Ala. Admin. Code r. 540-X-8-.05
Application And Approval To Practice As A Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner
Effective Sep 29, 2003Filed November 9, 1982 as Rule No. 540-X-2-.21. Readopted: Filed February 8, 1983. Rules reorganized--rule number change to 540-X-8-.05 (see conversion table at end of code): Filed June 14, 1984 (without publication in AAM). Repealed: Filed June 20, 1996; effective July 26, 1996. New Rule: Filed June 20, 1996; effective July 26, 1996. Repealed and New Rule: Filed August 25, 2003; effective September 29, 2003.Alabama Board of Medical Examiners
(1) The applicant for approval to practice as a certified registered nurse practitioner shall submit to the Nursing Board:
- (a) The required fee(s) and a completed application including the standard protocol to be followed by the certified registered nurse practitioner and each collaborating physician, unless application is made for an exemption from a collaborative practice agreement pursuant to Rule 540-X-8-.06.
- (b) An official transcript of education for advanced practice nursing as a nurse practitioner that indicates the date of completion of the program and the date degree or certificate was conferred if the dates are not the same.
- (c) Official evidence of current certification as a nurse practitioner by the respective specialty certifying agency appropriate to the applicant’s education, preparation, proposed clinical area of practice, and proposed collaborating physician’s area of practice.
- (2) The Board of Nursing may decline to consider an applicant who is under investigation for a potential violation of the Code of Alabama, 1975, Section 34-21-25 and the Alabama Board of Nursing Administrative Code, Chapter 610-X-8.
Author: Patricia E Shaner, Attorney for the Board of Medical Examiners
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§34-24-53, 34-21-95, 34-21-90.
History: Filed November 9, 1982 as Rule No. 540-X-2-.21. Readopted: Filed February 8, 1983. Rules reorganized--rule number change to 540-X-8-.05 (see conversion table at end of code): Filed June 14, 1984 (without publication in AAM). Repealed: Filed June 20, 1996; effective July 26, 1996. New Rule: Filed June 20, 1996; effective July 26, 1996. Repealed and New Rule: Filed August 25, 2003; effective September 29, 2003.