licensed practical nursing program" following "course" and "by the State Department of Education or" following "approved"; added (c); and recodified former (c) as (d).

Amended by 56 N.J.R. 141(a), effective 1/16/2024