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(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, a photograph of the applicant, signed by the applicant, and the personal identification information requested on the application form;
(B) the name, location, and dates of attendance of the nursing education program attended by the applicant;
(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, mailed directly to the department 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, verification of successful completion of the examination administered by the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools;
(C) is a practical nurse applicant who graduated from a school of nursing outside of the United States or Canada, except Quebec, Canada, and except as provided in (d) of this section, verification of passing the English proficiency examinations specified in this subparagraph with at least the following minimum scores:
(i) Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) - 530 points written examination or 197 points computerized examination;
(ii) Test of Written English (TWE) - 4.0 points; and
(iii) Test of Spoken English (TSE) - 50 points;
(4) repealed 4/27/83;
(5) provide the nursing program verification form, completed by an official of the school of nursing attended, and mailed 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 the applicant. An applicant who does not take the examination within that year shall reapply for approval under (a) of this section.
(d) Instead of submitting verification of passing the English proficiency examinations required in (a)(3)(C) of this section, a practical nurse applicant may submit verification showing that the applicant graduated from an approved nursing program at a school of nursing in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom or Quebec, Canada in which the
(1) language used at the school of nursing was English; and
(2) textbooks used at the school of nursing were written in English.
History: 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
Authority: AS 08.68.100
Editor's note: The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), Test of Written English (TWE), and Test of Spoken English (TSE) examinations described in 12 AAC 44.290(a) (3)(C) are administered by the Educational Testing Services, P.O. Box 6151, Princeton, New Jersey 08541; Telephone: (609) 771-7100.
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