Section N 2.19 - Endorsement of an applicant for a multistate license(1) Each applicant for a multistate license by endorsement shall complete and submit an application on forms provided by the department and shall pay the fee.(2) The applicant shall provide all of the following:(a) Evidence of holding an active, unencumbered license.(b) Declaration or evidence that Wisconsin is the primary state of residence.(c) Evidence of graduation from one of the following: 1. A board-approved nurse prelicensure education program.2. A foreign nurse prelicensure education program that has been approved by the authorizing accrediting body in the applicable country and has been verified by an independent credentials review agency to be comparable to a board-approved prelicensure education program.(d) If the applicant graduated from a foreign prelicensure program not taught in English or if English is not the applicants native language, evidence of successfully passing an English proficiency examination that includes the components of reading, speaking, writing, and listening.(e) Evidence of successfully passing an NCLEX exam or recognized predecessor.(f) If the applicant has been convicted or found guilty, or has entered into an agreed disposition, of a misdemeanor offense, all related information necessary for the board to determine whether the circumstances substantially relate to the practice of nursing.(3) The applicant shall submit, through an approved process, fingerprints or other biometric data for the purpose of obtaining criminal history record information from the federal bureau of investigation and the Wisconsin department of justice.Wis. Admin. Code Board of Nursing N 2.19
Adopted by, CR 18-030: cr. Register June 2019 No. 762, eff. 7-1-19; corrections in (2) (c) 1., 2. made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register June 2019 No. 762, eff. 7/1/2019