(1) Lapsed approval as a certified registered nurse anesthetist may be reinstated upon submission of a completed application and compliance with the following:
- (a) An active Alabama registered nurse license or a multistate registered nurse license issued by a party state, as defined in Chapter 4 of these rules.
- (b) Payment of current renewal and reinstatement fees, as well as outstanding fees and fines, if applicable.
- (c) Official evidence of current national certification as a certified registered nurse anesthetist by a national certifying agency recognized by the Board.
- (d) Documented evidence of completion of six contact hours of pharmacology continuing education earned within the 24 months immediately preceding application.
- (2) In the case of an Alabama-1icensed advanced practice nurse, if the reinstatement of a lapsed approval for advanced practice occurs during the renewal period for registered nurses, the expiration of the advanced practice approval shall be the expiration date of the RN license or the expiration date of the licensee’s national certification as a certified registered nurse anesthetist, whichever occurs first.
Author: Alabama Board of Nursing
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §34-21-84.
Editor’s Note: New Rule .07 was inserted and the original.07 was renumbered .08 per certification filed September 27, 2018; effective November 11, 2018.
History: New Rule: Filed September 27, 2018; effective November 11, 2018. Amended: Filed July 26, 2019; effective September 9, 2019; operative January 1, 2020.