Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 25, June 21, 2024
Section 19-3-5 - Failure to Pass Licensure Examination5.1. An applicant for licensure by examination who fails to attain a passing score on the examination will have his or her temporary permit to practice registered professional nursing placed in an inactive status by the office of the board.5.2. In considering an application for licensure by examination, the number of times the applicant has taken the licensing examination shall include each time that the applicant has taken an examination for licensure as a registered professional nurse in any jurisdiction.5.3. In the event an applicant fails the licensure examination two times, he or she may petition the board for permission to repeat the licensure examination. The board may deny approval for an applicant to repeat an examination after two failures if more than two years has lapsed since the applicant graduated from a nursing education program. In addition, the board may deny approval to repeat the examination after two failures if the applicant cannot show in the petition to repeat the examination more than two times that any further education has been taken by the applicant to correct deficiencies in his or her nursing knowledge.5.4. An examination applicant may not repeat the licensure examination more than four times per year, nor more often than every 45 days.5.5. A repeat examination applicant shall complete the application for examination as specified in subsection 3.2. of this rule and be subject to other requirements as established by the board.